Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of Defense, Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, Omaha, NE., and State Archaeological Research Center, Rapid City, SD, 19619-19620 [2016-07768]
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Service needs to extend the term of the
existing SHA for at least an additional
10 years. Therefore, the Service is
proposing to extend the term of the SHA
for an additional 11 years, from May 25,
2024 to May 25, 2035, and extend the
term of the permit for an additional 11
years, from May 25, 2034 to May 25,
2045. When the Service listed the
Fender’s blue butterfly as endangered
and Kincaid’s lupine as threatened in
2000 (65 FR 3875) Washington County
was not included as part of the range of
either species because no previous
populations had been identified in
Washington County. In 2011, however,
a population of Fender’s blue butterfly
and Kincaid’s lupine was discovered on
the north side of Henry Hagg Lake, on
Bureau of Reclamation land, in
Washington County, Oregon. The
Service is, therefore, proposing to
amend the existing permit and SHA to
include Washington County within the
geographical area covered by the SHA
and the permit.
The amended permit would continue
to authorize the Service to extend
incidental take coverage with
assurances to eligible landowners who
are willing to carry out habitat
management actions that would benefit
the Fender’s blue butterfly by enrolling
the landowners under the SHA as
cooperators through issuance of
Certificates of Inclusion.
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National Environmental Policy Act
Compliance
The proposed amendment to the
permit and the SHA is a Federal action
that triggers the need for compliance
with the National Environmental Policy
Act of 1969, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321
et seq.). We have made a preliminary
determination that the proposed
amendments to the EOS permit and the
SHA are eligible for categorical
exclusion under the NEPA. The basis for
our preliminary determination is
contained in an Environmental Action
Statement (EAS), which is available for
public review (see ADDRESSES).
Public Comments
You may submit your comments and
materials by one of the methods listed
in the ADDRESSES section. We request
data, comments, new information, or
suggestions from the public, other
concerned governmental agencies, the
scientific community, Tribes, industry,
or any other interested party on our
proposed Federal action.
including your address, phone number,
email address, or other personal
identifying information in your
comments, you should be aware that
your entire comment—including your
personal identifying information—may
be made publicly available at any time.
While you can ask us in your comment
to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so. Comments and materials we
receive, as well as supporting
documentation, will be available for
public inspection by appointment,
during normal business hours, at our
Oregon Fish and Wildlife Office (see
ADDRESSES).
Next Steps
The Service will evaluate the
proposed amendment to the permit and
the SHA, associated documents, and
comments submitted thereon to
determine whether the amendment
meets the requirements of section 10(a)
of the ESA and the requirements of
NEPA. We will not make the final NEPA
and permit decisions until after the end
of the 30-day public comment period on
this notice, and we will fully consider
all comments we receive during the
public comment period. If we determine
that all the requirements are met, we
will sign the amended SHA and issue an
amended EOS permit under section
10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA to the Service’s
OFWO. The OFWO will continue to
serve as the permit holder, and continue
to extend coverage to interested eligible
landowners for the take of Fender’s blue
butterfly, incidental to otherwise lawful
activities in accordance with the terms
of the SHA, Certificates of Inclusion,
and the EOS permit.
Authority
We provide this notice in accordance
with the requirements of section 10(c) of
the ESA (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and
NEPA (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and their
implementing regulations (50 CFR 17.22
and 40 CFR 1506.6, respectively).
Rollie White,
Acting State Supervisor, Oregon Fish and
Wildlife Office, Pacific Region, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, Portland, Oregon.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–20585:
PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S.
Department of Defense, Army Corps of
Engineers, Omaha District, Omaha,
NE., and State Archaeological
Research Center, Rapid City, SD
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, Omaha District (Omaha
District), has completed an inventory of
human remains and associated funerary
objects, in consultation with the
appropriate Indian tribes or Native
Hawaiian organizations, and has
determined that there is a cultural
affiliation between the human remains
and associated funerary objects and
present-day Indian tribes or Native
Hawaiian organizations. Lineal
descendants or representatives of any
Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization not identified in this notice
that wish to request transfer of control
of these human remains and associated
funerary objects should submit a written
request to the Omaha District. If no
additional requestors come forward,
transfer of control of the human remains
and associated funerary objects to the
lineal descendants, Indian tribes, or
Native Hawaiian organizations stated in
this notice may proceed.
