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the ethnographic literature. Descendants Port Gamble Indian Community of the Beatrice Friedman Symphony Center, of the Southern Coast Salish speaking Port Gamble Reservation, ; 709 North Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, FL people of the Puget Sound area are Puyallup Tribe of the Puyallup 34236 (the Friedman Symphony Center members of the Indian Reservation, Washington; Sauk-Suiattle is located on Van Wezel Way, a short Tribe of the Muckleshoot Reservation, Indian Tribe of Washington; Skokomish street that runs between Boulevard of Washington; Nisqually Indian Tribe of Indian Tribe of the Skokomish the Arts and 10th Street, one block west the , Washington; Reservation, Washington; Squaxin of Tamiami Trail). On October 31, the Port Gamble Indian Community of the Island Tribe of the Squaxin Island meeting will take place at the Hyatt Port Gamble Reservation, Washington; Reservation, Washington; Stillaguamish Regency Sarasota, 1000 Boulevard of the Puyallup Tribe of the Puyallup Tribe of Washington; Suquamish Indian Arts, Sarasota, FL 34236. Reservation, Washington; Sauk-Suiattle Tribe of the Port Madison Reservation; Meeting sessions will begin at 8:30 Indian Tribe of Washington; Skokomish Swinomish Indians of the Swinomish a.m. and end at 5:00 p.m. each day. A Indian Tribe of the Skokomish Reservation, Washington; Tribes detailed agenda for this meeting will be Reservation, Washington; Squaxin of the Tulalip Reservation, Washington; posted on or before September 25, 2009, Island Tribe of the Squaxin Island and/or Upper Skagit Indian Tribe of at http://www.nps.gov/history/nagpra/. Reservation, Washington; Stillaguamish Washington may proceed after that date The agenda for the meeting will Tribe of Washington; Suquamish Indian if no additional claimants come include a report on National NAGPRA Tribe of the Port Madison Reservation; forward. Program activities during fiscal year Swinomish Indians of the Swinomish The Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of 2009; activity reports from the National Reservation, Washington; Tulalip Tribes Anthropology is responsible for NAGPRA Program as requested by the of the Tulalip Reservation, Washington; notifying the Muckleshoot Indian Tribe Review Committee; requests for and Upper Skagit Indian Tribe of of the Muckleshoot Reservation, recommendations regarding the Washington. Washington; Nisqually Indian Tribe of disposition of culturally unidentifiable Officials of the Phoebe A. Hearst the Nisqually Reservation, Washington; human remains; requests, pursuant to Museum of Anthropology have Port Gamble Indian Community of the 25 U.S.C. 3006(c)(3), for reviews and determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. Port Gamble Reservation, Washington; findings of fact related to the identity or 3001 (9–10), the human remains Puyallup Tribe of the Puyallup cultural affiliation of human remains or described above represent the physical Reservation, Washington; Sauk-Suiattle other cultural items, or the return of remains of one individual of Native Indian Tribe of Washington; Skokomish such items; disputes among Indian American ancestry. Officials of the Indian Tribe of the Skokomish tribes, Native Hawaiian organizations, Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Reservation, Washington; Squaxin or lineal descendants and Federal Anthropology also have determined Island Tribe of the Squaxin Island agencies or museums relating to the that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (2), Reservation, Washington; Stillaguamish return of human remains or other there is a relationship of shared group Tribe of Washington; Suquamish Indian cultural items, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. identity that can be reasonably traced Tribe of the Port Madison Reservation; 3006(c)(4); presentations by Indian between the Native American human Swinomish Indians of the Swinomish tribes, Native Hawaiian organizations, remains and the Muckleshoot Indian Reservation, Washington; Tulalip Tribes museums, Federal agencies, and the Tribe of the Muckleshoot Reservation, of the Tulalip Reservation, Washington; public; and the selection of dates and a Washington; Nisqually Indian Tribe of and Upper Skagit Indian Tribe of site for the fall 2010 meeting. The Review Committee will consider the Nisqually Reservation, Washington; Washington that this notice has been the following requests: by anyone, to Port Gamble Indian Community of the published. Port Gamble Reservation, Washington; make a presentation; by