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• Gates of the Arctic National Park and
Preserve (GAAR)
• Kobuk Valley National Park (KOVA)
• Noatak National Preserve (NOAT)
• Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and
Preserve (WRST)
• Yukon-Charley Rivers National
Preserve (YUCH)
To conduct the surveys, a facilitator
uses in-person interviews to collect
information about harvests, uses, and
sharing of subsistence resources. Search
and harvest areas are also mapped over
the course of the interview. At the end

of the study, reports are provided to
park managers, state and other federal
agencies involved in management of
subsistence resources, citizen advisory
groups, and the surveyed communities
describing levels and patterns of
subsistence uses in these parks.
Information from this collection is also
used by the Federal Subsistence Board
and the State of Alaska in making
recommendations and decisions
regarding seasons and harvest limits of
fish, wildlife, and plants in the regions

Estimated
annual
respondents

Activity

which communities have customarily
and traditionally gathered resources.
Title of Collection: Community
Harvest Assessments for Alaskan
National Parks, Preserves, and
Monuments.
OMB Control Number: 1024–0262.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
Frequency of Collection: One-time.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour
Burden Cost: None.
Estimated
annual
responses

Average
completion
time per
response
(minutes)

Estimated
annual
burden
hours *

Community Harvest Assessments ...................................................................
Non-response Survey ......................................................................................

1,389
1,834

1,389
1,834

60
10

1,389
306

Totals: .......................................................................................................

3,223

3,223

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

1,695

* Rounded

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,
Acting, Information Collection Clearance
Officer, National Park Service.
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[NPS–WASO–PVE–LWCF–NPS0028089;
1PPWOSLAD00 PCA00SA82.Y00000
19XP503582 (PS.SSLAD0019.00.1); OMB
Control Number 1024–0031]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Land and Water
Conservation Fund State Assistance
Program
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice of Information
Collection; request for comment.

AGENCY:
ACTION:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we,
the National Park Service (NPS) are
proposing to renew an information
collection with revisions.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before March 2,
2020.

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SUMMARY:

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To
request additional information about
this ICR, contact Elisabeth Fondriest,
Recreation Grants Chief, 1849 C Street
NW (2225), Washington, DC 20240; or
by email at [email protected];
or by telephone at 202–354–6916. Please
reference OMB Control Number 1024–
0031 in the subject line of your
comments. You may also view the ICR
at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

National Park Service

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Send written comments on
this information collection request (ICR)
to the Office of Management and
Budget’s (OMB) Desk Officer for the
Department of the Interior by email at
[email protected]; or by
facsimile at 202–395–5806. Please
provide a copy of your comments to
Phadrea Ponds, Acting Information
Collection Clearance Officer, National
Park Service, 1201 Oakridge Drive, Fort
Collins, CO 80525; or by email at
[email protected]. Please
reference OMB Control Number 1024–
0031 in the subject line of your
comments.

ADDRESSES:

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In
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 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

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collection requirements and provide the
requested data in the desired format.
On May 14, 2019, we published a
Federal Register notice soliciting
comments on this collection of
information for 60 days, ending on July
15, 2019 (84 FR 21357). We received
one comment from the public in
response to that notice. This comment
did not necessitate any revisions to the
information collection.
We are again soliciting comments on
the proposed ICR described below. We
are especially interested in public
comment addressing the following
issues: (1) Is the collection necessary to
the proper functions of the NPS; (2) will
this information be processed and used
in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate
of burden accurate; (4) how might the
NPS enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (5) how might the NPS
minimize the burden of this collection
on the respondents, including through
the use of information technology.
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 ICR. 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

