[Federal Register: September 29, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 188)]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

 
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Review 
Committee: Meeting

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice

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    Notice is hereby given in accordance with the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. Appendix (1988), that a meeting of the 
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Review Committee 
will be held on November 18, 19, and 20, 1999 in Salt Lake City, Utah.
    The Committee will meet at the Hilton Salt Lake City; telephone: 
(800) 421-7602 or inside Utah (901) 532-3344, fax: (801) 531-0705, 
located at 150 West 500 South, Salt Lake City, Utah. Meetings will 
begin at 8:30 a.m. and will end no later than 5:00 p.m. each day.
    The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Review 
Committee was established by Public Law 101-601 to monitor, review, and 
assist in implementation of the inventory and identification process 
and repatriation activities required under the Native American Graves 
Protection and Repatriation Act.
    The agenda for this meeting will include: disposition of culturally 
unidentifiable human remains; and discussions of the dispute between 
the Hopi Tribe and Chaco Culture National Historical Park, NM.
    The meeting will be open to the public. However, facilities and 
space for accommodating members of the public are limited. Persons will 
be accommodated on a first-come, first-served basis. Persons wishing to 
make a presentation to the committee should submit a request to do so 
by October 22, 1999. Please clearly state what you would like to 
discuss, how much time you estimate that you will need, and your 
contact information. Any member of the public may also file a written 
statement for consideration by the committee by November 2, 1999. Both 
written requests and statements should be addressed to the committee in 
care of the Departmental Consulting Archeologist.
    A block of lodging rooms has been set aside at the Hilton Salt Lake 
City, at a significantly reduced rate. Reservations must be booked with 
the hotel by October 25, 1999 to guarantee the reduced rate. Please 
reference the National Park Service and mention that you are attending 
the NAGPRA Review Committee Meeting.
    Individuals seeking further information concerning this meeting may 
contact Dr. C. Timothy McKeown, Ms. Jean Kelley, or Ms. Laura Mahoney, 
Archeology and Ethnography Program, National Park Service, 1849 C St. 
NW, NC340/MS 2275, Washington, DC 20240; telephone: (202) 343-4101. 
Transcripts of the meeting will be available for public inspection 
approximately eight weeks after the meeting at the office of the 
Departmental Consulting Archeologist, 800 North Capitol St., NW, Suite 
340, Washington, DC.
Dated: September 23, 1999.
Francis P. McManamon,
Departmental Consulting Archeologist,
Manager, Archeology and Ethnography Program.
[FR Doc. 99-25370 Filed 9-28-99; 8:45 am]
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