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STATEMENT OF WORK

Welch Ranch Special Recreation Management Area Magnetometer Survey

Project Description The Bureau of Land Management, Buffalo Field Office (BLM BFO) is seeking a qualified contractor and/or an accredited academic institution to conduct a 25 acre magnetometer survey, archaeological site recording, and site evaluation for the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) on the Tongue River terrace located at the Welch Ranch Special Recreation Management Area (SRMA). The BLM BFO is creating an archaeological predictive model based on the landscape history to guide future project planning decisions as they relate to cultural resources. This project, in conjunction with the Welch Ranch Geoarchaeological Assessment of the Tongue River Terraces at Welch Ranch SRMA project, accomplishes this goal.

Project Location (see attached map) The project location is within the Welch Ranch SRMA located in T57N R84W Section 1, in northern Sheridan County, and can be accessed by traveling 10 miles north of Sheridan, Wyoming, via Wyoming State Highway 338. The Welch Ranch SRMA is closed to motor vehicles but is used for hiking, cross country skiing, biking, fishing, floating, and horseback riding. The Tongue River flows through the Welch Ranch SRMA and the river terraces located on the south side of the Tongue River near State Highway 338, are the focus of this project. The project area includes 25 of along the south side of the Tongue River adjacent to State Highway 338.

Project Work Elements and Scope The objective of this project is to delineate archaeological site(s) both horizontally and vertically, and then evaluate the site(s) for the NRHP, delineating both contributing and non-contributing areas of the site(s) as appropriate. The project area has been disturbed by previous agricultural plowing. The contractor shall establish the horizontal and vertical extents of buried sites using a magnetometer to identify buried site features. The contractor shall use limited targeted testing to further evaluate sites for the NRHP. The contractor shall complete necessary studies (AMS dating, pollen analysis, etc.) for any features exposed through limited testing, curate all collected artifacts at the University of Wyoming Archaeological Repository, produce updated Wyoming Cultural Properties Form(s) with a recommendation of NRHP eligibility, and a report that meets the Wyoming State Historic Preservation Office Format, Guidelines, and Standards for Class II and III Reports.

Proposals shall be accepted from firms with a current/valid cultural resource use permit (CRUP) that includes this Field Office. The contractor shall notify the BLM BFO Field Manager, by telephone and with written confirmation, immediately upon discovery of human remains, funerary objects, sacred objects, or objects of cultural patrimony (as defined in 43 CFR 10.2) and must immediately stop any activities connected with such discovery and make a reasonable effort to protect the discovered remains or objects.

Government Supplied Property The BLM BFO shall provide the current site data on file, including shapefiles of known archaeological site boundaries and recorded artifact positions.

Project Schedule Work schedule and payment shall be divided into two phases. The Contractor shall start work immediately after a prework conference with the COR and the BLM BFO Archaeologist. The Contractor will coordinate fieldwork with the BLM BFO Archaeologist.

Phase I, Background Research/Fieldwork, by October 31, 2021, 60% partial payment

Phase II, Report Submission, first draft by April 30, 2022, 20% partial payment

Phase III, Final Report Submission by June 15, 2022, 20% partial payment

Deliverables The contractor shall prepare a Class III level technical report, including an updated Wyoming Cultural Properties Form, following the standards set forth in the Wyoming State Historic Preservation Office Format, Guidelines, and Standards for Class II and III Reports. The final report, all GIS information, maps, and photographs shall be submitted electronically as .pdf files via thumb drive, CD, or DVD.

The Cultural Resource Use Permit (CRUP) application can be found at Information Requirement Approved (blm.gov) and the Wyoming CRUP stipulations are attached below. The Wyoming Photographic, Archival, and Digital Submission Standards for Reports and Cultural Property Forms and the Wyoming State Historic Preservation Office Format, Guidelines, and Standards for Class II and III Reports can be found online at Guidelines, Standards, & Legislation (wyo.gov).

Evaluation and Award Criteria Respondents shall supply a written proposal which includes:

1. Qualifications and experience of key personnel.

2. Past performance discussion of similar projects with references to obtain past performance information.

3. A quality control plan that shows how the respondent intends to meet the tasks associated with this contract.

Respondents shall then be evaluated on the specific evaluation criteria listed below. The final award shall be made to the most qualified respondent. Respondents will be evaluated according to the following criteria (Acceptable/Not Acceptable): Evaluation Factors for Award

1. Quality of the Proposal

a. Does the proposal reflect a good understanding of the scope of issues involved?

b. Is there a clear description of how the work will be managed and coordinated with the

BLM?

