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incidental take of PAMB and BSSB. We
will make our final permit decision no
sooner than 60 days from the date of
this notice.
Dated: July 25, 2007.
Ken McDermond,
Deputy Manager, California/Nevada
Operations Office, Sacramento, California.
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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
Department of the Interior,
National Park Service.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.

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AGENCY:

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3507 et seq.) and 5 CFR part
1320, the National Park Service (NPS)
invites public comments on a revision
of a currently approved information
collection (OMB #1024–0038).
DATES: Public comments on the
proposed Information Collection
Request (ICR) will be accepted on or
before October 1, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Send Comments To: John
W. Renaud, Project Coordinator,
Historic Preservation Grants, Heritage
Assistance Programs, NPS, 1849 C St.,
NW., (2256), Washington, DC 20240; via
fax at 202/371–1961, or via e-mail at
[email protected]. Also, please
send a copy of your comments to
Leonard Stowe, Information Collection
Clearance Officer, NPS, 1849 C St., NW.,
(2605), Washington, DC 20240, or by email at [email protected]. All
responses to this 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John
W. Renaud, Project Coordinator,
Historic Preservation Grants, Heritage
Assistance Programs, NPS, 1849 C St.,
NW. (2256), Washington, DC 20240; or
via fax at 202/371–1961, or via e-mail at
[email protected], or via telephone
at 202/354–2066. You are entitled to a
copy of the entire ICR package free-ofcharge.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Procedures for State, Tribal, and
Local Government Historic Preservation
Programs; 36 CFR 61.
Bureau Form Number(s): None.

