Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 206 / Thursday, October 26, 2017 / Notices 49655 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[17X.LLAK930000.L13100000.EI0000.241A] 

Notice of National Petroleum Reserve 

in Alaska Oil and Gas Lease Sale 2017; 

Notice of Availability of the Detailed 

Statement of Sale for the NPR–A 2017 

Oil and Gas Lease Sale 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land 

Management’s (BLM) Alaska State 

Office will hold an oil and gas lease sale 

bid opening for all available tracts in the 

National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska 

(NPR–A). 

DATES: The oil and gas lease sale bid 

opening will be at 1 p.m. (AKST) on 

Wednesday, December 6, 2017. The 

BLM must receive all sealed bids by 4 

p.m. (AKST), Monday, December 4, 

2017. The Detailed Statement of Sale for 

the NPR–A Oil and Gas Lease Sale 2017 

will be available to the public on 

October 26, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: Sealed bids must be 

received at the BLM-Alaska State Office, 

ATTN: Carol Taylor (AK932); 222 West 

7th Avenue, #13; Anchorage, AK 

99513–7504. You may get the Detailed 

Statement of Sale from the BLM Alaska 

Web site at https://on.doi.gov/2fgHGRq, 

or request a copy from the Public 

Information Center, BLM Alaska State 

Office, 222 West 7th Avenue, #13; 

Anchorage, AK 99513–7504; 907–271– 

5960. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Robert Brumbaugh, 907–271–4429. 

People who use a telecommunications 

device for the deaf (TDD) may call the 

Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1–800– 

877–8339 to contact the above 

individual during normal business 

hours. The FRS is available 24 hours a 

day, 7 days a week, to leave a message 

or question with the above individual. 

You will receive a reply during normal 

business hours. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

December 2017 NPR–A Oil and Gas 

Lease Sale will include all 900 tracts 

(approximately 10.3 million acres) that 

are available for leasing under the NPR– 

A Integrated Activity Plan/ 

Environmental Impact Statement Record 

of Decision (ROD) that was finalized in 

February 2013. This is the first time that 

all available tracts, as designated 

available for development in the 2013 

Record of Decision, will be offered for 

sale. 

The opening and reading of the bids 

for the 2017 lease sale will be available 

for online public viewing via video 

livestreaming at http://www.blm.gov/ 

live. 

The Detailed Statement of Sale will 

include a description of the areas the 

BLM is offering for lease, as well as the 

lease terms, conditions, special 

stipulations, required operating 

procedures, and directions for how to 

submit bids. If you plan to submit a 

bid(s), please note that all bids must be 

sealed in accordance with the 

provisions identified in the Detailed 

Statement of Sale. The United States 

reserves the right to withdraw any tract 

from this sale prior to issuance of a 

written acceptance of a bid. 

Authority: 43 CFR 3131.4–1 and 42 U.S.C. 

6506a. 

Karen Mouritsen, 

Acting State Director, Alaska. 

[FR Doc. 2017–23281 Filed 10–25–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–JA–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–CR–4426; PPWOCRADP3, 

PCU00RP14.R50000; OMB Control Number 

1024–0038] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget for Review 

and Approval; Procedures for State, 

Tribal, and Local Government Historic 

Preservation Programs 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of information collection; 

request for comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

National Park Service is proposing to 

renew an information collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before 

November 27, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: Send written comments on 

this information collection request (ICR) 

to the Office of Management and 

Budget’s Desk Officer for the 

Department of the Interior by email at 

OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov; or via 

facsimile to (202) 395–5806. Please 

provide a copy of your comments to 

Tim Goddard, Information Collection 

Clearance Officer, National Park 

Service, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, 

MS–242, Reston, VA 20192 (mail); or 

tim_goddard@nps.gov (email). Please 

reference OMB Control Number 1024– 

0038 in the subject line of your 

comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request additional information about 

this ICR, contact Kristine Brunsman by 

email at Kristine_Brunsman@nps.gov, or 

by telephone at (202) 354–2153. You 

may also view the ICR at http://

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the 

National Park Service (NPS), in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, provide the 

general public and other Federal 

agencies with an opportunity to 

comment on 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. 

A Federal Register notice with a 60- 

day public comment period soliciting 

comments on this collection of 

information was published on July 26, 

2017 (82 FR 34688). No comments were 

received. 

