[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 131 (Friday, July 9, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41548-41549]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-15576]



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DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR

National Park Service


60-Day Notice of Intention To Request Clearance of Collection of 
Information; Opportunity for Public Comment

AGENCY: National Park Service, the Department of Interior.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 
(44 U.S.C. 3507 et seq.) and 5 CFR part 1320, the National Park Service 
(NPS) invites public comments on a submitted request to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) to approve a revision of a currently 
approved collection (OMB 1024-0038) associated with 36 CFR 
part 61, ``Procedures for State, Tribal, and Local Government Historic 
Preservation Programs.'' NPS intends to request a separate control 
number for those information collections associated with information 
collections related to Historic Preservation Fund grants to States. In 
addition, revision is needed because some information collections had 
not been recognized as such during preparation for earlier OMB 
approvals. Section 101(b) of the National Historic Preservation Act, as 
amended, (16 U.S.C. 470a(b)) specifies the role of States in the 
national historic preservation partnership program. Section 101(c), 
section 103(c), and section 301 of the Act (16 U.S.C. 470a(c), 16 
U.S.C. 470c(c), and 16 U.S.C. 470w) specify the role of local 
governments in the national historic preservation partnership program. 
Section 101(d) of the Act (16 U.S.C. 470a(d)) specifies the role of 
tribes in the national historic preservation partnership program. All 
59 States, territories, and the District of Columbia participate in the 
national historic preservation partnership program. More than 1,400 
local governments have become Certified Local Governments (CLGs) in 
order to participate in the national historic preservation partnership 
program. Approximately 59 local governments become CLGs each year. NPS 
developed the information collections associated with 36 CFR part 61 in 
consultation with State, Tribal, and local government partners. The 
requirements/information collections are unchanged since the last 
approval by OMB.

DATES: To assure that the NPS considers your comments on this notice, 
NPS must receive the comments on or before September 7, 2004.
    Send Comments To: John W. Renaud, Project Coordinator, State, 
Tribal and Local Programs, Heritage Preservation Services, National 
Center for Cultural Resources, National Park Service, 1849 C St., NW., 
Org. Code 2255, Washington, DC 20240-0001, via fax at 202-371-1961, or 
via e-mail at [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John W. Renaud, Project Coordinator, 
State, Tribal and Local Programs, Heritage Preservation Services, 
National Center for Cultural Resources, National Park Service, 1849 C 
St., NW., Org. Code 2255, Washington, DC 20240-0001, via fax at 202-
371-1961, via e-mail at [email protected], or via telephone at (202) 
354-2066.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: 36 CFR Part 61, Procedures for State, Tribal, and Local 
Government Historic Preservation Programs.
    OMB Number: 1024-0038.
    Expiration Date of Approval: July 31, 2004.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: This information collection has an impact on State, 
tribal, and local governments that wish to participate formally in the 
national historic preservation. The National Park Service uses the 
information collections to ensure compliance with the National Historic 
Preservation Act, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.). This information 
collection also will produce performance data that NPS uses to assess 
its progress in meeting goals set in Departmental and NPS strategic 
plans created pursuant to the 1993 Government Performance and Results 
Act, as amended. This request for OMB approval includes local 
government burden for information collections associated with various 
aspects of the Certified Local Government (CLG) program. This request 
for OMB approval includes State government burden for information 
collections related to the CLG program, maintenance of a State 
inventory of historic and prehistoric properties, tracking State 
Historic Preservation Office historic preservation consultation with 
Federal agencies, and the State role in the State Program Review 
Process.
    Respondents: State and local governments.
    Estimate of Burden: NPS estimates that the total public (State plus 
local) burden for the Certified Local Government (CLG) program averages 
40.8 hours per CLG for the certification, monitoring, and evaluation 
process. NPS estimates that the burden averages 0.5 hours per inventory 
record, 0.8 hours per Federal agency project tracked, and 90 hours per 
State Program Review. The combined total public burden for the 36 CFR 
Part 61-related information collections would average 132 hours per 
partner. These estimates of burden include time for reviewing 
instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and 
maintaining the data needed, and reviewing the collection of 
information.
    Estimated Number of Respondents/Record Keepers: NPS estimates that 
there are 34,136 responses per year. This is the gross number of 
responses for all of the elements included in this information 
collection. The net numbers of partners participating in this 
information collection annually are 59 States and more than 1,400 CLGs. 
The frequency of response varies depending upon the activity. In the 
CLG program, States and local governments participate once for the 
certification process, once per year for the monitoring of each CLG, 
and once every four years for the evaluation of each CLG. Each State 
adds property records to its inventory and tracks the progress of 
consultation with Federal agencies as the information becomes 
available. The National Historic Preservation Act requires that each 
State undergo a State Program Review every four years.
    Estimated average number of State and local CLG responses per 
State/CLG: 39 annually.
    Estimated average gross number State and local CLG responses for 
all States/CLGs: 3,624 annually.
    Estimated average minimum number of State inventory responses per 
State: 159 annually.
    Estimated average gross minimum number of State inventory responses 
for all States: 8,904 annually.
    Estimated average minimum number of State consultation on Federal 
projects responses per State: 366 annually.
    Estimated average gross minimum number of State consultation of 
Federal projects responses for all States: 21,594 annually.
    Estimated average minimum number of State Program Reviews per 
State: 1 annually.
    Estimated average gross minimum number of State Program Reviews for 
all States: 14 annually.
    Estimated average gross number of responses all collections: 34,136 
annually.
    Estimated average burden hours in the CLG program per response: 6.8 
hours.
    Estimated average burden hours in the State inventory program per 
response: 0.5 hours.

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    Estimated average burden hours in the Federal agency consultation 
tracking program per response: 0.8 hours.
    Estimated average burden hours in the State Program Review program 
per response: 90 hours.
    Estimated average annual burden hours per partner for all 
responses: 14.7 hours.
    Estimated Annual Burden on all Respondents: 47,943 hours.
    NPS is soliciting comments regarding:
    (1) Whether the collection of information is necessary for the 
proper performance of the functions of NPS, including whether the 
information will have practical utility;
    (2) The accuracy of the burden estimate including the validity of 
the method and assumptions used;
    (3) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected;
    (4) Ways to minimize the burden of collecting the information, 
including through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, 
mechanical, or other forms of information technology; or,
    (5) Any other aspect of this collection of information.
    NPS will summarize and include in the request for OMB approval all 
responses to this notice. All comments will also become a matter of 
public record. You can obtain copies of the information collection from 
John W. Renaud, Project Coordinator, State, Tribal and Local Programs, 
Heritage Preservation Services, National Center for Cultural Resources, 
National Park Service, 1849 C St., NW., Org. Code 2255, Washington, DC 
20240-0001

    Dated: May 20, 2004.
Leonard E. Stowe,
Acting, Information Collection Clearance Officer, National Park 
Service, WAPC.
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