Notice of Assessment of Suitability and Non-Suitability for Further Study of Lands Within Cape Cod National Seashore for Consideration as Wilderness Areas, 5361-5362 [06-909]
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3. Information about nominees: All
nominations must include the following
information
a. Nominee’s name, address, and
daytime telephone number (required),
and e-mail address (optional).
b. Nominee’s resume or brief
biography. The resume or biography
should emphasize the nominee’s
NAGPRA experience. Nominations must
include a statement by the nominator
that the nominee is a traditional Native
American religious leader.
General Information
1. The Review Committee was
established by the Native American
Graves Protection and Repatriation Act
of 1990 (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3001 et
seq.
2. The Review Committee is
responsible for –
a. monitoring the NAGPRA inventory
and identification process;
b. reviewing and making findings
related to the identity or cultural
affiliation of cultural items, or the return
of such items;
c. facilitating the resolution of
disputes;
d. compiling an inventory of
culturally unidentifiable human
remains and developing a process for
disposition of such remains;
e. consulting with Indian tribes and
Native Hawaiian organizations and
museums on matters within the scope of
the work of the Review Committee
affecting such tribes or organizations;
f. consulting with the Secretary of the
Interior in the development of
regulations to carry out NAGPRA; and
g. making recommendations regarding
future care of repatriated cultural items.
3. Seven members comprise the
Review Committee. All members are
appointed by the Secretary of the
Interior. The Secretary may not appoint
Federal officers or employees to the
Review Committee.
a. Three members are appointed from
nominations by Indian tribes, Native
Hawaiian organizations, and traditional
Native American religious leaders to
represent the interests of Indian tribes,
Native Hawaiian organizations, and
traditional Native American religions.
At least two of these members shall be
traditional Native American religious
leaders.
b. Three members are appointed from
nominations submitted by national
museum organizations and scientific
organizations to represent the interests
of such organizations.
c. One member is appointed from a
list of persons proposed by all of the
other members to represent the interests
of the general public.
4. Appointment terms: Members are
appointed for 4–year terms and
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incumbent members may be
reappointed for 2–year terms.
5. The Review Committee’s work is
completed during public meetings. The
Review Committee normally meets faceto-face two times per year, and each
meeting is normally two or three days.
The Review Committee may also hold
one or more public teleconferences of
several hours duration. The next face-toface Review Committee meeting is
tentatively scheduled in Juneau, AK, on
May 30–31, 2005.
6. Compensation: Review Committee
members are compensated for their
participation in Review Committee
meetings.
7. Reimbursement: Review Committee
members are reimbursed for travel
expenses incurred in association with
Review Committee meetings.
8. Additional information regarding
the Review Committee, including the
Review Committee’s charter, meeting
protocol, and dispute resolution
procedures, is available on the National
NAGPRA program Website,
www.cr.nps.gov/nagpra (click ‘‘Review
Committee’’ in the menu on the right).
Definitions of Some Terms Used in
this Notice
1. Indian tribe: Any tribe, band,
nation, or other organized group or
community of Indians, including any
Alaska Native village or corporation as
defined in, or established pursuant to,
the Alaska Native Claims Settlement
Act, which is recognized as eligible for
the special programs and Service’s
provided by the United States to Indians
because of their status as Indians [43
CFR 10.2 (b)(2)].
2. Native Hawaiian organization: Any
organization that:
a. serves and represents the interests
of Native Hawaiians,
b. has as a primary and stated purpose
the provision of Service’s to Native
Hawaiians, and
c. has expertise in Native Hawaiian
affairs, and
d. must include the Office of
Hawaiian Affairs and Hui Malama I Na
Kupuna O Hawai’i Nei. [43 CFR 10.2
(b)(3)].
3. Traditional Native American
religious leader: A person who is
recognized by members of an Indian
tribe or Native Hawaiian organization as
being responsible for performing
cultural duties relating to the
ceremonial or religious traditions of that
Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization, or exercising a leadership
role in an Indian tribe or Native
Hawaiian organization based on the
tribe’s or organization’s cultural,
ceremonial, or religious practices [43
CFR 10.2 (d)(3)].
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Dated: December 19, 2006.
C. Timothy McKeown,
Designated Federal Officer, Native American
Graves Protection and Repatriation Review
Committee.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Assessment of Suitability
and Non-Suitability for Further Study
of Lands Within Cape Cod National
Seashore for Consideration as
Wilderness Areas
SUMMARY: Pursuant to Civil Action No.
03–04 (RMC), The Wilderness Society v.
Gale Norton, January 10, 2005, and in
accordance with National Park Service
(NPS) Management Policies 2001
section 6.2.1, the NPS has completed a
Wilderness Suitability Assessment to
determine if lands within Cape Cod
National Seashore meet criteria
indicating suitability for designation as
wilderness.
