83 FR 38173 - Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Review Committee Notice of Public Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 150 (August 3, 2018)

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FR Document		2018-16593

The National Park Service is hereby giving notice that the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Review Committee (Review Committee) will hold one meeting. All meetings are open to the public.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 150 (Friday, August 3, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 150 (Friday, August 3, 2018)]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-25875; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP16.R50000]

Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Review
Committee Notice of Public Meeting

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Meeting notice.

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SUMMARY: The National Park Service is hereby giving notice that the
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Review Committee
(Review Committee) will hold one meeting. All meetings are open to the
public.

DATES: The Review Committee will meet on October 17-19, 2018, from 8:30
a.m. until approximately 5:00 p.m. (Eastern). Related deadlines for
participating in the meeting are detailed in this notice.

ADDRESSES: The Review Committee will meet in the Yates Auditorium,
Department of the Interior, 1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC 20240.
Electronic submissions of materials or requests are to be sent to
nagpra_info@nps.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Melanie O'Brien, Designated Federal
Officer, National Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation
Act Program (2253), National Park Service, telephone (202) 354-2201, or
email nagpra_info@nps.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Review Committee was established in
section 8 of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act
of 1990 (NAGPRA).
Purpose of the Meeting: The agenda will include a report from the
National NAGPRA Program; the discussion of the Review Committee Report
to Congress; subcommittee reports and discussion; and other topics
related to the Review Committee's responsibilities under section 8 of
NAGPRA. In addition, the agenda may include requests to the Review
Committee for a recommendation to the Secretary of the Interior that an
agreed-upon disposition of Native American human remains proceed;
presentations by Indian tribes, Native Hawaiian organizations, museums,
Federal agencies, associations, and individuals; and public comment.
Presentation to the Review Committee by telephone may be requested but
is not guaranteed. The agenda and materials for this meeting will be
posted on or before September 18, 2018, at https://www.nps.gov/nagpra.
The Review Committee is soliciting presentations from Indian
tribes, Native Hawaiian organizations, museums, and Federal agencies on
the following two topics: (1) the progress made, and any barriers
encountered, in implementing NAGPRA and (2) the outcomes of disputes
reviewed by the Review Committee pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3006 (c)(4). The
Review Committee also will consider other presentations from Indian
tribes, Native Hawaiian organizations, museums, Federal agencies,
associations, and individuals. A presentation request must, at minimum,
include an abstract of the presentation and contact information for the
presenter(s). Presentation requests and materials must be received by
September 4, 2018. Written comments will be accepted from any party and
provided to the Review Committee. Written comments received by
September 11, 2018, will be provided to the Review Committee before the
meeting.
The Review Committee will consider requests for a recommendation to
the Secretary of the Interior that an agreed-upon disposition of Native
American human remains proceed. A disposition request must include
specific information and, as applicable, ancillary materials. For
details on the required information go to https://www.nps.gov/nagpra/review. Disposition requests must be received by August 14, 2018.
At this meeting, the Review Committee will not consider new
requests for findings of fact related to the identity or cultural
affiliation of human remains or other cultural items, or the return of
such items; or facilitate the resolution of disputes. The Review
Committee will consider additions to or hear presentations on previous
requests. Contact the Designated Federal Officer to discuss any
requests for findings of fact or resolution of disputes by August 10,
2018.
Submissions and requests should be sent to nagpra_info@nps.gov.
Such items are subject to posting on the National NAGPRA Program
website prior to the meeting.

General Information

Information about NAGPRA, the Review Committee, and Review
Committee meetings is available on the

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National NAGPRA Program website at https://www.nps.gov/nagpra.
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.
Public Disclosure of Comments: Before including your address,
telephone number, email address, or other personal identifying
information in your comments, you should be aware that your entire
comment--including your personal identifying information--may be made
publicly available at any time. While you can 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.

