83 FR 24337 - U.S. Nomination to the World Heritage List: Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 102 (May 25, 2018)
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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 102 (Friday, May 25, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 24337-24338] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-11363] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS-OIA-WASO-23628; PIN00IO14.XI0000] U.S. Nomination to the World Heritage List: Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks AGENCY: Department of the Interior, National Park Service. ACTION: Second notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This notice announces the decision to request that a draft nomination of the Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks for inclusion on the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage List be prepared. The decision is the result of consultation with the Federal Interagency Panel for World Heritage and the review of public comments submitted in response to earlier notices. This notice complies with applicable World Heritage Program regulations. ADDRESSES: To request paper copies of documents discussed in this notice, contact April Brooks, Office of International Affairs, NPS, 1849 C St. NW, Room 3313, Washington, DC 20240. Email: [email protected]. Information on the U.S. World Heritage program can be found at https://www.nps.gov/subjects/internationalcooperation/worldheritage.htm. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jonathan Putnam, 202-354-1809 or April Brooks, 202-354-1808. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background: The World Heritage List is an international list of cultural and natural properties nominated by the signatories to the World Heritage Convention (1972). The United States was the prime architect of the Convention, an international treaty for preservation of natural and cultural heritage sites of global significance proposed by President Richard M. Nixon, and the U.S. was the first nation to ratify it. The World Heritage Committee, composed of representatives of 21 nations periodically elected as the governing body of the World Heritage Convention, makes the final decisions on which nominations to accept on the World Heritage List at its annual meeting each summer. [[Page 24338]] There are 1,052 sites in 165 of the 192 signatory countries. Currently there are 23 World Heritage Sites in the United States. U.S. participation and the roles of the Department and the National Park Service (NPS) are authorized by Title IV of the Historic Preservation Act Amendments of 1980 and conducted in accordance with 36 CFR 73-- World Heritage Convention. The NPS serves as the principal technical agency for World Heritage in the Department, which has the lead role for the U.S. Government in the implementation of the Convention and manages all or parts of 18 of the 23 U.S. World Heritage Sites, including Yellowstone National Park, the Everglades, and the Statue of Liberty. Each State Party to the Convention maintains a Tentative List, periodically updated, of properties that are considered suitable for nomination. Only properties on the official Tentative List are eligible to officially prepare nominations that the Department may consider for submission. The Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks have been included on the U.S. Tentative List since January 24, 2008. Neither inclusion in the list nor inscription as a World Heritage Site imposes legal restrictions on owners or neighbors of sites, nor does it give the United Nations any management authority or ownership rights in U.S. World Heritage Sites, which continue to be subject only to U.S. law. NPS regulations at 36 CFR part 73 establish the process for making nominations to the World Heritage List. This is the second notice as required by 36 CFR 73.7(f) on the proposed nomination of the Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks. On December 9, 2016, the Department requested public comment on which property or properties on the U.S. World Heritage tentative list should be nominated next by the United States to the World Heritage List. This was the First Notice in the Federal Register (81 FR 89143), as required by 36 CFR 73.7(c). The Federal Interagency Panel for World Heritage assists the Department in implementing the Convention by making recommendations on U.S. World Heritage policy, procedures, and nominations. The Panel is chaired by the Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks and includes representatives from various Federal Departments and agencies with Federal land management and policy-making responsibilities. Decision to Request the Preparation of a New U.S. World Heritage Nomination: The Department received a large number of comments on this proposal, including those made in response to previous opportunities for public comment. These included approximately 80 expressions of support for a nomination by the property owners and managers, non- profit organizations, elected officials at the local, state, and Federal levels, representatives of Indian tribes, universities, and individuals, as well as an internet petition with over 800 signatures. Some earlier comments also suggested that the nomination be made in combination with North American earthworks of other periods, but the Department has determined that such an approach would be too broadly defined to present a clear justification to meet the World Heritage criteria. There were no comments against nominating the properties. There were no comments made in the current comment period recommending the nomination of any other properties on the Tentative List. The Department considered all comments received as well as the advice of the Federal Interagency Panel for World Heritage. The Panel made its recommendations to the Department on the next U.S. World Heritage nomination at a meeting on January 6, 2017. The Panel agreed by consensus to support the preparation of a nomination at this time for the Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks. The Department has selected the Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks as a proposed nomination to the World Heritage List. With the assistance of the Department, the owners of this group of sites are encouraged to prepare a complete nomination document in accordance with 36 CFR part 73 and the nomination format required by the World Heritage Committee. Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks in Ohio includes:Hopewell Culture National Historical Park, including the Mound City Group, Hopewell Mound Group, Seip Earthworks, High Bank Earthworks, and Hopeton Earthworks Newark Earthworks State Memorial, including the Octagon Earthworks, Great Circle Earthworks, and Wright Earthworks Fort Ancient State Memorial Dating from the middle Woodland period (1,500-2,200 years ago) the Hopewell people built enormous, landscape-scale geometric earthwork sites over a large area of southern Ohio, in an extraordinary expression of pre-Columbian ritual cultural activity which was at the center of a tradition that interacted with people as far away as the Yellowstone basin and Florida. The circles, squares and octagons are intricately related by precise and standard units of measure. They also demonstrate sophisticated astronomical observation, and contain extensive deposits of artifacts that are among the most outstanding art objects produced in pre-Columbian North America. The property includes below-ground evidence as well. Next Steps: A draft World Heritage nomination for the Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks may now be prepared, in consultation with the National Park Service's Office of International Affairs. The World Heritage nomination format may be found at the World Heritage Centre website in Annex 5 of the Operational Guidelines of the World Heritage Convention at http://whc.unesco.org/en/guidelines. The NPS will coordinate the review and evaluation of the draft nomination and will establish in consultation with the property owners and managers a memorandum that describes the roles, responsibilities, and process to be followed in developing a nomination, including the documentation of protective measures as provided for in 36 CFR 73.13. Following NPS review of a complete draft nomination, the Department may submit it to the World Heritage Centre for technical review by September 30 of any year. The Centre will then provide comments by November 15 of that year. The Federal Interagency Panel for World Heritage will review a draft nomination following receipt of the Centre's comments. The Interagency Panel will evaluate the adequacy of the nomination, the significance of the property and whether the nomination should be formally submitted to the World Heritage Centre for consideration by the World Heritage Committee, and will make a recommendation to the Department. Submittal to the World Heritage Centre by the Department through the Department of State can be made by February 1 of any year; the World Heritage Committee will then consider the nomination at its annual meeting in the summer of the following year, following an evaluation by an official Advisory Body to the Committee. Authority: 54 U.S.C. 307 101; 36 CFR part 73. Dated: April 24, 2018. Susan Combs, Senior Advisor to the Secretary, Exercising the Authority of the Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks. [FR Doc. 2018-11363 Filed 5-24-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312-52-P
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within the following time limits: week. You will receive a reply during List: Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks
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be located after reasonable efforts have AGENCY: Department of the Interior,
been expended to locate, parties who SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Park Service.
fail or refuse to sign their return receipt, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), ACTION: Second notice.
and parties who receive a copy of the with concurrence of the Federal Energy
SUMMARY: This notice announces the
decision by regular mail which is not Regulatory Commission, has determined
decision to request that a draft
certified, return receipt requested, shall that a portion of the lands classified for
nomination of the Hopewell Ceremonial
have until June 25, 2018 to file an water power purposes under Water
Earthworks for inclusion on the United
appeal. Power Designation No. 14 will not be
Nations Educational, Scientific and
2. Parties receiving service of the injured by conveyance out of Federal
Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World
decision by certified mail shall have 30- ownership. Any land conveyance will
Heritage List be prepared. The decision
days from the date of receipt to file an be subject to the General Exchange Act is the result of consultation with the
appeal. of 1922 (16 U.S.C. 485); the Federal Federal Interagency Panel for World
Parties who do not file an appeal in Land Policy and Management Act of Heritage and the review of public
accordance with the requirements of 43 October 21, 1976, as amended (43 U.S.C. comments submitted in response to
CFR part 4 shall be deemed to have 1716); and the Act of November 23, earlier notices. This notice complies
waived their rights. Notices of appeal 1977 (91 Stat. 1425) authorizing the with applicable World Heritage Program
transmitted by facsimile will not be administration of the Bull Run regulations.
accepted as timely filed. Watershed.
