National Park Service December 2024 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Notice of Availability and Request for Comments on Draft Director's Order #42 Concerning National Park Service Policies and Procedures Governing Accessibility of National Park Service Facilities, Programs, Services, and Activities
Document Number: 2024-28942
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-12-10
Agency: Department of the Interior, National Park Service
The National Park Service (NPS) has prepared Director's Order #42 to set forth its policies and procedures for making facilities, transportation systems, information and communication technology, interpretive and educational programs and services, and commercial services accessible to visitors with disabilities. Once adopted, the policies and procedures in Director's Order #42 and the accompanying Reference Manual 42 (RM-42) will supersede and replace the policies and procedures issued in Director's Order #42: Accessibility for Visitors with Disabilities, dated November 3, 2000.
National Register of Historic Places; Notification of Pending Nominations and Related Actions
Document Number: 2024-28981
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-12-10
Agency: Department of the Interior, National Park Service
The National Park Service is soliciting electronic comments on the significance of properties nominated before November 30, 2024, for listing or related actions in the National Register of Historic Places.
Rights of Way
Document Number: 2024-28348
Type: Rule
Date: 2024-12-05
Agency: Department of the Interior, National Park Service
The National Park Service (NPS) revises regulations governing the application, processing, and issuance of right-of-way (ROW) permits for lands and waters administered by the NPS. A ROW permit authorizes the use of such lands and waters for the operation and maintenance of infrastructure associated with utilities such as fiber, water lines, power lines, and cellular antennas. The revisions align NPS processes more closely with those of other Department of the Interior (DOI) bureaus by allowing for a pre-application meeting, identifying a common standard application form, and broadening methods the NPS can use to determine fair market value. This rule clarifies the process for permitting construction related to a ROW permit, makes updates that reflect current technology and standard practices, and integrates applicable laws that have been implemented since the regulations were first promulgated in 1980.
Notice of Inventory Completion: Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
Document Number: 2024-28488
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-12-05
Agency: Department of the Interior, National Park Service
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University (PMAE) 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.
Notice of Intended Disposition: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Agate Fossil Beds National Monument, Harrison, NE
Document Number: 2024-28487
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-12-05
Agency: Department of the Interior, National Park Service
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Agate Fossil Beds National Monument (AGFO) intends to carry out the disposition of human remains removed from Federal or Tribal lands to the lineal descendants, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization with priority for disposition in this notice.
Notice of Inventory Completion: History Colorado (Formerly Colorado Historical Society), Denver, CO
Document Number: 2024-28486
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-12-05
Agency: Department of the Interior, National Park Service
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), History Colorado (formerly Colorado Historical Society) has completed an inventory of human remains and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice.
Notice of Intended Disposition: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area, Oneida, TN
Document Number: 2024-28485
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-12-05
Agency: Department of the Interior, National Park Service
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the U.S. Department of Interior, National Park Service, Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area (BISO) intends to carry out the disposition of human remains removed from Federal or Tribal lands to the lineal descendants, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization with priority for disposition in this notice.
Notice of Inventory Completion: Louisiana State University, Museum of Natural Science, Baton Rouge, LA
Document Number: 2024-28484
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-12-05
Agency: Department of the Interior, National Park Service
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Louisiana State University, Museum of Natural Science (LSUMNS) has completed an inventory of associated funerary objects and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the associated funerary objects and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice.
Notice of Intended Repatriation: The Quincy Museum Inc., Quincy, IL
Document Number: 2024-28483
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-12-05
Agency: Department of the Interior, National Park Service
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), The Quincy Museum Inc. 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.
Notice of Proposed Transfer or Reinterment: Monterey Peninsula College, Monterey, CA
Document Number: 2024-28500
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-12-05
Agency: Department of the Interior, National Park Service
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Monterey Peninsula College proposes to reinter human remains listed in a Notice of Inventory Completion published in the Federal Register on May 13, 2024.
