U.S. Nomination to the World Heritage List: Moravian Church Settlements (Historic Moravian Bethlehem District), 5498-5499 [2022-01952]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–OIA–DTS–32490;
PPWODIREI0–PIN00IO15.XI0000]
U.S. Nomination to the World Heritage
List: Moravian Church Settlements
(Historic Moravian Bethlehem District)
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
This notice announces the
decision to request that the Historic
Moravian Bethlehem District in
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, contribute to
a serial transnational (multi-country)
draft nomination of Moravian Church
Settlements for inclusion on the United
Nations Educational, Scientific and
Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World
Heritage List. The decision is the result
of consultation with the Federal
Interagency Panel for World Heritage
and the review of public comments
submitted in response to an earlier
notice. This notice complies with
applicable World Heritage Program
regulations.
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SUMMARY:
To request paper copies of
documents discussed in this notice,
contact April Brooks, Office of
International Affairs, National Park
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Service, 1849 C St. NW, Room 2415,
Washington, DC 20240 (202) 354–1808,
or sending electronic mail (Email) to:
april_brooks@nps.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jonathan Putnam, 202–354–1809.
Information on the U.S. World Heritage
program can be found at https://
www.nps.gov/subjects/international
cooperation/worldheritage.htm.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The World Heritage List is an
international list of cultural and natural
properties nominated by the signatories
to the World Heritage Convention
(1972). The United States was the prime
architect of the Convention, an
international treaty for preservation of
natural and cultural heritage sites of
global significance. The World Heritage
Committee, composed of representatives
of 21 nations periodically elected as the
governing body of the World Heritage
Convention, makes the final decisions
on which nominations to accept on the
World Heritage List. There are 1,154
sites in 167 countries. Currently there
are 24 World Heritage Sites in the
United States. U.S. participation and the
roles of the Department of the Interior
(Department) and the National Park
Service (NPS) are authorized by Title IV
of the Historic Preservation Act
Amendments of 1980 and conducted in
accordance with 36 CFR part 73—World
Heritage Convention. Each State Party to
the Convention maintains a Tentative
List, periodically updated, of properties
that are considered suitable for
nomination. Only properties on the
Tentative List are eligible to officially
prepare nominations that the
Department may consider for
submission. The Historic Moravian
Bethlehem District was included on the
U.S. Tentative List on April 11, 2017.
Neither inclusion in the list nor
inscription as a World Heritage Site
imposes legal restrictions on owners or
neighbors of sites, nor does it give the
United Nations any management
authority or ownership rights in U.S.
World Heritage Sites, which continue to
be subject only to U.S. law.
The Department’s Assistant Secretary
for Fish and Wildlife and Parks
(Assistant Secretary) initiates the
process to nominate U.S. sites to the
World Heritage List by publishing a
notice in the Federal Register seeking
public comment regarding which
properties on the U.S. Tentative List
should be nominated next by the United
States. The first notice (81 FR 89143, as
required by 36 CFR 73.7(c)) was
published on January 11, 2021.
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Following the publication of the first
notice, the Assistant Secretary convened
the Federal Interagency Panel to review
the public comments submitted and
make a recommendation. The Federal
Interagency Panel for World Heritage is
chaired by the Assistant Secretary and
assists the Department in implementing
the Convention by making
recommendations on U.S. World
Heritage policy, procedures, and
nominations. If the Panel recommends
that a property be nominated and the
recommendation is accepted by the
Assistant Secretary, a second notice is
issued. This is the second notice as
required by 36 CFR 73.7(f) on the
proposed nomination.
Decision To Request the Preparation of
a New U.S. World Heritage Nomination
The Department received more than
80 comments in response to the first
notice, including 63 concerning the
Historic Moravian Bethlehem District,
all of which were expressions of support
from the property owners, elected
representatives at local, State, and
Federal levels, individuals, institutions,
and museums. There were no comments
against nominating any property. Most
of the other comments were in support
of or discussions of other properties,
including Okefenokee National Wildlife
Refuge in Georgia.
The Department considered all
comments received as well as the advice
of the Federal Interagency Panel for
World Heritage, which met on June 15,
2021. The Panel agreed by consensus to
recommend authorization at this time
for the Historic Moravian Bethlehem
District to contribute as a component to
a serial transnational nomination of
Moravian Church Settlements.
