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incidental take of PAMB and BSSB. We 

will make our final permit decision no 

sooner than 60 days from the date of 

this notice. 

Dated: July 25, 2007. 

Ken McDermond, 

Deputy Manager, California/Nevada 

Operations Office, Sacramento, California. 

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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 (44 

U.S.C. 3507 et seq.) and 5 CFR part 

1320, the National Park Service (NPS) 

invites public comments on a revision 

of a currently approved information 

collection (OMB #1024–0038). 

DATES: Public comments on the 

proposed Information Collection 

Request (ICR) will be accepted on or 

before October 1, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Send Comments To: John 

W. Renaud, Project Coordinator, 

Historic Preservation Grants, Heritage 

Assistance Programs, NPS, 1849 C St., 

NW., (2256), Washington, DC 20240; via 

fax at 202/371–1961, or via e-mail at 

John_Renaud@nps.gov. Also, please 

send a copy of your comments to 

Leonard Stowe, Information Collection 

Clearance Officer, NPS, 1849 C St., NW., 

(2605), Washington, DC 20240, or by email at Leonard_Stowe@nps.gov. All 

responses to this 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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 

W. Renaud, Project Coordinator, 

Historic Preservation Grants, Heritage 

Assistance Programs, NPS, 1849 C St., 

NW. (2256), Washington, DC 20240; or 

via fax at 202/371–1961, or via e-mail at 

John_Renaud@nps.gov, or via telephone 

at 202/354–2066. You are entitled to a 

copy of the entire ICR package free-ofcharge. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Procedures for State, Tribal, and 

Local Government Historic Preservation 

Programs; 36 CFR 61. 

Bureau Form Number(s): None. 

OBM Number: 1024–0038. 

Expiration Date: November 30, 2007. 

Type of Request: Revision of a 

currently approved collection of 

information. 

Description of Need: This set of 

information collections has an impact 

on State, tribal, and local governments 

that wish to participate formally in the 

National Historic Preservation 

Partnership (NHPP) Program, and State 

and tribal governments that wish to 

apply for Historic Preservation Fund 

(HPF) grants. The NPS uses the 

information collection to ensure 

compliance with the National Historic 

Preservation Act, as amended (16 U.S.C. 

470 et seq.), as well as the governmentwide grant requirements that OBM has 

issued and the Department of the 

Interior implements through 43 CFR 

part 12. This information collection also 

produces performance data that NPS 

uses to assess its progress in meeting 

goals set in Departmental and NPS 

strategic plans created pursuant to the 

1993 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 the 

Historic Preservation Fund grants to 

States, maintenance of a State inventory 

of historic and prehistoric properties, 

tracking State Historic Preservation 

Office historic preservation consultation 

with Federal agencies, reporting on 

other State historic preservation 

accomplishments, and the State role in 

the State Program Review Process; and 

tribal government burden for 

information collections related to the 

program-specific aspects of HPF grants 

to Tribal Historic Preservation Officers/ 

Offices (THPOs). 

This request includes information 

collections related to HPF grants to 

States and to THPOs. NPS is seeking a 

revision to reflect the increased number 

of partners participating in the NHPP, 

and consequently, in the previously 

approved information collections. In 

addition, a revision is needed because 

some information collections had not 

been recognized as such during 

preparation for earlier OMB approvals. 

Section 101(b) of the National Historic 

Preservation Act, as amended, (16 

U.S.C. 470a(b)), specifies the role of 

States in the NHPP Program. Section 

101(c), and section 301 of the Act (16 

U.S.C. section 103(c), 470a(c), 16 U.S.C. 

