[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 206 (Tuesday, October 25, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66081-66082]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-27600]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-CR-1011-8604; 2200-3200-665]


Proposed Information Collection; Nomination of Properties for 
Listing on the National Register of Historic Places

AGENCY: National Park Service (NPS), Interior.

ACTION: Notice; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: We (National Park Service) will ask the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) to approve the information collection (IC) described 
below. To comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and as a part 
of our continuing efforts to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, we 
invite the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on this 
IC. This IC is scheduled to expire on May 31, 2012. We may not conduct 
or sponsor and a person is not required to respond to a collection 
unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.

DATES: Please submit your comment on or before December 27, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Please send your comments on the IC to Madonna Baucum, 
Information Collections Coordinator, National Park Service, 1201 Eye 
St., NW., MS 1242, Washington, DC 20005 (mail); or [email protected] (e-mail). Please reference Information Collection 1024-
0018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa Deline, NPS Historian, National 
Register of Historic Places, 1201 Eye St., NW, 20005. You may send an 
e-mail to [email protected] or contact her by telephone at (202/354-
2239) or via fax at (202/371-2229). You are entitled to a copy of the 
entire IC package free-of-charge.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    The National Register of Historic Places (National Register) is the 
official Federal list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and 
objects significant in American history, architecture, archeology, 
engineering, and culture. National Register properties have 
significance to the history of communities, States, or the Nation. The 
National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 requires the Secretary of 
the Interior to maintain and expand the National Register, and to 
establish criteria and guidelines for including properties on the 
National Register. National Register properties must be considered in 
the planning for Federal or federally assisted projects, and listing on 
the National Register is required for eligibility for Federal 
rehabilitation tax incentives.
    The National Park Service administers the National Register. 
Nominations for listing historic properties come from State Historic 
Preservation Officers, from Federal Preservation Officers for 
properties owned or controlled by the United States Government, and 
from Tribal Historic Preservation Officers for properties on tribal 
lands. Private individuals and organizations, local governments, and 
American Indian tribes often initiate this process and prepare the 
necessary documentation. Regulations at 36 CFR 60 and 63 establish the 
criteria and guidelines for listing properties.
    We use three forms for nominating properties and providing 
documentation for the proposed listings:
     NPS Form 10-900 (National Register of Historic Places 
Registration Form).
     NPS Form 10-900-a (National Register of Historic Places 
Continuation Sheet).
     NPS Form 10-900-b (National Register of Historic Places 
Multiple Property Documentation Form).
    These forms and documentation go to the State Historic Preservation 
Office (SHPO) of the State where the property is located. The SHPO can 
take one of several options: reject the property, ask for more 
information, list the property just with the State, or send the forms 
to us for listing on the National Register. Once we receive the forms, 
we conduct a similar review process.
    Listing on the National Register provides formal recognition of a 
property's historical, architectural, or archeological significance 
based on national standards used by every State. The listing places no 
obligations on private property owners, and there are no restrictions 
on the use, treatment, transfer, or disposition of private property.

II. Data

    OMB Control Number: 1024-0018.

[[Page 66082]]

    Title: Nomination of Properties for Listing in the National 
Register of Historic Places, 36 CFR 60 and 63.
    Form(s): 10-900, 10-900-a, and 10-900-b.
    Type of Request: Extension of a previously approved collection of 
information.
    Description of Respondents: State, tribal, and local governments; 
businesses; nonprofit organizations; and individuals.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    Frequency of Collection: On Occasion.

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                                                                     Annual       Avgerage time/   Total annual
                            Activity                                responses     response  (hr)   burden hours
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(1) Multiple Property Submission...............................              34             36             1,224
(2) Individual Nominations.....................................             941             67.5          63,518
(3) District Nominations.......................................             306            123            37,638
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    Total......................................................           1,281  ...............         102,380
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III. Comments

    We invite comments concerning this IC 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.
    Please note that the comments submitted 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.

    Dated: October 18, 2011.
Robert M. Gordon,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-27600 Filed 10-24-11; 8:45 am]
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