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Native American Graves Protection
and Repatriation Review Committee:
Notice of Nomination Solicitation
National Park Service, Interior.
Request for nominations.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The National Park Service is
soliciting nominations for one member
of the Native American Graves
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Protection and Repatriation Review
Committee. The Secretary of the Interior
will appoint one member from
nominations submitted by national
museum organizations or national
scientific organizations. The Review
Committee was established by the
Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act of 1990 (NAGPRA),
and is regulated by the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA).
DATES: Nominations must be received
by June 4, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Melanie O’Brien,
Designated Federal Officer, Native
American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Review Committee,
National NAGPRA Program (2253),
National Park Service, 1849 C Street
NW, Room 7360, Washington, DC
20240, (202) 354–2201 or via email
nagpra_dfo@nps.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Melanie O’Brien, Designated Federal
Officer, Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Review
Committee, National NAGPRA Program
(2253), National Park Service, 1849
C Street NW, Room 7360, Washington,
DC 20240, (202) 354–2201 or via email
nagpra_dfo@nps.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Review Committee is responsible for:
1. Monitoring the NAGPRA inventory
and identification process;
2. Reviewing and making findings
related to the identity or cultural
affiliation of cultural items, or the return
of such items;
3. Facilitating the resolution of
disputes;
4. Compiling an inventory of
culturally unidentifiable human
remains and developing a process for
disposition of such remains;
5. 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;
6. Consulting with the Secretary of the
Interior in the development of
regulations to carry out NAGPRA; and
7. Making recommendations regarding
future care of repatriated cultural items.
The Review Committee consists of
seven members appointed by the
Secretary of the Interior. The Secretary
may not appoint Federal officers or
employees to the Review Committee.
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. Three members are appointed
from nominations submitted by national
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museum or scientific organizations. One
member is appointed from a list of
persons developed and consented to by
all of the other members.
Members serve as Special
Government Employees, and are
required to complete annual ethics
training. Members are appointed for 4year terms and incumbent members may
be reappointed for 2-year terms. The
Review Committee’s work is completed
during public meetings. The Review
Committee attempts to meet in person
twice a year and meetings normally last
two or three days. In addition, the
Review Committee may also meet by
public teleconference one or more times
per year.
Review Committee members serve
without pay but are reimbursed for each
day of meeting attendance. Review
Committee members are also
reimbursed for travel expenses incurred
in association with Review Committee
meetings (25 U.S.C. 3006(b)(4)).
Additional information regarding the
Review Committee, including the
Review Committee’s charter, meeting
protocol, and dispute resolution
procedures, is available on the National
NAGPRA Program website, at
www.nps.gov/NAGPRA/REVIEW/.
Individuals who are federally
registered lobbyists are ineligible to
serve on all FACA and non-FACA
boards, committees, or councils in an
individual capacity. The term
‘‘individual capacity’’ refers to
individuals who are appointed to
exercise their own individual best
judgment on behalf of the government,
such as when they are designated
Special Government Employees, rather
than being appointed to represent a
particular interest.
Nominations must:
1. Be submitted by a national museum
organization or national scientific
organization and should be submitted
on the official letterhead of the
organization.
2. Affirm that the signatory is the
official authorized by the organization
to submit the nomination.
3. Affirm that the organization’s
activity pertains or relates to the United
States as a whole, as opposed to a lesser
geographical scope.
4. Provide the nominator’s original
signature, daytime telephone number,
and email address.
5. Include the nominee’s full legal
name, home address, home telephone
number, and email address.
Nominations should include a resume
providing an adequate description of the
nominee’s qualifications, including
information that would enable the
Department of the Interior to make an
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informed decision regarding meeting the
membership requirements of the
Committee and permit the Department
of the Interior to contact a potential
member.
Public Disclosure of Comments:
Before including your address, phone
number, email address, or other
personal identifying information with
your nomination, you should be aware
that your entire nomination—including
your personal identifying information—
may be made publicly available at any
time. While you can ask us in your
nomination to withhold your personal
identifying information from public
review, we cannot guarantee that we
will be able to do so.