ADDRESSES: To request paper copies of
Eileen Bryant, Order documents discussed in this notice,
Land Transfer Resolution Specialist, contact April Brooks, Office of
Adjudication Section. By virtue of the authority vested in International Affairs, NPS, 1849 C St.
the Secretary of the Interior by Section NW, Room 3313, Washington, DC
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204 of the Federal Land Policy and 20240. Email: april_brooks@nps.gov.
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Management Act of 1976, 43 U.S.C. Information on the U.S. World Heritage
1714, it is ordered as follows: program can be found at https://
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 1. The withdrawal created by a www.nps.gov/subjects/
Secretarial Order dated December 12, internationalcooperation/
Bureau of Land Management 1917, which established Water Power worldheritage.htm.
Designation No. 14, is hereby revoked FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
[LLOR–936000–L14400000–ET0000; HAG– insofar as it affects the following Jonathan Putnam, 202–354–1809 or
17–0166; OR–19014] described Revested Oregon and April Brooks, 202–354–1808.
California Railroad Grant lands: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Public Land Order No. 7867: Partial
Withdrawal Revocation, Water Power Willamette Meridian Background: The World Heritage List
Designation No. 14, Oregon is an international list of cultural and
T. 1 S., R. 6 E.,
natural properties nominated by the
Sec. 9, SE1⁄4SE1⁄4SE1⁄4;
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Sec. 17, E1⁄2NE1⁄4, SE1⁄4SW1⁄4NE1⁄4,
signatories to the World Heritage
Interior. SE1⁄4NE1⁄4SW1⁄4, S1⁄2SW1⁄4, and SE1⁄4. Convention (1972). The United States
ACTION: Public Land Order (PLO). The area described contains 350 acres in was the prime architect of the
Multnomah County. Convention, an international treaty for
SUMMARY: This Order revokes in part a preservation of natural and cultural
Secretarial Order dated December 12, 2. At 9 a.m. on May 25, 2018 the lands heritage sites of global significance
1917, which established Water Power described in Paragraph 1 are hereby proposed by President Richard M.
Designation No. 14, insofar as it affects opened to such forms of disposition as Nixon, and the U.S. was the first nation
350 acres of Revested Oregon and may be made of the Revested Oregon to ratify it. The World Heritage
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California Railroad Grant Lands and California Railroad Grant lands, Committee, composed of representatives
administered by the United States subject to Section 24 of the Federal of 21 nations periodically elected as the
Forest Service. Subject to valid existing Power Act of June 10, 1920, as amended governing body of the World Heritage
rights, Section 24 of the Federal Power (16 U.S.C. 818), to valid existing rights, Convention, makes the final decisions
Act, the provisions of existing the provisions of existing withdrawals, on which nominations to accept on the
withdrawals, other segregations of other segregations of record, and the World Heritage List at its annual
record, and the requirements of requirements of applicable law. meeting each summer.
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There are 1,052 sites in 165 of the 192 previous opportunities for public standard units of measure. They also
signatory countries. Currently there are comment. These included demonstrate sophisticated astronomical
23 World Heritage Sites in the United approximately 80 expressions of observation, and contain extensive
States. U.S. participation and the roles support for a nomination by the deposits of artifacts that are among the
of the Department and the National Park property owners and managers, non- most outstanding art objects produced
Service (NPS) are authorized by Title IV profit organizations, elected officials at in pre-Columbian North America. The
of the Historic Preservation Act the local, state, and Federal levels, property includes below-ground
Amendments of 1980 and conducted in representatives of Indian tribes, evidence as well.
