Subject: FR Doc E9-2053
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[Federal Register: February 3, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 21)]
[Notices]
[Page 5945-5946]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

30-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
(Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C., Chapter 3507) 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 1024-0018).

DATES: Public comments on this information Collection Request (ICR)
will be accepted on or before March 5, 2009.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments directly to the Desk Officer for the
Department of the Interior (OMB 1024-0018), Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs, OMB, by fax at 202/395-6566, or by
electronic mail at [email-masked]. Please also mail or hand
carry a copy of your comments to Lisa Deline, Managing Editor, National
Register of Historic Places, National Park Service, 1201 Eye Street
NW., 8th Floor, Washington, DC 20005 or via fax at 202/371-2229.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul Loether, Chief, National Register
of Historic Places and National Historic Landmark Program, 1201 Eye
Street, NW. 8TH Floor, Washington, DC 20005 or via fax at 202/371-2229.
You are entitled to a copy of the entire ICR package free-of-charge.
You may access this ICR at http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/leaving.cgi?from=leavingFR.html&log=linklog&to=http://www.reginfo.gov/public/.
Comments Received on the 60-Day Federal Register Notice: The NPS
published a 60-day Notice to solicit public comments on this ICR in the
Federal Register on July 11, 2008 (Vol. 73, No. 134, Page 39984-39985).
The comment period closed on September 9, 2008. No public comments were
received on this Notice.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: 36 CFR 60 and 63, National Register of Historic Places
Registration Form, Continuation Sheet, Multiple Property Documentation
Form (aka MPS).
Form(s): NPS 10-900 (Registration Form), 10-900-a (Continuation
Sheet), 10-900-b (Multiple Property Documentation Form).
OMB Control Number: 1024-0018.
Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection of
information.
Expiration Date: 01/31/2009.
Description of Need: The National Historic Preservation Act of 1966
requires the Secretary of the Interior to maintain and expand the
National Register of Historic Places, and to establish criteria and
guidelines for including properties in the National Register. The
National Register of Historic Places Registration Form documents
properties nominated for listing in the National Register and
demonstrates that they meet the criteria established for inclusion. The
documentation is used to assist in preserving and protecting the
properties and for heritage education and interpretation.
National Register properties must be considered in the planning for
Federal or federally assisted projects. National Register listing is
required for eligibility for the federal rehabilitation tax incentives.
The primary purpose of the ICR is to nominate properties for listing in
the National Register of Historic Places, the official list of the
Nation's cultural resources worthy of preservation, which Public Law
requires that the Secretary of the Interior maintain and expand.
Properties are listed in the National Register upon nomination by
State, Federal and Tribal Historic Preservation Officers. The National
Register of Historic Places Registration Form documents properties
nominated for listing in the National Register and demonstrates that
they meet the criteria established for inclusion. The documentation is
used to assist in preserving and protecting the properties and for
heritage education interpretation. National Register properties and
those eligible for listing may be eligible for Federal Rehabilitation
tax incentives. The forms provide the historic documentation on which
decisions for listing and eligibility are based. The obligation to
respond is required to obtain and retain benefits.
Description of Respondents: The affected public are State, tribal,
and local governments, businesses, non-profit organizations, and
individuals. Nominations to the National Register of Historic Places
are voluntary.
Estimated Annual Reporting Burden: 55,560 hours, broken down as
follows: 1,262 newly proposed individual and district nominations @36
hrs. each = 45,432; 196 nominations submitted under existing MPS @ 18
hrs. each 3,528; 55 newly proposed MPS @ 120 hrs. each = 6,600.
Estimated Average Burden Hours per Response: Depending on which
form is used, the average burden hours per response may vary
considerably because of many complex factors. In general, to fulfill
minimum program requirements describing the nominated property and
demonstrating its eligibility under the criteria, the average burden
hours is 36 hours for a newly proposed individual nomination: 18 hours
for a nomination proposed under an existing Multiple Property
Submission (MPS); and 120 hours for a newly proposed MPS cover
document.
Continuation sheets (10-900-a) are used for additional information
for both the individual nomination form and the multiple property form,
as needed. As such, the calculation of average burden hours per
response for the continuation sheets has been included in the average
calculations above for the nomination form (10-900) and the multiple
property form (10-900-b).
Estimated Average Number of Respondents: 1,513.
Estimated Frequency of Response: 1,513 annually.
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 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 OMB will be able to do so.

Dated: January 27, 2009.
Leonard E. Stowe,
NPS Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-2053 Filed 2-2-09; 8:45 am]

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