82 FR 34688 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Procedures for State, Tribal, Local, Plans & Grants

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 142 (July 26, 2017)

We (National Park Service, NPS) will ask the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve the information collections (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 and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on this IC. This IC is scheduled to expire on October 31, 2017. 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.

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 142 (Wednesday, July 26, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34688-34690]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-15644]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-CR-23620; PPWOCRADIO, PCU00RP14.R50000 (177)]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Procedures for State, 
Tribal, Local, Plans & Grants

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: We (National Park Service, NPS) will ask the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) to approve the information collections (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 and other Federal agencies to take 
this opportunity to comment on this IC. This IC is scheduled to expire 
on October 31, 2017. 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 these 
ICs, we must receive them by September 25, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Send your comments on the IC to Tim Goddard, Information 
Collection Clearance Officer, National Park Service, 12201 Sunrise 
Valley Drive, MS-242, Reston, VA 20192 (mail); or [email protected] 
(email). Please include ``1024-0038'' in the subject line of your 
comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information 
about these ICs, contact Kristine Brunsman, Project Coordinator, State, 
Tribal, Local, Plans and Grants, Cultural Resources Partnerships and 
Science, National Park Service, 1849 C St. NW., Mailstop 7360, 
Washington, DC 20240; via fax at (202) 371-1961, or via email to 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract

    This set of information collections has an impact on State, Tribal, 
and local governments that wish to participate formally with the 
National Park Service (NPS) in the National Historic Preservation 
Partnership (NHPP)

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Program, and State and Tribal governments that wish to apply for 
Historic Preservation Fund (HPF) grants. The NPS uses the information 
collections to ensure compliance with the National Historic 
Preservation Act, as amended (54 U.S.C. 300101, et seq.), as well as 
government-wide grant requirements OMB has issued and the Department of 
the Interior implements through 43 CFR part 12. The information 
collections also produce performance data NPS uses to assess its 
progress in meeting its statutory mission goals pursuant to the1993 
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 
HPF grants to States, maintenance of a State inventory of historic and 
prehistoric properties, tracking State Historic Preservation Office 
historic preservation consultation with Federal agencies, developing 
the Statewide Historic Preservation Plan, reporting on other State 
historic preservation accomplishments, the State role in the State 
program review process, and evaluating NPS-provided program, grants 
management, and CLG training for State officials; and Tribal government 
burden for information collections related to the program-specific 
aspects of both HPF grants to Tribal Historic Preservation Officers/
Offices (THPOs) and HPF-supported Tribal Heritage Grants.
    This request includes information collections related to HPF grants 
to States and to THPOs. Section 101(b) of the National Historic 
Preservation Act, as amended, (54 U.S.C. 302301), specifies the role of 
States in the NHPP Program. Section 101(c), section 103(c), and section 
301 of the Act (54 U.S.C. 302502, 54 U.S.C. 302902, and 54 U.S.C. 
300301), specify the role of local governments in the NHPP program. 
Section 101(d) of the Act (54 U.S.C. 302701) specifies the role of 
tribes in the NHPP Program. Section 108 of the Act (54 U.S.C. 303101) 
created the HPF to support activities that carry out the purposes of 
the Act. Section 101(e)(1) of the Act (54 U.S.C. 302902) 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 the NPS to 
administer a program of grants to THPOs for carrying out their 
responsibilities under the Act. Section 101(e) of the Act also 
authorizes Tribal Heritage Grants for which THPOs and, as Section 301 
defines the terms, other tribes, native Alaskan corporations, and 
native Hawaiian groups are eligible to apply. Section 101j of the Act 
(54 U.S.C. 303903) directs NPS to provide historic preservation-related 
education and training.
    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 programs. The purpose of both the HPF State grant program and the 
HPF THPO grant 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. Each year, Congress also funds 
the Tribal Heritage competitive project grants to help preserve the 
cultural heritage of tribes, native Alaskan Corporations, and native 
Hawaiian organizations. All 59 states, territories, and the District of 
Columbia participate in the NHPP Program. Almost 2,000 local 
governments have become Certified Local Governments (CLGs) in order to 
participate in the NHPP program. Approximately 30 local governments 
become CLGs each year. Almost 170 federally-recognized tribes have 
formally joined the NHPP Program and have established THPOs and tribal 
historic preservation offices. Typically, each year six to nine tribes 
join the partnership.
    The 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, 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 government-wide requirements for Federal grant 
programs.

II. Data

    OMB Control Number: 1024-0038.
    Title: Procedures for State, Tribal, Local, Plans & Grants; 36 CFR 
61.
    Service Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Description of Respondents: State, Tribal, and local governments 
who wish to participate formally in the National Historic Preservation 
Program and/or who wish to apply for Historic Preservation Fund grant 
assistance.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
    Frequency of Collection: Annually.
    Estimated Average Number of Respondents: 2,129 respondents (59 
States, territories, and District of Columbia; 170 tribal governments; 
and 1,900 certified local governments).

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                                                                                    Completion
                                                                   Annual number     time per      Total annual
                            Activity                               of responses      response      burden hours
                                                                                      (hours)
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Local Government Certification Application/Agreement............              40           39.75           1,590
Certified Local Government Monitoring...........................           1,860            7.25          13,485
Certified Local Government Evaluations..........................             465           12.00           5,580
Baseline Questionnaire for CLGs.................................             250            6.00           1,500
Annual Achievements Report for CLGs.............................           1,000            2.00           2,000
State Inventory Maintenance.....................................          26,904             .25           6,726
State Technical Assistance to Federal Agencies (Review &                  25,370             .25           6,343
 Compliance)....................................................
Statewide Historic Preservation Plan............................              14      \1\ 797.00          11,158
State Program Review............................................              15           90.00           1,350
State Cumulative Products Table.................................              89           10.00             890
State Organization Chart and Staffing Summary...................              30            2.00              60
State Anticipated Activities List...............................              30            5.75             173
State Project Notification......................................              59            1.50              89
State Final Project Report......................................              59            1.00              59

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State Project/Activity Database Report..........................              59           18.25           1,077
State Sources of Non-Federal Matching Share Report..............              52            2.25             117
State Significant Preservation Accomplishments Summary..........              59            3.75             221
Annual Achievements Report for States...........................              25            2.25              56
Tribal Historic Preservation Office (THPO) Grants Product                    150           15.50           2,325
 Summary Page...................................................
THPO Annual Report..............................................             150           23.00           3,450
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    Total.......................................................          56,680  ..............          58,249
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\1\ Includes 294 hours for public engagement, 121 hours for data and resource analysis, 283 hours for plan
  design and writing, and 90 hours for publishing/posting.

    Estimated Annual Nonhour Cost Burden: None.

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.

IV. Authorities

    The authorities for this action are the National Historic 
Preservation Act (NHPA) (54 U.S.C. 300101 et seq.) and the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).

Tim Goddard,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-15644 Filed 7-25-17; 8:45 am]
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