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OBM Number: 1024–0038.
Expiration Date: November 30, 2007.
Type of Request: Revision of a
currently approved collection of
information.
Description of Need: This set of
information collections has an impact
on 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 NPS uses the
information collection to ensure
compliance with the National Historic
Preservation Act, as amended (16 U.S.C.
470 et seq.), as well as the governmentwide grant requirements that OBM has
issued and the Department of the
Interior implements through 43 CFR
part 12. This information collection also
produces performance data that NPS
uses to assess its progress in meeting
goals set in Departmental and NPS
strategic plans created pursuant to the
1993 Government Performance and
Results Act, as amended. This request
for OMB approval includes local
government burden for information
collections associated with various
aspects of the Certified Local
Government (CLG) program; State
government burden for information
collections related to the CLG program,
the program-specific aspects of the
Historic Preservation Fund grants to
States, maintenance of a State inventory
of historic and prehistoric properties,
tracking State Historic Preservation
Office historic preservation consultation
with Federal agencies, reporting on
other State historic preservation
accomplishments, and the State role in
the State Program Review Process; and
tribal government burden for
information collections related to the
program-specific aspects of HPF grants
to Tribal Historic Preservation Officers/
Offices (THPOs).
This request includes information
collections related to HPF grants to
States and to THPOs. NPS is seeking a
revision to reflect the increased number
of partners participating in the NHPP,
and consequently, in the previously
approved information collections. In
addition, a revision is needed because
some information collections had not
been recognized as such during
preparation for earlier OMB approvals.
Section 101(b) of the National Historic
Preservation Act, as amended, (16
U.S.C. 470a(b)), specifies the role of
States in the NHPP Program. Section
101(c), and section 301 of the Act (16
U.S.C. section 103(c), 470a(c), 16 U.S.C.
470c(c), and 16 U.S.C. 470w), specify
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NHPP program. Section 101(d) of the
Act (16 U.S.C. 470a(d) specifies the role
of tribes in the NHPP Program. Section
108 of the Act (16 U.S.C. 470h) created
the HPF to support activities that carry
out the purposes of the Act. Section
101(e)(1) of the Act (16 U.S.C. 470a(e))
directs the Secretary of the Interior
through the NPS to ‘‘administer a
program of matching grants to the States
for the purposes of carrying out’’ the
Act. Similarly, sections 101(d) and
101(e) of the Act direct a program of
grants to THPOs for carrying out their
responsibilities under the Act. Each year
Congress directs the NPS to use part of
the annual appropriation from the HPF
for the State grant program and the
tribal grant program. The purpose of
both the HPF State grants program and
the HPF THPO grants program is to
assist States and tribes in carrying out
their statutory role in the national
historic preservation program. HPF
grants to States and THPOs are program
grants; i.e., each State/THPO selects its
own HPF-eligible activities and projects.
Each HPF grant to a State/THPO has two
years of fund availability. At the end of
the first year, NPS employs a ‘‘Use or
Lose’’ policy to ensure efficient and
effective use of the grant funds. All 59
States, territories, and the District of
Columbia participate in the NHPP
Program. Almost 1,600 local
governments have become Certified
Local Governments (CLGs) in order to
participate in the NHPP program.
Approximately 54 local governments
become CLGs each year. Fifty-seven
Federally-recognized tribes have joined
formally the NHPP and have established
THPOs and tribal historic preservation
offices. Typically, each year five to
seven tribes join the partnership. NPS
developed the information collections
associated with 36 CFR Part 61 in
consultation with State, Tribal, and
local government partners. The
obligation to respond is required to
provide information to evaluate whether
or not State governments meet
minimum standards and requirements
for participation in the National Historic
Preservation Program; and to meet
government-wide requirements for
Federal grant programs.
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
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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.
Frequency of collection: Annually.
Description of Respondents: State,
tribal, and local governments that wish
to participate formally in the National
Historic Preservation Program and who
wish to apply for Historic Preservation
Fund grant assistance.
Estimated average number of
respondents/record keepers: The net
number of partners participating in this
set of information collections annually
is 59 States, 57 Tribes, and 1,554 CLGs.
Estimated average number of
responses: NPS estimates that there are
34,539 responses per year. This is the
gross number of responses for all of the
elements included in this set of
information collections.
Estimated average number of State
HPF grant-related applicant responses:
118 per year.
Estimated average gross number of
State HPF grant-related grantee
responses: 400 per year.
Estimated average gross number of
State HPF grant-related responses for
successful Applicants/Grantees: 518 per
year.
Estimated average number of THPO
HPF grant-related Applicant responses:
57 per year.
Estimated average gross number of
THPO HPF grant-related grantee
responses: 171 per year.
Estimated average gross number of
THPO HPF application plus grantrelated responses: 228 per year.
Estimated average number of State
and local CLG program related
responses per State/CLG: 42 per year.
Estimated average gross number State
and local CLG program related
responses for all States/CLGs: 2,897 per
year.
Estimated average minimum number
of State inventory responses per State:
78 per year.
Estimated average gross minimum
number of State inventory responses for
all States: 4,602 per year.
Estimated average minimum number
of State consultation on Federal projects
responses per State: 445 per year.
Estimated average gross minimum
number of State consultation of Federal
projects responses for all States: 26,255
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Estimated average number of other
State performance reports per State: 1
per year.
Estimated average gross number of
other State performance reports for all
States: 25 per year.
Estimated average minimum number
of State Program Reviews per State: 1
per year.
Estimated average gross minimum
number of State Program Reviews for all
States: 14 per year.
Estimated average gross number of
responses for all non-grant collections:
33,793 per year.
Frequency of Response: The
frequency of response varies depending
upon the activity. In the CLG program,
States and local governments participate
once for the certification process, once
per year for the monitoring of each CLG,
once every four years for the evaluation
of each CLG, and once a year on a
voluntary basis for other performance
reporting. Each State adds property
records to its inventory and tracks the
progress of consultation with Federal
agencies as the information becomes
available. Each State reports once a year
on a voluntary basis for other
performance reporting. The National
Historic Preservation Act requires that
each State undergo a State Program
Review every four years. For the
program-specific aspects of the HPF
grants to State program, the estimated
number of responses includes a
‘‘Cumulative Products Table’’ of
projected performance in summary
format, an ‘‘Organization Chart’’
showing the availability of
appropriately qualified staff, and a
(major) ‘‘Anticipated Activities List’’.
During the grant cycle, grantees seek
NPS approval once for a subgrant (via a
project notification) and associated final
project report. Each year, every State
submits an ‘‘End of Year Report’’ that
includes the Cumulative Products Table
(which compares actual to proposed
performance), a ‘‘Sources of Nonfederal
matching Share Report,’’ a ‘‘Project/
Activity Database Report,’’ an
‘‘Unexpended Carryover Funds Table
and Carryover Statement,’’ and a
‘‘Significant Preservation
Accomplishments Summary.’’ For the
program-specific aspects of the HPF
grants to THPOs program, the estimated
number of responses includes a grant
application scope of work, a ‘‘Grants
Product Summary Table,’’ an
unexpended funds carry-over statement,
and a ‘‘THPO Annual Report’’ (a
narrative summary of important
accomplishments).
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on-line all of the forms for the HPF State
Grants program.
Estimate average time burden per
respondent: NPS estimated that the total
public (State plus local) burden for the
Certified Local Government (CLG)
program averages 36 hours per CLG for
the certification, monitoring, and
evaluation of each CLG and 45 minutes
for reporting of other CLG
accomplishments. NPS estimates that
the total public (State) burden averages
10 minutes per Federal agency project
tracked, 45 minutes per inventory
record, 2 hours per reporting on other
State accomplishments, and 90 hours
per State Program Review. NPS
estimates that the total public burden
for collection not directly tied to grants
is 129 hours per respondent. NPS
estimates that the public burden for the
HPF-supported State grant program
collections of information will average
11 hours per application and 19 hours
per grant per year for all of the grantrelated collections. The combined total
public burden for the HPF State grant
program-related information collections
would average 31 hours per successful
applicant/grantee. NPS estimates that
the public burden for the HPFsupported THPO grant program
collections of information will average 7
hours per application and 14 hours per
grant per year for all of the grant-related
collections. The combined total public
burden for the HPF THPO grant
program-related information collections
would average 21 hours per successful
applicant/grantee. These burden
estimates are a one-year average for the
two-year grants. The combined total
public burden for the 36 CFR Part 61related information collections would
average 182 hours per partner. These
estimates of burden include time for
reviewing instructions, searching
existing data sources, gathering and
maintaining the data needed, and
reviewing the collection of information.
Estimated average time burden hours
per State HPF grant-related applicant
response: 11 hours.
Estimated average burden hours per
State HPF grant-related Grantee
response: 20 hours.
Estimated total annual average
burden hours per State HPF grantrelated respondent: 31 hours.
Estimated total annual average
burden hours for all State HPF grantrelated responses: 1,568 hours.
Estimated average burden hours per
THPO HPF grant-related Applicant
response: 7 hours.
Estimated average burden hours per
THPO HPF grant-related Grantee
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Estimated average annual burden
hours per THPO HPF grant-related
Applicant/Grantee for all responses: 21
hours.
Estimated total annual average
burden hours for all THPO HPF grantrelated respondents: 1,217 hours.
Estimated average burden hours in
the CLG program per response: 50
minutes.
Estimated average burden hours in
the State inventory program per
response: 40 minutes.
Estimated average burden hours in
the Federal agency consultation
tracking program per response: 10
minutes.
Estimated average burden hours in
other performance reporting per
response: 2 hours.
Estimated average burden hours in
the State Program Review program per
response: 90 hours.
Estimated average annual burden
hours per partner for all non grantrelated responses: 432 hours.
Estimated annual burden on all
respondents for all non grant related
responses: 33,565 hours.
Estimated total annual reporting
burden: 36,351 hours per year.
Dated: July 25, 2007.
Leonard E. Stowe,
NPS, Information Collection Clearance
Officer.
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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
Department of the Interior,
National Park Service.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.

