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Service Form Numbers: NPS Forms
10–902, 10–902A, 10–903, 10–904, and
10–905.
Type of Request: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Description of Respondents: States;
the Commonwealths of Puerto Rico and
the Northern Mariana Islands; the
District of Columbia; and the territories
of Guam, U.S. Virgin Islands, and
American Samoa.
Number of
annual
respondents
Activity
Number of
responses
per
respondent
Number of Respondents: 56.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Estimated Annual Nonhour Cost
Burden: None.
Total annual
responses
Completion
time per
response
(hours)
Total annual
burden hours
60
50
50
11
11
8
5
2
5
3.6
1
1
1
1
1
1
300
180
50
11
11
8
5
2
12
5
92.5
600
30
16
16
16
3,600
900
4,625
6,600
330
128
80
32
5
56
56
56
1
78
11.8
1
5
4,368
661
56
16
5.75
1
40
80
25,116
661
2,240
56
1
6
1
336
1
1
16
336
16
Totals ............................................................................
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Application ............................................................................
Grant Amendment (not including Conversion of Use) ........
Conversion of Use ...............................................................
Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan ..........
Open Project Selection Process ..........................................
Proposal for Public Facility ..................................................
Request for Temporary Non-Conforming Use .....................
Request for Significant Change of Use ...............................
Extension of 3-Year Limit for Delayed Outdoor Recreation
Development ....................................................................
Onsite Inspection Reports ...................................................
Financial and Program Performance Reports (per grant) ...
Recordkeeping .....................................................................
Requests for Reimbursement/Record of Electronic Payment ..................................................................................
Proposal to Shelter Facilities ...............................................
........................
........................
5,994
........................
44,744
III. COMMENTS
On March 11, 2016, we published in
the Federal Register (81 FR 12949) a
Notice of our intent to request that OMB
renew approval for this information
collection. In that Notice, we solicited
comments for 60 days, ending on May
10, 2016. One comment was received in
response the Notice; it objected to the
use of federal dollars for support of state
projects and did not address the
information collection.
We again invite comments concerning
this information collection on:
• Whether or not the collection of
information is necessary, including
whether or not the information will
have practical utility;
• The accuracy of our estimate of the
burden for this collection of
information;
• Ways to enhance the quality, utility,
and clarity of the information to be
collected; and
• Ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on
respondents.
Comments that you submit in
response to this notice are a matter of
public record. 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 OMB in your comment to
withhold your personal identifying
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information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that it will be done.
Dated: October 18, 2016.
Madonna L. Baucum,
Information Collection Clearance Officer,
National Park Service.
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Native American Graves Protection
and Repatriation Review Committee;
Meetings
National Park Service, Interior.
Meeting notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Notice is hereby given in
accordance with the Federal Advisory
Committee Act, (5 U.S.C. Appendix 1–
16), of two meetings of the Native
American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Review Committee (Review
Committee). All meetings will be open
to the public.
DATES: The Review Committee will meet
on March 15–16, 2017, from 8:30 a.m.
until 5 p.m. (Mountain); and July 11,
2017, from 2 p.m. until approximately 6
p.m. (Eastern). Related deadlines for
participating in each meeting are
detailed in this notice.
SUMMARY:
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The Review Committee will
meet on March 15–16, 2017, at History
Colorado, 1200 Broadway, Denver, CO
80203. Electronic submissions of
materials or requests are to be sent to
nagpra_info@nps.gov. Those who desire
to attend the telephonic meeting should
register at https://www.nps.gov/nagpra to
be provided the telephone access
number for the meeting.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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.
ADDRESSES:
March 15–16, 2017
The Review Committee will meet on
March 15–16, 2017, from 8:30 a.m. to 5
p.m. (Mountain), at History Colorado,
Denver, CO. This meeting will be open
to the public. The agenda for this
meeting will include a report from the
National NAGPRA Program; the
discussion of the Review Committee
Report to Congress for 2017;
subcommittee reports and discussion;
and other topics related to the Review
Committee’s responsibilities under
Section 8 of NAGPRA. In addition, the
agenda may include requests to the
Review Committee for a
recommendation to the Secretary of the
Interior that an agreed-upon disposition
of Native American human remains
determined to be culturally
unidentifiable proceed; presentations by
Indian tribes, Native Hawaiian
organizations, museums, Federal
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agencies, associations, and individuals;
public comment; 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 February 15,
2017, at https://www.nps.gov/nagpra.
