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Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 187 / Friday, September 25, 2020 / Notices
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–CR–NPS0028678;
PPWOCRADI0, PCU00RP14.R50000 (200);
OMB Control Number 1024–0037]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Archeology Permit
Applications and Reports
National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Information
Collection; request for comment.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we,
the National Park Service (NPS) are
proposing to renew an information
collection.

SUMMARY:

Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before
November 24, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments on
this information collection request (ICR)
by mail to Phadrea Ponds, NPS
Information Collection Clearance
Officer,1201 Oakridge Drive Fort
Collins, CO 80525; or by email at
phadrea_ponds@nps.gov. Please
reference Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) Control Number 1024–
0037 in the subject line of your
comments.
DATES:

To
request additional information about
this ICR, contact Karen Mudar,
Archeologist, Washington Support
Office Archeology Program by email at
karen_mudar@nps.gov; or by telephone
at 202–354–2103. Please reference OMB
Control Number 1024–0037 in the
subject line of your comment.
Individuals who are hearing or speech
impaired may call the Federal Relay
Service at 1–800–877–8339 for TTY
assistance.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

In
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, (PRA, 44 U.S.C.
3501 et seq.) and 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), all
information collections require approval
under the PRA. We may not conduct or
sponsor and you are not required to
respond to a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number.
As part of our continuing effort to
reduce paperwork and respondent
burdens, we invite the public and other
Federal agencies to comment on new,
proposed, revised, and continuing
collections of information. This helps us
assess the impact of our information
collection requirements and minimize
the public’s reporting burden. It also

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helps the public understand our
information collection requirements and
provide the requested data in the
desired format.
We are especially interested in public
comment addressing the following:
(1) Is Whether or not the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
NPS, including whether or not the
information will have practical utility;
(2) The accuracy of our estimate of the
burden for this collection of
information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(3) Ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
(4) How might the NPS minimize the
burden of this collection on the
respondents, including through the use
of appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submission of response.
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 ICR. 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 us in your comment
to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
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 nonNPS 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
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parklands must first obtain a permit
before the project may begin. To apply
for a permit, applicants submit Form
DI–1926 ‘‘Application for Permit for
Archeological Investigations.’’
Applicants are required to submit the
following information:
• Statement of Work
• Statement of Applicant’s Capabilities
• Statement of Applicant’s Past
Performance
• Curriculum vitae for Principal
Investigator(s) and Project Director(s)
• 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
• Curation Authorization
• Detailed Schedule of All Project
Activities
Persons receiving a permit must also
submit (1) Preliminary Reports (2)
Annual Reports (3) Final Reports.
Title of Collection: Archeology Permit
Applications and Reports
OMB Control Number: 1024–0037.
Form Number: Form DI–1926.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Individuals or organizations wishing to
excavate or remove archeological
resources from public or Indian lands.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Respondents: 100.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 100.
Estimated Completion Time per
Response: Varies from 1 hour to 2.5
hours, depending on activity.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 176.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour
Burden Cost: None.
An agency 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.
The authority for this action is the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
Phadrea Ponds,
Information Collection Clearance Officer,
National Park Service.
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