Notice2023-10401
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Research Permit and Reporting System Applications and Reports
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Published
May 16, 2023
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, the National Park Service (NPS) are proposing to renew an information collection.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 94 (Tuesday, May 16, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31274-31275]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-10401]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NRSS-NPS35432; PPWONRADD3, PPMRSNR1Y.NM0000, 199P103601
(213); OMB Control Number 1024-0236]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Research
Permit and Reporting System Applications and Reports
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we,
the National Park Service (NPS) are proposing to renew an information
collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
June 15, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and suggestions on the information
collection requirements should be submitted by the date specified above
in DATES to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this
particular information collection by selecting ``Currently under
Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
Please provide a copy of your comments to the NPS Information
Collection Clearance Officer (ADIR-ICCO), 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive,
(MS-242) Reston, VA 20191 (mail); or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c1b1a9a0a5b3a4a09eb1aeafa5b281afb1b2efa6aeb7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="95e5fdf4f1e7f0f4cae5fafbf1e6d5fbe5e6bbf2fae3">[email protected]</span></a> (email).
Please reference OMB Control Number 1024-0236 in the subject line of
your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information
about this ICR, contact Timothy Watkins, Science Access & Engagement
Coordinator; <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#07736e6a587066736c6e69744769777429606871"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="54203d390b2335203f3d3a27143a24277a333b22">[email protected]</span></a> (email); or: 202-513-7189 (phone).
Please reference OMB Control Number 1024-0236 in the subject line of
your comments. Individuals in the United States who are deaf,
deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 711
(TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay services.
Individuals outside the United States should use the relay services
offered within their country to make international calls to the point
of contact in the United States. You may also view the ICR at <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) and 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), we
provide the general public and other Federal agencies with an
opportunity to comment on new, proposed, revised, and continuing
collections of information. This helps us assess the impact of our
information collection requirements and minimize the public's reporting
burden. It also helps the public understand our information collection
requirements and provide the requested data in the desired format.
A Federal Register notice with a 60-day public comment period
soliciting comments on this collection of information was published on
July 7, 2022 (87 FR 40547). We did not receive any comments.
As part of our continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent
burdens, we are again soliciting comments from the public and other
Federal agencies on the proposed ICR that is described below. We are
especially interested in public comment addressing the following:
(1) Whether or not the collection of information is necessary for
the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including
whether or not the information will have practical utility.
(2) The accuracy of our estimate of the burden for this collection
of information, including the validity of the methodology and
assumptions used.
(3) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected.
(4) How might the agency minimize the burden of the collection of
information on those who are to respond, including through the use of
appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g.,
permitting electronic submission of response.
Comments that you submit in response to this notice are a matter of
public record. Before including your address, phone number, email
address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, you
should be aware that your entire comment--including your personal
identifying information--may be made publicly available at any time.
While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your personal
identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we
will be able to do so.
Abstract: NPS policy requires that research studies and specimen
collection conducted by researchers, other than NPS employees on
official duty, require an NPS scientific research and collecting
permit. The permitting process adheres to regulations codified in 36
CFR 2.1 which prohibit the disturbing, removing, or possessing of
natural, cultural, and archeological resources. Additionally,
regulations codified in 36 CFR 2.5 govern the collection of specimens
in parks for the purpose of research, baseline inventories, monitoring,
impact analysis, group study, or museum display.
As required by these regulations, a permitting system is managed
for scientific research and collecting. NPS forms 10-741a, Application
for a Scientific Research and Collecting Permit and 10-741b,
Application for a Science Education Permit, are used to collect
information from persons seeking a permit to conduct natural or social
science research and collection activities in individual units of the
National Park System. Individuals who receive a permit must report on
the activities conducted under the permit using form 10-226
Investigator's Annual Report; 10-741C Field Work Check-in Report, and
Form 10-741D Field Work Check-out Report.
The information in this collection is used to manage the use and
preservation of park resources, and to report on the status of
permitted research and collecting activities. We encourage respondents
to use RPRS to complete and submit applications and reports. Additional
information about existing applications, reporting forms, guidance and
explanatory material can be found on the RPRS website (<a href="https://irma.nps.gov/RPRS/">https://irma.nps.gov/RPRS/</a>).
Title of Collection: Research Permit and Reporting System
Applications and Reports, 36 CFR 2.1 and 2.5.
OMB Control Number: 1024-0236.
Form Number: NPS Forms 10-226, 10-741A, 10-741B, 10-741C, and 10-
741D.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals; businesses; academic and
research institutions; and Federal, State, local, and tribal
governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 8,590.
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Estimated Completion Time per Response: Varies. from 10 minutes to
90 minutes, depending on activity.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 6,884.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion for applications; annually for
reports.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: None.
An agency may not conduct or sponsor and a person is not required
to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a
currently valid OMB control number.
The authority for this action is the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
Phadrea Ponds,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-10401 Filed 5-15-23; 8:45 am]
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