ML20140F324

Responds to F Mcmanamon 970430 Request for Comments on Revised Questionnaire for Secretary of Interior Rept to Congress.No Comments at Present

ML20140F324
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Issue date:	06/06/1997
From:	Bangart R NRC OFFICE OF STATE PROGRAMS (OSP)
To:	Haas D INTERIOR, DEPT. OF, NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
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s 9UN 0 61997 Mr. Daniel Haas Archeology and Ethnography Program National Park Service 800 North Capitol Street, NW Washington, DC 20002

Dear Mr. Haas:

This letter is in response to Francis P. McManamon's April 30,1997 request for comments on the revised questionnaire for the Secretary of the interior's Report to Congress.

Although we do not have any substantive comments to offer at this time, we thank you for the opportunity to re>iew the revised questionnaire, if you have any questions concerning this correspondence, please contact Rosetta Virgilio of my staff at (301) 415-2307.

Sincerely, WWW RfCHARD L DANGART Richard L. Bangart, Director Office of State Programs l

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Dear Mr. Haas:

This letter is in response to Francis P. McManamon's April 30,1997 request for comments on the revised questionnaire for the Secretary of the Interior's Report to Congress.

Although we do not have any substantive comments to offer at this time, we thank you for the opportunity to review the revised questionnaire.

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Dear Colleague:

'Ihis letter is a folhm up p our meeting helJ on January 15. 1997 to review the questionnaire for the.

Secretary of the InteriorN Report to Congress. A task force was created to resise the questionnaire and proside recommendations on the method of gathering and deli $ering the information. Participants included representaises from the following agencies and Departments: Air f orce. Energ). Natural Resources Conservation Service, Forest Service. Bureau of L.anJ Alanagement, and National Park Sersiee The task force considered the comments generated from the January 15 meeting anJ followed

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the resiew guidelines issucJ by the Departmental Consulting Archeologist. After seseral meetings a j

revised questionnaire was drafteJ. which is attached for y our review.

The dratt questionnahe incorporates sescral important changes that need y our careful consideration anJ input. Section A, Agency Archeology Program liighlights, and Section !!, Archeological Public j

1:ducation and Outreach, received considerable attention by the task totee. These section3 have been used to generate narratives about notable agency programs. Ilowever, it was Jillicuh to select ouNanding i

l eNarnples fri'H1 the vidunie i'f ptograin inforniatiiin subniiried tit us To better sdicit tilaterial <'n prograins l

and their public benetits the sections were combined and rewrinen, and agency headquarters are being l

asked to identity their ouN.mding programs. The task force ako considered s atious measmes for public education and outreach. It was determined that vohmtcerism was a s aluable gauge used by agencies to measure the success of their public participation programs, and several questions were added to quamity these programt scc!:i n. Archeological Collections 3Ianagelnent, Was tecXanli!ied becatise mist agencies hase been i unable to provide ~:liabh: data about their collections and records. Ahhough agencies are responsible for { the management ot collections anJ records generated from their archeology programs the quesnons are no! Capittring the inb41 nation needed to nicasule improvement in this area. Several questions M cle devehiped bl help deterinine progress hi satistying 36 UFR 79. liiiwever, the rei. force is niit totally satisfied u ith the.se changes and wants your suggestions. l' lease take the tinle t and Ethnography program at National Park Sen ice. 800 North Capitol Street N.W., Washington. D.C 20002, or E-mail: Jan haas&rnps. gov. If you have any questions, he may be reached at 002) 3431058; FAX 002) 523-1547. t The task force will tesume notk in July and August tollowed by a full meeting of particip.uing agencies to resiew a final dratt questionnaire in September. Thank you for the time and ef fort in helping us ( improve the Secretary of Interior's Report to Congress. i l 1 SincerclV. 4 l B.h <M\\%-s _e.___.- l Francis P McManamon. Ph D. j Depattmental Con 3uking ArcheologN i l l

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Dear Colleague:

