[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 40 (Tuesday, March 2, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 10160]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-5069]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Review 
Committee: Meeting

AGENCY: National Park Service

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 Review Committee 
will be held on May 3, 4, and 5, 1999, in Silver Spring, Maryland.
    The Committee will meet at the Town Center Hotel; telephone: 301/
589-5200, fax: 301/588-1841, located at 8727 Colesville Road in Silver 
Spring, Maryland. Meetings will begin at 8:30 a.m. and will end no 
later than 5:00 p.m. each day.
    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 Native American Graves 
Protection and Repatriation Act.
    The agenda for this meeting will include: Federal compliance with 
the statute; disposition of culturally unidentifiable human remains; 
and the status of national implementation.
    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. Persons wishing to 
make a presentation to the committee should submit a request to do so 
by April 5, 1999. Please clearly state what you would like to discuss, 
how much time you estimate that you will need, and your contact 
information. Any member of the public may also file a written statement 
for consideration by the committee by April 16, 1999. Both written 
requests and statements should be addressed to the committee in care of 
the Departmental Consulting Archeologist.
    A block of lodging rooms has been set aside at the Town Center 
Hotel, at a significantly reduced rate. Reservations must be booked 
with the hotel by April 10 to guarantee the reduced rate. Please 
reference the National Park Service and mention that you are attending 
the NAGPRA Review Committee Meeting.
    Persons wishing further information concerning this meeting, or who 
wish to submit written statements may contact Dr. Francis P. McManamon, 
Departmental Consulting Archeologist, National Park Service, 1849 C St. 
NW, NC340/MS 2275, Washington, DC 20240; telephone: (202) 343-4101. 
Transcripts of the meeting will be available for public inspection 
approximately eight weeks after the meeting at the office of the 
Departmental Consulting Archeologist, 800 North Capitol St., NW, Suite 
340, Washington, DC.
Dated: February 19, 1999.
Francis P. McManamon,
Departmental Consulting Archeologist,
Manager, Archeology and Ethnography Program.
[FR Doc. 99-5069 Filed 3-1-99; 8:45 am]
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