Notice2022-07826
June 13, 2022 Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Review Committee: Notice of Nomination Solicitation
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Published
April 13, 2022
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Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
The National Park Service is soliciting nominations for the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Review Committee (Committee). The Secretary of the Interior will appoint members from nominations submitted by Indian Tribes, Native Hawaiian organizations, or traditional Native American religious leaders and national museum organizations or national scientific organizations.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 71 (Wednesday, April 13, 2022)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-07826]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-33503; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP16.R50000]
June 13, 2022 Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation
Review Committee: Notice of Nomination Solicitation
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Request for nominations.
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SUMMARY: The National Park Service is soliciting nominations for the
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Review Committee
(Committee). The Secretary of the Interior will appoint members from
nominations submitted by Indian Tribes, Native Hawaiian organizations,
or traditional Native American religious leaders and national museum
organizations or national scientific organizations.
DATES: Nominations must be received by June 13, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Please address nominations to Melanie O'Brien, Designated
Federal Officer, National Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Review Committee, via email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1e707f796e6c7f41777078715e706e6d30797168"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="cfa1aea8bfbdae90a6a1a9a08fa1bfbce1a8a0b9">[email protected]</span></a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Melanie O'Brien, via telephone at
(202) 354-2201.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Committee was established by the Native
American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act of 1990 (NAGPRA) and is
regulated by the Federal Advisory Committee Act.
The Review Committee is responsible for:
1. Monitoring the NAGPRA inventory and identification process.
2. Reviewing and making findings related to the identity or
cultural affiliation of cultural items, or the return of such items.
3. Facilitating the resolution of disputes.
4. Compiling an inventory of culturally unidentifiable human
remains and developing a process for disposition of such remains.
5. Consulting with Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations
and museums on matters within the scope of the work of the Review
Committee affecting such Tribes or organizations.
6. Consulting with the Secretary of the Interior in the development
of regulations to carry out NAGPRA.
7. Making recommendations regarding future care of repatriated
cultural items.
The Committee consists of seven members appointed by the Secretary
of the Interior. The Secretary may not appoint Federal officers or
employees to the Committee. Three members are appointed from
nominations submitted by Indian Tribes, Native Hawaiian organizations,
and traditional Native American religious leaders. At least two of
these members must be traditional Indian religious leaders. Three
members are appointed from nominations submitted by national museum or
scientific organizations. One member is appointed from a list of
persons developed and consented to by all of the other members.
Members are appointed for four-year terms and incumbent members may
be reappointed for two-year terms. The Committee's work is completed
during public meetings. The Committee attempts to meet in person twice
a year and meetings normally last two or three days. In addition, the
Committee may also meet by public teleconference one or more times per
year.
Members will be appointed as special Government employees (SGEs).
Please be aware that members selected to serve as SGEs will be
required, prior to appointment, to file a Confidential Financial
Disclosure Report in order to avoid involvement in real or apparent
conflicts of interest. You may find a copy of the Confidential
Financial Disclosure Report at the following website: <a href="https://www.doi.gov/ethics/special-government-employees/financial-disclosure">https://www.doi.gov/ethics/special-government-employees/financial-disclosure</a>.
Additionally, after appointment, members appointed as SGEs will be
required to meet applicable financial disclosure and ethics training
requirements. Please contact 202-208-7960 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#9edad1d7c1dbeaf6f7fdeddeedf1f2b0faf1f7b0f9f1e8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3e7a7177617b4a56575d4d7e4d5152105a515710595148">[email protected]</span></a>
with any questions about the ethics requirements for members appointed
as SGEs.
Committee members serve without pay but are reimbursed for each day
of committee business. Committee members are also reimbursed for travel
expenses incurred in association with Committee meetings (25 U.S.C.
3006(b)(4)). Additional information regarding the Committee, including
the Committee's charter, meeting procedures, and past practice, is
available on the National NAGPRA Program website, at <a href="https://www.nps.gov/nagpra/review-committee.htm">https://www.nps.gov/nagpra/review-committee.htm</a>.
Nominations must:
1. If submitted by an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization,
be submitted on the official letterhead of the Indian Tribe or Native
Hawaiian organization.
2. If submitted by and Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization, affirm that the signatory is the official authorized by
the Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization to submit the
nomination.
3. If submitted by a Native American traditional religious leader,
affirm that the signatory meets the definition of traditional Native
American religious leader (see 43 CFR 10.2(d)(3)).
4. If submitted by a national museum organization or national
scientific organization, be submitted on the official letterhead of the
organization. An organization that is created by, is a part of, and is
governed in any way by a parent national museum or scientific
organization must submit a nomination through the parent organization.
5. Affirm that the signatory is the official authorized by the
organization to submit the nomination.
6. Affirm that the organization focuses on the interests of museum
and science disciplines throughout the United States, as opposed to a
lesser geographic scope; offers membership throughout the United
States, although such membership need not be exclusive to the United
States; and is organized under the laws of the United States
Government.
7. Provide the nominator's original signature, daytime telephone
number, and email address.
8. Include the nominee's full legal name, home address, home
telephone number, and email address.
Nominations should include a resume providing an adequate
description of the nominee's qualifications, including information that
would enable the Department of the Interior to make an informed
decision regarding meeting the membership requirements of the Committee
and permit the Department of the Interior to contact a potential
member.
Public Disclosure of Information: Before including your address,
phone number, email address, or other personal identifying information
with your nomination, you should be aware that your entire nomination--
including your personal identifying information--may be made publicly
available at any time. While you can ask us in your nomination to
withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.
(Authority: 5 U.S.C. Appendix 2; 25 U.S.C. 3006.)
Alma Ripps,
Chief, Office of Policy.
[FR Doc. 2022-07826 Filed 4-12-22; 8:45 am]
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