Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 168 / Friday, August 29, 1997 / Notices 45873

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at

the Student Union, University of New

Orleans, Lakefront Campus, New

Orleans, Louisiana.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Persons wishing further information

concerning this meeting, or who wish to

submit written statements, may contact

Geraldine Smith, Superintendent, Jean

Lafitte National Historical Park and

Preserve, 365 Canal Street, Suite 2400,

New Orleans, Louisiana 70130–1136,

telephone (504) 589–3882, extension

108.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Delta

Region Preservation Commission was

established pursuant to Section 907 of

Pub. L. 95–625 (16 U.S.C. 230f), as

amended, to advise the Secretary of the

Interior in the selection of sites for

inclusion in Jean Lafitte National

Historical Park and Preserve, and in the

implementation and development of a

general management plan and of a

comprehensive interpretive program of

a natural, historic, and cultural

resources of the region.

The matters to be discussed at this

meeting include:

• Old Business

• New Business

• General Park Update

The meeting will be open to the

public. However, facilities and space for

accommodating members of the public

are limited, and persons will be

accommodated on a first-come, firstserved basis. Any member of the public

may file a written statement concerning

matters to be discussed with the

Superintendent, Jean Lafitte National

Historical Park and Preserve.

Minutes of the meeting will be

available for public inspection 4 weeks

after the meeting at the headquarters

office of Jean Lafitte National Historical

Park and Preserve.

Dated: August 7, 1997.

Daniel W. Brown,

Acting Regional Director, Southeast Region.

[FR Doc. 97–23087 Filed 8–28–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–70–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Joshua Tree National Park Advisory

Commission; Notice of Meeting

Notice is hereby given in accordance

with the Federal Advisory Committee

Act that a meeting of the Joshua Tree

National Park Advisory Commission

will be held at 8:00 a.m. (PDT) on

Tuesday, September 23, 1997, at the

Helen Gray Center, on Whitefeather

Drive in Joshua Tree, California to hear

presentations on issues related to the

Backcountry and Wilderness

Management Plan, an amendment to the

General Management Plan for Joshua

Tree National Park.

The Advisory Commission was

established by Public Law 103–433,

section 407 to advise the Secretary

concerning the development and

implementation of a new or revised

comprehensive management plan for

Joshua Tree National Park.

Members of the Commission are as

follows:

Chuck Bell, P.O. Box 193, Lucerne Valley,

CA 92356

Diane Benson, c/o Diivas Jewelry, 56129

Twentynine Palms Highway, Yucca Valley,

CA 92284

Cyndie Bransford, 61673 Kessler Place,

Joshua Tree, CA 92252

Richard L. Russell, 12475 Central Ave., #352,

Chino, CA 91710

Gary Daigneault, 6804 Quail Springs Ave.,

Twentynine Palms, CA 92277

Brian Huse, NPCA, Director, Pacific Region,

P.O. Box 1289, Oakland, CA 94604–1289

Michael McCormack, 70175 Juanita Drive,

Twentynine Palms, CA 92277

Roger Melanson, 57626 Ross Road, Yucca

Valley, CA 92284

Ramon Mendoza, 58692 Los Coyotes Rd.,

Yucca Valley, CA 92284

Leslie J. Mouriquad, 52–500 Calhoun,

Coachella Valley, CA 92236

Dr. Byron M. Walls, M.D., 19732 Lancewood

Plaza, Yorba Linda, Ca 92686

Gilbert G. Zimmerman, Chairman/CEO,

California Deserts Tourism Association,

P.O. Box 364, Rancho Mirage, CA 92270

The Honorable Roy Wilson, Supervisor,

Fourth District, Riverside County, 46209

Oasis St. Room 414, Indio, CA 92201

The Honorable Kathy A. Davis, County

Supervisor, First District, 385 North

Arrowhead Ave., Fifth Floor, San

Bernardino, CA 92415–0110

Mr. Spence McIntyre, President, The Desert

Protective Council, P.O. Box 2312, Valley

Center, CA 92082

Included on the agenda for this public

meeting will be:

1. Review of Commission Purpose and

Responsibilities.

2. Commission Oath of Office.

3. Selection of a Commission Chair.

4. Overview, Discussion and

recommendations of the Draft

Wilderness and Backcountry

Management Plan.

This meeting will be recorded for

documentation and transcribed for

dissemination. Minutes of the meeting

will be available to the public after

approval of the full Advisory

Commission. For copies Park Drive,

Twentynine Palms, California 92277.

Dated: August 19, 1997.

Ernest Quintana,

Superintendent, Joshua Tree National Park.

[FR Doc. 97–23086 Filed 8–28–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–70–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Notice of Inventory Completion for

Native American Human Remains,

Associated Funerary Objects, and

Unassociated Funerary Objects from

the Vicinity of Cronise Basin, San

Bernardino County, CA in the

Possession of the California State

Office, Bureau of Land Management,

Sacramento, CA

AGENCY: National Park Service

ACTION: Notice

Notice is hereby given in accordance

with provisions of the Native American

Graves Protection and Repatriation Act

(NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3003 (d), of the

completion of an inventory of human

remains, associated funerary objects,

and unassociated funerary objects from

the vicinity of Cronise Basin, San

Bernardino County, CA in the

possession of the California State Office,

Bureau of Land Management,

Sacramento, CA.

A detailed assessment of the human

remains was made by Bureau of Land

Management and San Diego Museum of

Man professional staff in consultation

with representatives of the San Manuel

Band of Mission Indians.

In 1928, human remains representing

three individuals were recovered from

site M–2 along the shoreline of Cronise

Basin, San Bernardino County, CA

during legally authorized excavations by

Malcolm Rogers, San Diego Museum of

Man. No known individuals were

identified. The 99 associated funerary

objects include projectile points, a stone

knife, shell beads, a bone awl fragment,

a bird bone whistle fragment, shell

pendants, pottery sherds, burnt faunal

material, and burnt cordage.

In 1931, human remains representing

five individuals were recovered from

site M–4 along the shoreline of Cronise

Basin, San Bernardino County, CA

during legally authorized excavations by

Malcolm Rogers, San Diego Museum of

Man. No known individuals were

identified. The 145 associated funerary

objects include flaked stone knives,

projectile points, vesicular basalt

abrader and smoothers, bone awls, bone

pressure flaker, ceramic vessels and

sherds, shell beads, shell ornaments,

burnt faunal remains, cordage and net,