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cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
Abstract: The Land and Water
Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (LWCF
Act) (54 U.S.C. 200305) was enacted to
help preserve, develop, and ensure
access for the public to outdoor
recreation opportunities. 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. In accordance with the LWCF
Act, the National Park Service (we, NPS)
administers the LWCF State Assistance
Program, which provides matching
grants to States and through the States
to local units of government. As used in
this information collection request, 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.
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. States
establish their own priorities and
criteria and award their grant money
through a competitive selection process
based on a state-wide 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.
The following information is collected
to administer the LWCF State
Assistance Program:
Application (Forms 10–903 and 10–
904). 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 and approval. We use
the information provided in
applications 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:
• NPS Form 10–902 Project
Agreement, Request for Discontinuation.
Previously, Form 10–902 was used to
document the agreement between the
NPS and the State for accomplishing the
project, binding the Federal Government
and the State to certain obligations
through its acceptance of federal
assistance. With this renewal the NPS
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in favor of a standard grant and
cooperative agreement template that is
used across the NPS, which is prepared
by LWCF State Assistance Program staff.
• NPS Form 10–903 Description and
Notification Form (DNF). The State must
submit a DNF for each park or other
recreation area that will be assisted with
grant funds. This form provides data
about the assisted project site(s), such as
location, acreages and details about
improvements, as understood at the
beginning of each grant project.
• NPS Form 10–904 Grant
Application and Revision Form, Request
for Form Revision. In response to State
and NPS LWCF Program staff
suggestions, the NPS is proposing to
revise the form previously named 10–
904 Proposal Description and
Environmental Screening Form (PD/
ESF) to create two sub-versions, one for
grant-related actions (renamed to Form
10–904, Grant Application and Revision
Form) and one for post-grant
stewardship and compliance actions
(Form 10–904A, Compliance and
Stewardship Form). Both versions of the
form will continue to provide
administrative and descriptive
information federal decision-makers
need to understand the nature of the
proposed grant-funded project or
subsequent amendments, including
conversions and other non-recreation
uses.
The revised NPS Form 10–904,
renamed the Grant Application and
Revision Form, will be required from
States submitting applications for a new
project and any requested amendments
to the subsequent grant agreement.
• Budget Narrative. Project sponsors
must prepare estimates of the cost(s) of
the proposed grant project.
• Pre-award On-site 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
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 specific boundary
of the outdoor recreation area that will
be protected for outdoor recreation
purposes and subject to the conversion
provisions at 54 U.S.C. 200305(f).
Applicants should submit other
documents that have a significant
bearing on the project.
Grant Amendment (Forms 10–903 and
10–904). After initial award and over the

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course of the award performance period,
a State or project sponsor may seek to
amend the agreed-upon terms (e.g.,
award end date, scope of work, or
budget). NPS must review and approve
such changes. To describe the reasons
the change(s) is/are needed and the
impact(s) to the overall project, 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:
1. Request and recommendation letter
from the State Liaison Officer (SLO),
2. Revised SF–424 forms and budget
narrative,
3. Revised boundary map, and/or
4. Revised 10–903, DNF.
• NPS Form 10–904 Grant
Application and Revision Form. The
revised NPS Form 10–904 (PD/ESF),
renamed the Grant Application and
Revision Form, will be required from
States requesting amendments to the
subsequent grant agreement. The
revised form will constitute the cover
and certification pages, Steps 1 through
3A, plus Steps 5 through 7 of the
previous version of Form 10–904—PD/
ESF.
• NPS Form 10–903 Description and
Notification Form. A revised DNF may
be required for changes in scope that
significantly alter the planned facility
development or the acreage of the site
or area to be protected under 6(f).
Conversion of Use and Other PostAward Stewardship Issues (Forms 10–
902A, 10–903, and 10–904A). In
accordance with 54 U.S.C. 200305(f)
and implementing regulations found at
36 CFR 59, no lands acquired or
developed with LWCF funds can be
converted to other than public outdoor
recreation uses without the approval of
the Secretary of the Interior. 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
site 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 similar to that
submitted for grant applications and
amendment requests. Additional
documents include maps showing the
existing protected recreation area and

