[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 93 (Monday, May 15, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31005-31006]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-10307]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-CR-NHAP-NPS0035092; PPWOCRADI0, PCU00RP14.R50000; (222) OMB 
Control Number 1024-0287]


Agency Information Collection Activities; National Heritage Areas 
Program Annual Reporting Forms

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 
July 14, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Send your comments on this information collection request 
(ICR) to NPS Information Collection Clearance Officer (ADIR-ICCO), 
National Park Service, [email protected] (email). Please reference 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Control Number 1024-0287 in the 
subject line of your comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information 
about this ICR by mail, contact Elizabeth Vehmeyer, Assistant 
Coordinator, National Heritage Areas Program, National Park Service, 
1849 C Street NW, Mail Stop 7508, Washington, DC 20240 (mail); or at 
[email protected] (email) or (202) 354-2215 (telephone). 
Please reference Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Control Number 
1024-0287 in the subject line of your comments. 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.

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), all 
information collections require approval under the PRA.
    As part of our continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent 
burdens, we invite the public and other Federal agencies 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.
    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. We will include or summarize each comment in our request 
to OMB to approve this ICR. 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: National Heritage Areas (NHAs), as authorized by the 
Historic Sites Act of 1935, as amended (54 U.S.C. Ch. 3201) are places 
where natural, cultural, and historic resources combine to form a 
cohesive, nationally important landscape. The NHA program includes 49 
heritage areas and is administered by NPS coordinators in Washington, 
DC, and six regional offices--Anchorage, San Francisco, Denver, Omaha, 
Philadelphia, and Atlanta--as well as local park unit staff.
    The NPS uses the following forms to monitor the progress of each 
heritage area on the implementation of management plans and performance 
goals:
     10-320 Annual Program Report--Part I Funding Report, NPS 
NHA Program Office uses the information collected to allocate funds, 
prepare the annual NPS Budget Justification, and respond to directives 
from Congress.
     10-321 Annual Program Report--Part II Progress Report, NPS 
NHA Program Office and regional program offices use the information 
collected to track each heritage area management or coordinating 
entity's progress on management plan implementation. The NPS uses the 
information in the annual program reports and publications to inform 
individual heritage area evaluations.
    Title of Collection: National Heritage Areas Program Annual 
Reporting Forms.
    OMB Control Number: 1024-0287.
    Form Number: 10-320 and 10-321.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: NHA Coordinating Entities: Not-for-
profit

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entities; Federal Commissions; Institutions of Higher Education; State 
and local governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 108.
    Estimated Completion Time per Response: Varies from 10 to 40 hours, 
depending on activity and form type.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 2,700 hours.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
    Frequency of Collection: Annually.
    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. 2023-10307 Filed 5-12-23; 8:45 am]
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