National Park Service November 2015 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

National Register of Historic Places; Notification of Pending Nominations and Related Actions
Document Number: 2015-30255
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-11-30
Agency: Department of the Interior, National Park Service
The National Park Service is soliciting comments on the significance of properties nominated before October 31, 2015, for listing or related actions in the National Register of Historic Places.
National Register of Historic Places; Notification of Pending Nominations and Related Actions
Document Number: 2015-30254
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-11-30
Agency: Department of the Interior, National Park Service
The National Park Service is soliciting comments on the significance of properties nominated before November 7, 2015, for listing or related actions in the National Register of Historic Places.
Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Backcountry Management Plan, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona
Document Number: 2015-30162
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-11-27
Agency: Department of the Interior, National Park Service
The National Park Service (NPS) announces the availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Backcountry Management Plan (Plan/DEIS), Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. The Plan/DEIS evaluates the impacts of three action alternatives that address backcountry and wilderness management.
Notice of Intent To Prepare Environmental Impact Statement for Wilderness Stewardship Plan, Yosemite National Park, Madera, Mariposa, and Tuolumne, California
Document Number: 2015-30160
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-11-27
Agency: Department of the Interior, National Park Service
Yosemite National Park is initiating the conservation planning and environmental impact analysis process needed to inform consideration of alternative strategies for the future management of Yosemite Wilderness. The Yosemite Wilderness encompasses 704,638 acres that were designated by the California Wilderness Act of 1984 (an additional 927 acres were designated as potential wilderness additions). Through the preparation of the Wilderness Stewardship Plan/ Environmental Impact Statement (WSP/EIS), Yosemite National Park (YOSE) proposes to update the park's current 1989 Wilderness Management Plan to achieve enhanced wilderness stewardship objectives, which include preserving wilderness character, providing appropriate types and levels of access for visitors and authorized users, protecting natural and cultural resources, and adhering to legally-mandated management and preservation requirements. YOSE intends to coordinate the steps of Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act with reviews under the NEPA process.
National Register of Historic Places; Notification of Pending Nominations and Related Actions
Document Number: 2015-30104
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-11-27
Agency: Department of the Interior, National Park Service
The National Park Service is soliciting comments on the significance of properties nominated before October 24, 2015, for listing or related actions in the National Register of Historic Places.
Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area Advisory Council
Document Number: 2015-29823
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-11-23
Agency: Department of the Interior, National Park Service
This notice announces a quarterly meeting of the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area Advisory Council (Council). The agenda includes planning for the annual meeting, reactivation of the nominating committee, report by park managers on the past season and their plans for next season, and an update on plans for celebrating the 10th anniversary of the opening of Spectacle Island, the 20th anniversary of the park, and the NPS Centennial and the Boston Light Tricentennial in 2016.
Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, TX
Document Number: 2015-29360
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-11-17
Agency: Department of the Interior, National Park Service
The Dallas Museum of Art, in consultation with the appropriate Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations, has determined that the cultural items listed in this notice meet the definition of sacred objects and objects of cultural patrimony. Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to claim these cultural items should submit a written request to the Dallas Museum of Art. If no additional claimants come forward, transfer of control of the cultural items to the lineal descendants, Indian tribes, or Native Hawaiian organizations stated in this notice may proceed.
Notice of Inventory Completion: Shiloh Museum of Ozark History, Springdale, AR
Document Number: 2015-29359
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-11-17
Agency: Department of the Interior, National Park Service
The Shiloh Museum of Ozark History has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects in consultation with the appropriate Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations, and has determined that there is no cultural affiliation between the human remains and associated funerary objects and any present-day Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations. Representatives of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to request transfer of control of these human remains and associated funerary objects should submit a written request to the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History. If no additional requestors come forward, transfer of control of the human remains to the Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations stated in this notice may proceed.
