National Park Service Extends Historic Places Nomination Paperwork
Published Date: 12/5/2025
Notice
Summary
The National Park Service is asking for public feedback as they plan to keep collecting info for nominating places to the National Register of Historic Places—no changes, just a renewal. This affects anyone who wants to nominate a historic site and helps keep paperwork smooth and simple. Comments are open until February 3, 2026, so don’t miss your chance to weigh in!
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Nomination paperwork stays the same
If you want to nominate a place to the National Register of Historic Places, the National Park Service is renewing the current paperwork collection (forms 10-900, 10-900-a, and 10-900-b) with OMB Control Number 1024-0018. NPS estimates 2,552 annual respondents, 1,276 annual responses, and completion time per response ranging from 6 hours up to 250 hours, with total annual burden of 163.328 hours.
Listing required to get rehab tax incentives
The notice states that listing in the National Register is required for eligibility for Federal rehabilitation tax incentives. If you want those Federal rehabilitation tax incentives, you must complete the National Register nomination process and be listed.
No routine monetary filing fees
The NPS reports there is no total estimated annual non-hour (out-of-pocket) burden cost for submitting National Register nominations. You will not be charged a routine federal filing fee according to this notice.
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