[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 227 (Friday, November 26, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72835-72836]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-29700]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[2275-669]


Proposed Information Collection; OMB Control Number 1024-0037

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: We (National Park Service) will ask the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) to approve the information collection (IC) described 
below. As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and 5 CFR 
part 1320, Reporting and Record Keeping Requirements, and as part of 
our continuing efforts to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, we 
invite the general public and other Federal agencies to take this 
opportunity to comment on this information collection. This IC is 
scheduled to expire on April 30, 2011. 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.

DATES: To ensure we are able to consider your comments on this IC, we 
must receive them by January 25, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Daniel Odess, Acting Manager, Archeology 
Program, National Park Service, 1849 C Street, NW., (2275), Washington, 
DC 20240. Phone: 202-354-2128; Fax: 202-371-5102; or by e-mail at 
mailto:[email protected]. You may also send comments to Robert 
Gordon, Information Collection Clearance Officer, National Park 
Service, 1201 Eye Street NW., (MS 1237), Washington, DC 20005 (mail); 
or [email protected] (e-mail).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information 
about this IC, contact David Gadsby, Archeology Program, National Park 
Service, 1849 C Street, NW., (2275), Washington, DC 20240. Phone: 202-
354-2101; Fax: 202-371-5102; or by e-mail at [email protected]. You 
may also contact Robert Gordon by mail or e-mail (see ADDRESSES) or by 
telephone at 202-354-1936.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

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 (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. 470ll) 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.

II. Data

    OMB Control Number: 1024-0037.
    Title: Archeology Permits and Reports--43 CFR parts 3 and 7.
    Service Form Number(s): DI-1926 (permit application)
    Type of request: Extension of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Description of Respondents: Individuals or organizations wishing to 
excavate or remove archeological resources from public or Indian lands.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
    Estimated average number of respondents: 736 per year.
    Estimated average number of responses: 1472 per year (2 per 
respondent).
    Estimated average time burden per response: 3 hours.
    Estimated total annual reporting burden: 2,208 hours.
    Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: Not Applicable.

III. Comments

    We invite comments on:
     The practical utility of the information being gathered;

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     The accuracy of the burden hour estimate;
     Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and
     Ways to minimize the burden to respondents, including use 
of automated information, collection techniques or other forms of 
information technology.
    Comments 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 IC. 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 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.

    Dated: November 19, 2010.
Robert Gordon,
NPS, Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-29700 Filed 11-24-10; 8:45 am]
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