2. Respondent Qualifications and Experience

a. Does the respondent have a current Wyoming BLM Cultural Resources Use Permit (provide the permit number) or the ability to obtain a permit in time to meet the project timeframes described?

b. Does the respondent have experience in successfully completing geophysical assessments and NRHP evaluations using techniques outlined in this SOW?

c. Does the respondent have knowledge relating to the prehistory and history in Wyoming?

3. Past Performance

a. Is the respondent capable of meeting the time and budget requirements for the project?

b. Does the respondent demonstrate professional past performance in completing geophysical investigation techniques outlined in the SOW?

4. Price https://www.blm.gov/sites/blm.gov/files/Form%201926.pdf https://www.blm.gov/sites/blm.gov/files/Form%201926.pdf https://wyoshpo.wyo.gov/index.php/programs/review-and-consultation-s106/guidelines-standards-and-legislation

TECHNICAL PROPOSAL EVALUATION COMMITTEE (TPEC)

The Contracting Officer has established a TPEC to conduct the evaluation of proposals received in response to this solicitation. The evaluation of technical capability will be based exclusively on the content of the proposal and any subsequent discussions required. The TPEC will not consider any technical capability information or data incorporated by reference or otherwise referred to. The identities of the TPEC personnel are confidential, and any attempt by the offerors to contact these individuals is prohibited.

Order of Importance: Respondent , quality of proposal, qualifications and experience, and past performance are considered the most important factors provided the successful contractor’s proposed budget is within the scope of the allotted funding for this project. Evaluation factors other than price, when combined, are significantly more important than price. An unacceptable rating regarding one or more of the evaluation factors could render a proposal unacceptable.

Privacy Act and Data

This requirement does not include any classified material or information technology.

Contractors shall not be accessing a government/BLM facility. In the event that a contractor would be required to access a government/BLM facility (e.g. to conduct a records search), the

Purchase Order must include specific instructions and necessary security requirements.

Contractors shall be responsible for protecting all information used, gathered, or developed as a result of work under this Purchase Order and as detailed in the resulting Statement of Work. The contractor shall protect all Sensitive but Unclassified (SBU) government data. All compiled or derived information, work papers, drafts, and final documents developed or accessed, or any product/system developed are the property of the United States Government. Information acquired or generated by the Purchase Order is subject to the Privacy Act. All site-specific records, photographs, and maps generated in the course of the agreements, including original field maps and notes, will be considered BLM property and will be turned over to the Order

COR upon completion of the project. The contractor’s Contract Manager will be responsible for ensuring that all excess site-specific documents, maps, site forms, etc., (i.e., those not submitted as deliverables, internal review drafts, etc.) are properly disposed of upon completion of the project.

Confidentiality

To protect site information of Purchase Order from unauthorized disclosure, all site location and content information must be kept in strictest confidence. The contractor shall make the information available only to the Order COR and PI and must take whatever internal measures are necessary to ensure that confidential material is protected. All contractor employees working under Purchase Order, in addition to any other personnel at the Government’s request, will be required to sign formal non-disclosure and/or conflict of interest agreements to guarantee the protection and integrity of Government and/or Contractor information and documents. This non-disclosure form is included below. The Contractor shall not release, communicate or otherwise disseminate information to any other parties without the written consent of the CO, COR, Project

Inspector, and POC. All BLM and Wyoming Cultural Use Permit Stipulations shall be followed.

Confidentiality. The State Director may withhold information about the location and nature of permitted work if disclosing it would compromise the protection of archaeological resources and/or National Register properties.

Non-Disclosure Agreement

BLM Cultural Resources Confidentiality and Non-Disclosure Agreement

The contractor shall provide signed confidentiality agreements from all participants in the award prior to initiation of the award. These signed agreements shall be provided no later than the close of the solicitation.

Confidentiality Agreement - I agree to keep confidential any protected information that I may develop or otherwise acquire as part of my work with the Bureau of Land Management. I understand that with regard to protected information, I am an agent of the Bureau of Land

Management and must not share or release that information through any means, except as specifically authorized by the Bureau of Land Management. Lastly, I understand that protected information must not be disclosed through any means including websites, maps, scientific articles, presentations, and speeches.