museums and Puyallup Tribe of the Puyallup Dated: April 1, 2009. Federal agencies, to act on an agreement Reservation, Washington; Sauk-Suiattle Sherry Hutt, concerning the disposition of human Indian Tribe of Washington; Skokomish Manager, National NAGPRA Program. remains determined to be culturally Indian Tribe of the Skokomish [FR Doc. E9–9984 Filed 4–29–09; 8:45 am] unidentifiable (CUI); by Indian tribes, Reservation, Washington; Squaxin BILLING CODE 4312–50–S Native Hawaiian organizations, lineal Island Tribe of the Squaxin Island descendants, museums, and Federal Reservation, Washington; Stillaguamish agencies, to review and make findings of Tribe of Washington; Suquamish Indian DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR fact related to the identity or cultural Tribe of the Port Madison Reservation; affiliation of human remains or other Swinomish Indians of the Swinomish National Park Service cultural items, or the return of such Reservation, Washington; Tulalip Tribes items; and by Indian tribes, Native Native American Graves Protection of the Tulalip Reservation, Washington; Hawaiian organizations, lineal and Repatriation Review Committee: and Upper Skagit Indian Tribe of descendants, museums, and Federal Meeting Washington. agencies, to facilitate a dispute and Representatives of any other Indian AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. make findings of fact and Tribe that believes itself to be culturally ACTION: Notice. recommendations related to the affiliated with the human remains identity, cultural affiliation, or the should contact Judd King, Interim Notice is here given in accordance return of human remains or other Director of the Phoebe A. Hearst with the Federal Advisory Committee cultural items. Museum of Anthropology, University of Act, 5 U.S.C. Appendix (1988), of a Requests to make a presentation must California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA meeting of the Native American Graves include an abstract of the presentation 94720, telephone (510) 642–3682, before Protection and Repatriation Review and contact information for the June 1, 2009. Repatriation of the human Committee (Review Committee). The presenter(s). remains to the Muckleshoot Indian Review Committee will meet on October Requests to act on a CUI disposition Tribe of the Muckleshoot Reservation, 30–31, 2009, in Sarasota, Florida. On agreement should be made on the form Washington; Nisqually Indian Tribe of October 30, the meeting will take place posted on the National NAGPRA the Nisqually Reservation, Washington; at David Cohen Hall, located in the Program website, and also should

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include all the materials requested on request, approximately fourteen weeks SUMMARY: In accordance with the the form. To access and download the after the meeting. For a transcript, Federal Land Policy and Management form, go to www.nps.gov/history/ contact the Designated Federal Officer, Act of 1976 (FLPMA), and the Federal nagpra; then click on ‘‘Review at [email protected]. Information Advisory Committee Act of 1972 Committee;’’’’ then click on about NAGPRA, the Review Committee, (FACA), the U.S. Department of the ‘‘Procedures;’’ then, under ‘‘Request by and Review Committee meetings, and Interior, Bureau of Land Management a Museum/Federal Agency for a CUI the minutes to the meetings are (BLM) Northwest California Resource Disposition Agreement,’’ click on the available at the National NAGPRA Advisory Council will meet as indicated highlighted word ‘‘form.’’ Program website, http://www.nps.gov/ below. Requests to convene parties and hear history/nagpra/. For the Review a dispute, or otherwise review and make Committee’s meeting procedures, click DATES: The meeting will be held findings of fact related to the identity or on ‘‘Review Committee,’’ then click on Thursday and Friday, July 30 and 31, cultural affiliation of human remains or ‘‘Procedures.’’ 