NPS Annual Reports & Submissions
Overview
Each year, NPS museum staff perform several standard reporting tasks. The links below contain simplified and illustrated step-by-step instructions
that explain how to complete the submissions.
Parks must submit their National Catalog Submission electronically by September 15. The
Park Museum Management Program in WASO will complete the Collections Management Report (CMR) for the parks.
The Data Backup features in ICMS are the same as in ANCS+ 8.0. Submit your management reports (ACP),
cultural and natural resources, and archives directories with one backup zip file by using the
"National Catalog Submisson" backup option.
Parks must upload their Catalog Submission backup by September 15. This will automatically satisfy the
requirement for the Collections Management Report (CMR) submission. Museum Management Program staff will
generate a CMR for each park. Parks must submit their catalog backup by September 15.
FTP Site Submission
Parks submit their annual reports to the MMP electronically. The process uses a File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
web site to receive your backup files. Please see the
FTP Site Instructions.
National Catalog Submission
Once a year, each park submits its catalog and accession data to the National Catalog
for review, printing, and inclusion in the service-wide National Catalog database.
You must submit your data even if there was no cataloging activity during the year.
Make your National Catalog Submission by September 15.
Collections Management Report
The NPS Collections Management Report (CMR) counts the size of your museum collection;
records the past year's collection activity, such as accessions, cataloging, and loans;
and monitors your catalog backlog. Among other things, the CMR helps the NPS acquire funds to
address the catalog backlog. You must fulfill your CMR requirement by making your National Catalog Submission
by September 15.
The MMP will inform you when your CMR has been completed and will send it to you for comment.
See the FTP instructions for help with this. You can get a copy of the CMR data for your park from
the MMP and upload it into your ICMS program if you like.
Automated Checklist Program
The Checklist for Preservation and Protection of Museum Collections
("Checklist," "80-1") includes standards for museum collections,
facilities, and procedures. It documents how well the unit is
meeting those standards. When changes are made to the Checklist (to
record a completed Collection Condition Survey, the installation of
a new sprinkler system, etc.) submit the revised Checklist to the
Museum Management Program. The Checklist in ICMS is the same as in ANCS+ 8.0.
Information from the Checklist is submitted to the park Superintendent or GPRA officer annually.
Automated Inventory Program
The Automated Inventory Program (AIP) generates the data and reports necessary to
complete the annual inventory of controlled museum property, randomly selected cataloged
museum property, and randomly selected accessioned but uncataloged museum property.
Submit the inventory according to the schedule for your region. By the end of the fiscal year,
the Regional Director must certify that all museum property inventories have been completed.