Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Procedures for State, Tribal, and Local Government Historic Preservation Programs and Management of Historic Preservation Fund Grants, 8713-8714 [2024-02584]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
• National Park Service

[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 27 (Thursday, February 8, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8713-8714]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-02584]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-CR-NPS0037072; PPWOCRADP3, PCU00RP15.R50000 234P104215 (223); 
OMB Control Number 1024-0038]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Procedures for 
State, Tribal, and Local Government Historic Preservation Programs and 
Management of Historic Preservation Fund Grants

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, 
the National Park Service (NPS) are proposing to revise an information 
collection with revisions.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
March 11, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and suggestions on the information 
collection requirements should be submitted by the date specified above 
in DATES to https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this 
particular information collection by selecting ``Currently under 
Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function. 
Please provide a copy of your comments to the NPS Information 
Collection Clearance Officer (ADIR-ICCO), 13461 Sunrise Valley Drive, 
(MS 244) Herndon, VA 20171 (mail); or [email protected] (email). 
Please reference OMB Control Number 1024-0038 in the subject line of 
your comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information 
about this ICR, contact Seth Tinkham, Grants Management Specialist, 
State, Tribal, Local, Plans & Grants Division at [email protected] 
(email); or 202 354-2045 (telephone). Please reference OMB Control 
Number 1024-0038 in the subject line of your comments. Individuals in 
the United States who are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a 
speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access 
telecommunications relay services. Individuals outside the United 
States

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should use the relay services offered within their country to make 
international calls to the point of contact in the United States. You 
may also view the ICR at https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995 (PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) and 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), we 
provide the general public and other Federal agencies with an 
opportunity to comment on new, proposed, revised, and continuing 
collections of information. This helps us assess the impact of our 
information collection requirements and minimize the public's reporting 
burden. It also helps the public understand our information collection 
requirements and provide the requested data in the desired format.
    A Federal Register notice with a 60-day public comment period 
soliciting comments on this collection of information was published on 
June 6, 2023 (88 FR 37093). No comments were received.
    As part of our continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent 
burdens, we are again soliciting comments from the public and other 
Federal agencies on the proposed ICR that is described below. We are 
especially interested in public comment addressing the following:
    (1) Whether or not the collection of information is necessary for 
the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including 
whether or not the information will have practical utility.
    (2) The accuracy of our estimate of the burden for this collection 
of information, including the validity of the methodology and 
assumptions used.
    (3) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected.
    (4) How might the agency minimize the burden of the collection of 
information on those who are to respond, including through the use of 
appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., 
permitting electronic submission of response.
    Comments that you submit in response to this notice are a matter of 
public record. 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.
    Abstract: This collection is authorized by Section 101(b) of the 
National Historic Preservation Act, as amended (54 U.S.C. 302301), 
which specifies the role of States, Tribes, and local governments in 
the Historic Preservation Program (HPP). This information collection 
has an impact on State, Tribal, and local governments that wish to 
participate formally with the National Park Service in the HPP. 
Information is also requested to meet grant management and monitoring 
responsibilities for States, Tribes, local government, and other 
eligible grant recipients under 54 U.S.C. 300101 et seq. and 2 CFR 200.
    Each year Congress directs the NPS to use part of the annual 
appropriation from the Historic Preservation Fund (HPF) for the State 
grant program and the Tribal grant programs to assist States and Tribes 
in carrying out their statutory role in the HPP. Through competitive 
grant programs, Congress also directs NPS to provide financial 
assistance to a variety of eligible grant recipients to support the 
broad cultural resource mandates of the National Historic Preservation 
Act and for other purposes.
    We use these information collections to manage our statutory 
partnerships and for managing grants (usually to those same partners). 
We are requesting to update the name of this collection from 
``Procedures for State, Tribal, and Local Government Historic 
Preservation Programs'' to ``Procedures for State, Tribal, and Local 
Government Historic Preservation Programs & Management of Historic 
Preservation Fund Grants.'' This change is to clarify our roles in 
managing our statutory partnerships and competitive (project) grants 
and formula grants.
    The information from this collection is required to determine if 
State, Tribal, and local governments meet minimum standards and 
requirements for participation in the HPP and to meet program-specific 
requirements as well as government-wide requirements for Federal grant 
programs. We propose to discontinue the HPF Online Closeout/EOY (State 
Sources of Non-federal Matching Share Report). The extra reporting 
effort is redundant and is not useful in evaluating grantee performance 
or compliance.
    The NPS uses the information collected to ensure compliance with 
the National Historic Preservation Act, as well as government-wide 
grant requirements issued and implemented through 43 CFR 12 and 2 CFR 
200.
    Title of Collection: Procedures for State, Tribal, and Local 
Government Historic Preservation Programs & Management of Historic 
Preservation Fund Grants.
    OMB Control Number: 1024-0038.
    Form Number: NPS Forms 10-2060 through 10-2065.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, Tribal, local governments, and 
grant applicants or recipients who wish to participate formally in the 
National Historic Preservation Program and/or who wish to apply for 
Historic Preservation Fund grant assistance.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 43,056.
    Estimated Completion Time per Response: Varies from 10 minutes to 
hours to 40 hours depending on activity.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 40,644.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
    Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: None.
    An agency 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.
    The authority for this action is the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).

Phadrea Ponds,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-02584 Filed 2-7-24; 8:45 am]
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