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programs and services provided by the
United States to Indians because of their
status as Indians. Native Hawaiian
organization means any organization
which serves and represents the
interests of Native Hawaiians; has as a
primary stated purpose the provision of
services to Native Hawaiians; and has
expertise in Native Hawaiian affairs.
Native Hawaiian organization includes
the Office of Hawaiian Affairs and Hui
Malama I Na Kupuna O Hawai’i Nei.
‘‘Traditional religious leader’’ of a tribe
is not defined in statute, but is defined
in regulation at 43 CFR 10.2(d)(3).
11. ‘‘National museum organizations’’
and ‘‘national scientific organizations’’
are not defined in the statute or
regulations.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sherry Hutt, Designated Federal Officer,
Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Review Committee,
National NAGPRA Program, National
Park Service, 1201 Eye Street NW., 8th
Floor (2253), Washington, DC 20005,
telephone (202) 354–1479, email
sherry_hutt@nps.gov.
Dated: September 12, 2012.
Sherry Hutt,
Designated Federal Officer, Native American
Graves Protection and Repatriation Review
Committee.
[FR Doc. 2012–26323 Filed 10–25–12; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–11264; 2200–1100–
665]
Native American Graves Protection
and Repatriation Review Committee:
Notice of Nomination Solicitation
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice of Nomination
Solicitation.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The National Park Service is
soliciting nominations for one member
of the Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Review
Committee. The Secretary of the Interior
will appoint the member from
nominations submitted by national
museum organizations and national
scientific organizations. Nominations
must include the following information:
1. The nominator must be the official
authorized by the organization to submit
nominations in response to this
solicitation. The nomination must
include a statement that the nominator
is so authorized on behalf of the
identified national museum or scientific
organization.
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2. A nomination must include the
following information:
a. The nominee’s name, postal
address, daytime telephone number,
and email address; and
b. the nominee’s resume or brief
biography emphasizing the nominee’s
NAGPRA experience and ability to work
effectively as a member of an advisory
board.
DATES: Nominations must be received
by January 24, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Sherry Hutt, Designated
Federal Officer, Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Review
Committee, National NAGPRA Program,
National Park Service, 1201 Eye Street
NW., 8th Floor (2253), Washington, DC
20005.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
1. The Review Committee was
established by the Native American
Graves Protection and Repatriation Act
of 1990 (NAGPRA), at 25 U.S.C. 3006.
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 compose 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 submitted by Indian tribes,
Native Hawaiian organizations, and
traditional Native American religious
leaders. At least two of these members
must be traditional Indian religious
leaders.
b. Three members are appointed from
nominations submitted by national
museum or scientific organizations.
c. One member is appointed from a
list of persons developed and consented
to by all of the other members.
4. Members serve as Special
Governmental Employees, which
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requires submission of annual financial
disclosure reports and completion of
annual ethics training.
5. Appointment terms: Members are
appointed for 4-year terms and
incumbent members may be
reappointed for 2-year terms.
6. 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.
7. Compensation: Review Committee
members are compensated for their
participation in Review Committee
meetings.
8. Reimbursement: Review Committee
members are reimbursed for travel
expenses incurred in association with
Review Committee meetings.
9. 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 Web site, at
www.nps.gov/NAGPRA/REVIEW/.
10. The terms ‘‘Indian tribe,’’ and
‘‘Native Hawaiian organization,’’ are
defined in statute at 25 U.S.C. 3001(7)
and (11). Indian tribe means any tribe,
band, nation, or other organized group
or community of Indians, including any
Alaska Native Village, which is
recognized as eligible for the special
programs and services provided by the
United States to Indians because of their
status as Indians. Native Hawaiian
organization means any organization
which serves and represents the
interests of Native Hawaiians; has as a
primary stated purpose the provision of
services to Native Hawaiians; and has
expertise in Native Hawaiian affairs.
Native Hawaiian organization includes
the Office of Hawaiian Affairs and Hui
Malama I Na Kupuna O Hawai’i Nei.
‘‘Traditional religious leader’’ of a tribe
is not defined in statute, but is defined
in regulation at 43 CFR 10.2(d)(3).
11. ‘‘National museum organizations’’
and ‘‘national scientific organizations’’
are not defined in the statute or
regulations.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sherry Hutt, Designated Federal Officer,
Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Review Committee,
National NAGPRA Program, National
Park Service, 1201 Eye Street NW., 8th
Floor (2253), Washington, DC 20005,
telephone (202) 354–1479, email
sherry_hutt@nps.gov.
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Dated: September 12, 2012.
Sherry Hutt,
Designated Federal Officer, Native American
Graves Protection and Repatriation Review
Committee.
[FR Doc. 2012–26320 Filed 10–25–12; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Western
Planning Area (WPA) Gulf of Mexico
(GOM) Oil and Gas Lease Sale 229
Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management (BOEM), Interior.
