Nevada Administrative Code
Chapter 381 - State Museums
Section 381.Sec. 25 - NEW

Universal Citation: NV Admin Code 381.Sec. 25

Current through February 27, 2024

1. An applicant for a Nevada Antiquities Permit must submit an application on the form provided by the Museum Director and include, without limitation, a copy of the curriculum vitae for each principal investigator and each field director.

2. An applicant may designate more than one person for the roles of principal investigator and field director.

3. Before being designated as a principal investigator by the applicant, the person whom the applicant is considering to be a principal investigator:

(a) Must satisfy the applicable Professional Qualifications Standards promulgated by the Secretary of the Interior's Standards and Guidelines for Archeology and Historic Preservation that are available at the Internet address http://www.nps.gov/subjects/historicpreservation/upload/standards-guidelines-archeology-historic-preservation.pdf.

(b) Must have experience in archaeology in the Great Basin region or in the Southwest region of the United States.

(c) Must have experience in or knowledge of the region or county where he or she may work under the Nevada Antiquities Permit.

(d) Must have experience working with Indian tribes.

4. Before being designated as a field director by the applicant, the person whom the applicant is considering to be a field director:

(a) Must demonstrate experience as a field director of a project in which he or she oversaw the day-to-day conduct of fieldwork, including, without limitation, the supervision of crew chiefs.

(b) Must have experience in archaeology in the Great Basin region or in the Southwest region of the United States.

(c) Must have experience in or knowledge of the region or county where he or she may work under the Nevada Antiquities Permit.

(d) Must have experience working with Indian tribes.

(e) May be registered with the Register of Professional Archaeologists.

5. To renew a Nevada Antiquities Permit pursuant to NRS 381.211, the applicant must submit a new application on the form provided by the Museum Director and include, without limitation, an updated copy of the curriculum vitae for each principal investigator and each field director.

6. The Museum Director, or his or her designee, will complete his or her review of an application for the issuance or renewal of a Nevada Antiquities Permit within 30 days after receiving a completed application.

7. As used in this section:

(a) "Field director" means a person who is responsible for the day-to-day conduct of fieldwork at a historic or prehistoric site.

(b) "Principal investigator" means a person who is in charge of the investigation, exploration or excavation of a historic or prehistoric site.

Added to NAC by Div. of Museums & Hist. by R061-19A, eff. 6/13/2022

NRS 381.203

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