82_FR_55855 82 FR 55631 - Agency Information Collection Activities; National Heritage Areas Program

82 FR 55631 - Agency Information Collection Activities; National Heritage Areas Program

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 224 (November 22, 2017)

Page Range55631-55632
FR Document2017-25238

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the National Park Service is proposing a new information collection for the National Heritage Areas Program. The National Park Service will ask the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve the information collection request (ICR) described below.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 224 (Wednesday, November 22, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 224 (Wednesday, November 22, 2017)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-25238]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-CR-NHAP-24544; PPWOCRADI0, PCU00RP14.R50000; OMB Control No. 
1024-NEW]


Agency Information Collection Activities; National Heritage Areas 
Program

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Information Request; request for comment.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
National Park Service is proposing a new information collection for the 
National Heritage Areas Program. The National Park Service will ask the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve the information 
collection request (ICR) described below.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
January 22, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Send your comments on the Information Collection Request 
(ICR) by mail to Tim Goddard, Information Collection Clearance Officer, 
National Park Service, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, MS-242, Reston, VA 
20192 (mail); or by email to [email protected]. Please reference OMB 
Control Number 1024-NEW in the subject line of your comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information 
about this ICR, contact Martha Raymond, National Coordinator, National 
Heritage Areas Program, National Park Service, by email at 
[email protected] or by telephone at 202-354-2222.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the National Park Service, in accordance 
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, provide the general public 
and other Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on 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.
    We are soliciting comments on the proposed ICR that is described 
below. We are especially interested in public comment addressing the 
following issues: (1) Is the collection necessary to the proper 
functions of the National Park Service; (2) will this information be 
processed and used in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate of burden 
accurate; (4) how might the National Park Service enhance the quality, 
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (5) how 
might the National Park Service minimize the burden of this collection 
on the respondents, including through the use of information 
technology.
    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.
    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.
    Title of Collection: National Heritage Areas Program Annual 
Reporting Forms.
    OMB Control Number: 1024-NEW.
    Form Number: NPS 10-320; NPS 10-321.
    Type of Review: New.
    Respondents/Affected Public: National Heritage Area Coordinating 
Entities: Not-for-profit entities; Federal Commissions; Institutions of 
Higher Education; State and local governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 98.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: ~2,500 hours.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 49 (49 total National 
Heritage Area Coordinating Entities).
    Estimated Completion Time per Response: Varies from 12 hours to 40 
hours, depending on type of respondent and which form is being 
completed.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to Obtain or Retain a Benefit.
    Frequency of Collection: Annually.
    Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: None.
    Abstract: National Heritage Areas (NHAs) are designated by Congress 
as places where natural, cultural, and historic resources combine to 
form a cohesive, nationally important landscape. Each National Heritage 
Area is governed by separate authorizing legislation and operates under 
provisions unique to its resources and desired goals. Through their 
resources, NHAs tell nationally important stories that celebrate our 
nation's diverse heritage. The NHA program, which currently includes 49 
heritage areas, is administered by National Park Service (NPS) 
coordinators in Washington, DC and six regional offices--Anchorage, San 
Francisco, Denver, Omaha, Philadelphia and Atlanta--as well as local 
park unit staff.
    The NPS intends to track the progress of each heritage area on 
implementing its management plan and meeting performance goals. In 
order to reduce paperwork burden on the public, we are proposing the 
below listed new forms to collect the information needed to assist us 
in monitoring the progress of each heritage area:
     Annual Program Report--Part I Funding Report. The 
information collected on this form is used by the NPS NHA Program 
Office for allocating funds to heritage area management or coordinating 
entities (coordinating entities) and preparing the annual NPS Budget 
Justification and responses to directives from Congress. The 
information gathered on this form relates to funding from the Heritage 
Partnership Program (HPP) fund; required non-federal match sources; 
organizational sustainability planning; and Heritage Area 
accomplishments and challenges in using the HPP funds.
     Annual Program Report--Part II Progress Report. The 
information collected through this form will be used by the NPS NHA 
Program Office and regional program offices to track each heritage area 
management or coordinating entity's (coordinating entity) progress on 
management plan implementation. The progress measures outlined on this 
form capture information about the diverse heritage area activities and 
approaches to these activities (process measures), direct products or 
services offered (output measures), and the results of the products or 
services (outcome measures). The NPS will use the responses to the 
questions reported here in annual program reports and publications and 
to inform individual heritage area evaluations.
    The authorities for this action come from the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.), the Historic Sites Act of 1935, 
as amended (54 U.S.C. Ch. 3201), and the individual pieces of 
legislation and associated amendments that enable the National Park 
Service, on behalf of the Secretary of the Interior, to provide federal 
financial, technical, and other assistance for the preservation of 
natural, cultural, historic, and scenic resources. Each

