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OMB Control No: 1024-0232	ICR Reference No: 202601-1024-002
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202209-1024-004
Agency/Subagency: DOI/NPS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 07/14/2026
	Date Received in OIRA: 03/25/2026
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	07/31/2029	36 Months From Approved	07/31/2026
Responses	66	0	42
Time Burden (Hours)	2,561	0	1,601
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	66	42	24
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	2,561	1,601	960
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The net increase of 24 responses and 960 hours is based on two factors. Since the last renewal, the Network to Freedom has experienced a 57.15% increase in responses due to two key factors. Increased staffing has allowed the program to expand outreach and provide technical support for additional applicants to research and nominate their Underground Railroad sites. Additionally, increased funding for the Network to Freedom Grant program has made NTF designation more desirable to potential applicants. The burden hour per response remains the same. Staffing levels and grant funding have risen in the last three years due to increased program funding from Congress.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $303,582

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

Agency Contact: Phadrea Ponds 970 226-9445 pondsp@usgs.gov

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