Department of the Interior
National Park Service
- 43 CFR Part 10
AGENCY:
National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION:
Notice of consultation.
SUMMARY:
This notice of consultation announces three consultation meetings that will be held to obtain oral and written recommendations on regulations to be drafted regarding the disposition of unclaimed Native American human remains, funerary objects, sacred objects, or objects of cultural patrimony that are excavated or discovered on Federal or tribal lands after November 16, 1990.
DATES:
The three consultation meetings are scheduled for April 18-20, 2007:
1. Tribal consultation: April 18, 2007, 8:30 a.m. to noon, U.S. Department of the Interior, South Building Auditorium, 1951 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20245. Authorized representatives of Indian tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations and traditional Native American religious leaders are invited to participate in this meeting. Tribal representatives wishing to make a public presentation at this session should submit a request to do so by April 13, 2007, including evidence that you are authorized to speak on behalf of an Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian organization.
2. Museum consultation: April 18, 2007, 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., U.S. Department of the Interior, South Building Auditorium, 1951 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20245. Authorized representatives of museums and national museum and scientific organizations are invited to participate in this meeting. Museum representatives wishing to make a public presentation at this session should submit a request to do so by April 13, 2007, including evidence that you are authorized to speak on behalf of a museum or national museum or scientific organization.
3. Review Committee consultation: April 19-20, 2007, Sidney R. Yates Auditorium, Main Interior Building, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240. Time will be scheduled during the Review Committee meeting for members of the public to provide oral and written recommendations. Members of the public wishing to make a public presentation at the Review Committee meeting should submit a request to do so by April 13, 2007.
Requests to make presentations at any of the sessions should be faxed to (202) 371-5197 by April 13, 2007. Written comments should be postmarked or faxed to Sherry Hutt as indicated under ADDRESSES no later than May 1, 2007.
ADDRESSES:
Written comments may be mailed to Sherry Hutt, Manager, National NAGPRA Program, National Park Service, 1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC 20240. Comments may also be faxed to Sherry Hutt at (202) 371-5197.
Before including your address, phone number, e-mail 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 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.
The consultation sessions with Indian tribes, Native Hawaiian organizations, traditional Native American religious leaders, museums and national museum and scientific organizations on April 18, 2007 will be held at U.S. Department of the Interior, South Building Auditorium, 1951 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20245. The consultation session with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Review Committee on April 19-20, 2007 will be held at the Sidney R. Yates Auditorium, Main Interior Building, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240. All individuals attending the consultation sessions will be required to present photo identification to security officers to gain access to the U.S. Department of the Interior buildings.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sherry Hutt, Manager, National NAGPRA Program, National Park Service, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240, telephone: (202) 354-1479.
25 U.S.C. 3002
43 CFR 10.6 (a)