National Park Service Concessions, 36 CFR 51

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form 10-356B Concessioner Annual Financial Report (For Concessioners with Special Accounts and Utility Add-ons)	Form	Unchanged	Available
Form 10-356B Concessioner Annual Financial Report (For Concessioners with Special Accounts and Utility Add-ons)	Form	Unchanged	Repair queued
Form 10-359B Offeror Financial Statements and Projections (Small Contracts)	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form 10-358 Business History Information	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form 10-357B Business Organization Information (Individual or Sole Proprietorship)	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form 10-357A Business Organization Information (Corporation, Limited Liability Company, Partnership or Joint Venture)	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form 10-357A Proposals for Concession Opportunities (Small)	Form and Instruction	Modified	Repair queued
Form 10-359A Offeror Financial Projections	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form 10-358 Business History Information	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form 10-357B Business Organization Information (Individual or Sole Proprietorship)	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form 10-357A Business Organization Information (Corporation, Limited Liability Company, Partnership or Joint Venture)	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form 10-357A Proposals for Concession Opportunities (Large)	Form and Instruction	Modified	Repair queued
Form 10-356A Concessioner Annual Financial Report (For Concessioners with Gross Receipts Less Than $500,000)	Form	Modified	Available
Form 10-356A Concessioner Annual Financial Report (For Concessioners with Gross Receipts Less Than $500,000)	Form	Modified	Repair queued
Form 10-356 Concessioner Annual Financial Report	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form 10-356 Concessioner Annual Financial Report	Form and Instruction	Modified	Repair queued
NPS-14 Concessioner Financial Statement and Audit Report Files (73 FR 63992).pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2023-05-02	Repair queued
1024-0029 30-Day FRN (88 FR 38092).pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2023-06-13	Repair queued
1024-0029 Concessions SSA 5-1-2023.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2023-05-01	Repair queued
1024-0029 NPS concessions 60-day FRN 5-9-22 87 FR 27661.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2023-05-02	Repair queued
36 CFR Part 51 Concession Contracts as of 08192016 (2).pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2023-05-02	Repair queued
54 USC Chapter 1019 National Parks Omnibus Management Act of 1998.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2023-05-01	Repair queued

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
222915	Concessioner Annual Financial Report (For Concessioners with Special Accounts and Utility Add-ons)	Form	Unchanged	Concessioner Annual Financial Report (For Concessioners with Special Accounts and Utility Add-ons)
222915	Concessioner Annual Financial Report (For Concessioners with Special Accounts and Utility Add-ons)	Form	Unchanged
208055	Recordkeeping (small concessions)		Unchanged
208054	Recordkeeping (large concessions)		Unchanged
208053	Application to Sell or Transfer a Concession Operation		Unchanged
208052	Concession Construction Report (small project)		Unchanged
208051	Concession Construction Report (large project)		Unchanged
208002	Request to Construct a Capital Improvement (small project)		Unchanged
208001	Request to Construct a Capital Improvement (large project)		Unchanged
208000	Appeals		Unchanged
207999	Amendments to Concession Proposals		Unchanged
207998	Proposals for Concession Opportunities (Small)	Form and Instruction	Modified	Offeror Financial Statements and Projections (Small Contracts)
207998	Proposals for Concession Opportunities (Small)	Form and Instruction	Modified	Business History Information
207998	Proposals for Concession Opportunities (Small)	Form and Instruction	Modified	Business Organization Information (Individual or Sole Proprietorship)
207998	Proposals for Concession Opportunities (Small)	Form and Instruction	Modified	Business Organization Information (Corporation, Limited Liability Company, Partnership or Joint Venture)
207998	Proposals for Concession Opportunities (Small)	Form and Instruction	Modified
207997	Proposals for Concession Opportunities (Large)	Form and Instruction	Modified	Offeror Financial Projections
207997	Proposals for Concession Opportunities (Large)	Form and Instruction	Modified	Business History Information
207997	Proposals for Concession Opportunities (Large)	Form and Instruction	Modified	Business Organization Information (Individual or Sole Proprietorship)
207997	Proposals for Concession Opportunities (Large)	Form and Instruction	Modified	Business Organization Information (Corporation, Limited Liability Company, Partnership or Joint Venture)
207997	Proposals for Concession Opportunities (Large)	Form and Instruction	Modified
179574	Concessioner Annual Financial Report (For Concessioners with Gross Receipts Less Than $500,000)	Form	Modified	Concessioner Annual Financial Report (For Concessioners with Gross Receipts Less Than $500,000)
179574	Concessioner Annual Financial Report (For Concessioners with Gross Receipts Less Than $500,000)	Form	Modified
11075	Concessioner Annual Financial Report	Form and Instruction	Modified	Concessioner Annual Financial Report
11075	Concessioner Annual Financial Report	Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1024-0029	ICR Reference No: 202305-1024-001
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201912-1024-002
Agency/Subagency: DOI/NPS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: National Park Service Concessions, 36 CFR 51
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 10/27/2023
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 06/13/2023
Terms of Clearance: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for three years.

