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do so.
As provided in 43 CFR 1610.5–2(a)(3),
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BILLING CODE 4310–HC–P
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
30-Day Notice of Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget;
Opportunity for Public Comment
Department of Interior,
National Park Service.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3507 et seq.) and 5 CFR Part
1320, Reporting and Recordkeeping
Requirements, the National Park Service
(NPS) invites public comments on a
revision of a currently approved
collection (OMB 1024–0038).
DATES: Public comments on this
Information Collection Request (ICR)
will be accepted on or before December
31, 2007.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
directly to the Desk Officer for the
Department of the Interior (OMB #1024–
0038), 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
send a copy of your comments to John
W. Renaud, Project Coordinator,
Historic Preservation Grants, Heritage
Assistance Programs, NPS, 1849 C St.,
NW. (2256), Washington, DC 20240; or
via fax at 202/371–1961; or via e-mail at
John_Renaud@nps.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John
W. Renaud, Project coordinator, Historic
Preservation Grants, Heritage Assistance
Programs, NPS, 1849 C St., NW. (2256),
Washington, DC 20240; or via fax at
202/371–1961; or via e-mail at
John_Renaud@nps.gov, or via telephone
at 202/354–2066. You are entitled to a
copy of the entire ICR package free-ofcharge.
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Comments Received on the 60-Day
Federal Register Notice: The NPS
published a 60-Day Notice to solicit
public comment on this ICR in the
Federal Register on August 1, 2007
(Vol. 72, No. 147, Pages 42106–42108).
The comment period closed on October
1, 2007. The NPS received no comments
as a result of the publication of this 60Day Federal Register Notice.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Procedures for State, Tribal, and
Local Government Historic Preservation
Programs; 36 CFR part 61.
Bureau Form Number(s): None.
OMB Number: 1024–0038.
Expiration Date of Approval:
November 30, 2007.
Type of Request: Revision of a
currently approved collection of
information.
Description of Need: This set of
information collections has an impact
on State, tribal, and local governments
that wish to participate formally in the
National Historic Preservation
Partnership (NHPP) Program, and State
and tribal governments that wish to
apply for Historic Preservation Fund
(HPF) grants. The NPS uses the
information collections to ensure
compliance with the National Historic
Preservation Act, as amended (16 U.S.C.
470 et seq.) as well as the governmentwide grant requirements that OMB has
issued and the Department of the
Interior implements through 43 CFR
part 12. This information collection also
produces performance data that NPS
uses to assess its progress in meeting
goals set in Departmental and NPS
strategic plans created pursuant to the
1993 Government Performance and
Results Act, as amended. This request
for OMB approval includes local
government burden for information
collections associated with various
aspects of the Certified Local
Government (CLG) program; State
government burden for information
collections related to the CLG program,
the program-specific aspects of the HPF
grants to States, maintenance of a State
inventory of historic and prehistoric
properties, tracking State Historic
preservation Office historic preservation
consultation with Federal agencies,
reporting on other State historic
preservation accomplishments, and the
State role in the State Program Review
Process; and tribal government burden
for information collections related to the
program-specific aspects of HPF grants
to THPOs.
This request includes information
collections related to HPF grants to
States and to Tribal Historic
Preservation Officers/Offices (THPOs).
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NPS is seeking the revision to reflect the
increased number of partners
participating in the NHPP and
consequently in the previously
approved information collections. In
addition, a revision is needed because
some information collections had not
been recognized as such during
preparation for earlier OMB approvals.
Section 101(b) of the National Historic
Preservation Act, as amended, (16
U.S.C. 470a(b)) specifies the role of
States in the NHPP program. Section
101(c), section 103(c), and section 301
of the Act (16 U.S.C. 470a(c), 16 U.S.C.