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delineating the area to be converted and
of the proposed replacement property.
• NPS Form 10–904A Compliance
and Stewardship Form, Request for New
Form. As part of the revision to Form
10–904, this is a new form request. The
proposed form will be required from
States post-grant completion when
seeking approval to convert a property
from recreation use or for a nonrecreation use of the site. The new form
will constitute the cover and
certification pages, Steps 3B through 4,
plus Steps 5 through 7 of the previous
version of Form 10–904—PD/ESF. In
addition, some information previously
requested in a narrative format will now
be requested in a question and answer
format.
• NPS Form 10–902A Project
Amendment Agreement. With this
renewal the NPS is requesting to
discontinue use of the 10–902A for
grant amendments in favor of a standard
grant and cooperative agreement
amendment template that is used across
the NPS, which is prepared by LWCF
State Assistance Program staff. Form
10–902A will continue to be used for
compliance and stewardship actions. It
is required to alter the signed Project
Agreement for conversion requests.
When the amendment is signed by the
NPS, it becomes part of the agreement
and supersedes it in the specified
matters.
Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor
Recreation Plan (SCORP). The LWCF
Act requires that to be eligible for LWCF
financial assistance, each State must
prepare and submit a SCORP to NPS for
approval. The NPS requires a new or
updated SCORP at least once every 5
years. The SCORP must include:
• The name of the State agency that
will have the authority to represent and
act for the State.
• An evaluation of the demand for
and supply of outdoor recreation
resources and facilities in the State.
• A program for the implementation
of the plan.
• Certification by the Governor that
ample opportunity for public
participation has taken place in plan
development.
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
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between the SCORP and the OPSP,
States must review project selection
criteria each time that a new or
amended SCORP is approved by the
NPS. States must submit to the NPS a
revised set of OPSP criteria that conform
to any changes in SCORP priorities or
submit an appropriate certification that
no such revisions are necessary.
Request for a Public Facility (Form
10–904A). Except for certain kinds of
recreation-supporting facilities (e.g.,
restrooms, visitor information centers),
project sponsors must seek NPS
approval when constructing an indoor
structure on a property that has received
LWCF assistance. In most cases,
development of an indoor structure
would constitute a conversion, but, in
certain cases NPS may approve them
where it can be shown that they will
enhance the outdoor recreation uses of
a park and there will be a net gain in
benefits to the outdoor recreating public
using that park. The request describes
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 revised boundary map indicating the
location of the proposed facility.
Request for Temporary NonConforming Use (Form 10–904A).
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 requirements.
Besides Form 10–904A, the State’s
proposal to NPS must include:
1. Request and recommendation letter
from the SLO, and
2. Acknowledgement by the SLO that
a full conversion will result if the
temporary use has not ceased after 6
months.
Request for Significant Change of Use
(Form 10–904A). 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.
Request to Shelter Facilities (Form
10–904A). Project sponsors must seek
NPS approval to construct a new
outdoor recreation facility, or partially
or fully enclose an existing facility, such
as a pool or ice rink, to shelter them
from severe climatic conditions and
thereby increase the recreational
opportunities. This approval is required
whether seeking to use LWCF grant
funds for this purpose or not.
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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
outdoor recreation development. The
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:
1. A full description of the property’s
current public outdoor recreation
resources and the public’s current
ability to use the property; and
2. 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 grant 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. Only 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 200 (Uniform
Administrative Requirements, Cost
Principles, and Audit Requirements for
Federal Awards), grantees must monitor
grant and sub-grant supported activities
to ensure compliance with applicable
federal requirements and to ensure
performance goals are being achieved.
States must submit reports to NPS at
least annually that include performance
and financial information.
Request for Reimbursement/Record of
Electronic Payment (Form 10–905).
States use the Automated Standard
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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. Payments on
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
NPS Form 10–905, ‘‘Record of
Electronic Payment’’ to the LWCF
Program offices in Washington, DC and
applicable NPS Region.
Recordkeeping. To comply with the
grant requirements of 2 CFR 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 3year period if audit findings have not
been resolved. However, to comply with
the LWCF Act perpetuity requirements,
States must maintain sufficient records
to allow them to keep track of parks and
other recreation areas that have been
assisted.
Title of Collection: Land and Water
Conservation Fund State Assistance
Program, 54 U.S.C. 200305.

OMB Control Number: 1024–0031.
Form Number: NPS Forms, 10–902A,
10–903, 10–904, 10–904A and 10–905.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: States
Governments; 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.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour
Burden Cost: None.

Estimated
annual
respondents

Activity

Application (NPS Forms 10–903, and 10–904):
State/Local/Tribal Governments ...............................................................................
Grant Amendment (NPS Forms 10–903 and 10–904):
State/Local/Tribal Governments ...............................................................................
Conversion of Use (NPS Forms 10–902A, 10–903, and 10–904A):
State/Local/Tribal Governments ...............................................................................
Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (SCORP):
State/Local/Tribal Governments ...............................................................................
Open Project Selection Process:
State/Local/Tribal Governments ...............................................................................
Request for Public Facility (NPS Form 10–904A):
State/Local/Tribal Governments ...............................................................................
Request for Temporary Non-Conforming Use (NPS Form 10–904A):
State/Local/Tribal Governments ...............................................................................
Request for Significant Change of Use (NPS Form 10–904):
State/Local/Tribal Governments ...............................................................................
Extension of 3-Year Limit for Delayed Outdoor Recreation Development:
State/Local/Tribal Governments ...............................................................................
Onsite Inspection Reports:
State/Local/Tribal Governments ...............................................................................
Financial and Program Performance Reports:
State/Local/Tribal Governments ...............................................................................
Recordkeeping:
State/Local/Tribal Governments ...............................................................................
Request for Reimbursement/Record of Electronic Payment (NPS Form 10–905):
State/Local/Tribal Governments ...............................................................................
Proposal to Shelter Facilities:
State/Local/Tribal Governments ...............................................................................
Totals .................................................................................................................

Estimated
annual
responses

Average
completion
time per
response
(hours)

Estimated
annual
burden
hours *

56

448

16

7,168

50

180

5

900

50

50

92.5

4,625

11

11

600

6,600

11

11

30

330

8

8

16

128

5

5

16

80

2

2

16

32

5

5

16

80

56

5040

5.75

28,980

56

840

1

840

56

56

40

2,240

56

448

1

448

1

1

16

16

423

7,105

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

52,467

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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,
Acting, NPS Information Collection Clearance
Officer, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. 2020–01801 Filed 1–30–20; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4312–52–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service

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Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Application for
Designation as National Recreation
Trail or National Water Trail

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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 March 2,
2020.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments on
this information collection request (ICR)
to the Office of Management and
Budget’s (OMB) Desk Officer for the
Department of the Interior by email at
SUMMARY:

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OMB Control Number 1024–0283]

AGENCY:

Notice of Information
Collection; request for comment.

ACTION:

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