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Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 187 / Friday, September 25, 2020 / Notices

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–CR–NPS0030550;
PPWOCRADI0, PCU00RP14.R50000 (200);
OMB Control Number 1024–0038]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Procedures for State, Tribal,
and Local Government Historic
Preservation Programs
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice of information collection;
request for comment.

AGENCY:
ACTION:

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

SUMMARY:

Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before
November 24, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments on
this information collection request (ICR)
by mail to Phadrea Ponds, NPS
Information Collection Clearance
Officer, National Park Service, 1201
Oakridge Drive Fort Collins, CO 80525;
or by email to [email protected].
Please reference OMB Control Number
1024–0038 in the subject line of your
comments.
DATES:

To
request additional information about
this ICR, contact Seth Tinkham, Grants
Management Specialist, State, Tribal,
Local, Plans & Grants Division or by
email at [email protected]; or by telephone
at 202–354–2020. Individuals who are
hearing or speech impaired may call the
Federal Relay Service at 1–800–877–
8339 for TTY assistance.
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), all
information collections require approval
under the PRA. We may not conduct or
sponsor and you are not required to
respond to a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number.
As part of our continuing effort to
reduce paperwork and respondent
burdens, we invite the public and other
Federal agencies 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.

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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; and
(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. We will include or
summarize each comment in our request
to OMB to approve this ICR. 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 NHPP Program. This
information collection has an impact on
State, Tribal, and local governments that
wish to participate formally with the
National Park Service in the National
Historic Preservation Partnership
(NHPP). Information is also requested to
meet grant management and monitoring
of 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 National Historic
Preservation Program. Through
competitive grant programs, Congress
also directs NPS to provide financial
assistance to a variety of eligible grant

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recipients to support the broad cultural
resource mandates of the National
Historic Preservation Act and for other
purposes.
The information from this collection
is required to evaluate whether or not
State, Tribal, and local governments
meet minimum standards and
requirements for participation in the
National Historic Preservation Program;
and to meet program specific
requirements as well as governmentwide requirements for Federal grant
programs.
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 part 12 and 2 CFR 200.
Title of Collection: Procedures for
State, Tribal, and Local Government
Historic Preservation Programs; 36 CFR
61.
OMB Control Number: 1024–0038.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Extension 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
Respondents: 2,229.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 43,108.
Estimated Completion Time per
Response: Varies from .25 hours to 166
hours depending on activity.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 40,761.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion,
depending on the grant program.
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.
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