[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 40 (Tuesday, March 2, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9429-9431]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-3763]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Review 
Committee: Meetings

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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    Notice is hereby given in accordance with the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. Appendix (1988), of three meetings of the 
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Review Committee 
(Review Committee). The Review Committee will meet on May 14, 2010; 
June 11, 2010; and November 17-19, 2010.
    The May 14 and June 11 meetings will be conducted via 
teleconference. They are scheduled from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m. Eastern 
Daylight Time, but may conclude earlier if all business is completed.
    Persons not making presentations, but who wish to listen to the May 
14 or June 11 teleconference, may obtain a call-in number and access 
code by sending an e-mail message to [email protected]. In the 
subject line, write either ``May 14 teleconference'' or ``June 11 
teleconference.'' Send a separate e-mail message for each 
teleconference to

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which you wish to listen. In the body of your message, include the 
name, affiliation (tribe, institution, agency, or other organization), 
mailing address, telephone number, and e-mail address for each person 
who will be listening on the same line. The deadlines for registering 
to listen to a teleconference are April 19, 2010 (for the May 14 
meeting); and May 17, 2010 (for the June 11 meeting).
    The agenda for the May 14 meeting will include the selection of the 
Chair; introduction of the subcommittee drafting the Review Committee's 
Report to Congress for 2009; presentation and discussion of the 
intended scope of the Report to Congress; presentations to the Review 
Committee by Indian tribes, Native Hawaiian organizations, museums, and 
Federal agencies on both the positive experiences and the barriers 
encountered with NAGPRA compliance; other presentations by Indian 
tribes, Native Hawaiian organizations, museums, Federal agencies, and 
the public; and National NAGPRA Program reports. The final agenda for 
this meeting will be posted on or before April 23, 2010, at http://www.nps.gov/history/nagpra.
    The agenda for the June 11 meeting will include the presentation by 
the subcommittee of the draft Review Committee Report to Congress for 
2009; discussion of the draft Report to Congress and approval, or 
conditional approval, of the draft Report; appointment of the 
subcommittee to draft the Review Committee's Report to Congress for 
2010, and discussion of the intended scope of the Report; requests to 
the Review Committee for a recommendation on the disposition, per 
agreement, of Native American human remains determined to be culturally 
unidentifiable; and presentations by Indian tribes, Native Hawaiian 
organizations, museums, Federal agencies, and the public. The final 
agenda for this meeting will be posted on or before May 21, 2010, at 
http://www.nps.gov/history/nagpra.
    The November 17-19 meeting will take place in Washington, DC, at 
the Yates Auditorium of the Department of the Interior, 1849 C Street, 
NW. Meeting sessions will begin at 8:30 a.m., and will end at 5 p.m. 
each day. The agenda for this meeting will include the presentation by 
the subcommittee of the draft Review Committee Report to Congress for 
2010; discussion of the draft Report to Congress and approval, or 
conditional approval, of the draft Report; appointment of the 
subcommittee to draft the Review Committee's Report to Congress for 
2011, and discussion of the intended scope of the Report; National 
NAGPRA reports; the selection of dates and sites for the fall 2011 and 
spring 2012 meetings; requests to the Review Committee for a 
recommendation on the disposition, per agreement, of Native American 
human remains determined to be culturally unidentifiable; presentations 
by Indian tribes, Native Hawaiian organizations, museums, Federal 
agencies, and the public; requests to the Review Committee, pursuant to 
25 U.S.C. 3006 (c)(3), for review and findings of fact related to the 
identity or cultural affiliation of human remains or other cultural 
items, or the return of such items; and the hearing of disputes among 
parties convened by the Review Committee, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3006 
(c)(4). The final agenda for this meeting will be posted on or before 
October 22, 2010, at http://www.nps.gov/history/nagpra.
    For the May 14 meeting, the Review Committee is soliciting 
presentations by Indian tribes, Native Hawaiian organizations, museums, 
and Federal agencies on both the positive experiences and the barriers 
encountered with NAGPRA compliance. The deadline for submitting 
presentations on this topic is April 9, 2010. Electronic submissions 
are preferred, and are to be sent to: [email protected]. Mailed 
submissions are to be sent to: Designated Federal Officer, NAGPRA 
Review Committee, National Park Service, National NAGPRA Program, 1201 
Eye Street, NW., 8th Floor (2253), Washington, DC 20005.
    For the May 14, June 11, and November 17-19 meetings, the Review 
Committee will consider requests for other presentations by Indian 
tribes, Native Hawaiian organizations, museums, Federal agencies, and 
the public. Each request must include an abstract of the presentation 
and contact information for the presenter(s). The deadlines for 
presentation requests are March 19, 2010 (for the May 14 meeting); 
April 16, 2010 (for the June 11 meeting); and September 17, 2010 (for 
the November 17-19 meeting). Electronic submissions are preferred, and 
are to be sent to: [email protected]. Mailed submissions are to be 
sent to: Designated Federal Officer, NAGPRA Review Committee, National 
Park Service, National NAGPRA Program, 1201 Eye Street, NW., 8th Floor 
(2253), Washington, DC 20005.
    For the June 11 and November 17-19 meetings, the Review Committee 
will consider requests for a recommendation on the disposition, per 
agreement, of Native American human remains determined to be culturally 
unidentifiable (CUI). Each request must include the completed form 
posted on the National NAGPRA Program Web site and, as applicable, the 
ancillary materials noted on the form. To access and download the form, 
go to http://www.nps.gov/history/nagpra, and then click on ``Request 
for CUI Disposition form.'' The deadlines for CUI disposition agreement 
requests are March 19, 2010 (for the June 11 meeting); and August 20, 
2010 (for the November 17-19 meeting). Electronic submissions are 
preferred, and are to be sent to: [email protected]. Mailed 
submissions are to be sent to: Designated Federal Officer, NAGPRA 
Review Committee, National Park Service, National NAGPRA Program, 1201 
Eye Street, NW., 8th Floor (2253), Washington, DC 20005.
    For the November 17-19 meeting, the Review Committee will consider 
requests, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3006 (c)(3), for review and findings of 
fact related to the identity or cultural affiliation of human remains 
or other cultural items, or the return of such items. The Review 
Committee also will consider requests, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3006 
(c)(4), to convene parties and hear disputes.
    Each request pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3006 (c)(3) must include--
    a. The proposed questions for the Review Committee to consider.
    b. A statement of facts relevant for answering the questions posed.
    c. Copies of documents that are relevant for answering the 
questions posed.
    d. A statement of the requesting party's position and reasoning for 
their position.
    e. A list of all interested parties known to the requesting party.
    f. A summary of the consultation record.
    g. The findings of fact and recommendations sought from the Review 
Committee.
    Each request pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3006 (c)(4) must include items 
a. through g., above, and--
    h. A summary of previous efforts to resolve the dispute, including, 
if applicable, the results of alternative dispute resolution.
    i. A statement providing the requesting party's understanding of 
the other party's/parties' position and reasoning for their position.
    The deadline for requests pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3006 (c)(3) and 
(c)(4) is July 23, 2010. Electronic submissions are preferred, and are 
to be sent to: [email protected]. Mailed submissions are to be sent 
to:

