96-7817. Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Review Committee: Meeting

[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 63 (Monday, April 1, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 14335]
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[FR Doc No: 96-7817]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Review 
Committee: Meeting

AGENCY: National Park Service, Department of the Interior

ACTION: Notice

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    Notice is hereby given in accordance with the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. Appendix (1988), that a meeting of the 
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act Review Committee 
will be held on June 9, 10, and 11 in Billings, MT.
    The Committee will meet at the Clarion Hotel, 1223 Mullowney Lane, 
Billings, MT 59101, telephone [phone]. Meetings will begin each 
day at 8:30 a.m. and conclude not later than 5:00 p.m.
    The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Review 
Committee was established by Public Law 101-601 to monitor, review, and 
assist in implementation of the inventory and identification process 
and repatriation activities required under the statute.
    On the agenda for this meeting will be comments to the Committee's 
draft recommendations regarding the disposition of culturally 
unidentifiable human remains in museums and Federal collections. The 
Committee with also hear public comment and discuss the application of 
the statute in Montana.
    Culturally unidentifiable human remains are those in museum or 
Federal agency collections for which, following the completion of 
inventories by November 16, 1995, no lineal descendants or culturally 
affiliated Indian tribe has been determined.
    The meeting will be open to the public. However, facilities and 
space for accommodating members of the public are limited. Any member 
of the public may file a written statement concerning the matters to be 
discussed with Dr. Francis P. McManamon, Departmental Consulting 
Archeologist.
    Persons wishing further information concerning this meeting, or who 
wish to submit written statements may contact Dr. Francis P. McManamon, 
Departmental Consulting Archeologist, Archeology & Ethnography Program 
(MS2275), National Park Service, P.O. Box 37127 Washington, D.C. 20013-
7127, Washington D.C. 20002, Telephone [phone]. Draft summary 
minutes of the meeting will be available for public inspection about 
eight weeks after the meeting at the office of the Departmental 
Consulting Archeologist, Suite 210, 800 North Capital Street, 
Washington, D.C.
Dated: March 26, 1996
Francis P. McManamon
Departmental Consulting Archeologist
Chief, Archeology & Ethnography Program
[FR Doc. 96-7817 Filed 3-29-96; 8:45 am]
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