Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Mesa Verde National Park, Mesa Verde, CO, 13428-13430 [E6-3704]
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FLORIDA
Fayette County
UTAH
Manatee County
Lamb House, Contributing resource in the
Palmetto Historic District along the
Manatee River, Palmetto, 86003166
Cadentown School, 705 Caden Ln.,
Lexington, 06000213
Russell School, 201 W. Fifth St., Lexington,
06000215
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First National Bank of Layton, 50 W. Gentile
St., Layton, 06000232
Mason County
IDAHO
Ada County
Beck, Albert, House (Tourtellotte and
Hummel Architecture TR), 1101 Fort St.,
Boise, 82000179
A request for removal has been made
for the following resources:
Russell Theatre, 9 E. Third St., Maysville,
06000216
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Wildwood Farm, 3901 Axton Ln., Skylight,
06000214
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Murray, Gov. William H., House, Off OK 78,
Tishomingo, 84003066
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properties being considered for listing
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Pursuant to section 60.13 of 36 CFR
Part 60 written comments concerning
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under the National Register criteria for
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Register of Historic Places, National
Park Service, 1849 C St. NW., 2280,
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carriers, National Register of Historic
Places, National Park Service,1201 Eye
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20005; or by fax, 202–371–6447. Written
or faxed comments should be submitted
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Rozier, Louis J. and Harriet, House, 322 W.
Clement, DeSoto, 06000221
St. Louis County
Bopp, William, House (Kirkwood MPS),
12120 Old Big Bend Rd., Kirkwood,
06000218
Rockwood Court Apartments, 330 W.
Lockwood, Webster Groves, 06000222
Wildwood House, 40 Dames Court, Ferguson,
06000234
St. Louis Independent City, Chouteau
Building, 4030 Chouteau (also 1029 S.
Vandeventer), St. Louis (Independent City),
06000220
Council Plaza, 300 S. Grand Blvd., 212 S.
Grand Blvd., 310 S. Grand Blvd., St. Louis
(Independent City), 06000217
A request for REMOVAL has been
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Edgecombe County
Batts House and Outbuildings, E side of U.S.
258 N, 2.05 mi. S of NC 1513 5098 U.S. 258
N, Tarboro, 06000226
Forsyth County
Dyer, James B. and Diana M., House, 1015 W.
Kent Rd., Winston-Salem, 06000227
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Loray Mill Historic District (Boundary
Increase), Roughly bounded by S. Vance
St., RR right-of-way, S. Hill St. and W.
Franklin Blvd., Gastonia, 06000228
Person County
House of Wagstaff Farm, NE side NC 57, 1.4
mi. NW of jct. with NC 1300, Roxboro,
06000229
Polk County
Charlton Leland, 229 Greenville St., Saluda,
06000225
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Evans, E. Hervey, House, 400 W. Church St.,
Laurinburg, 06000224
Leon County
Lichgate on High Road, 1401 High Rd.,
Tallahassee, 06000211
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TENNESSEE
Cumberland County
Baker, James, House, Columbia Rd.,
Burkesville, 06000212
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Grant County
Courthouse Square Historic District, Cherry,
Jefferson, Madison, and Maple Sts.,
Lancaster, 06000233
NORTH CAROLINA
Okfuskee County
Guthrie, Woody, House 301 S 1st St.,
Okemah, 75001569
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John W. Roberts,
Acting Chief, National Register/National
Historic Landmarks Program.
Uintah County
Siddoway, William and Emily, House,
(Vernal—Maeser, Utah MPS), 1055 N.
Vernal Ave., Vernal, 06000231
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Jefferson County
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Garfield County
Henderson, William Jasper, Jr., and Elizabeth,
House, 87 N. Main St. (Kodachrome Hwy),
Cannonville, 06000230
Ivey, Rufus J., House, (Wake County MPS),
6115 Louisburg, Raleigh, 06000223
Bodenham (Colored) School, 830 Gimlet
Creek Rd., Bodeham, 06000219
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Williamson County
Pointer, Henry, House (Williamson County
MRA), US 31 S of Thompsons Station
Thomsons Station vicinity, 88000332
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S.
