[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 206 (Thursday, October 26, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49655-49656]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-23268]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-CR-4426; PPWOCRADP3, PCU00RP14.R50000; OMB Control Number 
1024-0038]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Procedures for 
State, Tribal, and Local Government Historic Preservation Programs

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
National Park Service is proposing to renew an information collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
November 27, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments on this information collection request 
(ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget's Desk Officer for the 
Department of the Interior by email at [email protected]; or 
via facsimile to (202) 395-5806. Please provide a copy of your comments 
to Tim Goddard, Information Collection Clearance Officer, National Park 
Service, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, MS-242, Reston, VA 20192 (mail); 
or [email protected] (email). Please reference OMB Control Number 
1024-0038 in the subject line of your comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information 
about this ICR, contact Kristine Brunsman by email at 
[email protected], or by telephone at (202) 354-2153. You may 
also view the ICR at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the National Park Service (NPS), in 
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, provide the 
general public and other Federal agencies with an opportunity to 
comment on proposed, revised, and continuing collections of 
information. This helps us assess the impact of our information 
collection requirements and minimize the public's reporting burden. It 
also helps the public understand our information collection 
requirements and provide the requested data in the desired format.
    A Federal Register notice with a 60-day public comment period 
soliciting comments on this collection of information was published on 
July 26, 2017 (82 FR 34688). No comments were received.
    We are again soliciting comments on the proposed ICR that is 
described below. We are especially interested in public comment 
addressing the following issues: (1) Is the collection necessary to the 
proper functions of the NPS; (2) will this information be processed and 
used in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate of burden accurate; (4) 
how might the NPS enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (5) how might the NPS minimize the 
burden of this collection on the respondents, including through the use 
of information technology.
    Comments that you submit in response to this notice are a matter of 
public record. Before including your address, phone number, email 
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 us in your comment to withhold your personal 
identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we 
will be able to do so.
    An agency 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.
    Title of Collection: Procedures for State, Tribal, and Local 
Government Historic Preservation Programs.
    OMB Control Number: 1024-0038.

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    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, tribal, and local governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 43,108.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 40,761.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 2,229.
    Estimated Completion Time per Response: Varies from 15 minutes to 
166 hours, depending on activity.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to Obtain or Retain a Benefit.
    Frequency of Collection: Annually or on occasion.
    Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: $0.00.
    Abstract: This set of information collections has an impact on 
State, Tribal, and local governments that wish to participate formally 
with the NPS in the National Historic Preservation Partnership (NHPP) 
Program, and State and Tribal governments that wish to apply for 
Historic Preservation Fund (HPF) grants. The NPS uses the information 
collections to ensure compliance with the National Historic 
Preservation Act, as amended (54 U.S.C. 300101, et seq.), as well as 
government-wide grant requirements OMB has issued and the Department of 
the Interior implements through 43 CFR part 12. The information 
collections also produce performance data NPS uses to assess its 
progress in meeting its statutory mission goals 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; State government burden for information 
collections related to the CLG program; the program-specific aspects of 
HPF grants to States, maintenance of a State inventory of historic and 
prehistoric properties, tracking State Historic Preservation Office 
historic preservation consultation with Federal agencies, developing 
the Statewide Historic Preservation Plan, reporting on other State 
historic preservation accomplishments, the State role in the State 
program review process, and evaluating NPS-provided program, grants 
management, and CLG training for State officials; and Tribal government 
burden for information collections related to the program-specific 
aspects of HPF grants to Tribal Historic Preservation Officers/Offices 
(THPOs).
    This request includes information collections related to HPF grants 
to States and to THPOs. Section 101(b) of the National Historic 
Preservation Act, as amended, (54 U.S.C. 302301), specifies the role of 
States in the NHPP Program. Section 101(c), section 103(c), and section 
301 of the Act (54 U.S.C. 302502, 54 U.S.C. 302902, and 54 U.S.C. 
300301), specify the role of local governments in the NHPP program. 
Section 101(d) of the Act (54 U.S.C. 302701) specifies the role of 
tribes in the NHPP Program. Section 108 of the Act (54 U.S.C. 303101) 
created the HPF to support activities that carry out the purposes of 
the Act. Section 101(e)(1) of the Act (54 U.S.C. 302902) directs the 
Secretary of the Interior through the NPS to ``administer a program of 
matching grants to the States for the purposes of carrying out'' the 
Act. Similarly, sections 101(d) and 101(e) of the Act direct the NPS to 
administer a program of grants to THPOs for carrying out their 
responsibilities under the Act. Section 101j of the Act (54 U.S.C. 
303903) directs the NPS to provide historic preservation-related 
education and training.
    Each year Congress directs the NPS to use part of the annual 
appropriation from the HPF for the State grant program and the Tribal 
grant programs. The purpose of both the HPF State grant program and the 
HPF THPO grant program is to assist States and Tribes in carrying out 
their statutory role in the national historic preservation program. HPF 
grants to States and THPOs are program grants; i.e., each State/THPO 
selects its own HPF-eligible activities and projects. Each HPF grant to 
a State/THPO has two years of fund availability. At the end of the 
first year, the NPS employs a ``Use or Lose'' policy to ensure 
efficient and effective use of the grant funds. All 59 states, 
territories, and the District of Columbia participate in the NHPP 
Program. Almost 2,000 local governments have become Certified Local 
Governments (CLGs) in order to participate in the NHPP program. 
Approximately 30 local governments become CLGs each year. Almost 170 
federally-recognized tribes have formally joined the NHPP Program and 
have established THPOs and tribal historic preservation offices. 
Typically, each year six to nine tribes join the partnership.
    The NPS developed the information collections associated with 36 
CFR part 61 in consultation with State, Tribal, and local government 
partners. The obligation to respond is required to provide information 
to evaluate whether or not State, Tribal, and local governments meet 
minimum standards and requirements for participation in the National 
Historic Preservation Program; and to meet program specific 
requirements as well as government-wide requirements for Federal grant 
programs.
    The authorities for this action are the National Historic 
Preservation Act (NHPA) (54 U.S.C. 300101 et seq.) and the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).

Tim Goddard,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-23268 Filed 10-25-17; 8:45 am]
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