Notice of Inventory Completion: William S. Webb Museum of Anthropology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
Document Number: 2024-28499
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-12-05
Agency: Department of the Interior, National Park Service
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the William S. Webb Museum of Anthropology, University of Kentucky (WSWM) 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.
Notice of Intended Repatriation: William S. Webb Museum of Anthropology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
Document Number: 2024-28498
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-12-05
Agency: Department of the Interior, National Park Service
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the William S. Webb Museum of Anthropology, University of Kentucky (WSWM) 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.
Notice of Intended Repatriation: California Department of Transportation, Oakland, CA
Document Number: 2024-28497
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-12-05
Agency: Department of the Interior, National Park Service
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) intends to repatriate certain cultural items that meet the definition of objects of cultural patrimony and that have a cultural affiliation with the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice.
Notice of Intended Repatriation: Riley County Historical Society and Museum, Manhattan, KS
Document Number: 2024-28496
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-12-05
Agency: Department of the Interior, National Park Service
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Riley County Historical Society and Museum (RCHSM) 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.
Notice of Inventory Completion: Princeton University, Princeton, NJ
Document Number: 2024-28495
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-12-05
Agency: Department of the Interior, National Park Service
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), Princeton University has completed an inventory of human remains and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice.
Notice of Inventory Completion: Department of Anthropology at Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL
Document Number: 2024-28494
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-12-05
Agency: Department of the Interior, National Park Service
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Department of Anthropology at Northern Illinois University (NIU Department of Anthropology) has completed an inventory of human remains and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice.
Notice of Inventory Completion: Office of History and Archaeology, Anchorage, AK
Document Number: 2024-28493
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-12-05
Agency: Department of the Interior, National Park Service
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Office of History and Archaeology has completed an inventory of human remains and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice.
Notice of Intended Disposition: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Forests in Florida, Tallahassee, FL
Document Number: 2024-28492
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-12-05
Agency: Department of the Interior, National Park Service
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Forests in Florida (National Forests in Florida) intends to carry out the disposition of human remains and associated funerary objects removed from Federal or Tribal lands to the lineal descendants, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization with priority for disposition in this notice.
Notice of Inventory Completion: The Kikuchi Center at Kaua`i Community College, Līhu`e, HI
Document Number: 2024-28491
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-12-05
Agency: Department of the Interior, National Park Service
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Kikuchi Center at Kaua`i Community College 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.
Notice of Intended Repatriation Amendment: New York State Museum, Albany, NY
Document Number: 2024-28490
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-12-05
Agency: Department of the Interior, National Park Service
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the New York State Museum has amended a Notice of Intended Repatriation published in the Federal Register on August 13, 2024. This notice amends the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations with cultural affiliation.
Notice of Inventory Completion: Robert S. Peabody Institute of Archaeology, Andover, MA
Document Number: 2024-28489
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-12-05
Agency: Department of the Interior, National Park Service
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Robert S. Peabody Institute of Archaeology, Phillips Academy (RSPI) 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.
World Heritage Convention
Document Number: 2024-27373
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2024-12-04
Agency: Department of the Interior, National Park Service
This proposed rule would revise regulations governing the National Park Service's coordination of U.S. participation in the Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage. The proposed changes would reflect updates to the Operational Guidelines for the Implementation of the World Heritage Convention that have been made by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization Intergovernmental Committee for the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage since the regulations were first promulgated in 1982.
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Review Committee: Notice of Nomination Solicitation
Document Number: 2024-28234
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-12-03
Agency: Department of the Interior, National Park Service
The National Park Service is soliciting nominations for the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Review Committee (Committee). The Secretary of the Interior will appoint one member from nominations submitted by Indian Tribes, Native Hawaiian organizations, or traditional Native American religious leaders. The appointed member must be a traditional Indian religious leader.
Notice of Public Meetings for the Acadia National Park Advisory Commission
Document Number: 2024-28233
Type: Notice
Date: 2024-12-03
Agency: Department of the Interior, National Park Service
In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, the National Park Service (NPS) is hereby giving notice that the Acadia National Park Advisory Commission (Commission) will meet as indicated below.
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