Department of the Interior, National
Park Service, Mesa Verde National
Park, Mesa Verde, CO
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Notice is here given in accordance
with provisions of 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
in the control of the U.S. Department of
the Interior, National Park Service, Mesa
Verde National Park, Mesa Verde, CO.
The human remains and associated
funerary objects were found in Mesa
Verde National Park’s collections,
mailed anonymously, removed from
unknown locations and Montezuma
County, CO.
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 superintendent, Mesa Verde
National Park.
Mesa Verde National Park
professional staff identified the cultural
items and assessed the cultural
affiliation of the cultural items in
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consultation with representatives of the
Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Navajo Nation,
Arizona, New Mexico, & Utah; Pueblo of
Acoma, New Mexico; Pueblo of Cochiti,
New Mexico; Pueblo of Isleta, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Jemez, New Mexico;
Pueblo of Laguna, New Mexico; Pueblo
of Nambe, New Mexico; Pueblo of
Picuris, New Mexico; Pueblo of
Pojoaque, New Mexico; Pueblo of San
Ildefonso, New Mexico; Pueblo of San
Juan, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa
Clara, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santo
Domingo, New Mexico; Pueblo of Taos,
New Mexico; Pueblo of Tesuque, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Zia, New Mexico;
Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the
Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado; Ute
Mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain
Reservation, Colorado, New Mexico, &
Utah; and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni
Reservation, New Mexico. The Pueblo of
San Felipe, New Mexico; Pueblo of
Sandia, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa
Ana, New Mexico; and Ysleta Del Sur
Pueblo of Texas were unable to attend
the Native American consultation
meetings, but they requested and
received the minutes of these
proceedings.
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In 1926, human remains representing
a minimum of five individuals were
received as part of a large collection of
prehistoric and ethnographic items
donated to Mesa Verde National Park by
a private citizen from Durango, CO. The
human remains are from an unknown
provenience. Osteological data cannot
identify cultural affiliation. No known
individuals were identified. The one
associated funerary object is a faunal
bone.
In 1948, human remains representing
a minimum of two individuals were
received at Mesa Verde National Park
from a private citizen from Mancos, CO.
The human remains were reportedly
removed from a burial site about five
miles north of Mesa Verde National
Park’s entrance in Montezuma County,
CO. Exact provenience is unknown.
Osteological data cannot identify
cultural affiliation. No known
individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
In 1984, human remains representing
a minimum of five individuals were
anonymously mailed to Mesa Verde
National Park. The provenience for the
human remains is unknown.
Osteological data cannot identify
cultural affiliation. No known
individuals were identified. The
cultural items that were commingled
with the human remains are
undiagnostic. The 49 associated
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funerary objects are 47 faunal bone
fragments and 2 small pieces of wood.
In 1989, human remains representing
a minimum of three individuals were
received from Centuries Research in
Montrose, CO, by Mesa Verde National
Park. The provenience of the human
remains is unknown. Osteological data
cannot identify cultural affiliation. No
known individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
In 1991, human remains representing
a minimum of three individuals were
received at Mesa Verde National Park
from an anonymous donor. Information
with the material indicated that the
human remains were collected during
the early 1900s by the donor’s
grandfather who worked for the
Montezuma County Road Department.
The provenience for the human remains
is unknown. Osteological data cannot
identify cultural affiliation. No known
individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
In 1995, human remains representing
a minimum of three individuals were
found by curatorial staff conducting
NAGPRA inventory in the Mesa Verde
Research Center. The provenience for
the human remains is unknown.
Osteological data cannot identify
cultural affiliation. No known
individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
In 2001, human remains representing
a minimum of three individuals were
found in the Mesa Verde Research
Center during the storage upgrade
project. One item had been transferred
to Mesa Verde Research Center by the
University of Denver Department of
Anthropology and Museum of
Anthropology, Denver, CO; the other
two individuals had no documentation.
