[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 43, Volume 1]

[Revised as of October 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 43CFR7.6]



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                    TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS: INTERIOR

 

PART 7_PROTECTION OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESOURCES--Table of Contents

 

                      Subpart A_Uniform Regulations

 

Sec.  7.6  Application for permits and information collection.



    (a) Any person may apply to the appropriate Federal land manager for 

a permit to excavate and/or remove archaeological resources from public 

lands or Indian lands and to carry out activities associated with such 

excavation and/or removal.

    (b) Each application for a permit shall include:

    (1) The nature and extent of the work proposed, including how and 

why it is proposed to be conducted, proposed time of performance, 

locational maps, and proposed outlet for public written dissemination of 

the results.

    (2) The name and address of the individual(s) proposed to be 

responsible for conducting the work, institutional affiliation, if any, 

and evidence of education, training, and experience in accord with the 

minimal qualifications listed in Sec.  7.8(a).

    (3) The name and address of the individual(s), if different from the 

individual(s) named in paragraph (b)(2) of this section, proposed to be 

responsible for carrying out the terms and conditions of the permit.

    (4) Evidence of the applicant's ability to initiate, conduct, and 

complete the proposed work, including evidence of logistical support and 

laboratory facilities.

    (5) Where the application is for the excavation and/or removal of 

archaeological resources on public lands, the names of the university, 

museum, or other scientific or educational institution in which the 

applicant proposes to store all collections, and copies of records, 

data, photographs, and other documents derived from the proposed work. 

Applicants shall submit written certification, signed by an authorized 

official of the institution, of willingness to assume curatorial 

responsibility for the collections, records, data, photographs and other 

documents and to safeguard and preserve these materials as property of 

the United States.

    (6) Where the application is for the excavation and/or removal of 

archaeological resources on Indian lands, the name of the university, 

museum, or other scientific or educational institution in which the 

applicant proposes to store copies of records, data, photographs, and 

other documents derived from the proposed work, and all collections in 

the event the Indian owners do not wish to take custody or otherwise 

dispose of the archaeological resources. Applicants shall submit written 

certification, signed by an authorized official of the institution, or 

willingness to assume curatorial responsibility for the collections, if 

applicable, and/or the records, data, photographs, and other



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documents derived from the proposed work.

    (c) The Federal land manager may require additional information, 

pertinent to land management responsibilities, to be included in the 

application for permit and shall so inform the applicant.

    (d) Paperwork Reduction Act. The information collection requirement 

contained in Sec.  7.6 of these regulations has been approved by the 

Office of Management and Budget under 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. and 

assigned clearance number 1024-0037. The purpose of the information 

collection is to meet statutory and administrative requirements in the 

public interest. The information will be used to assist Federal land 

managers in determining that applicants for permits are qualified, that 

the work proposed would further archaeological knowledge, that 

archaeological resources and associated records and data will be 

properly preserved, and that the permitted activity would not conflict 

with the management of the public lands involved. Response to the 

information requirement is necessary in order for an applicant to obtain 

a benefit.