The Review Committee is soliciting
presentations from 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 presentations from
Indian tribes, Native Hawaiian
organizations, museums, Federal
agencies, associations, and individuals.
A presentation request must, at
minimum, include an abstract of the
presentation and contact information for
the presenter(s). Presentation requests
and materials must be received by
February 1, 2017. Written comments
will be accepted from any party and
provided to the Review Committee.
Written comments received by February
8, 2017, will be provided to the Review
Committee before the meeting.
The Review Committee will consider
requests for a recommendation to the
Secretary of the Interior that an agreedupon disposition of Native American
human remains determined to be
culturally unidentifiable (CUI) proceed.
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
January 4, 2017.
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
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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. To access
procedures for presenting findings of
fact, go to https://www.nps.gov/nagpra/
REVIEW/Procedures.htm. Requests for
findings of fact must be received by
November 18, 2016.
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. To
access procedures for presenting
disputes, go to https://www.nps.gov/
nagpra/REVIEW/Procedures.htm.
Requests to convene parties and
facilitate resolution of a dispute must be
received by November 18, 2016.
Submissions and requests should be
sent to nagpra_info@nps.gov. Such
items are subject to posting on the
National NAGPRA Program Web site
prior to the meeting.
July 11, 2017
The Review Committee will meet via
teleconference on July 11, 2017, from 2
p.m. until approximately 6 p.m.
(Eastern). This meeting will be open to
the public. The agenda for this meeting
will include a report from the National
NAGPRA Program; the discussion of the
Review Committee Report to Congress
for 2017; subcommittee reports and
discussion; and other topics related to
the Review Committee’s responsibilities
under Section 8 of NAGPRA. In
addition, the agenda may include
requests to the Review Committee for a
recommendation to the Secretary of the
Interior that an agreed-upon disposition
of Native American human remains
determined to be culturally
unidentifiable proceed; presentations by
Indian tribes, Native Hawaiian
organizations, museums, Federal
agencies, associations, and individuals;
and public comment. The agenda and
materials for this meeting will be posted
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on or before June 13, 2017, at https://
www.nps.gov/nagpra.
The Review Committee is soliciting
presentations from 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 presentations from
Indian tribes, Native Hawaiian
organizations, museums, Federal
agencies, associations, and individuals.
A presentation request must, at
minimum, include an abstract of the
presentation and contact information for
the presenter(s). Presentation requests
and materials must be received by May
30, 2017. Written comments will be
accepted from any party and provided
to the Review Committee. Written
comments received by June 6, 2017, will
be provided to the Review Committee
before the meeting.
The Review Committee will consider
requests for a recommendation to the
Secretary of the Interior that an agreedupon disposition of Native American
human remains determined to be CUI
proceed. 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
May 2, 2017.
Submissions and requests should be
sent to nagpra_info@nps.gov. Such
items are subject to posting on the
National NAGPRA Program Web site
prior to the meeting. Those who desire
to attend the meeting should register at
https://www.nps.gov/nagpra to be
provided the telephone access number
for the meeting.
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.
Approximately fourteen weeks after
each Review Committee meeting, the
meeting transcript is posted on the
National NAGPRA Program Web site.
Review Committee members are
appointed by the Secretary of the
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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 Review 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,
telephone number, email address, or
other personal identifying information
in your submission, you should be
aware that your entire submission—
including your personal identifying
information—may be made publicly
available at any time. While you may
ask us to withhold your personal
identifying information from public
review, we cannot guarantee that we
will be able to do so.
Alma Ripps,
Chief, Office of Policy.
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Notice of Meeting for the StarSpangled Banner National Historic
Trail Advisory Council
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
As required by the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C.
Appendix 1–16), the National Park
Service is hereby giving notice that the
Star-Spangled Banner National Historic
Trail Advisory Council will hold a
meeting on Monday, January 23, 2017,
in Baltimore, Maryland.
