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from disposal of minerals under the
Materials Act of 1947, subject to valid
existing rights, for 50 years. The
purpose of this withdrawal is to protect,
preserve, and promote the scenic
integrity, cultural importance,
recreational values, and wildlife habitat
connectivity within the Placitas area.
DATES: This PLO takes effect on April
25, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jillian Aragon, Bureau of Land
Management, New Mexico State Office,
505–564–7722 or jgaragon@blm.gov.
Individuals in the United States who are
deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have
a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY,
TDD, or Tele Braille) to access
telecommunications relay services.
Individuals outside the United States
should use the relay services offered
within their country to make
international calls to the point-ofcontact in the United States.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Order
By virtue of the authority vested in
the Secretary of the Interior by section
204 of the Federal Land Policy and
Management Act of 1976, 43 U.S.C.
1714, it is ordered as follows:
1. Subject to valid existing rights, the
following described lands are hereby
withdrawn from location and entry
under the United States mining laws,
from leasing under the mineral leasing
laws, and from disposal of minerals
under the Materials Act of 1947, for a
50-year term to protect, preserve, and
promote the scenic, cultural,
recreational, and wildlife habitat
connectivity values within the Placitas
area.
New Mexico Principal Meridian, New
Mexico
San Antonio de las Huertas Grant,
Parcel C.
Town of Tejon Grant,
Tract 40.
T. 13 N., R. 4 E.,
sec. 13, Lots 6 thru 9 and S1⁄2;
sec. 14, Lots 12 thru 15, E1⁄2SE1⁄4, and
SW1⁄4SE1⁄4;
sec. 15, Lot 10;
sec. 22, Lots 6 and 7, and SE1⁄4NE1⁄4;
sec. 23, N1⁄2, NE1⁄4SW1⁄4, and SE1⁄4;
sec. 24, N1⁄2.
T. 12 N, R. 5 E.,
Tract 39.
T. 13 N., R. 5 E.,
sec. 10, Lots 14 and 15;
sec.11, Lot 9;
sec. 17, Lots 1 thru 4, S1⁄2SW1⁄4, and
S1⁄2SE1⁄4;
sec. 18, Lots 1 thru 7, SE1⁄4SW1⁄4, and
S1⁄2SE1⁄4;
sec. 19, Lots 1 thru 3, NE1⁄4, and E1⁄2NW1⁄4;
sec. 20, E1⁄2, E1⁄2NW1⁄4, NW1⁄4NW1⁄4, and
NE1⁄4SW1⁄4;
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sec. 29, Lots 1 thru 4;
sec. 30, SE1⁄4;
sec. 31, NE1⁄4NE1⁄4;
Tract 38.
The areas described aggregate
4,212.98 acres according to the official
plats of the surveys of the said lands, on
file with the BLM.
2. The withdrawal made by this Order
does not alter the applicability of laws
governing the use of public lands other
than the mining laws, mineral leasing
laws, and mineral material laws.
3. This withdrawal will expire 50
years from the effective date of this
Order, unless, as a result of a review
conducted prior to the expiration date
pursuant to section 204(f) of the Federal
Land Policy and Management Act of
1976, 43 U.S.C. 1714(f), the Secretary
determines that the withdrawal shall be
extended.
(Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1714)
Dated: April 18, 2024.
Deb Haaland,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024–08701 Filed 4–24–24; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[BLM_OR_FRN_MO4500178664]
Public Meeting for the Steens
Mountain Advisory Council, Oregon
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Federal Land Policy and Management
Act of 1976 and the Federal Advisory
Committee Act of 1972, the U.S.
Department of the Interior, Bureau of
Land Management’s (BLM) Steens
Mountain Advisory Council (SMAC)
will meet as follows.
DATES: The SMAC will participate in a
field tour of sites within the Steens
Mountain Cooperative Management and
Protection Area, Thursday, June 13,
2024, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Pacific time
(PT), and a business meeting on Friday,
June 14, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. PT.
ADDRESSES: The business meeting and
the field tour will commence and
conclude at the BLM’s Burns District
Office at 28910 Highway 20 West in
Hines, Oregon. Virtual attendance
through the Zoom for Government
platform will be available for the Friday
meeting. The final meeting agenda and
Zoom link will be published on the
SMAC’s web page at least 10 days in
advance at https://on.doi.gov/2PnZRcl.
