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which there is a compelling need for
conservation and protection under the
jurisdiction of a Federal agency in order
to maintain the resource for the benefit
of the public.
Nominations meeting the above
criteria may be submitted by any
individual, group, or governmental
body. If submitted by a party other than
the landowner, the landowner must also
sign the nomination to confirm their
willingness to sell. Pursuant to FLTFA,
nominations will only be considered
eligible by the agencies if: (1) The
nomination package is complete; (2)
acquisition of the nominated land or
interest in land would be consistent
with an agency approved land use plan;
(3) the land does not contain a
hazardous substance and is not
otherwise contaminated and would not
be difficult or uneconomic to manage as
Federal lands; and (4) acceptable title
can be conveyed in accordance with
Federal title standards. Priority will be
placed on nominations for areas where
there is no local or tribal government
objection to Federal acquisition.
Nominations may be made at any time
following publication of this notice and
will continue to be accepted for
consideration during the life of the
FLTFA, which ends on July 24, 2010,
unless extended by an Act of Congress.
Nominations may be made on forms
available from the BLM at the above
address. Request for the forms may also
be made by telephone, e-mail, or U.S.
Postal Service mail.
The agencies will assess the
nominations for public benefits and
rank the nominations in accordance
with a jointly prepared State-level
Interagency Implementation Agreement
for FLTFA and a national-level
Interagency Memorandum of
Understanding among the agencies. The
nomination and identification of an
inholding does not obligate the
landowner to convey the property nor
does it obligate the United States to
acquire the property.
All Federal land acquisitions must be
made at fair market value established by
applicable provisions of the Uniform
Appraisal Standards for Federal Land
Acquisitions.
Further information, including the
required contents for a nomination
package and details of the State-level
Interagency Implementation Agreement,
may be obtained by contacting Julie
Decker at the aforementioned address
and phone number.
Elaine Y. Zielinski,
State Director.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
30-Day Notice of Request for
Clearance of Collection of Information
to the Office of Management and
Budget; Opportunity for Public
Comment
Department of the Interior,
National Park Service.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Under provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and 5
CFR part 1320, Reporting and Record
Keeping Requirements, the National
Park Service invites comments on a
proposed new collection of information
(1024–xxxx).
DATES: Public comments on the
proposed Information Collection
Request (ICR) will be accepted on or
before thirty days from the date of
publication in the Federal Register.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
directly to the Desk Officer for the
Department of the Interior (OMB #1024–
xxxx), Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget, by fax at 202–
395–6566, or by electronic mail to
OIRA_docket@omb.eop.gov. Please also
send, mail, or hand carry a copy of your
comments and your request for a copy
of the draft ‘‘Application’’ to James H.
Charleton, Office of International
Affairs, National Park Service, 1201 Eye
Street, NW., (0050) Washington, DC
20005. E-mail:
james_charleton@contractor.nps.gov.
Phone: 202–354–1802. Fax 202–371–
1446. All comments will be a matter of
public record.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
James H. Charleton, 202–354–1802 or
April Brooks, 202–354–1808. You are
entitled to a copy of the entire ICR
package free-of-charge.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Application for Inclusion of a
Property in the U.S. World Heritage
Tentative List.
Bureau Form #: None.
OMB Number: To be requested.
Expiration Date: To be requested.
Type of Request: New collection.
Description of Need: The primary
purpose of the ICR is to gather the
information necessary to evaluate the
potential of properties for possible
nomination by the United States to the
World Heritage List by preparing a
Tentative List of candidate sites. The
World Heritage List is an international
list of cultural and natural properties
nominated by the signatories of the
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World Heritage Convention (1972). In
1973, the United States was the first
nation to ratify the treaty. U.S.
participation and the roles of the
Department of the Interior and the
National Park Service are authorized by
Title IV of the Historic Preservation Act
Amendments of 1980 and conducted in
accordance with 36 CFR part 73—World
Heritage Convention.
A Tentative List is a national list of
natural and cultural properties
appearing to meet the eligibility criteria
for nomination to the World Heritage
List. It is an annotated list of candidate
sites which a country intends to
nominate within a given time period.
