[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 190 (Monday, September 30, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 51127]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-25032]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service


60-Day Notice of Request for Extension of a Currently Approved 
Information Collection

Agency: National Park Service, The Department of Interior.

Action: Notice and request for comments.

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Summary: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 
notice announces the National Park Service's (NPS) intention to request 
an extension for a currently approved information collection used in 
the Historic Preservation Tax Incentives Program administered by the 
NPS.

Dates: Comments on this notice must be received by November 29, 1996 to 
be assured of consideration.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR COMMENTS: Contact Terry Tesar, Information 
Collection Clearance Officer, Audit and Accountability Team Office, 
National Park Service, P.O. Box 37127, Washington, D.C. 20013.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    Title: Historic Preservation Certification Application.
    OMB Number: 1024-0009.
    Expiration Date of Approval: December 31, 1996.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Abstract: Section 47 of the Internal Revenue Code requires that the 
Secretary of the Interior certify to the Secretary of the Treasury upon 
application by owners of historic properties for Federal tax benefits, 
(a) the historic character of the property, and (b) that the 
rehabilitation work is consistent with that historic character. The 
National Park Service administers the program in partnership with the 
Internal Revenue Service. The Historic Preservation Certification 
Application is used by the National Park Service to evaluate the 
condition and historic significance of buildings undergoing 
rehabilitation for continued use, and to evaluate whether the 
rehabilitation work meets the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for 
Rehabilitation.
    Respondents: Individuals or households, businesses or other for-
profit entities.
    Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 7,500 hours.
    Copies of this information collection can be obtained from Terry 
Tesar, the Agency Information Collection Clearance Officer, at (202) 
523-5092.
    Send comments regarding the accuracy of the burden estimate ways to 
minimize the burden, or any other aspect of this information 
collection, to:
    Charles E. Fisher, III, Acting Chief, Technical Preservation 
Services Branch, Heritage Preservation Services Program, National Park 
Service, P.O. Box 37127, Washington, D.C. 20013-7127.
    All response to this notice will be summarized and included in the 
request for OMB approval. All comments will also become a matter of 
public record.

    Dated: September 25, 1996.
Terry N. Tesar,
Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 96-25032 Filed 9-27-96; 8:45 am]
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