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BLM Land Use Plan Amendments and
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Project crossing BLM-administered
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include BLM visual resource
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connection with the Agency-Preferred
Alternative, the BLM is proposing three
LUP amendments. All proposed LUP
Amendments comply with applicable
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apply only to Federal lands and mineral
estate administered by the BLM.
• BLM Baker RMP:
o In Segment 3, the 250-feet-wide
right-of-way for the Project in VRM
Class II lands in Burnt River Canyon (23
acres) would be modified from Class II
to Class IV.
• BLM SEORMP—Segment 3
Æ In Segment 3, the 250-feet-wide
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Class III lands in the vicinity of the
National Historic Oregon Trail ACEC
(51 acres) would be modified from Class
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Æ In Segment 5, the 250-feet-wide
right-of-way in VRM Class II lands
outside and north of the Owyhee River
Below the Dam ACEC (20 acres) would
be amended from Class II to Class IV.
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the Director regarding the proposed
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and at 43 CFR 1610.5–2. All protests
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USFS Land Use Plan Amendments.
Depending on the route alternative
selected, LUP Amendments proposed by
the USFS are needed for the portions of
the Project crossing USFS-administered
lands that do not conform to the
Wallowa-Whitman National Forest Land
and Resource Management Plan
(LRMP). For the Agency PreferredAlternative, instances where the Project
is not in conformance with applicable
LRMP standards and guidelines include
USFS visual quality objectives; LRMP
direction for Eastside Screens; and
LRMP direction for managing
anadromous fish-producing watersheds
(direction commonly known as
PACFISH) and fish-producing
watersheds (direction commonly known
as INFISH). For the Agency-Preferred
Alternative, the aspects of the Project
that do not conform to current USFS
LRMP management direction include:
• VQOs crossed by the 250-feet-wide
right-of-way for the Project on the
Wallowa-Whitman National Forest will
be modified from the current objective
class (Modified, Partial Retention and
Retention) to Maximum Modification.
• LRMP direction for Eastside
Screens will be amended to allow sale
of timber associated with the Project to
proceed without characterizing patterns
of stand structure and comparing to the
Historic Range of Variability, as
required by the Interim Ecosystem
Standards (Scenario A). Associated
wildlife standards also would be
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• LRMP direction for managing
PACFISH and INFISH will be amended
to allow timber harvest in riparian
habitat conservation areas (associated
with Project) and allow issuance of a
special-use authorization for the Project.
The USFS will a provide a final
evaluation of LRMP compliance in a
separate NOA for the Final EIS,
Proposed LUP Amendments, and draft
USFS ROD, to be issued later date. The
BLM has used and coordinated the
NEPA comment process to satisfy the
public involvement process for Section
106 of the National Historic
Preservation Act (54 U.S.C. 306108), as
provided for in 36 CFR 800.2(d)(3).
Ongoing consultations with American
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in accordance with policy; and tribal
concerns, including impacts on Indian
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from public review, we cannot
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Sally J. Sovey,
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Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural
Items: Peabody Museum of Natural
History, Yale University, New Haven,
CT
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Peabody Museum of
Natural History, 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, sacred
objects, and/or objects of cultural
patrimony. Lineal descendants or
representatives of any Indian tribe or
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Native Hawaiian organization not
identified in this notice that wish to
claim these cultural items should
submit a written request to the Peabody
Museum of Natural History. 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 Peabody Museum of Natural History
at the address in this notice by
December 28, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Professor David Skelly,
Director, Yale Peabody Museum of
Natural History, P.O. Box 208118, New
Haven, CT 06520–8118, telephone (203)
432–3752.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 under the control of the Peabody
Museum of Natural History, Yale
University, New Haven, CT that meet
the definition of unassociated funerary
objects, sacred objects, and/or objects of
cultural patrimony under 25 U.S.C.
3001.
This notice is published as part of the
National Park Service’s administrative
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 cultural items. The National
Park Service is not responsible for the
determinations in this notice.
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History and Description of the Cultural
Items
Unassociated Funerary Objects
In the late 19th century, six cultural
items were collected in southwestern
Alaska. Three of the cultural items were
collected circa 1896–1899, placed on
deposit at the Peabody Museum of
Natural History in 1928, and formally
donated to the Peabody Museum of
Natural History in 1992. The remaining
three cultural items were collected prior
to 1880 when they were donated to the
Peabody Museum of Natural History.