ACTION: Final Notice of Sale
AGENCY:
On Wednesday, November
28, 2012, BOEM will open and publicly
announce bids received for the blocks
offered in the Western Planning Area
(WPA) Sale 229, in accordance with
provisions of the OCS Lands Act
(OCSLA) (43 U.S.C. 1331–1356, as
amended) and the regulations issued
thereunder (30 CFR part 556). The Final
Notice of Sale (NOS) 229 Package (Final
NOS Package) contains information
essential to potential bidders, and
bidders are charged with the knowledge
of the documents contained in that
package. The Final NOS Package may be
obtained from BOEM, as provided
below.
DATES: Public bid reading for WPA Sale
229 will begin at 9 a.m., Wednesday,
November 28, 2012, at the MercedesBenz Superdome, 1500 Sugarbowl
Drive, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112.
The lease sale will be held in the St.
Charles Club Room on the second floor
(Loge Level). Entry to the Superdome
will be on the Poydras Street side of the
building through Gate A on the Ground
Level, and parking will be available at
Garage 6. All times referred to in this
document are local New Orleans times,
unless otherwise specified.
ADDRESSES: Interested parties can obtain
a Final NOS Package by writing, calling,
or visiting the Web site: Gulf of Mexico
Region Public Information Office,
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management,
1201 Elmwood Park Boulevard, New
Orleans, Louisiana 70123–2394, (504)
736–2519 or (800) 200–GULF. BOEM
Internet Web site at:https://
www.boem.gov/About-BOEM/BOEMRegions/Gulf-of-Mexico-Region/
Index.aspx.
Filing of Bids: Bidders must submit
sealed bids to the address below,
between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. on normal
working days, and from 8 a.m. to the
Bid Submission Deadline of 10:00 a.m.
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on Tuesday, November 27, 2012, the
day before the lease sale. If bids are
mailed, please address the envelope
containing all of the sealed bids as
follows:
Attention: Leasing and Financial
Responsibility Section, BOEM Gulf
of Mexico Region, 1201 Elmwood
Park Boulevard, New Orleans,
Louisiana 70123–2394.
Contains Sealed Bids for WPA Oil and
Gas Lease Sale 229
Please Deliver to Ms. Cindy Thibodeaux
or Ms. Kasey Couture, 2nd Floor,
Immediately
Please Note: 1. Bidders mailing bids are
advised to call Ms. Cindy Thibodeaux at
(504) 736–2809, or Ms. Kasey Couture at
(504) 736–2909, immediately after putting
their bids in the mail. If BOEM receives bids
later than the Bid Submission Deadline, the
BOEM Regional Director (BOEM RD) will
return those bids unopened to bidders.
Should an unexpected event such as flooding
or travel restrictions be significantly
disruptive to bid submission, BOEM may
extend the Bid Submission Deadline. Bidders
may call (504) 736–0557 or access the BOEM
Gulf of Mexico Internet Web site at https://
www.boem.gov/About-BOEM/BOEM-Regions/
Gulf-of-Mexico-Region/Index.aspx for
information about the possible extension of
the Bid Submission Deadline due to such an
event.
2. Blocks or portions of blocks beyond the
United States (U.S.) Exclusive Economic
Zone are offered based upon provisions of
the 1982 Law of the Sea Convention.
3. Blocks near the U.S.-Mexico maritime
and continental shelf boundary could
become subject to the Agreement between the
United States of America and the United
Mexican States Concerning Transboundary
Hydrocarbon Reservoirs in the Gulf of
Mexico (Agreement). Bidders are advised to
refer to the Bids on Blocks near U.S.-Mexico
Maritime and Continental Shelf Boundary
portion of this document for detailed
information pertaining to the opening of bids
affecting blocks in this area.
Areas Offered For Leasing: In WPA
Sale 229, BOEM is offering to lease all
blocks and partial blocks listed in the
document ‘‘List of Blocks Available for
Leasing’’ included in the Final NOS
package. All of these blocks are shown
on the following leasing maps and
Official Protraction Diagrams (OPDs):
Outer Continental Shelf Leasing
Maps—Texas Map Numbers 1 Through
8 (These 16 Maps Sell for $2.00 each.)
TX1 South Padre Island Area (revised
November 1, 2000)
TX1A South Padre Island Area, East
Addition (revised November 1, 2000)
TX2 North Padre Island Area (revised
November 1, 2000)
TX2A North Padre Island Area, East
Addition (revised November 1, 2000)
TX3 Mustang Island Area (revised
November 1, 2000)
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TX3A Mustang Island Area, East Addition
(revised September 3, 2002)
TX4 Matagorda Island Area (revised
November 1, 2000)
TX5 Brazos Area (revised November 1,
2000)
TX5B Brazos Area, South Addition (revised
November 1, 2000)
TX6 Galveston Area (revised November 1,
2000)
TX6A Galveston Area, South Addition
(revised November 1, 2000)
TX7 High Island Area (revised November 1,
2000)
TX7A High Island Area, East Addition
(revised November 1, 2000)
TX7B High Island Area, South Addition
(revised November 1, 2000)
TX7C High Island Area, East Addition,
South Extension (revised November 1,
2000)
TX8 Sabine Pass Area (revised November 1,
2000)
Outer Continental Shelf Leasing
Maps—Louisiana Map Numbers 1A,
1B, and 12 (These 3 Maps Sell for $2.00
Each.)