470c(c), and 16 U.S.C. 470w), specify 

the role of local governments in the 

NHPP program. Section 101(d) of the 

Act (16 U.S.C. 470a(d) specifies the role 

of tribes in the NHPP Program. Section 

108 of the Act (16 U.S.C. 470h) created 

the HPF to support activities that carry 

out the purposes of the Act. Section 

101(e)(1) of the Act (16 U.S.C. 470a(e)) 

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 a program of 

grants to THPOs for carrying out their 

responsibilities under the Act. 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 program. The purpose of 

both the HPF State grants program and 

the HPF THPO grants 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. All 59 

States, territories, and the District of 

Columbia participate in the NHPP 

Program. Almost 1,600 local 

governments have become Certified 

Local Governments (CLGs) in order to 

participate in the NHPP program. 

Approximately 54 local governments 

become CLGs each year. Fifty-seven 

Federally-recognized tribes have joined 

formally the NHPP and have established 

THPOs and tribal historic preservation 

offices. Typically, each year five to 

seven tribes join the partnership. 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 governments meet 

minimum standards and requirements 

for participation in the National Historic 

Preservation Program; and to meet 

government-wide requirements for 

Federal grant programs. 

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 to be collected; and (4) 

ways to minimize the burden to 

respondents, including use of 

automated information collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

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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. 

Frequency of collection: Annually. 

Description of Respondents: State, 

tribal, and local governments that wish 

to participate formally in the National 

Historic Preservation Program and who 

wish to apply for Historic Preservation 

Fund grant assistance. 

Estimated average number of 

respondents/record keepers: The net 

number of partners participating in this 

set of information collections annually 

is 59 States, 57 Tribes, and 1,554 CLGs. 

Estimated average number of 

responses: NPS estimates that there are 

34,539 responses per year. This is the 

gross number of responses for all of the 

elements included in this set of 

information collections. 

Estimated average number of State 

HPF grant-related applicant responses: 

118 per year. 

Estimated average gross number of 

State HPF grant-related grantee 

responses: 400 per year. 

Estimated average gross number of 

State HPF grant-related responses for 

successful Applicants/Grantees: 518 per 

year. 

Estimated average number of THPO 

HPF grant-related Applicant responses: 

57 per year. 

Estimated average gross number of 

THPO HPF grant-related grantee 

responses: 171 per year. 

Estimated average gross number of 

THPO HPF application plus grantrelated responses: 228 per year. 

Estimated average number of State 

and local CLG program related 

responses per State/CLG: 42 per year. 

Estimated average gross number State 

and local CLG program related 

responses for all States/CLGs: 2,897 per 

year. 

Estimated average minimum number 

of State inventory responses per State: 

78 per year. 

Estimated average gross minimum 

number of State inventory responses for 

all States: 4,602 per year. 

Estimated average minimum number 

of State consultation on Federal projects 

responses per State: 445 per year. 

Estimated average gross minimum 

number of State consultation of Federal 

projects responses for all States: 26,255 

per year. 

Estimated average number of other 

State performance reports per State: 1 

per year. 

Estimated average gross number of 

other State performance reports for all 

States: 25 per year. 

Estimated average minimum number 

of State Program Reviews per State: 1 

per year. 

Estimated average gross minimum 

number of State Program Reviews for all 

States: 14 per year. 

Estimated average gross number of 

responses for all non-grant collections: 

33,793 per year. 

Frequency of Response: The 

frequency of response varies depending 

upon the activity. In the CLG program, 

States and local governments participate 

once for the certification process, once 

per year for the monitoring of each CLG, 

once every four years for the evaluation 

of each CLG, and once a year on a 

voluntary basis for other performance 

reporting. Each State adds property 

records to its inventory and tracks the 

progress of consultation with Federal 

agencies as the information becomes 

available. Each State reports once a year 

on a voluntary basis for other 

performance reporting. The National 

Historic Preservation Act requires that 

each State undergo a State Program 

Review every four years. For the 

program-specific aspects of the HPF 

grants to State program, the estimated 

number of responses includes a 

‘‘Cumulative Products Table’’ of 

projected performance in summary 

format, an ‘‘Organization Chart’’

showing the availability of 

appropriately qualified staff, and a 

(major) ‘‘Anticipated Activities List’’. 

