Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Review Committee Notice of Public Meetings, 70518 [2021-26720]
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The MAC
was established pursuant to the
Presidential Proclamation
‘‘Establishment of the San Juan Islands
National Monument’’ (March 25, 2013)
and is consistent with section 309 of the
Federal Land Policy and Management
Act, as amended (FLPMA) (43 U.S.C.
1739). FLPMA directs the Secretary of
the Interior to involve the public in
planning and issues related to
management of lands administered by
the BLM. The rules governing BLM
advisory committees are found at 43
CFR subpart 1784.
The San Juan Islands MAC is
comprised of 12 members representing
a wide array of interests, including
recreation, tribal, and education, as well
as environmental organizations and
landowners. The MAC is currently
seeking nominations for the following
positions that are or will become vacant:
• Two representatives of recreation
and tourism interests;
• A representative of cultural and
heritage interests; and
• A representative of education and
interpretation interests.
Individuals may nominate themselves
or others for appointment by the
Secretary. The BLM will evaluate
nominees based on their education,
training, experience, and knowledge of
the geographic area of the MAC.
Nominees must be residents of the State
of Washington and should demonstrate
a commitment to collaborative resource
decision-making.
The following must accompany all
nominations:
—A completed application, which can
be obtained through the nominee’s
local BLM office or online at: https://
www.blm.gov/sites/blm.gov/files/
1120-019_0.pdf. Nominees should
note the interest area(s) they are
applying to represent on their
application.
—Letters of reference from represented
interests or organizations; and
—Any other information that addresses
the nominee’s qualifications.
Before including any address, phone
number, email address, or other
personal identifying information in the
application, nominees should be aware
this information may be made publicly
available at any time. While the
nominee can ask to withhold the
personal identifying information from
public review, the BLM cannot
guarantee that it will be able to do so.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
(Authority: 43 CFR 1784.4–1)
Kurt Pindel,
Spokane District Manager.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–33055;
PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP16.R50000]
Native American Graves Protection
and Repatriation Review Committee
Notice of Public Meetings
National Park Service, Interior.
Meeting notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The National Park Service is
hereby giving notice that the Native
American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Review Committee (Review
Committee) will hold six virtual
meetings as indicated below.
DATES: The Review Committee will meet
via teleconference on January 31, 2022;
February 14, 2022; February 28, 2022;
March 10, 2022; March 15, 2022; and
March 21, 2022. All meetings will be
held from 3:00 p.m. until approximately
6:00 p.m. (Eastern) and are open to the
public.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Melanie O’Brien, Designated Federal
Officer, National Native American
Graves Protection and Repatriation Act
(NAGPRA) Program (2253), National
Park Service, telephone (202) 354–2201,
or email nagpra_info@nps.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Committee was established in section 8
of the Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Act of 1990.
Information about NAGPRA, the
Committee, and Committee meetings is
available on the National NAGPRA
Program website at https://
www.nps.gov/orgs/1335/events.htm.
The Committee is responsible for
monitoring the NAGPRA inventory and
identification process; reviewing and
making findings related to the identity
or cultural affiliation of cultural items,
or the return of such items; facilitating
the resolution of disputes; compiling an
inventory of culturally unidentifiable
human remains that are in the
possession or control of each Federal
agency and museum, and
recommending specific actions for
developing a process for disposition of
such human remains; consulting with
Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian
organizations and museums on matters
affecting such Tribes or organizations
lying within the scope of work of the
Committee; consulting with the
Secretary of the Interior on the
development of regulations to carry out
NAGPRA; and making
recommendations regarding future care
of repatriated cultural items. The
Committee’s work is carried out during
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the course of meetings that are open to
the public.
The agenda for each meeting may
include a report from the National
NAGPRA Program; the discussion of the
Review Committee Report to Congress;
subcommittee reports and discussion;
and other topics related to the
Committee’s responsibilities under
section 8 of NAGPRA. In addition, the
agenda may include requests to the
Committee for a recommendation to the
Secretary of the Interior that an agreedupon disposition of Native American
human remains proceed.
During each meeting, there will be
time scheduled for public comments.
Written comments may be submitted,
see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
All comments received will be provided
to the Committee. Information on
joining the virtual conference by
internet or phone will be available on
the National NAGPRA Program website
at https://www.nps.gov/orgs/1335/
events.htm.
Public Disclosure of Comments:
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 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: 5 U.S.C. Appendix 2; 25
U.S.C. 3006.
Alma Ripps,
Chief, Office of Policy.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0033083;
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Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural
Items: The Field Museum of Natural
History, Chicago, IL
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Field Museum of Natural
History (Field Museum), in consultation
with the appropriate Indian Tribes or
Native Hawaiian organizations, has
determined that the cultural item listed
in this notice meets the definition of an
unassociated funerary object. Lineal
descendants or representatives of any
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-33055; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP16.R50000]
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Review
Committee Notice of Public Meetings
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Meeting notice.
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SUMMARY: The National Park Service is hereby giving notice that the
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Review Committee
(Review Committee) will hold six virtual meetings as indicated below.
DATES: The Review Committee will meet via teleconference on January 31,
2022; February 14, 2022; February 28, 2022; March 10, 2022; March 15,
2022; and March 21, 2022. All meetings will be held from 3:00 p.m.
until approximately 6:00 p.m. (Eastern) and are open to the public.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Melanie O'Brien, Designated Federal
Officer, National Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation
Act (NAGPRA) Program (2253), National Park Service, telephone (202)
354-2201, or email [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Committee was established in section 8
of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act of 1990.
Information about NAGPRA, the Committee, and Committee meetings is
available on the National NAGPRA Program website at https://www.nps.gov/orgs/1335/events.htm.
The Committee is responsible for monitoring the NAGPRA inventory
and identification process; reviewing and making findings related to
the identity or cultural affiliation of cultural items, or the return
of such items; facilitating the resolution of disputes; compiling an
inventory of culturally unidentifiable human remains that are in the
possession or control of each Federal agency and museum, and
recommending specific actions for developing a process for disposition
of such human remains; consulting with Indian Tribes and Native
Hawaiian organizations and museums on matters affecting such Tribes or
organizations lying within the scope of work of the Committee;
consulting with the Secretary of the Interior on the development of
regulations to carry out NAGPRA; and making recommendations regarding
future care of repatriated cultural items. The Committee's work is
carried out during the course of meetings that are open to the public.
The agenda for each meeting may include a report from the National
NAGPRA Program; the discussion of the Review Committee Report to
Congress; subcommittee reports and discussion; and other topics related
to the Committee's responsibilities under section 8 of NAGPRA. In
addition, the agenda may include requests to the Committee for a
recommendation to the Secretary of the Interior that an agreed-upon
disposition of Native American human remains proceed.
During each meeting, there will be time scheduled for public
comments. Written comments may be submitted, see FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT. All comments received will be provided to the
Committee. Information on joining the virtual conference by internet or
phone will be available on the National NAGPRA Program website at
https://www.nps.gov/orgs/1335/events.htm.
Public Disclosure of Comments: 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 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: 5 U.S.C. Appendix 2; 25 U.S.C. 3006.
Alma Ripps,
Chief, Office of Policy.
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