82 FR 33511 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Archeology Permits and Reports

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 138 (July 20, 2017)

We (National Park Service, NPS) have sent an Information Collection Request (ICR) to OMB for review and approval that includes establishment of a common form. The NPS will be the ``host agency'' of the common form. Other agencies that may use the information collection are listed below. We summarize the ICR below and describe the nature of the collection and the estimated burden and cost. This information collection 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. However, under OMB regulations, we may continue to conduct or sponsor this information collection while it is pending at OMB.

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 138 (Thursday, July 20, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33511-33512]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-15227]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-CR-23588; PPWOCRADI0, PCU00RP14.R50000]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Archeology Permits and 
Reports

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: We (National Park Service, NPS) have sent an Information 
Collection Request (ICR) to OMB for review and approval that includes 
establishment of a common form. The NPS will be the ``host agency'' of 
the common form. Other agencies that may use the information collection 
are listed below. We summarize the ICR below and describe the nature of 
the collection and the estimated burden and cost. This information 
collection 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. 
However, under OMB regulations, we may continue to conduct or sponsor 
this information collection while it is pending at OMB.

DATES: You must submit comments on or before August 21, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Send your comments and suggestions on this information 
collection to the Desk Officer for the Department of the Interior at 
OMB-OIRA at (202) 395-5806 (fax) or [email protected] 
(email). 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 
[email protected] (email). Please include ``1024-0037'' in the 
subject line of your comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information 
about this ICR, contact Karen Mudar at [email protected] (email) or 
202-354-2103 (telephone). You may review the ICR online at http://www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to review Department of the 
Interior collections under review by OMB.

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. 320301-320303), authorize any individual or institution 
to apply to Federal land managing agencies to scientifically excavate 
or remove archeological resources from public or Indian lands. 
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 must 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 Federal land 
managing agencies, if required by the State or tribe.
    [ssquf] Curation Authorization.
    [ssquf] Detailed Schedule of All Project Activities.
    Persons receiving a permit must submit a final report upon 
completion of the field component of the research project.
    Potential and actual other agencies, besides NPS, that may use the 
common form and this collection include:

U.S. Department of Agriculture
    U.S. Forest Service
U.S. Department of Commerce
    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
U.S. Department of Defense
    Department of the Air Force
    Department of the Army
    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
    Department of the Navy
    United States Marine Corps
    U.S. Coast Guard
    Army National Guard
U.S. Department of Energy
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
    Bureau of Customs and Border
    Protection Federal Emergency
    Management Agency
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
U.S. Department of the Interior
    Bureau of Indian Affairs
    Bureau of Land Management
    Bureau of Reclamation
    U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
    Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
    Office of Surface Mining
    U.S. Geological Survey
U.S. Department of Justice
    Bureau of Prisons
U.S. Department of Transportation
    Federal Aviation Administration
    Federal Highway Administration
    Federal Railroad Administration
    Federal Transit Administration
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Other Agencies
    General Services Administration
    National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    Tennessee Valley Authority

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II. Data

    OMB Control Number: 1024-0037.
    Title: Archeology Permit Applications and Reports, 43 CFR parts 3 
and 7.
    Form Number(s): DI Form 1926.
    Type of Request: Extension of 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.
    Number of Respondents: 100.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion.

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                                                                                                   Total dollar
                                                                    Completion                       value of
                    Activity                       Total annual      time per      Total annual    annual burden
                                                     responses       response      burden hours    hours ($50.78
                                                                      (hours)                        per hour)
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Form DI-1926, ``Application for Permit for
 Archeological Investigations'':
    Private.....................................              43             2.5           * 108       $5,484.24
    Individual..................................               1             2.5             * 3          152.34
    Government..................................               6             2.5              15          761.70
Reports
    Private.....................................              43             1.0              43        2,183.54
    Individual..................................               1             1.0               1           50.78
Government......................................               6             1.0               6          304.68
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        Totals..................................             100  ..............           * 176        8,937.28
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* Rounded by ROCIS.

    Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: None.

III. Comments

    On December 19, 2016, we published a Federal Register Notice (81 FR 
91945) informing the public of our intent to ask OMB to renew approval 
for this information collection. We solicited comments for a period of 
60 days, ending on February 17, 2017. We did not receive any comments 
in response to this notice.
    We again 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. 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 OMB in your comment to withhold your personal 
identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that it 
will be done.

    Authority: The authorities for this action are the National Park 
Service Organic Act of 1916 (54 U.S.C. 100101 et seq.; P.L. 113-287) 
and the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).

Timothy Goddard,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-15227 Filed 7-19-17; 8:45 am]
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