SUMMARY:
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Tara
Thissell, Public Affairs Specialist, BLM
Burns District Office, 28910 Highway 20
West, Hines, Oregon 97738; telephone:
(541) 573–4519; email: tthissell@
blm.gov. Individuals in the United
States who are deaf, deafblind, hard of
hearing, or have a speech disability may
dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to
access telecommunications relay
services. Individuals outside the United
States should use the relay services
offered within their country to make
international calls to the point-ofcontact in the United States.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
SMAC was established on August 14,
2001, pursuant to the Steens Mountain
Cooperative Management and Protection
Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 106–399) (Act). The
SMAC provides recommendations to the
BLM regarding new and unique
approaches to management of the public
lands within the boundaries of the
Steens Mountain Cooperative
Management and Protection Area, and
recommends cooperative programs and
incentives for landscape management
that meets human needs and maintains
and improves the ecological and
economic integrity of the Cooperative
Management and Protection Area.
A field tour to the Steens Mountain
area is planned for June 13. Tour stops
will vary depending on road, weather,
and access conditions, but may include
Riddle Brothers Ranch, Page Springs
Weir, South Steens Herd Management
Area or campground, or fuels treatment
project sites. The public is welcome to
attend but must provide their own
transportation and personal amenities,
such as appropriate clothing and
footwear, food, and water. Highclearance, four-wheel drive vehicles are
recommended.
The June 14 meeting agenda will
include information sharing from the
Designated Federal Officer and the
Andrews/Steens Field Manager, a
conversation about Inflation Reduction
Act projects, a discussion on specific
language in parts of the Steens Act, and
a presentation from the Burns Paiute
Tribe about their culture and aboriginal
homelands in the area. Council
members also have the opportunity to
share information from their
constituents or present research. Any
other matters that may reasonably come
before the SMAC may also be included
at any time throughout the meeting.
The meeting is open to the public and
a public comment period is scheduled
for 1:30 p.m. PT on Friday, June 14.
Depending on the number of people
wishing to comment and the time
available, the amount of time for oral
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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comments may be limited. Written
public comments may be sent to the
BLM Burns District Office listed in the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
section of this notice. All comments
received at least one week prior to the
meeting will be provided to the SMAC
in advance of the meeting. The meeting
may end early if all business items are
completed ahead of schedule or may be
extended if discussions warrant more
time.
Please make requests in advance for
sign language interpreter services,
assistive listening devices, or other
reasonable accommodations. We ask
that you contact the person listed in the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
section of this notice at least 7 business
days prior to the meeting to give the
BLM sufficient time to process your
request. All reasonable accommodation
requests are managed on a case-by-case
basis.
Public Disclosure of Comments:
Before including your address, phone
number, email address, or other
personal identifying information in your
comments, please 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. ch. 10)
Jeffrey Rose,
District Manager.
[FR Doc. 2024–08888 Filed 4–24–24; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0037808;
PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Intended Repatriation:
Augusta Museum of History, Augusta,
GA
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the Native
American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the
Augusta Museum of History intends to
repatriate certain cultural items that
meet the definition of unassociated
funerary objects and that have a cultural
affiliation with the Indian Tribes or
Native Hawaiian organizations in this
notice.
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Repatriation of the cultural items
in this notice may occur on or after May
28, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Nancy Glaser, Augusta
Museum of History, 560 Reynolds
Street, Augusta, GA 30901, telephone
(706) 722–8454, email amh@
augustamuseum.org.
DATES:
This
notice is published as part of the
National Park Service’s administrative
responsibilities under NAGPRA. The
determinations in this notice are the
sole responsibility of the Augusta
Museum of History, and additional
information on the determinations in
this notice, including the results of
consultation, can be found in the
summary or related records. The
National Park Service is not responsible
for the determinations in this notice.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Abstract of Information Available
A total of three cultural items have
been requested for repatriation. The
three unassociated funerary objects are
three lots of shell beads. These items
were removed from Elliott Mound (CA–
SAC–88) by Smith Coin & Curio
Company, likely between the years of
1924–1938. The items were acquired by
former Museum Director Jouett
Davenport, Sr. (1937–1963).
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repatriation may be submitted by any
lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or
Native Hawaiian organization not
identified in this notice who shows, by
a preponderance of the evidence, that
the requestor is a lineal descendant or
a culturally affiliated Indian Tribe or
Native Hawaiian organization.
Repatriation of the cultural items in
this notice to a requestor may occur on
or after May 28, 2024. If competing
requests for repatriation are received,
the Augusta Museum of History must
determine the most appropriate
requestor prior to repatriation. Requests
for joint repatriation of the cultural
items are considered a single request
and not competing requests. The
Augusta Museum of History is
responsible for sending a copy of this
notice to the Indian Tribes and Native
Hawaiian organizations identified in
this notice and to any other consulting
parties.
Authority: Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Act, 25
U.S.C. 3004 and the implementing
regulations, 43 CFR 10.9.
