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###### Department of the Interior

###### National Park Service

          - [NPS-WASO-NER-NPS0033151; PPNEHATUC0, PPMRSCR1Y.CU0000 (222); OMB Control Number 1024-0232]

# AGENCY:

National Park Service, Interior.

# ACTION:

Notice of information collection; request for comment.

# SUMMARY:

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, the National Park Service (NPS) are proposing to renew an information collection.

# DATES:

Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before April 18, 2022.

# ADDRESSES:

                        Please provide a copy of your comments to the NPS Information Collection Clearance Officer (ADIR-ICCO), 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, (MS-242) Reston, VA 20191 (mail); or                         *phadrea_ponds@nps.gov*                         (email). Please include “1024-0232” in the subject line of your comments.                    

# FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

                        To request additional information about this ICR contact Diane Miller, National Program Manager, National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program, National Park Service, Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center, 4068 Golden Hill Road, Church Creek, Maryland 21622; or by email at                         *diane_miller@nps.gov.*                         Individuals who are hearing or speech impaired may call the Federal Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339 for TTY assistance.                    

# SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

                    In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, (PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3501*et seq.*) and 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), all information collections require approval under the PRA.                

As part of our continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burdens, we invite the public and other Federal agencies to comment on new, 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 especially interested in public comment addressing the following:

(1) Whether or not the collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether or not the information will have practical utility.

(2) The accuracy of our estimate of the burden for this collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used.

(3) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected.

                    (4) How might the agency minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology,                     *e.g.,*                     permitting electronic submission of response.                

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.

*Abstract:*                     The National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Act of 1998 (54 U.S.C. 308301,                     *et seq.*) authorizes the NPS to collect information from applicants requesting to join the Network to Freedom Program (the Network). The NPS uses Form 10-946,                     *National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Application,*                     to evaluate potential participants and determine eligibility to become part of the Network. Through the Network, we coordinate preservation and education efforts nationwide, and are working to integrate local historical sites, museums, and interpretive programs associated                           ( print page 8875)                        with the Underground Railroad movement.                

                    All entities that apply to join the Network must have a verifiable association with the historic Underground Railroad movement and must complete and submit Form 10-946 available on our website at                     *http://www.nps.gov/​subjects/​ugrr/​index.htm.*                     Respondents must (1) verify associations and characteristics through descriptive texts that are the result of historical research and (2) submit supporting documentation (                    *e.g.,*                     copies of rare documents, photographs, and maps).                

Network to Freedom Program Partners work with the NPS to help validate the efforts of local and regional organizations, making it easier for them to share their expertise and communicate with us and each other. Prospective partners must submit a letter with the following information:
    - Name and address of the agency, company or organization.
    - Name, address, and phone, fax, and email information of principal contact.
    - Abstract not to exceed 200 words describing the partner's activity or mission statement.
    - Brief description of the entity's association to the Underground Railroad.

*Title of Collection:*                     National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program.                

*OMB Control Number:*                     1024-0232.                

*Form Number:*                     NPS Form 10-946,                     *National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Application.*

*Type of Review:*                     Extension of a currently approved collection.                

*Description of Respondents:*                     Individuals; businesses; nonprofit organizations; and Federal, State, Local, and Tribal governments.                

*Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents:*                     27.                

*Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses:*                     27.                

*Estimated Completion Time per Response:*                     Average 1001 hours.                

*Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours:*                     40 hours.                

*Respondent's Obligation:*                     Required to obtain or retain a benefit.                

*Frequency of Collection:*                     On occasion.                

*Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost:*                     None.                

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.

                    The authority for this action is the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501*et seq.*).                

Phadrea Ponds,

Information Collection Clearance Officer, National Park Service.

[FR Doc. 2022-03334 Filed 2-15-22; 8:45 am]

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