DATES: The Star-Spangled Banner
National Historic Trail Advisory
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Council will meet from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
on Monday, January 23, 2017.
(EASTERN)
The meeting will be held at
the Fort McHenry National Monument
and Historic Shrine, 2400 E. Fort
Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland 21030.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Charles Grady, Assistant
Superintendent and Designated Federal
Official, Fort McHenry National
Monument and Historic Shrine,
Hampton National Historic Site, StarSpangled Banner National Historic
Trail, National Park Service, telephone
(410) 962–4290, or email Charles_
Grady@nps.gov.
This meeting is open to the public.
Preregistration is required for both
public attendance and comment. Any
individual who wishes to attend the
meeting and/or participate in the public
comment session should register via
email at Neil_Heinlein@nps.gov or
telephone (410) 962–4290. For those
wishing to make comments, please
provide a written summary of your
comments prior to the meeting.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Designated through an amendment to
the National Trails System Act (16
U.S.C. 1241 to 1251, as amended), the
trail consists of ‘‘water and overland
routes totaling approximately 290 miles,
extending from Tangier Island, Virginia,
through southern Maryland, the District
of Columbia, and northern Virginia, in
the Chesapeake Bay, Patuxent River,
Potomac River, and north to the
Patapsco River, and Baltimore,
Maryland, commemorating the
Chesapeake Campaign of the War of
1812 (including the British invasion of
Washington, District of Columbia, and
its associated feints, and the Battle of
Baltimore in summer 1814).’’
Topics to be discussed include setting
priorities for the trail in the coming
years and reporting of past year’s
actions.
The Council meeting is open to the
public. Comments will be taken for 30
minutes at the end of the meeting (from
1:30 p.m. to 2 p.m.). Before including
your address, telephone 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. All comments will be made part
of the public record and will be
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electronically distributed to all Council
members.
Alma Ripps,
Chief, Office of Policy.
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Notice of November 9, 2016, Meeting of
the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
National Historical Park Commission
National Park Service, Interior.
Meeting notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
This notice sets forth the
meeting date of the Chesapeake and
Ohio Canal National Historical Park
Commission.
SUMMARY:
The public meeting of the
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National
Historical Park Commission will be held
on Wednesday, November 9, 2016, at 9
a.m. (Eastern).
ADDRESSES: The meeting of the
Commission will be held on
Wednesday, November 9, 2016, at 9
a.m., in the second floor conference
room at park headquarters, 1850 Dual
Highway, Suite 100, Hagerstown,
Maryland 21740 to discuss the
following:
1. Welcome and Introductions
2. History of the Chesapeake and Ohio
Canal National Historical Park
Commission
3. Review of Commission Charter
4. Review of Federal Advisory
Committee Act
5. Discussion of General Policies and
Specific Matters Related to the
Administration of the Park
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kevin D. Brandt, Superintendent and
Designated Federal Officer, Chesapeake
and Ohio Canal National Historical
Park, 1850 Dual Highway, Suite 100,
Hagerstown, Maryland 21740–6620, or
by email kevin_brandt@nps.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Commission is established by Section 6
of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
Development Act (16 U.S.C. 410y–4),
Public Law 91–664, 84 Stat. 1978
(1971), as amended, and is regulated by
the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as
amended, 5 U.S.C. Appendix 1–16. 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 the
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-22033; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP16.R50000]
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Review
Committee; Meetings
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Meeting 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 two meetings of the Native
American Graves Protection and Repatriation Review Committee (Review
Committee). All meetings will be open to the public.
DATES: The Review Committee will meet on March 15-16, 2017, from 8:30
a.m. until 5 p.m. (Mountain); and July 11, 2017, from 2 p.m. until
approximately 6 p.m. (Eastern). Related deadlines for participating in
each meeting are detailed in this notice.
ADDRESSES: The Review Committee will meet on March 15-16, 2017, at
History Colorado, 1200 Broadway, Denver, CO 80203. Electronic
submissions of materials or requests are to be sent to
nagpra_info@nps.gov. Those who desire to attend the telephonic meeting
should register at https://www.nps.gov/nagpra to be provided the
telephone access number for the meeting.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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.
