Title IV of the National Parks Omnibus
Management Act of 1998 and its implementing regulations at 36 CFR
51 require the National Park Service to award concession contracts
to the person or entity submitting the best proposal as determined
through a competitive selection process.
We are reporting 90 responses
totaling 12,000 annual burden hours, which is an adjustment
decrease of 150 responses and 64,800 burden hours from our previous
submission. We have reduced the number of business opportunities we
announce each year, due the elimination of our backlog. Based on
our experience over the last 3 years, we have reduced estimates for
the number of responses we will receive for each announcement. In
addition, we have instituted a limit on the number of pages allowed
per response, thereby reducing the completion time for each offer.
We believe our previous estimates for completion times were high,
especially for small concessions. The institution of page limits
has reduced the volume of information we receive, especially for
large concessions, by up to 75 percent.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.