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III. How Can I Participate in these 

Meetings? 

A. Oral Comments and/or Presentations 

The Agency encourages each 

individual or group wishing to make 

oral comment and/or a presentation to 

submit the request to the person listed 

under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT no later than 10 days before the 

meeting that the person wishes to 

attend, in order to be included on the 

meeting agenda. Requests to present oral 

comments and/or presentations will be 

accepted until the date of the meeting 

and, to the extent that time permits the 

presentation of oral comments and/or 

presentations at the meeting by 

interested persons who have not 

previously submitted a request will be 

allowed. The request should identify the 

name of the individual making the 

presentation, the organization (if any) 

the individual will represent, and any 

requirements for audiovisual equipment 

(e.g., overhead projector, 35 mm 

projector, chalkboard). Oral comments 

and/or presentations will be limited to 

approximately 5 minutes unless prior 

arrangements have been made. 

B. Seating 

Seating at the meetings will be on a 

first-come basis. 

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Parts 152, 

156, 167, 168, 169, 172, and 174 

Environmental protection, Pesticides 

and pests, Plant-incorporated 

protectants (PIPs), Reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements. 

Dated: March 30, 2007. 

James Jones, 

Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of 

Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–S 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

43 CFR Part 10 

Consultation On Regulations 

Regarding The Disposition Of 

Unclaimed Native American Human 

Remains, Funerary Objects, Sacred 

Objects, Or Objects Of Cultural 

Patrimony Excavated Or Discovered 

On Federal Or Tribal Lands After 

November 16, 1990, Pursuant To 

Provisions Of The Native American 

Graves Protection And Repatriation 

Act (NAGPRA) 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of consultation. 

SUMMARY: This notice of consultation 

announces three consultation meetings 

that will be held to obtain oral and 

written recommendations on regulations 

to be drafted regarding the disposition 

of unclaimed Native American human 

remains, funerary objects, sacred 

objects, or objects of cultural patrimony 

that are excavated or discovered on 

Federal or tribal lands after November 

16, 1990. 

DATES: The three consultation meetings 

are scheduled for April 18–20, 2007: 

1. Tribal consultation: April 18, 2007, 

8:30 a.m. to noon, U.S. Department of 

the Interior, South Building 

Auditorium, 1951 Constitution Avenue 

NW, Washington, DC 20245. Authorized 

representatives of Indian tribes and 

Native Hawaiian organizations and 

traditional Native American religious 

leaders are invited to participate in this 

meeting. Tribal representatives wishing 

to make a public presentation at this 

session should submit a request to do so 

by April 13, 2007, including evidence 

that you are authorized to speak on 

behalf of an Indian tribe or Native 

Hawaiian organization. 

2. Museum consultation: April 18, 

2007, 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., U.S. 

Department of the Interior, South 

Building Auditorium, 1951 Constitution 

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20245. 

Authorized representatives of museums 

and national museum and scientific 

organizations are invited to participate 

in this meeting. Museum representatives 

wishing to make a public presentation at 

this session should submit a request to 

do so by April 13, 2007, including 

evidence that you are authorized to 

speak on behalf of a museum or national 

museum or scientific organization. 

3. Review Committee consultation: 

April 19–20, 2007, Sidney R. Yates 

Auditorium, Main Interior Building, 

1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 

20240. Time will be scheduled during 

the Review Committee meeting for 

members of the public to provide oral 

and written recommendations. Members 

of the public wishing to make a public 

presentation at the Review Committee 

meeting should submit a request to do 

so by April 13, 2007. 

Requests to make presentations at any 

of the sessions should be faxed to (202) 

371–5197 by April 13, 2007. Written 

comments should be postmarked or 

faxed to Sherry Hutt as indicated under 

ADDRESSES no later than May 1, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be 

mailed to Sherry Hutt, Manager, 

National NAGPRA Program, National 

Park Service, 1849 C Street NW, 

Washington, DC 20240. Comments may 

also be faxed to Sherry Hutt at (202) 

371–5197. 

Before including your address, phone 

number, e-mail address, or other 

personal identifying information in your 

comment, you should be aware that 

your entire comment - including your 

personal identifying information - may 

be made publicly available at any time. 

While you can ask us in your comment 

to withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

The consultation sessions with Indian 

tribes, Native Hawaiian organizations, 

traditional Native American religious 

leaders, museums and national museum 

and scientific organizations on April 18, 

2007 will be held at U.S. Department of 

the Interior, South Building 

Auditorium, 1951 Constitution Avenue 

NW, Washington, DC 20245. The 

consultation session with the Native 

American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Review Committee on 

April 19–20, 2007 will be held at the 

Sidney R. Yates Auditorium, Main 

Interior Building, 1849 C Street NW., 

Washington, DC 20240. All individuals 

attending the consultation sessions will 

be required to present photo 

identification to security officers to gain 

access to the U.S. Department of the 

Interior buildings. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sherry Hutt, Manager, National 

NAGPRA Program, National Park 

Service, 1849 C Street NW., 

Washington, DC 20240, telephone: (202) 

354–1479. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

purpose of the consultation meetings is 

to provide Native American 

organizations, museums and the 

scientific community, and the Native 

American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Review Committee with an 

opportunity to consult on forthcoming 

regulations regarding the disposition of 

unclaimed Native American human 

remains, funerary objects, sacred 

objects, or objects of cultural patrimony 

excavated or discovered on Federal or 

tribal lands after November 16, 1990. 