During the grant cycle, grantees seek 

NPS approval once for a subgrant (via a 

project notification) and associated final 

project report. Each year, every State 

submits an ‘‘End of Year Report’’ that 

includes the Cumulative Products Table 

(which compares actual to proposed 

performance), a ‘‘Sources of Nonfederal 

matching Share Report,’’ a ‘‘Project/ 

Activity Database Report,’’ an 

‘‘Unexpended Carryover Funds Table 

and Carryover Statement,’’ and a 

‘‘Significant Preservation 

Accomplishments Summary.’’ For the 

program-specific aspects of the HPF 

grants to THPOs program, the estimated 

number of responses includes a grant 

application scope of work, a ‘‘Grants 

Product Summary Table,’’ an 

unexpended funds carry-over statement, 

and a ‘‘THPO Annual Report’’ (a 

narrative summary of important 

accomplishments). 

Automated Data Collection: NPS has 

made available to States for completion 

on-line all of the forms for the HPF State 

Grants program. 

Estimate average time burden per 

respondent: NPS estimated that the total 

public (State plus local) burden for the 

Certified Local Government (CLG) 

program averages 36 hours per CLG for 

the certification, monitoring, and 

evaluation of each CLG and 45 minutes 

for reporting of other CLG 

accomplishments. NPS estimates that 

the total public (State) burden averages 

10 minutes per Federal agency project 

tracked, 45 minutes per inventory 

record, 2 hours per reporting on other 

State accomplishments, and 90 hours 

per State Program Review. NPS 

estimates that the total public burden 

for collection not directly tied to grants 

is 129 hours per respondent. NPS 

estimates that the public burden for the 

HPF-supported State grant program 

collections of information will average 

11 hours per application and 19 hours 

per grant per year for all of the grantrelated collections. The combined total 

public burden for the HPF State grant 

program-related information collections 

would average 31 hours per successful 

applicant/grantee. NPS estimates that 

the public burden for the HPFsupported THPO grant program 

collections of information will average 7 

hours per application and 14 hours per 

grant per year for all of the grant-related 

collections. The combined total public 

burden for the HPF THPO grant 

program-related information collections 

would average 21 hours per successful 

applicant/grantee. These burden 

estimates are a one-year average for the 

two-year grants. The combined total 

public burden for the 36 CFR Part 61- 

related information collections would 

average 182 hours per partner. These 

estimates of burden include time for 

reviewing instructions, searching 

existing data sources, gathering and 

maintaining the data needed, and 

reviewing the collection of information. 

Estimated average time burden hours 

per State HPF grant-related applicant 

response: 11 hours. 

Estimated average burden hours per 

State HPF grant-related Grantee 

response: 20 hours. 

Estimated total annual average 

burden hours per State HPF grantrelated respondent: 31 hours. 

Estimated total annual average 

burden hours for all State HPF grantrelated responses: 1,568 hours. 

Estimated average burden hours per 

THPO HPF grant-related Applicant 

response: 7 hours. 

Estimated average burden hours per 

THPO HPF grant-related Grantee 

response: 14 hours. 


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Estimated average annual burden 

hours per THPO HPF grant-related 

Applicant/Grantee for all responses: 21 

hours. 

Estimated total annual average 

burden hours for all THPO HPF grantrelated respondents: 1,217 hours. 

Estimated average burden hours in 

the CLG program per response: 50 

minutes. 

Estimated average burden hours in 

the State inventory program per 

response: 40 minutes. 

Estimated average burden hours in 

the Federal agency consultation 

tracking program per response: 10 

minutes. 

Estimated average burden hours in 

other performance reporting per 

response: 2 hours. 

Estimated average burden hours in 

the State Program Review program per 

response: 90 hours. 

Estimated average annual burden 

hours per partner for all non grantrelated responses: 432 hours. 

Estimated annual burden on all 

respondents for all non grant related 

responses: 33,565 hours. 

Estimated total annual reporting 

burden: 36,351 hours per year. 

Dated: July 25, 2007. 

Leonard E. Stowe, 

NPS, Information Collection Clearance 

Officer. 

