Notice2021-13875
Agency Information Collection Activities; Documenting, Managing and Preserving Department of the Interior Museum Collections Housed in Non-Federal Repositories
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Published
June 29, 2021
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Interior Department
Abstract
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, the Office of Acquisition and Property Management, Office of the Secretary, Department of the Interior are proposing to renew an information collection.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 122 (Tuesday, June 29, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34274-34276]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-13875]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of the Secretary
[211D0102DR. DS62400000. DL1000000.000000. DR.62452.21NPS100; OMB
Control Number 1084-0034]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Documenting, Managing
and Preserving Department of the Interior Museum Collections Housed in
Non-Federal Repositories
AGENCY: Office of Acquisition and Property Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we,
the Office of Acquisition and Property Management, Office of the
Secretary, Department of the Interior are proposing to renew an
information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
July 29, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments on this information collection request
(ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget's Desk Officer for the
Department of the Interior by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#77383e2536282402151a1e04041e181937181a155912180759101801"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4b0402190a14183e29262238382224250b242629652e243b652c243d">[email protected]</span></a>; or
via facsimile to (202) 395-5806. Please
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provide a copy of your comments to Emily Palus, Office of Acquisition
and Property Management, U.S. Department of the Interior, 1849 C Street
NW, MS 4262-MIB, Washington, DC 20240; or by email to
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#fbbe96929782a4ab9a978e88bb929488d59f9492d59c948d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="46032b2f2a3f1916272a3335062f29356822292f68212930">[email protected]</span></a>. Please reference OMB Control Number 1084-0034
in the subject line of your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information
about this ICR, contact Emily Palus by email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b0f5ddd9dcc9efe0d1dcc5c3f0d9dfc39ed4dfd99ed7dfc6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7d3810141104222d1c11080e3d14120e53191214531a120b">[email protected]</span></a>, or by telephone at 202-513-7563. You may also
view the ICR at <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 and 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), all information collections require
approval. We may not conduct or sponsor and you are not required to
respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently
valid OMB control number.
As part of our continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent
burdens, we invite the public and other Federal agencies to comment on
new, proposed, revised, and continuing collections of information. This
helps us assess the impact of our information collection requirements
and minimize the public's reporting burden. It also helps the public
understand our information collection requirements and provide the
requested data in the desired format.
A Federal Register notice with a 60-day public comment period
soliciting comments on this collection of information was published on
January 14, 2021 (86 FR 3176). One comment was received from a
Federally recognized Indian tribe, Colorado River Indian Tribes. The
Colorado River Indian Tribes do not hold DOI museum collections. The
comment requested that DOI share information obtained from non-Federal
repositories about certain DOI museum collections with affiliated
tribes. The comment did not include reference to cost or hour burden.
Although the comment did not address the information collection
directly the Program is willing to share this information with the
Tribe as appropriate.
We are again soliciting comments on the proposed ICR that is
described below. We are especially interested in public comment
addressing the following issues: (1) Whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the agency, including whether the information will have practical
utility; (2) The accuracy of our estimate of the burden for this
collection of information, including the validity of the methodology
and assumptions used; (3) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) How might the
agency minimize the burden of this collection of information on those
who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology (e.g., permitting electronic
submission of response).
Comments that you submit in response to this notice are a matter of
public record. Before including your address, phone number, email
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.
Abstract: The information collection regarding Documenting,
Managing and Preserving Department of the Interior Museum Collections
Housed in Non-Federal Repositories is crucial to the work the
Department of the Interior (DOI) does to manage an estimated 74 million
museum objects and over 91 thousand linear feet of archives in trust
for the American public. This diverse collection consists of
archaeological artifacts, archives, biological specimens, ethnographic
objects, fine arts, geological specimens, historic objects, and
paleontological specimens that are owned and managed by the
Department's bureaus and offices (bureaus). This information collection
request is directed to non-Federal repositories that house DOI museum
collections. The information that DOI obtains, on a voluntary basis,
concerns DOI museum collections held at non-Federal repositories.
Receipt of this information supports the Department's management of its
museum collections for public benefit, including preservation,
protection, access, and use, as well as where applicable, compliance
with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act
(NAGPRA).
The information that DOI seeks consists of the following:
A. Accession Records and associated files regarding acquisition;
B. Catalog Records and associated files describing the objects and
their use;
C. Facility Checklist for Spaces Housing DOI Museum Property
(Checklist), which addresses the environmental, security, and other
management controls in place to document and safeguard the collections;
D. Inventory of Museum Collections (Inventory) documenting presence
and condition of objects and records; and
E. Input on Collections from Lands Administered by the U.S.
Department of the Interior that are Located at Non-Federal Facilities
(Input Form) to query a limited range of information about the
repository, the scope and types of DOI collections in repositories,
with which bureaus and offices those collections are associated and the
nature of any agreements, the status of documentation and NAGPRA
compliance, and availability for research and use.
Although the majority of DOI's documented collections are housed in
bureau facilities across the nation, at least 10 percent are located at
approximately 970 non-Federal repositories, primarily state, tribal,
and local museums and university departments. Most of the DOI museum
artifacts, specimens, and archives housed in non-Federal repositories
resulted from projects on Federal lands, and include collections from
the disciplines of archaeology, biology, geology, and paleontology, as
well as associated project documentation.
DOI museum objects cared for in non-Federal repositories are those
artifacts, specimens, and archives that are established as Federal
property under Federal law. Common law also confers rights to
landowners, including the Federal government, such as ownership of
property, resources, and other tangible assets existing on or
originating from those lands, unless those rights were previously
relinquished, sold, awarded, or otherwise reassigned. Also, permits and
other agreements for the collection of artifacts and specimens from
public lands managed at the time by the Department further affirm
Federal ownership. In order to maintain accountability of and
facilitate access to DOI museum objects, the objects must be documented
in the Interior Collection Management System (ICMS), its successor, the
Museum Collection Management System (MCMS), or in another collection
management database from which the necessary data can be imported into
ICMS or MCMS.
Federal regulations and DOI policy require that all permittees
conducting authorized scientific research and authorized individuals
performing compliance activities on DOI-managed lands must ensure that
any retained museum specimens or objects collected
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during a project are: (1) Accessioned and cataloged in ICMS/MCMS,
according to DOI standards; and (2) housed in an appropriate museum
repository that meets DOI museum standards. These requirements ensure
the collections' long-term preservation, protection, and accessibility
for access and use.
Title of Collection: Documenting, Managing and Preserving
Department of the Interior Museum Collections Housed in Non-Federal
Repositories.
OMB Control Number: 1084-0034.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Museums; academic, cultural, and
research institutions; and, state or local agencies and institutions.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 900.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 900.
Estimated Completion Time per Response: Varies from less than 1
hour to 80 hours, depending on activity.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 4,155 Hours.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
Frequency of Collection: Maximum of once per year per collection
instrument, and likely less frequently.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: None.
An agency 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.
The authority for this action is the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
Megan Olsen,
Director, Office of Acquisition and Property Management.
[FR Doc. 2021-13875 Filed 6-28-21; 8:45 am]
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