The provenience for the human remains
is unknown. Osteological data cannot
identify cultural affiliation. No known
individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
Officials of Mesa Verde National Park
have determined that, pursuant to 25
U.S.C. 3001 (9–10), the human remains
described above represent the physical
remains of 24 individuals of Native
American ancestry. Officials of Mesa
Verde National Park also have
determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C.
3001 (3)(A), the 50 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. Lastly, officials of Mesa
Verde National Park have determined
that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (2), a
relationship of shared group identity
cannot reasonably be traced between the
Native American human remains and
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associated funerary objects and any
present-day Indian tribe.
The Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Review
Committee (Review Committee) is
responsible for recommending specific
actions for disposition of culturally
unidentifiable human remains. In
February 2006, Mesa Verde National
Park requested that the Review
Committee recommend repatriation of
the 24 culturally unidentifiable human
remains and 50 associated funerary
objects to the Hopi Tribe of Arizona;
Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico, &
Utah; Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico;
Pueblo of Cochiti, New Mexico; Pueblo
of Isleta, New Mexico; Pueblo of Jemez,
New Mexico; Pueblo of Laguna, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Nambe, New Mexico;
Pueblo of Picuris, New Mexico; Pueblo
of Pojoaque, New Mexico; Pueblo of San
Felipe, New Mexico; Pueblo of San
Ildefonso, New Mexico; Pueblo of San
Juan, New Mexico; Pueblo of Sandia,
New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa Ana, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Santa Clara, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Santo Domingo, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Taos, New Mexico;
Pueblo of Tesuque, New Mexico; Pueblo
of Zia, New Mexico; Ysleta Del Sur
Pueblo of Texas; and Zuni Tribe of the
Zuni Reservation, New Mexico. These
22 Indian tribes had requested the
human remains and have demonstrated
a cultural relationship to the region. The
Review Committee considered the
proposal at its March 3, 2006 meeting
via teleconference, and recommended
disposition of the human remains and
associated funerary objects to the Hopi
Tribe of Arizona; Navajo Nation,
Arizona, New Mexico, & Utah; Pueblo of
Acoma, New Mexico; Pueblo of Cochiti,
New Mexico; Pueblo of Isleta, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Jemez, New Mexico;
Pueblo of Laguna, New Mexico; Pueblo
of Nambe, New Mexico; Pueblo of
Picuris, New Mexico; Pueblo of
Pojoaque, New Mexico; Pueblo of San
Felipe, New Mexico; Pueblo of San
Ildefonso, New Mexico; Pueblo of San
Juan, New Mexico; Pueblo of Sandia,
New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa Ana, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Santa Clara, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Santo Domingo, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Taos, New Mexico;
Pueblo of Tesuque, New Mexico; Pueblo
of Zia, New Mexico; Ysleta Del Sur
Pueblo of Texas; and Zuni Tribe of the
Zuni Reservation, New Mexico. The
National Park Service intends to convey
the 50 associated funerary objects to the
tribes pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 18f–2.
A March 3, 2006, letter from the
Designated Federal Official on behalf of
the chair of the Review Committee to
the superintendent of Mesa Verde
National Park transmitted the Review
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Committee’s recommendation that the
park effect disposition of the physical
remains of 24 culturally unidentifiable
individuals and 50 associated funerary
objects to the 22 Indian tribes listed
above contingent on the publication of
a Notice of Inventory Completion in the
Federal Register. This notice fulfills
that requirement.
Representatives of any Indian tribe
that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the human remains and
associated funerary objects should
contact Larry Wiese, superintendent,
Mesa Verde National Park, PO Box 8,
Mesa Verde, CO 81330, telephone (970)
529–4600, before April 14, 2006.
