[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 69 (Wednesday, April 10, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21410-21411]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-08369]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-12615; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Review 
Committee: Meetings

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given in accordance with the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. Appendix (1988), of two meetings of the Native 
American Graves Protection and Repatriation Review Committee (Review 
Committee). The Review Committee will meet on November 6-7, 2013, in 
Mount Pleasant, MI, and on December 5, 2013, from 2 p.m. until 
approximately 4 p.m. EST via teleconference. Both meetings will be open 
to the public.

DATES: The Review Committee will meet on November 6-7, 2013, and 
December 5, 2013, if necessary. Public comment requests must be 
received by September 20, 2013. Requests for CUI disposition must be 
received by August 30, 2013. Requests for findings of fact must be 
received by August 16, 2013. Requests to convene parties and facilitate 
the resolution of a dispute must be received by July 12, 2013. All 
submission dates apply to the November meeting.

ADDRESSES: The Review Committee will meet in the Ziibiwing Center of 
Anishinabe Culture and Lifeways, 6650 East Broadway, Mount Pleasant, MI 
48858, on November 6-7, 2013. Electronic submissions 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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given in accordance with 
the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. Appendix (1988), of two 
meetings of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation 
Review Committee (Review Committee). 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.

Meeting, November 6-7, 2013

    The Review Committee will meet on November 6-7, 2013, in the 
Ziibiwing Center of Anishinabe Culture and Lifeways, 6650 East 
Broadway, Mount Pleasant, MI 48858. This meeting will be open to the 
public. The agenda for this meeting will include the finalization of 
the Review Committee Report to Congress for 2013; the appointment of 
the subcommittee to draft the Review Committee Report to Congress for 
2014 and discussion of the scope of the Report; and National NAGPRA 
Program reports. In addition, the agenda may include requests to the 
Review Committee for a recommendation to the Secretary of the Interior, 
as required by law, in order to effect the agreed-upon disposition of 
Native American human remains determined to be culturally 
unidentifiable; public comment 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 
facilitation of the resolution of disputes among parties convened by 
the Review Committee pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3006 (c)(4). The agenda and 
materials for this meeting

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will be posted on or before October 7, 2013, at http://www.nps.gov/nagpra.
    The Review Committee is soliciting public comment by Indian tribes, 
Native Hawaiian organizations, museums, and Federal agencies on the 
following two topics: (1) The progress made, and any barriers 
encountered, in implementing NAGPRA and (2) the outcomes of disputes 
reviewed by the Review Committee pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3006 (c)(4). The 
Review Committee also will consider other public comment by Indian 
tribes, Native Hawaiian organizations, museums, Federal agencies, and 
the public. A public comment request must, at minimum, include an 
abstract of the presentation and contact information for the 
presenter(s). Public comment requests must be received by September 20, 
2013.
    The Review Committee will consider requests for a recommendation to 
the Secretary of the Interior, as required by law, in order to effect 
the agreed-upon disposition of Native American human remains determined 
to be culturally unidentifiable (CUI). A CUI disposition request must 
include the appropriate, 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 appropriate form--either the form 
for CUI with a ``tribal land'' or ``aboriginal land'' provenience or 
the form for CUI without a ``tribal land'' or ``aboriginal land'' 
provenience--go to http://www.nps.gov/nagpra, and then click on 
``Request for CUI Disposition Form.'' CUI disposition requests must be 
received by August 30, 2013.
    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, where consensus among affected parties is unclear 
or uncertain. A request for findings of fact must be accompanied by a 
statement of the fact(s) at issue and supporting materials, including 
those exchanged by the parties to consultation concerning the Native 
American human remains and/or other cultural items. Requests for 
findings of fact must be received by August 16, 2013.
    The Review Committee will consider requests, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 
3006 (c)(4), to convene parties and facilitate the resolution of a 
dispute, where consensus clearly has not been reached among affected 
parties regarding the identity or cultural affiliation of human remains 
or other cultural items, or the return of such items. A request to 
convene parties and facilitate the resolution of a dispute must be 
accompanied by a statement of the decision of the museum or Federal 
agency subject to the dispute resolution request, a statement of the 
issue and supporting materials, including those exchanged by the 
parties to consultation concerning the Native American human remains 
and/or other cultural items. Requests to convene parties and facilitate 
resolution of a dispute must be received by July 12, 2013.
    Submissions may be made in one of three ways:
    1. Electronically, as an attachment to a message (preferred for 
submissions of 10 pages or less). Electronic submissions are to be sent 
to [email protected].
    2. By mail, on a single compact disc (preferred for submissions of 
more than 10 pages). 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.
    3. By mail, in hard copy.
    Such items are subject to posting on the National NAGPRA Program 
Web site prior to the meeting.

Teleconference, December 5, 2013

    The Review Committee will also meet via teleconference on December 
5, 2013, from 2 p.m. until approximately 4 p.m. EST, for the sole 
purpose of finalizing the Review Committee Report to Congress, should 
the item not be resolved by November 7. This meeting will be open to 
the public. Those who desire to attend the meeting should contact 
[email protected], between November 25 and December 3, 2013, to be 
provided the telephone access number for the meeting. An agenda for the 
meeting will be posted to the National NAGPRA Program Web site at 
http://www.nps.gov/nagpra on November 20, 2013. A transcript and 
minutes of the meeting will also appear on the Web site.

General Information

    Information about NAGPRA, the Review Committee, and Review 
Committee meetings is available on the National NAGPRA Program Web site 
at http://www.nps.gov/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.
    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.
    Before including your address, phone number, email 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: April 4, 2013.
Sherry Hutt,
Designated Federal Officer, Native American Graves Protection and 
Repatriation Review Committee.
[FR Doc. 2013-08369 Filed 4-9-13; 8:45 am]
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