81_FR_92188 81 FR 91945 - Proposed Information Collection; Archeology Permit Applications and Reports

81 FR 91945 - Proposed Information Collection; Archeology Permit Applications and Reports

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 243 (December 19, 2016)

Page Range91945-91946
FR Document2016-30450

We (National Park Service, NPS) will ask the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve the information collection (IC) described below. As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and as part of our continuing efforts to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, we invite the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on this IC. This IC is scheduled to expire on July 31, 2017. We 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.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-CRPS-22434; PPWOCRADI0, PCU00RP14.R50000 (177)]


Proposed Information Collection; Archeology Permit Applications 
and Reports

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: We (National Park Service, NPS) will ask the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) to approve the information collection (IC) 
described below. As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and 
as part of our continuing efforts to reduce paperwork and respondent 
burden, we invite the general public and other Federal agencies to take 
this opportunity to comment on this IC. This IC is scheduled to expire 
on July 31, 2017. We 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.

DATES: To ensure that we are able to consider your comments on this IC, 
we must receive them by February 17, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Send your comments on the IC to Madonna L. Baucum, 
Information Collection Clearance Officer, National Park Service, 12201 
Sunrise Valley Dr., Mail Stop 242, Reston, VA 20192 (mail); or 
[email protected] (email). Please include ``1024-0037'' in the 
subject line of your comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information 
about this IC, contact Karen Mudar, Ph.D., Archeologist, Washington 
Support Office Archeology Program, National Park Service, 1849 C Street 
NW., Washington, DC 20240 (mail); [email protected] (email); or (202) 
354-2103 (telephone).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract

    Section 4 of the Archeological Resources Protection Act (ARPA) of 
1979 (16 U.S.C 470cc), and Section 3 of the Antiquities Act (AA) of 
1906 (54 U.S.C. 320302), authorize any individual or institution to 
apply to Federal land managing agencies to scientifically excavate or 
remove archeological resources from public or Indian lands. A permit is 
required for any archeological investigation by non-NPS personnel 
occurring on parklands, regardless of whether or not these 
investigations are linked to regulatory compliance. Archeological 
investigations that require permits include excavation, shovel-testing, 
coring, pedestrian survey (with and without removal of artifacts), 
underwater archeology, photogrammetry, and rock art documentation. 
Individuals, academic and scientific institutions, museums, and 
businesses that propose to conduct archeological field investigations 
on parklands must first obtain a permit before the project may begin.
    To apply for a permit, applicants submit DI Form 1926 (Application 
for Permit for Archeological Investigations). In general, an 
application includes, but is not limited to, the following information:
    [ssquf] Statement of Work.
    [ssquf] Statement of Applicant's Capabilities.
    [ssquf] Statement of Applicant's Past Performance.
    [ssquf] Curriculum vitae for Principal Investigator(s) and Project 
Director(s).
    [ssquf] Written consent by State or tribal authorities to undertake 
the activity on State or tribal lands that are managed by the NPS, if 
required by the State or tribe.
    [ssquf] Curation Authorization.
    [ssquf] Detailed Schedule of All Project Activities.
    Persons receiving a permit must submit the following reports:
     Preliminary Reports--Within 6 weeks of completion of the 
field component of the research project, the permittee must submit a 
preliminary report that describes the fieldwork, including 
accomplishments, methods used to accomplish the work, names of 
individuals that carried out the fieldwork, maps, any GPS data, 
information about any newly recorded archeological sites, and any 
professional recommendations. If fieldwork involves only minor work 
and/or minor findings, a final report may be submitted in place of the 
preliminary report.
     Annual Reports--If the permit extends for more than 1 
year, we require an annual progress report. The report must detail the 
extent of work accomplished to date, and how much work remains to be 
carried out.
     Final Reports--Within 6 months of completion of the field 
component of the research project, the permittee must submit a final 
report for review by the regional director.

II. Data

    OMB Control Number: 1024-0037.
    Title: Archeology Permit Applications and Reports-43 CFR 3 and 7.
    Form Number(s): DI-1926, ``Application for Permit for Archeological 
Investigations''.
    Type of Request: Revision to a currently approved collection.
    Description of Respondents: Individuals or organizations wishing to 
excavate or remove archeological resources from public or Indian lands.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion.

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                                                                     Number of     Average time
                    Activity                       Annual number      annual       per response    Total annual
                                                  of respondents     responses        (Hours)      burden hours
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Applications for Archeology Permits.............             773             773             2.5           1,933
Reporting--Archeology Permits...................             773             773              .5             387
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    Totals......................................           1,546             904             3.0           2,320
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    Estimated Annual Nonhour Cost Burden: None.

III. Comments

    We invite comments concerning this information collection on:
     Whether or not the collection of information is necessary, 
including whether or not the information will have practical utility;
     The accuracy of our estimate of the burden for this 
collection of information;
     Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and
     Ways to minimize the burden of the collection of 
information on respondents.
    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 IC. Before including your address, phone number,

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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.