The six cultural items are: One
headdress, two bone necklaces, one
ivory amulet, one bone drinking tube,
and one oyster catcher rattle.
In June 2015, representatives from the
Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida
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Indian Tribes of Alaska identified the
six cultural items as part of a shaman’s
outfit/paraphernalia (collectively the
‘‘Six Shaman’s Objects’’) and historic
and contemporary scholars support this
identification. Historic and
contemporary scholars also state that
Tlingit shamans were traditionally
placed in above-ground grave houses
along with their outfit/paraphernalia.
Sacred Objects and Objects of Cultural
Patrimony
In the late 19th century, one Chilkat
robe and one Chilkat Woodworm pipe
were collected from southwestern
Alaska and in 1902 they were donated
to the Peabody Museum of Natural
History. In 1928 or 1929 one Raven
rattle was collected from southwestern
Alaska and was subsequently donated to
the Peabody Museum of Natural History
in 1966. In 1931, one Chilkat robe, was
purchased in Juneau, Alaska and
donated to the Peabody Museum of
Natural History. During consultation,
representatives from the Central Council
of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes
of Alaska identified the first Chilkat
robe as depicting the Sea Monster crest,
which belongs to the Wooshkeetaan
Clan; the Chilkat Woodworm pipe as
depicting the Woodworm crest, which
´
belongs to the Ghaanaxhteidı Clan; the
Raven rattle as being made by Jack
Gamble (Dl’eet’) of the Wooshkeetaan
Clan; and the second Chilkat robe as
depicting the Killerwhale crest which
belongs to the Dakhl’aweidi Clan
(collectively the ‘‘Four Clan Objects’’).
The representatives stated that,
according to tribal custom, no
individual could have legally alienated
the Four Clan Objects from their
respective clans. In addition, the
representatives stated that members of
´
the Wooshkeetaan, the Ghaanaxhteidı
and the Dakhl’aweidi Clans need the
Four Clan Objects to practice traditional
ceremonies today. Evidence presented
by the Central Council and independent
scholars confirm the attribution of the
crests to the specific clans, support the
representative’s description of the legal
significance of the crests as recording
the clans’ collective title to the Four
Clan Objects, and corroborate that the
Four Clan Objects are especially revered
and feature prominently in traditional
and present day ceremonial contexts.
Determinations Made by the Peabody
Museum of Natural History
Officials of the Peabody Museum of
Natural History have determined:
• Unassociated Funerary Objects.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(B), the Six
Shaman Objects described above are
reasonably believed to have been placed
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with or near individual human remains
at the time of death or later as part of
the death rite or ceremony and are
believed, by a preponderance of the
evidence, to have been removed from a
specific burial site of a Native American
individual.
• Sacred Objects. Pursuant to 25
U.S.C. 3001(3)(C), the Four Clan Objects
described above are specific ceremonial
objects needed by traditional Native
American religious leaders for the
practice of traditional Native American
religions by their present-day adherents.
• Objects of Cultural Patrimony.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(D), the
Four Clan Objects described above have
ongoing historical, traditional, or
cultural importance central to the
Native American group or culture itself,
rather than property owned by an
individual.
• Shared Group Identity. Pursuant to
25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there is a relationship
of shared group identity that can be
reasonably traced between the
unassociated funerary objects, sacred
objects, and/or objects of cultural
patrimony and the Central Council of
the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of
Alaska.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
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
Professor David Skelly, Director, Yale
Peabody Museum of Natural History,
P.O. Box 208118, New Haven, CT
06520–8118, telephone (203) 432–3752,
by December 28, 2016. After that date,
if no additional claimants have come
forward, transfer of control of the
unassociated funerary objects, sacred
objects, and/or objects of cultural
patrimony to the Central Council of the
Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of
Alaska may proceed.
The Peabody Museum of Natural
History is responsible for notifying the
Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida
Indian Tribes of Alaska that this notice
has been published.
Dated: November 2, 2016
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-22336; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: Peabody Museum of
Natural History, Yale University, New Haven, CT
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Peabody Museum of Natural History, 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, sacred objects, and/or
objects of cultural patrimony. Lineal descendants or representatives of
any Indian tribe or
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Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to
claim these cultural items should submit a written request to the
Peabody Museum of Natural History. 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 Peabody Museum of Natural
History at the address in this notice by December 28, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Professor David Skelly, Director, Yale Peabody Museum of
Natural History, P.O. Box 208118, New Haven, CT 06520-8118, telephone
(203) 432-3752.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 under the
control of the Peabody Museum of Natural History, Yale University, New
Haven, CT that meet the definition of unassociated funerary objects,
sacred objects, and/or objects of cultural patrimony under 25 U.S.C.