The World Heritage Committee has
issued Operational Guidelines asking
participating nations to provide
Tentative Lists, which aid in evaluating
properties for the World Heritage List on
a comparative international basis and
help the Committee to schedule its work
over the long term. The Guidelines
recommend that a nation review its
Tentative List at least once every
decade. The current U.S. Tentative List
(formerly Indicative Inventory) dates to
1982.
The new U.S. Tentative List will serve
as a guide for at least the next decade
2009–2019) of U.S. nominations to the
World Heritage List, commencing with
nominations expected to be submitted
in final form to the World Heritage
Centre of UNESCO on or before
February 1, 2009. The Tentative List
will be structured so as to meet the
World Heritage Committee’s December
2004 request that the Tentative List
allow for the nomination of no more
than two sites per year by any one
nation, at least one of which must be a
natural site (excluding potential
emergency nominations not at present
foreseen).
The National Park Service Office of
International Affairs (NPS–OIA) and the
George Wright Society (GWS) are
working together under a cooperative
agreement to prepare the new U.S.
Tentative List. After various reviews
and approvals and an opportunity for
owners and the public to comment on
the Tentative List and the
accompanying explanatory essay, the
Secretary of the Interior, through the
Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife
and Parks, will determine the
composition of the new Tentative List
and will submit it through the U.S.
Department of State to the World
Heritage Committee.
The proposed ‘‘Application’’ invites
owners and other preparers to document
properties proposed for inclusion in the
Tentative List and for potential
nomination by the United States to the
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World Heritage List. It is intended to
demonstrate that the properties meet the
World Heritage criteria established for
inclusion by the World Heritage
Committee and the other requirements,
including those of U.S. domestic law (16
U.S.C. 470a–1, a–2, d) and the program
regulations (36 CFR part 73—World
Heritage Convention). The
documentation will be used directly to
develop the Tentative List, to assist the
completion of U.S. World Heritage
nominations, and indirectly to assist in
the conservation of the properties and
for heritage education and
interpretation.
NPS specifically requests comments
on: (1) The need for the information,
including whether the information has
practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the
reporting burden hour estimate; (3)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information being
collected; and (4) ways to minimize the
burden of information collection on
respondents, including the use of
automated techniques or other forms of
information technology.
Automated data collection: The
‘‘Application’’ can be submitted
electronically by e-mail to the staff in
the Office of International Affairs who
are drafting the Tentative List and
preparing the accompanying
explanatory essay. Those without access
to electronic means will be able to
obtain copies of the ‘‘Application’’ and
return them by mail.
Description of respondents:
Individual private property owners and
groups of property owners and local,
State, and Federal agency
representatives/owners. Participation
will be strictly voluntary and only
respondent owners who submit, or who
authorize to have submitted on their
behalf, a completed ‘‘Application
* * *’’ will have their sites fully
considered for inclusion in the U.S.
Tentative List.
Estimated Annual Reporting Burden:
(This is a one-time report that is not
expected to be repeated for a number of
years.) A total of 2000–6000 hours
depending on the balance between less
complex sites and more complex ones.
If, for example, 50 individual completed
‘‘Applications’’ are received, of which
35 are of single buildings (estimated at
40 hours/per ‘‘Application’’) and 15 of
more complex sites (at 120 hours each),
the total burden hours would be 3200.
Estimated Average Burden Hours per
Response: Depending on the complexity
of the site for which the ‘‘Application’’
for inclusion in the Tentative List is
being prepared, the average burden
hours per response may vary
considerably because of many complex
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factors. In general, to fulfill minimum
program requirements describing the
property and demonstrating its
‘‘outstanding universal value’’ under the
World Heritage criteria, the average
burden hours will likely range from 40
hours for a single building
‘‘Application’’ to upward of 120 hours
for a more complex group of buildings
or a natural area, such as a major
national or state park unit or wildlife
refuge.
Estimated Average Number of
Respondents: 50.
Frequency of Response: 1 time per
respondent.
Dated: July 13, 2006.
Leonard E. Stowe,
NPS Information Collection Clearance
Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
30-Day Notice of Intention To Request
Clearance of Collection of Information;
Opportunity for Public Comment
National Park Service,
Department of the Interior.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
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, Report and
Recordkeeping Requirements, the
National Park Service invites public
comments on a submitted request for
the Office of Managment and Budget
(OMB) to approve a revision of a
currently approved collection. (OMB
#1024–0009).
