The Department of the Interior (DOI) owns and manages over 185 million artifacts, scientific specimens, and documents in trust for the American public, a collection surpassed in size only by that of the Smithsonian Institution. This diverse collection consists of archaeological materials, archives, art, biological specimens, ethnographic artifacts, geological specimens, historic artifacts, and paleontological specimens that are held by ten of DOI's bureaus and offices. The majority of DOI's collections are housed in bureau facilities; however, over ten percent (more than 19 million objects and 11,000 cubic feet of objects) are housed by at least 858 non-Federal repositories, the majority of which are museums associated with, or departments of, U.S. colleges and universities. Most are scientific collections from the disciplines of archaeology, biology, geology, and paleontology and include associated archival records.
DOI museum collections, regardless of where they are housed, must be managed according to preservation, documentation, educational, and other requirements in the public interest. Federal laws and regulations require the following information be collected, used, and retained by all bureaus that hold ownership of museum collections: Facility Checklist for Spaces Housing DOI Museum Property; museum catalog records; accession records; and inventories of museum collections. These requirements apply to all DOI museum collections regardless of each collection's location (DOI facility or non-DOI facility) or the personnel that accomplished the work (DOI staff, contractors, partners, cooperators, agencies, institutions, or similar organizations associated with the Department). This ICR enables gathering of the required information from the non-Federal Repositories currently housing DOI museum collections.
US Code:
16 USC 461-467
Name of Law: Historic Sites Act of 1935
US Code:
16 USC 18f
Name of Law: Management of Museum Properties Act of 1955
US Code:
16 USC 431-433
Name of Law: Act for the Preservation of American Antiquities of 1906
US Code:
16 USC 470 et seq.
Name of Law: National Historic Preservation Act of 1966
US Code:
16 USC 469-469c
Name of Law: Archeological and Historic Preservation Act of 1974
US Code:
16 USC 470aa-mm
Name of Law: Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979
US Code:
40 USC 524
Name of Law: Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949
US Code:
25 USC 3001-3013
Name of Law: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act of 1990
US Code:
16 USC 470aaa-470aaaâ11
Name of Law: Paleontological Resources Preservation Act
US Code:
16 USC 1 et seq.
Name of Law: National Park Service Organic Act of 1916
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Input Form
DOI Museum 30 Day Notice.pdf
DOI Museum Data ICR SS-A FINAL - REVISED 5-15-15 TC.docx
Inventory