Disposition of the human remains and
associated funerary objects to the Hopi
Tribe of Arizona; Navajo Nation,
Arizona, New Mexico, & Utah; Pueblo of
Acoma, New Mexico; Pueblo of Cochiti,
New Mexico; Pueblo of Isleta, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Jemez, New Mexico;
Pueblo of Laguna, New Mexico; Pueblo
of Nambe, New Mexico; Pueblo of
Picuris, New Mexico; Pueblo of
Pojoaque, New Mexico; Pueblo of San
Felipe, New Mexico; Pueblo of San
Ildefonso, New Mexico; Pueblo of San
Juan, New Mexico; Pueblo of Sandia,
New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa Ana, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Santa Clara, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Santo Domingo, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Taos, New Mexico;
Pueblo of Tesuque, New Mexico; Pueblo
of Zia, New Mexico; Ysleta Del Sur
Pueblo of Texas; and Zuni Tribe of the
Zuni Reservation, New Mexico, may
proceed after that date if no additional
claimants come forward.
Mesa Verde National Park is
responsible for notifying the Hopi Tribe
of Arizona; Navajo Nation, Arizona,
New Mexico, & Utah; Pueblo of Acoma,
New Mexico; Pueblo of Cochiti, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Isleta, New Mexico;
Pueblo of Jemez, New Mexico; Pueblo of
Laguna, New Mexico; Pueblo of Nambe,
New Mexico; Pueblo of Picuris, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Pojoaque, New
Mexico; Pueblo of San Felipe, New
Mexico; Pueblo of San Ildefonso, New
Mexico; Pueblo of San Juan, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Sandia, New Mexico;
Pueblo of Santa Ana, New Mexico;
Pueblo of Santa Clara, New Mexico;
Pueblo of Santo Domingo, New Mexico;
Pueblo of Taos, New Mexico; Pueblo of
Tesuque, New Mexico; Pueblo of Zia,
New Mexico; Southern Ute Indian Tribe
of the Southern Ute Reservation,
Colorado; Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute
Mountain Reservation, Colorado, New
Mexico, & Utah; Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo
of Texas; and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni
Reservation, New Mexico that this
notice has been published.
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Dated: March 7, 2006.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE
COMMISSION
[Investigation No. 731–TA–1103
(Preliminary)]
Certain Activated Carbon From China
International Trade
Commission.
ACTION: Institution of antidumping
investigation and scheduling of a
preliminary phase investigation.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives
notice of the institution of an
investigation and commencement of
preliminary phase antidumping
investigation No. 731–TA–1103
(Preliminary) under section 733(a) of the
Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1673b(a))
(the Act) to determine whether there is
a reasonable indication that an industry
in the United States is materially
injured or threatened with material
injury, or the establishment of an
industry in the United States is
materially retarded, by reason of
imports from China of certain activated
carbon,1 provided for in subheading
1 For purposes of this investigation, the product
covered is certain activated carbon defined as a
powdered, granular or pelletized carbon product
obtained by ‘‘activating’’ with heat and steam
various materials containing carbon, including but
not limited to coal (including bituminous, lignite
and anthracite), wood, coconut shells, olive stones,
and peat. The thermal and steam treatments remove
organic materials and create an internal pore
structure in the carbon material. The producer can
also use carbon dioxide gas (CO2) in place of steam
in this process. The vast majority of the internal
porosity developed during the high temperature
steam (or CO2 gas) activation process is a direct
result of oxidation of a portion of the solid carbon
atoms in the raw material, converting them into a
gaseous form of carbon. This definition covers all
forms of activated carbon that are activated by
steam or CO2, regardless of raw material, grade,
mixture, additives, further washing or postactivation chemical treatment (chemical or water
washing, chemical impregnation or other
treatment), or product form. Unless specifically
excluded, this definition covers all physical forms
of certain activated carbon, including powdered
activated carbon (‘‘PAC’’), granular activated carbon
(‘‘GAC’’), and pelletized activated carbon.
