73658 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 229 / Tuesday, November 29, 2011 / Notices (BLM) Rio Grande Natural Area DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR land, or water; representatives of Indian Commission will meet as indicated tribes within or adjacent to the area for below. Bureau of Land Management which the Council is organized; representatives of academia who are DATES: The meeting will be held from [LLNMA010000 L10200000.EE0000] employed in natural resources 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on December 14, 2011. Reopening the Call for Nominations for management or the natural sciences; or ADDRESSES: Hampton Inn Alamosa, 710 the Albuquerque District Resource the public-at-large. Mariposa Street, Alamosa, CO 81101. Advisory Council Individuals may nominate themselves FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: or others. Nominees must be residents AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Denise Adamic, Public Affairs of the State in which the RAC has Interior. Specialist, BLM Front Range District jurisdiction. The BLM will evaluate Office, 3028 East Main, Canon City, CO ACTION: Notice. nominees based on their education, training, experience, and knowledge of 81212. Phone: (719) 269–8553. Email: SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is the geographical area of the RAC. [email protected]. Persons who use a to reopen the nomination period for the Nominees should demonstrate a telecommunications device for the deaf Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) commitment to collaborative resource (TDD) may call the Federal Information Albuquerque District Resource Advisory decision-making. The Obama Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–(800) 877– Council (RAC) in Category 3. The Administration prohibits individuals 8339 to contact the above individual Albuquerque RAC provides advice and who are currently federally registered during normal business hours. The FIRS recommendations to the BLM on land lobbyists from being appointed or re- is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a use planning and management of the appointed to FACA and non-FACA week, to leave a message or question public lands within the BLM’s boards, committees, or councils. The with the above individual. You will Albuquerque District. receive a reply during normal business following must accompany all DATES: All nominations must be hours. nominations: received no later than December 29, —Letters of reference from represented SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Rio 2011. interests or organizations; Grande Natural Area Commission was ADDRESSES: Contact Edwin Singleton, —A completed background information established in the Rio Grande Natural Albuquerque District Office, BLM, 435 nomination form; and Area Act (16 U.S.C. 460rrr–2). The nine- Montano NE., Albuquerque, New —Any other information that addresses member Commission advises the Mexico 87107, (505) 761–8700. the nominee’s qualifications. Secretary of the Interior, through the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Certification Statement: I hereby BLM, concerning the preparation and Gina certify that the BLM’s Albuquerque implementation of a management plan Melchor, RAC Coordinator, District RAC is necessary and in the relating to non-Federal land in the Rio Albuquerque District Office, BLM, 435 public interest in connection with the Grande Natural Area, as directed by law. Montano Road NE., Albuquerque, New Secretary’s responsibilities to manage Planned agenda topics include: Mexico 87107, (505) 761–8935, email: the lands, resources, and facilities Discussing resource concerns and goals [email protected]. Persons who use a administered by the BLM. that should be addressed in the telecommunications device for the deaf management plan, who stakeholders are (TDD) may call the Federal Information Authority: 43 CFR 1784.4–1 in the area, and how internal and Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-(800) 877– 8339 to contact the above individual Jesse Juen, external communications will be Acting State Director. addressed. In addition, the BLM will during business hours. The FIRS is [FR Doc. 2011–30744 Filed 11–28–11; 8:45 am] give a presentation on Tribal available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, Consultation. This meeting is open to to leave a message or question with the BILLING CODE 4310–FB–P the public. The public may offer oral above individual. You will receive a reply during normal business hours. comments at 2:30 p.m. or written DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR statements may be submitted for the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission’s consideration. Please Federal Land Policy and Management [2253–665] send written comments to Denise Act of 1976 (FLPMA) (43 U.S.C. 1739) Adamic at the address above by directs the Secretary of the Interior National Park Service December 12, 2011. Depending on the (Secretary) to involve the public in planning and issues related to Notice of Intent to Repatriate Cultural number of persons wishing to comment Items: Tennessee Valley Authority and and time available, the time for management of lands administered by the BLM. Section 