6620 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 28 / Thursday, February 10, 2000 / Notices

Dated: January 28, 2000.

Tim Bozorth,

Acting Field Manager.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[OR–030–00–1020–XU: GPO–0108]

Notice of Meeting of John Day/Snake

Resource Advisory Council

AGENCY: Vale District, Bureau of Land

Management, Interior.

ACTION: Meeting of John Day/Snake

Resource Advisory Council: Pendleton,

Oregon; March 30 & 31, 2000.

SUMMARY: A meeting of the John Day/

Snake Resource Advisory Council will

be held on March 30, 2000 from 8:00

a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and on March 31, 2000

from 7:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Red

Lion (formerly Doubletree) Inn, 304 SE

Nye Avenue, Pendleton, Oregon. The

meeting is open to the public. Public

comments will be received at 10:00 a.m.

on March 31, 2000. Topics to be

discussed by the council will include:

John Day River Plan update; Social

Circle Map; Hells Canyon Subgroup

update; ICBEMP update; status of

roadless area review, range program

status report for BLM & Forest Service

offices; T&E presentation on listing

process of lynx, wolf and sage grouse;

discuss the need for or benefits of a

future joint meeting of the three Oregon/

Washington councils; and a 15 minute

round table for general issues.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Juan

Palma, Bureau of Land Management,

Vale District Office, 100 Oregon Street,

Vale, Oregon 97918, Telephone (541)

473–3144.

Juan Palma,

District Manager.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Native American Graves Protection

and Repatriation Review Committee:

Nomination Solicitation

AGENCY: National Park Service

ACTION: Native American Graves

Protection and Repatriation Review

Committee; Notice of Nomination

Solicitation

SUMMARY: The Native American

Graves Protection and Repatriation

Review Committee [P.L. 101-601]

became law on November 16, 1990.

Section 8 of the Act establishes a review

committee to monitor implementation

of the statute, facilitate the resolution of

disputes, consult with the Secretary of

the Interior in the development of

regulations, and report to Congress on

the status of implementation. The

National Park Service is soliciting

nominations for two members on this

review committee.

DATES: Nominations should be received

by June 19, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Nominations should be sent

to the Assistant Director, Cultural

Resources Stewardship and

Partnerships, 1849 C Street NW- 350

NC, Washington, DC 20240.

Nominations should include a brief

biography with home and business

addresses and telephone number of each

nominated individual.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

John Robbins, Assistant Director,

Cultural Resources Stewardship and

Partnerships, 1849 C Street NW- 350

NC, Washington, DC 20240; telephone

202/343-3387. A copy of the charter for

this review committee is available upon

request.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 8

(b) of the Act stipulates that the review

committee is composed of seven

members appointed by the Secretary of

the Interior as follows:

a. Three members appointed from

nominations by Indian tribes, Native

Hawaiian organizations, and traditional

religious leaders, with at least two such

persons being traditional religious

leaders. The term traditional religious

leader means:

1. a person who is recognized by

members of an Indian tribe or Native

Hawaiian organization as being

responsible for performing cultural

duties relating to the ceremonial or

religious traditions of that Indian tribe;

or

2. a person who has or is exercising

a leadership role in an Indian tribe or

Native Hawaiian organization based on

the tribe’s or organization’s cultural,

ceremonial, or religious practices.

b. Three members appointed from

nominations submitted by national

museum organizations and scientific

organizations; and

c. One member appointed from a list

of persons developed and consented to

by all of the other members.

The Secretary of the Interior will

appoint one member from nominations

received from Indian tribes and Native

Hawaiian organizations. This particular

appointee is not required to be a

traditional religious leader.

The Secretary of the Interior will

appoint one member from nominations

received from national museum

organizations and scientific

organizations. The Secretary of the

Interior may not appoint Federal officers

or employees to the review committee.

Dated: February 2, 2000,

John Robbins,

Assistant Director, Cultural Resources

Stewardship and Partnerships.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Going-to-the-Sun Road Advisory

Committee

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Meeting of Going-tothe-Sun Road Advisory Committee.

SUMMARY: This notice announces a

scheduled meeting of the Going-to-theSun Road Advisory Committee. Notice

of this meeting is required under the

Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub.

L. 92–463).

MEETING DATE AND TIME: Tuesday,

February 29, 2000 (8:00 a.m. to 12:00

noon and 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.);

Wednesday, March 1, 2000 (8:00 a.m. to

12:00 noon and 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.);

and Thursday, March 2, 2000 (8:00 a.m.

to 12:00 noon and 1:00 p.m. to 5:00

p.m.)

MEETING LOCATION: Cavanaughs at

Kalispell Center, 20 N. Main Street,

Kalispell, Montana 59901, 406–752–

6660.

AGENDA: On February 29 National Park

Service Regional Director Karen Wade

will address the Committee. The rest of

the morning will focus on the

Committee’s purpose and related

organizational and procedural matters

and desired outcomes. The second two

days will be devoted to the Going-tothe-Sun Road including the legislated

engineering study and economic

analysis based on the desired outcomes

discussed the previous day. Project

scope, schedule, and responsibilities

will be part of these discussions.

The Committee may be addressed at

various times by other officials of the

National Park Service and the

Department of the Interior; and other

miscellaneous topics and reports may be

covered. The order of the agenda may be

changed, if necessary, to accommodate

travel schedules or for other reasons.

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The Committee meeting will be open

to the public. Space and facilities to

accommodate the public are limited and

attendees will be accommodated on a

first-come basis. Anyone may file with

the Committee a written statement

concerning matters to be discussed. The

Committee may also permit attendees to

address the Committee, but may restrict

the length of the presentations, as

necessary to allow the Committee to

complete its agenda within the allotted

time.