DATES: Lineal descendants or
representatives of any Indian tribe or
Native Hawaiian organization not
identified in this notice that wish to
request transfer of control of these
human remains and associated funerary
objects should submit a written request
with information in support of the
request to the Omaha District at the
address in this notice by May 5, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Ms. Sandra Barnum, U.S.
Army Engineer District, Omaha, ATTN:
CENWO–PM–AB, 1616 Capital Avenue,
Omaha, NE 68102, telephone, (402)
995–2674, email sandra.v.barnum@
usace.army.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 under the control of the
Omaha District. The human remains
and associated funerary objects were
removed from site 39BF243, in Buffalo
County, SD.
This notice is published as part of the
National Park Service’s administrative
SUMMARY:
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responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25
U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations in
this notice are the sole responsibility of
the museum, institution, or Federal
agency that has control of the Native
American human remains and
associated funerary objects. The
National Park Service is not responsible
for the determinations in this notice.
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Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human
remains and associated funerary objects
was made by State Archaeological
Research Center (SARC) and Omaha
District professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the
Yankton Sioux Tribe of South Dakota.
History and Description of the Remains
In 1964, human remains representing,
at minimum, three individuals were
removed from site 39BF243 in Buffalo
County, SD. They are presently located
at the SARC and are under the control
of the Omaha District. The human
remains were removed by Robert Gant,
Assistant Director of the W.H. Over
Museum (WHOM), when three coffin
burials were disturbed by highway
construction activities at Big Bend Dam,
along the Missouri River. Funerary
objects were associated with the first
two individuals, but not the third. The
human remains and associated funerary
objects were transported to WHOM.
In 1974, the collections from
Individuals 1 and 2 were transferred to
the newly established SARC. At that
time, the location of the human remains
from Individual 3 was not known. The
human remains from Individuals 1 and
2 were then transferred to the University
of Tennessee-Knoxville to be
inventoried by Dr. William Bass. After
the return of the human remains to
SARC, a portion of the human remains
from Individual 2 were repatriated to
the Oglala Lakota Nation in 1982.
In 1993, SARC conducted a review of
the collections and located the human
remains and associated funerary objects
from Individual 1, identified as a 1.5 to
2.5 year old infant. Also located was
additional skeletal material from
Individual 2, identified as a child
between 6 and 8 years of age, along with
the associated funerary objects. In 2000,
the human remains of Individual 3,
identified as an adult male between 18
and 22 years, were found at the
collection center for the Archeology
Lab, Augustana College-Sioux Falls.
They were then transferred to SARC and
placed with the collections from
Individuals 1 and 2. No known
individuals were identified.
The 11,143 associated funerary
objects are 6 copper beads, 10,991 glass
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beads, 1 fragment of a paper book, 3
fragment of a glass bottle, 31 buttons
(metal, glass, pottery), 8 toy fragments
(china), 9 cloth fragments, 2 coffin wood
fragments, 1 metal and wood comb, 1
Bisque doll, 5 faunal fragments, 1 floral
fragment, 1 glass knob, 2 iron rings, 1
iron cup handle, 4 leather fragments, 1
lot of wood, metal, and cloth, 9 metal
nails, 3 fragments of paper, 1 plastic
flower pendant, 1 pewter pedestal, 13
fragments of ironstone saucer, 1 sewing
pin book, 1 tin pill box, 40 fragments tin
plate and cup, 3 tin spoons, 2 toy sad
irons, and 1 wooden thread spool.
The human remains were collected
from coffin burials and are determined
to be Native American based the
location of the site near a Native
American village at the townsite of Fort
Thompson and the funerary objects
associated with the burials. Based on
the use of coffins, the mix of European
and Native elements among the funerary
objects, and the manufacturing dates for
an ironstone saucer, a Bisque done, wire
nails, and pink seed beads, the human
remains date after A.D. 1870. This
represents the Early Reservation Period
at the nearby Crow Creek Indian
Reservation, which, by the 1870s, was
inhabited by the Yanktonai. The
associated funerary objects are
consistent with Yanktonai historic
burials. Today, the Yanktonai are
represented by the Yankton Sioux Tribe
of South Dakota.
Determinations Made by the Omaha
District
Officials of the Omaha District have
determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of three
individuals of Native American
ancestry.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A),
the 11,143 objects described in this
notice are reasonably believed to have
been placed with or near individual
human remains at the time of death or
later as part of the death rite or
ceremony.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there
is a relationship of shared group
identity that can be reasonably traced
between the Native American human
remains and associated funerary objects
and the Yankton Sioux Tribe of South
Dakota.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Lineal descendants or representatives
of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization not identified in this notice
that wish to request transfer of control
of these human remains and associated
funerary objects should submit a written
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request with information in support of
the request to Ms. Sandra Barnum, U.S.
Army Engineer District, Omaha, ATTN:
CENWO–PM–AB, 1616 Capital Ave.,
Omaha, NE 68102, telephone, (402)
995–2674, email sandra.v.barnum@
usace.army.mil, by May 5, 2016. After
that date, if no additional requestors
have come forward, transfer of control
of the human remains and associated
funerary objects to the Yankton Sioux
Tribe of South Dakota may proceed.
The Omaha District is responsible for
notifying the Yankton Sioux Tribe of
South Dakota that this notice has been
published.
Dated: March 10, 2016.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–20506;
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Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural
Items: Grand Rapids Public Museum,
Grand Rapids, Michigan
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Grand Rapids Public
Museum in consultation with the
appropriate Indian tribes or Native
Hawaiian organizations, has determined
that the cultural items listed in this
notice meet the definition of
unassociated funerary objects. Lineal
descendants or representatives of any
Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization not identified in this notice
that wish to claim these cultural items
should submit a written request to the
Grand Rapids Public Museum. If no
additional claimants come forward,
transfer of control of the cultural items
to the lineal descendants, Indian tribes,
or Native Hawaiian organizations stated
in this notice may proceed.
DATES: Lineal descendants or
representatives of any Indian tribe or
Native Hawaiian organization not
identified in this notice that wish to
claim these cultural items should
submit a written request with
information in support of the claim to
the Grand Rapids Public Museum at the
address in this notice by May 5, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Andrea Melvin, Collections
Curator, Grand Rapids Public Museum,
272 Pearl Street NW., Grand Rapids, MI
49506, telephone (616) 929–1808, email
amelvin@grpm.org.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-20585: PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of Defense, Army
Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, Omaha, NE., and State
Archaeological Research Center, Rapid City, SD
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District (Omaha
District), has completed an inventory of human remains and associated
funerary objects, in consultation with the appropriate Indian tribes or
Native Hawaiian organizations, and has determined that there is a
cultural affiliation between the human remains and associated funerary
objects and present-day Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations.
Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian tribe or Native
Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to
request transfer of control of these human remains and associated
funerary objects should submit a written request to the Omaha District.
If no additional requestors come forward, transfer of control of the
human remains and associated funerary objects to the lineal
descendants, Indian tribes, or Native Hawaiian organizations stated in
this notice may proceed.
DATES: Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian tribe or
Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to
request transfer of control of these human remains and associated
funerary objects should submit a written request with information in
support of the request to the Omaha District at the address in this
notice by May 5, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Ms. Sandra Barnum, U.S. Army Engineer District, Omaha, ATTN:
CENWO-PM-AB, 1616 Capital Avenue, Omaha, NE 68102, telephone, (402)
995-2674, email sandra.v.barnum@usace.army.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 under the control of the Omaha District.
The human remains and associated funerary objects were removed from
site 39BF243, in Buffalo County, SD.
This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's
administrative
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responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations
in this notice are the sole responsibility of the museum, institution,
or Federal agency that has control of the Native American human remains
and associated funerary objects. The National Park Service is not
responsible for the determinations in this notice.
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human remains and associated funerary
objects was made by State Archaeological Research Center (SARC) and
Omaha District professional staff in consultation with representatives
of the Yankton Sioux Tribe of South Dakota.