470c(c), and 16 U.S.C. 470w) specify the
role of local governments in the NHPP
program. Section 101(d) of the Act (16
U.S.C. 470a(d)) specifies the role of
tribes in the NHPP program. Section 108
of the Act (16 U.S.C. 470h) created the
HPF to support activities that carry out
the purposes of the Act. Section
101(e)(1) of the Act (16 U.S.C. 470a(e))
directs the Secretary of the Interior
through the NPS to ‘‘administer a
program of matching grants to the States
for the purposes of carrying out’’ the
Act. Similarly, sections 101(d) and
101(e) of the Act direct a program of
grants to THPOs for carrying out their
responsibilities under the Act. Each year
Congress directs NPS to use part of the
annual appropriation from the HPF for
the State grant program and the tribal
grant program. The purpose of both the
HPF State grants program and the HPF
THPO grants program is to assist States
and tribes in carrying out their statutory
role in the national historic preservation
program. HPF grants to States and
THPOs are program grants; i.e., each
State/THPO selects its own HPF-eligible
activities and projects. Each HPF grant
to a State/THPO has two years of fund
availability. At the end of the first year,
NPS employs a ‘‘Use or Lose’’ policy to
ensure efficient and effective use of the
grant funds. All 59 States, territories,
and the District of Columbia participate
in the NHPP program. Almost 1,600
local governments have become
Certified Local Governments (CLGs) in
order to participate in the NHPP
program. Approximately 54 local
governments become CLGs each year.
Fifty-seven federally-recognized tribes
have joined formally the NHPP and
have established Tribal Historic
Preservation Officers and tribal historic
preservation offices. Typically, each
year five to seven tribes join the
partnership. NPS developed the
information collections associated with
36 CFR Part 61 in consultation with
State, Tribal, and local government
partners. The obligation to respond is
required to provide information to
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evaluate whether or not State, tribal,
and local governments meet minimum
standards and requirements for
participation in the NHPP program; and
to meet government-wide requirements
for Federal grant programs.
Comments are invited on: (1) Practical
utility of the information being
gathered; (2) the accuracy of the burden
hour estimate; (3) ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (4)
ways to minimize the burden to
respondents, including use of
automated information collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology. Before including your
address, phone number, e-mail 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, we cannot guarantee that
we will be able to do so.
Automated data collection: NPS has
made available to States for completion
on-line all of the forms for the HPF State
Grants program.
Frequency of collection: Annually.
Description of respondents: State,
tribal, and local governments that wish
to participate formally in the National
Historic Preservation partnership
Program and who wish to apply for
Historic Preservation fund grant
assistance.
Estimated average number of
respondents/record keepers: The net
number of partners participating in this
set of information collections annually
is 59 States, territories, and the District
of Columbia, 57 Tribes, and 1,554 CLGs.
Estimated average number of
responses: NPS estimates that there are
35,927 responses per year. This is the
gross number of responses for all of the
elements included in this set of
information collections.
Estimated average number of State
HPF grant-related applicant responses:
58 per year.
Estimated average gross number of
State HPF grant-related grantee
responses: 407 per year.
Estimated average gross number of
State HPF grant-related responses for
successful Applicants/Grantees: 465 per
year.
Estimate average number of THPO
HPF grant-related Applicant responses:
57 per year.
Estimate average gross number of
THPO HPF grant-related grantee
responses: 143 per year.
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Estimated average gross number of
THPO HPF application plus grantrelated responses: 200 per year.
Estimated average number of State
and local CLG program related
responses per State/CLG: 44 per year.
Estimated average gross number State
and local CLG program related
responses for all States/CLGs: 2,936 per
year.
Estimated average minimum number
of State inventory responses per State:
78 per year.
Estimated average gross minimum
number of State inventory responses for
all States: 4,602 per year.
Estimated average minimum number
of State consultation on Federal project
responses per State: 445 per year.
Estimated average gross minimum
number of State consultation of Federal
projects responses for all States: 26,255
per year.
Estimated average number of other
State performance reports per State: 1
per year.
Estimated average gross number of
other State performance reports for all
States: 25 per year.
Estimated average minimum number
of State Program Reviews per State: 1
per year.
Estimated average gross minimum
number of State Program Reviews for all
States: 14 per year.
Estimated average gross number of
responses for all non-grant collections:
33,793 per year.