    Dated: December 14, 2016.
Madonna L. Baucum,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-30450 Filed 12-16-16; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 243 / Monday, December 19, 2016 / Notices 91945 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Mudar@nps.gov (email); or (202) 354– D Curation Authorization. 2103 (telephone). D Detailed Schedule of All Project National Park Service SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Activities. Persons receiving a permit must [NPS–WASO–CRPS–22434; PPWOCRADI0, I. Abstract PCU00RP14.R50000 (177)] submit the following reports: Section 4 of the Archeological • Preliminary Reports—Within 6 Proposed Information Collection; Resources Protection Act (ARPA) of weeks of completion of the field Archeology Permit Applications and 1979 (16 U.S.C 470cc), and Section 3 of component of the research project, the Reports the Antiquities Act (AA) of 1906 (54 permittee must submit a preliminary U.S.C. 320302), authorize any report that describes the fieldwork, AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. individual or institution to apply to including accomplishments, methods ACTION: Notice; request for comments. Federal land managing agencies to used to accomplish the work, names of scientifically excavate or remove individuals that carried out the SUMMARY: We (National Park Service, archeological resources from public or fieldwork, maps, any GPS data, NPS) will ask the Office of Management Indian lands. A permit is required for information about any newly recorded and Budget (OMB) to approve the any archeological investigation by non- archeological sites, and any professional information collection (IC) described NPS personnel occurring on parklands, recommendations. If fieldwork involves below. As required by the Paperwork regardless of whether or not these only minor work and/or minor findings, Reduction Act of 1995 and as part of our investigations are linked to regulatory a final report may be submitted in place continuing efforts to reduce paperwork compliance. Archeological of the preliminary report. and respondent burden, we invite the investigations that require permits • Annual Reports—If the permit general public and other Federal include excavation, shovel-testing, extends for more than 1 year, we require agencies to take this opportunity to coring, pedestrian survey (with and an annual progress report. The report comment on this IC. This IC is without removal of artifacts), must detail the extent of work scheduled to expire on July 31, 2017. underwater archeology, accomplished to date, and how much We may not conduct or sponsor and a photogrammetry, and rock art work remains to be carried out. person is not required to respond to a documentation. Individuals, academic • Final Reports—Within 6 months of collection of information unless it and scientific institutions, museums, completion of the field component of displays a currently valid OMB control and businesses that propose to conduct the research project, the permittee must number. archeological field investigations on submit a final report for review by the DATES: To ensure that we are able to parklands must first obtain a permit regional director. consider your comments on this IC, we before the project may begin. must receive them by February 17, 2017. To apply for a permit, applicants II. Data ADDRESSES: Send your comments on the submit DI Form 1926 (Application for OMB Control Number: 1024–0037. IC to Madonna L. Baucum, Information Permit for Archeological Investigations). Title: Archeology Permit Applications Collection Clearance Officer, National In general, an application includes, but and Reports–43 CFR 3 and 7. Park Service, 12201 Sunrise Valley Dr., is not limited to, the following Form Number(s): DI–1926, Mail Stop 242, Reston, VA 20192 (mail); information: ‘‘Application for Permit for D Statement of Work. or madonna_baucum@nps.gov (email). D Statement of Applicant’s Archeological Investigations’’. Please include ‘‘1024–0037’’ in the Capabilities. Type of Request: Revision to a subject line of your comments. D Statement of Applicant’s Past currently approved collection. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To Performance. Description of Respondents: request additional information about D Curriculum vitae for Principal Individuals or organizations wishing to this IC, contact Karen Mudar, Ph.D., Investigator(s) and Project Director(s). excavate or remove archeological Archeologist, Washington Support D Written consent by State or tribal resources from public or Indian lands. Office Archeology Program, National authorities to undertake the activity on Respondent’s Obligation: Required to Park Service, 1849 C Street NW., State or tribal lands that are managed by obtain or retain a benefit. Washington, DC 20240 (mail); Karen_ the NPS, if required by the State or tribe. Frequency of Collection: On occasion. Annual Number of Average time Total annual Activity number of annual per response burden hours respondents responses (Hours) Applications for Archeology Permits ................................................................ 773 773 2.5 1,933 Reporting—Archeology Permits ....................................................................... 773 773 .5 387 Totals ........................................................................................................ 1,546 904 3.0 2,320 Estimated Annual Nonhour Cost whether or not the information will • Ways to minimize the burden of the Burden: None. have practical utility; collection of information on sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES • The accuracy of our estimate of the respondents. III. Comments burden for this collection of Comments that you submit in We invite comments concerning this information; response to this notice are a matter of information collection on: • Ways to enhance the quality, utility, public record. 