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Geospatial Data

All geospatial data collected for or produced by federal agencies are required to meet all relevant standards established by the Federal Geospatial Data Committee (FGDC) as authorized by the Geospatial Data Act of 2018 (43 U.S.C. § 2809). All deliverables that include geospatial data products must include appropriate metadata conforming to FGDC standards. FGDC standards can be found on https://www.fgdc.gov/standards.

WY 338

T57N R84W

YOUNGS CREEK RD

BEATTY CREEK SPUR RD

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Legend 2021 Project Area

Surface Ownership - BFO Surface Management Agency

Bureau of Land Management Forest Service Private

1 inch = 833 feet 1:10,000

Acme 1978 (44106h8)

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Standard Permit Conditions

Part One – Administrative

a. This permit is subject to all applicable provisions of 43 CFR Part 3, 43 CFR 7, and 25 CFR 262, and applicable departmental and bureau policies and procedures, which are made a part hereof.

b. All standards herein will be used by the Wyoming Bureau of Land Management (WY BLM) to comply with applicable laws and regulations, including but not limited to the National Historic Preservation Act (P.L. 89-665; 80

Stat. 915, as amended by P.L. 96-515; 54 U.S.C. 100101), the National Environmental Policy Act (P.L. 91-190; 83

Stat. 852; 42 U.S.C. 4321), and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (P.L. 94-579; 90 Stat. 2743; 43

U.S.C. 1701).

c. The permittee and this permit are subject to all other Federal, State, and local laws and regulations applicable to the public lands and resources.

d. This permit shall not be exclusive in character, and shall not affect the ability of the BLM to use, lease or permit the use of lands subject to this permit for any purpose.

e. This permit may not be assigned.

f. Permittee’s initiation of work or other activities under the authority of this permit signifies the permittee’s acceptance of all conditions of the permit. Failure to accommodate any condition listed herein may result in the suspension, revocation or non-renewal of this permit.

g. Permits issued for a duration of more than one year must be reviewed annually by the BLM Wyoming State

Office.

h. Any request for a change, modification, or accommodation in an essential condition of the permit, including, but not limited to, individuals named and the nature, location, purpose, and time of authorized work, shall immediately be made in writing to the approving official at the BLM Wyoming State Office (item 14, Permit for Archeological

Investigations). Failure to do so may result in permit suspension, revocation or non-renewal.

i. Permittee may submit a request for a permit extension from the BLM Wyoming State Office, in writing, at any time prior to expiration of the term of the permit, specifying a limited, definite amount of time required to complete permitted work.

j. Permittee may submit a request for a permit renewal from the BLM Wyoming State Office, in writing, no more than two months prior to expiration of the current permit term.

k. Permittee may submit a request for review of any disputed decision by the BLM regarding inclusion of standard conditions in this permit or any fieldwork authorization, denial of a fieldwork notification request, or the modification, suspension, revocation or non-renewal of this permit. Requests for review must be submitted in writing, setting out in detail the reason(s) for believing that the decision should be reconsidered. Such requests for review must be received by the appropriate BLM office within 30 calendar days of the pertinent decision being made, unless an extension for time, submitted in writing, has been granted in writing from the BLM. Requests for extension of time must be received by the appropriate BLM office no later than 5 business days prior to the 30th calendar day referred to in the previous sentence.

l. Permittee shall not be released from requirements of this permit or be allowed to obtain another permit, extension or renewal, until all outstanding obligations have been satisfied, whether or not the term of the permit has expired.

m. The State Director will suspend a permit when the permittee has been formally charged with a violation of any prohibition in 16 U.S.C. 470ee or 43 CFR 7.4. The State Director will revoke a permit upon the permittee’s conviction under 16 U.S.C. 470ee, or the assessment of a civil penalty under 16 U.S.C. 470ff or 43 CFR 7.15.

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n. Intentional misrepresentation of data, omission of data or deliberate falsification of field records or site records resulting in damage to cultural resources is a significant permit violation. Individuals who have intentionally misrepresented data or deliberately falsified field records or site records shall not be eligible to serve in any capacity on a Wyoming BLM cultural resource use permit, nor shall they become eligible in the future.

o. Permittee’s work record from any federal agency, in any state, may be taken into account in making decisions regarding permit application, issuance, extension, renewal, suspension, revocation or non-renewal.