March 15-16, 2017
The Review Committee will meet on March 15-16, 2017, from 8:30 a.m.
to 5 p.m. (Mountain), at History Colorado, Denver, CO. This meeting
will be open to the public. The agenda for this meeting will include a
report from the National NAGPRA Program; the discussion of the Review
Committee Report to Congress for 2017; subcommittee reports and
discussion; and other topics related to the Review Committee's
responsibilities under Section 8 of NAGPRA. In addition, the agenda may
include requests to the Review Committee for a recommendation to the
Secretary of the Interior that an agreed-upon disposition of Native
American human remains determined to be culturally unidentifiable
proceed; presentations by Indian tribes, Native Hawaiian organizations,
museums, Federal
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agencies, associations, and individuals; public comment; 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 February 15, 2017, at https://www.nps.gov/nagpra.
The Review Committee is soliciting presentations from 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 presentations from Indian
tribes, Native Hawaiian organizations, museums, Federal agencies,
associations, and individuals. A presentation request must, at minimum,
include an abstract of the presentation and contact information for the
presenter(s). Presentation requests and materials must be received by
February 1, 2017. Written comments will be accepted from any party and
provided to the Review Committee. Written comments received by February
8, 2017, will be provided to the Review Committee before the meeting.
The Review Committee will consider requests for a recommendation to
the Secretary of the Interior that an agreed-upon disposition of Native
American human remains determined to be culturally unidentifiable (CUI)
proceed. 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 January 4, 2017.
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. To access
procedures for presenting findings of fact, go to https://www.nps.gov/nagpra/REVIEW/Procedures.htm. Requests for findings of fact must be
received by November 18, 2016.
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. To access
procedures for presenting disputes, go to https://www.nps.gov/nagpra/REVIEW/Procedures.htm. Requests to convene parties and facilitate
resolution of a dispute must be received by November 18, 2016.
Submissions and requests should be sent to nagpra_info@nps.gov.
Such items are subject to posting on the National NAGPRA Program Web
site prior to the meeting.
July 11, 2017
The Review Committee will meet via teleconference on July 11, 2017,
from 2 p.m. until approximately 6 p.m. (Eastern). This meeting will be
open to the public. The agenda for this meeting will include a report
from the National NAGPRA Program; the discussion of the Review
Committee Report to Congress for 2017; subcommittee reports and
discussion; and other topics related to the Review Committee's
responsibilities under Section 8 of NAGPRA. In addition, the agenda may
include requests to the Review Committee for a recommendation to the
Secretary of the Interior that an agreed-upon disposition of Native
American human remains determined to be culturally unidentifiable
proceed; presentations by Indian tribes, Native Hawaiian organizations,
museums, Federal agencies, associations, and individuals; and public
comment. The agenda and materials for this meeting will be posted on or
before June 13, 2017, at https://www.nps.gov/nagpra.
The Review Committee is soliciting presentations from 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 presentations from Indian
tribes, Native Hawaiian organizations, museums, Federal agencies,
associations, and individuals. A presentation request must, at minimum,
include an abstract of the presentation and contact information for the
presenter(s). Presentation requests and materials must be received by
May 30, 2017. Written comments will be accepted from any party and
provided to the Review Committee. Written comments received by June 6,
2017, will be provided to the Review Committee before the meeting.
The Review Committee will consider requests for a recommendation to
the Secretary of the Interior that an agreed-upon disposition of Native
American human remains determined to be CUI proceed. 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 May 2, 2017.
Submissions and requests should be sent to nagpra_info@nps.gov.
Such items are subject to posting on the National NAGPRA Program Web
site prior to the meeting. Those who desire to attend the meeting
should register at https://www.nps.gov/nagpra to be provided the
telephone access number for the meeting.
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. Approximately fourteen weeks after each
Review Committee meeting, the meeting transcript is posted on the
National NAGPRA Program Web site.
Review Committee members are appointed by the Secretary of the
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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 Review 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, telephone number, email address, or
other personal identifying information in your submission, you should
be aware that your entire submission--including your personal
identifying information--may be made publicly available at any time.
While you may ask us to withhold your personal identifying information
from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.
Alma Ripps,
Chief, Office of Policy.
[FR Doc. 2016-25541 Filed 10-20-16; 8:45 am]
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