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AGENCY:

SUMMARY: Under the paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 and 5 CFR part
1320, Reporting and Recordkeeping
Requirements, the National Park Service
(NPS) invites public comments on an
extension of a currently approved
information collection (OMB #1024–
0037).
DATES: Public comments on the
proposed Information Collection
Request (ICR) will be accepted on or
before October 1, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to: Francis
P. McManamon, Manager, Archeology
Program, National Park Service, 1849 C
Street, NW. (2275), Washington, DC
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371–5102; or by e-mail at
[email protected]. Also, you
may send comments to Leonard Stowe,
NPS Information Collection Clearance
Officer, 1849 Street, NW. (2605),
Washington, DC 20240, or by e-mail at
[email protected]. All responses
to this 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Karen Mudar, Archeology Program,
National Park Service, 1849 C Street,
NW. (2275), Washington, DC 20240.
Phone: 202/354–2103; Fax: 202/371–
5102; or by e-mail at
[email protected]. You are entitled
to a copy of the entire ICR package free
of charge.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Archeology Permits and
Reports—43 CFR parts 3 and 7.
Form Number(s): DI–1926 (permit
application), DI–1991 (permit form).
OMB Number: 1024–0037.
Expiration Date: January 31, 2008.
Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved information
collection.
Description of Need: Section 4 of the
Archeological Resources Protection Act
(ARPA) of 1979 (16 U.S.C. 470cc), and
Section 3 of the Antiquities Act (AA) of
1906 (16 U.S.C. 432), authorize any
individual or institution to apply to
Federal land managing agencies to
scientifically excavate or remove
archeological resources from public or
Indian lands. 43 CFR part 7 for ARPA,
and 43 CFR part 3 for the AA, ensure
that the resources are scientifically
excavated or removed and deposited,
along with associated records, in a
suitable repository for preservation.
Section 13 of ARPA (16 U.S.C. 47011)
requires that the Secretary of the Interior
report annually to the Congress on
archeological activities conducted
pursuant to the Act. The information
collected is reported periodically to
Congress and is used for land
management purposes. The obligation to
respond is required to obtain or retain
benefits.
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
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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.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Description of Respondents:
Respondents are those individuals or
organizations wishing to excavate or
remove archeological resources from
public or Indian lands.
Estimated Average Number of
Respondents: 700 per year.
Estimated Average Number of
Responses: 2,100 per year.
Frequency of Response: 3 per
respondent.
Estimated Average Time Burden per
Respondent: 2.5 hours per respondent.
Estimated Total Annual Reporting
Burden: 1,750 hours per year.
Dated: July 12, 2007.
Leonard E. Stowe,
NPS, Information Collection Clearance
Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
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Big Cypress National Preserve OffRoad Vehicle Advisory Committee;
Notice of Establishment
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice of establishment.

AGENCY:
ACTION:

SUMMARY: The Secretary of the Interior
is giving notice of the establishment of
the Big Cypress National Preserve OffRoad Vehicle Advisory Committee to
offer recommendations, alternatives and
possible solutions to management of offroad vehicles at Big Cypress National
Preserve.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Karen Gustin, Superintendent, Big
Cypress National Preserve, 33100
Tamiami Trail E, Ochopee, Florida
34141; 239–695–1103.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Big
Cypress National Preserve Off-Road
Vehicle Advisory Committee has been
established as directed in the Off-Road
Vehicle Management Plan, 2000. This
plan guides the National Park Service in
its management of recreational off-road
vehicle (ORV) use in Big Cypress
National Preserve, and tiers off of the
Preserve’s 1991 General Management

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