Estimated average time burden per
respondent: NPS estimates that the total
public (State plus local) burden for the
Certified Local Government (CLG)
program averages 36 hours per CLG for
the certification, monitoring, and
evaluation of each CLG and 45 minutes
for reporting of other CLG
accomplishments. NPS estimates that
the total public (State) burden averages
10 minutes per Federal agency project
tracked, 45 minutes per inventory
record, 2 hours per reporting on other
State accomplishments, and 90 hours
per State Program Review. NPS
estimates that the total public burden
for collections not directly tied to grants
is 129 hours per respondent. NPS
estimates that the public burden for the
HPF-supported State grant program
collections of information will average
12 hours per application and 17 hours
per grant per year for all of the grantrelated collections. The combined total
public burden for the HPF State grant
program-related information collections
would average 29 hours per successful
applicant/grantee. NPS estimates that
the total public burden for the HPF
THPO grant program-related
information collections would average
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14 hours per successful applicant/
grantee. These burden estimates are a
one-year average for the two-year grants.
The combined total public burden for
the 36 CFR part 61-related information
collections would average 133 hours per
partner. These estimates of burden
include time for reviewing instructions,
searching existing data sources,
gathering and maintaining the data
needed, and reviewing the collection of
information.
Estimated average burden hours per
State HPF grant-related Applicant
response: 12 hours.
Estimated average burden hours per
State HPF grant-related Grantee
response: 17 hours.
Estimated total annual average
burden hours per State HPF grantrelated respondent: 29 hours.
Estimated total annual average
burden hours for all State HPF grantrelated responses: 1,541 hours.
Estimated average annual burden
hours per THPO HPF grant-related
Applicant/Grantee for all responses: 14
hours.
Estimated total annual average
burden hours for all THPO HPF grantrelated respondents: 781 hours.
Estimated average burden hours in
the CLG program per response: 12
hours.
Estimated average burden hours in
the State inventory program per
response: 40 minutes.
Estimated average burden hours in
the Federal agency consultation
tracking program per response: 10
minutes.
Estimated average burden hours in
other performance reporting per
response: 3 hours.
Estimated average burden hours in
the State Program Review program per
response: 90 hours.
Estimated average annual burden
hours per partner for all non grantrelated responses: 710 hours.
Estimated Annual Burden on all
Respondents for all non grant-related
responses: 33,606 hours.
Frequency of response: The frequency
of response varies depending upon the
activity. In the CLG program, States and
local governments participate once for
the certification process, once per year
for the monitoring of each CLG, once
every four years for the evaluation of
each CLG, and once a year on a
voluntary basis for other performance
reporting. Each State adds property
records to its inventory and tracks the
progress of consultation with Federal
agencies as the information becomes
available. Each State reports once a year
on a voluntary basis for other
performance reporting. The National
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Historic Preservation Act requires that
each State undergo a State Program
Review every four years. For the
program-specific aspects of the HPF
grants to State program, the estimated
number of responses includes a
‘‘Cumulative Products Table’’ of
projected performance in summary
format, an ‘‘Organization Chart’’
showing the availability of
appropriately qualified staff, and a
(major) ‘‘Anticipated Activities List’’.
During the grant cycle, grantees seek
NPS approval once for a subgrant (via a
project notification) and associated final
project report. Each year, every State
submits an ‘‘End of Year Report’’ that
includes the Cumulative Products Table
(which compares actual to proposed
performance), a ‘‘Sources of Nonfederal
Matching Share Report,’’ a ‘‘Project/
Activity Database Report,’’ an
‘‘Unexpended Carryover Funds Table
and Carryover Statement,’’ and a
‘‘Significant Preservation
Accomplishments Summary.’’ For the
program-specific aspects of the HPF
grants to THPOs program, the estimated
number of responses includes a grant
application scope of work, a ‘‘Grants
Product Summary Table,’’ an
unexpended funds carry-over statement,
and a ‘‘THPO Annual Report’’ (a
narrative summary of important
accomplishments).
