30-Day Notice of Intention To Request Clearance of Collection of Information; Opportunity for Public Comment, 5945-5946 [E9-2053]

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• DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
• National Park Service

[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 21 (Tuesday, February 3, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5945-5946]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-2053]


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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

AGENCY: Department of the 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 
(Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C., Chapter 3507) and 5 CFR Part 1320, 
Reporting and Record keeping Requirements, the National Park Service 
(NPS) invites public comments on an extension of a currently approved 
collection of information (OMB 1024-0018).

DATES: Public comments on this information Collection Request (ICR) 
will be accepted on or before March 5, 2009.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments directly to the Desk Officer for the 
Department of the Interior (OMB 1024-0018), 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 Lisa Deline, Managing Editor, National 
Register of Historic Places, National Park Service, 1201 Eye Street 
NW., 8th Floor, Washington, DC 20005 or via fax at 202/371-2229.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul Loether, Chief, National Register 
of Historic Places and National Historic Landmark Program, 1201 Eye 
Street, NW. 8TH Floor, Washington, DC 20005 or via fax at 202/371-2229. 
You are entitled to a copy of the entire ICR package free-of-charge. 
You may access this ICR at https://www.reginfo.gov/public/.
    Comments Received on the 60-Day Federal Register Notice: The NPS 
published a 60-day Notice to solicit public comments on this ICR in the 
Federal Register on July 11, 2008 (Vol. 73, No. 134, Page 39984-39985). 
The comment period closed on September 9, 2008. No public comments were 
received on this Notice.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: 36 CFR 60 and 63, National Register of Historic Places 
Registration Form, Continuation Sheet, Multiple Property Documentation 
Form (aka MPS).
    Form(s): NPS 10-900 (Registration Form), 10-900-a (Continuation 
Sheet), 10-900-b (Multiple Property Documentation Form).
    OMB Control Number: 1024-0018.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection of 
information.
    Expiration Date: 01/31/2009.
    Description of Need: The National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 
requires the Secretary of the Interior to maintain and expand the 
National Register of Historic Places, and to establish criteria and 
guidelines for including properties in the National Register. 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 must be considered in the planning for 
Federal or federally assisted projects. National Register listing is 
required for eligibility for the federal rehabilitation tax incentives. 
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 Public Law 
requires that the Secretary of the Interior maintain and expand. 
Properties are listed in the National Register 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 interpretation. National Register properties and 
those eligible for listing may be eligible for Federal Rehabilitation 
tax incentives. The forms provide the historic documentation on which 
decisions for listing and eligibility are based. The obligation to 
respond is required to obtain and retain benefits.
    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: 55,560 hours, broken down as 
follows: 1,262 newly proposed individual and district nominations @36 
hrs. each = 45,432; 196 nominations submitted under existing MPS @ 18 
hrs. each 3,528; 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 is 36 hours for a newly proposed individual nomination: 18 hours 
for a nomination proposed under an existing Multiple Property 
Submission (MPS); and 120 hours for a newly proposed MPS cover 
document.
    Continuation sheets (10-900-a) are used 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 average 
calculations above 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.
    Comments are invited on: (1) The 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 from public 
review, we cannot guarantee that OMB will be able to do so.

    Dated: January 27, 2009.
Leonard E. Stowe,
NPS Information Collection Clearance Officer.
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