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National Heritage Area is designated by its own authorizing 
legislation.

Tim Goddard,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-25238 Filed 11-21-17; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 224 / Wednesday, November 22, 2017 / Notices 55631 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR enhance the quality, utility, and clarity administered by National Park Service of the information to be collected; and (NPS) coordinators in Washington, DC National Park Service (5) how might the National Park Service and six regional offices—Anchorage, [NPS–WASO–CR–NHAP–24544; minimize the burden of this collection San Francisco, Denver, Omaha, PPWOCRADI0, PCU00RP14.R50000; OMB on the respondents, including through Philadelphia and Atlanta—as well as Control No. 1024–NEW] the use of information technology. local park unit staff. Comments that you submit in Agency Information Collection response to this notice are a matter of The NPS intends to track the progress Activities; National Heritage Areas public record. We will include or of each heritage area on implementing Program summarize each comment in our request its management plan and meeting to OMB to approve this ICR. Before performance goals. In order to reduce AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. including your address, phone number, paperwork burden on the public, we are ACTION: Notice of Information Request; email address, or other personal proposing the below listed new forms to request for comment. identifying information in your collect the information needed to assist comment, you should be aware that us in monitoring the progress of each SUMMARY: In accordance with the heritage area: your entire comment—including your Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the National Park Service is proposing a personal identifying information—may • Annual Program Report—Part I be made publicly available at any time. Funding Report. The information new information collection for the While you can ask us in your comment collected on this form is used by the National Heritage Areas Program. The to withhold your personal identifying NPS NHA Program Office for allocating National Park Service will ask the Office information from public review, we funds to heritage area management or of Management and Budget (OMB) to cannot guarantee that we will be able to coordinating entities (coordinating approve the information collection do so. request (ICR) described below. entities) and preparing the annual NPS An agency may not conduct or DATES: Interested persons are invited to sponsor and a person is not required to Budget Justification and responses to submit comments on or before January respond to a collection of information directives from Congress. The 22, 2018. unless it displays a currently valid OMB information gathered on this form ADDRESSES: Send your comments on the control number. relates to funding from the Heritage Information Collection Request (ICR) by Title of Collection: National Heritage Partnership Program (HPP) fund; mail to Tim Goddard, Information Areas Program Annual Reporting Forms. required non-federal match sources; Collection Clearance Officer, National OMB Control Number: 1024–NEW. organizational sustainability planning; Park Service, 12201 Sunrise Valley Form Number: NPS 10–320; NPS 10– and Heritage Area accomplishments and Drive, MS–242, Reston, VA 20192 321. challenges in using the HPP funds. (mail); or by email to tim_goddard@ Type of Review: New. • Annual Program Report—Part II nps.gov. Please reference OMB Control Respondents/Affected Public: Progress Report. The information Number 1024–NEW in the subject line National Heritage Area Coordinating Entities: Not-for-profit entities; Federal collected through this form will be used of your comments. by the NPS NHA Program Office and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To Commissions; Institutions of Higher Education; State and local governments. regional program offices to track each request additional information about heritage area management or Total Estimated Number of Annual this ICR, contact Martha Raymond, coordinating entity’s (coordinating Responses: 98. National Coordinator, National Heritage entity) progress on management plan Total Estimated Number of Annual Areas Program, National Park Service, Burden Hours: ∼2,500 hours. implementation. The progress measures by email at martha_raymond@nps.gov Total Estimated Number of Annual outlined on this form capture or by telephone at 202–354–2222. Respondents: 49 (49 total National information about the diverse heritage SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the Heritage Area Coordinating Entities). area activities and approaches to these National Park Service, in accordance Estimated Completion Time per activities (process measures), direct with the