[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 227 (Monday, November 28, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73031-73032]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-25804]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-34834; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP16.R50000]
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Review
Committee; Notice of Public Meetings
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
(Committee) will hold two virtual meetings as indicated below.
DATES: The Committee will meet via teleconference on Thursday, January
5, 2023, from 11:00 a.m. until approximately 3:00 p.m. (Eastern), and
Tuesday, January 10, 2023, from 2:00 p.m. until approximately 6:00 p.m.
(Eastern). All meetings are open to the public.
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 [email protected].
Individuals in the United States who are deaf, deafblind, hard of
hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or
TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay services. Individuals
outside the United States should use the relay services offered within
their country to make international calls to the point-of-contact in
the United States.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Committee was established in section 8
of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act of 1990
(NAGPRA). Information about NAGPRA, the Committee, and Committee
meetings is available on the National NAGPRA Program website at https://www.nps.gov/subjects/nagpra/review-committee.htm.
The 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
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Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations and museums on matters
affecting such Tribes or organizations lying within the scope of work
of the 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 Committee's work is carried out during the course of meetings that
are open to the public.
The agenda for each meeting may 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 Committee's responsibilities under section 8 of NAGPRA. In
addition, the agenda may include requests to the Committee for a
recommendation to the Secretary of the Interior that an agreed-upon
disposition of Native American human remains proceed.
During each meeting, there will be time scheduled for public
comments. During public comment, the Review Committee and the
Department of the Interior are particularly interested in hearing oral
comment on the proposed rule at 43 CFR part 10, RIN 1024-AE19,
published on October 18, 2022. If interested, individuals should
register for opportunities to make oral comments at: https://www.nps.gov/orgs/1335/events.htm. Oral comments will be recorded and
submitted for the record and oral commenters should include a written
copy of their statement prior to the public meeting. Time for oral
comments may be limited.
Written comments may be submitted, see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT. All comments received will be provided to the Committee.
Information on joining the virtual conference by internet or phone will
be available on the National NAGPRA Program website at https://www.nps.gov/orgs/1335/events.htm.
Meeting Accessibility: Please make requests in advance for sign
language interpreter services, assistive listening devices, or other
reasonable accommodations. We ask that you contact the person listed in
the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice at least
seven (7) business days prior to the meeting to give the Department of
the Interior sufficient time to process your request. All reasonable
accommodation requests are managed on a case-by-case basis.
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.
[FR Doc. 2022-25804 Filed 11-25-22; 8:45 am]
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