The Primary Purpose of the
Information Collection Request is to
request approval for Federal tax
incentives for historic preservation
contained in Section 47 of the Internal
Revenue Code. Section 47 of the Code
requires that the Secretary of the Interior
certify to the Secretary of the Treasury
upon application by owners of historic
properties for Federal tax benefits, (a)
the historic character of the property,
and (b) that the rehabilitation work is
consistent with that historic character.
The NPS administers the program in
partnership with the Internal Revenue
Service. The Historic Preservation
Certification Application is used by the
NPS to evaluate the condition and
historic significance of buildings
undergoing rehabilitation for continued
use, and to evaluate whether the
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rehabilitation work meets the Secretary
of the Interior’s ‘‘Standards for
Rehabilitation.’’
Public comments will be
accepted on or before August 28, 2006.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
directly to the Desk Officer for the
Department of the Interior, (OMB
#1024–0009), Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, OMB, by fax at 202/
395–6566, or by electronic mail at
oira_docket@omb.eop.gov. Please also
mail or hand carry a copy of your
comments to: Sharon C. Park, Heritage
Preservation Services, National Park
Service, 1849 C St., NW., Org. code
2255, Washington, DC 20240–0001. All
comments will be a matter of public
record.
DATES:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Historic Preservation
Certification Application.
Form: NPS 10–168, 10–168a, 10–
168b, 10–168c.
OMB Control Number: 1024–0009.
Type of Request: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Expiration Date: 7/31/2006.
Description of Need: Section 47 of the
Internal Revenue Code provides a 20%
Federal income tax credit for the
rehabilitation of historic buildings and
an income tax deduction for the
donation of easements on historic
properties. The Historic Preservation
Certification Application provides
documentation to enable the Secretary
of the Interior determine whether
historic buildings qualify for these
Federal tax incentives. Comments are
invited 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 the
information collection on respondents
respond, including the use of
appropriate automated electronic,
mechanical, or other forms of
information technology, and (5) the
appropriateness of the filing fee. In
addition to the hour burden, there is a
filing fee for applications describing
rehabilitation projects over $20,000. The
fee is based on the size of the
rehabilitation, according to a fee
schedule published in 36 CFR 67.11, as
follows:
Fee
$500 ............
$800 ............
$1,500 .........
$2,500 .........
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Size of rehabilitation
$20,001 to $99,999.
$100,000 to $499,999.
$500,000 to $999,999.
$1,000,000 or more.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
30-Day Notice of Request for Clearance of Collection of
Information to the Office of Management and Budget; Opportunity for
Public Comment
AGENCY: Department of the Interior, National Park Service.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: Under provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and 5
CFR part 1320, Reporting and Record Keeping Requirements, the National
Park Service invites comments on a proposed new collection of
information (1024-xxxx).
DATES: Public comments on the proposed Information Collection Request
(ICR) will be accepted on or before thirty days from the date of
publication in the Federal Register.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments directly to the Desk Officer for the
Department of the Interior (OMB 1024-xxxx), Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, by
fax at 202-395-6566, or by electronic mail to OIRA_docket@omb.eop.gov.
Please also send, mail, or hand carry a copy of your comments and your
request for a copy of the draft ``Application'' to James H. Charleton,
Office of International Affairs, National Park Service, 1201 Eye
Street, NW., (0050) Washington, DC 20005. E-mail: james_
charleton@contractor.nps.gov. Phone: 202-354-1802. Fax 202-371-1446.
All comments will be a matter of public record.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James H. Charleton, 202-354-1802 or
April Brooks, 202-354-1808. You are entitled to a copy of the entire
ICR package free-of-charge.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Application for Inclusion of a Property in the U.S. World
Heritage Tentative List.
Bureau Form #: None.
OMB Number: To be requested.
Expiration Date: To be requested.
Type of Request: New collection.
Description of Need: The primary purpose of the ICR is to gather
the information necessary to evaluate the potential of properties for
possible nomination by the United States to the World Heritage List by
preparing a Tentative List of candidate sites. The World Heritage List
is an international list of cultural and natural properties nominated
by the signatories of the World Heritage Convention (1972). In 1973,
the United States was the first nation to ratify the treaty. U.S.
participation and the roles of the Department of the Interior and the
National Park Service are authorized by Title IV of the Historic
Preservation Act Amendments of 1980 and conducted in accordance with 36
CFR part 73--World Heritage Convention.