Paperwork Reduction Act of Response: Varies from 12 hours to 40 products or services offered (output 1995, provide the general public and hours, depending on type of respondent measures), and the results of the other Federal agencies with an and which form is being completed. products or services (outcome opportunity to comment on proposed, Respondent’s Obligation: Required to measures). The NPS will use the revised, and continuing collections of Obtain or Retain a Benefit. information. This helps us assess the responses to the questions reported here Frequency of Collection: Annually. impact of our information collection Total Estimated Annual Nonhour in annual program reports and requirements and minimize the public’s Burden Cost: None. publications and to inform individual reporting burden. It also helps the Abstract: National Heritage Areas heritage area evaluations. public understand our information (NHAs) are designated by Congress as The authorities for this action come collection requirements and provide the places where natural, cultural, and from the Paperwork Reduction Act of requested data in the desired format. historic resources combine to form a 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.), the We are soliciting comments on the cohesive, nationally important Historic Sites Act of 1935, as amended asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with NOTICES proposed ICR that is described below. landscape. Each National Heritage Area (54 U.S.C. Ch. 3201), and the individual We are especially interested in public is governed by separate authorizing pieces of legislation and associated comment addressing the following legislation and operates under amendments that enable the National issues: (1) Is the collection necessary to provisions unique to its resources and Park Service, on behalf of the Secretary the proper functions of the National desired goals. Through their resources, of the Interior, to provide federal Park Service; (2) will this information be NHAs tell nationally important stories financial, technical, and other assistance processed and used in a timely manner; that celebrate our nation’s diverse for the preservation of natural, cultural, (3) is the estimate of burden accurate; heritage. The NHA program, which historic, and scenic resources. 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55632 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 224 / Wednesday, November 22, 2017 / Notices National Heritage Area is designated by 2383) for information specific to this 2. An overview of U.S. imports of its own authorizing legislation. investigation. For information on the goods and services from SSA, which legal aspects of this investigation, should, to the extent information is Tim Goddard, contact William Gearhart of the available: Information Collection Clearance Officer, Commission’s Office of the General a. Identify sectors in which SSA National Park Service. exports of goods and services to the Counsel (william.gearhart@usitc.gov or [FR Doc. 2017–25238 Filed 11–21–17; 8:45 am] 202–205–3091). The media should United States have increased the most, BILLING CODE 4312–52–P contact Margaret O’Laughlin, Office of in both value and percentage terms, and External Relations (margaret.olaughlin@ indicate the key factors behind this usitc.gov or 202–205–1819). Hearing- growth. Data on goods should include INTERNATIONAL TRADE impaired individuals may obtain both AGOA and non-AGOA imports. COMMISSION information on this matter by contacting b. Identify the SSA countries from the Commission’s TDD terminal at 202– which imports of goods and services to [Investigation No. 332–564] 205–1810. General information the United States have increased the U.S. Trade and Investment With Sub- concerning the Commission may also be most, in both value and percentage Saharan Africa: Recent Developments obtained by accessing its Internet server terms, and indicate the key factors (https://www.usitc.gov). Persons with behind this growth. Data on goods AGENCY: United States International mobility impairments who will need should include both AGOA and non- Trade Commission. special assistance in gaining access to AGOA imports. ACTION: Institution of investigation and the Commission should contact the c. Based on a review of available scheduling of public hearing. Office of the Secretary at 202–205–2000. quantitative and qualitative information, Background: The Commission identify non-crude petroleum sectors SUMMARY: Following receipt of a request instituted this investigation following and SSA markets that present the dated October 23, 2017 from the United receipt of a request from the USTR greatest potential to increase exports of States Trade Representative (USTR) dated October 23, 2017. The request goods under AGOA to the United States. under the section 332(g) of the Tariff asked the Commission to provide a Identify sectors and SSA markets