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humans is scarcely noticeable,
overpowered by the vast lava expanse
and aura of wildness. Consistent with
NPS policy, the park would continue to
manage these eligible lands for their
wilderness qualities prior to formal
designation.
Decision Process: As noted above, not
sooner than 30 days after the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency notice
of filing of the FEIS/GMP/WS is
published in the Federal Register, the
NPS will execute a Record of Decision.
Notice of GMP approval will be
publicized on the park’s Web site, via
direct mailings, and through local and
regional press media. Because this is a
delegated EIS, the NPS official
responsible for approval of the GMP is
the Regional Director, Pacific West
Region. Subsequently, the official
responsible for project implementation
is the Superintendent, Hawaii
Volcanoes National Park.
Dated: December 17, 2015.
Martha J. Lee,
Acting Regional Director, Pacific West Region.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–PVE–LWCF–20491,
PSSSLAD0016001 (166)]

Proposed Information Collection; Land
and Water Conservation Fund State
Assistance Program
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice; request for comments.

AGENCY:
ACTION:

We (National Park Service,
NPS) will ask the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) to approve the
information collection (IC) described
below. As required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 and as part of our
continuing efforts to reduce paperwork
and respondent burden, we invite the
general public and other Federal
agencies to take this opportunity to
comment on this IC. This IC is
scheduled to expire on October 31,
2016. We 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.
DATES: To ensure that we are able to
consider your comments on this IC, we
must receive them by May 10, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Please send your comments
on the ICR to Madonna L. Baucum,
Information Collection Clearance
Officer, National Park Service, 12201

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Sunrise Valley Drive, Mail Stop 242—
Room 2C114, Reston, VA 20192 (mail);
or [email protected] (email).
Please include ‘‘1024–0031 LWCF’’ in
the subject line of your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request additional information about
this IC, contact Elisabeth Fondriest,
Recreation Grants Chief, State and Local
Assistance Programs Division at 202–
354–6916; or 1849 C Street NW. (2225),
Washington, DC 20240 (mail); or
[email protected] (email).
Please include ‘‘1024–0031 LWCF’’ in
the subject line.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The Land and Water Conservation
Fund Act of 1965 (LWCF Act) (54 U.S.C.
2003305 et seq.) was enacted to help
preserve, develop, and ensure public
access to outdoor recreation facilities.
The LWCF Act provides funds for and
authorizes Federal assistance to the
States for planning, acquisition, and
development of needed land and water
areas and facilities. As used for this
information collection, the term
‘‘States’’ includes the 50 States; the
Commonwealths of Puerto Rico and the
Northern Mariana Islands; the District of
Columbia; and the territories of Guam,
the U.S. Virgin Islands, and American
Samoa.
In accordance with the LWCF Act, we
administer the LWCF State Assistance
Program, which provides matching
grants to States, and through the States
to local units of government. LWCF
grants are provided to States on a
matching basis for up to 50 percent of
the total project-related allowable costs.
Grants to eligible insular areas may be
for 100 percent assistance. The LWCF
State Assistance Program gives
maximum flexibility and responsibility
to the States. States establish their own
priorities and criteria and award their
grant money through a competitive
selection process based on a Statewide
recreation plan. Payments for all
projects are made to the State agency
that is authorized to accept and
administer funds paid for approved
projects. Local units of government
participate in the program as
subgrantees of the State with the State
retaining primary grant compliance
responsibility.
We collect the following information
for the LWCF State Assistance Program:
Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor
Recreation Plan (SCORP). The LWCF
Act requires that to be eligible for LWCF
financial assistance, each State must
prepare and submit to NPS for approval
a new or revised SCORP at least once
every 5 years.