3001.
This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's
administrative 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 cultural items. The National Park Service is not responsible
for the determinations in this notice.
History and Description of the Cultural Items
Unassociated Funerary Objects
In the late 19th century, six cultural items were collected in
southwestern Alaska. Three of the cultural items were collected circa
1896-1899, placed on deposit at the Peabody Museum of Natural History
in 1928, and formally donated to the Peabody Museum of Natural History
in 1992. The remaining three cultural items were collected prior to
1880 when they were donated to the Peabody Museum of Natural History.
The six cultural items are: One headdress, two bone necklaces, one
ivory amulet, one bone drinking tube, and one oyster catcher rattle.
In June 2015, representatives from the Central Council of the
Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska identified the six cultural
items as part of a shaman's outfit/paraphernalia (collectively the
``Six Shaman's Objects'') and historic and contemporary scholars
support this identification. Historic and contemporary scholars also
state that Tlingit shamans were traditionally placed in above-ground
grave houses along with their outfit/paraphernalia.
Sacred Objects and Objects of Cultural Patrimony
In the late 19th century, one Chilkat robe and one Chilkat Woodworm
pipe were collected from southwestern Alaska and in 1902 they were
donated to the Peabody Museum of Natural History. In 1928 or 1929 one
Raven rattle was collected from southwestern Alaska and was
subsequently donated to the Peabody Museum of Natural History in 1966.
In 1931, one Chilkat robe, was purchased in Juneau, Alaska and donated
to the Peabody Museum of Natural History. During consultation,
representatives from the Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida
Indian Tribes of Alaska identified the first Chilkat robe as depicting
the Sea Monster crest, which belongs to the Wooshkeetaan Clan; the
Chilkat Woodworm pipe as depicting the Woodworm crest, which belongs to
the Ghaanaxhteid[iacute] Clan; the Raven rattle as being made by Jack
Gamble (Dl'eet') of the Wooshkeetaan Clan; and the second Chilkat robe
as depicting the Killerwhale crest which belongs to the Dakhl'aweidi
Clan (collectively the ``Four Clan Objects'').
The representatives stated that, according to tribal custom, no
individual could have legally alienated the Four Clan Objects from
their respective clans. In addition, the representatives stated that
members of the Wooshkeetaan, the Ghaanaxhteid[iacute] and the
Dakhl'aweidi Clans need the Four Clan Objects to practice traditional
ceremonies today. Evidence presented by the Central Council and
independent scholars confirm the attribution of the crests to the
specific clans, support the representative's description of the legal
significance of the crests as recording the clans' collective title to
the Four Clan Objects, and corroborate that the Four Clan Objects are
especially revered and feature prominently in traditional and present
day ceremonial contexts.
Determinations Made by the Peabody Museum of Natural History
Officials of the Peabody Museum of Natural History have determined:
Unassociated Funerary Objects. Pursuant to 25 U.S.C.
3001(3)(B), the Six Shaman Objects described above 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 and
are believed, by a preponderance of the evidence, to have been removed
from a specific burial site of a Native American individual.
Sacred Objects. Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(C), the Four
Clan Objects described above are specific ceremonial objects needed by
traditional Native American religious leaders for the practice of
traditional Native American religions by their present-day adherents.
Objects of Cultural Patrimony. Pursuant to 25 U.S.C.
3001(3)(D), the Four Clan Objects described above have ongoing
historical, traditional, or cultural importance central to the Native
American group or culture itself, rather than property owned by an
individual.
Shared Group Identity. Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2),
there is a relationship of shared group identity that can be reasonably
traced between the unassociated funerary objects, sacred objects, and/
or objects of cultural patrimony and the Central Council of the Tlingit
and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
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 Professor David Skelly, Director, Yale
Peabody Museum of Natural History, P.O. Box 208118, New Haven, CT
06520-8118, telephone (203) 432-3752, by December 28, 2016. After that
date, if no additional claimants have come forward, transfer of control
of the unassociated funerary objects, sacred objects, and/or objects of
cultural patrimony to the Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida
Indian Tribes of Alaska may proceed.
The Peabody Museum of Natural History is responsible for notifying
the Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska
that this notice has been published.
Dated: November 2, 2016
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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