1. (a) A report should meet the Council of Texas Archeologists (CTA) Guidelines for Cultural Resources Management Full Reports, and must be submitted to the commission meeting the following requirements.

   1. (1) The report must contain:

      1. (A) a title page that includes: the name of the investigation project, the name of the principal investigator and investigative firm, the county or counties the investigations were performed in, and the Antiquities Permit number, and date of publication of report;
      2. (B) an abstract containing descriptions of the findings, a list of the sites recorded and a clarification concerning which artifacts were curated and where they are or will be curated;
      3. (C) specific recommendations of which sites merit official designation to State Archeological Landmark status; which sites appear to be eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places; and which sites will be adversely affected by a proposed project.
   2. (2) One copy of the draft permit report must be submitted to the commission for review prior to the production of the final report. The draft report does not have to be bound, but should contain all of the basic content elements required for the final report. The final report must also contain any revisions in the draft that are required in writing by the commission.
   3. (3) Upon completion of a permitted project, and at no charge to the commission, the permittee, sponsor, or principal investigator shall furnish the commission with 20 copies of the final report (one of which shall be an unbound copy that contains at least one map with the plotted location of any and all sites recorded), and a tagged PDF format of the report on a archival quality CD or DVD.
   4. (4) A completed Abstracts in Texas Contract Archeology Summary Form must also be submitted with the final reports and an electronic copy of the abstract and the completed abstract form must also be forwarded to the commission and when appropriate, a Curation Form (printed copies available from the commission or also online at www.thc.state.tx.us) must also be submitted with the final reports.
2. (b) When Antiquities Permit investigations result in negative findings, the report standards shall meet the CTA Guidelines for Cultural Resources Management Short Reports. The principal investigator, investigative firm, state agency, and/or the political subdivision shall furnish the commission with 20 copies of the Short Report at no charge to the commission along with a completed Abstracts in Texas Contract Archeology Summary Form (printed copies available from the commission or also online at www.thc.state.tx.us).

Source Note:The provisions of this §26.24 adopted to be effective August 28, 2002, 27 TexReg 7789; amended to be effective November 26, 2006, 31 TexReg 9600.