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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
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Native American Graves Protection
and Repatriation Review Committee:
Meetings
ACTION:
Further information concerning the
meeting may be obtained from George E.
Price, Jr., Superintendent, Cape Cod
National Seashore, 99 Marconi Site
Road, Wellfleet, MA 02667, or via
telephone at (508) 771–2144.
The
Commission was reestablished pursuant
to Public Law 87–126, as amended by
Public Law 105–280. The purpose of the
Commission is to consult with the
Secretary of the Interior, or her
designee, with respect to matters
relating to the development of Cape Cod
National Seashore, and with respect to
carrying out the provisions of sections 4
and 5 of the Act establishing the
Seashore.
The meeting is open to the public. It
is expected that 15 persons will be able
to attend the meeting in addition to
Commission members. Interested
persons may make oral/written
presentations to the Commission during
the business meeting or file written
statements. Such requests should be
made to the park superintendent prior
to the meeting. 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 may 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.
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Dated: March 6, 2014.
Alma Ripps,
Chief, Office of Policy.
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Notice is hereby given in
accordance with the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. Appendix 1–
16), of three meetings of the Native
American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Review Committee (Review
Committee). The Review Committee
will meet on April 10, 2014, from 2 p.m.
until approximately 6 p.m. EDT via
teleconference; November 20–21, 2014,
from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. EST in
Washington, DC; and on December 11,
2014, from 2 p.m. until approximately 4
p.m. EST via teleconference, if
necessary. All meetings will be open to
the public.
DATES: The Review Committee will meet
on April 10, 2014; November 20–21,
2014; and December 11, 2014, if
necessary. For the April 10 meeting,
both public comment requests and
accompanying materials, and requests
for culturally identifiable information
(CUI) disposition, must be received by
February 24, 2014. For the November
20–21 meeting, public comment
requests and accompanying materials
must be received by October 6, 2014.
Requests for CUI disposition must be
received by September 15, 2014.
Requests for findings of fact must be
received by August 29, 2014. Requests
to convene parties and facilitate the
resolution of a dispute must be received
by July 25, 2014.
ADDRESSES: The Review Committee will
meet at the National Museum of the
American Indian, Fourth Street and
Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20560, on November
20–21, 2014. Electronic submissions are
to be sent to NAGPRA_info@nps.gov.
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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
hereby given in accordance with the
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5
U.S.C. Appendix 1–16), of three
meetings of the Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Review
Committee (Review Committee). The
SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
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Review Committee was established in
Section 8 of the Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Act of 1990
(NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3006.
Teleconference Meeting, April 10, 2014
The Review Committee will meet on
April 10, 2014, from 2 p.m. until
approximately 6 p.m. EDT via
teleconference. This meeting will be
open to the public. Those who desire to
attend the meeting should contact
NAGPRA@rap.midco.net, between
March 31, 2014, and April 8, 2014, to
be provided the telephone access
number for the meeting. The agenda for
this meeting will include discussion of
the Review Committee’s Report to the
Congress for 2014 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 and for public comment
by Indian tribes, Native Hawaiian
organizations, museums, Federal
agencies, and the public. The agenda
and materials for this meeting will be
posted on or before March 10, 2014, at
https://www.nps.gov/nagpra.
The Review Committee is soliciting
public comment 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 reviewed by the Review
Committee pursuant to 25 U.S.C.
3006(c)(4). The Review Committee also
will consider other public comment by
Indian tribes, Native Hawaiian
organizations, museums, Federal
agencies, and the public. A public
comment request must, at minimum,
include an abstract of the presentation
and contact information for the
presenter(s). Public comment requests
and presentation materials must be
received by February 24, 2014.
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 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
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land’’ or ‘‘aboriginal land’’
provenience—go to https://www.nps.gov/
nagpra, and then click on ‘‘Request for
CUI Disposition Forms.’’ CUI
disposition requests must be received by
February 24, 2014.
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 NAGPRA_info@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.