This letter is a follow up to our meeting helJ on January 15, 1997 to review the questionnaire for die Secretary of the Interiori Report to Congress. A task force was created to revise the questionnaite and preside recommendations on the method of gathering and delhering the information. Participants included representatises from the following agencies and Departments; Air Force, Energy, Natural ) Resources Conservation Service. Forest Sersiee, Bureau of 1.and Management, and National Park Service. The task force considered the comments generated from the January 15 meeting and followed the review guidelines issued by the Departmental Consuking Archeologist. Af ter seseral meetings a resised questionnaire was drafted, w hich is attached for your review. The dratt questionnaire incorporates ses eral important changes that need your caretui consideration and input. Section A. Agency Archeology Program liighlights, and Section H. Archeological Public Education and Outreach, received consiJerahle attention by the task force. These sections have been used to yenet die nalratives about nulable dyency prograins. lloWever. It Was dilticult to select inulstandiOy cumple3 trom the volume of program information suhmined to us. To hetter. solicit material on programs Jnd their public benefits the sections were coinhiited and rewritteti, inid agency headquarters are benig asked to identity their outstanding programs. The task force also considered various measures for public ednCation and inutreJCh. II Was deterlilined that '.olutllecrisin Was a Valuable gauge used hy agencies lo measure the. success of their public participation programs. and several questions were added to quantity these ployrafus. Section ll, drelleulogiC81 COlleCilOn%.Ilallagentent. was recounitied bec nise inosi agencies have been unahic to provide reliable data about their collections and records. Ahhough agencies are responuble f or the managemem of collection.s and records generated f rom their archeology program 3, the questions are not capturing the intoimation needed to measure improvemem in this area Several questions were descloped to help deter!nille plopless in Satisfyiny 36 CFS 79. DoWever, the task torCe is not totally satisfied with these changes an I wams your suggestions. Please take the tinte to resiew athi conurierit im the ahose i3>ues and other changes in the attached dratt questionnaire. Your input is necerary to produce meaningtul ineasures anJ a user-triendly pimhict. I Stlollyly llrge you to seek input from your [ield offices. Please send )our Comments by MOUday. 3 Hue 30,1997 to Mr. Daniel llaas of the Archeology and Ethnography program at National Piu k Senice,800 North Capitol Street N.W.. Washington. D.C. 20002. or E mail: dan haastrnps.ysv. If you hwe any questions. he may he reached at 4202) 343-1058: FAX (202) 523-1547. The task force will resume work in July and August tollowed by a tuli meeting of participating agencies-to review a final dratt quesiioimaire in Septemher. Thank you tot the time and effort in helping us improve the Secretary of InteriorN Report to Congress. Sincerely. [ / M 1 4. ~s._e %.. Francis P McManamon. Ph D. Departmental Consuhing Archeologist

l i I l Tile FEDERAL ARCllEOI.OGY PROGRAM Tile SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR'S REPoliT TO CONGRESS t GSA Control Number: 0234 DOI-AN Questionnaire on Fiscal Year Aethities The Secretary of the Interior's Report to Congress on Federal archeology provides a"enepby-agency and government-wide summary data on archeological programs and projects. The Secretary of the Interior l is charged with providing guidance and coordiiulion for Federal archeoloey and for preparing a report - to Coneress on Federal archeoloeical activities. The National Ilistoric Presenation Act (NIIPA). as amended, authorizes the Secretary to guide and coordinate Federal historie preservation activities. l including Federal archeological activities. The Secterary is required to report to Congress on various l l Federal archeological aethities by Section 5(e) of the Archeological and llistoric Preservation Act ( AHPA) and by Sections 10ic) and 13 of the Archaeological Resources Protection Act (ARPAh as amended. ARPA Uniform Regulation s'.19 requires Federal land nunagers to provide archeology program information to the Secretary of the Interior, upon request of the Secretary. tot this report. The l ' report.is accomplished for the Secretary-by the Departmental Con 3ulling Archeologist (DCA) with the support 6t the Archeology and Ethnography Prograni withbi the National Park Service. i Thii questionnaire is to be completed by all federal agenciemwith legally mandated cubural resources [ responsibilities. The questionnaire is intended to be used without content modifications through FY 2003. Each question refers to activities conduered between October i through September 30. Instructions i l l Yor Agency llcadquarters Use Only.1he headquarters office of eath agemy shallprovide a resporne to the questionnaire on the Anneer Sheet, sununarizing infbrmation collected Jrom regions. district \\, dicision \\, etc. Narrative respornes and I.OOT Jbrnn can he submhted by \\crarate regional, state. division, etc, office. Please com;>ile all respon \\er on the attached Wordperfect L Ik i disl. lgencies may reibrmat the questionnaire to ewedite the collection ofit.formationfrom their fictd etlices. Ilowever, the questionnaire and anuver sheet must be \\ubmitted to u\\ in in originalform. Arnwer only tho\\e questiorn relevant to the agetwy. P! case idennly your most noteworthy prqiects and programs in Section :\\. All agencies that undettake, connaet for. or require of other parties archeological investigations should lespond to questiims in Sections A through H. Regulatory and develornient agencies whii iwue petmits and licenses for projects are included in this category. Sections I K apply only to agencies that also manage Federal or Indian land it is understood that precise data are not ahs ay.s available and that in some cases knowledgeabie estimates must he made. The terin " land use applicant" used throughout this questionnaire alway refers to non Federal entities who ar e conducting archeological activities in response l to permit or tinancial support tequirements. [ Note that these quc3tions specifically apply to archeological investigation. protection, management, j i recovery, and collections management activities carried out under Federal authority. and do not pertain to all ellltllial tesource management activities. In the event that a department /agenC,\\ tahes the po3itia'n 4 that the entire questionnaire is not applicahic. temrn the uncompleted questionnaire Mth a cover lener i i FY l I i

