[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 194 (Friday, October 7, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58742-58743]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-20200]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Review 
Committee: Meeting

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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    Notice is here given in accordance with the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. Appendix (1988), of a meeting of the Native 
American Graves Protection and Repatriation Review

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Committee. The Review Committee will meet on November 16-17, 2005, in 
the Cochiti/Taos Room, Albuquerque Convention Center, 401 Second Street 
NW, Albuquerque, NM 87102, telephone (505) 768-4575. Meeting sessions 
will begin at approximately 8:30 a.m. and end at approximately 5:00 p.m 
each day. The agenda for the meeting includes an update on the status 
of national implementation of the Act; consultation on regulations 
regarding the disposition of unclaimed Native American cultural items 
excavated or discovered on Federal or tribal lands after November 16, 
1990; consideration of requests for recommendations regarding the 
disposition of culturally unidentifiable human remains; discussion of 
the Review Committee's recommendations to Congress for 2005; discussion 
of the Review Committee's procedures for meetings, findings, and 
disputes; and presentations and statements by Indian tribes, Native 
Hawaiian organizations, museums, Federal agencies, and the public.
    A block of lodging rooms has been set-aside at a reduced rate at 
the Double Tree Hotel, which is adjacent to the Convention Center. 
Reservations for rooms in this block may be made by calling (505) 247-
3344 and referencing the National NAGPRA Program. Reservations must be 
made by October 31, 2005, to guarantee the reduced rate available for 
persons attending this meeting.
    To schedule a presentation to the Review Committee during the 
meeting, submit a written request with an abstract of the presentation 
and contact information. Persons also may submit written statements for 
consideration by the Review Committee during the meeting. Send requests 
and statements to the Designated Federal Officer, NAGPRA Review 
Committee by U.S. Mail to the National Park Service, 1849 C Street NW 
(2253), Washington, DC 20240; or by commercial delivery to the National 
Park Service, 1201 Eye Street NW, 8th floor, Washington, DC 20005. 
Because increased security in the Washington, DC, area may delay 
delivery of U.S. Mail to Government offices, copies of mailed requests 
and statements should also be faxed to (202) 371-5197.
    Transcripts of Review Committee meetings are available 
approximately 8 weeks after each meeting at the National NAGPRA Program 
office, 1201 Eye Street NW, Washington, DC. To request electronic 
copies of meeting transcripts, send an e-mail message to [email protected]. Information about NAGPRA, the Review Committee, and 
Review Committee meetings is available at the National NAGPRA website, 
http://www.cr.nps.gov/nagpra; for the Review Committee's meeting 
procedures, select ``Review Committee,'' then select ``Procedures.''
    The Review Committee was established by the Native American Graves 
Protection and Repatriation Act of 1990 (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3001 et 
seq. Review Committee members are appointed by the Secretary of the 
Interior. The Review Committee is responsible for monitoring the NAGPRA 
inventory and identification process; reviewing and making findings 
related to the identity or cultural affiliation of cultural items, or 
the return of such items; facilitating the resolution of disputes; 
compiling an inventory of culturally unidentifiable human remains that 
are in the possession or control of each Federal agency and museum and 
recommending specific actions for developing a process for disposition 
of such remains; consulting with Indian tribes and Native Hawaiian 
organizations and museums on matters within the scope of the work of 
the committee affecting such tribes or organizations; consulting with 
the Secretary of the Interior in the development of regulations to 
carry out NAGPRA; and making recommendations regarding future care of 
repatriated cultural items. The Review Committee's work is completed 
during meetings that are open to the public.

    Dated: September 23, 2005
C. Timothy McKeown,
Designated Federal Officer,Native American Graves Protection and 
Repatriation Review Committee.
[FR Doc. 05-20200 Filed 10-6-05; 8:45 am]
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