The April 18, 2007, 8:30 a.m to noon 

consultation meeting supports the 

Secretary of the Interior’s administrative 

policy on tribal consultation by 

encouraging maximum direct 

participation of representatives of tribal 

governments on important Departmental 

issues and processes. 

The April 18, 2007, 1 p.m. to 4:30 

p.m. consultation meeting supports the 

Secretary of the Interior’s responsibility 

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scientific community in the 

development of these regulations. 

The April 19–20, 2007 consultation 

meeting supports the Secretary of the 

Interior’s responsibility to consult with 

the Review Committee regarding the 

development of regulations. 

The Native American Graves 

Protection and Repatriation Act 

provides criteria for determining the 

ownership of Native American cultural 

items that are excavated or discovered 

on Federal or tribal lands after 

November 16, 1990 [25 U.S.C. 3002 (a)]. 

Ownership or control of such items is, 

with priority given in the order listed: 

(1) In the case of human remains and 

associated funerary objects, in the lineal 

descendant of the deceased individual; 

(2) In cases where the lineal 

descendant cannot be ascertained or no 

claim is made, and with respect to 

unassociated funerary objects, sacred 

objects, and objects of cultural 

patrimony: 

(i) In the Indian tribe on whose tribal 

land the human remains, funerary 

objects, sacred objects, or objects of 

cultural patrimony were discovered 

inadvertently; 

(ii) In the Indian tribe or Native 

Hawaiian organization that has the 

closest cultural affiliation with the 

human remains, funerary objects, sacred 

objects, or objects of cultural patrimony; 

(iii) In circumstances in which the 

cultural affiliation of the human 

remains, funerary objects, sacred 

objects, or objects of cultural patrimony 

cannot be ascertained and the objects 

were discovered inadvertently on 

Federal land that is recognized by a 

final judgment of the Indian Claims 

Commission or the United States Court 

of Claims as the aboriginal land of an 

Indian tribe: 

(A) In the Indian tribe aboriginally 

occupying the Federal land on which 

the human remains, funerary objects, 

sacred objects, or objects of cultural 

patrimony were discovered, or 

(B) If it can be shown that a different 

Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian 

organization has a stronger cultural 

relationship with the human remains, 

funerary objects, sacred objects, or 

objects of cultural patrimony, in the 

Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian 

organization that has the strongest 

demonstrated relationship with the 

objects [43 CFR 10.6 (a)]. 

The Act directs that Native American 

cultural items not claimed under 

subsection (a) shall be disposed of in 

accordance with regulations 

promulgated by the Secretary of the 

Interior in consultation with the Review 

Committee, Native American groups, 

representatives of museums, and the 

scientific community [25 U.S.C. 3002 

(b)]. One section of the regulations was 

reserved for procedures to effect the 

disposition of Native American cultural 

items that are not claimed [43 CFR 

10.7]. 

Participants in the consultation 

meetings are requested to comment on 

the following issues: 

(1) How should the regulations 

address distinctions between: 

(a) human remains, funerary objects, 

sacred objects, or objects of cultural 

patrimony remaining in Federal care for 

which ownership or control is with a 

lineal descendant or an Indian tribe or 

Native Hawaiian organization on whose 

lands the cultural items were 

discovered? 

(b) human remains, funerary objects, 

sacred objects, or objects of cultural 

patrimony remaining in Federal care for 

which an Indian tribe or Native 

Hawaiian organization has stated a 

claim based on cultural affiliation, 

aboriginal land, or cultural relationship? 

(c) human remains, funerary objects, 

sacred objects, or objects of cultural 

patrimony remaining in Federal care for 

which a non-federally recognized Indian 

group has stated a claim based on a 

relationship of shared group identity? 

(d) human remains and associated 

funerary objects remaining in Federal 

care for which no claim has been made? 

(2)Do current regulations regarding 

the curation of Federally-owned and 

administered archaeological collections 

[36 CFR 79] adequately address the 

management, preservation, and use of 

human remains, funerary objects, sacred 

objects, or objects of cultural patrimony 

remaining in Federal care? 

Dated: April 5, 2007. 

Sherry Hutt, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

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BILLING CODE 4312–50–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Part 648 

[I.D. 032907A] 

RIN 0648–AS22 

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act 

Provisions; Fisheries of the 

Northeastern United States; Summer 

Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass 

Fisheries; Amendment 14 to the 

Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black 

Sea Bass Fishery Management Plan 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of Availability of 

proposed fishery management plan 

amendment; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: NMFS announces that the 

Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management 

Council (Council) has submitted 

Amendment 14 to the Summer 

Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass 

Fishery Management Plan (FMP) 

(Amendment 14), incorporating the 

draft Environmental Assessment (EA), 

preliminary Regulatory Impact Review 

(RIR), and the Initial Regulatory 

Flexibility Analysis (IRFA), for review 

by the Secretary of Commerce and is 

requesting comments from the public. 

The proposed measures include a 

plan to rebuild the scup stock from an 

overfished condition to the level 

associated with maximum sustainable 

yield, as required by the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and 

Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens 

Act). The proposed action also includes 

an administrative change that would 

allow changes to the scup Gear 

Restricted Areas (GRAs) through a 

framework adjustment to the FMP. The 

intended effect of this change is to 

improve the timing of developing and 

implementing modifications to the 

GRAs. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before June 11, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by any of the following methods: 

• E-mail: 

FSBAmendment14NOA@noaa.gov. 

Include in the subject line the following 

identifier: ‘‘Comments on Amendment 

14 to the Summer Flounder, Scup, and 

Black Sea Bass FMP.’’

• Federal e-rulemaking portal: http:/ 

www.regulations.gov 


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