The Department has selected the
Historic Moravian Bethlehem District as
a proposed U.S. component of a serial
transnational nomination of Moravian
Church Settlements to the World
Heritage List. With the assistance of the
Department, including the completion
of appropriate consultation with Native
American Tribal governments, the
owners of property in this district are
encouraged to contribute to a complete
nomination, in coordination with other
participating countries, in accordance
with 36 CFR part 73 and the nomination
format required by the World Heritage
Committee.
The Historic Moravian District in
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, a National
Historic Landmark, is a mid- and late18th century planned community
created in conjunction with the larger
Moravian congregation in Herrnhut,
Germany. Bethlehem, Pennsylvania,
became the religious and administrative
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center of Moravian activities in North
America. It consists of religious,
domestic, and industrial components,
reflecting Moravian principles of urban
planning and the full scope of Moravian
community life in a North American
context. The Moravian settlement of
Christiansfeld in Denmark was
inscribed on the World Heritage List in
2015. The government of the German
state of Saxony has proposed including
the Moravian settlement of Herrnhut
along with Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, as
a ‘‘serial transnational’’ group
nomination to extend the Danish listing,
possibly including Moravian
settlements in other countries as well.
Next Steps
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A draft World Heritage nomination for
Moravian Church Settlements that
includes the Historic Moravian
Bethlehem District may now be
prepared, in consultation with the
National Park Service’s Office of
International Affairs. The NPS will
coordinate the review and evaluation of
the Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, portion of
the draft nomination to ensure it meets
the requirements of 36 CFR 73, and will
cooperate with the governments of other
countries participating in this
nomination to complete and submit it to
the World Heritage Committee.
Following NPS review of a complete
draft nomination, the Department may
submit it to the World Heritage Centre
for technical review by September 30 of
any year. The Centre will then provide
comments by November 15 of that year.
The Federal Interagency Panel for World
Heritage will review a draft nomination
following receipt of the Centre’s
comments and recommend to the
Department whether the nomination
should be formally submitted for
consideration by the World Heritage
Committee. Submittal to the World
Heritage Centre by the Department
through the Department of State can be
made by February 1 of any year; the
World Heritage Committee would then
consider the nomination at its annual
meeting in the summer of the following
year, after an evaluation by an official
Advisory Body to the Committee.
Authority: 54 U.S.C. 307101; 36 CFR
part 73.
Shannon A. Estenoz,
Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and
Parks.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0033204;
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Native American Graves Protection
and Repatriation Review Committee
Finding Regarding the Cultural
Affiliation of Human Remains and
Associated Funerary Objects Removed
From, and Adjacent to, Moundville
Archeological Site (1TU500) Located in
Tuscaloosa County, AL
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
On November 23, 2021, the
Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Review Committee (Review
Committee) found, based on the
information provided before and during
its public meeting, that a cultural
affiliation exists between the presentday Muskogean-speaking Indian Tribes
and the earlier group connected to
human remains and funerary objects
excavated at, and adjacent to, the
Moundville archeological site (1Tu500),
in Tuscaloosa County, AL. The
recommendations, findings, and actions
in this notice are advisory only and are
not binding on any person. Pursuant to
the Native American Graves Protection
and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA or the
Act), the Review Committee is
responsible for reviewing and making
findings related to the identity or
cultural affiliation of cultural items. The
National Park Service is not responsible
for the determinations in this notice.
ADDRESSES: The meeting transcript
containing the Review Committee
proceedings and deliberation for this
finding are available online at
www.nps.gov/subjects/nagpra/
index.htm or upon an email request to
the National NAGPRA Program
(NAGPRA_Info@nps.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Melanie O’Brien, Manager and
Designated Federal Official, National
NAGPRA Program, 1849 C Street NW,
Washington, DC 20240, telephone (202)
354–2201, email NAGPRA_Info@
nps.gov.
