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)

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.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 243 (Monday, December 19, 2016)]
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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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