[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 104 (Tuesday, May 31, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31358-31359]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-13378]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-CRHPF-0511-7554; 2256-672]


Information Collection Request Sent to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for Approval; Procedures for State, Tribal, and Local 
Government Historic Preservation Programs

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: We (National Park Service, NPS) have sent an Information 
Collection Request (ICR) to OMB for review and approval. We summarize 
the ICR below and describe the nature of the collection and the 
estimated burden and cost. This ICR is scheduled to expire on May 31, 
2011. We may not conduct or sponsor and a person is not required to 
respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently 
valid OMB control number. However, under OMB regulations, we may 
continue to conduct or sponsor this information collection while it is 
pending at OMB.

DATES: You must submit comments on or before June 30, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Send your comments and suggestions on this information 
collection to the Desk Officer for the Department of the Interior at 
OMB-OIRA at (202) 395-5806 (fax) or [email protected] (e-mail). 
Please send a copy of your comments to John W. Renaud, Project 
Coordinator, Historic Preservation Grants, Heritage Assistance 
Programs, NPS, 1849 C St., NW. (2256), Washington, DC 20240; or via fax 
at (202) 371-1961; or via e-mail at [email protected]. Please also 
provide a copy of your comments to Rob Gordon, Information Collection 
Clearance Officer, National Park Service, MS 2605, 1201 Eye Street, 
NW., Washington, DC 20240 (mail), or [email protected] (e-mail). 
Please include 1024-0038 in the subject line of your comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information 
about this ICR, contact John Renaud by mail or e-mail (see ADDRESSES) 
or by telephone at (202) 354-2066. You may review the ICR online at 
http://www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to review Department of 
the Interior collections under review by OMB.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 1024-0038.
    Title: Procedures for State, Tribal, and Local Government Historic 
Preservation Programs; 36 CFR part 61.
    Service Form Number: None.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Description of Respondents: State, tribal, and local governments.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
    Frequency of Collection: Annually or on occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,924 (59 States, territories, and 
the District of Columbia; 100 tribes; and 1,765 certified local 
governments).
    Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: $340,474, primarily for 
photocopying, mailing, office supplies, travel expenses, etc.

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                                                                                    Completion
                                                                   Annual number     time per      Total annual
                            Activity                               of responses      response      burden hours
                                                                                      (hours)
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Local Government Certification Application......................              55           21.40           1,177
Certified Local Government Monitoring...........................           1,765            7.00          12,355
Certified Local Government Evaluations..........................             441           13.33           5,879
Baseline Questionnaire for CLGs.................................             250             .59             148
Annual Achievements Report for CLGs.............................             900            2.20           1,980
State Inventory Maintenance.....................................          26,904             .46          12,376
State Review and Compliance Task Tracking.......................          25,370             .17           4,313
State Program Review............................................              14           90.00           1,260
State Cumulative Products Table.................................              59            7.46             440
State Organization Chart and Staffing Summary...................              30            1.15              35
State Anticipated Activities List...............................              30            7.47             224
State Project Notification......................................              30            1.37              41
State Final Project Report......................................              30            1.03              31
State Project/Activity Database Report..........................              59            7.14             421
State Sources of Non-Federal Matching Share Report..............              52            4.28             223
State Unexpended Funds Carryover Table and Statement............              59             .08               5
State Significant Preservation Accomplishments Summary..........              59            2.09             123
Annual Achievements Report for States...........................              25            2.22              56
Tribal Historic Preservation Office (THPO) Grants Product                    100           12.00           1,200
 Summary Page...................................................
THPO Unexpected Funds Carryover Statement.......................              50            7.08             354
THPO Annual Report..............................................             100           17.49           1,749
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    Totals......................................................          56,382  ..............          44,390
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    Abstract: This set of information collection requirements has an 
impact on State, tribal, and local governments that wish to participate 
formally in the National Historic Preservation Partnership (NHPP) 
Program, and State and tribal governments that wish to apply for 
Historic Preservation Fund (HPF) grants. The National Historic 
Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), as amended, established these 
programs. Implementing regulations at 36 CFR part 61 detail the 
processes for approval of State and tribal programs, the certification 
of local governments, and the monitoring and evaluation of State and 
certified local government programs. We developed the information 
collections associated with 36 CFR part 61 in consultation with

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State, tribal, and local government partners.
    The NPS uses the information to ensure compliance with the National 
Historic Preservation Act, as amended (16 USC 470 et seq.), as well as 
governmentwide grant requirements and Department of the Interior 
regulations at 43 CFR part 12. This information collection also 
produces performance data that we use to assess program effectiveness.
    Comments: On March 25, 2011, we published in the Federal Register 
(76 FR 16813) a notice of our intent to request that OMB renew approval 
for this information collection. In that notice, we solicited comments 
for 60 days, ending on May 24, 2011. We did not receive any comments.
    We again invite comments concerning this information collection on:
     Whether or not the collection of information is necessary, 
including whether or not the information will have practical utility;
     The accuracy of our estimate of the burden for this 
collection of information;
     Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and
     Ways to minimize the burden of the collection of 
information on respondents.
    Comments that you submit in response to this notice are a matter of 
public record. 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 you can ask OMB in your comment to withhold your personal 
identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that it 
will be done.

Rob Gordon,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-13378 Filed 5-27-11; 8:45 am]
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