60-Day Notice of Intention To Request Clearance of Collection of Information; Opportunity for Public Comment, 57189-57190 [E9-26470]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 212 / Wednesday, November 4, 2009 / Notices Estimated average number of responses: 18,600 per year. Frequency of Response: 1 per respondent. Estimated average time burden per respondent: Special Event permit and Vehicle Use permit: .5 hour First Amendment permits/ Distribution of printed material, Commerical Filming permit, Still Photography permit, Agricultural Use, and Access to Otherwise Closed Area: 1 hour. Estimated total annual reporting burden: 11,150 hours per year. 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 being 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 we will be able to do so. October 29, 2009. Cartina Miller, NPS, Information Collection Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. E9–26468 Filed 11–3–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service 60-Day Notice of Intention To Request Clearance of Collection of Information; Opportunity for Public Comment mstockstill on DSKH9S0YB1PROD with NOTICES AGENCY: Department of the Interior, National Park Service. ACTION: Notice and request for comments. SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 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 #1024–0232). DATES: Public comments on this Information Collection Request (ICR) VerDate Nov<24>2008 16:29 Nov 03, 2009 Jkt 220001 will be accepted on or before January 4, 2010. ADDRESSES: Send comments to: Diane Miller, National Manager, National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program, National Park Service, Midwest Regional Office, 601 Riverfront Drive, Omaha, Nebraska 68102 or via fax at 402–661–1982; or via e-mail at diane_miller@nps.gov. All responses to the Notice will be summarized and included in the request for the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval. All comments will become a matter of public record. To Request a Draft of Proposed Collection of Information Contact: Diane Miller, National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program, National Park Service, 601 Riverfront Drive, Omaha, Nebraska 68102; or via phone at 402/661–1588; or via fax at 402/661– 1982; or via e-mail at: diane_miller@nps.gov. You are entitled to a copy of the entire ICR package free of charge once the package is submitted to OMB for review. You can access this ICR at: https://www.reginfo.gov/public/. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: National Park Service National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom. Form(s): National Park Service National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Application Form. OMB Control Number: 1024–0232. Expiration Date: 2/28/2010. Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection of information. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB regulations at 5 CFR 1320, which implementing provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13), require that interested members of the public and affected agencies have an opportunity to comment on information collection and recordkeeping activity [see 5 CFR 1320.8 (d)]. This notice identifies an information collection that NPS will be submitting to OMB for approval. This collection is contained in Public Law 105–23, the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Act of 1998 which requires the establishment of a network justifiably associated with the Underground Railroad. The Network is designed to be a collection of sites, facilities, and programs, both governmental and non-governmental, around the United States with a verifiable association with the historic Underground Railroad movement. The Network to Freedom Application Form is completed by Federal agencies, State Historic Preservation Offices, other State agencies, local governments, PO 00000 Frm 00049 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 57189 organizations, and individuals to determine their eligibility to the Network. The National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom, National Park Service will request a 3-year term of approval for this information collection activity. Description of Need: The NPS has identified guidelines and criteria for associated elements to qualify for the Network. The application form for historic sites, educational programs, and archives and research centers collects data to determine if eligibility requirements are met. The documentation will be incorporated into a database that will be available to the general public for information purposes. Public Law 105–2103 authorizes the NPS to develop and administer the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program, a nationwide collection of governmental and non-governmental sites, facilities, and programs associated with the historic Underground Railroad movement. The NPS has developed the application process through which associated elements can be included in the Network. The information collected will: (a) Verify associations to the Underground Railroad; (b) measure minimum levels of standards for inclusion in the Network; and (c) identify general needs for technical assistance. The NPS specifically requests comments on: (1) The need for information including whether the information has practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the reporting burden hours estimates; (3) ways to enhance the quality 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. Automated Data Collection: Respondents must verify associations and characteristics through descriptive texts that are the result of historical research. Evaluations are based on subjective analysis of the information provided, which often includes copies of rare documents and photographs. Much of the information is submitted in electronic format, but at the present time, there is no automated way to gather all of the required information. Description of respondents: The affected public is State, tribal, and local governments, Federal agencies, businesses, non-profit organizations, and individuals throughout the United States. Estimated average number of responses: 70 per year. Frequency of Response: Once per respondent. E:\FR\FM\04NON1.SGM 04NON1 57190 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 212 / Wednesday, November 4, 2009 / Notices Estimated average time burden per respondent: 15 hours. Estimated total annual reporting burden: 1,050 hours. 