Excluded from this definition are chemicallyactivated carbons. The carbon-based raw material
used in the chemical activation process is treated
with a strong chemical agent, including but not
limited to phosphoric acid or zinc chloride sulfuric
acid, that dehydrates molecules in the raw material,
and results in the formation of water that is
removed from the raw material by moderate heat
treatment. The activated carbon created by chemical
activation has internal porosity developed primarily
due to the action of the chemical dehydration agent.
Chemically activated carbons are typically used to
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3802.10.00 of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States, that are
alleged to be sold in the United States
at less than fair value. Unless the
Department of Commerce extends the
time for initiation pursuant to section
732(c)(1)(B) of the Act (19 U.S.C.
1673a(c)(1)(B)), the Commission must
reach a preliminary determination in
antidumping investigations in 45 days,
or in this case by April 24, 2006. The
Commission’s views are due at
Commerce within five business days
thereafter, or by May 1, 2006.
For further information concerning
the conduct of this investigation and
rules of general application, consult the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure, part 201, subparts A through
E (19 CFR part 201), and part 207,
subparts A and B (19 CFR part 207).
DATES: Effective Date: March 8, 2006.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim
McClure (202–205–3191), Office of
Investigations, U.S. International Trade
Commission, 500 E Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20436. Hearingimpaired persons can obtain
information on this matter by contacting
the Commission’s TDD terminal on 202–
205–1810. Persons with mobility
impairments who will need special
assistance in gaining access to the
Commission should contact the Office
of the Secretary at 202–205–2000.
General information concerning the
Commission may also be obtained by
accessing its Internet server (https://
www.usitc.gov). The public record for
this investigation may be viewed on the
Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS)
at https://edis.usitc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background.—This investigation is
being instituted in response to a petition
filed on March 8, 2006, by Calgon
Carbon Corporation, Pittsburgh, PA, and
Norit Americas, Inc., Marshall, TX.
activate raw materials with a lignocellulosic
component such as cellulose, including wood,
sawdust, paper mill waste and peat.
To the extent that an imported activated carbon
product is a blend of steam and chemically
activated carbons, products containing 50 percent
or more steam (or CO2 gas) activated carbons are
within this definition, and those containing more
than 50 percent chemically activated carbons are
outside this definition.
Also excluded from this definition are reactivated
carbons and activated carbon cloth. Reactivated
carbons are previously used activated carbons that
have had adsorbed materials removed from their
pore structure after use through the application of
heat, steam and/or chemicals. Activated carbon
cloth is a woven textile fabric made of or containing
activated carbon fibers. It is used in masks and
filters and clothing of various types where a woven
format is required.
Any activated carbon meeting the physical
description of subject merchandise provided above
that is not expressly excluded from this definition
is included within the definition.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior,
National Park Service, Mesa Verde National Park, Mesa Verde, CO
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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Notice is here given in accordance with provisions of 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 in the control of the U.S. Department of the Interior,
National Park Service, Mesa Verde National Park, Mesa Verde, CO. The
human remains and associated funerary objects were found in Mesa Verde
National Park's collections, mailed anonymously, removed from unknown
locations and Montezuma County, CO.
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
superintendent, Mesa Verde National Park.
Mesa Verde National Park professional staff identified the cultural
items and assessed the cultural affiliation of the cultural items in
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consultation with representatives of the Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Navajo
Nation, Arizona, New Mexico, & Utah; Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico;
Pueblo of Cochiti, New Mexico; Pueblo of Isleta, New Mexico; Pueblo of
Jemez, New Mexico; Pueblo of Laguna, New Mexico; Pueblo of Nambe, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Picuris, New Mexico; Pueblo of Pojoaque, New Mexico;
Pueblo of San Ildefonso, New Mexico; Pueblo of San Juan, New Mexico;
Pueblo of Santa Clara, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santo Domingo, New Mexico;
Pueblo of Taos, New Mexico; Pueblo of Tesuque, New Mexico; Pueblo of
Zia, New Mexico; Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the Southern Ute
Reservation, Colorado; Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain
Reservation, Colorado, New Mexico, & Utah; and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni
Reservation, New Mexico. The Pueblo of San Felipe, New Mexico; Pueblo
of Sandia, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa Ana, New Mexico; and Ysleta Del
Sur Pueblo of Texas were unable to attend the Native American
consultation meetings, but they requested and received the minutes of
these proceedings.