of explatution. I!! Colnpleting' the llneNtionllaire, use the altaChed Alhwer Sheet. Fill our each line of the Answer Sheet with numerical data called for, or with the following abbreviation 3 ONLY: ND (No Data to Report). This abbreviation applies when the question is televant, but there are no data to repos t. 0 (Zero/Nothing). This response should only be used to indicate the know n absence of a quantity. Dollar Amounts t$). Round all dollar amounts to the nearest thousand. l ARPA l.OOT Clearinghouse Data: Complete the attached LOOT form (Omit No.10214)111) for each I archeological resource prosecution and citation reported within your agency in the reporting year. l 3 Due Date, and Anistance l l The headquarters offier of each agency slYould return the composhe, answer sheet and narrative sheets. I completed ' LOOT form (s). and any other supplemental material to the Departmental.~ Cons.ulting Archeologist. P.O. Hos 37127. Washington, DC 20013-7127 l delivery addrest 800 N. Capitol St. N.W., Suite 210, Washington, DC 20002l. by Januar,s 31 Questions about this questionnaire should j be directed to Daniel llaas. USDI-NPS-National Center for Cultural Resource Stenardship and Pattnership. Archeology and Ethnography Program, at 202-313-1058. Fac 202-523-15 47 E-mail: ~ dan haavft nps.pw. i l l l l 4 FY - -. 2

i Section A. Agency Archeology Program Ifighlights and Public lienefits { A1. Preselvation of the nation's archeological heritage is in the public interest. This heritage provides { publie Irnetits to current and huure generations. What were the stewardship and compliance ptojects and I prograins that resulted in relevant public and tesearch benetite conducted by your agency in this icporting year? Consider the following questions when selecting and describing your project or prograto. Did the project or ptograrn igniticantly change our under3tanJing of the area's ecosprem? Did the proiett or program significantly change our understanding of the history or prehistory of the alea7 Ilow did you imolte parnterships in developing and accomplishing the project or program? Ilow did you engage the pubhe and conununity and what was their teedback? What were the social and educational benefits to the publie? Al Number of s olunteers in archeolouv projects and progratus _ _ A 3. Ntituber of s olunteel hours donated ;o the archeology progratn i S_.__ _ AL Total estimated dollars contributed by volunrects l I Section 11. Total Cost of the Archeology Program 5 Hl. Total cost includine fund f rom acency accounts used in conJuetine the s archeological activities idemitied in Sections C-J tinclude salary and benefits, support, and other costs) Secilon C. Archeological (herriew and Planning Studies This seeijon prm ides data on overviews. hier ature oup searches f or project specific planning. and general planning under ARl'A and NilPA. _ __ C l. Nutuber of ovenicus anJ planning actisities t suited in a tile leuer, report. m or other documentation conducted b3 the ay ...v itself. or conducted for the j ppenC) by etillt!'aJtors and coi pelators and supjhirled With Jgency funds t _, j i'.. Nuniber tit 43rervicWs and planning aCritilles that l'esulted it) a file letter, report, j or other documentation conducted by lanJ use applicants /permittees licensees and nitt.*llppttlied with apeticy tunds FY _ 3 mm ma' finer v *my mart r - weemmmrpen-me-m eimm-mum--4rr-t-e- - wwww-apr-"-e.ww ges

