15156 Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 55 / Wednesday, March 22, 1995 / Notices

occurs first, and terminates in its

entirety the notice published in the

Federal Register on January 14, 1994, in

Vol. 59, No. 10, Pages 2433 through

2435 under serial number UTU–65199.

The BLM may accept or reject any

offer to purchase or withdraw any of the

sale parcels at any time, if, in the

opinion of the authorized officer,

consummation of the sale would not be

in the interest of the United States.

Dated: March 13, 1995.

Paul Andrews,

Acting District Manager.

[FR Doc. 95–6694 Filed 3–21–95; 8:45 am]

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Bureau of Mines

Public Meeting of Bureau of Mines

Advisory Board

AGENCY: Bureau of Mines, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of the first public

meeting of the Bureau of Mines

Advisory Board.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public

Law 92–463, notice is hereby given that

a public meeting of the Bureau of Mines

Advisory Board will be held. The

Bureau of Mines Advisory Board was

established by the Secretary of the

Interior on July 8, 1994. The purpose of

the Board shall be to provide the

Director of the U.S. Bureau of Mines

with expert advice on policy and

program direction. The purpose of the

public meeting is to review the mission

of the Board; to gain a better

understanding of the new organization

and program priorities of the Bureau of

Mines and its relationship with

customers in government and the

private sector; and to begin to scope the

work of the Board and its products.

DATES: The public meeting will be held

on April 17 and 18, 1995 beginning at

8:30 a.m. EST.

ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be

held in Room 324 at the U.S. Bureau of

Mines, 810 Seventh Street, NW.,

Washington, DC 20241. Due to limited

space, seating at the meeting will be on

a first-come basis.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

George White, U.S. Bureau of Mines,

810 Seventh Street, NW., Mailstop 1000,

Washington, DC 20241; telephone (202)

501–9305, or Fax (202) 501–9960.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Members

of the public who wish to submit

written comments should do so by

mailing at least 20 copies to Mr. White

at the address above by April 7, 1995.

Comments received on or before that

date will be mailed to Board members

prior to the public meeting. Comments

received after that date will be made

available to Board members at the

public meeting. Members of the public

who wish to make a brief oral statement

should contact Mr. White at the

telephone number above no later than

April 7, 1995. Oral statements should be

limited to 5 minutes and should not be

restatements of previously submitted

written comments.

Dated: March 17, 1995.

George White,

Special Assistant to the Director.

[FR Doc. 95–7039 Filed 3–21–95; 8:45 am]

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National Park Service

Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural

Items in the Possession of the USDA

Forest Service

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

Notice is hereby given under

provisions of the Native American

Graves Protection and Repatriation Act

of the intent to repatriate cultural items

in the possession of the Cibola National

Forest, USDA Forest Service, that meet

the definition of ‘‘sacred object’’ under

Section 2 of the Act.

The items consist of 138 bundles of

feathers, several loose fragments of

feathers and two corn husk bundle ties.

Each feather bundle contains either two

or three feathers tied with cotton twine

on the lower shaft. With approximately

one half of the bundles, the twine and

some feathers are stained with red

ochre. A few of the bundles are made up

entirely of small feathers but most

consist of one large feather and either

one or two small feathers. The large

feathers are turkey or hawk. With few

exceptions, each bundle contains one

small blue feather from a Stellar’s or

other jay.

The feather bundles were collected by

a hiker from a shrine on the Sandia

Mountains (New Mexico) in the late

summer/early fall of 1984 and were

brought to the Sandia Ranger District,

Cibola National Forest several weeks

later. A review of published and

unpublished ethnographic information

identified 27 Indian tribes and pueblos

that traditionally used the Sandia

Mountains. All 27 Indian tribes and

pueblos were notified of the feather

bundles.

Representatives of the Pueblo of

Jemez have inspected the items and

have identified them as prayer feather

bundles. The representatives of the

Pueblo of Jemez indicated that the

prayer feather bundles are left as

offerings at a shrine on the Sandia

Mountains as part of their traditional

religious practice. Once left as a

offering, Jemez Pueblo religion requires

that such prayer feather bundles not be

disturbed.

The Pueblo of Jemez has identified

the prayer feather bundles and

associated materials as sacred objects of

the Pueblo of Jemez and requested their

repatriation. The Pueblo of Sandia, the

Pueblo of Acoma, the Pueblo of Isleta

and the Pueblo of Zuni have been

consulted following their expressions of

interest in the feather bundles. The

Pueblos of Sandia, Acoma, Isleta and

Zuni support the claim of the Pueblo of

Jemez to this particular collection of

feather bundles from the Sandia

Mountains.

Based on the above mentioned

information officials of the USDA Forest

Service have determined, pursuant to 25

U.S.C. 3001(3)(C), that these feather

bundles are specific ceremonial objects

needed by the traditional religious

leaders of the Pueblo of Jemez for the

practice of their traditional religion by

its present day adherents. Officials of

the USDA Forest Service have further

determined, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001

(2), that there is a relationship of shared

group identity which can be reasonably

traced between these prayer feather

bundles and the Pueblo of Jemez.

This notice has been sent to officials

of the Pueblos of Jemez, Acoma, Isleta,

Sandia, and Zuni. Representatives of

any other Indian tribe which believes

itself to be culturally affiliated with

these cultural items should contact Dr.

Frank E. Wozniak, NAGPRA

Coordinator, Southwestern Region,

USDA Forest Service, 517 Gold Avenue,

SW., Albuquerque, NM 87102,

telephone: (505) 842–3238, before April

21, 1995. Repatriation of these sacred

objects to the Pueblo of Jemez may begin

after that date if no additional claimants

come forward.

Dated: March 15, 1995.

Ruthann Knudson,

Acting, Departmental Consulting

Archeologist, Acting Chief, Archeological

Assistance Division.

[FR Doc. 95–6976 Filed 3–21–95; 8:45 am]

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