Proposed Information Collection; Procedures for State, Tribal, and Local Government Historic Preservation Programs, 21792 [2014-08728]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
• National Park Service

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 74 (Thursday, April 17, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 21792]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-08728]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-CR-14624; PPWOCRADI0, PCU00RP14.R50000]


Proposed Information Collection; Procedures for State, Tribal, 
and Local Government Historic Preservation Programs

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: We (National Park Service) will ask the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) to approve the information collection (IC) described 
below. As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and as part 
of our continuing efforts to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, we 
invite the general public; State, Tribal, and local government 
partners; and, other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to 
comment on this IC. This IC is scheduled to expire on August 31, 2014. 
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.

DATES: To ensure that we are able to consider your comments on this IC, 
we must receive them by June 16, 2014.

ADDRESSES: Send your comments on the IC to Madonna L. Baucum, 
Information Collection Clearance Officer, National Park Service, 1849 C 
Street NW. (2601), Washington, DC 20240 (mail); or madonna_baucum@nps.gov (email). Please include ``1024-0238'' in the subject 
line of your comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information 
about this IC, contact John Renaud, National Park Service, 1849 C 
Street NW. (2601), Washington, DC 20240 (mail); John_Renaud@nps.gov 
(email); or at (202) 371-1794 (fax).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    These information collection requirements impact 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 National Historic Preservation Act, as amended, (16 U.S.C. 
470 et seq.) established these programs. Implementing regulations at 36 
CFR part 61 detail the processes for approval of State and tribal 
programs, the certification of local governments, and the monitoring 
and evaluation of State and certified local government programs. We 
developed the information collection requirements associated with 36 
CFR part 61 in consultation with State, tribal, and local government 
partners.
    We use the information to ensure compliance with the National 
Historic Preservation Act as well as Governmentwide grant requirements 
and Department of the Interior regulations at 43 CFR part 12. This 
information collection also produces performance data that we use to 
assess program effectiveness.

II. Data

    OMB Control Number: 1024-0038.
    Title: Procedures for State, Tribal, and Local Government Historic 
Preservation Programs; 36 CFR 61.
    Service Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Description of Respondents: State, Tribal, and local governments.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
    Frequency of Collection: Annually or on occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,081 (59 States, territories, and 
the District of Columbia; 155 tribes; and 1,867 certified local 
governments).
    Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 57,003.
    Completion Time per Response: Varies from 10 minutes to 625 hours, 
depending on activity.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 55,823.
    Estimated Annual Nonhour Cost Burden: $345,000, primarily for 
photocopying, mailing, office supplies, travel expenses, etc.

III. Comments

    We invite comments concerning this information collection on:
     Whether or not the collection of information is necessary, 
including whether or not the information will have practical utility;
     The accuracy of our estimate of the burden for this 
collection of information;
     Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and
     Ways to minimize the burden of the collection of 
information on respondents.
    Comments that you submit in response to this notice are a matter of 
public record. We will include or summarize each comment in our request 
to OMB to approve this IC. Before including your address, phone number, 
email 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: April 11, 2014.
Madonna L. Baucum,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-08728 Filed 4-16-14; 8:45 am]
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