We are again soliciting comments on 

the proposed ICR that is described 

below. We are especially interested in 

public comment addressing the 

following issues: (1) Is the collection 

necessary to the proper functions of the 

NPS; (2) will this information be 

processed and used in a timely manner; 

(3) is the estimate of burden accurate; 

(4) how might the NPS enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (5) how 

might the NPS minimize the burden of 

this collection on the respondents, 

including through the use of 

information technology. 

Comments that you submit in 

response to this notice are a matter of 

public record. 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. 

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. 

Title of Collection: Procedures for 

State, Tribal, and Local Government 

Historic Preservation Programs. 

OMB Control Number: 1024–0038. 


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49656 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 206 / Thursday, October 26, 2017 / Notices 

Form Number: None. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: State, 

tribal, and local governments. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 43,108. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 40,761. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Respondents: 2,229. 

Estimated Completion Time per 

Response: Varies from 15 minutes to 

166 hours, depending on activity. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to 

Obtain or Retain a Benefit. 

Frequency of Collection: Annually or 

on occasion. 

Total Estimated Annual Nonhour 

Burden Cost: $0.00. 

Abstract: This set of information 

collections has an impact on State, 

Tribal, and local governments that wish 

to participate formally with the NPS 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 (54 U.S.C. 

300101, et seq.), as well as governmentwide grant requirements OMB has 

issued and the Department of the 

Interior implements through 43 CFR 

part 12. The information collections also 

produce performance data NPS uses to 

assess its progress in meeting its 

statutory mission goals 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 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, 

developing the Statewide Historic 

Preservation Plan, reporting on other 

State historic preservation 

accomplishments, the State role in the 

State program review process, and 

evaluating NPS-provided program, 

grants management, and CLG training 

for State officials; and Tribal 

government burden for information 

collections related to the programspecific 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. Section 101(b) of 

the National Historic Preservation Act, 

as amended, (54 U.S.C. 302301), 

specifies the role of States in the NHPP 

Program. Section 101(c), section 103(c), 

and section 301 of the Act (54 U.S.C. 

302502, 54 U.S.C. 302902, and 54 U.S.C. 

300301), specify the role of local 

governments in the NHPP program. 

Section 101(d) of the Act (54 U.S.C. 

302701) specifies the role of tribes in the 

NHPP Program. Section 108 of the Act 

(54 U.S.C. 303101) created the HPF to 

support activities that carry out the 

purposes of the Act. Section 101(e)(1) of 

the Act (54 U.S.C. 302902) 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 the NPS to administer a 

program of grants to THPOs for carrying 

out their responsibilities under the Act. 

Section 101j of the Act (54 U.S.C. 

303903) directs the NPS to provide 

historic preservation-related education 

and training. 

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 programs. 

The purpose of both the HPF State grant 

program and the HPF THPO grant 

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, the 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 2,000 

local governments have become 

Certified Local Governments (CLGs) in 

order to participate in the NHPP 

program. Approximately 30 local 

governments become CLGs each year. 

Almost 170 federally-recognized tribes 

have formally joined the NHPP Program 

and have established THPOs and tribal 

historic preservation offices. Typically, 

each year six to nine tribes join the 

partnership. 

The 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, Tribal, and local 

governments meet minimum standards 

and requirements for participation in 

the National Historic Preservation 

Program; and to meet program specific 

requirements as well as governmentwide requirements for Federal grant 

programs. 

The authorities for this action are the 

National Historic Preservation Act 

(NHPA) (54 U.S.C. 300101 et seq.) and 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). 

Tim Goddard, 

Information Collection Clearance Officer, 

National Park Service. 

[FR Doc. 2017–23268 Filed 10–25–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–52–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NRNHL–24228; 

PPWOCRADI0, PCU00RP14.R50000] 

National Register of Historic Places; 

Notification of Pending Nominations 

and Related Actions 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The National Park Service is 

soliciting comments on the significance 

of properties nominated before 

September 23, 2017, for listing or 

related actions in the National Register 

of Historic Places. 

DATES: Comments should be submitted 

by November 13, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent via 

U.S. Postal Service and all other carriers 

to the National Register of Historic 

Places, National Park Service, 1849 C St. 

NW., MS 7228, Washington, DC 20240. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

properties listed in this notice are being 

considered for listing or related actions 

in the National Register of Historic 

Places. Nominations for their 

consideration were received by the 

National Park Service before September 

23, 2017. Pursuant to section 60.13 of 36 

CFR part 60, written comments are 

being accepted concerning the 

significance of the nominated properties 

under the National Register criteria for 

evaluation. 

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 


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