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

Published date05 April 2019
Record Number2019-06646
SectionNotices
CourtNational Park Service
Federal Register, Volume 84 Issue 66 (Friday, April 5, 2019)
[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 66 (Friday, April 5, 2019)]
                [Notices]
                [Pages 13712-13713]
                From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
                [FR Doc No: 2019-06646]
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                DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
                National Park Service
                [NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-27480; 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 via teleconference. All
                meetings are open to the public.
                DATES: The Review Committee will meet via teleconference on April 22,
                2019, from 2:00 p.m. until approximately 4:00 p.m. (Eastern). Related
                deadlines for participating in the meeting are detailed in this notice.
                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].
                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 the discussion of
                the Review Committee Report to Congress. Information on joining the
                teleconference and the final agenda will be available on the National
                NAGPRA Program website at https://www.nps.gov/nagpra. The meeting is
                open to the public and there will be time for public comment.
                General Information
                 Information about NAGPRA, the Review Committee, and Review
                Committee meetings is available on the 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
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                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.
                [FR Doc. 2019-06646 Filed 4-4-19; 8:45 am]
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