Estimated total annual burden: NPS
estimates that the estimated combined
annual burden on all respondents for all
responses will be 35,927 hours.
Dated: November 27, 2007.
Leonard E. Stowe,
NPS, Information Collection Clearance
Officer.
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BILLING CODE 4312–52–M
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation
Quarterly Status Report of Water
Service, Repayment, and Other WaterRelated Contract Negotiations
Bureau of Reclamation,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given of
contractual actions that have been
proposed to the Bureau of Reclamation
(Reclamation) and are new, modified,
discontinued, or completed since the
last publication of this notice on August
22, 2007. This notice is one of a variety
of means used to inform the public
about proposed contractual actions for
capital recovery and management of
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project resources and facilities
consistent with section 9(f) of the
Reclamation Project Act of 1939.
Additional announcements of
individual contract actions may be
published in the Federal Register and in
newspapers of general circulation in the
areas determined by Reclamation to be
affected by the proposed action.
ADDRESSES: The identity of the
approving officer and other information
pertaining to a specific contract
proposal may be obtained by calling or
writing the appropriate regional office at
the address and telephone number given
for each region in the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sandra L. Simons, Manager, Contract
Services Office, Bureau of Reclamation,
P.O. Box 25007, Denver, Colorado
80225–0007; telephone 303–445–2902.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Consistent
with section 9(f) of the Reclamation
Project Act of 1939 and the rules and
regulations published in 52 FR 11954,
April 13, 1987 (43 CFR 426.22),
Reclamation will publish notice of
proposed or amendatory contract
actions for any contract for the delivery
of project water for authorized uses in
newspapers of general circulation in the
affected area at least 60 days prior to
contract execution. Announcements
may be in the form of news releases,
legal notices, official letters,
memorandums, or other forms of
written material. Meetings, workshops,
and/or hearings may also be used, as
appropriate, to provide local publicity.
The public participation procedures do
not apply to proposed contracts for the
sale of surplus or interim irrigation
water for a term of 1 year or less. Either
of the contracting parties may invite the
public to observe contract proceedings.
All public participation procedures will
be coordinated with those involved in
complying with the National
Environmental Policy Act. Pursuant to
the ‘‘Final Revised Public Participation
Procedures’’ for water resource-related
contract negotiations, published in 47
FR 7763, February 22, 1982, a tabulation
is provided of all proposed contractual
actions in each of the five Reclamation
regions. When contract negotiations are
completed, and prior to execution, each
proposed contract form must be
approved by the Secretary of the
Interior, or pursuant to delegated or
redelegated authority, the Commissioner
of Reclamation or one of the regional
directors. In some instances,
congressional review and approval of a
report, water rate, or other terms and
conditions of the contract may be
involved.
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Public participation in and receipt of
comments on contract proposals will be
facilitated by adherence to the following
procedures:
1. Only persons authorized to act on
behalf of the contracting entities may
negotiate the terms and conditions of a
specific contract proposal.
2. Advance notice of meetings or
hearings will be furnished to those
parties that have made a timely written
request for such notice to the
appropriate regional or project office of
Reclamation.
3. Written correspondence regarding
proposed contracts may be made
available to the general public pursuant
to the terms and procedures of the
Freedom of Information Act, as
amended.
4. Written comments on a proposed
contract or contract action must be
submitted to the appropriate regional
officials at the locations and within the
time limits set forth in the advance
public notices.
5. All written comments received and
testimony presented at any public
hearing will be reviewed and
summarized by the appropriate regional
office for use by the contract approving
authority.
6. Copies of specific proposed
contracts may be obtained from the
appropriate regional director or his
designated public contact as they
become available for review and
comment.
7. In the event modifications are made
in the form of a proposed contract, the
appropriate regional director shall
determine whether republication of the
notice and/or extension of the comment
period is necessary.
Factors considered in making such a
determination shall include, but are not
limited to (i) the significance of the
modification, and (ii) the degree of
public interest which has been
expressed over the course of the
negotiations. At a minimum, the
regional director shall furnish revised
contracts to all parties who requested
the contract in response to the initial
public notice.
