[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 71 (Thursday, April 11, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25665-25666]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-07699]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-CR-NHAP-NPS00; PPWOCRADI0, PCU00RP14.R50000 (222); OMB 
Control Number 1024-0287]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; 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 
May 13, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and suggestions on the information 
collection requirements should be submitted by the date specified above 
in DATES to http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this 
particular 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 the NPS Information 
Collection Clearance Officer (ADIR-ICCO), 13461 Sunrise Valley Drive 
(MS 244), Herndon, VA 20171 (mail); or [email protected] (email). 
Please reference OMB Control Number 1024-0287 in the subject line of 
your comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information 
about this ICR, 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 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. You may also view the ICR at http://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 
May 15, 2023 (88 FR 31005). No comments were received.
    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: Authorized by the Historic Sites Act of 1935, as amended 
(54 U.S.C. Ch. 3201), National Heritage Areas (NHAs) are places where 
natural, cultural, and historic resources combine to form a cohesive, 
nationally important

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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 entities; Federal Commissions; Institutions of Higher Education; 
State and local governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 110.
    Estimated Completion Time per Response: Varies; from 10 to 45 
hours, depending on activity and type of form.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 3,025.
    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. 2024-07699 Filed 4-10-24; 8:45 am]
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