The Cape Cod National Seashore
assessment found that the lands
referenced within the park’s General
Management Plan as Natural Zones: (1)
Are predominantly roadless and
undeveloped; (2) are greater than 5,000
acres in size or of sufficient size as to
make practicable their preservation and
use in an unimpaired condition; and (3)
meet the wilderness character criteria
listed in section 2(c) of the Wilderness
Act, and NPS Management Policies
(2001).
The assessment also found that the
remaining areas of Cape Cod National
Seashore; (1) Are not predominantly
roadless and undeveloped; (2) are not
greater than 5,000 acres in size or of
sufficient size as to make practicable
their preservation and use in an
unimpaired condition; and (3) do not
meet the wilderness character criteria
listed in the Wilderness Act and NPS
Management Policies (2001).
Based on these findings, the NPS has
concluded that the Natural Zones
within Cape Cod National Seashore
warrant further study for possible
inclusion in wilderness.
ADDRESSES: A copy of the Wilderness
Suitability Assessment can be obtained
by writing to:
Superintendent, Cape Cod National
Seashore, 99 Marconi Site Road,
Wellfleet, MA 02667.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for further information on this
Determination should be directed to:
Superintendent, Cape Cod National
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Seashore, 99 Marconi Site Road,
Wellfleet, MA 02667.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
assessment standards outlined in NPS
Management Policies (2001) to
determine if a roadless, undeveloped
area is suitable for preservation as
wilderness are that it is over 5,000 acres
in size or of sufficient size to make
practicable its preservation and use in
an unimpaired condition, and meets
five wilderness character criteria: (1)
The earth and its community of life are
untrammeled by humans, where
humans are visitors and do not remain;
(2) the area is undeveloped and retains
its primeval character and influence,
without permanent improvements or
human habitation; (3) the area generally
appears to have been affected primarily
by the forces of nature, with the imprint
of humans’ work substantially
unnoticeable; (4) the area is protected
and managed so as to preserve its
natural conditions, and (5) the area
offers outstanding opportunities for
solitude or a primitive and unconfined
type of recreation.
The requirement of the NPS to
conduct the Wilderness Suitability
Assessment for Cape Cod National
Seashore was announced and discussed
with the Cape Cod Advisory Committee
members, the public, and local media
representatives at meetings on June 20,
September 26, and December 12, 2005.
Dated: January 6, 2006.
Steve P. Martin,
Deputy Director.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
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Notice of Assessment of Suitability
and Non-Suitability for Further Study
of Lands Within Redwood National
Park for Consideration as Wilderness
Areas
SUMMARY: Pursuant to Civil Action No.
03–04 (RMC), The Wilderness Society v.
Gale Norton, January 10, 2005, and in
accordance with National Park Service
(NPS) Management Policies 2001
section 6.2.1, the NPS has completed a
Wilderness Suitability Assessment to
determine if lands within Redwood
National Park meet criteria indicating
suitability for preservation as
wilderness.
The Redwood National Park staff
reviewed management related
documents that discussed potential
wilderness, reviewed existing resource
conditions, and weighed this
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information against Primary Suitability
Criteria, section 6.2.1.1, of Management
Policies 2001.
Since the expansion of Redwood
National Park in 1978, the park has
undertaken an intense watershed
rehabilitation program with a focus on
removing roads. Since park expansion
in 1978, about 219 miles of road have
been removed and another 123 miles are
proposed for removal within the
Redwood Creek portion of the park. The
1999 Final General Management/
General Plan and FEIS for Redwood
National and State Parks states that until
watershed restoration activities are
completed that no wilderness area will
be proposed. The 1979 General
Management Plan concluded that a
wilderness recommendation would be
premature until rehabilitation efforts are
completed because of the continuing
need for large construction vehicles and
the maintenance and heavy use of roads,
activities inconsistent with wilderness
designation.
Based on these findings, the NPS has
concluded that the lands within
Redwood National Park do not warrant
further study for wilderness evaluation
at this time. However, following
successful completion of watershed
restoration activities in 12–15 years, or
during the next General Management
Plan effort, reconsideration of
wilderness suitability for certain tracts
of land within Redwood Creek could be
warranted.
ADDRESSES: A copy of the Wilderness
Suitability Assessment can be obtained
by writing to: Superintendent, Redwood
National Park, 1111 Second Street,
Crescent City, CA 95531.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for further information on this
Determination should be directed to:
Superintendent, Redwood National
Park, 1111 Second Street, Crescent City,
CA 95531.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
assessment standards outlined in NPS
Management Policies (2001) to
determine if a roadless, undeveloped
area is suitable for preservation as
wilderness are that it is over 5000 acres
in size or of sufficient size to make
practicable its preservation and use in
an unimpaired condition, and meets
five wilderness character criteria: (1)
The earth and its community of life are
untrammeled by humans, where
humans are visitors and do not remain;
(2) the area is undeveloped and retains
its primeval character and influence,
without permanent improvements or
human habitation; (3) the area generally
appears to have been affected primarily
by the forces fo nature, with the imprint
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of humans’ work substantially
unnoticeable; (4) the area is protected
and managed so as to preserve its
natural conditions; and (5) the area
offers outstanding opportunities for
solitude or a primitive and unconfined
type of recreation.