Notice of Inventory Completion: Hudson Museum, University of Maine, Orono, ME
Document Number: 2015-29357
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-11-17
Agency: Department of the Interior, National Park Service
The Hudson Museum has completed an inventory of human remains, in consultation with the appropriate Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations, and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and present-day Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations. Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to request transfer of control of these human remains should submit a written request to the Hudson Museum, University of Maine. If no additional requestors come forward, transfer of control of the human remains to the lineal descendants, Indian tribes, or Native Hawaiian organizations stated in this notice may proceed.
Notice of Inventory Completion: Neville Public Museum of Brown County, Green Bay, WI
Document Number: 2015-29356
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-11-17
Agency: Department of the Interior, National Park Service
The Neville Public Museum of Brown County has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects, in consultation with the appropriate Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations, and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and associated funerary objects and present- day Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations. Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to request transfer of control of these human remains and associated funerary objects should submit a written request to the Neville Public Museum of Brown County. If no additional requestors come forward, transfer of control of the human remains and associated funerary objects to the lineal descendants, Indian tribes, or Native Hawaiian organizations stated in this notice may proceed.
Notice of Intent to Repatriate Cultural Items: Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh, PA
Document Number: 2015-29355
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-11-17
Agency: Department of the Interior, National Park Service
The Carnegie Museum of Natural History, in consultation with the appropriate Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations, has determined that the cultural items listed in this notice meet the definition of unassociated funerary objects. Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to claim these cultural items should submit a written request to the Carnegie Museum of Natural History. If no additional claimants come forward, transfer of control of the cultural items to the lineal descendants, Indian tribes, or Native Hawaiian organizations stated in this notice may proceed.
Notice of Inventory Completion: Department of Anthropology at Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
Document Number: 2015-29354
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-11-17
Agency: Department of the Interior, National Park Service
The Department of Anthropology at Indiana University has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects in consultation with the appropriate Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations, and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and present-day Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations. Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to request transfer of control of these human remains should submit a written request to the Indiana University NAGPRA Office. If no additional requestors come forward, transfer of control of the human remains to the lineal descendants, Indian tribes, or Native Hawaiian organizations stated in this notice may proceed.
Notice of Inventory Completion: Neville Public Museum of Brown County, Green Bay, WI
Document Number: 2015-29352
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-11-17
Agency: Department of the Interior, National Park Service
The Neville Public Museum of Brown County has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects, in consultation with the appropriate Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations, and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and associated funerary objects and present- day Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations. Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to request transfer of control of these human remains and associated funerary objects should submit a written request to the Neville Public Museum of Brown County. If no additional requestors come forward, transfer of control of the human remains and associated funerary objects to the lineal descendants, Indian tribes, or Native Hawaiian organizations stated in this notice may proceed.
Notice of Inventory Completion: Neville Public Museum of Brown County, Green Bay, WI
Document Number: 2015-29351
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-11-17
Agency: Department of the Interior, National Park Service
The Neville Public Museum of Brown County has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects, in consultation with the appropriate Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations, and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and associated funerary objects and present- day Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations. Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to request transfer of control of these human remains and associated funerary objects should submit a written request to the Neville Public Museum of Brown County. If no additional requestors come forward, transfer of control of the human remains and associated funerary objects to the lineal descendants, Indian tribes, or Native Hawaiian organizations stated in this notice may proceed.
Boundary Revision of Acadia National Park
Document Number: 2015-29329
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-11-17
Agency: Department of the Interior, National Park Service
Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to appropriate authorities, the boundary of Acadia National Park in the State of Maine is modified to include approximately 1,441 acres of adjacent land. Following this boundary revision, the property will be donated to the United States and managed as a part of the park.
Moose-Wilson Corridor Comprehensive Management Plan, Draft Environmental Impact Statement, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
Document Number: 2015-28016
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-11-16
Agency: Department of the Interior, National Park Service
The National Park Service announces the availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Moose-Wilson Corridor Comprehensive Management Plan, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming. The Draft Environmental Impact Statement analyzes four alternatives for future management of the corridor. Alternative C has been identified as the NPS preferred alternative.