Authority: 5 U.S.C. Appendix 2; 25 U.S.C.
3006.
Alma Ripps,
Chief, Office of Policy.
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Notice of March 23, 2018, Meeting of
the Gateway National Recreation Area
Fort Hancock 21st Century Advisory
Committee
National Park Service, Interior.
Meeting notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The National Park Service is
hereby giving notice of a meeting of the
Gateway National Recreation Area Fort
Hancock 21st Century Advisory
Committee.
SUMMARY:
The meeting will take place on
Friday, March 23, 2018, at 9:00 a.m.,
with a public comment period at 11:00
a.m. (Eastern).
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in
the meeting room at the Northeast
Fisheries Science Center James J.
Howard Marine Sciences Laboratory, 74
Magruder Road, Sandy Hook Highlands,
New Jersey 07732.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Daphne Yun, Acting Public Affairs
Officer, Gateway National Recreation
Area, 210 New York Avenue, Staten
Island, New York 10305, or by
telephone (718) 354–4602, or by email
daphne_yun@nps.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under
section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. Appendix 1–
16), the purpose of the Committee is to
provide advice to the Secretary of the
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Interior, through the Director of the
National Park Service, on the
development of a reuse plan and on
matters relating to future uses of certain
buildings at the Fort Hancock Historic
District, located within the Sandy Hook
Unit of Gateway National Recreation
Area in New Jersey. All meetings are
open to the public.
The Committee website, https://
www.forthancock21.org, includes
summaries from all prior meetings.
Interested persons may present, either
orally or through written comments,
information for the Committee to
consider during the public meeting.
Written comments will be accepted
prior to, during, or after the meeting.
Due to time constraints during the
meeting, the Committee is not able to
read written public comments
submitted into the record. Individuals
or groups requesting to make oral
comments at the public Committee
meeting will be limited to no more than
five minutes per speaker.
All comments will be made part of the
public record and will be electronically
distributed to all Committee members.
Before including your address, phone
number, email address, or other
personal identifying information in your
written comments, you should be aware
that your entire comment including
your personal identifying information
will be publicly available. 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.
Authority: 54 U.S.C. 100906; 5 U.S.C.
Appendix 1–16.
Alma Ripps,
Chief, Office of Policy.
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Bureau of Safety and Environmental
Enforcement
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Agency Information Collection
Activities; Safety and Environmental
Management Systems (SEMS)
Bureau of Safety and
Environmental Enforcement, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Information
Collection; request for comment.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Bureau of Safety and Environmental
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Enforcement (BSEE) proposes to renew
an information collection with
revisions.
Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before May 7,
2018.
DATES:
Send your comments on
this information collection request (ICR)
by either of the following methods listed
below:
• Electronically go to https://
www.regulations.gov. In the Search box,
enter BSEE–2018–0004 then click
search. Follow the instructions to
submit public comments and view all
related materials. We will post all
comments.
• Email kye.mason@bsee.gov, fax
(703) 787–1546, or mail or hand-carry
comments to the Department of the
Interior; Bureau of Safety and
Environmental Enforcement;
Regulations and Standards Branch;
ATTN: Nicole Mason; 45600 Woodland
Road, Sterling, VA 20166. Please
reference OMB Control Number 1014–
0017 in the subject line of your
comments.
ADDRESSES:
To
request additional information about
this ICR, contact Nicole Mason by email
at kye.mason@bsee.gov or by telephone
at (703) 787–1607.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, we provide the
general public and other Federal
agencies with an opportunity to
comment on new, proposed, revised,
and continuing collections of
information. This helps us assess the
impact of our information collection
requirements and minimize the public’s
reporting burden. It also helps the
public understand our information
collection requirements and provide the
requested data in the desired format.
We are soliciting comments on the
proposed ICR that is described below.
We are especially interested in public
comments addressing the following
issues: (1) Is the collection necessary to
the proper functions of BSEE; (2) Will
this information be processed and used
in a timely manner; (3) Is the estimate
of burden accurate; (4) How might BSEE
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
of the information to be collected; and
(5) How might BSEE minimize the
burden of this collection on the
respondents, including through the use
of information technology.
