98-25097. Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Review Committee: Meeting

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 181 (Friday, September 18, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 49924]
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[FR Doc No: 98-25097]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Review 
Committee: Meeting

AGENCY: National Park Service, 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 Review Committee 
will be held on December 10-12, 1998, in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
    The Committee will meet in the Kiva room at the Hotel Santa Fe; 
telephone: [phone], fax: [phone], located at 1501 Paseo de 
Peralta in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Meetings will begin at 8:30 a.m. and 
will end at not later than 5:00 p.m. each day.
    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 Native American Graves 
Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA).
    The agenda for this meeting will include a discussion of specific 
cases which are being considered as possible disputes; a discussion of 
the disposition of culturally unidentifiable human remains; an update 
on Federal agency compliance with the statute; and discussion of the 
status of implementation in the New Mexico, specifically, and the 
Southwest region of the United States in general.
    This meeting will be open to the public. However, facilities and 
space for accommodating members of the public are limited. Persons will 
be accommodated on a first-come, first-served basis. A block of lodging 
rooms has been set aside at the Hotel Santa Fe, at a significantly 
reduced rate. Reservations must be booked by November 9 to guarantee 
the reduced rate. Please reference the National Park Service and 
mention that you are attending the NAGPRA Review Committee Meeting.
    Any member of the public may file a written statement concerning 
matters to be discussed with Dr. Francis P. McManamon, Departmental 
Consulting Archeologist. Statements must be received no later than 
November 23, 1998. Any member of the public wishing to be listed on the 
agenda for public comment may submit a written request to the Review 
Committee, in care of the office of the Departmental Consulting 
Archeologist, by December 7, 1998. Please clearly state that you wish 
to be on the agenda, briefly outline what you would like to discuss, 
how much time you estimate that you will need, and your contact 
information.
    Persons wishing further information concerning this meeting, or who 
wish to submit written statements may contact Dr. Francis P. McManamon, 
Departmental Consulting Archeologist, National Park Service, 1849 C 
Street NW, NC340, Washington, DC 20240; telephone: [phone]; fax 
202/343-5260. Transcripts of the meeting will be available for public 
inspection approximately eight weeks after the meeting at the office of 
the Departmental Consulting Archeologist, 800 North Capitol St., NW, 
Suite 340, Washington, DC.
Dated: September 9, 1998.
Francis P. McManamon,
Departmental Consulting Archeologist,
Manager, Archeology and Ethnography Program.
[FR Doc. 98-25097 Filed 9-17-98; 8:45 am]
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