[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 44 (Tuesday, March 6, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9540-9541]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-04539]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-22748; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP15.R50000]


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

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Request for nominations.

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SUMMARY: The National Park Service is soliciting nominations for one 
member of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Review 
Committee. The Secretary of the Interior will appoint one member from 
nominations submitted by national museum organizations or national 
scientific organizations. The Review Committee was established by the 
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act of 1990 
(NAGPRA), and is regulated by the Federal Advisory Committee Act 
(FACA).

DATES: Nominations must be received by June 4, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Melanie O'Brien, Designated Federal Officer, Native American 
Graves Protection and Repatriation Review Committee, National NAGPRA 
Program (2253), National Park Service, 1849 C Street NW, Room 7360, 
Washington, DC 20240, (202) 354-2201 or via email [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Melanie O'Brien, Designated Federal 
Officer, Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Review 
Committee, National NAGPRA Program (2253), National Park Service, 1849 
C Street NW, Room 7360, Washington, DC 20240, (202) 354-2201 or via 
email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Review Committee is responsible for:
    1. Monitoring the NAGPRA inventory and identification process;
    2. Reviewing and making findings related to the identity or 
cultural affiliation of cultural items, or the return of such items;
    3. Facilitating the resolution of disputes;
    4. Compiling an inventory of culturally unidentifiable human 
remains and developing a process for disposition of such remains;
    5. 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;
    6. Consulting with the Secretary of the Interior in the development 
of regulations to carry out NAGPRA; and
    7. Making recommendations regarding future care of repatriated 
cultural items.
    The Review Committee consists of seven members appointed by the 
Secretary of the Interior. The Secretary may not appoint Federal 
officers or employees to the Review Committee. 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. Three members are appointed from nominations submitted by 
national museum or scientific organizations. One member is appointed 
from a list of persons developed and consented to by all of the other 
members.
    Members serve as Special Government Employees, and are required to 
complete annual ethics training. Members are appointed for 4-year terms 
and incumbent members may be reappointed for 2-year terms. The Review 
Committee's work is completed during public meetings. The Review 
Committee attempts to meet in person twice a year and meetings normally 
last two or three days. In addition, the Review Committee may also meet 
by public teleconference one or more times per year.
    Review Committee members serve without pay but are reimbursed for 
each day of meeting attendance. Review Committee members are also 
reimbursed for travel expenses incurred in association with Review 
Committee meetings (25 U.S.C. 3006(b)(4)). Additional information 
regarding the Review Committee, including the Review Committee's 
charter, meeting protocol, and dispute resolution procedures, is 
available on the National NAGPRA Program website, at www.nps.gov/NAGPRA/REVIEW/.
    Individuals who are federally registered lobbyists are ineligible 
to serve on all FACA and non-FACA boards, committees, or councils in an 
individual capacity. The term ``individual capacity'' refers to 
individuals who are appointed to exercise their own individual best 
judgment on behalf of the government, such as when they are designated 
Special Government Employees, rather than being appointed to represent 
a particular interest.
    Nominations must:
    1. Be submitted by a national museum organization or national 
scientific organization and should be submitted on the official 
letterhead of the organization.
    2. Affirm that the signatory is the official authorized by the 
organization to submit the nomination.
    3. Affirm that the organization's activity pertains or relates to 
the United States as a whole, as opposed to a lesser geographical 
scope.
    4. Provide the nominator's original signature, daytime telephone 
number, and email address.
    5. Include the nominee's full legal name, home address, home 
telephone number, and email address.
    Nominations should include a resume providing an adequate 
description of the nominee's qualifications, including information that 
would enable the Department of the Interior to make an

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informed decision regarding meeting the membership requirements of the 
Committee and permit the Department of the Interior to contact a 
potential member.
    Public Disclosure of Comments: Before including your address, phone 
number, email address, or other personal identifying information with 
your nomination, you should be aware that your entire nomination--
including your personal identifying information--may be made publicly 
available at any time. While you can ask us in your nomination to 
withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we 
cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.

    Authority: 5 U.S.C. Appendix 2; 25 U.S.C. 3006.

Alma Ripps,
Chief, Office of Policy.
[FR Doc. 2018-04539 Filed 3-5-18; 8:45 am]
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