Dated: April 15, 2024.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024–08876 Filed 4–24–24; 8:45 am]
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Determinations
The Augusta Museum of History has
determined that:
• The three unassociated funerary
objects described in this notice are
reasonably believed to have been placed
intentionally with or near human
remains, and are connected, either at the
time of death or later as part of the death
rite or ceremony of a Native American
culture according to the Native
American traditional knowledge of a
lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or
Native Hawaiian organization. The
unassociated funerary objects have been
identified by a preponderance of the
evidence as related to human remains,
specific individuals, or families, or
removed from a specific burial site or
burial area of an individual or
individuals with cultural affiliation to
an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization.
• There is a reasonable connection
between the cultural items described in
this notice and the Wilton Rancheria,
California.
Requests for Repatriation
Additional, written requests for
repatriation of the cultural items in this
notice must be sent to the authorized
representative identified in this notice
under ADDRESSES. Requests for
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0037806;
PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion:
Jacksonville State University,
Jacksonville, AL
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the Native
American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA),
Jacksonville State University has
completed an inventory of human
remains and associated funerary objects
and has determined that there is a
cultural affiliation between the human
remains and associated funerary objects
and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations in this notice.
DATES: Repatriation of the human
remains and associated funerary objects
in this notice may occur on or after May
28, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Tim Lindblom, Jacksonville
State University, 700 Pelham Rd N,
Jacksonville, AL 36265, telephone (256)
782–8488, email tlindblom@jsu.edu.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[BLM_OR_FRN_MO4500178664]
Public Meeting for the Steens Mountain Advisory Council, Oregon
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act
of 1976 and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, the U.S.
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) Steens
Mountain Advisory Council (SMAC) will meet as follows.
DATES: The SMAC will participate in a field tour of sites within the
Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and Protection Area, Thursday,
June 13, 2024, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Pacific time (PT), and a business
meeting on Friday, June 14, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. PT.
ADDRESSES: The business meeting and the field tour will commence and
conclude at the BLM's Burns District Office at 28910 Highway 20 West in
Hines, Oregon. Virtual attendance through the Zoom for Government
platform will be available for the Friday meeting. The final meeting
agenda and Zoom link will be published on the SMAC's web page at least
10 days in advance at https://on.doi.gov/2PnZRcl.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tara Thissell, Public Affairs
Specialist, BLM Burns District Office, 28910 Highway 20 West, Hines,
Oregon 97738; telephone: (541) 573-4519; email: [email protected].
Individuals in the United States who are deaf, deafblind, hard of
hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or
TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay services. Individuals
outside the United States should use the relay services offered within
their country to make international calls to the point-of-contact in
the United States.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The SMAC was established on August 14, 2001,
pursuant to the Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and Protection
Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 106-399) (Act). The SMAC provides recommendations
to the BLM regarding new and unique approaches to management of the
public lands within the boundaries of the Steens Mountain Cooperative
Management and Protection Area, and recommends cooperative programs and
incentives for landscape management that meets human needs and
maintains and improves the ecological and economic integrity of the
Cooperative Management and Protection Area.
A field tour to the Steens Mountain area is planned for June 13.
Tour stops will vary depending on road, weather, and access conditions,
but may include Riddle Brothers Ranch, Page Springs Weir, South Steens
Herd Management Area or campground, or fuels treatment project sites.
The public is welcome to attend but must provide their own
transportation and personal amenities, such as appropriate clothing and
footwear, food, and water. High-clearance, four-wheel drive vehicles
are recommended.
The June 14 meeting agenda will include information sharing from
the Designated Federal Officer and the Andrews/Steens Field Manager, a
conversation about Inflation Reduction Act projects, a discussion on
specific language in parts of the Steens Act, and a presentation from
the Burns Paiute Tribe about their culture and aboriginal homelands in
the area. Council members also have the opportunity to share
information from their constituents or present research. Any other
matters that may reasonably come before the SMAC may also be included
at any time throughout the meeting.
The meeting is open to the public and a public comment period is
scheduled for 1:30 p.m. PT on Friday, June 14. Depending on the number
of people wishing to comment and the time available, the amount of time
for oral
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comments may be limited. Written public comments may be sent to the BLM
Burns District Office listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
section of this notice. All comments received at least one week prior
to the meeting will be provided to the SMAC in advance of the meeting.
The meeting may end early if all business items are completed ahead of
schedule or may be extended if discussions warrant more time.
Please make requests in advance for sign language interpreter
services, assistive listening devices, or other reasonable
accommodations. We ask that you contact the person listed in the FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice at least 7 business
days prior to the meeting to give the BLM sufficient time to process
your request. All reasonable accommodation requests are managed on a
case-by-case basis.
Public Disclosure of Comments: Before including your address, phone
number, email address, or other personal identifying information in
your comments, please 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. ch. 10)
Jeffrey Rose,
District Manager.
[FR Doc. 2024-08888 Filed 4-24-24; 8:45 am]
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