DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
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 February
16, 17, and 18, 1995 in Los Angeles, CA.
The Committee will meet 9in the Garden A room at the Airport
Marina Hotel, 8601 Lincoln Blvd., Los Angeles CA 90045 on
the 16th and 17th; and in the Bird's Nest at Loyola
Marymount University, 7101 West 80th Street, Los Angeles CA
90045 on the 18th of February, 1995. Meetings will begin
each day at 8:30 am and conclude not later than 5:00 pm.
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 the Committee's
consideration of drafts of three sections that were reserved
in the proposed regulations published May 28, 1993: 1)
Disposition of Unclaimed Human Remains and Cultural Items
from Federal and Tribal Lands (Section 10.7); 2) Disposition
of Culturally Unidentifiable Human Remains in Museums and
federal Collections (Section 10.11); and 3) Future
Applicability (Section 10.13).
Unclaimed human remains and cultural items are those
intentionally excavated or inadvertently discovered on
Federal or tribal lands after November 16, 1990, for which
after following the process outlined in section 3 of the
statute (25 U.S.C. 3002), no lineal descendant or Indian
tribe has made a claim.
Culturally unidentifiable human remains are those in museum
of 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 section on the future applicability of the statute will
address the requirements of museums that receive Federal
funds after the statutory deadlines fro summary and
inventory compliance and of museums and Federal agencies
that receive collections after those same deadlines.
The meeting will be open to the public. HOwever, facilities
and space for accommodating members of the public are
limitied. Persons will be accommodated on a first-come,
first-served basis. 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,
ARcheological Assistance Division (MS0436), National Park
Service, P.O. Box 37127 Wahsington, D.C. 20013-7127,
Telephone (202) 343-4101. Draft summary minutes of the
meeting will be available for public inspection about
eightweeks after the meeting at the office of the
Departmental Consulting Archeologist, Suite 210, 800 North
Capital Street, Washington, D.C. 20002.
Dated January 19, 1995
(signed)
Francis P. McManamon
Departmental Consulting Archeologist and
Chief, Archeological Assistance Division