The Public Gathering Permit System is
an extension of the National Park Service (NPS) statutory
responsibilities to protect the park areas it administers and to
manage public use. NPS regulations, as applicable to demonstrations
and special events in National Capital Region (NCR) parks, are
designed to implement statutory mandates to provide for resource
protection and public enjoyment. These regulations reflect the
special demands on many of the urban NCR parks as sites for
demonstrations and special events. The NPS collects information in
the Public Gathering Permit application to allow NPS officials to
determine that groups conducting demonstrations and special events
will use adequate measures to ensure order within their own ranks
and to assist in protecting demonstrating groups. Permit
applications also provide a means to request waivers of numerical
limitations on the White House sidewalk and in Lafayette Park and
to ensure demonstrating groups take adequate measures to minimize
the possibility of danger to the White House and its
occupants.
US Code:
54
USC 100101 Name of Law: The NPS Organic Act
We are reporting 7,477 annual
responses totaling 6,188 burden hours and $152,280 in non-hour
burden costs. This is a net increase of 131 responses, 65 annual
burden hours, and $13,080 in non-hour costs. The increase is annual
burden is attributed to a rather slight increase in the overall
number of applications received since the last report. The increase
in non-hour costs is attributed to realigning the cost with each
information collection corresponding to a response for a special
event rather than estimating it across each response for an
Application for a Public Gathering as was previously reported. This
submission aligns the application fee to requests for special
events.
$295,945
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Tim Goddard 970 420-9590
tim_goddard@nps.gov
No
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.