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  Good Morning/Afternoon: Thanks to everyone who attended our Webinar last week featuring NATHPO’s Repatriation Advisor, Dr. Timothy McKeown. We had more than 60 attendees and appreciated the productive discussion and chance to not only share our initial take on parts of the new regulations, but also to hear from THPOs and Tribal leaders and…

  BREAKING NEWS!  US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS FORMALLY PROPOSES RESCINDING APPENDIX C This morning, the US Army Corps of Engineers formally proposed rescinding Appendix C of its regulatory program and instead following the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP)’s regulations for implementing the National Historic Preservation Act. You can view the proposal HERE. This would…

Today, Rep. Raul M. Grijalva (D-AZ), Ranking Member on the House Natural Resources Committee, led several other Committee members in letters supporting Tribal Historic Preservation Officers (THPOs) to Interior Secretary Deb Haaland and to the Government Accountability Office (GAO). These letters come in the wake of powerful testimony on behalf of THPOs from Pala Band of Mission Indians…

UPCOMING COMMENT & GRANT DEADLINES Sen. Whitehouse Offshore Wind Bill Comment: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) is seeking comment on his draft Create Offshore Leadership and Livelihood Alignment By Operating Responsibly And Together for the Environment (COLLABORATE) Act, an offshore wind bill which creates a new competitive $25 million grant program shared by fishermen, states, Tribal Nations, Tribal organizations, and…

MARK YOUR CALENDARS! TRIBES-ONLY NAGPRA REGS WEBINAR ON TUESDAY, FEB. 6 The new NAGPRA regulations are final! How’s it going for you? Do you need help understanding what it all means? We do too! Please join us for a Tribes-only virtual discussion on Tuesday, February 6 at 1:00 pm ET. This webinar is free and…

UPDATE: Earlier versions of this email failed to include the attached comment submitted by NATHPO to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs at OMB regarding the Paperwork Reduction Act as it pertains to NAGPRA and the below regulations. HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT  THE NEW NAGPRA REGULATIONS TAKING EFFECT TODAY Effective today,…