80 FR 15809 - Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Review Committee: Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 57 (March 25, 2015)

Notice is hereby given in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, (5 U.S.C. Appendix 1-16), of a meeting of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Review Committee (Review Committee). The Review Committee will meet on April 13, 2015, from 2 p.m. until approximately 5 p.m. (Eastern) via teleconference. All meetings will be open to the public.

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 57 (Wednesday, March 25, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15809-15810]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-06798]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-17820; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Review 
Committee: Meeting

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Meeting Notice.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given in accordance with the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act, (5 U.S.C. Appendix 1-16), of a meeting of the Native 
American

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Graves Protection and Repatriation Review Committee (Review Committee). 
The Review Committee will meet on April 13, 2015, from 2 p.m. until 
approximately 5 p.m. (Eastern) via teleconference. All meetings will be 
open to the public.

DATES: The Review Committee will meet on April 13, 2015, from 2 p.m. to 
5 p.m. Register before April 10, 2015, to be provided the telephone 
access number for the meeting.

ADDRESSES: A registration link can be found at http://www.nps.gov/nagpra.

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., Washington, DC 20240, or via email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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. The Review Committee will meet via 
teleconference on April 13, 2015, for the sole purpose of finalizing 
the Review Committee's Dispute Procedures. This meeting will be open to 
the public. Those who desire to attend the meeting should register 
through a link found at http://www.nps.gov/nagpra, before April 10, 
2015, to be provided the telephone access number for the meeting. 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 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 Review 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, telephone 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 may 
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: March 18, 2015.
Alma Ripps,
Chief, Office of Policy.
[FR Doc. 2015-06798 Filed 3-24-15; 8:45 am]
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