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BILLING CODE 4310–EN–M 

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 paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 and 5 CFR part 

1320, Reporting and Recordkeeping 

Requirements, the National Park Service 

(NPS) invites public comments on an 

extension of a currently approved 

information collection (OMB #1024–

0037). 

DATES: Public comments on the 

proposed Information Collection 

Request (ICR) will be accepted on or 

before October 1, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments to: Francis 

P. McManamon, Manager, Archeology 

Program, National Park Service, 1849 C 

Street, NW. (2275), Washington, DC 

20240. Phone: 202/354–2123; Fax: 202/ 

371–5102; or by e-mail at 

fp_mcmanamon@nps.gov. Also, you 

may send comments to Leonard Stowe, 

NPS Information Collection Clearance 

Officer, 1849 Street, NW. (2605), 

Washington, DC 20240, or by e-mail at 

leonard_stowe@nps.gov. All responses 

to this 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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Karen Mudar, Archeology Program, 

National Park Service, 1849 C Street, 

NW. (2275), Washington, DC 20240. 

Phone: 202/354–2103; Fax: 202/371–

5102; or by e-mail at 

karen_mudar@nps.gov. You are entitled 

to a copy of the entire ICR package free 

of charge. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Archeology Permits and 

Reports—43 CFR parts 3 and 7. 

Form Number(s): DI–1926 (permit 

application), DI–1991 (permit form). 

OMB Number: 1024–0037. 

Expiration Date: January 31, 2008. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

Description of Need: Section 4 of the 

Archeological Resources Protection Act 

(ARPA) of 1979 (16 U.S.C. 470cc), and 

Section 3 of the Antiquities Act (AA) of 

1906 (16 U.S.C. 432), authorize any 

individual or institution to apply to 

Federal land managing agencies to 

scientifically excavate or remove 

archeological resources from public or 

Indian lands. 43 CFR part 7 for ARPA, 

and 43 CFR part 3 for the AA, ensure 

that the resources are scientifically 

excavated or removed and deposited, 

along with associated records, in a 

suitable repository for preservation. 

Section 13 of ARPA (16 U.S.C. 47011) 

requires that the Secretary of the Interior 

report annually to the Congress on 

archeological activities conducted 

pursuant to the Act. The information 

collected is reported periodically to 

Congress and is used for land 

management purposes. The obligation to 

respond is required to obtain or retain 

benefits. 

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 to be 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. 

Frequency of Collection: On occasion. 

Description of Respondents: 

Respondents are those individuals or 

organizations wishing to excavate or 

remove archeological resources from 

public or Indian lands. 

Estimated Average Number of 

Respondents: 700 per year. 

Estimated Average Number of 

Responses: 2,100 per year. 

Frequency of Response: 3 per 

respondent. 

Estimated Average Time Burden per 

Respondent: 2.5 hours per respondent. 

Estimated Total Annual Reporting 

Burden: 1,750 hours per year. 

Dated: July 12, 2007. 

Leonard E. Stowe, 

NPS, Information Collection Clearance 

Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

Big Cypress National Preserve OffRoad Vehicle Advisory Committee; 

Notice of Establishment 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of establishment. 

SUMMARY: The Secretary of the Interior 

is giving notice of the establishment of 

the Big Cypress National Preserve OffRoad Vehicle Advisory Committee to 

offer recommendations, alternatives and 

possible solutions to management of offroad vehicles at Big Cypress National 

Preserve. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Karen Gustin, Superintendent, Big 

Cypress National Preserve, 33100 

Tamiami Trail E, Ochopee, Florida 

34141; 239–695–1103. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Big 

Cypress National Preserve Off-Road 

Vehicle Advisory Committee has been 

established as directed in the Off-Road 

Vehicle Management Plan, 2000. This 

plan guides the National Park Service in 

its management of recreational off-road 

vehicle (ORV) use in Big Cypress 

National Preserve, and tiers off of the 

Preserve’s 1991 General Management 


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