Part Two – General

a. This permit may be suspended, revoked or subject to non-renewal for a repeated failure to comply with any standard permit condition or for management purposes at the discretion of the BLM authorized officer, upon written notice.

b. All persons working under this permit are prohibited from revealing information on the nature and location of archaeological resources discovered, recorded, updated, collected or tested (or any other activities related to archaeological resources under this permit) to the general public unless or until the Wyoming BLM has taken adequate steps to assure the protection of the resources in question and given approval for the disclosure, in writing, to the permit administrator. Given the sensitive and nonrenewable nature of archaeological resources and their protected status under statute and regulation, the permit administrator will coordinate any and all media announcements with BLM prior to release.

c. This permit establishes a relationship between the permittee and the Wyoming BLM; therefore, project cancellation does not negate the legal requirements for reporting the results of the survey. If a Class III survey is conducted in preparation for a BLM authorized development, regardless of ultimate realization of such project, then a report from the permittee is still required, according to the terms and conditions of this permit. Reports must be submitted directly to the Wyoming BLM from the permittee.

d. Any correspondence about this permit or work conducted under its authority must cite the cultural resource use permit number. Any publication of the results of work conducted under the authority of this permit must fully credit the U. S. Department of the Interior, the Wyoming BLM, and this permit number. Publication of permitted research results in any format (including, but not limited to, professional journals, books, magazines, the internet, film, audio tapes, or other similar methods) shall not include cultural resource location information. This includes descriptive information; visual information such as maps, drawings and photographs; an associated or linked database; or any other information that provides a degree of specificity that would reasonably facilitate or allow the public to determine the location of cultural resources.

e. The BLM will be afforded the opportunity to review drafts of conference presentations and both printed and internet-based publications prior to presentation or publication in order to insure confidentiality of cultural resource location information.

f. Permittee shall submit to the approving official and the approved curatorial facility (item 12 of the permit), an advanced copy of any journal article proposed for publication and any (published or unpublished) report, paper, or manuscript resulting from permitted work.

g. The permittee shall keep the specific location of sensitive resources confidential. Sensitive resources include threatened species, endangered species, rare species, archaeological sites, caves, fossil sites, minerals, commercially valuable resources, and sacred ceremonial sites.

h. Any artifacts collected from public lands under the provisions of this permit remain the property of the United

States Government and may be recalled at any time for use by the Department of the Interior or other agencies of the

Federal Government.

i. Permittee shall grant the BLM authorized officer, or his/her representative, full access to the work area specified in this permit at any time the permittee is in the field, for purposes of examining the work area and any recovered materials and related records.

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j. Permittee shall cease work upon discovering any human remains and shall immediately notify the BLM authorized officer. Work in the vicinity of the discovery may not resume until the BLM authorized officer has given permission in writing.

k. Permittee shall not use mechanized equipment in designated, proposed, or potential wilderness areas unless authorized, in writing, by the agency official or a designee, in addition to specific conditions associated with this permit.

l. Permittee shall take precautions to protect livestock, wildlife, the public, and other users of the public lands from accidental injury in any shovel test or auger probe hole.

m. Permittee shall not conduct any flint-knapping or lithic replication experiments on BLM lands that might be mistaken for an archaeological site as a result of such experiments.

n. Permittee shall perform the fieldwork authorized in this permit in a way that does not impede or interfere with other legitimate uses of the public lands, except when the BLM authorized officer specifically provides otherwise in writing.

o. Permittee shall restrict vehicular activity to existing roads and trails unless the BLM authorized officer provides otherwise in writing.

p. Permittee shall not cut or otherwise damage living trees unless the BLM authorized officer gives permission in writing.

q. Permittee shall take precautions at all times to prevent wildfire. Permittee shall be held responsible for suppression costs for any fires on public lands caused by the permittee’s negligence or otherwise culpable conduct.