Definitions of Abbreviations Frequently
Used in This Document
BCP Boulder Canyon Project
Reclamation Bureau of Reclamation
CAP Central Arizona Project
CVP Central Valley Project
CRSP Colorado River Storage Project
FR Federal Register
IDD Irrigation and Drainage District
ID Irrigation District
M&I Municipal and Industrial
NMISC New Mexico Interstate Stream
Commission
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
30-Day Notice of Submission to the Office of Management and
Budget; Opportunity for Public Comment
AGENCY: Department of Interior, National Park Service.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(44 U.S.C. 3507 et seq.) and 5 CFR Part 1320, Reporting and
Recordkeeping Requirements, the National Park Service (NPS) invites
public comments on a revision of a currently approved collection (OMB
1024-0038).
DATES: Public comments on this Information Collection Request (ICR)
will be accepted on or before December 31, 2007.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments directly to the Desk Officer for the
Department of the Interior (OMB 1024-0038), 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 send a copy of
your comments to John W. Renaud, Project Coordinator, Historic
Preservation Grants, Heritage Assistance Programs, NPS, 1849 C St., NW.
(2256), Washington, DC 20240; or via fax at 202/371-1961; or via e-mail
at John--Renaud@nps.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John W. Renaud, Project coordinator,
Historic Preservation Grants, Heritage Assistance Programs, NPS, 1849 C
St., NW. (2256), Washington, DC 20240; or via fax at 202/371-1961; or
via e-mail at John--Renaud@nps.gov, or via telephone at 202/354-2066.
You are entitled to a copy of the entire ICR package free-of-charge.
Comments Received on the 60-Day Federal Register Notice: The NPS
published a 60-Day Notice to solicit public comment on this ICR in the
Federal Register on August 1, 2007 (Vol. 72, No. 147, Pages 42106-
42108). The comment period closed on October 1, 2007. The NPS received
no comments as a result of the publication of this 60-Day Federal
Register Notice.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Procedures for State, Tribal, and Local Government Historic
Preservation Programs; 36 CFR part 61.
Bureau Form Number(s): None.
OMB Number: 1024-0038.
Expiration Date of Approval: November 30, 2007.
Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection of
information.
Description of Need: This set of information collections has an
impact on State, tribal, and local governments that wish to participate
formally in the National Historic Preservation Partnership (NHPP)
Program, and State and tribal governments that wish to apply for
Historic Preservation Fund (HPF) grants. The NPS uses the information
collections to ensure compliance with the National Historic
Preservation Act, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.) as well as the
government-wide grant requirements that OMB has issued and the
Department of the Interior implements through 43 CFR part 12. This
information collection also produces performance data that NPS uses to
assess its progress in meeting goals set in Departmental and NPS
strategic plans created pursuant to the 1993 Government Performance and
Results Act, as amended. This request for OMB approval includes local
government burden for information collections associated with various
aspects of the Certified Local Government (CLG) program; State
government burden for information collections related to the CLG
program, the program-specific aspects of the HPF grants to States,
maintenance of a State inventory of historic and prehistoric
properties, tracking State Historic preservation Office historic
preservation consultation with Federal agencies, reporting on other
State historic preservation accomplishments, and the State role in the
State Program Review Process; and tribal government burden for
information collections related to the program-specific aspects of HPF
grants to THPOs.
This request includes information collections related to HPF grants
to States and to Tribal Historic Preservation Officers/Offices (THPOs).
NPS is seeking the revision to reflect the increased number of partners
participating in the NHPP and consequently in the previously approved
information collections. In addition, a revision is needed because some
information collections had not been recognized as such during
preparation for earlier OMB approvals. Section 101(b) of the National
Historic Preservation Act, as amended, (16 U.S.C. 470a(b)) specifies
the role of States in the NHPP program. Section 101(c), section 103(c),
and section 301 of the Act (16 U.S.C. 470a(c), 16 U.S.C. 470c(c), and
16 U.S.C. 470w) specify the role of local governments in the NHPP
program. Section 101(d) of the Act (16 U.S.C. 470a(d)) specifies the
role of tribes in the NHPP program. Section 108 of the Act (16 U.S.C.
