The legislative mandate of the
National Park Service Organic Act, found at 54 USC §100101(a),
100301 et seq. is to conserve America’s natural wonders unimpaired
for future generations, while also making them available for the
enjoyment of the visitor. Meeting this mandate requires the NPS to
balance conservation with use. Maintaining a good balance requires
information and limits, as well as providing effective training to
those responsible for upholding this mandate. The NPS Common
Learning Portal (CLP) is focused on increasing the visibility of
training available to NPS employees and makes the site available to
the public to allow NPS partners, retired NPS employees, and other
interested persons not directly affiliated with the NPS access. The
information we collect as part of the registration process for the
CLP enables non-NPS persons to register and participate with others
within the site. The creation of a personal profile provides those
using the CLP with basic information that can be used to find
others with similar jobs, learning interests or to solve learning
problems. All personal information, with the exception of the
person’s name and email address are optional when creating the
profile, and profile information may be edited or deleted at any
time, except for the name and email address.
Prior to the deployment of the
system in 2017, we estimated that the CLP would receive 6,000
annual users and 500 burden hours. The total annual burden hours
requested for approval mistakenly accounted for both federal and
civilian users. Removing federal users from the equation, reduces
the number to 250 of responses. The ICR summary table reflects the
expected annual number of civilian users interfacing with the
system. This correction caused a net decrease in the total annual
burden associated with this information collection by -479 hours
and -5,750 responses. .
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.