Permittee may not burn debris without the BLM authorized officer’s specific permission in writing.

r. Permittee shall conduct all operations in such a manner as to prevent or minimize scarring and erosion of the land, pollution of the water resources, and damage to the watershed. Disturbance will be kept to the minimum area consistent with the nature and purpose of the fieldwork.

s. Permittee shall not disturb resource management facilities within the permit area, such as fences, reservoirs, and other improvements, without the BLM authorized officer’s prior approval in writing. Where disturbance is necessary, permittee shall return the facility to its prior condition, as determined by the BLM authorized officer.

t. Permittee shall clean all camp and work areas before leaving the permit area. Permittee shall take precautions to prevent littering or pollution on public lands, waterways, and adjoining properties. Refuse shall be carried out and deposited in approved disposal areas.

u. Permittee will not negotiate, make commitments, cause harm to relationships between the BLM and other parties, or otherwise give the appearance of speaking for or exercising the BLM’s authority.

Part Three – Fieldwork and Reporting

a. This permit may be immediately suspended, revoked or subject to non-renewal for a single significant violation of permit conditions.

b. Prior to beginning any fieldwork under the authority of this permit, the permittee shall use the automated

WyoTrack program to submit a fieldwork request to the appropriate BLM field office for each episode of fieldwork.

The BLM field office will have up to 10 business days to respond. If the automated system is down (as notified by

Wyoming State Historic Preservation Office’s Cultural Records Office (WYCRO)), then a fax, telephone call or e-mail shall be substituted. All information from the automated system must be relayed. Exact dates of fieldwork must be provided. If weather or another priority causes the fieldwork to be cancelled or modified, a telephone call, fax or e-mail must be made to the BLM archaeologist. New fieldwork dates must be provided as soon as they are known, but in no event less than 10 business days prior to commencement of fieldwork.

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c. Permittee will conduct an archaeological and historical files search through WyoTrack, no more than 60 days prior to field inventory. An on-line map and/or tabular search does not meet this requirement. All sections involved in the project must be included in the file search. BLM field office records must be checked by permittee as well.

This latter step can be accomplished as part of the Fieldwork Request process.

d. A Class III survey is a pedestrian field inventory that provides a complete record of cultural properties, located from surface and naturally exposed profiles, shovel tests or auger probes. Use of alternative means to conduct the pedestrian Class III survey (anything other than on foot) is prohibited unless prior arrangements have been made with the BLM authorized officer, and such alternatives have been approved in writing.

e. Fieldwork shall occur only when environmental conditions, such as weather, light conditions, ground visibility, soil conditions, etc., allow for professional quality work.

f. Permittee is required to use the following site and isolated resource definitions. A “prehistoric site” is defined as

15 or more spatially associated artifacts. An “historic site” is defined as 50 or more associated artifacts. A

“prehistoric isolated resource” is defined as 14 or fewer associated artifacts where no buried cultural materials or features are thought to exist. An “historic isolated resource” is defined as 49 or fewer artifacts where no buried cultural material or features exist. Permittee must demonstrate to a reasonable degree the presence/absence of subsurface cultural deposits.

g. All cultural resources over 50 years of age will be recorded for each project conducted under this permit.

Exceptions to this rule are found in Appendix D of the State Protocol between the BLM and SHPO. This document can be found on the Wyoming BLM and SHPO websites.

h. Within the area of potential effects (APE) of an undertaking, all cultural resources must be evaluated as either eligible or not eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. Sites outside of the APE, but within the survey area, are evaluated to the degree possible from surface indications, shovel tests or auger probes. If the site cannot be evaluated without formal testing, the site shall be reported as “unevaluated.”

i. Cultural resources are recorded on the Cultural Properties Form. Isolated resources are recorded on the Wyoming

Isolated Resource Form. These forms are generated in the WyoTrack system.

j. At least one person listed under item 8 of the Permit for Archeological Investigations shall physically be in the field, within sight and in supervisory control of crew members, at all times when work is in progress. Each principal investigator and field director must have a copy of the cultural resource use permit with them when in the field.

k. Diagnostic archaeological materials shall be collected from public lands. All artifacts from shovel tests or auger probes on public lands shall be collected. Artifacts from private land shall not be collected unless a repository donation form has been signed by the landowner.

l. Shovel tests and auger probes shall be used in determining site boundaries or in estimating site potential where recent soil deposition may have covered cultural resources, where dense vegetation obscures cultural resources or where it is difficult to determine the horizontal extent of a property from surface manifestations alone.

m. Permittee must follow the photographic standards for reports and other documents found on the SHPO website.

n. A site datum shall be placed on all sites recorded on BLM administered land. The datum will consist of a large nail, bridge spike or other metal stake with an attached metal tag inscribed with the date, temporary site number and recorder’s initials. It shall be covered with a white PVC pipe to prevent animal damage to the tag and to increase visibility of the datum.

o. All sites and isolated resources must be documented via Global Positioning System (GPS). The BLM GPS data accuracy standards require the use of NAD 83 UTM with 10 meters as the minimal level of accuracy (95% confidence level). GPS points for the site datum are required. GPS points for the corners of block inventory areas and lines for linear inventory areas shall be recorded as well.

