[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 203 (Thursday, October 21, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65030-65031]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-26464]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Review 
Committee: Nomination Solicitation

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Review 
Committee; Notice of Nomination Solicitation.

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    The National Park Service is soliciting nominations for two members 
of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Review 
Committee. The Secretary of the Interior will appoint the two members 
from nominations submitted by national museum organizations and 
scientific organizations.
    Nominations must--
    1. Be submitted on organization letterhead, and include the 
nominator's original signature and daytime telephone number. Also, the 
nominator must be the official authorized by the organization to submit 
nominations in response to this solicitation, and the nomination must 
include a statement that the nominator is so authorized.
    2. Include the following information about the nominee:
    a. The nominee's full legal name, home address, home telephone 
number, and e-mail address; and
    b. The nominee's resume or a brief biography of the nominee, in 
which the nominee's NAGPRA experience and ability to work effectively 
as a member of a Federal advisory board are addressed.

DATES: Nominations must be received by December 20, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Address nominations to David Tarler, Designated Federal 
Officer, Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Review 
Committee, National NAGPRA Program, National Park Service, 1201 Eye 
Street, NW., 8th Floor (2253), Washington, DC 20005.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    1. The Review Committee was established by the Native American 
Graves Protection and Repatriation Act of 1990 (NAGPRA), at 25 U.S.C. 
3006.
    2. The Review Committee is responsible for:
    a. Monitoring the NAGPRA inventory and identification process;
    b. Reviewing and making findings related to the identity or 
cultural affiliation of cultural items, or the return of such items;
    c. Facilitating the resolution of disputes relating to the return 
of such items;
    d. Compiling an inventory of culturally unidentifiable human 
remains and developing a process for disposition of such remains;
    e. 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;
    f. Consulting with the Secretary of the Interior in the development 
of regulations to carry out NAGPRA; and
    g. Making recommendations regarding future care of cultural items 
that are to be repatriated.
    3. Seven members make up the Review Committee. All members are 
appointed by the Secretary of the Interior. The Secretary may not 
appoint Federal officers or employees to the Review Committee.
    a. Three members are appointed from nominations submitted by Indian 
Tribes, Native Hawaiian organizations, and traditional Native American 
religious leaders. At least two of these members must be traditional 
Indian religious leaders.
    b. Three members are appointed from nominations submitted by 
national museum organizations and scientific organizations.
    c. One member is appointed from a list of persons developed and 
consented to by all of the other members.
    4. Members serve as Special Governmental Employees, and are 
required to submit confidential financial disclosure reports and to 
complete ethics training on an annual basis.
    5. Members are appointed for 4-year terms; incumbent members may be 
reappointed for 2-year terms.
    6. The Review Committee's work is completed during public meetings. 
The Review Committee normally meets face-to-face two times per year, 
with each meeting lasting two or three days. The Review Committee also 
may hold one or more public teleconferences of several hours duration.
    7. Review Committee members are compensated for their participation 
in Review Committee meetings.
    8. Review Committee members are reimbursed for travel expenses 
incurred in association with Review Committee meetings.
    9. Additional information regarding the Review Committee--its 
charter, meeting procedures, findings procedures, dispute procedures, 
and annual reports to the Congress--is available on the National NAGPRA 
program Web site, at http://www.nps.gov/nagpra (click ``Review 
Committee'' in the menu located in the right-hand column).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Tarler, Designated Federal 
Officer, Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Review 
Committee, National NAGPRA Program, National Park Service, 1201 Eye 
Street, NW., 8th Floor (2253), Washington, DC 20005; telephone (202) 
354-2108; e-mail [email protected].


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    Dated: October 15, 2010.
David Tarler,
Designated Federal Officer, Native American Graves Protection and 
Repatriation Review Committee.
[FR Doc. 2010-26464 Filed 10-20-10; 8:45 am]
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