[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 143 (Monday, July 27, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40108-40109]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-19980]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Navy
Notice of Request for Proposals for the Archaeological
Investigation of the Civil War Submarine H.L. Hunley, Lost off the
Coast of Charleston, South Carolina on February 17, 1864, After
Successfully Attacking the USS Housatonic
AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DOD.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of the Navy hereby gives notice of its Request
for Proposals for the archaeological investigation of the H.L. Hunley.
In 1996 the Department of the Navy entered into a Programmatic
Agreement under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act
for the management of this historic shipwreck. Other parties to the
Programmatic Agreement are the General Services Administration, the
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, the South Carolina Hunley
Commission, and the South Carolina State Historic Preservation Officer.
The Programmatic Agreement requires decisions on the suitability of
proposals for recovery and presentation of the Hunley be made by the
Navy and the South Carolina Hunley Commission after obtaining the
recommendations of members of the Hunley Oversight Committee. The
Committee is an interagency group consisting of the Navy, the
Department of the Interior, the General Services
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Administration, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,
the Smithsonian Institution, and the Advisory Council on Historic
Preservation. The Committee will also consider any public comments.
The Programmatic Agreement provides for individuals and
organizations to submit proposals regarding the archeological
investigation of the Hunley.
Any party interested in implementing any of the following aspects
of archeological investigation of the Hunley that includes: (1) data
recovery at the site; (2) raising of the vessel; (3) recovery and
treatment of human remains; (4) conservation and curation; (5) public
participation and education during the archeological investigation; and
(6) future exhibition and interpretation, must submit a comprehensive
proposal and an overall financial plan to the Navy. The proposal must
also include an abstract suitable for public distribution and comment.
The Navy will provide abstracts of all proposals it receives to the
Hunley Oversight Committee and organizations identified by the Navy, in
consultation with the National Park Service and the South Carolina
Hunley Commission, as potentially having an interest in the conduct of
archeological investigations of the Hunley.
Upon request, the Navy will provide these organizations with copies
of entire proposals, excluding any proprietary data. Parties interested
in conducting any of the archeological investigation of the Hunley will
be required to bid upon a Request for Proposal and enter into a
contract with the South Carolina Hunley Commission. Initial contracts
will cover the following: data recovery at the site; raising of the
vessel; recovery and treatment of human remains; and initial
conservation of the vessel. Preference will be given to contractors who
can provide a comprehensive plan for these management aspects.
Contracts for the recovery and preservation will be with the South
Carolina Hunley Commission.
DATES: Anyone wishing to submit an initial proposal to the Navy must
submit it by November 1, 1998. The Navy will request that the South
Carolina Hunley Commission provide information regarding the
contracting process that includes instructions on obtaining a copy of
the Request for Proposals and the dates for submitting responses to it.
The Navy shall share any comments on the Programmatic Agreement with
other parties to it.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the Programmatic Agreement are available from: The
Naval Historical Center, Underwater Archaeology Branch, Washington Navy
Yard, 901 M Street SE, Washington, DC 20374-5060, or, the Naval
Historical Center Homepage:
http://www.history.navy.mil
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Robert S. Neyland, Underwater
Archaeologist, Naval Historical Center, Underwater Archaeology Branch,
Washington Navy Yard, 901 M Street SE, Washington, DC 20374-5060,
telephone (202) 433-9784.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 470, 36 CFR Part 800.
Dated: July 16, 1998.
Lou Rae Langevin,
LT, JAGC, USN, Alternate Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-19980 Filed 7-24-98; 8:45 am]
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