[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 59 (Tuesday, March 27, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18258-18259]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-7261]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NRNHL-0212-9515; 2280-665]
Government-to-Government Telephonic Consultation Meetings
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
SUMMARY: The National Park Service announces two telephonic government-
to-government consultation meetings with Indian tribes that will be
held to obtain initial input on issues related to programs of the
National Register of Historic Places/National Historic Landmarks
Program. The meetings will also provide an opportunity for input into
the development of a consultation planning process for future
consultation. The meetings are intended for every Indian tribe that the
Secretary of the Interior acknowledges pursuant to the Federally
Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 479a), and are in
accordance with Executive Order 13175--Consultation and Coordination
with Indian Tribal Governments (Nov. 6, 2000), the President's
Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies on the
implementation of Executive Order 13175 (Nov. 5, 2009), and the
Secretary of the Interior's Order No. 3317--Department of the Interior
Policy on Consultation With Indian Tribes (Dec. 1, 2011).
DATES: Monday, April 23, 2012, at 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. EDT: Wednesday, May
23, 2012, at 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. EDT.
Location: Telephonic conference.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alexis Abernathy, National Register of
Historic Places program, National Park Service; 1849 C Street NW.,
(2280); Washington, DC 20240; Telephone (202) 354-2236; Email: [email protected].
The National Register of Historic Places/National Historic
Landmarks Program of the National Park Service (NPS) invites Tribal
Officials and/or their tribe's authorized representative(s)
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to attend one or both of two government-to-government telephonic
consultation meetings that will be held to obtain initial planning-
stage recommendations from Indian tribes on:
(1) Updating information contained in the National Register
Bulletin, Guidelines for Evaluating and Documenting Traditional
Cultural Properties,
(2) Developing guidance on identifying and evaluating National
Register eligible traditional Native American landscapes, and
(3) Establishing a format and time frame for the balance of a
consultation process that would allow NPS to best consider official
comments from tribes about how traditional cultural properties and
Native American landscapes can be addressed under the authorities of
the National Historic Preservation Act.
The meetings are intended for every Indian tribe that the Secretary
of the Interior acknowledges pursuant to the Federally Recognized
Indian Tribe List Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 479a), and are in accordance
with Executive Order 13175--Consultation and Coordination with Indian
Tribal Governments (Nov. 6, 2000), the President's Memorandum for the
Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies on the implementation of
Executive Order 13175 (Nov. 5, 2009), and the Secretary of the
Interior's Order No. 3317--Department of the Interior Policy on
Consultation With Indian Tribes (Dec. 1, 2011). The first consultation
meeting is scheduled for Monday, April 23, 2012, from 1 p.m. until 5
p.m. EDT. The second consultation meeting is scheduled for Wednesday,
May 23, 2012, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. EDT. Depending on the length of the
comments, one or both of these meetings could end earlier.
Those wishing to attend one or both consultations may register in
one of three ways:
Registration Option 1 (Preferred Method)
Send an email message containing the following information to [email protected] with ``TCP Consultation Process'' in the subject line. In
the body of the email provide the name, title, tribal affiliation,
mailing address, telephone number, and email address for each person
who will be listening on the same telephone line. Please also note if
you are an authorized tribal representative(s). Email registrants will
receive a return email confirmation of their registration, together
with information on accessing the consultation meeting. (Email
registrants should add [email protected] to their Contacts list in order
to avoid spam filters.)
Registration Option 2
Fax a message to Alexis Abernathy at 202-371-2229 at the National
Register Program Office in Washington, DC, with ``TCP Consultation
Process'' in the subject line. Faxed information should include the
name and return fax number of the authorized tribal representative
submitting the registration as well as the name, title, tribal
affiliation, mailing address, telephone number, and email address for
each person who will be listening on the same telephone line.
Registration Option 3
Contact Alexis Abernathy at the National Register Program Office in
Washington, DC, by telephone at 202-354-2236 and leave a message
containing the name of the authorized tribal representative making the
call along with the name, title, tribal affiliation, mailing address,
telephone number, and email address for each person who will be
participating in the conference on the same telephone line. Tribes
registering via telephone will be mailed confirmation of their
registration together with information on accessing the consultation
meeting.
Authorized representatives of tribal governments who wish to speak
at the telephonic consultation meetings should indicate their wish to
do so when they register to attend the meetings, and also should
identify the Indian tribe on whose behalf they intend to speak. Tribes
may comment on any or all of the agenda items.
Registrations for the April 23, 2012, consultation meeting must be
received no later than Monday, April 2, 2012. Registrations for the May
23, 2012, consultation meeting must be received no later than Monday,
May 7, 2012.
Notice of two meetings will also be posted on the National Register
Program's Web site at www.nps.gov/nr.
Questions regarding either the April 23 or May 23 government-to-
government consultation meetings should be directed to program
coordinator Alexis Abernathy at (202) 354-2236 or [email protected].
The National Register/National Historic Landmarks Program looks
forward to hearing comments on these issues.
J. Paul Loether,
Chief, National Register/National Historic Landmarks Program, National
Park Service.
[FR Doc. 2012-7261 Filed 3-26-12; 8:45 am]
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