11554 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 47 / Thursday, March 11, 2010 / Notices 

Dated: March 4, 2010 

Raphael W. Bostic, 

Assistant Secretary for Policy Development 

and Research. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Reclamation 

Yakima River Basin Conservation 

Advisory Group Charter Renewal; 

Notice of Charter Renewal 

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of renewal. 

SUMMARY: This notice is published in 

accordance with section 9(a)(2) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act of 

1972 (Pub. L. 92–463). Following 

consultation with the General Services 

Administration, notice is hereby given 

that the Secretary of the Interior is 

renewing the charter for the Yakima 

River Basin Conservation Advisory 

Group (CAG). The purpose of the CAG 

is to provide recommendations to the 

Secretary of the Interior and the State of 

Washington on the structure and 

implementation of the Yakima River 

Basin Water Conservation Program. In 

consultation with the State, the Yakama 

Nation, Yakima River basin irrigators, 

and other interested and related parties, 

six members are appointed to serve on 

the CAG. 

The basin conservation program is 

structured to provide economic 

incentives with cooperative Federal, 

State, and local funding to stimulate the 

identification and implementation of 

structural and nonstructural costeffective water conservation measures in 

the Yakima River basin. Improvements 

in the efficiency of water delivery and 

use will result in improved streamflows 

for fish and wildlife and improve the 

reliability of water supplies for 

irrigation. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Dawn Wiedmeier, Deputy Area 

Manager, Yakima River Basin Water 

Enhancement Program, telephone 509– 

575–5848, extension 213. 

Certification 

I hereby certify that Charter renewal 

of the Yakima River Basin Conservation 

Advisory Group is in the public interest 

in connection with the performance of 

duties imposed on the Department of 

the Interior. 

Ken Salazar, 

Secretary of the Interior. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

Notice of Intent to Repatriate Cultural 

Items: Museum of Northern Arizona, 

Flagstaff, AZ 

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 Museum of Northern 

Arizona, Flagstaff, AZ, 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 the cultural 

items. The National Park Service is not 

responsible for the determinations in 

this notice. 

In January and September 2000, 

cultural items were gifted to the 

Museum of Northern Arizona by a 

private donor. The cultural items are 

Navajo sandpainting drawings and 

water color/pencil drawings, and are 

divided into three collections. 

The first collection was originally 

collected by an old trading post family 

in the area of Farmington, NM. The 29 

cultural items are 4 watercolors of 

sacred Navajo Yei figures and deities; 22 

water colors and/or pencil drawings 

depicting Navajo ceremonial 

sandpaintings from specific chants; and 

3 pages of hand written notes describing 

the Feather Way and Big Star Way 

ceremonies. 

The second collection, by Ray 

Winnie, Lukachukai, AZ, circa 1920s, 

depicts a sacred Navajo ceremonial 

sandpainting. Mr. Winnie was a Singer 

of the Shooting Way ceremony. The one 

cultural item is a colored pencil 

drawing on brown paper. 

The third collection, by Ray Winnie, 

Lukachukai, AZ, circa 1920s, depicts 

sacred Navajo ceremonial 

sandpaintings. Mr. Winnie was a Singer 

of the Shooting Way ceremony. The six 

cultural items consist of one notebook 

with pencil and crayon drawings, four 

color pencil drawings, and one muslin 

watercolor depicting Navajo 

ceremonies. 

A traditional practitioner of Navajo 

religious ceremonies determined the 

images presented were of sacred esoteric 

knowledge with specific ceremonial 

properties that continue to be used by 

traditional Navajo religious 

practitioners. Based on the sacred 

esoteric knowledge of the images, the 

paintings could not have been obtained 

voluntarily nor could they have been 

alienated by a single individual, and 

instead belong to the tribe as a whole. 

Officials of the Museum of Northern 

Arizona have determined that, pursuant 

to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (3)(C), the 36 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 Museum of 

Northern Arizona also have determined 

that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (3)(D), 

the 36 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 

Museum of Northern Arizona 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 Navajo Nation, Arizona, New 

Mexico & Utah. 

Representatives of any other Indian 

tribe that believes itself to be culturally 

affiliated with the sacred objects/objects 

of cultural patrimony should contact 

Elaine Hughes, NAGPRA Contact, 

Museum of Northern Arizona, 3101 N. 

Ft. Valley Road, Flagstaff, AZ 86004, 

telephone (928) 774–5211, ext. 270, 

before April 12, 2010. Repatriation of 

the sacred objects/objects of cultural 

patrimony to the Navajo Nation, 

Arizona, New Mexico & Utah may 

proceed after that date if no additional 

claimants come forward. 

The Museum of Northern Arizona is 

responsible for notifying the Navajo 

Nation, Arizona, New Mexico & Utah 

that this notice has been published. 

Dated: December 10, 2010 

Richard C. Waldbauer, 

Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

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