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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The OTR
Corporation, formed by the artists
Christo and Jeanne-Claude, proposes to
install a work of art, titled Over The
River TM, on Federal, state and private
lands adjacent to the Arkansas River
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between the cities of Salida and Canon
City in Colorado. Following an
estimated two-year construction period,
the exhibit is proposed for a two-week
display and viewing period in early
August 2014. The Notice of Realty
Action for OTR Corporation land use
permit application was published on
October 31, 2008 (73 FR 64981). The
Notice of Availability for the project’s
Final Environmental Impact Statement
was published on July 29, 2011 (76 FR
45614).
The proposed art exhibit involves the
installation of approximately 900
porous, semi-transparent fabric panels,
which would be suspended eight to 25
feet above the water for a total distance
of approximately 5.9 miles at eight
locations along the 42.4 mile stretch of
the Arkansas River between Salida and
Canon City. The fabric panels would be
supported by approximately 1,270 steel
cables and a series of steel anchor
transition frames. More than 9,000 steel
anchors would be drilled into the banks
along the Arkansas River to support the
panels. At the end of the two-week
exhibition period, the fabric panels,
system of support cables, anchors and
other above-ground materials would be
removed over an estimated three-month
period. Below ground materials will not
be removed. The OTR Corp. will be
responsible for restoring the river
corridor according to the standards,
conditions and mitigation measures
imposed by the operator permitting and
approval authorities, including the
BLM.
More than 300,000 people are
expected to visit the Arkansas River
canyon during the two-week exhibition
period. The art exhibit is a no-fee visitor
event. As approved, the project will be
located primarily on Federal lands
administered by the BLM Royal Gorge
Field Office, but would also be located
on lands owned or managed by the
Colorado State Land Board (SLB), Union
Pacific Railroad, and private
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Parks and Wildlife in the Arkansas
Headwaters Recreation Area. The
Colorado Department of Transportation
and Colorado State Patrol have
jurisdiction for activities along U.S.
Highway 50. The majority of the project
area is within Fremont County;
however, a small portion at the western
end of the project is within Chaffee
County. Approximately 80 percent of
the area in the proposed project would
be located in the Arkansas Canyonlands
Area of Critical Environmental Concern,
a BLM-designated area that is managed
to protect and enhance recreation,
scenic, historic, cultural and wildlife
values.
The Final Environmental Impact
Statement identified seven alternatives
(including a no action alternative) that
vary by panel length, transportation,
visitor management, and timing
considerations from which the preferred
alternative was selected. The preferred
alternative was identified in the Final
EIS published on July 29, 2011. The
ROD sets forth the Front Range District
Manager’s decision to authorize a landuse permit for construction, display,
and removal of 5.9 total miles of fabric
panel at eight locations along the
Arkansas River between Salida and
Canon City, Colorado for a two-week
display period in early August 2014.
Included in this authorization are a
variety of terms and conditions, which
set forth mitigation and monitoring
requirements for the protection of
Federal resource values, lands and
habitats.
The ROD was finalized based on
multiple opportunities for public
participation through scoping and later
public comment throughout the EIS
process. The BLM sought participation
from the public; 16 tribes; and local,
state and Federal agencies while
developing the ROD. Cooperating
agencies on the EIS included the
Colorado Department of Natural
Resources (Colorado Parks and Wildlife
–formally known as the Division of
Wildlife and the Colorado State Parks),
SLB, Colorado State Patrol, Colorado
Department of Transportation, and
Fremont and Chaffee counties.
Prior to the BLM issuing a notice to
proceed under the land use permit, OTR
Corp. will have to obtain additional
permits and authorizations from other
state and local agencies. This decision is
in compliance with the requirements of
NEPA, FLPMA and other applicable
laws, regulations, and resource
management plans.
The ROD constitutes the BLM’s final
decision regarding the land-use permit
application for the proposed OTR Art
Project. The ROD contains
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implementation-level decisions that are
appealable pursuant to 43 CFR Part 4.
Any party adversely affected by the
BLM’s decision may appeal the decision
to the Interior Board of Land Appeals
pursuant to 43 CFR Part 4, Subpart E.
The appeal should state the specific
decisions in the ROD that are being
appealed. Appeals, as described in the
regulation, must be filed by December 8,
2011.
