Urban Park and Recreation Recovery Program Project Performance Reports, Conversion of Use Provisions, and Grant Agreements and Amendments, 48988-48989 [2010-19864]

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• DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
• National Park Service

[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 155 (Thursday, August 12, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48988-48989]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-19864]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


Urban Park and Recreation Recovery Program Project Performance 
Reports, Conversion of Use Provisions, and Grant Agreements and 
Amendments

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we 
(National Park Service, NPS) have sent three interrelated Information 
Collection Requests (ICRs) to OMB for renewal (OMB Control Numbers 
1024-0028, 1024-0048, and 1024-0089). We summarize each ICR below and 
describe the nature of the collection and the estimated burden. These 
ICRs are scheduled to expire on August 31, 2010. We may not conduct or 
sponsor and a person is not required to respond to a collection of 
information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. 
However, under OMB regulations, we may continue to conduct or sponsor 
this information collection while it is pending at OMB.

DATES: Submit comments on any or all of these ICRs on or before 
September 13, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Send your comments and suggestions on these ICRs to the Desk 
Officer for the Department of the Interior at OMB-OIRA at (202) 395-
5806 (fax) or OIRA_DOCKET@OMB.eop.gov (e-mail). Please provide a copy 
of your comments to Cartina Miller, Information Collection Clearance 
Officer, National Park Service, at 202-371-2049 (fax) or Cartina_Miller@nps.gov (e-mail). Please specify the appropriate OMB control 
number(s) in the subject line of your comment.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laurie Heupel, Outdoor Recreation 
Planner, State and Local Assistance Programs, National Park Service, 
1849 C Street NW., Mail Stop 2225, Washington, DC 20240 (mail) or 
phone: 202-354-6914. You are entitled to a copy of the ICR packages 
free of charge.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Congress passed the Urban Park and 
Recreation Recovery (UPARR) Act (16 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.) as Title X of 
the National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978. The UPARR Act authorized 
the Secretary of the Interior to establish a grant program to help 
physically and economically distressed urban areas improve recreation 
opportunities for their residents. We administer the UPARR program in 
accordance with regulations at 36 CFR 72. While the program has 
remained authorized, it has not been funded since Fiscal Year 2002. It 
may receive funding in the future, and we are seeking renewal of the 
following information collections associated with the UPARR program:

1. Performance Reports

    Title: Urban Park and Recovery Project Performance Report, 36 CFR 
72.
    OMB Control Number: 1024-0028.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection of 
information.
    Brief Description of Collection: Project Performance Reports 
include the scheduled completion date, percent completed to date, and 
percent to be completed at the end of next report period. We also ask 
for the percent of costs expended to date and the percent of costs to 
be expended by the end of the next reporting period. Reasons for delays 
or cost adjustments are described in the report. We use the 
information: (1) To monitor against possible waste, fraud, and abuse; 
(2) for billing and audit purposes; and (3) to prepare reports to 
Congress as necessary.
    Affected Public: Local governments.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
    Frequency of Response: Annually for active grants.
    Estimated Total Annual Responses: 1.
    Estimated Completion Time per Response: 1 hour.

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    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1 hour.

2. Conversion of Use Provisions

    Title: Urban Park and Recovery Program Conversion of Use 
Provisions, 36 CFR 72.
    OMB Control Number: 1024-0048.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection of 
information.
    Brief Description of Collection: In accordance with Section 1010 of 
the UPARR Act and 36 CFR 72.72, no property improved or developed with 
UPARR assistance can be converted to other than public recreation uses 
without the advance approval of the NPS. The grant recipient (urban 
cities and counties) must submit a formal request to the appropriate 
NPS Regional Office documenting that: (a) All alternatives to the 
conversion have been evaluated and then rejected on a sound basis; (b) 
required replacement land being offered as a substitute is of 
reasonably equivalent location and recreational usefulness as the 
assisted site proposed for conversion; and (c) the property for 
substitution meets the eligibility requirements for UPARR assistance. 
Documentation must include maps identifying the assisted sites, the 
area to be converted, and the proposed replacement property.
    Affected Public: Local governments.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Annual Responses: 1.
    Estimated Completion Time per Response: 25 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 25 hours.

3. Grant Agreement and Amendment

    Title: Urban Park and Recovery Grant Agreement and Amendment, 36 
CFR 72.
    OMB Control Number: 1024-0089.
    Service Form Numbers: 10-912 and 10-915.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection of 
information.
    Brief Description of Collection: In order to receive financial 
assistance, grant respondents must complete and sign the UPARR Program 
Grant Rehabilitation and Innovation Agreement (Form  10-912). 
To alter this agreement, they must complete and sign the Amendment to 
UPARR Grant Agreement (Form  10-915). The forms set forth the 
obligations assumed by the grantee when accepting Federal assistance, 
including the rules and regulations applicable to the conduct of a 
project under the UPARR Act and any special terms and conditions 
established by the NPS and agreed to by the respondent.
    Affected Public: Local governments.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Annual Responses: 2 (one for each form).
    Estimated Completion Time per Response: 1 hour.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2 hours.
    We published the following notices in the Federal Register 
announcing our intention to renew these ICRs and soliciting public 
comments for 60 days:
     OMB Control No. 1024-0028--notice published on April 5, 
2010 (75 FR 17153) with public comment period open through June 4, 
2010.
     OMB Control No. 1024-0048--notice published on April 21, 
2010 (75 FR 20857) with public comment period open through June 21, 
2010.
     OMB Control No. 1024-0089--notice published on March 18, 
2010 (75 FR 13138) with public comment period open through May 17, 
2010.
    We did not receive any comments in response to the above notices. 
We again invite comments 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 the use of automated information collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology. Before including 
your address, phone number, e-mail, 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.

    August 6, 2010.
Cartina Miller,
NPS Information Collection Officer.
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