. - - - - - - - ~ - -. - - -. - _ I t C3. Clarity responses to the archeological oserview and planning studies quesilons l Section D. Archeological Identification and Esahtation Investigations i l l _ D 1. Number of field studies to identify and evaluate archeolog~ic:d propeuies co.idnered by the agency itself, or conducted for the agency by contractors and cooperators and supported with acency tunds ',DJ. Nutuber of field studies to identity and evaluate archeological properties r conducted by land use applicar.ts penuitteewlicensees and not supported with { j agency lunds l __ _, _ D3. Nunther of acres inventoried in the reporting year _D4. Number of archeological sites idcutified in the reporting year D5. Number of archeoloeical properties on agency-inanaged Linds listed, tonnally l l determined eligible or considered eligible through documented consuhation with .I the State Ilistoric Preservation Officer (S11PO) for the National Register of l llistoric Places (NRHIS in the reponing year D6. Chirify responses to ' questions about archeological idemitication and evaluation studies 9 Section E. Archeological Data Recmerv i ) El. Nuniber at archeological data recoscry projects conductcJ by the agency itselt. or conducted for the agency by contractors and cooperators and supported with agency funds 10. Nuniber of archeological data recovery projects conducted by land us applicantrpermittees/ licensees and not supponed with agency nmds E3, Clarify respon3es to quotions about archeological data recovery projects Section F. Unanticipated Archeological 1)iscoveries i This section provides dat.t on archeological propert'ie3 discovered unexpectedly sub. sequent to agency I Colupletion t f the NilPA Section 106 ieview. i F1. Number of undertakings resuhine in the discovery of un,mticinated archeohteical i ten!urce'. Including those lladertakings Conducted by the ayency itself, of r j conducted for the agency by contractors and cooperators and supponed with i agenc) TLmds i 4 4 i i FY _ 4 j i i 1 I

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i 1 t F1 Number of undertakines resulting in the di covery ot unanticipated archeological resource.s by land use apphe.nus! erantees/ licensees on projects not supported l with agency tunds i _.,_f3. Number of unJertakings resuhing in the discovery of unanticipated archeoloeical resources that required data recovery of significant archeological resourecs j F4. Clarity responses to questions about unanticipated archeological discoveries l I Section G. Archeological Information.\\lanagement j i Gl. Describe hUw the acency is maintaining and innprosing the management of information for collections and recordt per mits. site records, and inventory records not reported in previous year.s Section 11. Archeological Collections. Management i 111. Nmuhst of.tederal museumVrepositories curating agency collections - l 3 i l . Number of non-federal rnuscutus/rdpositories curating agency collection. 112! l ( 113. Describe how agency policy in the management and preservation.ot its collections is being j 9 l implemented, 114. Clari!) responses to questions about archeological collections management. l I TIIE REMAINDIilLDElllfLQGSENNAllitOSections LKLIS TO MLCmil1EFED BX j AGENCIES TIIAT MANAGJLEDERALORINDIAN_LASil. j Section I. Archeological Resource liase on Federal and Indian Lands I Qnestions 1219 call for the best pos3ible c>timates for cumulative activities through the reporting year i 1 ) ..11. Total acres nunaged _11 Total act es inventoried 3utliciently toidentify all readily apparent archeological properties r present there

13. Total acres inventoried by less than full coverace I

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15. Total number of archeolouical properties on agency-managed lands listed on the NRilP i

__._fi6. Total munber ot archeological properfic. on agency-managed lands listed. tormally i FY 5 l

~ a determined cligible or considered elipble through documented con 3ultation with the State - llistoric Pre.scrvation Ottker (SilPO) for the National Register of lii3 toric Places (NPIIP) i

17. Total nusaber of archeological propertics on agency.nunaged land formally determincJ l

ineligibl+ for the NRilP or through documented con <oltation with the SIIPO

19. Total nurnber of known archeological properties on agency-managed land not evaluated tor the NRilP.

110. Clarify responses to questions about the Federal and Indian land archeological resource base, Secilon J. Arrheological Permitting j J1. Number of archeolouical mvesticanon perrmts issued or in etteet pursuant to i Federal agency policies, procedures, or guidelines for archeological actkines i authorized by ARPA, the Antiquities Act, or agency-specilie statute 3 _J21 Number of notifications to Indian Tribes of proposed work that might harm or destroy sites having religiou3 or cultural importance to a Tribe, as required by ARPA Uniform Regulation E.7 i i J3. Clarity responses to questiom about archeological permining activities. Section K. Archeological 1.aw Enforcement U3e the attached ifKTT form for reporting each archeological resource pmsecution and citation. _Kl. Number of documented violations (regardler of whether or not these resulted in a prosecution or citation) of ARPA, the Antiquities Act. Federal property laws, or other statutes and regulations piotecting alcheological properties K2. Number ut criminal charees _K3. Numtwr of civil citations __. K4. Numbei of criminal prosecutions { I _K5. Estintited cost ut agency archeological law entoccement i QUESTIONS K6.K17 APPIJy).ARPA ONI_Y _.. __K6. Nutnber of civil prosecutions l i l 1 L F Y __._- 6 7 u, J

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