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Open Project Selection Process
(OPSP). Each State must develop an
OPSP that provides objective criteria
and standards for grant selection that
are explicitly based on each State’s
priority needs for the acquisition and
development of outdoor recreation
resources as identified in the SCORP.
The OPSP is the connection between the
SCORP and the use of LWCF grants to
assist State efforts in meeting high
priority outdoor recreation resource
needs.
Application. States may seek financial
assistance for acquisition, development,
or planning projects to be conducted
under the LWCF Act. To receive a grant,
States must submit an application to
NPS for review to determine eligibility
under the authorizing legislation and to
select those projects that will provide
the highest return on the Federal
investment. Project proposals for LWCF
grants comprise the following:
• Proposal Description and
Environmental Screening Form (PD/
ESF). The PD assists the applicant in
developing a narrative that provides
administrative and descriptive
information to help the Federal
decisionmaker understand the nature of
the proposed project. The ESF indicates
the resources that could be impacted by
the project, enabling States and/or local
project sponsors to more accurately
follow an appropriate pathway for
compliance with the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The
analysis serves as part of the Federal
administrative record required by NEPA
and its implementing regulations.
• Project Agreement (Form 10–902).
This form documents the agreement
between the NPS and the State for
accomplishing the project. It binds the
Federal Government and the State to
certain obligations through its
acceptance of Federal assistance,
including the rules and regulations
applicable to the conduct of a project
under the Act and any special terms and
conditions to the project established by
the NPS and agreed to by the State.
• Description and Notification Form
(DNF) (Form 10–903). The State must
submit a DNF for each project. This
form provides data about assisted
project sites, such as location, acreages
and details about improvements, as
understood at the beginning of each
project.
• Pre-award Onsite Inspection Report.
The State must physically inspect
proposed project sites prior to the award
of grant funds and report on the
findings. The inspection must be
conducted in accord with the onsite
inspection agreement between the State

