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Secs. 23 to 26, inclusive; 

Secs. 35 and 36. 

Containing approximately 3,816 acres. 

T. 24 N., R. 54 W., 

Secs. 11 to 23, inclusive. 

Containing approximately 7,589 acres. 

Aggregating approximately 58,236 acres. 

Notice of the decision will also be 

published four times in the Fairbanks 

Daily News-Miner. 

DATES: The time limits for filing an 

appeal are: 

1. Any party claiming a property 

interest which is adversely affected by 

the decision shall have until April 1, 

2010 to file an appeal. 

2. Parties receiving service of the 

decision by certified mail shall have 30 

days from the date of receipt to file an 

appeal. 

Parties who do not file an appeal in 

accordance with the requirements of 43 

CFR part 4, subpart E, shall be deemed 

to have waived their rights. 

ADDRESSES: A copy of the decision may 

be obtained from: Bureau of Land 

Management, Alaska State Office, 222 

West Seventh Avenue, #13, Anchorage, 

Alaska 99513–7504. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The 

Bureau of Land Management by phone 

at 907–271–5960, or by e-mail at 

ak.blm.conveyance@ak.blm.gov. Persons 

who use a telecommunication device 

(TTD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877– 

8339, 24 hours a day, seven days a 

week, to contact the Bureau of Land 

Management. 

Hillary Woods, 

Land Law Examiner, Land Transfer 

Adjudication I Branch. 

[FR Doc. 2010–4302 Filed 3–1–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLNV952000 L14200000.BJ0000 241A; 10– 

08807; MO# 4500012336; TAS: 14X1109] 

Filing of Plats of Survey; Nevada 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is 

to inform the public and interested State 

and local government officials of the 

filing of Plats of Survey in Nevada. 

DATES: Effective Dates: Filing is effective 

at 10 a.m. on the dates indicated below. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David D. Morlan, Chief, Branch of 

Geographic Sciences, Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM), Nevada State 

Office, 1340 Financial Blvd., P.O. Box 

12000, Reno, Nevada 89520, 775–861– 

6541. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

1. The Plat of Survey of the following 

described lands will be officially filed at 

the Nevada State Office, Reno, Nevada, 

on the first business day after thirty (30) 

days from the publication of this notice: 

The plat, representing the survey of a 

portion of the south boundary and a portion 

of the subdivisional lines of Township 5 

North, Range 57 East, Mount Diablo 

Meridian, Nevada, under Group No. 870, was 

accepted February 16, 2010. 

This survey was executed to meet 

certain administrative needs of the U.S. 

Forest Service. 

2. Subject to valid existing rights, the 

provisions of existing withdrawals and 

classifications, the requirements of 

applicable laws, and other segregations 

of record, these lands are open to 

application, petition, and disposal, 

including application under the mineral 

leasing laws. All such valid applications 

received on or before the official filing 

of the Plat of Survey described in 

paragraph 1, shall be considered as 

simultaneously filed at that time. 

Applications received thereafter shall be 

considered in order of filing. 

3. The above-listed survey is now the 

basic record for describing the lands for 

all authorized purposes. This survey has 

been placed in the open files in the BLM 

Nevada State Office and is available to 

the public as a matter of information. 

Copies of the survey and related field 

notes may be furnished to the public 

upon payment of the appropriate fees. 

Dated: February 23, 2010. 

David D. Morlan, 

Chief Cadastral Surveyor, Nevada. 

[FR Doc. 2010–4272 Filed 3–1–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

Notice of Intent to Repatriate Cultural 

Items: Peabody Museum of 

Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard 

University, Cambridge, MA 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

Notice is here given in accordance 

with the Native American Graves 

Protection and Repatriation Act 

(NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3005, of the intent 

to repatriate cultural items in the 

possession of the Peabody Museum of 

Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard 

University, Cambridge, MA, that meet 

the definitions of ‘‘sacred objects’’ and 

‘‘objects of cultural patrimony’’ under 25 

U.S.C. 3001. 

This notice is published as part of the 

National Park Service’s administrative 

responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 

U.S.C. 3003 (d)(3). The determinations 

in this notice are the sole responsibility 

of the museum, institution, or Federal 

agency that has control of these cultural 

items. The National Park Service is not 

responsible for the determinations in 

this notice. 

