Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Research Permit and Reporting System Applications and Reports

• Citation: 91 FR 55614
• Published date: 28 August 2026
• FR Document: 2026-17546
• Pages: 55614-55615
• Section: Notices
• Issuer: Interior Department,National Park Service

Federal Register, Volume 91 Issue 166 (Friday, August 28, 2026)

[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 166 (Friday, August 28, 2026)]
                [Notices]
                [Pages 55614-55615]
                From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
                [FR Doc No: 2026-17546]
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                DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
                National Park Service
                [NPS-WASO-NRSS-NPS0042984; OMB Control Number 1024-0236; PPWONRADD0,
                PPMRSNR1Y.NM0000, 266P10360]
                Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
                Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Research
                Permit and Reporting System Applications and Reports
                AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
                ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment.
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                SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we,
                the National Park Service (NPS) are proposing to renew an information
                collection without change.
                DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments, which NPS
                must receive on or before September 28, 2026.
                ADDRESSES: Written comments and suggestions on the information
                collection requirements should be submitted by the date specified above
                in DATES to https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this
                particular information collection by selecting ``Currently under
                Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
                Please provide a copy of your comments to the NPS Information
                Collection Clearance Officer (ADIR-ICCO), 13461 Sunrise Valley Drive,
                (MS-263) Herndon, VA 20191 (mail); or [email protected] (email).
                Please reference Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Control Number
                1024-0236 in the subject line of your comments.
                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bryan Faehner, Stewardship and Science
                Coordinator, [email protected] (email); or 202-816-0857 (phone).
                Please reference OMB Control Number 1024-0236 in the subject line of
                your comments. Individuals in the United States who are deaf,
                deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 711
                (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay services.
                Individuals outside the United States should use the relay services
                offered within their country to make international calls to the point-
                of-contact in the United States. You may also view the Information
                Collection Request (ICR) at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction
                Act of 1995 (PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) and 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), all
                information collections require approval under the PRA. 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.
                 A Federal Register notice with a 60-day public comment period
                soliciting comments on this collection of information was published on
                April 29, 2026 (91 FR 23111). No comments were received.
                 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.
                 (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.
                 Abstract: NPS policy requires anyone conducting research or
                collecting specimens in a national park--other than NPS employees
                working on official duties--to obtain an NPS scientific research and
                collecting permit. These permits are required because federal
                regulations (36 CFR 2.1 and 36 CFR 2.5) protect park resources and
                govern how research and specimen collection may occur.
                 To manage this process, NPS uses a permitting system for scientific
                research and collecting. People who want to conduct natural or social
                science research in a park submit either Form 10-741A (Scientific
                Research and Collecting Permit Application) or Form 10-741B (Science
                Education Permit Application). Permit holders must then report their
                work using the Investigator's Annual Report (Form 10-226), the Field
                Work Check-in Report (Form 10-741C), and the Field Work Check-out
                Report (Form 10-741D).
                 The information collected through this process helps the NPS
                protect park resources and monitor research activities. Applicants and
                permittees are encouraged to use the online Research Permit and
                Reporting System (RPRS) to submit their applications and required
                reports. Additional information, forms, and guidance are available 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, 10-741B, 10-741C, and 10-
                741D.
                 Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
                 Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals; businesses; academic and
                research institutions; and Federal, State, local, and tribal
                governments.
                 Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 8,590.
                 Estimated Completion Time per Response: Varies. From 10 minutes to
                90 minutes, depending on activity.
                 Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 6,884.
                 Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
                 Frequency of Collection: On occasion for applications; annually for
                reports.
                 Total Estimated Annual Non hour Burden Cost: None.
                 An agency may not conduct or sponsor and a person is not required
                to respond to a collection of information
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                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,
                Information Collection Clearance Officer, National Park Service.
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