Meeting, November 20–21, 2014
The Review Committee will meet on
November 20–21, 2014, at the National
Museum of the American Indian, Fourth
Street and Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20560, from 8:30 a.m.
to 4:30 p.m. EST. This meeting will be
open to the public. The agenda for this
meeting will include the finalization of
the Review Committee Report to
Congress for 2014; discussion of the
scope of the Report; National NAGPRA
Program reports; and, if published,
comments upon proposed regulations to
revise 43 CFR part 10. 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; public comment 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 facilitation of the
resolution of disputes among parties
convened by the Review Committee
pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3006(c)(4).
Presentation to the Review Committee
by telephone may be requested but is
not guaranteed. The agenda and
materials for this meeting will be posted
on or before October 20, 2014, at https://
www.nps.gov/nagpra.
The Review Committee is soliciting
public comment by Indian tribes, Native
Hawaiian organizations, museums, and
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Federal agencies on the following two
topics: (1) The progress made, and any
barriers encountered, in implementing
NAGPRA and (2) the outcomes of
disputes reviewed by the Review
Committee pursuant to 25 U.S.C.
3006(c)(4). The Review Committee also
will consider other public comment by
Indian tribes, Native Hawaiian
organizations, museums, Federal
agencies, and the public. A public
comment request must, at minimum,
include an abstract of the presentation
and contact information for the
presenter(s). Public comment requests
and presentation materials must be
received by October 6, 2014.
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 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 Forms.’’ CUI
disposition requests must be received by
September 15, 2014.
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 a statement of the
fact(s) at issue and supporting materials,
including those exchanged by the
parties to consultation concerning the
Native American human remains and/or
other cultural items. Requests for
findings of fact must be received by
August 29, 2014.
The Review Committee will consider
requests, pursuant to 25 U.S.C.
3006(c)(4), to convene parties and
facilitate the resolution of 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 the resolution of a dispute
must be accompanied by a statement of
the decision of the museum or Federal
agency subject to the dispute resolution
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request, a statement of the issue and the
materials exchanged by the parties
concerning the Native American human
remains and/or other cultural items.
Requests to convene parties and
facilitate resolution of a dispute must be
received by July 25, 2014.
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 NAGPRA_info@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.
Teleconference, December 11, 2014
The Review Committee will also meet
via teleconference on December 11,
2014, from 2 p.m. until approximately 4
p.m. EST, for the sole purpose of
finalizing the Review Committee Report
to Congress, should the report not be
finalized by November 21. This meeting
will be open to the public. Those who
desire to attend the meeting should
contact NAGPRA@rap.midco.net,
between November 25 and December 2,
2014, to be provided the telephone
access number for the meeting. A
transcript and minutes of the meeting
will also appear on the Web site.
General Information
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.
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
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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 may 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: March 5, 2014.
Sherry Hutt,
Designated Federal Officer, Native American
Graves Protection and Repatriation Review
Committee.
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Jo
Sanders, Secretary to the
Superintendent, Gettysburg National
Military Park, 1195 Baltimore Pike,
Suite 100, Gettysburg, PA 17325, by
telephone (717) 338–4403.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
meeting is open to the public. The
meeting will include presentations on
the Gettysburg National Military Park
Operational Update. Any member of the
public may file with the Commission a
written statement concerning agenda
items. Written statements should be sent
to: the Gettysburg National Military Park
Advisory Commission, 1195 Baltimore
Pike, Suite 100, Gettysburg,
Pennsylvania 17325. Before including
your address, telephone number, email
address, or other personal information
in your comments, you should be aware
that your entire comment—including
your personal identifying information—
may be made publicly available at any
time. While you may ask us in your
comment to withhold your personal
identifying information from public
view, we cannot guarantee that we will
be able to do so.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dated: March 6, 2014.
Alma Ripps,
Chief, Office of Policy.
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Management Committee Meetings
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AGENCY:
Gettysburg National Military Park
Advisory Commission Meeting
SUMMARY:
ACTION:
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice of Meeting.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
This notice announces the
April 3, 2014, meeting of the Gettysburg
National Military Park Advisory
Commission.
