[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 83 (Friday, April 29, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 24049]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-10459]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-CRSP-0411-7276; 2275-UYY]


Information Collection Request Sent to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for Approval; Archeological Permit Applications and 
Reports

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: We (National Park Service) have sent an Information Collection 
Request (ICR) to OMB for review and approval. We summarize the ICR 
below and describe the nature of the collection and the estimated 
burden and cost. This ICR 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. However, under OMB regulations, we may continue to 
conduct or sponsor this information collection while it is pending at 
OMB.

DATES: You must submit comments on or before May 31, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Send your comments and suggestions on this information 
collection to the Desk Officer for the Department of the Interior at 
OMB-OIRA at (202) 395-5806 (fax) or [email protected] (e-mail). 
Please provide a copy of your comments to Rob Gordon, Information 
Collection Clearance Officer, National Park Service, MS 2605, 1201 Eye 
Street NW., Washington, DC 20005 (mail), or [email protected] (e-
mail). Please include 1024-0037 in the subject line of your comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information 
about this ICR, contact Rob Gordon by mail or e-mail (see ADDRESSES) or 
by telephone at (202) 354-1936. You may review the ICR online at http://www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to review Department of the 
Interior collections under review by OMB.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    OMB Control Number: 1024-0037.
    Title: Archeological Permit Applications and Reports, 43 CFR parts 
3 and 7.
    Service Form Number: DI Form 1926.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Description of Respondents: Individuals, businesses, organizations, 
and State, local, and tribal governments.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 736.

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                                                                                    Completion
                            Activity                                 Number of       time per      Total annual
                                                                     responses       response      burden hours
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Applications....................................................             736       2.5 hours           1,840
Reports.........................................................             736         .5 hour             368
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    Total.......................................................           1,472  ..............           2,208
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    Abstract: Section 4 of the Archaeological 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. Permits for 
archeological investigations ordinarily are requested: (1) For 
conducting scientific research; (2) in conjunction with statutorily 
required environmental clearance activities prior to commencing a 
Federal undertaking; or (3) issuing a Federal license or permit for 
third party activities such as energy development on public or Indian 
lands. The implementing regulations (43 CFR part 7 for ARPA; 43 CFR 
part 3 for the AA) contain requirements for applications and reports.
    We use DI Form 1926 (Application for Permit for Archeological 
Investigations) to collect:
     Name and contact information for applicant, principal 
investigator, field investigator, and permit administrator.
     A description of the purpose, nature, and extent of the 
work proposed.
     Evidence of the ability to carry out the proposed scope of 
work.
     Organizational history in completing the kind of work 
proposed.
     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.
     Curation authorization.
     Detailed schedule of all project activities, including 
completion of reports.
    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.
    Comments: On November 26, 2010, we published in the Federal 
Register (75 FR 72835) a notice of our intent to request that OMB renew 
approval for this information collection. In that notice, we solicited 
comments for 60 days, ending on January 25, 2011. We did not receive 
any comments.
    We again invite comments concerning this information collection on:
     Whether or not the collection of information is necessary, 
including whether or not the information will have practical utility;
     The accuracy of our estimate of the burden for this 
collection of information;
     Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and
     Ways to minimize the burden of the collection of 
information on respondents.
    Comments that you submit in response to this notice are a matter of 
public record. 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 OMB in your comment to withhold your personal 
identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that it 
will be done.

    Dated: April 26, 2011.
Rob Gordon,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-10459 Filed 4-28-11; 8:45 am]
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