[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 19 (Monday, January 30, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5915-5916]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-01818]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NER-NPS0034619; PPNEHATUC0, PPMRSCR1Y.CU0000 (222); OMB 
Control Number 1024-0232]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; National 
Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, 
the National Park Service (NPS) are proposing to renew an information 
collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
March 1, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular

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information collection by selecting ``Currently under Review--Open for 
Public Comments'' or by using the search function. Please provide a 
copy of your comments to NPS Information Collection Clearance Officer 
(ADIR-ICCO), 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, (MS-242), Reston, VA 20191 
(mail); or to [email protected] (email). Please reference OMB 
Control Number 1024-0232 in the subject line of your comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information 
about this ICR, contact Diane Miller, National Program Manager, 
National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program, National Park 
Service, Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center, 4068 
Golden Hill Road, Church Creek, Maryland 21622; at [email protected] 
(email); or 410-221-2290, extension 1111 (telephone). Individuals in 
the United States who are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a 
speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access 
telecommunications relay services. Individuals outside the United 
States should use the relay services offered within their country to 
make international calls to the point of contact in the United States. 
You may also view the ICR at https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995 (PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) and 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), we 
provide the general public and other Federal agencies with an 
opportunity to comment on new, 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 
February 16, 2022 (87 FR 8874). We did not receive any comments in 
response to that Notice.
    As part of our continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent 
burdens, we are again soliciting comments from the public and other 
Federal agencies on the proposed ICR that is described below. We are 
especially interested in public comment addressing the following:
    (1) Whether or not the collection of information is necessary for 
the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including 
whether or not the information will have practical utility.
    (2) The accuracy of our estimate of the burden for this collection 
of information, including the validity of the methodology and 
assumptions used.
    (3) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected.
    (4) How might the agency minimize the burden of the collection of 
information on those who are to respond, including through the use of 
appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., 
permitting electronic submission of response.
    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.
    Abstract: The National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Act 
of 1998 (54 U.S.C. 308301, et seq.) authorizes the NPS to collect 
information from applicants requesting to join the Network to Freedom 
Program (the Network). The NPS uses Form 10- 946, National Underground 
Railroad Network to Freedom Application, to evaluate potential 
participants and determine eligibility to become part of the Network. 
Through the Network, we coordinate preservation and education efforts 
nationwide and are working to integrate local historical sites, 
museums, and interpretive programs associated with the Underground 
Railroad movement.
    All entities that apply to join the Network must have a verifiable 
association with the historic Underground Railroad movement and 
complete NPS Form 10-946, ``National Underground Railroad Network to 
Freedom Application,'' available at https://www.nps.gov/subjects/ugrr/index.htm (website). Respondents must (1) verify associations and 
characteristics through descriptive texts that are the result of 
historical research and (2) submit supporting documentation (e.g., 
copies of rare documents, photographs, and maps).
    Network to Freedom Program Partners work with the NPS to help 
validate the efforts of local and regional organizations, making it 
easier for them to share their expertise and communicate with us and 
each other. Prospective partners must submit a letter with the 
following information:

 Name and address of the agency (company or organization)
 Name, address, and phone, fax, and email information of 
principal contact
 Abstract not to exceed 200 words describing the partner's 
activity or mission statement
 Brief description of the entity's association to the 
Underground Railroad

    Title of Collection: National Underground Railroad Network to 
Freedom Program.
    OMB Control Number: 1024-0232.
    Form Number: NPS Form 10-946, ``National Underground Railroad 
Network to Freedom Application.''
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals; businesses; nonprofit 
organizations; and Federal, State, tribal, and local governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 42.
    Estimated Completion Time per Response: 40 hours.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 1,601.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
    Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: None.
    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.
    The authority for this action is the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).

Phadrea Ponds,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-01818 Filed 1-27-23; 8:45 am]
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