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 being 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 we will be able to do so. Dated: October 29, 2009. Cartina A. Miller, Information Collection Clearance Officer, National Park Service. [FR Doc. E9–26470 Filed 11–3–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service National Mall and Memorial Parks; Notice of Intent To Revise the Scope of an Environmental Impact Statement and Plan for the National Mall mstockstill on DSKH9S0YB1PROD with NOTICES AGENCY: Department of the Interior, National Park Service. ACTION: Notice of Intent to revise the scope of the National Mall Plan Environmental Impact Statement and to prepare a separate Environmental Assessment (EA) for Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Site. SUMMARY: In accordance with section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, the National Park Service (NPS) has been preparing a National Mall Plan Environmental Impact Statement (National Mall Plan) to develop a long-range vision for the use and management of the National Mall and for Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Site. The scope of the National Mall Plan will be revised so that planning for Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Site will continue in a separate planning document and process, an action supported by stakeholders and other federal agencies. VerDate Nov<24>2008 16:29 Nov 03, 2009 Jkt 220001 Comments received to date during the National Mall Plan public scoping and involvement periods that pertain to the Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Site will be incorporated into planning and environmental analysis for Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Site. The NPS announced the start of initial planning for the National Mall Plan on January 16, 2007 (72 FR 1763). Following public meetings the NPS determined the plan would be an Environmental Impact Statement. The decision was announced in the Federal Register on September 6, 2007 (72 FR 51253). DATES: Information related to public involvement opportunities for both the National Mall Plan and for the EA for Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Site will be provided at the project Web site: https://www.nps.gov/ nationalmallplan. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The planning effort will include compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act and other laws and regulations. The EA for Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Site, an area that has also been referred to as Pennsylvania Avenue National Historical Park, will address sidewalks and parks along Pennsylvania Avenue NW., from 1st Street to 15th Street and will include a number of commemorative statues as well as memorial parks such as the U.S. Navy Memorial, Pershing Park, Freedom Plaza, Indiana Plaza, the Mellon Fountain and John Marshall Park. A map of the revised study areas for the National Mall Plan and for the EA for Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Site is available at the project Web site: https://www.nps.gov/ nationalmallplan. The comments already received by the NPS related to Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Site are being considered in this process along with the information provided by cooperating agencies and others. The primary issues in the EA for Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Site that have been raised relate to commercial uses, future commemorative locations, maintenance and care of memorial parks and the sidewalks, and circulation. Additional issues may be defined or added and their resource impacts analyzed throughout the planning process. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Project Executive Susan Spain, at National Mall & Memorial Parks, 900 Ohio Drive, SW., Washington, DC 20004, by telephone at (202) 245–4692, or by e-mail at susan_spain@nps.gov. PO 00000 Frm 00050 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Dated: October 22, 2009. Margaret O’Dell, Regional Director, National Capital Region. [FR Doc. E9–26467 Filed 11–3–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–39–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS–R9–IA–2009–N176] [96300–1671–0000 FY09R4] Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES); Fifteenth Regular Meeting; Provisional Agenda; Announcement of Public Meeting AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The United States, as a Party to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), will attend the fifteenth regular meeting of the Conference of the Parties to CITES (CoP15) in Doha, Qatar, March 13-25, 2010. Currently, the United States is developing its negotiating positions on proposed resolutions, decisions, and amendments to the CITES Appendices (species proposals), as well as other agenda items that have been submitted by other Party countries and the CITES Secretariat for consideration at CoP15. With this notice we announce the provisional agenda for CoP15, solicit your comments on the items on the provisional agenda, and announce a public meeting to discuss the items on the provisional agenda. DATES: The public meeting will be held on December 2, 2009, at 1:30 p.m. In developing the U.S. negotiating positions on proposed resolutions, decisions, and species proposals, and other agenda items submitted by other Party countries and the CITES Secretariat for consideration at CoP15, we will consider written information and comments you submit if we receive them by January 4, 2010. ADDRESSES: Public Meeting The public meeting will be held in the Sidney Yates Auditorium at the Department of the Interior at 18th and C Streets, NW, Washington, DC. Directions to the building can be obtained by contacting the Division of Management Authority (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). For more information about the meeting, see E:\FR\FM\04NON1.SGM 04NON1

