The National Park Service is seeking public comments and suggestions on the planning of the 2008 Lighting of the National Christmas Tree and the subsequent 27 day event.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : National Park Service

Notice is here given in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3005, of the intent to repatriate cultural items in the possession of the San Diego Archaeological Center, San Diego, CA, that meet the definition of ``sacred objects'' under 25 U.S.C. 3001.

This notice is published as part

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : National Park Service

Notice is here given in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3003, of the completion of an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects in the possession of the New York State Museum, Albany, NY. The human remains were removed from Livingston, Monroe, and Ontario Counties,

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : National Park Service

Notice is here given in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3003, of the completion of an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects in the possession of the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA. The human remains and associated

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : National Park Service

Notice is here given in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3003, of the completion of an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects in the possession of the San Diego Archaeological Center, San Diego, CA. The human remains were removed from San Diego County, CA.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : National Park Service

Notice is here given in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3003, of the completion of an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects in the possession of Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Austin, TX. The human remains and associated funerary objects were removed from

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : National Park Service

Notice is here given in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3003, of the completion of an inventory of human remains in the possession of the San Diego Archaeological Center, San Diego, CA. The human remains were removed from the archeological site CASDI11,068A, San Diego County, CA.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : National Park Service

Nominations for the following properties being considered for listing or related actions in the National Register were received by the National Park Service before September 20, 2008. Pursuant to section 60.13 of 36 CFR Part 60 written comments concerning the significance of these properties under the National Register criteria for evaluation

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : National Park Service

Notice is here given in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3005, of the intent to repatriate cultural items in the possession of the Logan Museum of Anthropology, Beloit College, Beloit, WI, that meet the definitions of ``sacred objects'' and ``objects of cultural patrimony'' under 25

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : National Park Service

Notice is here given in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3005, of the intent to repatriate cultural items in the possession of the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, that meet the definition of ``unassociated funerary objects'' under 25

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : National Park Service

Notice is here given in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3005, of the intent to repatriate cultural items in the possession of the San Diego Archaeological Center, San Diego, CA, that meet the definition of ``sacred objects'' under 25 U.S.C. 3001.

This notice is published as part

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : National Park Service

In accordance with section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, the National Park Service (NPS) is preparing an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for a Special Resource Study (SRS) of landscape features and sites that contribute to the understanding of the Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor as the

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : National Park Service

Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C), the National Park Service announces the availability of a Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Resource Protection Study for Curecanti National Recreation Area, Colorado.
Alternatives Evaluated
Alternative 1: No Action (Continuation of Existing Conditions)

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : National Park Service

This notice announces the revision to the boundary of Joshua Tree National Park, pursuant to the authority specified below, to include a 639acre tract of adjacent land identified as Tract 10178 located in San Bernardino County, California, and depicted on Drawing No. 156/92,003, Sheet 1 of 1, Segment Map 101, revised February 11, 2008. This map is

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : National Park Service

This notice sets forth the date of the November 1, 2008 meeting of the Flight 93 Advisory Commission.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : National Park Service

Notice is hereby given that a meeting of the National Capital Memorial Advisory Commission (the Commission) will be held on Monday, October 20, at 10 a.m., at the National Building Museum, Room 312, 401 F Street, NW., Washington, DC. If the meeting must be continued, the meeting will resume at this same location on Friday, November 7, 2008, at 1

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : National Park Service

Nominations for the following properties being considered for listing or related actions in the National Register were received by the National Park Service before September 13, 2008. Pursuant to section 60.13 of 36 CFR part 60 written comments concerning the significance of these properties under the National Register criteria for evaluation

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : National Park Service

On April 9, 2008, the National Park Service (NPS) published a Public Notice of agency policy in the Federal Register with the above title (73 FR 1924619248), clarifying the NPS definition of substantial restoration of natural quiet at Grand Canyon National Park (GCNP) to distinguish between aircraft noise generated above and below 17,999 feet mean

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : National Park Service

Pursuant to 36 CFR 51.23, public notice is hereby given that the National Park Service proposes to extend the following expiring concession contract for a period of 1 year or until such time as a new contract is executed, whichever occurs sooner.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : National Park Service

As required by the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the National Park Service (NPS) is hereby giving notice that the Advisory Committee on the Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail will hold a meeting. Designated through an amendment to the National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 1241), the new trail will consist of ``a series of

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : National Park Service

Notice is hereby given in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. Appendix, and Parts 62 and 65 of title 36 of the Code of Federal Regulations, that the National Park System Advisory Board will meet December 23, 2008, in Corpus Christi, TX. The agenda will include the review of proposed actions regarding the National Historic

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : National Park Service

Nominations for the following properties being considered for listing or related actions in the National Register were received by the National Park Service before September 6, 2008.

Pursuant to section 60.13 of 36 CFR Part 60 written comments concerning the significance of these properties under the National Register criteria for

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : National Park Service

This final rule provides for the protection of the Western Snowy Plover (Charadrius alexandruinus nivosus), a species listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. Western Snowy Plovers spend approximately 10 months of the year within Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA), both at Crissy Field and Ocean Beach. This rulemaking will

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : National Park Service

Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and National Park Service (NPS) policy in Director's Order Number 2 (Park Planning) and Director's Order Number 12 (Conservation Planning, Environmental Impact Analysis, and Decision making) the NPS announces the availability of a Supplemental Draft Environmental

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : National Park Service

Notice is hereby given in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92463, that a meeting of the Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail Advisory Council will be held Thursday, October 23, 2008 at 9 a.m. until 2 p.m., at the H. Councill Trenholm State Technical College, Library TowerVideo Conference Room 317, 3086

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : National Park Service