History and Description of the Remains
In 1964, human remains representing, at minimum, three individuals
were removed from site 39BF243 in Buffalo County, SD. They are
presently located at the SARC and are under the control of the Omaha
District. The human remains were removed by Robert Gant, Assistant
Director of the W.H. Over Museum (WHOM), when three coffin burials were
disturbed by highway construction activities at Big Bend Dam, along the
Missouri River. Funerary objects were associated with the first two
individuals, but not the third. The human remains and associated
funerary objects were transported to WHOM.
In 1974, the collections from Individuals 1 and 2 were transferred
to the newly established SARC. At that time, the location of the human
remains from Individual 3 was not known. The human remains from
Individuals 1 and 2 were then transferred to the University of
Tennessee-Knoxville to be inventoried by Dr. William Bass. After the
return of the human remains to SARC, a portion of the human remains
from Individual 2 were repatriated to the Oglala Lakota Nation in 1982.
In 1993, SARC conducted a review of the collections and located the
human remains and associated funerary objects from Individual 1,
identified as a 1.5 to 2.5 year old infant. Also located was additional
skeletal material from Individual 2, identified as a child between 6
and 8 years of age, along with the associated funerary objects. In
2000, the human remains of Individual 3, identified as an adult male
between 18 and 22 years, were found at the collection center for the
Archeology Lab, Augustana College-Sioux Falls. They were then
transferred to SARC and placed with the collections from Individuals 1
and 2. No known individuals were identified.
The 11,143 associated funerary objects are 6 copper beads, 10,991
glass beads, 1 fragment of a paper book, 3 fragment of a glass bottle,
31 buttons (metal, glass, pottery), 8 toy fragments (china), 9 cloth
fragments, 2 coffin wood fragments, 1 metal and wood comb, 1 Bisque
doll, 5 faunal fragments, 1 floral fragment, 1 glass knob, 2 iron
rings, 1 iron cup handle, 4 leather fragments, 1 lot of wood, metal,
and cloth, 9 metal nails, 3 fragments of paper, 1 plastic flower
pendant, 1 pewter pedestal, 13 fragments of ironstone saucer, 1 sewing
pin book, 1 tin pill box, 40 fragments tin plate and cup, 3 tin spoons,
2 toy sad irons, and 1 wooden thread spool.
The human remains were collected from coffin burials and are
determined to be Native American based the location of the site near a
Native American village at the townsite of Fort Thompson and the
funerary objects associated with the burials. Based on the use of
coffins, the mix of European and Native elements among the funerary
objects, and the manufacturing dates for an ironstone saucer, a Bisque
done, wire nails, and pink seed beads, the human remains date after
A.D. 1870. This represents the Early Reservation Period at the nearby
Crow Creek Indian Reservation, which, by the 1870s, was inhabited by
the Yanktonai. The associated funerary objects are consistent with
Yanktonai historic burials. Today, the Yanktonai are represented by the
Yankton Sioux Tribe of South Dakota.
Determinations Made by the Omaha District
Officials of the Omaha District have determined that:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice represent the physical remains of three individuals of
Native American ancestry.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the 11,143 objects
described in this notice are reasonably believed to have been placed
with or near individual human remains at the time of death or later as
part of the death rite or ceremony.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there is a relationship of
shared group identity that can be reasonably traced between the Native
American human remains and associated funerary objects and the Yankton
Sioux Tribe of South Dakota.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian tribe or Native
Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to
request transfer of control of these human remains and associated
funerary objects should submit a written request with information in
support of the request to Ms. Sandra Barnum, U.S. Army Engineer
District, Omaha, ATTN: CENWO-PM-AB, 1616 Capital Ave., Omaha, NE 68102,
telephone, (402) 995-2674, email sandra.v.barnum@usace.army.mil, by May
5, 2016. After that date, if no additional requestors have come
forward, transfer of control of the human remains and associated
funerary objects to the Yankton Sioux Tribe of South Dakota may
proceed.
The Omaha District is responsible for notifying the Yankton Sioux
Tribe of South Dakota that this notice has been published.
Dated: March 10, 2016.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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