Protection of Archaeological Resources; Uniform Regulations

This final rule revises the uniform regulations that implement the Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979 (ARPA) to incorporate the recent amendments. Principally, these changes amend the description of prohibited acts in the final uniform regulations to include attempt to excavate, remove, damage, or otherwise alter or deface archaeological resources, address the lower threshold for felony violations of ARPA, public awareness programs, archaeological surveys and schedules, the Secretary of the Interior's report to Congress about federal archeology, and guidance to Federal land managers about the disposition of Native American human remains and other ``cultural items'' as defined by the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA).