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withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

As provided in 43 CFR 1610.5–2(a)(3), 

‘‘The Director shall promptly render a 

decision on the protest. The decision 

shall be in writing and shall set forth the 

reasons for the decision. The decision 

shall be sent to the protesting party by 

certified mail, return receipt requested. 

The decision of the Director shall be the 

final decision of the Department of the 

Interior.’’

Ron Wenker, 

State Director. 

[FR Doc. E7–23190 Filed 11–29–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–HC–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

30-Day Notice of Submission to the 

Office of Management and Budget; 

Opportunity for Public Comment 

AGENCY: Department of 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, Reporting and Recordkeeping 

Requirements, the National Park Service 

(NPS) invites public comments on a 

revision of a currently approved 

collection (OMB 1024–0038). 

DATES: Public comments on this 

Information Collection Request (ICR) 

will be accepted on or before December 

31, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

directly to the Desk Officer for the 

Department of the Interior (OMB #1024–

0038), Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, OMB, by fax at 

202/395–6566, or by electronic mail at 

oira_docket@omb.eop.gov. Please also 

send a copy of your comments to 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. 

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. 

Comments Received on the 60-Day 

Federal Register Notice: The NPS 

published a 60-Day Notice to solicit 

public comment on this ICR in the 

Federal Register on August 1, 2007 

(Vol. 72, No. 147, Pages 42106–42108). 

The comment period closed on October 

1, 2007. The NPS received no comments 

as a result of the publication of this 60- 

Day Federal Register Notice. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Procedures for State, Tribal, and 

Local Government Historic Preservation 

Programs; 36 CFR part 61. 

Bureau Form Number(s): None. 

OMB Number: 1024–0038. 

Expiration Date of Approval: 

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 collections 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 OMB 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 HPF 

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 THPOs. 

This request includes information 

collections related to HPF grants to 

States and to Tribal Historic 

Preservation Officers/Offices (THPOs). 

NPS is seeking the 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), section 103(c), and section 301 

of the Act (16 U.S.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 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 Tribal Historic 

Preservation Officers 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 

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evaluate whether or not State, tribal, 

and local governments meet minimum 

standards and requirements for 

participation in the NHPP program; and 

to meet government-wide requirements 

for Federal grant programs. 

Comments are invited on: (1) 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, we cannot guarantee that 

we will be able to do so. 

Automated data collection: NPS has 

made available to States for completion 

on-line all of the forms for the HPF State 

Grants program. 

Frequency of collection: Annually. 

Description of respondents: State, 

tribal, and local governments that wish 

to participate formally in the National 

Historic Preservation partnership 

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, territories, and the District 

of Columbia, 57 Tribes, and 1,554 CLGs. 

Estimated average number of 

responses: NPS estimates that there are 

35,927 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: 

58 per year. 

Estimated average gross number of 

State HPF grant-related grantee 

responses: 407 per year. 

Estimated average gross number of 

State HPF grant-related responses for 

successful Applicants/Grantees: 465 per 

year. 

Estimate average number of THPO 

HPF grant-related Applicant responses: 

57 per year. 

Estimate average gross number of 

THPO HPF grant-related grantee 

responses: 143 per year. 

Estimated average gross number of 

THPO HPF application plus grantrelated responses: 200 per year. 

Estimated average number of State 

and local CLG program related 

responses per State/CLG: 44 per year. 

Estimated average gross number State 

and local CLG program related 

responses for all States/CLGs: 2,936 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 project 

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. 

Estimated average time burden per 

respondent: NPS estimates 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 collections 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 

12 hours per application and 17 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 29 hours per successful 

applicant/grantee. NPS estimates that 

the total public burden for the HPF 

THPO grant program-related 

information collections would average 

14 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 133 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 burden hours per 

State HPF grant-related Applicant 

response: 12 hours. 

Estimated average burden hours per 

State HPF grant-related Grantee 

response: 17 hours. 

Estimated total annual average 

burden hours per State HPF grantrelated respondent: 29 hours. 

Estimated total annual average 

burden hours for all State HPF grantrelated responses: 1,541 hours. 

Estimated average annual burden 

hours per THPO HPF grant-related 

Applicant/Grantee for all responses: 14 

hours. 

Estimated total annual average 

burden hours for all THPO HPF grantrelated respondents: 781 hours. 

Estimated average burden hours in 

the CLG program per response: 12 

hours. 

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: 3 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: 710 hours. 

Estimated Annual Burden on all 

Respondents for all non grant-related 

responses: 33,606 hours. 

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 

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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). 

Estimated total annual burden: NPS 

estimates that the estimated combined 

annual burden on all respondents for all 

responses will be 35,927 hours. 

Dated: November 27, 2007. 

