[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 104 (Wednesday, May 31, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 28429]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-13200]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service


Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Review 
Committee: Meeting

AGENCY: National Park Service, Department of the Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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    Notice is hereby given in accordance with the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. Appendix (1988), that a meeting of the 
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act Review Committee 
will be held on October 16, 17, and 18, 1995, in Anchorage, Alaska.
    The Committee will meet in the Dillingham room at the Anchorage 
Hilton, 500 West 3rd Ave., Anchorage, AK 99510-9953. The final day of 
the meeting may be held in the Eagan Center, Anchorage, AK, in 
conjunction with the Alaska Federation of Natives annual convention. 
Meetings will begin each day at 8:30 a.m. and conclude not later than 
5:00 p.m.
    The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Review 
Committee was established by Public Law 101-601 to monitor, review, and 
assist in implementation of the inventory and identification process 
and repatriation activities required under the statute.
    On the agenda for this meeting will be comments to the Committee's 
draft recommendations regarding the disposition of culturally 
unidentifiable human remains in museums and Federal collections. The 
Committee with also hear public comment and discuss the application of 
the statute in Alaska.
    Culturally unidentifiable human remains are those in museum or 
Federal agency collections for which, following the completion of 
inventories by November 16, 1995, no lineal descendants or culturally 
affiliated Indian tribe has been determined.
    The meeting will be open to the public. However, facilities and 
space for accommodating members of the public are limited. Persons will 
be accommodated on a first-come, first-served basis. In addition, due 
to the presence of Alaska Federation of Natives delegates, hotel rooms 
in Anchorage may be scarce. Any member of the public may file a written 
statement concerning the matters to be discussed with Dr. Francis P. 
McManamon, Departmental Consulting Archeologist.
    Persons wishing further information concerning this meeting, or who 
wish to submit written statements may contact Dr. Francis P. McManamon, 
Departmental Consulting Archeologist, Archeological Assistance Division 
(MS0436), National Park Service, P.O. Box 37127 Washington, D.C. 20013-
7127, Washington D.C. 20002, Telephone (202) 343-4101. Draft summary 
minutes of the meeting will be available for public inspection about 
eight weeks after the meeting at the office of the Departmental 
Consulting Archeologist, Suite 210, 800 North Capital Street, 
Washington, D.C.
Dated: May 16, 1995.
Francis P. McManamon,
Departmental Consulting Archeologist and
Chief, Archeological Assistance Division.
[FR Doc. 95-13200 Filed 5-30-95; 8:45 am]
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