Please consult the appropriate
regulations for further information.
Authority: 40 CFR 1506.6 and 1506.10.
Helen M. Hankins,
State Director.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[2253–665]
Native American Graves Protection
and Repatriation Review Committee:
Meeting
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Notice is hereby given in accordance
with the Federal Advisory Committee
Act, 5 U.S.C. Appendix (1988), of a
meeting of the Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Review
Committee (Review Committee). The
Review Committee will meet on May 9–
10, 2012, in the Ballroom of the La
Fonda on the Plaza hotel, 100 East San
Francisco Street, Santa Fe, NM 87501.
This meeting will be open to the public.
The agenda for this meeting will
include the appointment of the
subcommittee to draft the Review
Committee’s Report to the Congress for
2012, and discussion of the scope of the
Report; and National NAGPRA Program
reports. In addition, the agenda may
include requests to the Review
Committee for a recommendation to the
Secretary of the Interior, as required by
law, in order to effect the agreed-upon
disposition of Native American human
remains determined to be culturally
unidentifiable; presentations by Indian
tribes, Native Hawaiian organizations,
museums, Federal agencies, and the
public; requests to the Review
Committee, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3006
(c)(3), for review and findings of fact
related to the identity or cultural
affiliation of human remains or other
cultural items, or the return of such
items; and the hearing of disputes
among parties convened by the Review
Committee pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3006
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(c)(4). The agenda and materials for this
meeting will be posted on or before
April 20, 2012, at https://www.nps.gov/
nagpra.
The Review Committee is soliciting
presentations by Indian tribes, Native
Hawaiian organizations, museums, and
Federal agencies on the following two
topics: (1) The progress made, and any
barriers encountered, in implementing
NAGPRA and (2) the outcomes of
disputes that have come before the
Review Committee pursuant to 25
U.S.C. 3006 (c)(4). The Review
Committee also will consider other
presentations by Indian tribes, Native
Hawaiian organizations, museums,
Federal agencies, and the public. A
presentation request must, at minimum,
include an abstract of the presentation
and contact information for the
presenter(s). Presentation requests must
be received by March 2, 2012.
The Review Committee will consider
requests for a recommendation to the
Secretary of the Interior, as required by
law, in order to effect the agreed-upon
disposition of Native American human
remains determined to be culturally
unidentifiable (CUI). A CUI disposition
request must include the appropriate,
completed form posted on the National
NAGPRA Program Web site and, as
applicable, the ancillary materials noted
on the form. To access and download
the appropriate form—either the form
for CUI with a ‘‘tribal land’’ or
‘‘aboriginal land’’ provenience or the
form for CUI without a ‘‘tribal land’’ or
‘‘aboriginal land’’ provenience—go to
https://www.nps.gov/nagpra, and then
click on ‘‘Request for CUI Disposition
Form.’’ CUI disposition requests must
be received by February 24, 2012.
The Review Committee will consider
requests, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3006
(c)(3), for review and findings of fact
related to the identity or cultural
affiliation of human remains or other
cultural items, or the return of such
items, where consensus among affected
parties is unclear or uncertain. A
request for findings of fact must be
accompanied by the completed form
posted on the National NAGPRA
Program Web site and, as applicable, the
ancillary materials noted on the form.
To access and download the form, go to
https://www.nps.gov/nagpra, and then
click on ‘‘Request for Findings of Fact
(Not a Dispute) Form.’’ Requests for
findings of fact must be received by
January 27, 2012.
The Review Committee will consider
requests, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3006
(c)(4), to convene parties and facilitate
a dispute, where consensus clearly has
not been reached among affected parties
regarding the identity or cultural
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affiliation of human remains or other
cultural items, or the return of such
items. A request to convene parties and
facilitate a dispute must be
accompanied by the completed form
posted on the National NAGPRA
Program Web site and, as applicable, the
ancillary materials noted on the form.
To access and download the form, go to
https://www.nps.gov/nagpra, and then
click on ‘‘Request to Convene Parties
and Facilitate a Dispute Form.’’
Requests to convene parties and
facilitate a dispute must be received by
January 9, 2012.
Submissions may be made in one of
three ways:
1. Electronically, as an attachment to
a message (preferred for submissions of
10 pages or less). Electronic submissions
are to be sent to: David_Tarler@nps.gov.