Leonard E. Stowe, 

NPS, Information Collection Clearance 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. 07–5889 Filed 11–29–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–52–M 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Reclamation 

Quarterly Status Report of Water 

Service, Repayment, and Other WaterRelated Contract Negotiations 

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of 

contractual actions that have been 

proposed to the Bureau of Reclamation 

(Reclamation) and are new, modified, 

discontinued, or completed since the 

last publication of this notice on August 

22, 2007. This notice is one of a variety 

of means used to inform the public 

about proposed contractual actions for 

capital recovery and management of 

project resources and facilities 

consistent with section 9(f) of the 

Reclamation Project Act of 1939. 

Additional announcements of 

individual contract actions may be 

published in the Federal Register and in 

newspapers of general circulation in the 

areas determined by Reclamation to be 

affected by the proposed action. 

ADDRESSES: The identity of the 

approving officer and other information 

pertaining to a specific contract 

proposal may be obtained by calling or 

writing the appropriate regional office at 

the address and telephone number given 

for each region in the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION section. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sandra L. Simons, Manager, Contract 

Services Office, Bureau of Reclamation, 

P.O. Box 25007, Denver, Colorado 

80225–0007; telephone 303–445–2902. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Consistent 

with section 9(f) of the Reclamation 

Project Act of 1939 and the rules and 

regulations published in 52 FR 11954, 

April 13, 1987 (43 CFR 426.22), 

Reclamation will publish notice of 

proposed or amendatory contract 

actions for any contract for the delivery 

of project water for authorized uses in 

newspapers of general circulation in the 

affected area at least 60 days prior to 

contract execution. Announcements 

may be in the form of news releases, 

legal notices, official letters, 

memorandums, or other forms of 

written material. Meetings, workshops, 

and/or hearings may also be used, as 

appropriate, to provide local publicity. 

The public participation procedures do 

not apply to proposed contracts for the 

sale of surplus or interim irrigation 

water for a term of 1 year or less. Either 

of the contracting parties may invite the 

public to observe contract proceedings. 

All public participation procedures will 

be coordinated with those involved in 

complying with the National 

Environmental Policy Act. Pursuant to 

the ‘‘Final Revised Public Participation 

Procedures’’ for water resource-related 

contract negotiations, published in 47 

FR 7763, February 22, 1982, a tabulation 

is provided of all proposed contractual 

actions in each of the five Reclamation 

regions. When contract negotiations are 

completed, and prior to execution, each 

proposed contract form must be 

approved by the Secretary of the 

Interior, or pursuant to delegated or 

redelegated authority, the Commissioner 

of Reclamation or one of the regional 

directors. In some instances, 

congressional review and approval of a 

report, water rate, or other terms and 

conditions of the contract may be 

involved. 

Public participation in and receipt of 

comments on contract proposals will be 

facilitated by adherence to the following 

procedures: 

1. Only persons authorized to act on 

behalf of the contracting entities may 

negotiate the terms and conditions of a 

specific contract proposal. 

2. Advance notice of meetings or 

hearings will be furnished to those 

parties that have made a timely written 

request for such notice to the 

appropriate regional or project office of 

Reclamation. 

3. Written correspondence regarding 

proposed contracts may be made 

available to the general public pursuant 

to the terms and procedures of the 

Freedom of Information Act, as 

amended. 

4. Written comments on a proposed 

contract or contract action must be 

submitted to the appropriate regional 

officials at the locations and within the 

time limits set forth in the advance 

public notices. 

5. All written comments received and 

testimony presented at any public 

hearing will be reviewed and 

summarized by the appropriate regional 

office for use by the contract approving 

authority. 

6. Copies of specific proposed 

contracts may be obtained from the 

appropriate regional director or his 

designated public contact as they 

become available for review and 

comment. 

7. In the event modifications are made 

in the form of a proposed contract, the 

appropriate regional director shall 

determine whether republication of the 

notice and/or extension of the comment 

period is necessary. 

Factors considered in making such a 

determination shall include, but are not 

limited to (i) the significance of the 

modification, and (ii) the degree of 

public interest which has been 

expressed over the course of the 

negotiations. At a minimum, the 

regional director shall furnish revised 

contracts to all parties who requested 

the contract in response to the initial 

public notice. 

Definitions of Abbreviations Frequently 

Used in This Document 

BCP Boulder Canyon Project 

Reclamation Bureau of Reclamation 

CAP Central Arizona Project 

CVP Central Valley Project 

CRSP Colorado River Storage Project 

FR Federal Register 

IDD Irrigation and Drainage District 

ID Irrigation District 

M&I Municipal and Industrial 

NMISC New Mexico Interstate Stream 

Commission 


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