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and NPS. See additional information
under Reports, below.
• Maps and other supporting
documentation. Applicants must
develop and submit two maps: one
depicting the general location of the
park as well as the entrance area; the
other delineating the boundaries of the
outdoor recreation area that will be
subject to the conversion provisions of
Section 6(f)(3) of the Act. Applicants
should submit other documents that
have a significant bearing on the project.
Grant Amendments. After initial
award but during the award
performance period, a State or project
sponsor may seek to modify the agreedupon terms, such as the award end date,
the scope of work, or the budget. NPS
must review and approve such changes.
States must submit an amendment
request on behalf of themselves or the
local sponsor, which depending on the
nature of the change, could comprise
the following elements: Amendment to
Project Agreement, revised Standard
Forms, a letter from the State Liaison
Officer (SLO) describing the proposed
changes and the impact to the project,
the PD/ESF, a revised boundary map,
and a revised DNF.
• Amendment to Project Agreement
(Form 10–902A). An amendment form is
required to alter the signed Project
Agreement. When the amendment is
signed by the NPS, it becomes part of
the agreement and supersedes it in the
specified matters.
• Description and Notification Form
(Form 10–903). A revised DNF may be
required for changes in scope that alter
the planned facility development or the
acreage of the site or area to be protected
under 6(f).
Conversions of Use. In accordance
with section 6(f)(3) of the Act and as
codified in 36 CFR part 59, no lands
acquired or developed with LWCF
funds can be converted to other than
public outdoor recreation uses unless
the NPS approves. States must submit a
formal request to the appropriate NPS
Regional Office with documentation to
substantiate that: (a) All alternatives to
the conversion have been evaluated and
then rejected on a sound basis; (b)
required replacement land being offered
as a substitute is of reasonably
equivalent location and recreational
usefulness as the assisted sites proposed
for conversion; (c) the property
proposed for substitution meets the
eligibility requirements for LWCF
assistance; and (d) replacement property
is of at least equal fair market value as
established by an appraisal developed
in accordance with Federal appraisal
standards. Required documentation is
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amendment requests. Additional
documents include maps identifying the
existing 6(f) boundary with the area to
be converted, and of the proposed
replacement property; and appraisal
reports establishing property values.
Proposal for a Public Facility. Project
sponsors must seek NPS approval to
construct public indoor or nonrecreation facilities within a Section 6(f)
area. In most cases, development of
such facilities would constitute a
conversion, but, in certain cases NPS
may approve them where it can be
shown that there will be a net gain in
outdoor recreation benefits and
enhancements for the entire park. The
request comprises the PD/ESF, which is
used to describe the nature of the
facility, how it will support and
enhance the outdoor recreation use of
the site, and ownership and
management; as well as a copy of a
proposed revised 6(f) map indicating the
location of the proposed facility.
Requests for Temporary NonConforming Uses Within Section 6(f)(3)
Areas. Project sponsors must seek NPS
approval for the temporary (up to 6
months) use of an LWCF-assisted site
for purposes that do not conform to the
public outdoor recreation requirement.
The State’s proposal to NPS must
include: (a) The PD/ESF (used to
describe the proposed temporary use);
(b) SLO recommendations; and (c) an
acknowledgement by the SLO that a full
conversion will result if the temporary
use has not ceased after 6 months.
Proposal for a Significant Change of
Use. Project sponsors must seek NPS
approval to change the use of an
assisted site from one eligible use to
another when the proposed use
significantly contravenes the plans or
intent for the area as they were outlined
in the original LWCF application for
Federal assistance; e.g., changing a site’s
use from passive to active recreation.
The PD/ESF is used for this request.
Proposal to Shelter Facilities. Project
sponsors must seek NPS approval to
construct new or partially or fully
enclose an existing outdoor recreation
facility, such as a pool or ice rink to
shelter them from cold climatic
conditions and thereby increase the
recreational opportunities. This
approval is required whether seeking to
use grant funds for this purpose or not.
The PD/ESF is used for this request.
Extension of the 3-Year Limit for
Delayed Outdoor Recreation
Development. Project sponsors must
seek NPS approval to continue a nonrecreation use beyond the 3-year limit
for acquisition projects that were
previously approved with delayed
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State must submit a written request and
justification for such an extension to
NPS before the end of the initial 3-year
period. This request must include: (a) A
full description of the property’s current
public outdoor recreation resources and
the public’s current ability to use the
property; and (b) an update of the
project sponsor’s plans and schedule for
developing outdoor recreation facilities
on the property.
Reports. We use this information
provided in reports to ensure that the
grantee is accomplishing the work on
schedule and to identify any problems
that the grantee may be experiencing in
accomplishing that work.
• Onsite Inspection Reports. States
must administer a regular and
continuing program of onsite
inspections of projects. Onsite
inspection reports are prepared for all
inspections conducted and are included
in the official project files maintained
by the State. Progress onsite inspection
reports occur during the project period
and are generally combined with the
annual performance report or when
grant payments are made. Final onsite
inspection reports must be submitted to
the NPS within 90 days after the date of
completing a project and prior to final
reimbursement and administrative
closeout. Post-completion onsite
inspection reports must be completed
within 5 years after the final project
reimbursement and every 5 years
thereafter. If there are problems, the
report should include a description of
the discrepancy and the corrective
action to be taken. Reports indicating
problems are forwarded to the NPS for
review and necessary action; all other
reports are maintained in State files.
• Financial and Program
Performance Reports. In accordance
with 2 CFR part 200 (Uniform
Administrative Requirements, Cost
Principles, and Audit Requirements for
Federal Awards), grantees must monitor
grant and subgrant supported activities
to ensure compliance with applicable
Federal requirements and that
performance goals are being achieved.
States must submit reports to NPS at
least annually that include performance
and financial information.
Recordkeeping. In accordance with 2
CFR part 200, States must maintain
financial records, supporting
documents, statistical records, and all
other records pertinent to a grant
program for a period of 3 years after
final payment on a project. The records
must be retained beyond the 3-year
period if audit findings have not been
resolved.
Request for Reimbursement/Record of
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Automated Standard Application for
Payments (ASAP) system for drawing
funds on approved grants. For planning
grants, States must submit to NPS a
progress report and request for
reimbursement before they may request
payments. Acquisition and development
projects do not require prior approval,
but upon completion of an electronic
payment on a given date the State must
concurrently (within 24 hours) submit a
completed ‘‘LWCF Record of Electronic
Payment’’ to the program offices in
Washington, DC and their applicable
NPS Region.