2. By mail, on a single compact disc
(preferred for submissions of more than
10 pages). Mailed submissions are to be
sent to: Designated Federal Officer,
NAGPRA Review Committee, National
Park Service, National NAGPRA
Program, 1201 Eye Street NW., 8th Floor
(2253), Washington, DC 20005.
3. By mail, in hard copy.
Such items are subject to posting on
the National NAGPRA Program Web site
prior to the meeting. Items submitted at
the meeting are subject to posting after
the meeting.
Information about NAGPRA, the
Review Committee, and Review
Committee meetings is available on the
National NAGPRA Program Web site, at
https://www.nps.gov/nagpra. For the
Review Committee’s meeting
procedures, click on ‘‘Review
Committee,’’ then click on
‘‘Procedures.’’ Meeting minutes may be
accessed by going to the Web site; then
clicking on ‘‘Review Committee;’’ and
then clicking on ‘‘Meeting Minutes.’’
Approximately fourteen weeks after
each Review Committee meeting, the
meeting transcript is posted for a
limited time on the National NAGPRA
Program Web site.
The Review Committee was
established in Section 8 of the Native
American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act of 1990 (NAGPRA), 25
U.S.C. 3006. Review Committee
members are appointed by the Secretary
of the Interior. The Review Committee
is responsible for monitoring the
NAGPRA inventory and identification
process; reviewing and making findings
related to the identity or cultural
affiliation of cultural items, or the return
of such items; facilitating the resolution
of disputes; compiling an inventory of
culturally unidentifiable human
remains that are in the possession or
control of each Federal agency and
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museum, and recommending specific
actions for developing a process for
disposition of such human remains;
consulting with Indian tribes and Native
Hawaiian organizations and museums
on matters affecting such tribes or
organizations lying within the scope of
work of the Committee; consulting with
the Secretary of the Interior on the
development of regulations to carry out
NAGPRA; and making
recommendations regarding future care
of repatriated cultural items. The
Review Committee’s work is carried out
during the course of meetings that are
open to the public.
Before including your address, phone
number, email address, or other
personal identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware that
your entire comment—including your
personal identifying information—may
be made publicly available at any time.
While you can ask us in your comment
to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
Dated: November 3, 2011.
Sherry Hutt,
Designated Federal Officer, Native American
Graves Protection and Repatriation Review
Committee.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[2253-665]
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Review
Committee: Meeting
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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Notice is hereby given in accordance with the Federal Advisory
Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. Appendix (1988), of a meeting of the Native
American Graves Protection and Repatriation Review Committee (Review
Committee). The Review Committee will meet on May 9-10, 2012, in the
Ballroom of the La Fonda on the Plaza hotel, 100 East San Francisco
Street, Santa Fe, NM 87501. This meeting will be open to the public.
The agenda for this meeting will include the appointment of the
subcommittee to draft the Review Committee's Report to the Congress for
2012, and discussion of the scope of the Report; and National NAGPRA
Program reports. In addition, the agenda may include requests to the
Review Committee for a recommendation to the Secretary of the Interior,
as required by law, in order to effect the agreed-upon disposition of
Native American human remains determined to be culturally
unidentifiable; presentations by Indian tribes, Native Hawaiian
organizations, museums, Federal agencies, and the public; requests to
the Review Committee, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3006 (c)(3), for review and
findings of fact related to the identity or cultural affiliation of
human remains or other cultural items, or the return of such items; and
the hearing of disputes among parties convened by the Review Committee
pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3006
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(c)(4). The agenda and materials for this meeting will be posted on or
before April 20, 2012, at https://www.nps.gov/nagpra.
The Review Committee is soliciting presentations by Indian tribes,
Native Hawaiian organizations, museums, and Federal agencies on the
following two topics: (1) The progress made, and any barriers
encountered, in implementing NAGPRA and (2) the outcomes of disputes
that have come before the Review Committee pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3006
(c)(4). The Review Committee also will consider other presentations by
Indian tribes, Native Hawaiian organizations, museums, Federal
agencies, and the public. A presentation request must, at minimum,
include an abstract of the presentation and contact information for the
presenter(s). Presentation requests must be received by March 2, 2012.