309 of FLPMA directs the University of Tennessee McClung individual oral comments may be Museum, Knoxville, TN limited. Summary minutes for the the Secretary to establish 10- to 15- Commission Meeting will be maintained member citizen-based advisory councils AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. in the San Luis Valley Field Office and that are consistent with the Federal ACTION: Notice. will be available for public inspection Advisory Committee Act (FACA). The and reproduction during regular rules governing RACs are found at 43 SUMMARY: The Tennessee Valley business hours within 30 days following CFR subpart 1784. As required by Authority (TVA) and the University of the meeting. Meeting minutes and FACA, RAC membership must be Tennessee McClung Museum (McClung agenda are also available at: http:// balanced and representative of the Museum), in consultation with the www.blm.gov/co/st/en/fo/slvfo.html. various interests concerned with the appropriate Indian tribes, have management of the public lands. There determined that the cultural items in Dated: November 23, 2011. is one vacancy open in category 3, this notice meet the definition of Steven Hall, representing State, county, or local unassociated funerary objects, and Acting State Director. elected office; representatives and repatriation to the Indian tribes stated [FR Doc. 2011–30838 Filed 11–28–11; 8:45 am] employees of a State agency responsible below may occur if no additional BILLING CODE 4310–JB–P for management of natural resources, claimants come forward. VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:20 Nov 28, 2011 Jkt 226001 PO 00000 Frm 00077 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\29NON1.SGM 29NON1 mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 229 / Tuesday, November 29, 2011 / Notices 73659 Representatives of any Indian tribe that occupation were excavated. The kettle, a silver brooch, and three lead believes itself to be culturally affiliated unassociated funerary objects from these musket balls; two projectile points; with the cultural items may contact the graves include 485 metal artifacts three gun flints; five chipped stone TVA and McClung Museum. comprised of buttons, bells, nails, rings, objects; six shell pendants; three pieces DATES: Representatives of any Indian buckles, axes, knives and musket balls of glass; three samples of red ochre; tribe that believes it has a cultural made from iron, brass, pewter, silver three mink skull fragments; one piece of affiliation with the cultural items and lead; three glass mirrors or mirror cord possibly used with a tinkler; should contact TVA at the address fragments; six glass vessel fragments; approximately 11,294 glass beads of below by December 29, 2011. one glass bottle; twelve mineral samples various sizes and colors; and six shell ADDRESSES: Dr. Thomas O. Maher, TVA, including vermillion, barite, and one beads. The Citico site (40MR7) was 400 West Summit Hill Drive, WT 11D, unshaped piece of smelted lead; four excavated as a result of the Tellico Knoxville, TN 37902–1401, telephone steatite pipes; one catlinite pipe; two Reservoir project. There were twenty- (865) 632–7458. clay siltstone pipes; three projectile points; two chert flakes; cloth fragments; five graves attributed to the historic SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is one wooden fire horn plug; one conch Overhill Cherokee occupation of the here given in accordance with the shell ear pin; a deer metapodial bone; site. The unassociated funerary objects Native American Graves Protection and approximately 18,444 glass beads of from these graves include 145 objects Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. varying size and color; and 36 beads made of metal including copper objects 3005, of the intent to repatriate cultural made from shell. comprised of five bells, beads, cones items in the custody of the McClung The Tanasee site (40MR62) is used as tinklers, five rings, tubes and Museum and control of TVA, Knoxville, immediately adjacent to the Chota site pendants; brass items comprised of ‘‘C’’ TN that meet the definition of and initial excavations did not bracelets, 28 buttons, and a neck collar unassociated funerary objects under 25 distinguish between them. Seventeen ornament; iron items comprised of two U.S.C. 3001. graves are attributed to the Overhill razors, ‘‘C’’ bracelets, cones used as This notice is published as part of the Cherokee occupation at the Tanasee site. tinklers, finger rings, a knife, an awl National Park Service’s administrative The unassociated funerary objects from with a bone handle and an axe; three responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 these graves include 21 projectile silver tube beads; animal bone; two U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations in points; one chipped stone flake; ten bone or antler ear pins; leather this notice are the sole responsibility of metal objects including brass buttons, a fragments; five samples of vermillion the museum, institution, or Federal brass arrow point, a brass rumbler bell, and red ochre; one quartz crystal; fabric agency that has control of the Native iron scissors, strike-a-light and knife fragments; wood pieces; three shell American cultural items.