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[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 212 (Wednesday, November 4, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57189-57190]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-26470]


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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: 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 
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-
0232).

DATES: Public comments on this Information Collection Request (ICR) 
will be accepted on or before January 4, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to: Diane Miller, National Manager, National 
Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program, National Park Service, 
Midwest Regional Office, 601 Riverfront Drive, Omaha, Nebraska 68102 or 
via fax at 402-661-1982; or via e-mail at diane_miller@nps.gov. All 
responses to the Notice will be summarized and included in the request 
for the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval. All comments 
will become a matter of public record.
    To Request a Draft of Proposed Collection of Information Contact: 
Diane Miller, National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program, 
National Park Service, 601 Riverfront Drive, Omaha, Nebraska 68102; or 
via phone at 402/661-1588; or via fax at 402/661-1982; or via e-mail 
at: diane_miller@nps.gov. You are entitled to a copy of the entire ICR 
package free of charge once the package is submitted to OMB for review. 
You can access this ICR at: https://www.reginfo.gov/public/.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: National Park Service National Underground Railroad Network 
to Freedom.
    Form(s): National Park Service National Underground Railroad 
Network to Freedom Application Form.
    OMB Control Number: 1024-0232.
    Expiration Date: 2/28/2010.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection of 
information.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB regulations at 5 CFR 1320, which 
implementing provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 
104-13), require that interested members of the public and affected 
agencies have an opportunity to comment on information collection and 
recordkeeping activity [see 5 CFR 1320.8 (d)]. This notice identifies 
an information collection that NPS will be submitting to OMB for 
approval. This collection is contained in Public Law 105-23, the 
National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Act of 1998 which 
requires the establishment of a network justifiably associated with the 
Underground Railroad. The Network is designed to be a collection of 
sites, facilities, and programs, both governmental and non-
governmental, around the United States with a verifiable association 
with the historic Underground Railroad movement. The Network to Freedom 
Application Form is completed by Federal agencies, State Historic 
Preservation Offices, other State agencies, local governments, 
organizations, and individuals to determine their eligibility to the 
Network. The National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom, National 
Park Service will request a 3-year term of approval for this 
information collection activity.
    Description of Need: The NPS has identified guidelines and criteria 
for associated elements to qualify for the Network. The application 
form for historic sites, educational programs, and archives and 
research centers collects data to determine if eligibility requirements 
are met. The documentation will be incorporated into a database that 
will be available to the general public for information purposes. 
Public Law 105-2103 authorizes the NPS to develop and administer the 
National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program, a nationwide 
collection of governmental and non-governmental sites, facilities, and 
programs associated with the historic Underground Railroad movement. 
The NPS has developed the application process through which associated 
elements can be included in the Network. The information collected 
will: (a) Verify associations to the Underground Railroad; (b) measure 
minimum levels of standards for inclusion in the Network; and (c) 
identify general needs for technical assistance. The NPS specifically 
requests comments on: (1) The need for information including whether 
the information has practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the 
reporting burden hours estimates; (3) ways to enhance the quality 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.
    Automated Data Collection: Respondents must verify associations and 
characteristics through descriptive texts that are the result of 
historical research. Evaluations are based on subjective analysis of 
the information provided, which often includes copies of rare documents 
and photographs. Much of the information is submitted in electronic 
format, but at the present time, there is no automated way to gather 
all of the required information.
    Description of respondents: The affected public is State, tribal, 
and local governments, Federal agencies, businesses, non-profit 
organizations, and individuals throughout the United States.
    Estimated average number of responses: 70 per year.
    Frequency of Response: Once per respondent.

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    Estimated average time burden per respondent: 15 hours.
    Estimated total annual reporting burden: 1,050 hours.
    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 being 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 we will be able to do so.

    Dated: October 29, 2009.
Cartina A. Miller,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. E9-26470 Filed 11-3-09; 8:45 am]
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