Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 6, March 26, 2024
General permits are issued for a three-year cycle. The
applicant may obtain a general permit application form and instructions from
HPD's website or may request them from HPD. The applicant shall complete the
application consistent with this rule, provide the attachments described in
this section and on the application form and maintain current agreements with
ARMS and MIAC.
A. A general permit
application for archaeological investigations on state land shall include the
following information:
(1) applicant name,
mailing address, telephone number and email address;
(2) the type(s) of archaeological
investigations proposed to be performed under the permit (survey, test
excavations, monitoring, or any combination thereof);
(3) a staff roster indicating the following
information:
(a) individuals currently listed
in the SHPO directory that the applicant proposes to use in a supervisory
capacity such as principal investigator, project director, supervisory
archaeologist, and historic archaeologist during permitted archaeological
investigations;
(b) other staff,
such as crew members and laboratory personnel, cultural anthropologists,
historians and other historic preservation specialists;
(4) individuals who are not in the SHPO
directory shall submit SHPO directory application forms, curriculum vitae,
charts of experience and official transcripts or notarized diplomas;
(5) continuing education credit documentation
and updated curriculum vitae for individuals on the staff roster who are listed
in the SHPO directory and who elect to report their continuing education
credits along with their principal employer's permit (see Subsection B of
4.10.8.15
NMAC); and
(6) applicant's
signature, title and date, which may be submitted with original signature or
signature transmitted by facsimile; or a scanned applications with the original
signature transmitted by virtue of the submission of the application, the
applicant certifies agreement to abide by all the rules, terms and conditions
of the permit.
B.
Attachments. The applicant shall include the following attachments
with each application submittal. A hard copy of the attachments must be
provided with the first three-year permit application. Thereafter, attachments
can be provided electronically to HPD. Any changes from what is on file must be
clearly noted in the application.
(1)
A
summary of organizational experience. This summary shall demonstrate the
applicant's capability to accomplish the type and scope of archaeological
investigations to be conducted under the permit and shall include but not be
limited to: descriptions of organizational structure and staffing; the
location(s) and descriptions of facilities and equipment; specifications of
which and to what extent facilities, equipment and staff listed in the
application will be involved in the proposed work; demonstrated ability to
complete similar projects as evidenced by the timely completion of reports or
other documents; a list of projects, contract reports and publications
resulting from similar past projects.
(2)
Forms. Copies of field
recording, laboratory and in-field artifact analysis forms to be used during
surveys and inventories.
(3)
Test excavation standards. Applicants that request authorization
to conduct test excavations shall include discussion of standard field and
laboratory procedures consistent with the standards in 4.10.16 NMAC and submit
copies of field forms to be used during the test excavations.
(4)
Current permits. The
applicant shall provide a list of permits for archaeological investigations
currently held by the applicant including permit number and agency. A hard copy
of the attachments must be provided with the first three -year permit
application. Thereafter, attachments can be provided electronically to HPD. Any
changes from what is on file must be clearly noted in the
application.
C.
Agreements. The following agreements shall be in place prior to
issuance of a general archaeological investigation permit.
(1)
ARMS agreement. The
applicant shall have an account in good standing with ARMS for access to NMCRIS
on or before submittal of the permit application. HPD shall verify the status
of the account with ARMS.
(2)
Curation agreement. The applicant shall provide a current curation
agreement, if one is not already on file with MIAC. HPD shall verify the status
of the account with MIAC.
D.
General permit term.
(1) The term for a general permit is three
calendar years, beginning on the date of approval by the CPRC to December 31 of
the same year, continuing through the two next calendar years and concluding on
December 31 of the third year.
(2)
During the transition from annual to three-year general permits, applicants
will be separated into groups to facilitate HPD's administration of the
program. In the first year, all applicants will be assigned to one of three
groups based on the permit number assigned during the initial application. The
first group will comprise permit numbers 001-100. The second group will
comprise permit numbers 101-200 and the third group will comprise the remaining
permits beginning with number 201. Applicants in the first group will be
eligible for three-year general permits starting 2020; applicants in the other
two groups will be eligible for annual permits. First time applicants will be
eligible for a three-year permit after the effective date of this rule. In
2021, the second group and first-time applicants will be eligible for
three-year general permits; the third group will be eligible for annual
permits. In 2022, the third group and all other applicants will be eligible for
three-year general permits. Thereafter, all general permit applicants will be
eligible for three-year general permits. For applicants issued an annual permit
in 2020 or 2021, the CPRC waives the requirement to submit the attachments in
Subsection B of this section during this transition period as long as HPD has
an organizational summary on file.
E. An approved application may have special
stipulations imposed by the CPRC, taking into consideration comments from
committee members, the state archaeologist and the SHPO.
F. An approved application shall have the
signature of the chair of the CPRC indicating approval of the permit and
signatures of the state archaeologist and the SHPO indicating their concurrence
with the issuance of the permit.