Anyone who wishes further

information concerning the meeting, or

who wishes to submit a written

statement, may contact Dayna Hudson,

Office of the Superintendent, Glacier

National Park, P.O. Box 128, West

Glacier, MT 59936 (telephone 406–888–

7972).

Draft minutes of the meeting will be

available for public information 30 days

after the meeting in the Project

Manager’s Office, Park Headquarters,

Glacier National Park, West Glacier, MT.

Dated: February 2, 2000.

Michael D. Snyder,

Acting, Director Intermountain Region.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Native American Graves Protection

and Repatriation Review Committee:

Meeting

AGENCY: National Park Service.

ACTION: Notice.

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

Review Committee will be held on April

2, 3, and 4, 2000, in Juneau, Alaska.

The committee will meet at the

Centennial Hall Convention Center;

telephone: 907/586–5283, fax: 907/586–

1135, located at 101 Egan Drive, Juneau,

Alaska. Meetings will begin at 8:30 a.m.

and will end no later than 5:00 p.m.

each day.

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 Native American Graves Protection

and Repatriation Act.

The agenda for this meeting will

include: recommendations for

disposition of culturally unidentifiable

human remains, 1999 Report to

Congress, discussion of Federal agency

compliance, and implementation of the

statute in Alaska.

The meeting will be open to the

public. However, facilities and space for

accommodating members of the public

are limited. Persons will be

accommodated on a first-come, firstserved basis. Persons wishing to make a

presentation to the committee should

submit a request to do so by March 3,

2000. Please submit a written abstract of

your presentation and your contact

information. Any member of the public

may also file a written statement for

consideration by the committee by

March 13, 2000. Both written requests

and statements should be addressed to

the committee in care of the Assistant

Director, Cultural Resources

Stewardship and Partnerships.

A block of lodging rooms has been set

aside at the Westmark Baranof (800/

764–0017) and the Goldbelt Hotel (888/

478–6909) at a significantly reduced

rate. Reservations must be booked with

these hotels by March 4, 2000, to

guarantee the reduced rate. Please

reference the National Park Service and

mention that you are attending the

NAGPRA Review Committee Meeting.

Persons wishing further information

concerning this meeting, or who wish to

submit written statements may contact

Mr. John Robbins, Assistant Director,

Cultural Resources Stewardship and

Partnerships, 1849 C St. NW—350 NC,

Washington, DC 20240; telephone: 202/

343–3387; fax: 202/343–5260.

Transcripts of the meeting will be

available for public inspection

approximately eight weeks after the

meeting at the office of the Assistant

Director, Cultural Resources

Stewardship and Partnerships, 800

North Capitol St., NW, Suite 350,

Washington, DC 20013.

Dated: February 2, 2000,

John Robbins,

Assistant Director, Cultural Resources

Stewardship and Partnerships.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Native American Graves Protection

and Repatriation Review Committee:

Findings

AGENCY: National Park Service,

Department of the Interior.

ACTION: NAGPRA Review Committee

Advisory Findings and

Recommendations Regarding Human

Remains and Associated Funerary

Objects in the Control of Chaco Culture

National Historical Park.

After full and careful consideration of

the information and statements

submitted and presented by

representatives of the Hopi Tribe and

Chaco Culture National Historical Park

at its meetings on May 3–5, 1999 and

November 18–20, 1999, the Native

American Graves Protection and

Repatriation Review Committee (Review

Committee) considers that:

1. On May 12, 1999, Chaco Culture

National Historical Park published a

Notice of Inventory Completion

regarding 265 Native American human

remains and 743 funerary objects. The

park determined the human remains

and funerary objects to be culturally

affiliated with the Hopi Tribe of

Arizona; Navajo Nation of Arizona, New

Mexico, and Utah; Pueblo of Acoma,

New Mexico; Pueblo of Cochiti, New

Mexico; Pueblo of Isleta, New Mexico;

Pueblo of Laguna, New Mexico; Pueblo

of Nambe, New Mexico; Pueblo of

Picuris, New Mexico; Pueblo of

Pojoaque, New Mexico; Pueblo of San

Felipe, New Mexico; Pueblo of San

Ildefonso, New Mexico; Pueblo of San

Juan, New Mexico; Pueblo of Sandia,

New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa Ana, New

Mexico; Pueblo of Santa Clara, New

Mexico; Pueblo of Santo Domingo, New

Mexico; Pueblo of Taos, New Mexico;

Pueblo of Tesuque, New Mexico; Pueblo

of Zia, New Mexico; and the Zuni Tribe

of Zuni Reservation, New Mexico.

2. The Hopi Tribe disputed the park’s

determinations of cultural affiliation,

arguing that:

a. Proper tribe-by-tribe consultation

was not performed by the park;

b. The park did not apply a rigorous

standard in weighing the evidence in

making determinations of cultural

affiliation; and

c. Determinations of cultural

affiliation must be made on an objectby-object basis, rather than globally for

the park as a whole.

3. Chaco Culture National Historical

Park answered these objections by

pointing to a nine-year record of tribal

consultations. The park also argued that

there is cultural continuity within

Chaco Canyon dating to the Archaic

Period (pre 1 AD) and that as such, there

was no value in assessing cultural

affiliation for each site individually. The

park defended its determinations of

cultural affiliation on the grounds that

a broad range of both scientific and

traditional evidence had been used. It

was also noted that given the complex

history of Chaco Canyon, and the strong