470h) created the HPF to support activities that carry out the purposes
of the Act. Section 101(e)(1) of the Act (16 U.S.C. 470a(e)) directs
the Secretary of the Interior through the NPS to ``administer a program
of matching grants to the States for the purposes of carrying out'' the
Act. Similarly, sections 101(d) and 101(e) of the Act direct a program
of grants to THPOs for carrying out their responsibilities under the
Act. Each year Congress directs NPS to use part of the annual
appropriation from the HPF for the State grant program and the tribal
grant program. The purpose of both the HPF State grants program and the
HPF THPO grants program is to assist States and tribes in carrying out
their statutory role in the national historic preservation program. HPF
grants to States and THPOs are program grants; i.e., each State/THPO
selects its own HPF-eligible activities and projects. Each HPF grant to
a State/THPO has two years of fund availability. At the end of the
first year, NPS employs a ``Use or Lose'' policy to ensure efficient
and effective use of the grant funds. All 59 States, territories, and
the District of Columbia participate in the NHPP program. Almost 1,600
local governments have become Certified Local Governments (CLGs) in
order to participate in the NHPP program. Approximately 54 local
governments become CLGs each year. Fifty-seven federally-recognized
tribes have joined formally the NHPP and have established Tribal
Historic Preservation Officers and tribal historic preservation
offices. Typically, each year five to seven tribes join the
partnership. NPS developed the information collections associated with
36 CFR Part 61 in consultation with State, Tribal, and local government
partners. The obligation to respond is required to provide information
to
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evaluate whether or not State, tribal, and local governments meet
minimum standards and requirements for participation in the NHPP
program; and to meet government-wide requirements for Federal grant
programs.
Comments are invited on: (1) Practical utility of the information
being gathered; (2) the accuracy of the burden hour estimate; (3) ways
to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be
collected; and (4) ways to minimize the burden to respondents,
including use of automated information collection techniques or other
forms of information technology. Before including your address, phone
number, e-mail 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, we cannot guarantee that we will be
able to do so.
Automated data collection: NPS has made available to States for
completion on-line all of the forms for the HPF State Grants program.
Frequency of collection: Annually.
Description of respondents: State, tribal, and local governments
that wish to participate formally in the National Historic Preservation
partnership Program and who wish to apply for Historic Preservation
fund grant assistance.
Estimated average number of respondents/record keepers: The net
number of partners participating in this set of information collections
annually is 59 States, territories, and the District of Columbia, 57
Tribes, and 1,554 CLGs.
Estimated average number of responses: NPS estimates that there are
35,927 responses per year. This is the gross number of responses for
all of the elements included in this set of information collections.
Estimated average number of State HPF grant-related applicant
responses: 58 per year.
Estimated average gross number of State HPF grant-related grantee
responses: 407 per year.
Estimated average gross number of State HPF grant-related responses
for successful Applicants/Grantees: 465 per year.
Estimate average number of THPO HPF grant-related Applicant
responses: 57 per year.
Estimate average gross number of THPO HPF grant-related grantee
responses: 143 per year.
Estimated average gross number of THPO HPF application plus grant-
related responses: 200 per year.
Estimated average number of State and local CLG program related
responses per State/CLG: 44 per year.
Estimated average gross number State and local CLG program related
responses for all States/CLGs: 2,936 per year.
Estimated average minimum number of State inventory responses per
State: 78 per year.
Estimated average gross minimum number of State inventory responses
for all States: 4,602 per year.
Estimated average minimum number of State consultation on Federal
project responses per State: 445 per year.
Estimated average gross minimum number of State consultation of
Federal projects responses for all States: 26,255 per year.
Estimated average number of other State performance reports per
State: 1 per year.
Estimated average gross number of other State performance reports
for all States: 25 per year.
Estimated average minimum number of State Program Reviews per
State: 1 per year.
Estimated average gross minimum number of State Program Reviews for
all States: 14 per year.