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

Alma Ripps,
Chief, Office of Policy.
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National NAGPRA Program website at proposed to the Bureau of Reclamation Interior, or pursuant to delegated or
https://www.nps.gov/nagpra. (Reclamation) and are new, redelegated authority, the Commissioner
Review Committee members are discontinued, or completed since the of Reclamation or one of the regional
appointed by the Secretary of the last publication of this notice. This directors. In some instances,
Interior. The Review Committee is notice is one of a variety of means used congressional review and approval of a
responsible for monitoring the NAGPRA to inform the public about proposed report, water rate, or other terms and
inventory and identification process; contractual actions for capital recovery conditions of the contract may be
reviewing and making findings related and management of project resources involved.
to the identity or cultural affiliation of and facilities consistent with section 9(f) Public participation in and receipt of
cultural items, or the return of such of the Reclamation Project Act of 1939. comments on contract proposals will be
items; facilitating the resolution of Additional announcements of facilitated by adherence to the following
disputes; compiling an inventory of individual contract actions may be procedures:
culturally unidentifiable human published in the Federal Register and in 1. Only persons authorized to act on
remains that are in the possession or newspapers of general circulation in the behalf of the contracting entities may
control of each Federal agency and areas determined by Reclamation to be negotiate the terms and conditions of a
museum, and recommending specific affected by the proposed action. specific contract proposal.
actions for developing a process for ADDRESSES: The identity of the 2. Advance notice of meetings or
disposition of such human remains; approving officer and other information hearings will be furnished to those
consulting with Indian tribes and Native pertaining to a specific contract parties that have made a timely written
Hawaiian organizations and museums proposal may be obtained by calling or request for such notice to the
on matters affecting such tribes or writing the appropriate regional office at appropriate regional or project office of
organizations lying within the scope of the address and telephone number given Reclamation.
work of the Review Committee; for each region in the SUPPLEMENTARY 3. Written correspondence regarding
consulting with the Secretary of the INFORMATION section of this notice. proposed contracts may be made
Interior on the development of FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: available to the general public pursuant
regulations to carry out NAGPRA; and Michelle Kelly, Reclamation Law to the terms and procedures of the
making recommendations regarding Administration Division, Bureau of Freedom of Information Act, as
future care of repatriated cultural items. Reclamation, P.O. Box 25007, Denver, amended.
The Review Committee’s work is carried Colorado 80225–0007; telephone 303– 4. Written comments on a proposed
out during the course of meetings that 445–2888. contract or contract action must be
are open to the public. submitted to the appropriate regional
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Consistent
Public Disclosure of Comments: officials at the locations and within the
with section 9(f) of the Reclamation
Before including your address, time limits set forth in the advance
Project Act of 1939, and the rules and
telephone number, email address, or public notices.
regulations published in 52 FR 11954, 5. All written comments received and
other personal identifying information April 13, 1987 (43 CFR 426.22),
in your comments, you should be aware testimony presented at any public
Reclamation will publish notice of hearings will be reviewed and
that your entire comment—including proposed or amendatory contract
your personal identifying information— summarized by the appropriate regional
actions for any contract for the delivery office for use by the contract approving
may be made publicly available at any of project water for authorized uses in
time. While you can ask us in your authority.
newspapers of general circulation in the 6. Copies of specific proposed
comment to withhold your personal affected area at least 60 days prior to
identifying information from public contracts may be obtained from the
contract execution. Announcements appropriate regional director or his or
review, we cannot guarantee that we may be in the form of news releases,
will be able to do so. her designated public contact as they
legal notices, official letters, become available for review and
Authority: 5 U.S.C. Appendix 2; 25 U.S.C. memorandums, or other forms of comment.
3006. written material. Meetings, workshops, 7. In the event modifications are made
and/or hearings may also be used, as in the form of a proposed contract, the
Alma Ripps,
appropriate, to provide local publicity. appropriate regional director shall
Chief, Office of Policy.
The public participation procedures do determine whether republication of the
[FR Doc. 2018–16593 Filed 8–2–18; 8:45 am] not apply to proposed contracts for the notice and/or extension of the comment
BILLING CODE 4312–52–P sale of surplus or interim irrigation period is necessary.
water for a term of 1 year or less. Either Factors considered in making such a
of the contracting parties may invite the determination shall include, but are not
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR public to observe contract proceedings. limited to, (i) the significance of the
Bureau of Reclamation All public participation procedures will modification, and (ii) the degree of
be coordinated with those involved in public interest which has been
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expressed over the course of the
Environmental Policy Act. Pursuant to negotiations. At a minimum, the
the ‘‘Final Revised Public Participation regional director will furnish revised
Quarterly Status Report of Water
Procedures’’ for water resource-related contracts to all parties who requested
Service, Repayment, and Other Water-
contract negotiations, published in 47 the contract in response to the initial
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Related Contract Actions
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AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, is provided of all proposed contractual
Interior. actions in each of the five Reclamation Definitions of Abbreviations Used in the
regions. When contract negotiations are Reports
ACTION: Notice of contract actions.
completed, and prior to execution, each ARRA American Recovery and
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of proposed contract form must be Reinvestment Act of 2009
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Section		Notices
Action		Meeting notice.
Dates		The Review Committee will meet on October 17-19, 2018, from 8:30 a.m. until approximately 5:00 p.m. (Eastern). Related deadlines for participating in the meeting are detailed in this notice.
Contact		Melanie O'Brien, Designated Federal Officer, National Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act Program (2253), National Park Service, telephone (202) 354-2201, or email [email protected]
FR Citation		83 FR 38173

83 FR 38173 - Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Review Committee Notice of Public Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIORNational Park Service

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 150 (August 3, 2018)

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service