Information collected responds to
statutory requirements that Federal agencies (1) issue permits to
qualified individuals and institutions desiring to excavate or
remove archeological resources from public or Indian lands and (2)
specify terms and conditions in permits. The information collected
is reported to Congress and is used for land management purposes.
Federal land managers use the information collected in the
application to ensure that (1) the applicant is appropriately
qualified and (2) proposed work meets the requirements of the
Archeological Resources Protection Act and the Antiquities Act and
implementing regulations. Each permittee must complete a report at
the end of the project. The report must be consistent with
information in field notes, photographs, and other
materials.
US Code:
16
USC 432 Name of Law: The Antiquities Act of 1906
US Code: 16
USC 470cc Name of Law: The Archeological Resources Protection
Act of 1979
Prior to 2017 the National Park
Service reported the burden and costs for all agencies using the
DI-1926 application form. Starting in the 2017 request, the
National Park Service is only reporting the anticipated burden and
costs for their bureau. The application form DI-1926 is converted
to a defined “Common Form” that other agencies may utilize, but
must independently report their own associated burden and costs to
OMB. We are reporting 100 estimated average responses totaling
burden hours annually for this information collection for the
National Park Service. The time required to review a report
increased from 30 minutes in 2014 to 2 hours in 2017. The reason
for this is because the complexity of permitted field work within
NPS has trended upward since 2014 and the associated reports are
more elaborate, requiring more time to review.
$10,830
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
Uncollected
Tim Goddard 970 420-9590
tim_goddard@nps.gov
Yes
Allow other agencies (outside the Department
of The Interior) to more accurately report their projected burden
and costs while utilizing Form DI-1926 "Application For Permit For
Archeological Investigations" to facilitate their associated permit
processing. Prior to 2017, The National Park Service attempted to
gather and represent the burden hours and costs for all agencies
and bureaus known to be utilizing Form DI-1926. Though mostly
effective, results have becoming increasingly challenging to gather
and consistently represent. Sustained reporting accuracy for
projected annual burden hours and costs realized by the government
will be more effective with the use of an official Common Form as
each agency using the form will have to report their own burden and
cost projects independent of what is reported by the Department of
The Interior.
BOR Usage of Form DI-1926, “Application for Permit for
Archaeological Investigations”
Active
Applications for Archeology Permits (govt), Applications for
Archeology Permits (Individuals), Applications for Archeology
Permits (Private Sector)
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Form DI-1926a Reporting - Archeology Permits (Govt.)
1024-0037 PIA Final Draft 02122018.docx
1024-0037 30-day FRN Published 072017.pdf
Reporting - Archeology Permits (Govt.)