Agency Information Collection Activities; Documenting, Managing and Preserving Department of the Interior Museum Collections Housed in Non-Federal Repositories, 34274-34276 [2021-13875]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
• Office of the Secretary

[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 122 (Tuesday, June 29, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34274-34276]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[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 [email protected]; 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 
[email protected]. 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 
[email protected], or by telephone at 202-513-7563. You may also 
view the ICR at https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.

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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