Fiscal_Year 2007 Cultural Resource Management Program Annual Report

United States Department of the Interior
BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT
Wyoming State Office

P.O. Box 1828

Cheyenne, Wyoming 82003-1828

In Reply Refer To:
8100 (930) P
August 3, 2007
Instruction Memorandum No. WY-2007-030
Expires: 9/30/2008
To: Field Managers, Special Agent-in-Charge
From: Deputy State Director, Resources Policy and Management
Subject: Fiscal_Year 2007 Cultural Resource Management Program Annual Report DD:
8/24/07
Wyoming Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has been asked by Washington Office (WO) to
complete the Cultural Resource Management (CRM) Program Annual Report for Fiscal_Year
2007 by August 30, 2007. This deadline reflects an accelerated schedule for reports to the
Office of Management and Budget. This year our data should demonstrate an August 1, 2006,
through July 31, 2007, work year, rather than the normal fiscal year schedule.
Annual report information is used by WO in various reports, including the Public Land
Statistics, as well as in responses to Congressional inquiries. We are required to compile this
information to comply with the Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979 and the
National Historic Preservation Act of 1966.
The attached WO IM No. 2007-158 provides instruction on how to complete the necessary
information. The process has changed, so we urge you to pay close attention to the IM. Please
ensure that the information requested reaches the State Office on or before the due date. If your
Field Office will be unable to meet the deadline, please respond in writing to the State Office
with explanation. Field Offices should be aware that the information we provide to WO is
extremely important and can affect future budgets.
Several e-mails have been sent to the Field Office archaeologists beginning on July 2, 2007, to
inform them of the accelerated deadline and to provide documents that they will use to
complete the report.
Most of the statistics section of the annual report will be completed by the Wyoming State
Office, as drawn from CRMTracker; however, there are sections in the spreadsheet that will
require Field Office review and completion. These are Section III. Physical and Administrative
Protection; Section V. Cultural Resource Use Permits (items B, C, and E; provide a list of the
cultural resource use permittees that were field checked during the year); Section VII, Public
and Professional Outreach and Education; and Section VIII, Native American Consultations.
In addition, the Special Agent-in-Charge will complete Section VI on Enforcement; however,
you might have your Rangers review this section also to ensure all activities are accounted for.
If they have completed any LOOT forms, those should be included with the report.

Field Office highlights should be provided in bullet form with only one or two sentences of
explanation . In addition, please choose one highlight and provide 2-3 paragraphs, as well as 2-
3 photographs of this singular accomplishment. The State Office plans to select 4-5 of these
Wyoming accomplishments to send forward to Washington as our State Highlights.
Additionally, you may want to query your external affairs specialist to determine whether any
press releases or newspaper articles were submitted regarding archaeology activities in your
Field Office.
Questions about this report should be directed to Ranel Capron at (307) 775-6108 or via e-mail
at Ranel_Capron@blm.gov.
/s/ Jane D. Darnell
3 Attachments:
1 – WO IM No. 2007-158 (13 pp.)
2 – WY Historic Structures (1 p.)
3 – WY FY 06 and FY 07 Funded CCS Projects (1 p.)