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p. Permittee shall remove temporary stakes, flagging and/or pinflags, which the permittee has installed, immediately upon completion of fieldwork. Prior to entering the field, the permittee must contact the BLM authorized officer to determine if the field office has additional instructions regarding site identification materials left overnight.

q. Permittee shall backfill all subsurface test exposures after recording the results and shall restore them as closely as reasonable to the original contour.

r. Permittee shall adhere to standards set in the Wyoming State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) Format, Guidelines, and Standards for Class II and III Reports. This document can be found on the SHPO website.

s. Permittee shall submit a minimum of two copies of the report to the BLM authorized officer no later than 30 calendar days after completion of fieldwork. If the project has multiple jurisdictions, BLM will inform the permittee how many copies of the report will be needed. The report will include all site forms, isolated resource forms, photographs and maps. Failure to provide the report within the approved time frame may result in the suspension, revocation or non-renewal of this permit. A request for an extension of time in submitting the report must be submitted in writing at least five business days before the report would be due, stating the reason for the extension.

BLM will respond in writing, approving or denying the request, and such letter must be attached to the report when it is submitted.

t. Site data and maps shall not be transmitted to the project sponsor or to the general public. Project sponsors should receive a letter or report that contains limited or abbreviated site descriptions only. All references to site features and artifacts shall be omitted. Any maps provided to the project sponsor should only indicate the relationship of undertaking boundaries or project reroutes to cultural resources’ outlines; features or artifact locations will not be shown.

u. Permittee will ensure that all cover pages of reports and accompanying maps contain the following statement in large font, bold type: “For Official Use Only: Disclosure of site locations prohibited (43 CFR 7.18).”

v. Permittee shall deposit all artifacts, processed samples and collections, as applicable, and all original records, data, photographs, and other documents, resulting from work conducted under this permit, with the curatorial facility named in item 12, above, no later than 60 days after the date the final report is submitted to the BLM authorized officer. Not later than 180 days after the final report is submitted, permittee shall provide the BLM State Office with a catalog of all materials deposited with the curatorial facility, including the facility’s accession and/or catalog numbers, the name of the item, the name of the project and applicable BLM field office. Failure to comply with this time frame may result in the suspension, revocation or non-renewal of this permit.

w. Permittee shall provide the Wyoming State Office with a confirmation that museum collections described above were deposited with the approved curatorial facility, signed by an authorized curatorial facility official, stating the date materials were deposited, and the type, number and condition of the collected museum objects deposited at the facility.

Date of first issuance – November 20, 2007

Date of last amendment – April 21, 2020

Paperwork Reduction Act and Estimated Burden Statement: This information is being collected pursuant to 16

U.S.C. 470cc and 470mm, to provide the necessary facts to enable the Federal land manager (1) to evaluate the applicant’s professional qualifications and organizational capability to conduct the proposed archeological work; (2) to determine whether the proposed work would be in the public interest; (3) to verify the adequacy of arrangements for permanent curatorial preservation, as United States property, of specimens and records resulting from the proposed work; (4) to ensure that the proposed activities would not be inconsistent with any management plan applicable to the public lands involved; (5) to provide the necessary information needed to complete the Secretary's

Report to Congress on Federal Archeology Programs; and (6) to allow the National Park Service to evaluate Federal archeological protection programs and assess compliance with the Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979

(16 U.S.C. 470). Submission of the information is required before the applicant may enjoy the benefit of using publicly owned archeological resources. To conduct such activities without a permit is punishable by felony-level criminal penalties, civil penalties, and forfeiture of property. A federal agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB control number.

Public reporting for this collection of information is estimated to average one hour per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to the Departmental

Consulting Archeologist; NPS; 1849 C Street, NW (2275); Washington, DC 20240-0001.

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