[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 8 (Thursday, January 12, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2061-2062]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-275]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


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

AGENCY: National Park Service, The Department of the Interior.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 
(Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C., Chapter 3507) and 5 CFR part 1320, 
Reporting and Record keeping Requirements, the National Park Service 
invites public comments on a submitted request to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) to approve an extension of a currently 
approved collection (OMB 1024-1018).
    The primary purpose of the Information Collection Request is to 
nominate properties for listing in the National Register of Historic 
Places, the official list of the Nation's cultural resources worthy of 
preservation, which public law requires that the Secretary of the 
Interior maintain and expand. Properties are listed in the National 
Register upon nomination by State Historic Preservation Officers and 
Federal Preservation Officers. Law also requires Federal agencies to 
request determinations of eligibility for property under their 
jurisdiction or affected by their programs and projects. The forms 
provide the historic documentation on which decisions for listing and 
eligibility are based.

DATES: Public comments will be accepted on or before February 13, 2006.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments directly to the Desk Officer for the 
Department of the Interior (OMB 1024-0018), Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, OMB, by fax at 202/395-6566, or by 
electronic mail at [email protected]. Please also mail or hand 
carry a copy of your comments to Beth L. Savage, Managing Editor, 
National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service, 1849 C 
Street, NW., 2280, Washington, DC 20240. All comments will be 
a matter of public record.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: 36 CFR parts 60 and 63, National Register of Historic Places 
Registration Form, Continuation Sheet, Multiple Property Documentation 
Forms (aka MPS).
    Form: NPS 10-900, 10-900-a, 10-900-b.
    OMB Control Number: 1024-0018.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Expiration Date: December 31, 2005.
    Description of need: The National Historic Preservation Act 
requires the Secretary of the Interior to maintain and expand the 
National Register of Historic Places, and to establish criteria and 
guidelines for including properties in the National Register. The 
National Register of Historic Places Registration Form documents 
properties nominated for listing in the National Register and 
demonstrates that they meet the criteria established for inclusion. The 
documentation is used to assist in preserving and protecting the 
properties and for heritage education and interpretation.
    National Register properties must be considered in the planning for 
Federal or federally assisted projects. National Register listing is 
required for eligibility for the federal rehabilitation tax incentives. 
Comments are invited on: (1) The need for information including whether 
the information has practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the 
reporting burden estimate; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, 
and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) ways to 
minimize the burden of information collection on respondents, including 
the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of 
information technology.
    Description of respondents: The affected public are State, tribal, 
and local governments, businesses, non-profit organizations, and 
individuals.

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Nominations to the National Register of Historic Places are voluntary.
    Estimated annual reporting burden: 52,824 hours, broken down as 
follows: 196 nominations submitted under existing MPS @ 18 hrs. each = 
3,528; 1,186 newly proposed individual nominations @ 36 hrs. each = 
42,696; 55 newly proposed MPS @ 120 hrs. each = 6,600.
    Estimated average burden hours per response: Depending on which 
form is used, the average burden hours per response may vary 
considerably because of many complex factors. In general, to fulfill 
minimum program requirements describing the nominated property and 
demonstrating its eligibility under the criteria, the average burden 
hours range from 18 hours for a nomination proposed under an existing 
Multiple Property Submission (MPS), to 36 hours for a newly proposed 
individual nomination, to 120 hours for a newly proposed MPS. 
Continuation sheets (10-900-a) are used for additional information for 
both the individual nomination form and the multiple property form, as 
needed. As such, the calculation of average burden hours per response 
for the continuation sheets has been included in the average 
calculations above for the nomination form (10-900) and the multiple 
property form (10-900-b).
    Estimated average number of respondents: 1,513.
    Estimated frequency of response: 1,513 annually.

    Dated: December 14, 2005.
Leonard E. Stowe,
NPS, Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 06-275 Filed 1-11-06; 8:45 am]
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