table that charts list comparision

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	10/31/2026	36 Months From Approved	10/31/2023
Responses	1,382	0	1,382
Time Burden (Hours)	159,892	0	159,892
Cost Burden (Dollars)	425,000	0	425,000

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Abstract: Private businesses under contract to the National Park Service (we, NPS) manage food, lodging, tours, whitewater rafting, boating, and many other recreational activities and amenities in more than 100 national parks. These services gross more than $1 billion every year and provide jobs for more than 25,000 people during peak season. The regulations at 36 CFR Part 51 primarily implement Title IV of the National Parks Omnibus Management Act of 1998 (54 USC, §101911 et seq, also referred to as Pub. L. 105–391), which provides legislative authority, policies, and requirements for the solicitation, award, and administration of NPS concession contracts. Furthermore, 54 USC, §101911 et seq provides that “all proposed concession contracts shall be awarded by the Secretary to the person, corporation or other entity submitting the best proposal, as determined by the Secretary through a competitive selection process. Such competitive process shall include simplified procedures for small, individually-owned, concessions contracts.”

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 54 USC 101911 et seq Name of Law: National Parks Omnibus Management Act of 1998
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	87 FR 27661	05/09/2022
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	88 FR 38092	06/12/2023
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 14

table that charts list of burden

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Amendments to Concession Proposals
Appeals
Application to Sell or Transfer a Concession Operation
Concession Construction Report (large project)
Concession Construction Report (small project)
Concessioner Annual Financial Report	10-356	Concessioner Annual Financial Report
Concessioner Annual Financial Report (For Concessioners with Gross Receipts Less Than $500,000)	10-356A	Concessioner Annual Financial Report (For Concessioners with Gross Receipts Less Than $500,000)
Concessioner Annual Financial Report (For Concessioners with Special Accounts and Utility Add-ons)	10-356B	Concessioner Annual Financial Report (For Concessioners with Special Accounts and Utility Add-ons)
Proposals for Concession Opportunities (Large)	10-357A, 10-357B, 10-358, 10-359A	Business Organization Information (Corporation, Limited Liability Company, Partnership or Joint Venture) ,   Business Organization Information (Individual or Sole Proprietorship) ,   Business History Information ,   Offeror Financial Projections
Proposals for Concession Opportunities (Small)	10-357A, 10-357B, 10-358, 10-359B	Business Organization Information (Corporation, Limited Liability Company, Partnership or Joint Venture) ,   Business Organization Information (Individual or Sole Proprietorship) ,   Business History Information ,   Offeror Financial Statements and Projections (Small Contracts)
Recordkeeping (large concessions)
Recordkeeping (small concessions)
Request to Construct a Capital Improvement (large project)
Request to Construct a Capital Improvement (small project)

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ICR Summary of Burden

table that charts list of burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	1,382	1,382	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	159,892	159,892	0	0	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	425,000	425,000	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement:

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $1,921,201

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(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;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

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.

Certification Date: 06/13/2023

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