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Annual
number of
respondents

Total annual
burden hours
(rounded)

Form 10–404, Backcountry/Wilderness Use Application ............................................................
Form 10–404A, Backcountry/Wilderness Use Permit Hangtag ..................................................

179,200
140,000

8
5

23,893
11,666

Total ......................................................................................................................................

319,200

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

35,559

An agency may not conduct or
sponsor nor is a person 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.
[FR Doc. 2020–05527 Filed 3–17–20; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NRSS–NPS0027926;
PPWONRADD3; PPMRSNR1Y.NM0000;
199P103601 (200); OMB Control Number
1024–0236]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Research Permit and
Reporting System Applications and
Reports
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.

SUMMARY:

Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before May 18,
2020.
ADDRESSES: Send your written
comments on this information
collection request (ICR) by mail to
Phadrea Ponds, Acting NPS Information
Collection Clearance Officer,1201
Oakridge Drive Fort Collins, CO 80525;
or by email to [email protected].
Please reference Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) Control Number
1024–0236 in the subject line of your
comments.
DATES:

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Avg. time
per response
(minutes)

To
request additional information about
this ICR, contact Bill Commins by email
at [email protected], or by
telephone at 202–513–7166.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with the PRA and 5 CFR
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

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1320.8(d)(1), all information collections
require approval under the PRA. We
may not conduct or sponsor and you are
not required to respond to a collection
of information unless it displays a
currently valid OMB control number.
As part of our continuing effort to
reduce paperwork and respondent
burdens, we invite the public and other
Federal agencies 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.
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; and
(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. 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
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.

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Abstract: NPS policy mandates
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. The information
we collect includes, but is not limited
to:
• Applicant contact information.
• Project title, purpose of study,
summary of proposed field methods and
activities, and study and field
schedules.
• Location where scientific activities
are proposed to take place, including
method of access.
• Whether or not specimens are
proposed to be collected or handled,
and if so, scientific descriptions and
proposed disposition of specimens.
• If specimens are to be permanently
retained, the proposed repositories for
those specimens.
Individuals who receive a permit
must report annually on the activities
conducted under the permit. Form 10–
226, ‘‘Investigator’s Annual Report’’
collects the following information:
• Reporting year, park, and type of
permit.
• Applicant contact information, and
names of additional investigators.
• Project title, park-assigned study or
activity number, park-assigned permit
number, permit start and expiration
dates, and scientific study start and
ending dates.

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• Activity type, subject discipline,
purpose of study or activity during the
reporting year, and finding and status of
study or accomplishments of education
activity during the reporting year.
We use the information in this
collection to manage the use and
preservation of park resources, and to
report the status of permitted research
and collecting activities. We encourage
respondents to use the web-based,
automated Research Permit and
Reporting System (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 (https://
irma.nps.gov/RPRS/).
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, and 10–741b.
Annual
respondents

Form 10–226, ‘‘Investigator’s Annual Report’’:
Individual ...................................................................................................
Private Sector ...........................................................................................
State, Local, or Tribal Governments ........................................................

Avg. time per
response
(minutes)

Total annual
responses

Total annual
burden hours
(rounded)

217
1,700
1,300

217
1,700
1,300

15
15
15

54
425
325

Total ...................................................................................................
Form 10–741a, ‘‘Application for a Scientific Research and Collecting Permit’’:
Individual ...................................................................................................
Private Sector ...........................................................................................
State, Local, or Tribal Governments ........................................................

3,217

3,217

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

804

272
1,600
1,400

272
1,600
1,400

98
98
98

444
2,613
2,287

Total ...................................................................................................
Form 10–741b, ‘‘Application for a Science Education Permit’’:
Individual ...................................................................................................
Private Sector ...........................................................................................
State, Local, or Tribal Governments ........................................................

3,272

3,272

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

5,344

30
50
50

30
50
50

60
60
60

30
50
50

Total ...................................................................................................
Totals .................................................................................................

130
6,619

130
6,619

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

130
6,278

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.
[FR Doc. 2020–05529 Filed 3–17–20; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4312–52–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–BSAD–CONC–NPS0028674;
PPWOBSADC6, PPMVSCS1Y.Y00000, (200)
P103601; OMB Control Number 1024–0233]
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Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Individuals/households; businesses;
academic and research institutions; and
Federal, State, local, and tribal
governments.
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.

Agency Information Collection
Activities; National Park Service
Leasing Program
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice of information collection;
request for comment.

AGENCY:
ACTION:

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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 May 18,
2020.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments on
this information collection request (ICR)
by mail to Phadrea Ponds, Acting
Information Collection Clearance
Officer, National Park Service, 1201
Oakridge Drive Fort Collins, CO 80525;
or by email to [email protected].
Please reference Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) Control Number
1024–0233 in the subject line of your
comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request additional information about
this ICR, contact Gordy Kito by email at
[email protected], or by telephone at
202–354–2096.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with the PRA and 5 CFR
1320.8(d)(1), all information collections
require approval under the PRA. We
may not conduct or sponsor and you are
not required to respond to a collection
SUMMARY:

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of information unless it displays a
currently valid OMB control number.
As part of our continuing effort to
reduce paperwork and respondent
burdens, we invite the public and other
Federal agencies 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.
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; and
(4) How might the agency minimize
the burden of the collection of

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