Comments that you submit in
response to this notice are a matter of
public record. We will include or
summarize each comment in our request
to OMB to approve this ICR. Before
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
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Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Review
Committee: Notice of Nomination Solicitation
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Request for nominations.
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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 one member from
nominations submitted by national museum organizations or national
scientific organizations. The Review Committee was established by the
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act of 1990
(NAGPRA), and is regulated by the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(FACA).
DATES: Nominations must be received by June 4, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Melanie O'Brien, Designated Federal Officer, Native American
Graves Protection and Repatriation Review Committee, National NAGPRA
Program (2253), National Park Service, 1849 C Street NW, Room 7360,
Washington, DC 20240, (202) 354-2201 or via email [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Melanie O'Brien, Designated Federal
Officer, Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Review
Committee, National NAGPRA Program (2253), National Park Service, 1849
C Street NW, Room 7360, Washington, DC 20240, (202) 354-2201 or via
email [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Review Committee is responsible for:
1. Monitoring the NAGPRA inventory and identification process;
2. Reviewing and making findings related to the identity or
cultural affiliation of cultural items, or the return of such items;
3. Facilitating the resolution of disputes;
4. Compiling an inventory of culturally unidentifiable human
remains and developing a process for disposition of such remains;
5. 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;
6. Consulting with the Secretary of the Interior in the development
of regulations to carry out NAGPRA; and
7. Making recommendations regarding future care of repatriated
cultural items.
The Review Committee consists of seven members appointed by the
Secretary of the Interior. The Secretary may not appoint Federal
officers or employees to the Review Committee. 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. Three members are appointed from nominations submitted by
national museum or scientific organizations. One member is appointed
from a list of persons developed and consented to by all of the other
members.
Members serve as Special Government Employees, and are required to
complete annual ethics training. Members are appointed for 4-year terms
and incumbent members may be reappointed for 2-year terms. The Review
Committee's work is completed during public meetings. The Review
Committee attempts to meet in person twice a year and meetings normally
last two or three days. In addition, the Review Committee may also meet
by public teleconference one or more times per year.
Review Committee members serve without pay but are reimbursed for
each day of meeting attendance. Review Committee members are also
reimbursed for travel expenses incurred in association with Review
Committee meetings (25 U.S.C. 3006(b)(4)). Additional information
regarding the Review Committee, including the Review Committee's
charter, meeting protocol, and dispute resolution procedures, is
available on the National NAGPRA Program website, at www.nps.gov/NAGPRA/REVIEW/.
Individuals who are federally registered lobbyists are ineligible
to serve on all FACA and non-FACA boards, committees, or councils in an
individual capacity. The term ``individual capacity'' refers to
individuals who are appointed to exercise their own individual best
judgment on behalf of the government, such as when they are designated
Special Government Employees, rather than being appointed to represent
a particular interest.
Nominations must:
1. Be submitted by a national museum organization or national
scientific organization and should be submitted on the official
letterhead of the organization.
2. Affirm that the signatory is the official authorized by the
organization to submit the nomination.
3. Affirm that the organization's activity pertains or relates to
the United States as a whole, as opposed to a lesser geographical
scope.
4. Provide the nominator's original signature, daytime telephone
number, and email address.
5. Include the nominee's full legal name, home address, home
telephone number, and email address.
Nominations should include a resume providing an adequate
description of the nominee's qualifications, including information that
would enable the Department of the Interior to make an
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informed decision regarding meeting the membership requirements of the
Committee and permit the Department of the Interior to contact a
potential member.
Public Disclosure of Comments: Before including your address, phone
number, email address, or other personal identifying information with
your nomination, you should be aware that your entire nomination--
including your personal identifying information--may be made publicly
available at any time. While you can ask us in your nomination to
withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.
Authority: 5 U.S.C. Appendix 2; 25 U.S.C. 3006.
Alma Ripps,
Chief, Office of Policy.
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