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customary and usual business or private 

practices. 

We will summarize written responses 

to this notice and address them in our 

submission for OMB approval. As a 

result of your comments, we will make 

any necessary adjustments to the burden 

in our submission to OMB. 

Public Comment Procedures: 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 we will be able to 

do so. 

MMS Information Collection 

Clearance Officer: Arlene Bajusz (202) 

208–7744. 

Dated: January 27, 2009. 

E.P. Danenberger, 

Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory Programs. 

[FR Doc. E9–2265 Filed 2–2–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

60-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. 

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 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 #1024–0009). 

DATES: Public comments on this 

Information Collection Request (ICR) 

will be accepted on or before April 6, 

2009. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments to: Michael 

J. Auer, NPS Heritage Preservation 

Services, 1849 C St., NW (2255), 

Washington, DC 20240; or via phone at 

202/354–2031; or via fax at 202/371– 

1666; or via e-mail at 

michaelauer@nps.gov. Also, you may 

send comments to Leonard E. Stowe, 

NPS Information Collection Clearance 

Officer, 1201 Eye St., NW. (2605), 

Washington, DC 20005; or via e-mail at 

leonardstowe@nps.gov. All responses to 

the Notice will be summarized and 

included in the request for the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) 

approval. All comments will become a 

matter of public record. 

TO REQUEST A DRAFT OF PROPOSED

COLLECTION OF INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michael J. Auer, NPS Heritage 

Preservation Services, 1849 C St., NW 

(2255), Washington, DC. 20005; or via 

phone at 202/354–2031; or via fax at 

202/371–1666; or via e-mail at 

michaelauer@nps.gov. You are entitled 

to a copy of the entire ICR package free 

of charge once the package is submitted 

to OMB for review. You can access this 

ICR at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: 

Historic Preservation Certification 

Application—36 CFR Part 67 Form(s): 

10–168 (Evaluation of Significance); 10– 

168a (Description of Rehabilitation); 10– 

168b (Continuation/Amendment Sheet); 

10–168c (Certification of Completed 

Work). 

OMB Control Number: 1024–0009. 

Expiration Date: 9/30/2009. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved collection of 

information. 

Description of Need: 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 with 

the Internal Revenue Service. NPS uses 

the Historic Preservation Certification 

Application 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. The Department of the 

Interior regulation 36 CFR Part 67 

contains a requirement for completion 

of an application form. The information 

required on the application form is 

needed to allow the authorized officer to 

determine if the applicant is qualified to 

obtain historic preservation 

certifications from the Secretary of the 

Interior. These certifications are 

necessary in order for an applicant to 

receive substantial Federal tax 

incentives authorized by Section 47 of 

the Internal Revenue Code. These 

incentives include 20% Federal income 

tax credit for the rehabilitation of 

historic buildings and an income tax 

deduction for the donation of easements 

on historic properties. The Internal 

Revenue Code also provides 10% 

Federal income tax credit for the 

rehabilitation of non-historic buildings 

built before 1936, and owners of nonhistoric buildings in historic districts 

must also use the application to obtain 

a certification from the Secretary of the 

Interior that their building does not 

contribute to the significance of the 

historic district before they claim this 

lesser tax credit for rehabilitation. The 

obligation to respond is required to 

obtain and retain benefits. 

Description of respondents: 

Individuals or households, businesses 

or other for-profit entities. 

Estimated average number of 

respondents: 4,000 per year. 

Estimated average number of 

responses: 4,000 per year. 

Frequency of Response: 1 per 

respondent. 

Estimated average time burden per 

respondent: 20 hours. 

Estimated total annual reporting 

burden: 80,000 hours per year. 

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 being 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 we will be able to 

do so. 

Dated: January 12, 2009. 

Leonard E. Stowe, 

NPS, Information Collection Clearance 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–2051 Filed 2–2–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–52–M 

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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