[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 147 (Wednesday, August 1, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 42108]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-3741]


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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: Department of the Interior, National Park Service.

ACTION: Notice and 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).

DATES: Public comments on the proposed Information Collection Request 
(ICR) will be accepted on or before October 1, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to: Francis P. McManamon, Manager, Archeology 
Program, National Park Service, 1849 C Street, NW. (2275), Washington, 
DC 20240. Phone: 202/354-2123; Fax: 202/371-5102; or by e-mail at [email protected]. Also, you may send comments to Leonard Stowe, NPS 
Information Collection Clearance Officer, 1849 Street, NW. (2605), 
Washington, DC 20240, or by e-mail at [email protected]. All 
responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the request 
for the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval. All comments 
will become a matter of public record.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen Mudar, Archeology Program, 
National Park Service, 1849 C Street, NW. (2275), Washington, DC 20240. 
Phone: 202/354-2103; Fax: 202/371-5102; or by e-mail at [email protected]. You are entitled to a copy of the entire ICR package 
free of charge.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Archeology Permits and Reports--43 CFR parts 3 and 7.
    Form Number(s): DI-1926 (permit application), DI-1991 (permit 
form).
    OMB Number: 1024-0037.
    Expiration Date: January 31, 2008.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Description of Need: 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 (16 U.S.C. 432), authorize any individual 
or institution to apply to Federal land managing agencies to 
scientifically excavate or remove archeological resources from public 
or Indian lands. 43 CFR part 7 for ARPA, and 43 CFR part 3 for the AA, 
ensure that the resources are scientifically excavated or removed and 
deposited, along with associated records, in a suitable repository for 
preservation. Section 13 of ARPA (16 U.S.C. 47011) requires that the 
Secretary of the Interior report annually to the Congress on 
archeological activities conducted pursuant to the Act. The information 
collected is reported periodically to Congress and is used for land 
management purposes. The obligation to respond is required to obtain or 
retain benefits.
    Comments Are Invited on: (1) The practical utility of the 
information being gathered; (2) the accuracy of the burden hour 
estimate; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (4) ways to minimize the burden to 
respondents, including use of automated information collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology. Before including 
your address, phone number, e-mail 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.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
    Description of Respondents: Respondents are those individuals or 
organizations wishing to excavate or remove archeological resources 
from public or Indian lands.
    Estimated Average Number of Respondents: 700 per year.
    Estimated Average Number of Responses: 2,100 per year.
    Frequency of Response: 3 per respondent.
    Estimated Average Time Burden per Respondent: 2.5 hours per 
respondent.
    Estimated Total Annual Reporting Burden: 1,750 hours per year.

    Dated: July 12, 2007.
Leonard E. Stowe,
NPS, Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 07-3741 Filed 7-31-07; 8:45 am]
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