[Federal Register: October 7, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 194)]
[Notices]
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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 here given in accordance with the Federal Advisory
Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. Appendix (1988), of a meeting of the Native
American Graves Protection and Repatriation Review
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Committee. The Review Committee will meet on November 16-17, 2005, in
the Cochiti/Taos Room, Albuquerque Convention Center, 401 Second Street
NW, Albuquerque, NM 87102, telephone (505) 768-4575. Meeting sessions
will begin at approximately 8:30 a.m. and end at approximately 5:00 p.m
each day. The agenda for the meeting includes an update on the status
of national implementation of the Act; consultation on regulations
regarding the disposition of unclaimed Native American cultural items
excavated or discovered on Federal or tribal lands after November 16,
1990; consideration of requests for recommendations regarding the
disposition of culturally unidentifiable human remains; discussion of
the Review Committee's recommendations to Congress for 2005; discussion
of the Review Committee's procedures for meetings, findings, and
disputes; and presentations and statements by Indian tribes, Native
Hawaiian organizations, museums, Federal agencies, and the public.
A block of lodging rooms has been set-aside at a reduced rate at
the Double Tree Hotel, which is adjacent to the Convention Center.
Reservations for rooms in this block may be made by calling (505) 247-
3344 and referencing the National NAGPRA Program. Reservations must be
made by October 31, 2005, to guarantee the reduced rate available for
persons attending this meeting.
To schedule a presentation to the Review Committee during the
meeting, submit a written request with an abstract of the presentation
and contact information. Persons also may submit written statements for
consideration by the Review Committee during the meeting. Send requests
and statements to the Designated Federal Officer, NAGPRA Review
Committee by U.S. Mail to the National Park Service, 1849 C Street NW
(2253), Washington, DC 20240; or by commercial delivery to the National
Park Service, 1201 Eye Street NW, 8th floor, Washington, DC 20005.
Because increased security in the Washington, DC, area may delay
delivery of U.S. Mail to Government offices, copies of mailed requests
and statements should also be faxed to (202) 371-5197.
Transcripts of Review Committee meetings are available
approximately 8 weeks after each meeting at the National NAGPRA Program
office, 1201 Eye Street NW, Washington, DC. To request electronic
copies of meeting transcripts, send an e-mail message to
Tim_McKeown@nps.gov. Information about NAGPRA, the Review Committee, and
Review Committee meetings is available at the National NAGPRA website,
http://www.cr.nps.gov/nagpra; for the Review Committee's meeting
procedures, select ``Review Committee,'' then select ``Procedures.''
The Review Committee was established by the Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Act of 1990 (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3001 et
seq. 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 remains; consulting with Indian tribes and Native Hawaiian
organizations and museums on matters within the scope of the work of
the committee affecting such tribes or organizations; consulting with
the Secretary of the Interior in the development of regulations to
carry out NAGPRA; and making recommendations regarding future care of
repatriated cultural items. The Review Committee's work is completed
during meetings that are open to the public.
Dated: September 23, 2005
C. Timothy McKeown,
Designated Federal Officer,Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Review Committee.
[FR Doc. 05-20200 Filed 10-6-05; 8:45 am]
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