SUMMARY:
The meeting is scheduled for
April 3, 2014.
Time: The meeting will begin at 7:00
p.m. and end by 9:00 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Gettysburg National Military Park
Museum/Visitor Center Ford Education
Center, 1195 Baltimore Pike, Gettysburg,
Pennsylvania 17325.
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National Park Service, Interior.
Notice of Meetings.
This notice announces the
2014 schedule of meetings for the
Wekiva River System Advisory
Management Committee.
DATES: The meetings are scheduled for:
April 8, 2014; June 4, 2014; September
9, 2014; and November 12, 2014.
Time: All scheduled meetings will
begin at 3:00 p.m. and will end by 5:00
p.m. (Eastern).
ADDRESSES: All scheduled meetings will
be held at the Wekiwa Springs State
Park, 1800 Wekiwa Circle, Apopka, FL
32712. Call (407) 884–2006 or visit
online at https://
www.floridastateparks.org/
wekiwasprings/ for additional
information on this facility.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jaime Doubek-Racine, Community
Planner and Designated Federal Officer,
Rivers, Trails, and Community
Assistance Program, Florida Field
Office, Southeast Region, 5342 Clark
Road, PMB #123, Sarasota, Florida
34233, by telephone (941) 685–5912.
The
Wekiva River System Advisory
Management Committee was established
by Public Law 106–299 (16 U.S.C. 1274)
to assist in the development of the
comprehensive management plan for
the Wekiva River System and provide
advice to the Secretary of the Interior in
carrying out the management
responsibilities of the Secretary under
the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16
U.S.C. 1274).
Efforts have been made locally to
ensure that the interested public is
aware of the meeting dates. The
scheduled meetings will be open to the
public. Each scheduled meeting will
result in decisions and steps that
advance the Wekiva River System
Advisory Management Committee
towards its objective of managing and
implementing projects developed from
the comprehensive management plan
for the Wekiva Wild and Scenic River.
Any member of the public may file with
the Committee a written statement
concerning any issues relating to the
development of the comprehensive
management plan for the Wekiva Wild
and Scenic River.
Before including your address,
telephone number, email address, or
other personal identifying information
in your comments, you should be aware
that your entire comment—including
your personal identifying information
—may be made publicly available at any
time. While you may 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. The statement
should be addressed: Wekiva River
System Advisory Management
Committee, National Park Service, 5342
Clark Road, PMB #123, Sarasota, Florida
34233, or sent by email to jaime_
doubek-racine@nps.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Dated: March 6, 2014.
Alma Ripps,
Chief, Office of Policy.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
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Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Review
Committee: Meetings
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given in accordance with the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. Appendix 1-16), of three meetings of the Native
American Graves Protection and Repatriation Review Committee (Review
Committee). The Review Committee will meet on April 10, 2014, from 2
p.m. until approximately 6 p.m. EDT via teleconference; November 20-21,
2014, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. EST in Washington, DC; and on
December 11, 2014, from 2 p.m. until approximately 4 p.m. EST via
teleconference, if necessary. All meetings will be open to the public.
DATES: The Review Committee will meet on April 10, 2014; November 20-
21, 2014; and December 11, 2014, if necessary. For the April 10
meeting, both public comment requests and accompanying materials, and
requests for culturally identifiable information (CUI) disposition,
must be received by February 24, 2014. For the November 20-21 meeting,
public comment requests and accompanying materials must be received by
October 6, 2014. Requests for CUI disposition must be received by
September 15, 2014. Requests for findings of fact must be received by
August 29, 2014. Requests to convene parties and facilitate the
resolution of a dispute must be received by July 25, 2014.
ADDRESSES: The Review Committee will meet at the National Museum of the
American Indian, Fourth Street and Independence Avenue SW., Washington,
DC 20560, on November 20-21, 2014. Electronic submissions are to be
sent to NAGPRA_info@nps.gov. 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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given in accordance with
the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. Appendix 1-16), of three
meetings of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation
Review Committee (Review Committee). 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.
