[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 151 (Tuesday, August 7, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44181-44182]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-15347]


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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 Committee (Review 
Committee). The Review Committee will meet on October 15-16, 2007, at 
the Heard Museum, 2301 North Central Ave., Phoenix, AZ 85004. Meeting 
sessions will begin at 8:30 a.m. and end at 5 p.m. each day.
    The agenda for the meeting includes an overview of activities of 
the National NAGPRA Program during fiscal year 2007; consultation 
regarding regulations for disposition of unclaimed cultural items 
excavated or removed from Federal or tribal lands after November 16, 
1990 (43 CFR 10.7); requests for recommendations regarding the 
disposition of culturally unidentifiable human remains; and 
presentations and statements by Indian tribes, Native Hawaiian 
organizations, museums, Federal agencies, and the public. A detailed 
agenda for this meeting will be posted on September 28, 2007, at http://www.nps.gov/history/nagpra/.
    Requests to schedule a presentation to the Review Committee during 
the meeting should be submitted in writing no later that September 14, 
2007. Requests should include an abstract of the presentation and 
contact information for the presenters. 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 eight weeks after each meeting at the National NAGPRA 
Program office, 1201 Eye Street NW, 8th floor, 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.nps.gov/history/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 human 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: July 11, 2007
C. Timothy McKeown,
Designated Federal Officer, Native American Graves Protection and 
Repatriation Review Committee.
[FR Doc. E7-15347 Filed 8-6-07; 8:45 am]
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