The information collection
requirements associated with the LWCF
State Assistance Program are discussed
in detail in the Land and Water
Conservation Fund State Assistance
Program Federal Financial Assistance
Manual, available online at http://
www.nps.gov/ncrc/programs/lwcf/
manual/lwcf.pdf.
II. Data
OMB Control Number: 1024–0031.
Title: Land and Water Conservation
Fund State Assistance Program, 36 CFR
59.

Completion
time per
response
(hours)

Number of
annual
responses

Activity

Total annual
burden hours

Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan ..................................................................
Open Project Selection Process ..................................................................................................
Applications ..................................................................................................................................
Grant Amendments ......................................................................................................................
Conversions of Use .....................................................................................................................
Public Facility Requests ..............................................................................................................
Request for Temporary Non-Conforming Uses ...........................................................................
Request for a Significant Change of Use ....................................................................................
Request to Shelter Facilities ........................................................................................................
Extension of 3-Year Limit for Delayed Outdoor Recreation Development .................................
Onsite Inspection Reports ...........................................................................................................
Financial and Program Performance Reports .............................................................................
Recordkeeping .............................................................................................................................
Requests for Reimbursement/Record of Electronic Payment .....................................................

11
11
300
90
50
8
5
2
1
5
4,368
661
56
336

500
20
12
6
150
16
16
16
16
161
5.5
1
40
.5

5,500
220
3,600
540
7,500
128
80
32
16
805
24,024
661
2,240
168

Totals ....................................................................................................................................

5,904

........................

45,514

Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden
Cost: None.
III. Comments

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Service Form Numbers: NPS Forms
10–902, 10–902A, and 10–903.
Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Description of Respondents: States;
the Commonwealths of Puerto Rico and
the Northern Mariana Islands; the
District of Columbia; and the territories
of Guam, U.S. Virgin Islands, and
American Samoa.
Number of Respondents: 56.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.

We invite comments concerning this
information collection on:
• Whether or not the collection of
information is necessary, including
whether or not the information will
have practical utility;
• The accuracy of our estimate of the
burden for this collection of
information;
• Ways to enhance the quality, utility,
and clarity of the information to be
collected; and
• Ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on
respondents.
Comments that you submit in
response to this notice are a matter of
public record. We will include or
summarize each comment in our request
to OMB to approve this IC. Before
including your address, phone number,
email address, or other personal
identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware that
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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.
Dated: March 7, 2016.
Madonna L. Baucum,
Information Collection Clearance Officer,
National Park Service.
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Meeting Notice
United
States International Trade Commission.
TIME AND DATE: March 15, 2016 at 11:00
a.m.
PLACE: Room 101, 500 E Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20436, Telephone:
(202) 205–2000.

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Open to the public.

Matters To Be Considered
1. Agendas for future meetings: none.
2. Minutes.
3. Ratification List.
4. Vote in Inv. No. AA1921–167
(Fourth Review) (Pressure Sensitive
Plastic Tape from Italy). The
Commission is currently scheduled to
complete and file its determination and
views of the Commission on April 4,
2016.
5. Outstanding action jackets: none.

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STATUS:

In accordance with Commission
policy, subject matter listed above, not
disposed of at the scheduled meeting,
may be carried over to the agenda of the
following meeting.
By order of the Commission.
Issued: March 8, 2016.
William R. Bishop,
Supervisory Hearings and Information
Officer.
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