Teleconference Meeting, April 10, 2014
The Review Committee will meet on April 10, 2014, from 2 p.m. until
approximately 6 p.m. EDT via teleconference. This meeting will be open
to the public. Those who desire to attend the meeting should contact
NAGPRA@rap.midco.net, between March 31, 2014, and April 8, 2014, to be
provided the telephone access number for the meeting. The agenda for
this meeting will include discussion of the Review Committee's Report
to the Congress for 2014 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 and for public
comment by Indian tribes, Native Hawaiian organizations, museums,
Federal agencies, and the public. The agenda and materials for this
meeting will be posted on or before March 10, 2014, at https://www.nps.gov/nagpra.
The Review Committee is soliciting public comment 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
reviewed by the Review Committee pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3006(c)(4). The
Review Committee also will consider other public comment by Indian
tribes, Native Hawaiian organizations, museums, Federal agencies, and
the public. A public comment request must, at minimum, include an
abstract of the presentation and contact information for the
presenter(s). Public comment requests and presentation materials must
be received by February 24, 2014.
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 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
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land'' or ``aboriginal land'' provenience--go to https://www.nps.gov/nagpra, and then click on ``Request for CUI Disposition Forms.'' CUI
disposition requests must be received by February 24, 2014.
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 NAGPRA_info@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.
Meeting, November 20-21, 2014
The Review Committee will meet on November 20-21, 2014, at the
National Museum of the American Indian, Fourth Street and Independence
Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20560, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. EST. This
meeting will be open to the public. The agenda for this meeting will
include the finalization of the Review Committee Report to Congress for
2014; discussion of the scope of the Report; National NAGPRA Program
reports; and, if published, comments upon proposed regulations to
revise 43 CFR part 10. 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; public comment 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 facilitation of the resolution of disputes among
parties convened by the Review Committee pursuant to 25 U.S.C.
3006(c)(4). Presentation to the Review Committee by telephone may be
requested but is not guaranteed. The agenda and materials for this
meeting will be posted on or before October 20, 2014, at https://www.nps.gov/nagpra.
The Review Committee is soliciting public comment 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
reviewed by the Review Committee pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3006(c)(4). The
Review Committee also will consider other public comment by Indian
tribes, Native Hawaiian organizations, museums, Federal agencies, and
the public. A public comment request must, at minimum, include an
abstract of the presentation and contact information for the
presenter(s). Public comment requests and presentation materials must
be received by October 6, 2014.
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 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
Forms.'' CUI disposition requests must be received by September 15,
2014.
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 a
statement of the fact(s) at issue and supporting materials, including
those exchanged by the parties to consultation concerning the Native
American human remains and/or other cultural items. Requests for
findings of fact must be received by August 29, 2014.
The Review Committee will consider requests, pursuant to 25 U.S.C.
3006(c)(4), to convene parties and facilitate the resolution of 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 the resolution of a dispute must be
accompanied by a statement of the decision of the museum or Federal
agency subject to the dispute resolution request, a statement of the
issue and the materials exchanged by the parties concerning the Native
American human remains and/or other cultural items. Requests to convene
parties and facilitate resolution of a dispute must be received by July
25, 2014.
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 NAGPRA_info@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.
Teleconference, December 11, 2014
The Review Committee will also meet via teleconference on December
11, 2014, from 2 p.m. until approximately 4 p.m. EST, for the sole
purpose of finalizing the Review Committee Report to Congress, should
the report not be finalized by November 21. This meeting will be open
to the public. Those who desire to attend the meeting should contact
NAGPRA@rap.midco.net, between November 25 and December 2, 2014, to be
provided the telephone access number for the meeting. A transcript and
minutes of the meeting will also appear on the Web site.
General Information
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.
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
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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 may
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: March 5, 2014.
Sherry Hutt,
Designated Federal Officer, Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Review Committee.
[FR Doc. 2014-05333 Filed 3-11-14; 8:45 am]
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