The Review Committee will consider requests for a recommendation to
the Secretary of the Interior, as required by law, in order to effect
the agreed-upon disposition of Native American human remains determined
to be culturally unidentifiable (CUI). A CUI disposition request must
include the appropriate, completed form posted on the National NAGPRA
Program Web site and, as applicable, the ancillary materials noted on
the form. To access and download the appropriate form--either the form
for CUI with a ``tribal land'' or ``aboriginal land'' provenience or
the form for CUI without a ``tribal land'' or ``aboriginal land''
provenience--go to https://www.nps.gov/nagpra, and then click on
``Request for CUI Disposition Form.'' CUI disposition requests must be
received by February 24, 2012.
The Review Committee will consider requests, pursuant to 25 U.S.C.
3006 (c)(3), for review and findings of fact related to the identity or
cultural affiliation of human remains or other cultural items, or the
return of such items, where consensus among affected parties is unclear
or uncertain. A request for findings of fact must be accompanied by the
completed form posted on the National NAGPRA Program Web site and, as
applicable, the ancillary materials noted on the form. To access and
download the form, go to https://www.nps.gov/nagpra, and then click on
``Request for Findings of Fact (Not a Dispute) Form.'' Requests for
findings of fact must be received by January 27, 2012.
The Review Committee will consider requests, pursuant to 25 U.S.C.
3006 (c)(4), to convene parties and facilitate a dispute, where
consensus clearly has not been reached among affected parties regarding
the identity or cultural affiliation of human remains or other cultural
items, or the return of such items. A request to convene parties and
facilitate a dispute must be accompanied by the completed form posted
on the National NAGPRA Program Web site and, as applicable, the
ancillary materials noted on the form. To access and download the form,
go to https://www.nps.gov/nagpra, and then click on ``Request to Convene
Parties and Facilitate a Dispute Form.'' Requests to convene parties
and facilitate a dispute must be received by January 9, 2012.
Submissions may be made in one of three ways:
1. Electronically, as an attachment to a message (preferred for
submissions of 10 pages or less). Electronic submissions are to be sent
to: David_Tarler@nps.gov.
2. By mail, on a single compact disc (preferred for submissions of
more than 10 pages). Mailed submissions are to be sent to: Designated
Federal Officer, NAGPRA Review Committee, National Park Service,
National NAGPRA Program, 1201 Eye Street NW., 8th Floor (2253),
Washington, DC 20005.
3. By mail, in hard copy.
Such items are subject to posting on the National NAGPRA Program
Web site prior to the meeting. Items submitted at the meeting are
subject to posting after the meeting.
Information about NAGPRA, the Review Committee, and Review
Committee meetings is available on the National NAGPRA Program Web
site, at https://www.nps.gov/nagpra. For the Review Committee's meeting
procedures, click on ``Review Committee,'' then click on
``Procedures.'' Meeting minutes may be accessed by going to the Web
site; then clicking on ``Review Committee;'' and then clicking on
``Meeting Minutes.'' Approximately fourteen weeks after each Review
Committee meeting, the meeting transcript is posted for a limited time
on the National NAGPRA Program Web site.
The Review Committee was established in Section 8 of the Native
American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act of 1990 (NAGPRA), 25
U.S.C. 3006. Review Committee members are appointed by the Secretary of
the Interior. The Review Committee is responsible for monitoring the
NAGPRA inventory and identification process; reviewing and making
findings related to the identity or cultural affiliation of cultural
items, or the return of such items; facilitating the resolution of
disputes; compiling an inventory of culturally unidentifiable human
remains that are in the possession or control of each Federal agency
and museum, and recommending specific actions for developing a process
for disposition of such human remains; consulting with Indian tribes
and Native Hawaiian organizations and museums on matters affecting such
tribes or organizations lying within the scope of work of the
Committee; consulting with the Secretary of the Interior on the
development of regulations to carry out NAGPRA; and making
recommendations regarding future care of repatriated cultural items.
The Review Committee's work is carried out during the course of
meetings that are open to the public.
Before including your address, phone number, email address, or
other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be
aware that your entire comment--including your personal identifying
information--may be made publicly available at any time. While you can
ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be
able to do so.
Dated: November 3, 2011.
Sherry Hutt,
Designated Federal Officer, Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Review Committee.
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