[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 134 (Friday, July 11, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39984-39985]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-15590]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


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

AGENCY: Department of the Interior, National Park Service.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 
and 5 CFR part 1320, Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements, the 
National Park Service (NPS) invites public comments on an extension of 
a currently approved collection of information (OMB 1024-
0018).

DATES: Public comments on this Information Collection Request (ICR) 
will be accepted on or before September 9, 2008.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Paul Loether, Chief, National Register of 
Historic Places and National Historic Landmarks Program, 1201 Eye 
Street, NW. (2280), 8th Floor, Washington, DC 20005; or via phone at 
202/354-2003; or via fax at 202/371-2229; or via e-mail at [email protected]. Also, you may send comments to Leonard E. Stowe, NPS 
Information Collection Clearance Officer, 1849 C St., NW. (2605), 
Washington, DC 20240; or via e-mail at [email protected]. All 
responses to this Notice will be summarized and included in the request 
for the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval. All comments 
will become a matter of public record.
    To Request a Draft of Proposed Collection of Information Contact: 
Lisa Deline, NPS Historian, National Register of Historic Places, 1201 
Eye St., NW. (2280), Washington, DC 20005; or via phone at 202/354-
2239; or via fax at 202/371-2229; or via e-mail at [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa Deline, NPS Historian, National 
Register of Historic Places, 1201 Eye St., NW. (2280), Floor, 
Washington, DC 20005; or via phone at 202/354-2239; or via fax at 202/
371-2229; or via e-mail at [email protected]. You are entitled to a 
copy of the entire ICR package free of charge once the package is 
submitted to OMB for review. You can access this ICR at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: 36 CFR 60 and 63: National Register of Historic Places 
Registration Form; Continuation Sheet; National Register Multiple 
Property Documentation Form.
    Form(s): NPS 10-900 (registration form), 10-900-a (continuation 
sheet), 10-900-b (multiple property documentation form).
    OMB Control Number: 1024-0018.
    Expiration Date: 01/31/2009.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection of 
information.
    Description of Need: The National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 
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. The primary 
purpose of the ICR 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, Federal and 
Tribal Historic Preservations Officers. 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 
in interpretation. National Register properties and those eligible for 
listing must be considered in the planning for Federal or federally 
assisted projects, and National Register listing is required for 
eligibility for the Federal Rehabilitation Tax incentives. The forms 
provide the historic documentation on which decisions for listing and 
eligibility are based. The obligation to respond is required to obtain 
or retain benefits.
    Description of respondents: The affected public are State, tribal, 
and local governments, businesses, non-profit organizations, and 
individuals. Nominations to the National Register of Historic Places 
are voluntary.
    Estimated average number of respondents: 1,513.
    Estimated average number of responses: 1,513.
    Estimated average time burden per respondent: Depending on which 
form is used, the average burden per response may very 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 new proposed individual nomination, 
to 120 hours for a newly proposed MPS. Continuation Sheets (10-900-a) 
are used as space for additional information for both the individual 
nomination form and the multiple property form, as needed. As such the 
calculation of burden hours per response for the continuation sheet has 
been included in the above average calculations for the National 
Register of Historic Places Registration Form (10-900), and the 
National Register Multiple Property Documentation Form (10-900-b).
    Frequency of response: Once per respondent.
    Estimated total annual reporting burden: 52,824 hours broken down 
as follows: 196 nominations submitted under existing MPS @ 18 hrs. each 
= 3,528 hours; 1,186 newly proposed individual nominations @ 36 hrs. 
each = 42,696 hours; 55 new proposed MPS @ 120 hrs. each = 6,600 hours.
    Comments are invited on: (1) the practical utility of the 
information being gathered; (2) the accuracy of the burden hour 
estimate; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information being collected; and (4) ways to minimize the burden to 
respondents, including use of automated information collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology. Before including 
your address, phone number, e-mail 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

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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.

    Dated: July 2, 2008.
Leonard E. Stowe,
NPS, Information Collection Clearance Officer.
 [FR Doc. E8-15590 Filed 7-10-08; 8:45 am]
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