Parks Service Keeps Disease Reporting Forms
Published Date: 7/1/2026
Notice
Summary
The National Park Service wants to keep using its health and disease reporting forms to track illnesses in parks. They’re asking for public feedback by August 31, 2026, to make sure the forms aren’t too much work and still get the job done. This helps keep visitors safe without wasting time or money on paperwork.
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Concession Employee Illness Reporting Continues
The National Park Service will continue using Form 10-685 (Concession Employee Illness Report) to collect basic details about employee symptoms, illness duration, and location. Filling out this form is voluntary, and the estimated completion time is 10 minutes per response.
Tour Passenger Illness Reporting Continues
The National Park Service will continue using Form 10-686 (Tour Vehicle Passenger Illness Report) to collect basic details about passenger symptoms, how long the person has been ill, and where the illness occurred. Completing this form is voluntary and the estimated completion time is 15 minutes per response.
Small Annual Paperwork Burden for Respondents
NPS estimates the total annual respondent pool for these forms is 390 responses, with a combined annual burden of 73 hours. The collection is voluntary, occurs on occasion, and NPS estimates no annual non-hour (dollar) costs.
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