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Designated Federal Officer, NAGPRA Review Committee, National Park 
Service, National NAGPRA Program, 1201 Eye Street, NW., 8th Floor 
(2253), Washington, DC 20005.
    Information about NAGPRA, the Review Committee, and Review 
Committee meetings is available on the National NAGPRA Program Web 
site, at http://www.nps.gov/history/nagpra. For the Review Committee's 
meeting procedures, click on ``Review Committee,'' then click on 
``Procedures.'' Meeting minutes may be accessed by going to the Web 
site; then clicking on ``Review Committee;'' and then clicking on 
``Meeting Minutes.'' Approximately fourteen weeks after each Review 
Committee meeting, the meeting transcript is posted for a limited time 
on the National NAGPRA Program Web site.
    The Review Committee was established in Section 8 of the Native 
American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act of 1990 (NAGPRA), 25 
U.S.C. 3006. 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 affecting such 
tribes or organizations lying within the scope of work of the 
Committee; consulting with the Secretary of the Interior on the 
development of regulations to carry out NAGPRA; and making 
recommendations regarding future care of repatriated cultural items. 
The Review Committee's work is carried out during the course of 
meetings that are open to the public.

    Dated: January 14, 2010.
David Tarler,
Designated Federal Officer, Native American Graves Protection and 
Repatriation Review Committee.
[FR Doc. 2010-3763 Filed 3-1-10; 8:45 am]
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