The 10 cultural items are 4 corn husk 

face masks and 6 false face masks. An 

assessment of these 10 cultural items 

was made by Peabody Museum staff in 

consultation with representatives of the 

Haudenosaunee Confederacy. 

In 1905, Lewis H. Farlow purchased 

a false face mask from Grace Nicholson, 

a dealer, and donated it to the Peabody 

Museum. Museum documentation states 

the object is from New York, and dates 

the object to the late 19th century. The 

face is described in the museum ledger 

as ‘‘Iroquois.’’ 

In 1906, Lewis H. Farlow purchased 

a false face mask from Grace Nicholson, 

a dealer, and donated it to the Peabody 

Museum. Museum documentation dates 

the object to the late 19th century. The 

face is described in the museum ledger 

as ‘‘Iroquois.’’ 

In 1995, the Peabody Museum 

received four corn husk face masks and 

four false face masks through a bequest 

by William R. Wright. Museum 

accession records date the corn husk 

face masks to the late 20th century, and 

describe them as ‘‘Iroquois.’’ Museum 

accession records date the false face 

masks to the 1970s or 1980s, and 

describe them as ‘‘Iroquois.’’ 

Other than the ‘‘Iroquois’’ attribution, 

more specific cultural affiliation of the 

masks to any one particular nation of 

the Haudenosaunee is not possible by 

the museum. The Haudenosaunee 

Confederacy includes the Mohawk, 

Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, Seneca, and 

Tuscarora Nations. According to 

Haudenosaunee culture and traditions, 

the Onondaga Nation is the keeper of 

the central hearth and fire where the 

Grand Council of the Confederacy 

meets. As the keeper of the central fire, 

the Onondaga Nation is obligated to care 

for, and return to the appropriate 

Nation, the Haudenosaunee cultural 

objects that are not specifically affiliated 

with any one Haudenosaunee Nation. 

Written evidence of Haudenosaunee 

oral tradition presented during 

consultation identifies the false face 

masks as being sacred objects needed by 

traditional Haudenosaunee religious 

leaders. False Face masks and corn husk 

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masks are also considered to be objects 

of cultural patrimony that have ongoing 

historical, traditional, and cultural 

significance to the group and could not 

have been alienated by a single 

individual. False face masks and corn 

husk face masks continue to play an 

important, ongoing role in the spiritual 

and religious identity of contemporary 

Haudenosaunee people. 

These sacred objects and objects of 

cultural patrimony are believed to be 

culturally affiliated to the Onondaga 

Nation of New York, on behalf of the 

Haudenosaunee Confederacy (also 

known as the Iroquois Confederacy or 

Six Nations, including the Mohawk, 

Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, Seneca, and 

Tuscarora Nations, which are 

represented by the following Federallyrecognized tribes: Cayuga Nation of New 

York; Oneida Nation of New York; 

Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin; 

Onondaga Nation of New York; Seneca 

Nation of New York; Seneca-Cayuga 

Tribe of Oklahoma; Saint Regis Mohawk 

Tribe, New York; Tonawanda Band of 

Seneca Indians of New York; and 

Tuscarora Nation of New York). The 

specific cultural attribution of these 

objects in museum records indicates an 

affiliation to the Haudenosaunee people. 

New York and the Six Nations Reserve 

in Canada lie within the traditional 

territory of the Haudenosaunee people. 

Consultation evidence and other 

research supports a finding that the 

stylistic characteristics of the objects 

reported here are consistent with 

traditional Haudenosaunee forms. Thus, 

the cultural items’ cultural affiliation 

with the Haudenosaunee Confederacy is 

established through anthropological, 

geographical, and historical 

information; museum records; 

consultation evidence; and expert 

opinion. 

Officials of the Peabody Museum of 

Archaeology and Ethnology have 

determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 

3001 (3)(C), the 10 cultural items 

described above are specific ceremonial 

objects needed by traditional Native 

American religious leaders for the 

practice of traditional Native American 

religions by their present-day adherents. 