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Review Committee: Notice of Nomination Solicitation
Document Number: 2015-28826
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-11-13
Agency: Department of the Interior, National Park Service
The National Park Service is seeking nominations for one member of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Review Committee (Review Committee). The Secretary of the Interior will appoint the member from nominations submitted by Indian tribes, Native Hawaiian organizations, and traditional Native American religious leaders. The nominee need not be a traditional Indian religious leader.
Proposed Information Collection; National Park Service Concessions
Document Number: 2015-28546
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-11-10
Agency: Department of the Interior, National Park Service
We (National Park Service, NPS) will ask the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve the information collection (IC) described below. As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and as part of our continuing efforts to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, we invite the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on this IC. This IC is scheduled to expire on November 30, 2016. We may not conduct or sponsor and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.
Information Collection Request Sent to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Approval; Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation
Document Number: 2015-28318
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-11-06
Agency: Department of the Interior, National Park Service
We (National Park Service, NPS) have sent an Information Collection Request (ICR) to OMB for review and approval. We summarize the ICR below and describe the nature of the collection and the estimated burden and cost. This collection is set to expire on November 30, 2015. We may not conduct or sponsor and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB Control Number.
National Register of Historic Places; Notification of Pending Nominations and Related Actions
Document Number: 2015-28295
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-11-06
Agency: Department of the Interior, National Park Service
The National Park Service is soliciting comments on the significance of properties nominated before October 17, 2015, for listing or related actions in the National Register of Historic Places.
National Register of Historic Places; Notification of Pending Nominations and Related Actions
Document Number: 2015-28048
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-11-04
Agency: Department of the Interior, National Park Service
The National Park Service is soliciting comments on the significance of properties nominated before October 10, 2015, for listing or related actions in the National Register of Historic Places.
Notice of Inventory Completion: Texas Archeological Research Laboratory, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX
Document Number: 2015-27988
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-11-03
Agency: Department of the Interior, National Park Service
The Texas Archeological Research Laboratory, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, has completed an inventory of human remains, in consultation with the appropriate Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations, and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and present-day Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations. Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to request transfer of control of these human remains should submit a written request to the Texas Archeological Research Laboratory, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX. If no additional requestors come forward, transfer of control of the human remains to the lineal descendants, Indian tribes, or Native Hawaiian organizations stated in this notice may proceed.
Notice of the 2016 Meeting Schedule for Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park Advisory Commission
Document Number: 2015-27968
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-11-03
Agency: Department of the Interior, National Park Service
Notice is hereby given by the National Park Service, in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. Appendix 1-16), that the Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park Advisory Commission will hold quarterly meetings to discuss park projects and the implementation of the park's general management plan.
Notice of Public Meeting and Request for Comments
Document Number: 2015-27966
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-11-03
Agency: Department of the Interior, National Park Service
The National Park Service is seeking public comments and suggestions on the planning of the 2015 National Christmas Tree Lighting and the subsequent 29-day event. The general plan and theme for the event is the celebration of the holiday season with the display of the traditional American symbols of Christmas.
Big Cypress National Preserve Off-Road Vehicle Advisory Committee Charter Renewal
Document Number: 2015-27964
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-11-03
Agency: Department of the Interior, National Park Service
The Secretary of the Interior is giving notice of renewal of the Big Cypress National Preserve Off-Road Vehicle Advisory Committee to offer recommendations, alternatives and possible solutions to management of off-road vehicles at Big Cypress National Preserve.
Cancellation of November 6, 2015, Meeting of the Na Hoa Pili O Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Advisory Commission
Document Number: 2015-27961
Type: Notice
Date: 2015-11-03
Agency: Department of the Interior, National Park Service
In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. Appendix 1-16), notice is hereby given that the November 6, 2015, meeting of the Na Hoa Pili O Kaloko-Honokohau (The Friends of Kaloko-Honokohau) (Commission), an advisory commission for Kaloko- Honokohau National Historical Park (Park) previously announced in the Federal Register, Vol. 79, December 22, 2014, pp. 76365, is cancelled.
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