SUMMARY:
The
Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Review Committee (Review
Committee) found that a cultural
affiliation exists between the presentday Muskogean-speaking Indian Tribes
and the earlier group connected to
human remains and funerary objects
excavated at, and adjacent to, the
Moundville archeological site (1Tu500),
in Tuscaloosa County, AL. The
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recommendations, findings, and actions
in this notice are advisory only and are
not binding on any person. Pursuant to
the Native American Graves Protection
and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA or the
Act), the Review Committee is
responsible for reviewing and making
findings related to the identity or
cultural affiliation of cultural items. 25
U.S.C. 3006(c)(3)(A).
These advisory findings do not
necessarily represent the views of the
National Park Service or Secretary of the
Interior. The National Park Service and
the Secretary of the Interior have not
taken a position on these matters. The
Review Committee established by
Section 8 of the Act (25 U.S.C. 3006) is
an advisory body governed by the
Federal Advisory Committee Act. Under
the Act, upon the request of any affected
party, the Review Committee is
responsible for reviewing and making
findings related to the identity or
cultural affiliation of cultural items. 25
U.S.C. 3006(c)(3)(A).
Background
Under the Act, ‘‘cultural affiliation’’
means that there is a relationship of
shared group identity that can be
reasonably traced between a present-day
Indian Tribe and an identifiable earlier
group. 25 U.S.C. 3001(2). Cultural
affiliation of Native American human
remains and associated funerary objects
is established by compiling an
inventory, based on information
possessed by a museum or Federal
agency and in consultation with Indian
Tribes and Native Hawaiian
organizations. 25 U.S.C. 3003. When
cultural affiliation is not established in
an inventory, then, upon request, Native
American human remains and
associated funerary objects must be
expeditiously returned where a
requesting Indian Tribe or Native
Hawaiian organization can show
cultural affiliation by a preponderance
of the evidence based upon the
following kinds of relevant information:
Geographical, kinship, biological,
archeological, anthropological,
linguistic, folkloric, oral traditional,
historical, or other relevant information
or expert opinion. 25 U.S.C. 3005(a)(4).
Request for a Finding
At its November 23, 2021, virtual
pubic meeting, the Review Committee
heard a request from the following
affected parties for a finding of fact: The
Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, The
Chickasaw Nation, Coushatta Tribe of
Louisiana, The Muscogee (Creek)
Nation, Seminole Tribe of Florida
[previously listed as Seminole Tribe of
Florida (Dania, Big Cypress, Brighton,
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[FR Doc No: 2022-01952]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-OIA-DTS-32490; PPWODIREI0-PIN00IO15.XI0000]
U.S. Nomination to the World Heritage List: Moravian Church
Settlements (Historic Moravian Bethlehem District)
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the decision to request that the
Historic Moravian Bethlehem District in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania,
contribute to a serial transnational (multi-country) draft nomination
of Moravian Church Settlements for inclusion on the United Nations
Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World
Heritage List. The decision is the result of consultation with the
Federal Interagency Panel for World Heritage and the review of public
comments submitted in response to an earlier notice. This notice
complies with applicable World Heritage Program regulations.
ADDRESSES: To request paper copies of documents discussed in this
notice, contact April Brooks, Office of International Affairs, National
Park Service, 1849 C St. NW, Room 2415, Washington, DC 20240 (202) 354-
1808, or sending electronic mail (Email) to: [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jonathan Putnam, 202-354-1809.
Information on the U.S. World Heritage program can be found at https://www.nps.gov/subjects/internationalcooperation/worldheritage.htm.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The World Heritage List is an international list of cultural and
natural properties nominated by the signatories to the World Heritage
Convention (1972). The United States was the prime architect of the
Convention, an international treaty for preservation of natural and
cultural heritage sites of global significance. The World Heritage
Committee, composed of representatives of 21 nations periodically
elected as the governing body of the World Heritage Convention, makes
the final decisions on which nominations to accept on the World
Heritage List. There are 1,154 sites in 167 countries. Currently there
are 24 World Heritage Sites in the United States. U.S. participation
and the roles of the Department of the Interior (Department) and the
National Park Service (NPS) are authorized by Title IV of the Historic
Preservation Act Amendments of 1980 and conducted in accordance with 36
CFR part 73--World Heritage Convention. Each State Party to the
Convention maintains a Tentative List, periodically updated, of
properties that are considered suitable for nomination. Only properties
on the Tentative List are eligible to officially prepare nominations
that the Department may consider for submission. The Historic Moravian
Bethlehem District was included on the U.S. Tentative List on April 11,
2017. Neither inclusion in the list nor inscription as a World Heritage
Site imposes legal restrictions on owners or neighbors of sites, nor
does it give the United Nations any management authority or ownership
rights in U.S. World Heritage Sites, which continue to be subject only
to U.S. law.