A Tentative List is a national list of natural and cultural
properties appearing to meet the eligibility criteria for nomination to
the World Heritage List. It is an annotated list of candidate sites
which a country intends to nominate within a given time period.
The World Heritage Committee has issued Operational Guidelines
asking participating nations to provide Tentative Lists, which aid in
evaluating properties for the World Heritage List on a comparative
international basis and help the Committee to schedule its work over
the long term. The Guidelines recommend that a nation review its
Tentative List at least once every decade. The current U.S. Tentative
List (formerly Indicative Inventory) dates to 1982.
The new U.S. Tentative List will serve as a guide for at least the
next decade 2009-2019) of U.S. nominations to the World Heritage List,
commencing with nominations expected to be submitted in final form to
the World Heritage Centre of UNESCO on or before February 1, 2009. The
Tentative List will be structured so as to meet the World Heritage
Committee's December 2004 request that the Tentative List allow for the
nomination of no more than two sites per year by any one nation, at
least one of which must be a natural site (excluding potential
emergency nominations not at present foreseen).
The National Park Service Office of International Affairs (NPS-OIA)
and the George Wright Society (GWS) are working together under a
cooperative agreement to prepare the new U.S. Tentative List. After
various reviews and approvals and an opportunity for owners and the
public to comment on the Tentative List and the accompanying
explanatory essay, the Secretary of the Interior, through the Assistant
Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, will determine the
composition of the new Tentative List and will submit it through the
U.S. Department of State to the World Heritage Committee.
The proposed ``Application'' invites owners and other preparers to
document properties proposed for inclusion in the Tentative List and
for potential nomination by the United States to the
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World Heritage List. It is intended to demonstrate that the properties
meet the World Heritage criteria established for inclusion by the World
Heritage Committee and the other requirements, including those of U.S.
domestic law (16 U.S.C. 470a-1, a-2, d) and the program regulations (36
CFR part 73--World Heritage Convention). The documentation will be used
directly to develop the Tentative List, to assist the completion of
U.S. World Heritage nominations, and indirectly to assist in the
conservation of the properties and for heritage education and
interpretation.
NPS specifically requests comments on: (1) The need for the
information, including whether the information has practical utility;
(2) the accuracy of the reporting burden hour estimate; (3) ways to
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information being
collected; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of information
collection on respondents, including the use of automated techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Automated data collection: The ``Application'' can be submitted
electronically by e-mail to the staff in the Office of International
Affairs who are drafting the Tentative List and preparing the
accompanying explanatory essay. Those without access to electronic
means will be able to obtain copies of the ``Application'' and return
them by mail.
Description of respondents: Individual private property owners and
groups of property owners and local, State, and Federal agency
representatives/owners. Participation will be strictly voluntary and
only respondent owners who submit, or who authorize to have submitted
on their behalf, a completed ``Application * * *'' will have their
sites fully considered for inclusion in the U.S. Tentative List.
Estimated Annual Reporting Burden: (This is a one-time report that
is not expected to be repeated for a number of years.) A total of 2000-
6000 hours depending on the balance between less complex sites and more
complex ones. If, for example, 50 individual completed ``Applications''
are received, of which 35 are of single buildings (estimated at 40
hours/per ``Application'') and 15 of more complex sites (at 120 hours
each), the total burden hours would be 3200.
Estimated Average Burden Hours per Response: Depending on the
complexity of the site for which the ``Application'' for inclusion in
the Tentative List is being prepared, the average burden hours per
response may vary considerably because of many complex factors. In
general, to fulfill minimum program requirements describing the
property and demonstrating its ``outstanding universal value'' under
the World Heritage criteria, the average burden hours will likely range
from 40 hours for a single building ``Application'' to upward of 120
hours for a more complex group of buildings or a natural area, such as
a major national or state park unit or wildlife refuge.
Estimated Average Number of Respondents: 50.
Frequency of Response: 1 time per respondent.
Dated: July 13, 2006.
Leonard E. Stowe,
NPS Information Collection Clearance Officer.
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