that Act of 1930, the U.S. International Trade report on U.S. trade and investment present the greatest potential to increase Commission (Commission) has with sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). It asked services exports and FDI, and indicate instituted investigation No. 332–564, that the Commission’s report focus significant factors impacting SSA U.S. Trade and Investment with Sub- primarily on the years 2010–2016, to the companies achieving such exports and Saharan Africa: Recent Developments, extent information is available, but FDI. for the purpose of preparing the report examine longer-term trends since 2000 3. Provide profiles of the markets in requested by the USTR. The where appropriate. The request also Cameroon, Cote d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Commission has scheduled a public asked that, to the extent practical, the Kenya, Mauritius, Nigeria, and South hearing in connection with this report provide the most recent 2017 data Africa that include information on investigation for January 23, 2018. on U.S. trade flows of goods with SSA macroeconomic indicators, goods and DATES: and include the following: services trade, and FDI flows in those January 9, 2018: Deadline for filing 1. An overview of the U.S. exports of countries. requests to appear at the public goods and services to SSA, which 4. Provide a summary of recent hearing. should, to the extent information is developments of regional integration January 11, 2018: Deadline for filing available: efforts in SSA, including progress on the pre-hearing briefs and statements. a. Identify the sectors in which U.S. negotiation of Continental Free Trade January 23, 2018: Public hearing. exports of goods and services to SSA Agreement. January 30, 2018: Deadline for filing have increased the most, in both value 5. Briefly summarize the AGOA post-hearing briefs and statements. and percentage terms, and indicate the strategies that have been developed by February 6, 2018: Deadline for filing all key factors behind this growth. SSA countries. other written submissions. b. Identify the countries to which U.S. Public Hearing: A public hearing in April 30, 2018: Transmittal of exports of goods and services to SSA connection with this investigation will Commission report to USTR. have increased the most, in both value be held at the U.S. International Trade and percentage terms, and indicate the Commission Building, 500 E Street SW., ADDRESSES: All Commission offices, key factors behind this growth. Washington, DC, beginning at 9:30 a.m. including the Commission’s hearing on January 23, 2018. Requests to appear c. Based on a review of available rooms, are located in the United States at the hearing should be filed with the quantitative and qualitative information, International Trade Commission Secretary no later than 5:15 p.m., identify non-crude petroleum sectors Building, 500 E Street SW., Washington, January 9, 2018, in accordance with the and SSA markets that present the DC. All written submissions should be requirements in the ‘‘written greatest potential for U.S. exports of addressed to the Secretary, United submissions’’ section below. All pre- goods and services and for U.S. foreign States International Trade Commission, hearing briefs and statements should be direct investment (FDI). Also, identify 500 E Street SW., Washington, DC filed not later than 5:15 p.m., January significant factors impacting U.S. 20436. The public record for this 11, 2018; and all post-hearing briefs and exports and FDI in these sectors, as well investigation may be viewed on the asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with NOTICES as principal third-country suppliers and statements addressing matters raised at Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS) the hearing should be filed not later investors in these sectors and SSA at https://edis.usitc.gov/edis3-internal/ than 5:15 p.m., January 30, 2018. In the markets. app. d. Provide a brief description of the event that, as of the close of business on FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: exports of goods and services from U.S. January 9, 2018, no witnesses are Project Leaders Joann Peterson small and medium-sized enterprises scheduled to appear at the hearing, the (joann.peterson@usitc.gov or 202–205– (SMEs) to SSA and describe the hearing will be canceled. 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CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of Information Request; request for comment.
DatesInterested persons are invited to submit comments on or before January 22, 2018.
ContactTo request additional information about this ICR, contact Martha Raymond, National Coordinator, National Heritage Areas Program, National Park Service, by email at [email protected] or by telephone at 202-354-2222.
FR Citation82 FR 55631 
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