Dear Colleagues, On March 21, 2007 the final rule for future applicability of NAGPRA as it applies to museums and Federal agencies was published in the Federal Register/ Vol. 72, No. 54. This rule is effective April 20, 2007. It applies to museums and Federal agencies under the following circumstances: a) Acquire new holdings or collections or discover previously unreported collections b) New Indian tribe is federally recognized c) Museum for the first time receives Federal funds Comments, responses, and the final rule can be found at: http://www.cr.nps.gov/nagpra/MANDATES/43_CFR_10_13_%20Final%20Rule%2003-21-0 7.pdf Respectfully, Jan I. Bernstein Bernstein & Associates Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act Specialists 1041 Lafayette Street Denver, CO 80218 303-894-0648 fax 303-861-2642 [log in to unmask] www.NAGPRA.biz [log in to unmask] (alternate) ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).