In 1926, human remains representing a minimum of five individuals
were received as part of a large collection of prehistoric and
ethnographic items donated to Mesa Verde National Park by a private
citizen from Durango, CO. The human remains are from an unknown
provenience. Osteological data cannot identify cultural affiliation. No
known individuals were identified. The one associated funerary object
is a faunal bone.
In 1948, human remains representing a minimum of two individuals
were received at Mesa Verde National Park from a private citizen from
Mancos, CO. The human remains were reportedly removed from a burial
site about five miles north of Mesa Verde National Park's entrance in
Montezuma County, CO. Exact provenience is unknown. Osteological data
cannot identify cultural affiliation. No known individuals were
identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
In 1984, human remains representing a minimum of five individuals
were anonymously mailed to Mesa Verde National Park. The provenience
for the human remains is unknown. Osteological data cannot identify
cultural affiliation. No known individuals were identified. The
cultural items that were commingled with the human remains are
undiagnostic. The 49 associated funerary objects are 47 faunal bone
fragments and 2 small pieces of wood.
In 1989, human remains representing a minimum of three individuals
were received from Centuries Research in Montrose, CO, by Mesa Verde
National Park. The provenience of the human remains is unknown.
Osteological data cannot identify cultural affiliation. No known
individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are
present.
In 1991, human remains representing a minimum of three individuals
were received at Mesa Verde National Park from an anonymous donor.
Information with the material indicated that the human remains were
collected during the early 1900s by the donor's grandfather who worked
for the Montezuma County Road Department. The provenience for the human
remains is unknown. Osteological data cannot identify cultural
affiliation. No known individuals were identified. No associated
funerary objects are present.
In 1995, human remains representing a minimum of three individuals
were found by curatorial staff conducting NAGPRA inventory in the Mesa
Verde Research Center. The provenience for the human remains is
unknown. Osteological data cannot identify cultural affiliation. No
known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are
present.
In 2001, human remains representing a minimum of three individuals
were found in the Mesa Verde Research Center during the storage upgrade
project. One item had been transferred to Mesa Verde Research Center by
the University of Denver Department of Anthropology and Museum of
Anthropology, Denver, CO; the other two individuals had no
documentation. The provenience for the human remains is unknown.
Osteological data cannot identify cultural affiliation. No known
individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are
present.
Officials of Mesa Verde National Park have determined that,
pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (9-10), the human remains described above
represent the physical remains of 24 individuals of Native American
ancestry. Officials of Mesa Verde National Park also have determined
that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (3)(A), the 50 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. Lastly, officials of Mesa Verde National Park have
determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (2), a relationship of
shared group identity cannot reasonably be traced between the Native
American human remains and associated funerary objects and any present-
day Indian tribe.