LA1A West Cameron Area, West Addition
(revised February 28, 2007)
LA1B West Cameron Area, South Addition
(revised February 28, 2007)
LA12 Sabine Pass Area (revised July 1,
2011)
Outer Continental Shelf Official
Protraction Diagrams (These 7
Diagrams Sell for $2.00 each.)
NG14–03 Corpus Christi (revised November
1, 2000)
NG14–06 Port Isabel (revised November 1,
2000)
NG15–01 East Breaks (revised November 1,
2000)
NG15–02 Garden Banks (revised February
28, 2007)
NG15–04 Alaminos Canyon (revised
November 1, 2000)
NG15–05 Keathley Canyon (revised
February 28, 2007)
NG15–08 Sigsbee Escarpment (revised
February 28, 2007)
Please Note: A CD–ROM (in ARC/INFO
and Acrobat (.pdf) format) containing all of
the GOM leasing maps and OPDs, except for
those not yet converted to digital format, is
available from the BOEM Gulf of Mexico
Region Public Information Office for a price
of $15.00. These GOM leasing maps and
OPDs are also available for free online in .pdf
and .gra formats at https://www.boem.gov/Oiland-Gas-Energy-Program/Mapping-and-Data/
Official-Protraction-Diagrams.aspx.
For the current status of all GOM
WPA leasing maps and OPDs, please
refer to 66 FR 28002 (published May 21,
2001), 67 FR 60701 (published
September 26, 2002), 72 FR 27590
(published May 16, 2007), and 76 FR
54787 (published September 2, 2011). In
addition, Supplemental Official OCS
Block Diagrams (SOBDs) for blocks
containing the U.S. 200 Nautical Mile
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-11264; 2200-1100-665]
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Review
Committee: Notice of Nomination Solicitation
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Nomination Solicitation.
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SUMMARY: The National Park Service is soliciting nominations for one
member of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Review
Committee. The Secretary of the Interior will appoint the member from
nominations submitted by national museum organizations and national
scientific organizations. Nominations must include the following
information:
1. The nominator must be the official authorized by the
organization to submit nominations in response to this solicitation.
The nomination must include a statement that the nominator is so
authorized on behalf of the identified national museum or scientific
organization.
2. A nomination must include the following information:
a. The nominee's name, postal address, daytime telephone number,
and email address; and
b. the nominee's resume or brief biography emphasizing the
nominee's NAGPRA experience and ability to work effectively as a member
of an advisory board.
DATES: Nominations must be received by January 24, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Sherry Hutt, Designated Federal Officer, Native American
Graves Protection and Repatriation Review Committee, National NAGPRA
Program, National Park Service, 1201 Eye Street NW., 8th Floor (2253),
Washington, DC 20005.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
1. The Review Committee was established by the Native American
Graves Protection and Repatriation Act of 1990 (NAGPRA), at 25 U.S.C.
3006.
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 compose 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 submitted by Indian
tribes, Native Hawaiian organizations, and traditional Native American
religious leaders. At least two of these members must be traditional
Indian religious leaders.
b. Three members are appointed from nominations submitted by
national museum or scientific organizations.
c. One member is appointed from a list of persons developed and
consented to by all of the other members.
4. Members serve as Special Governmental Employees, which requires
submission of annual financial disclosure reports and completion of
annual ethics training.
5. Appointment terms: Members are appointed for 4-year terms and
incumbent members may be reappointed for 2-year terms.
6. The Review Committee's work is completed during public meetings.
The Review Committee normally meets face-to-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.
7. Compensation: Review Committee members are compensated for their
participation in Review Committee meetings.
8. Reimbursement: Review Committee members are reimbursed for
travel expenses incurred in association with Review Committee meetings.
9. 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 Web
site, at www.nps.gov/NAGPRA/REVIEW/.
10. The terms ``Indian tribe,'' and ``Native Hawaiian
organization,'' are defined in statute at 25 U.S.C. 3001(7) and (11).
Indian tribe means any tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or
community of Indians, including any Alaska Native Village, which is
recognized as eligible for the special programs and services provided
by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians.
Native Hawaiian organization means any organization which serves and
represents the interests of Native Hawaiians; has as a primary stated
purpose the provision of services to Native Hawaiians; and has
expertise in Native Hawaiian affairs. Native Hawaiian organization
includes the Office of Hawaiian Affairs and Hui Malama I Na Kupuna O
Hawai'i Nei. ``Traditional religious leader'' of a tribe is not defined
in statute, but is defined in regulation at 43 CFR 10.2(d)(3).
11. ``National museum organizations'' and ``national scientific
organizations'' are not defined in the statute or regulations.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sherry Hutt, Designated Federal
Officer, Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Review
Committee, National NAGPRA Program, National Park Service, 1201 Eye
Street NW., 8th Floor (2253), Washington, DC 20005, telephone (202)
354-1479, email sherry_hutt@nps.gov.
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Dated: September 12, 2012.
Sherry Hutt,
Designated Federal Officer, Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Review Committee.
[FR Doc. 2012-26320 Filed 10-25-12; 8:45 am]
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