[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 30 (Wednesday, February 13, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8360-8361]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-2571]


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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 May 15-16, 2008, at the 
F.K. Bemis International Conference Center on the Campus of St. Norbert 
College, 100 Grant Street, De Pere, WI 54115-2099. Meeting sessions 
will begin at 8:30 a.m. and end at 5 p.m. each day.
    The agenda for the meeting includes preparation of the Review 
Committee's Report to Congress for 2007; update on National NAGPRA 
Program activities during the first half of fiscal year 2008; reports 
from the National NAGPRA Program on projects requested by the Review 
Committee; update and Review Committee recommendations on development 
of the draft proposed rule for disposition of unclaimed cultural items 
excavated or removed from Federal or tribal lands after November 16, 
1990 (43 CFR 10.7); update on development of the final rule for 
disposition of culturally unidentifiable Native American human remains 
in collections (43 CFR 10.11); requests for recommendations regarding 
the disposition of culturally unidentifiable human remains; 
presentations and statements by Indian tribes, Native Hawaiian 
organizations, museums, Federal agencies, and the public; and selection 
of dates and site for spring 2009 meeting.
    A detailed agenda for this meeting will be posted by April 30, 
2008, 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 than April 15, 
2008. 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. Written submissions may be received by the 
Designated Federal Officer until the close of business on April 15, 
2008.
    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].

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    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: December 13, 2007
C. Timothy McKeown,
Designated Federal Officer,
    Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Review 
Committee.
[FR Doc. E8-2571 Filed 2-12-08; 8:45 am]
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