[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 238 (Wednesday, December 12, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70607-70608]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-24060]


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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 of Meeting via Teleconference.

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SUMMARY: The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Review 
Committee will conduct a meeting via teleconference on Tuesday, January 
8, 2008 to provide comments on the proposed rule regarding the 
disposition of culturally unidentifiable human remains [43 CFR 10.11].

DATES: The teleconference will take place on Tuesday, January 8, 2008 
from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. This teleconference may 
conclude early if all business is finished.

ADDRESSES: Telephone conference call only.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Members of the public who wish to 
listen to the teleconference may obtain the call-in number and access 
code by sending an e-mail to [email protected], with ``January 8th 
teleconference'' in the subject line, and your full name and 
organizational affiliation in the body of the e-mail. Registration for 
the teleconference closes at 5 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, Friday, 
January 4, 2008.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Authority. Native American Graves Protection 
and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA, 25 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.), and Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (FACA, 5 U.S.C. Appendix).
    General Information. The Review Committee was established by NAGPRA 
and 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

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remains and recommending 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 Review 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.
    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.nps.gov/history/nagpra/; for the Review Committee's meeting 
protocol, select ``Review Committee,'' then select ``Procedures.''
    Agenda for the teleconference meeting. The January 8, 2008 
teleconference provides the Review Committee with an opportunity to 
comment on the proposed rule regarding the disposition of culturally 
unidentifiable human remains [43 CFR 10.11]. A copy of the proposed 
rule is available at: http://www.nps.gov/history/nagpra/
    Procedures for Providing Public Comments. Interested members of the 
public may submit comments on the proposed rule through January 14, 
2008, identified by the number RIN 1024-AD68, by any of the following 
methods:
    --Federal rulemaking portal: http://www.regulations.gov Follow the 
instructions for submitting comments.
    --Mail to: Dr. Sherry Hutt, Manager, National NAGPRA Program, 
National Park Service, Docket No. 1024-AC84, 1201 Eye Street, NW 
(2253), Washington, DC 20005.
    --Hand deliver to: Dr. Sherry Hutt, 1201 Eye Street, NW, 8th floor, 
Washington, DC.
    Before including your address, phone number, e-mail address, or 
other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be 
aware that your entire comment--including your personal identifying 
information--may be made publicly available at any time. While you can 
ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying 
information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be 
able to do so.

    Dated: November 7, 2007
C. Timothy McKeown,
Designated Federal Officer, Native American Graves Protection and 
Repatriation Review Committee.
[FR Doc. E7-24060 Filed 12-11-07; 8:45 am]
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