Estimated average gross number of responses for all non-grant
collections: 33,793 per year.
Estimated average time burden per respondent: NPS estimates that
the total public (State plus local) burden for the Certified Local
Government (CLG) program averages 36 hours per CLG for the
certification, monitoring, and evaluation of each CLG and 45 minutes
for reporting of other CLG accomplishments. NPS estimates that the
total public (State) burden averages 10 minutes per Federal agency
project tracked, 45 minutes per inventory record, 2 hours per reporting
on other State accomplishments, and 90 hours per State Program Review.
NPS estimates that the total public burden for collections not directly
tied to grants is 129 hours per respondent. NPS estimates that the
public burden for the HPF-supported State grant program collections of
information will average 12 hours per application and 17 hours per
grant per year for all of the grant-related collections. The combined
total public burden for the HPF State grant program-related information
collections would average 29 hours per successful applicant/grantee.
NPS estimates that the total public burden for the HPF THPO grant
program-related information collections would average 14 hours per
successful applicant/grantee. These burden estimates are a one-year
average for the two-year grants. The combined total public burden for
the 36 CFR part 61-related information collections would average 133
hours per partner. These estimates of burden include time for reviewing
instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and
maintaining the data needed, and reviewing the collection of
information.
Estimated average burden hours per State HPF grant-related
Applicant response: 12 hours.
Estimated average burden hours per State HPF grant-related Grantee
response: 17 hours.
Estimated total annual average burden hours per State HPF grant-
related respondent: 29 hours.
Estimated total annual average burden hours for all State HPF
grant-related responses: 1,541 hours.
Estimated average annual burden hours per THPO HPF grant-related
Applicant/Grantee for all responses: 14 hours.
Estimated total annual average burden hours for all THPO HPF grant-
related respondents: 781 hours.
Estimated average burden hours in the CLG program per response: 12
hours.
Estimated average burden hours in the State inventory program per
response: 40 minutes.
Estimated average burden hours in the Federal agency consultation
tracking program per response: 10 minutes.
Estimated average burden hours in other performance reporting per
response: 3 hours.
Estimated average burden hours in the State Program Review program
per response: 90 hours.
Estimated average annual burden hours per partner for all non
grant-related responses: 710 hours.
Estimated Annual Burden on all Respondents for all non grant-
related responses: 33,606 hours.
Frequency of response: The frequency of response varies depending
upon the activity. In the CLG program, States and local governments
participate once for the certification process, once per year for the
monitoring of each CLG, once every four years for the evaluation of
each CLG, and once a year on a voluntary basis for other performance
reporting. Each State adds property records to its inventory and tracks
the progress of consultation with Federal agencies as the information
becomes available. Each State reports once a year on a voluntary basis
for other performance reporting. The National
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Historic Preservation Act requires that each State undergo a State
Program Review every four years. For the program-specific aspects of
the HPF grants to State program, the estimated number of responses
includes a ``Cumulative Products Table'' of projected performance in
summary format, an ``Organization Chart'' showing the availability of
appropriately qualified staff, and a (major) ``Anticipated Activities
List''. During the grant cycle, grantees seek NPS approval once for a
subgrant (via a project notification) and associated final project
report. Each year, every State submits an ``End of Year Report'' that
includes the Cumulative Products Table (which compares actual to
proposed performance), a ``Sources of Nonfederal Matching Share
Report,'' a ``Project/Activity Database Report,'' an ``Unexpended
Carryover Funds Table and Carryover Statement,'' and a ``Significant
Preservation Accomplishments Summary.'' For the program-specific
aspects of the HPF grants to THPOs program, the estimated number of
responses includes a grant application scope of work, a ``Grants
Product Summary Table,'' an unexpended funds carry-over statement, and
a ``THPO Annual Report'' (a narrative summary of important
accomplishments).
Estimated total annual burden: NPS estimates that the estimated
combined annual burden on all respondents for all responses will be
35,927 hours.
Dated: November 27, 2007.
Leonard E. Stowe,
NPS, Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 07-5889 Filed 11-29-07; 8:45 am]
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