[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 80 (Monday, April 26, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 22553]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-9346]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


60-day Notice of Intention To Request Clearance of Collection of 
Information; Opportunity for Public Comment

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of request for comments.

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SUMMARY: Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and 5 CFR part 1320, 
Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements, the National Park Service 
(NPS) invites public comments on an extension of a currently approved 
information collection (OMB 1024-0037). The NPS specifically 
requests comments on (1) The need for the information including whether 
the information has practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the 
reporting burden estimate; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, 
and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) ways to 
minimize the burden of the information collection on respondents, 
including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of 
information technology.
    The NPS requests comments on an application form that Federal 
agencies use to issue permits to qualified individuals and institutions 
desiring to excavate or remove archeological resources from public or 
Indian lands. The NPS will use the comments submitted to determine 
whether or not to make modifications to the application form. Once the 
NPS makes any modifications that it may decide to adopt, the NPS plans 
to submit a proposed collection of information package to OMB with a 
request that OMB approve the package and extend the approved clearance. 
Copies of the request and related forms and explanatory material may be 
obtained by contacting the individual named below.

DATES: Public comments will be accepted on or before June 25, 2004.
    Send Comments To: Dr. Francis P. McManamon, Manager, Archeology and 
Ethnography Program, National Park Service, 1849 C Street, NW. (2275), 
Washington, DC 20240. Street address: 1201 I Street, NW. (2275), 
Washington, DC 20005, Phone (202) 354-2123. Fax: (202) 371-5102.
    If you wish to comment, you may submit your comments using several 
methods. You may mail comments to the postal address given here. You 
may fax your comments to the fax number given. You may also hand-
deliver comments to the street address given here. Our practice is to 
make comments, including names and home addresses of respondents, 
available for public review during regular business hours. Individual 
respondents may request that we withhold their home address from the 
record, which we will honor to the extent allowable by law. There also 
may be circumstances in which we would withhold from the record a 
respondent's identity, as allowable by law. If you wish us to withhold 
your name and/or address, you must state this prominently at the 
beginning of your comment. However, we will not consider anonymous 
comments. We will make all submissions from organizations or 
businesses, and from individuals identifying themselves as 
representatives or officials of organizations or businesses, available 
for public inspection in their entirety.
    To Request Printed Copies of the Documents Contact: Dr. Francis P. 
McManamon, Manager, Archeology and Ethnography Program, National Park 
Service. Mailing address: 1849 C Street, NW. (2275), Washington, DC 
20240. Street address: 1201 I Street NW. (2275), Washington, DC 20005 
Phone (202) 354-2123. Fax: (202) 371-5102.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Application for and Issuance of Federal Permits Under the 
Archeological Resources Protection Act and the Antiquities Act.
    Departmental Form Numbers: DI-1926 (permit application), DI-1991 
(permit form).
    OMB Number: 1024-0037.
    Expiration date: November 30, 2004.
    Type of request: Extension of a previously approved collection.
    Description of need: 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, including reporting requirements, in permits. The 
information collected is reported annually to Congress and is used for 
land management purposes.
    Description of respondents: Individuals, businesses, academic 
institutions, tribes or tribal members, Federal agencies and other 
parties wishing to excavate or remove archeological resources from 
public or Indian lands.
    Estimated average number of respondents: 700.
    Estimated average number of responses: 2100.
    Estimated average burden hours per response: 2.5 hours.
    Estimated annual reporting burden: 1750.

    Dated: March 18, 2004.
Leonard E. Stowe,
NPS Information Collection Clearance Officer, Washington Administrative 
Program Center.
[FR Doc. 04-9346 Filed 4-23-04; 8:45 am]
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