Officials of the Peabody Museum of 

Archaeology and Ethnology also have 

determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 

3001 (3)(D), the 10 cultural items 

described above have ongoing historical, 

traditional, or cultural importance 

central to the Native American group or 

culture itself, rather than property 

owned by an individual. Lastly, officials 

of the Peabody Museum of Archaeology 

and Ethnology have determined that, 

pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (2), there is 

a relationship of shared group identity 

that can be reasonably traced between 

the sacred objects/objects of cultural 

patrimony and the Cayuga Nation of 

New York; Oneida Nation of New York; 

Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin; 

Onondaga Nation of New York; Seneca 

Nation of New York; Seneca-Cayuga 

Tribe of Oklahoma; Saint Regis Mohawk 

Tribe, New York; Tonawanda Band of 

Seneca Indians of New York; and 

Tuscarora Nation of New York. 

Representatives of any other Indian 

tribe that believes itself to be culturally 

affiliated with the sacred objects/objects 

of cultural patrimony should contact 

Patricia Capone, Repatriation 

Coordinator, Peabody Museum of 

Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard 

University, 11 Divinity Ave., 

Cambridge, MA 02138, telephone (617) 

496–3702, before April 1, 2010. 

Repatriation of the sacred objects/ 

objects of cultural patrimony to the 

Cayuga Nation of New York; Oneida 

Nation of New York; Oneida Tribe of 

Indians of Wisconsin; Onondaga Nation 

of New York; Seneca Nation of New 

York; Seneca-Cayuga Tribe of 

Oklahoma; Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe, 

New York; Tonawanda Band of Seneca 

Indians of New York; and Tuscarora 

Nation of New York, may proceed after 

that date if no additional claimants 

come forward. 

The Peabody Museum is responsible 

for notifying the Cayuga Nation of New 

York; Oneida Nation of New York; 

Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin; 

Onondaga Nation of New York; Seneca 

Nation of New York; Seneca-Cayuga 

Tribe of Oklahoma; Saint Regis Mohawk 

Tribe, New York; Tonawanda Band of 

Seneca Indians of New York; and 

Tuscarora Nation of New York, that this 

notice has been published. 

Dated: November 24, 2009 

Sherry Hutt, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2010–4213 Filed 3–1–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLORW00000 

L16100000.DO0000.WBSLXSS073H0000; 

GP10–0139] 

Notice of Public Meeting, Eastern 

Washington Resource Advisory 

Council Meeting 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Land Policy and Management 

Act of 1976 and the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act of 1972, the U.S. 

Department of the Interior, Bureau of 

Land Management (BLM) Eastern 

Washington Resource Advisory Council 

(EWRAC) will meet as indicated below. 

DATES: Meeting will take place on 

March 25, 2010, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

The Potato Commission, 108 S. Interlake 

Rd., Moses Lake, Washington 98837– 

2950. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

BLM Spokane District, 1103 N. Fancher 

Rd., Spokane Valley, WA 99212, or call 

(509) 536–1200. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

meeting will be open to the public. It 

will begin at 10 a.m. and end at 2 p.m. 

on March 25. Members of the public 

will have an opportunity to address the 

EWRAC at 10 a.m. Discussion will focus 

on the Spokane and San Juan Islands 

Resource Management Plan. 

Robert B. Towne, 

Spokane District Manager. 

[FR Doc. 2010–4224 Filed 3–1–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

Native American Graves Protection 

and Repatriation Review Committee: 

Meetings 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

Notice is hereby given in accordance 

with the Federal Advisory Committee 

Act, 5 U.S.C. Appendix (1988), of three 

meetings of the Native American Graves 

Protection and Repatriation Review 

Committee (Review Committee). The 

Review Committee will meet on May 14, 

2010; June 11, 2010; and November 17– 

19, 2010. 

The May 14 and June 11 meetings will 

be conducted via teleconference. They 

are scheduled from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m. 

Eastern Daylight Time, but may 

conclude earlier if all business is 

completed. 

Persons not making presentations, but 

who wish to listen to the May 14 or June 

11 teleconference, may obtain a call-in 

number and access code by sending an 

e-mail message to 

nagpra@rap.midco.net. In the subject 

line, write either ‘‘May 14 

teleconference’’ or ‘‘June 11 

teleconference.’’ Send a separate e-mail 

message for each teleconference to 

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