The Department's Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and
Parks (Assistant Secretary) initiates the process to nominate U.S.
sites to the World Heritage List by publishing a notice in the Federal
Register seeking public comment regarding which properties on the U.S.
Tentative List should be nominated next by the United States. The first
notice (81 FR 89143, as required by 36 CFR 73.7(c)) was published on
January 11, 2021. Following the publication of the first notice, the
Assistant Secretary convened the Federal Interagency Panel to review
the public comments submitted and make a recommendation. The Federal
Interagency Panel for World Heritage is chaired by the Assistant
Secretary and assists the Department in implementing the Convention by
making recommendations on U.S. World Heritage policy, procedures, and
nominations. If the Panel recommends that a property be nominated and
the recommendation is accepted by the Assistant Secretary, a second
notice is issued. This is the second notice as required by 36 CFR
73.7(f) on the proposed nomination.
Decision To Request the Preparation of a New U.S. World Heritage
Nomination
The Department received more than 80 comments in response to the
first notice, including 63 concerning the Historic Moravian Bethlehem
District, all of which were expressions of support from the property
owners, elected representatives at local, State, and Federal levels,
individuals, institutions, and museums. There were no comments against
nominating any property. Most of the other comments were in support of
or discussions of other properties, including Okefenokee National
Wildlife Refuge in Georgia.
The Department considered all comments received as well as the
advice of the Federal Interagency Panel for World Heritage, which met
on June 15, 2021. The Panel agreed by consensus to recommend
authorization at this time for the Historic Moravian Bethlehem District
to contribute as a component to a serial transnational nomination of
Moravian Church Settlements.
The Department has selected the Historic Moravian Bethlehem
District as a proposed U.S. component of a serial transnational
nomination of Moravian Church Settlements to the World Heritage List.
With the assistance of the Department, including the completion of
appropriate consultation with Native American Tribal governments, the
owners of property in this district are encouraged to contribute to a
complete nomination, in coordination with other participating
countries, in accordance with 36 CFR part 73 and the nomination format
required by the World Heritage Committee.
The Historic Moravian District in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, a
National Historic Landmark, is a mid- and late-18th century planned
community created in conjunction with the larger Moravian congregation
in Herrnhut, Germany. Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, became the religious and
administrative
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center of Moravian activities in North America. It consists of
religious, domestic, and industrial components, reflecting Moravian
principles of urban planning and the full scope of Moravian community
life in a North American context. The Moravian settlement of
Christiansfeld in Denmark was inscribed on the World Heritage List in
2015. The government of the German state of Saxony has proposed
including the Moravian settlement of Herrnhut along with Bethlehem,
Pennsylvania, as a ``serial transnational'' group nomination to extend
the Danish listing, possibly including Moravian settlements in other
countries as well.
Next Steps
A draft World Heritage nomination for Moravian Church Settlements
that includes the Historic Moravian Bethlehem District may now be
prepared, in consultation with the National Park Service's Office of
International Affairs. The NPS will coordinate the review and
evaluation of the Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, portion of the draft
nomination to ensure it meets the requirements of 36 CFR 73, and will
cooperate with the governments of other countries participating in this
nomination to complete and submit it to the World Heritage Committee.
Following NPS review of a complete draft nomination, the Department may
submit it to the World Heritage Centre for technical review by
September 30 of any year. The Centre will then provide comments by
November 15 of that year. The Federal Interagency Panel for World
Heritage will review a draft nomination following receipt of the
Centre's comments and recommend to the Department whether the
nomination should be formally submitted for consideration by the World
Heritage Committee. Submittal to the World Heritage Centre by the
Department through the Department of State can be made by February 1 of
any year; the World Heritage Committee would then consider the
nomination at its annual meeting in the summer of the following year,
after an evaluation by an official Advisory Body to the Committee.
Authority: 54 U.S.C. 307101; 36 CFR part 73.
Shannon A. Estenoz,
Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks.
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