60-Day Notice of Intention to Request Clearance of Collection of Information; Opportunity for Public Comment

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 242 (Friday, December 17, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70726-70727]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-32714]


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DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR

National Park Service


60-Day Notice of Intention to Request Clearance of Collection of 
Information; Opportunity for Public Comment

AGENCY: National Park Service, Department of Interior.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 
notice announces the National Park Service (NPS) intention to request 
an extension for a currently approved information collection used in 
the Historic Preservation Tax Incentives Program administered by the 
NPS.

DATES: Public comments on this notice will be accepted on or before 
February 15, 2000.

SEND COMMENTS TO: Sharon C. Park, Heritage Preservation Services, 
National Park Service, 1849 C St., NW, NC 200, Washington, DC 20240.
    All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the 
request for OMB approval.
    All comments will also become a matter of public record. Copies of 
the information collection can be obtained from Sharon C. Park, Chief, 
Technical Preservation Services, National Park Service, 1849 C St., NW, 
NC 200, Washington, DC 20240.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sharon C. Park, (202)-343-9578.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Historic Preservation Certification Application.
    OMB Number: 1024-0009.
    Expiration Date of Approval: March 31, 2000.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Abstract: Section 47 of the Internal Revenue Code requires that the 
Secretary of the Interior certify to the Secretary of the Treasury, 
upon application by owners of historic properties for Federal tax 
benefits: (a) The historic character of the property; and (b) that the 
rehabilitation work is consistent with that historic character. The NPS 
administers the program in partnership with the Internal Revenue 
Service. The Historic Preservation Certification Application is used by 
the NPS to evaluate the condition and historic significance of 
buildings undergoing rehabilitation for continued use, and to evaluate 
whether the rehabilitation work meets the Secretary of the Interior's 
Standards for Rehabilitation.
    Respondents: Individuals or households, businesses or other for-
profit entities.
    Estimated Annual Burden on Respondents: 7,500 hours.
    Estimated average burden hours per response: 2.5 hours.
    Estimated average number of respondents: 3,000 annually.

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    Estimate frequency of response: 3,000 annually.
Leonard Stowe,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, National Park Service, WAPC.
[FR Doc. 99-32714 Filed 12-16-99; 8:45 am]
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