Public notices announcing the park’s
intention to conduct this suitability
assessment were placed in the Times
Standard Newspaper in Humboldt
County on December 7, 8 and 9, 2005,
and in the Del Norte Triplicate, in Del
Norte County on December 13, 14, and
15, 2005.
Dated: January 6, 2006.
Steve P. Martin,
Deputy Director.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion:
University of Pennsylvania Museum of
Archaeology and Anthropology,
Philadelphia, PA
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Notice is here given in accordance
with the Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Act
(NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3003, of the
completion of an inventory of human
remains in the possession of the
University of Pennsylvania Museum of
Archaeology and Anthropology,
Philadelphia, PA. The human remains
were removed from an unknown
location in Wisconsin.
This notice is published as part of the
National Park Service’s administrative
responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25
U.S.C. 3003 (d)(3). The determinations
in this notice are the sole responsibility
of the museum, institution, or Federal
agency that has control of the Native
American human remains. The National
Park Service is not responsible for the
determinations in this notice.
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by the University of
Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology
and Anthropology professional staff in
consultation with representatives of
Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort
Peck Indian Reservation, Montana;
Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe of the
Cheyenne River Reservation, South
Dakota; Crow Creek Sioux Tribe of the
Crow Creek Reservation, South Dakota;
Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe of South
Dakota; Lower Brule Sioux Tribe of the
Lower Brule Reservation, South Dakota;
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Assessment of Suitability and Non-Suitability for
Further Study of Lands Within Cape Cod National Seashore for
Consideration as Wilderness Areas
SUMMARY: Pursuant to Civil Action No. 03-04 (RMC), The Wilderness
Society v. Gale Norton, January 10, 2005, and in accordance with
National Park Service (NPS) Management Policies 2001 section 6.2.1, the
NPS has completed a Wilderness Suitability Assessment to determine if
lands within Cape Cod National Seashore meet criteria indicating
suitability for designation as wilderness.
The Cape Cod National Seashore assessment found that the lands
referenced within the park's General Management Plan as Natural Zones:
(1) Are predominantly roadless and undeveloped; (2) are greater than
5,000 acres in size or of sufficient size as to make practicable their
preservation and use in an unimpaired condition; and (3) meet the
wilderness character criteria listed in section 2(c) of the Wilderness
Act, and NPS Management Policies (2001).
The assessment also found that the remaining areas of Cape Cod
National Seashore; (1) Are not predominantly roadless and undeveloped;
(2) are not greater than 5,000 acres in size or of sufficient size as
to make practicable their preservation and use in an unimpaired
condition; and (3) do not meet the wilderness character criteria listed
in the Wilderness Act and NPS Management Policies (2001).
Based on these findings, the NPS has concluded that the Natural
Zones within Cape Cod National Seashore warrant further study for
possible inclusion in wilderness.
ADDRESSES: A copy of the Wilderness Suitability Assessment can be
obtained by writing to:
Superintendent, Cape Cod National Seashore, 99 Marconi Site Road,
Wellfleet, MA 02667.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for further information on
this Determination should be directed to: Superintendent, Cape Cod
National
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Seashore, 99 Marconi Site Road, Wellfleet, MA 02667.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The assessment standards outlined in NPS
Management Policies (2001) to determine if a roadless, undeveloped area
is suitable for preservation as wilderness are that it is over 5,000
acres in size or of sufficient size to make practicable its
preservation and use in an unimpaired condition, and meets five
wilderness character criteria: (1) The earth and its community of life
are untrammeled by humans, where humans are visitors and do not remain;
(2) the area is undeveloped and retains its primeval character and
influence, without permanent improvements or human habitation; (3) the
area generally appears to have been affected primarily by the forces of
nature, with the imprint of humans' work substantially unnoticeable;
(4) the area is protected and managed so as to preserve its natural
conditions, and (5) the area offers outstanding opportunities for
solitude or a primitive and unconfined type of recreation.
The requirement of the NPS to conduct the Wilderness Suitability
Assessment for Cape Cod National Seashore was announced and discussed
with the Cape Cod Advisory Committee members, the public, and local
media representatives at meetings on June 20, September 26, and
December 12, 2005.
Dated: January 6, 2006.
Steve P. Martin,
Deputy Director.
[FR Doc. 06-909 Filed 1-31-06; 8:45 am]
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