accordance with 36 CFR 73—World universities, and individuals, as well as
Heritage Convention. The NPS serves as Next Steps: A draft World Heritage
an internet petition with over 800
the principal technical agency for World signatures. Some earlier comments also nomination for the Hopewell
Heritage in the Department, which has suggested that the nomination be made Ceremonial Earthworks may now be
the lead role for the U.S. Government in in combination with North American prepared, in consultation with the
the implementation of the Convention earthworks of other periods, but the National Park Service’s Office of
and manages all or parts of 18 of the 23 Department has determined that such an International Affairs. The World
U.S. World Heritage Sites, including approach would be too broadly defined Heritage nomination format may be
Yellowstone National Park, the to present a clear justification to meet found at the World Heritage Centre
Everglades, and the Statue of Liberty. the World Heritage criteria. There were website in Annex 5 of the Operational
Each State Party to the Convention no comments against nominating the Guidelines of the World Heritage
maintains a Tentative List, periodically properties. There were no comments Convention at http://whc.unesco.org/en/
updated, of properties that are made in the current comment period guidelines. The NPS will coordinate the
considered suitable for nomination. recommending the nomination of any review and evaluation of the draft
Only properties on the official Tentative other properties on the Tentative List. nomination and will establish in
List are eligible to officially prepare The Department considered all consultation with the property owners
nominations that the Department may comments received as well as the advice and managers a memorandum that
consider for submission. The Hopewell of the Federal Interagency Panel for describes the roles, responsibilities, and
Ceremonial Earthworks have been World Heritage. The Panel made its process to be followed in developing a
included on the U.S. Tentative List recommendations to the Department on nomination, including the
since January 24, 2008. Neither the next U.S. World Heritage documentation of protective measures
inclusion in the list nor inscription as nomination at a meeting on January 6, as provided for in 36 CFR 73.13.
a World Heritage Site imposes legal 2017. The Panel agreed by consensus to
restrictions on owners or neighbors of Following NPS review of a complete
support the preparation of a nomination draft nomination, the Department may
sites, nor does it give the United Nations at this time for the Hopewell
any management authority or ownership submit it to the World Heritage Centre
Ceremonial Earthworks. for technical review by September 30 of
rights in U.S. World Heritage Sites, The Department has selected the
which continue to be subject only to any year. The Centre will then provide
Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks as a comments by November 15 of that year.
U.S. law. proposed nomination to the World
NPS regulations at 36 CFR part 73 The Federal Interagency Panel for World
Heritage List. With the assistance of the Heritage will review a draft nomination
establish the process for making
Department, the owners of this group of
nominations to the World Heritage List. following receipt of the Centre’s
sites are encouraged to prepare a
This is the second notice as required by comments. The Interagency Panel will
complete nomination document in
36 CFR 73.7(f) on the proposed evaluate the adequacy of the
accordance with 36 CFR part 73 and the
nomination of the Hopewell Ceremonial nomination, the significance of the
nomination format required by the
Earthworks. On December 9, 2016, the property and whether the nomination
World Heritage Committee.
Department requested public comment should be formally submitted to the
Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks in
on which property or properties on the World Heritage Centre for consideration
Ohio includes:
U.S. World Heritage tentative list should by the World Heritage Committee, and
be nominated next by the United States • Hopewell Culture National Historical
Park, including the Mound City will make a recommendation to the
to the World Heritage List. This was the Department. Submittal to the World
First Notice in the Federal Register (81 Group, Hopewell Mound Group, Seip
Earthworks, High Bank Earthworks, Heritage Centre by the Department
FR 89143), as required by 36 CFR through the Department of State can be
73.7(c). and Hopeton Earthworks
• Newark Earthworks State Memorial, made by February 1 of any year; the
The Federal Interagency Panel for
including the Octagon Earthworks, World Heritage Committee will then
World Heritage assists the Department
in implementing the Convention by Great Circle Earthworks, and Wright consider the nomination at its annual
making recommendations on U.S. Earthworks meeting in the summer of the following
World Heritage policy, procedures, and • Fort Ancient State Memorial year, following an evaluation by an
nominations. The Panel is chaired by Dating from the middle Woodland official Advisory Body to the
the Assistant Secretary for Fish and period (1,500–2,200 years ago) the Committee.
Wildlife and Parks and includes Hopewell people built enormous, Authority: 54 U.S.C. 307 101; 36 CFR part
representatives from various Federal landscape-scale geometric earthwork 73.
Departments and agencies with Federal sites over a large area of southern Ohio,
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Dated: April 24, 2018.
land management and policy-making in an extraordinary expression of pre-
responsibilities. Columbian ritual cultural activity which Susan Combs,
Decision to Request the Preparation of was at the center of a tradition that Senior Advisor to the Secretary, Exercising
a New U.S. World Heritage Nomination: interacted with people as far away as the Authority of the Assistant Secretary for
The Department received a large the Yellowstone basin and Florida. The Fish and Wildlife and Parks.
number of comments on this proposal, circles, squares and octagons are [FR Doc. 2018–11363 Filed 5–24–18; 8:45 am]
including those made in response to intricately related by precise and BILLING CODE 4312–52–P
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