60-day Notice of Intention To Request Clearance of Collection of Information: Opportunity for Public Comment, 51843-51844 [05-17261]

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• DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
• National Park Service

[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 168 (Wednesday, August 31, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51843-51844]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-17261]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


60-day Notice of Intention To Request Clearance of Collection of 
Information: Opportunity for Public Comment

AGENCY: National Park Service, The Department of the Interior.

ACTION: 

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otice and request for comments.

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 
(Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C., Chapter 3507) and 5 CFR part 1320, 
Reporting and Record Keeping Requirements, the National Park Service 
invites public comments on an extension of a currently approved 
collection (OMB1024-0018).

DATES: Public comments will be accepted on or before sixty days from 
the date of publication in the Federal Register.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Beth L. Savage, Publications Managing 
Editor, National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service, 
1849 ``C'' Street

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NW., (2280), Washington, DC 20240. E-mail: beth_savage@nps.gov. Phone: 
202-354-2211, Fax 202-371-2229.
    To Request Copies of the Documents Contact: Beth L. Savage, 
Publications Managing Editor, National Register of Historic Places, 
National Park Service, 1849 ``C'' Street NW., (2280), Washington, DC 
20240. E-mail: beth_savage@nps.gov. For further information, contact 
Beth Savage, (202) 354-1122.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: National Register of Historic Places 
Registration Form, National Register of Historic Places Continuation 
Sheet, and National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property 
Documentation Form.
    Form: NPS 10-900 (registration form), 10-900-a (continuation 
sheet), 10-900-b (multiple property form).
    OMB Number: NPS 1024-0018.
    Expiration Date: 12/31/05.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Description of Need: The primary purpose of the ICR is to nominate 
properties for listing in the National Register of Historic Places, the 
official list of the Nation's cultural resources worthy of 
preservation, which the National Historic Preservation Act requires the 
Secretary of the Interior to maintain and expand. Properties are listed 
upon nomination by State, Federal and Tribal Historic Preservation 
Officers. The National Register of Historic Places Registration Form 
documents properties nominated for listing in the National Register and 
demonstrates that they meet the criteria established for inclusion. The 
documentation is used to assist in preserving and protecting the 
properties and for heritage education and interpretation. National 
Register properties and those eligible for listing must be considered 
in the planning for Federal or federally assisted projects, and 
National Register listing is required for eligibility for the Federal 
rehabilitation tax incentives. NPS specifically requests comments on: 
(1) The need for information including whether the information has 
practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the reporting burden estimate; 
(3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of 
information collection on respondents, including the use of automated 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
    Description of Respondents: The affected public are State, tribal, 
and local governments, businesses, non-profit organizations, and 
individuals. Nominations to the National Register of Historic Places 
are voluntary.
    Estimated Annual Reporting Burden: 52,824 hours, broken down as 
follows, 196 nominations submitted under existing MPS @ 18 hrs. each = 
3,528. 1,186 newly proposed individual nominations @ 36 hrs. each = 
42,696.55 newly proposed MPS @ 120 hrs. each = 6,600.
    Estimated Average Burden Hours per Response: Depending on which 
form is used, the average burden hours per response may vary 
considerably because of many complex factors. In general, to fulfill 
minimum program requirements describing the nominated property and 
demonstrating its eligibility under the criteria, the average burden 
hours range from 18 hours for a nomination proposed under an existing 
Multiple Property submission, to 36 hours for a newly proposed 
individual nomination, to 120 hours for a newly proposed Multiple 
Property Submission. Continuation sheets (10-900-a) are used as space 
for additional information for both the individual nomination form and 
the multiple property form, as needed. As such, the calculation of 
average burden hours per response for the continuation sheets has been 
included in the above average calculations for the nomination form (10-
900-) and the multiple property form (10-900-b).
    Estimated Average Number of Respondents: 1,513.
    Estimated Frequency of Response: 1,513 annually.

    Dated: July 19, 2005.
Leonard E. Stowe,
National Park Service Information and Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-17261 Filed 8-30-05; 8:45 am]
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