2009, at the Bureau of Land other cultural items, or the return of The Review Committee was Management Arcata Field Office, 1695 such items should include - established in Section 8 of the Native Heindon Rd., Arcata, California. On July a. The proposed questions for the American Graves Protection and 30, the council convenes at 10 a.m. and Review Committee to consider. Repatriation Act of 1990 (NAGPRA), 25 departs immediately for a tour of public b. A statement of facts relevant for U.S.C. 3006. Review Committee lands managed by the BLM Arcata Field answering the questions posed. members are appointed by the Secretary Office. On July 31, the meeting begins c. Copies of documents that are of the Interior. The Review Committee at 8 a.m. in the Arcata Field Office relevant for answering the questions is responsible for monitoring the Conference Room. Time for public posed. NAGPRA inventory and identification comment is set for 11 a.m. d. A statement of the requesting process; reviewing and making findings party’s position and reasoning for their related to the identity or cultural FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: position. affiliation of cultural items, or the return Lynda Roush, BLM Arcata Field Office e. A list of all interested parties of such items; facilitating the resolution Manager, (707) 825–2309, or BLM known to the requesting party. of disputes; compiling an inventory of Public Affairs Officer Joseph J. Fontana, f. A summary of the consultation culturally unidentifiable human (530) 252–5332. record. remains that are in the possession or g. The findings of fact and SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 12- control of each Federal agency and recommendations sought from the member council advises the Secretary of museum, and recommending specific Review Committee. actions for developing a process for the Interior, through the BLM, on a In addition, requests to convene disposition of such human remains; variety of planning and management parties and hear a dispute should consulting with Indian tribes and Native issues associated with public land include - management in Northwest California. At h. A summary of previous efforts to Hawaiian organizations and museums on matters affecting such tribes or this meeting agenda topics include resolve the dispute, including, if access alternatives for the South Cow applicable, the results of alternative organizations lying within the scope of work of the Committee; consulting with Mountain Recreation Area near Ukiah, dispute resolution. BLM image topics and updates from the i. A statement providing the the Secretary of the Interior on the BLM Arcata, Redding and Ukiah field requesting party’s understanding of the development of regulations to carry out other party’s/parties’ position and NAGPRA; and making offices. All meetings are open to the reasoning for their position. recommendations regarding future care public. Members of the public may of repatriated cultural items. The present written comments to the The Review Committee will consider Review Committee’s work is carried out council. Each formal council meeting a request to convene parties and hear a during the course of meetings that are will have time allocated for public dispute, or otherwise review and make open to the public. comments. Depending on the number of findings of fact related to the identity or Dated: April 24, 2009. persons wishing to speak, and the time cultural affiliation of human remains or David Tarler, available, the time for individual other cultural items, or the return of Designated Federal Officer, Native American comments may be limited. Members of such items if the request is received on Graves Protection and Repatriation Review the public are welcome on field tours, or before June 29, 2009. The Review Committee. but they must provide their own Committee will consider a request to act [FR Doc. E9–9988 Filed 4–29–09; 8:45 am] transportation and lunch. Individuals on a CUI disposition agreement if the BILLING CODE 4312–50–S who plan to attend and need special request is received on or before July 29, assistance, such as sign language 2009. The Review Committee will interpretation and other reasonable consider a request to make a DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR accommodations, should contact the presentation if the request is received on BLM as provided above. or before August 29, 2009. Electronic Bureau of Land Management submissions are preferred, and are to be Dated: April 22, 2009. sent to: [email protected]. Mailed [LLCAN00000.L18200000.ZX0000; 9–00160– Joseph J. Fontana, submissions are to be sent to: ILM] Public Affairs Officer. Designated Federal Officer, NAGPRA Notice of Public Meeting: Northwest [FR Doc. E9–9952 Filed 4–29–09; 8:45 am] Review Committee, National Park BILLING CODE 4310–40–P Service, National NAGPRA Program, California Resource Advisory Council 1201 Eye Street, NW, 8th Floor (2253), AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Washington, DC 20005. Interior. The transcript of the October Review ACTION: Notice of public meeting. Committee meeting will be available, on

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