The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Review
Committee (Review Committee) is responsible for recommending specific
actions for disposition of culturally unidentifiable human remains. In
February 2006, Mesa Verde National Park requested that the Review
Committee recommend repatriation of the 24 culturally unidentifiable
human remains and 50 associated funerary objects to the Hopi Tribe of
Arizona; Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico, & Utah; Pueblo of Acoma,
New Mexico; Pueblo of Cochiti, New Mexico; Pueblo of Isleta, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Jemez, New Mexico; Pueblo of Laguna, New Mexico;
Pueblo of Nambe, New Mexico; Pueblo of Picuris, New Mexico; Pueblo of
Pojoaque, New Mexico; Pueblo of San Felipe, New Mexico; Pueblo of San
Ildefonso, New Mexico; Pueblo of San Juan, New Mexico; Pueblo of
Sandia, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa Ana, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa
Clara, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santo Domingo, New Mexico; Pueblo of Taos,
New Mexico; Pueblo of Tesuque, New Mexico; Pueblo of Zia, New Mexico;
Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo of Texas; and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation,
New Mexico. These 22 Indian tribes had requested the human remains and
have demonstrated a cultural relationship to the region. The Review
Committee considered the proposal at its March 3, 2006 meeting via
teleconference, and recommended disposition of the human remains and
associated funerary objects to the Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Navajo
Nation, Arizona, New Mexico, & Utah; Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico;
Pueblo of Cochiti, New Mexico; Pueblo of Isleta, New Mexico; Pueblo of
Jemez, New Mexico; Pueblo of Laguna, New Mexico; Pueblo of Nambe, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Picuris, New Mexico; Pueblo of Pojoaque, New Mexico;
Pueblo of San Felipe, New Mexico; Pueblo of San Ildefonso, New Mexico;
Pueblo of San Juan, New Mexico; Pueblo of Sandia, New Mexico; Pueblo of
Santa Ana, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa Clara, New Mexico; Pueblo of
Santo Domingo, New Mexico; Pueblo of Taos, New Mexico; Pueblo of
Tesuque, New Mexico; Pueblo of Zia, New Mexico; Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo
of Texas; and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico. The
National Park Service intends to convey the 50 associated funerary
objects to the tribes pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 18f-2.
A March 3, 2006, letter from the Designated Federal Official on
behalf of the chair of the Review Committee to the superintendent of
Mesa Verde National Park transmitted the Review
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Committee's recommendation that the park effect disposition of the
physical remains of 24 culturally unidentifiable individuals and 50
associated funerary objects to the 22 Indian tribes listed above
contingent on the publication of a Notice of Inventory Completion in
the Federal Register. This notice fulfills that requirement.
Representatives of any Indian tribe that believes itself to be
culturally affiliated with the human remains and associated funerary
objects should contact Larry Wiese, superintendent, Mesa Verde National
Park, PO Box 8, Mesa Verde, CO 81330, telephone (970) 529-4600, before
April 14, 2006. Disposition of the human remains and associated
funerary objects to the Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Navajo Nation, Arizona,
New Mexico, & Utah; Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico; Pueblo of Cochiti, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Isleta, New Mexico; Pueblo of Jemez, New Mexico;
Pueblo of Laguna, New Mexico; Pueblo of Nambe, New Mexico; Pueblo of
Picuris, New Mexico; Pueblo of Pojoaque, New Mexico; Pueblo of San
Felipe, New Mexico; Pueblo of San Ildefonso, New Mexico; Pueblo of San
Juan, New Mexico; Pueblo of Sandia, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa Ana,
New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa Clara, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santo Domingo,
New Mexico; Pueblo of Taos, New Mexico; Pueblo of Tesuque, New Mexico;
Pueblo of Zia, New Mexico; Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo of Texas; and Zuni
Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico, may proceed after that date
if no additional claimants come forward.
Mesa Verde National Park is responsible for notifying the Hopi
Tribe of Arizona; Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico, & Utah; Pueblo of
Acoma, New Mexico; Pueblo of Cochiti, New Mexico; Pueblo of Isleta, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Jemez, New Mexico; Pueblo of Laguna, New Mexico;
Pueblo of Nambe, New Mexico; Pueblo of Picuris, New Mexico; Pueblo of
Pojoaque, New Mexico; Pueblo of San Felipe, New Mexico; Pueblo of San
Ildefonso, New Mexico; Pueblo of San Juan, New Mexico; Pueblo of
Sandia, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa Ana, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa
Clara, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santo Domingo, New Mexico; Pueblo of Taos,
New Mexico; Pueblo of Tesuque, New Mexico; Pueblo of Zia, New Mexico;
Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado;
Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain Reservation, Colorado, New
Mexico, & Utah; Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo of Texas; and Zuni Tribe of the
Zuni Reservation, New Mexico that this notice has been published.
Dated: March 7, 2006.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. E6-3704 Filed 3-14-06; 8:45 am]
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