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91946 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 243 / Monday, December 19, 2016 / Notices email address, or other personal Please indicate ‘‘Attn: 1010–XXXX’’ operation and maintenance for ocean identifying information in your regardless of the form of your monitoring systems are questioned in comment, you should be aware that comments. Federal, State, and private budgetary your entire comment, including your FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. processes. personal identifying information, may Rex Caffey, Louisiana State University, The data collection effort is part of a be made publicly available at any time. Center for Natural Resource Economics cooperative agreement between the While you can ask us in your comment & Policy, Baton Rouge, LA 70803; email: Environmental Studies Program (ESP) of to withhold your personal identifying rcaffey@agcenter.lsu.edu; or phone: the BOEM and the Louisiana Coastal information from public review, we 225–578–2393. Marine Institute (CMI) at Louisiana cannot guarantee that we will be able to SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB State University (LSU). The objective of do so. regulations at 5 CFR part 1320, which the ESP is to support research in topics Dated: December 14, 2016. implement provisions of the Paperwork that serve the public interest of safe and Madonna L. Baucum, Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501–3521, environmentally sound energy Information Collection Clearance Officer, require that interested members of the production and meet the goals of the National Park Service. public and affected agencies be given an BOEM. [FR Doc. 2016–30450 Filed 12–16–16; 8:45 am] opportunity to comment on information The GCOOS is a regional ocean collection and recordkeeping activities observing system consisting of Federal, BILLING CODE 4312–52–P (see 5 CFR 1320.8 (d) and 1320.12(a)). State, and local infrastructure. The This notice identifies an information system provides a wide array of science- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR collection that the BOEM plans to based data to both public and private submit to OMB for approval. The sector decision makers tasked with the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Paperwork Reduction Act provides that management of human-built an agency may not conduct or sponsor infrastructure, centers of population, [17XM1917XD/MMLL100000/ a collection of information unless it and environmental and natural MD1EV0000.AAX00] displays a currently valid OMB control resources in the southeastern United number. Until OMB approves a States. As a component of the U.S. Proposed Information Collection: collection of information, you are not Integrated Ocean Observing System Beachgoer and Vessel Surveys obligated to respond. (IOOS), the overall goal of GCOOS is to provide the science-based biological, AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy I. Abstract chemical, and physical data, along with Management, Interior. the appropriate analytic tools, that are BOEM manages the exploration and ACTION: 60-day notice and request for development of oil, natural gas and needed by society to address important comments. other minerals and renewable energy short- and long-term management alternatives on the nation’s Outer problems associated with marine SUMMARY: In compliance with the industrial operations (marine Continental Shelf (OCS). Section 1346 Paperwork Reduction Act, the Bureau of transportation, oil and gas exploration of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will and production), coastal hazards Act (OCSLA) mandates the conduct of ask the Office of Management and (offshore obstructions, pollutant spill environmental and socioeconomic Budget (OMB) to approve a collection of tracking, conditions for offshore studies needed for the assessment and information to support ocean operations), public health and safety management of environmental impacts observation planning and management (forecasting harmful algal bloom on the human, marine, and coastal on public lands and waters. The movement, search and rescue), healthy environments which may be affected by respondents will be recreationists ecosystems, and water quality. The oil and gas, renewable energy, or other visiting public and private Gulf Coast information provided through GCOOS mineral development. Section 1345 of beaches, and coastal and offshore vessel supports the policy mandates and OCSLA authorizes the use of (boat) operators in the Gulf of Mexico objectives of a number of Federal cooperative agreements with affected region. The BOEM invites public agencies, including the BOEM, National States to meet the requirements of comments on this proposed collection. Marine Fisheries Service, OCSLA, which may include, but not be A Federal agency may not conduct or Environmental Protection Agency, and limited to, the sharing of information, sponsor, and a person is not required to the U.S. Geological Survey. the joint utilization of available respond to, a collection of information The information collection will be led expertise, the facilitating of permitting unless it displays a currently valid OMB by researchers at Louisiana State procedures, joint planning and review, control number. University and Mississippi State and the formation of joint surveillance DATES: Please submit comments on the and monitoring arrangements to carry University, who will conduct two proposed information collection by out applicable Federal and State laws, surveys to assess the impact of an February 17, 2017. regulations, and stipulations relevant to improved and expanded GCOOS. The ADDRESSES: Comments may be the OCS operations both onshore and surveys will gauge public perceptions of submitted by mail, fax, or electronic offshore. coastal and ocean-related data and mail. This data collection effort is necessary information products and how Mail: Information Collection in order to monetarily value benefits of improvements to these could impact Clearance Officer, Anna Atkinson, U.S. coastal and oceanic data collected in the future recreation, boating, and weather- sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES Department of the Interior, Bureau of U.S. Gulf of Mexico, as part of the Gulf related preparation/evacuation choices. Ocean Energy Management, 45600 of Mexico Coastal Ocean Observing This information collection request Woodland Road, Sterling, VA 20166. System (GCOOS). Information on the covers two proposed surveys, which Fax: to Anna Atkinson at 703–787– economic value of regional ocean collect necessary data from residents of 1209. observations is critical for sustained Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Electronic mail: anna.atkinson@ public and private support for the and Florida. This information is not boem.gov. 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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice; request for comments.
DatesTo ensure that we are able to consider your comments on this IC, we must receive them by February 17, 2017.
ContactTo request additional information about this IC, contact Karen Mudar, Ph.D., Archeologist, Washington Support Office Archeology Program, National Park Service, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240 (mail); [email protected] (email); or (202) 354-2103 (telephone).
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