Notice of Intent to Repatriate a Cultural Item: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Cibola National Forest, Albuquerque, NM, 27843-27844 [E7-9450]
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5. The above-described land has been
used for solid waste disposal. Solid
waste commonly includes small
quantities of commercial hazardous
waste and household hazardous waste
as determined in the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976,
as amended (42 U.S.C. 6901), and
defined in 40 CFR 261.4 and 261.5.
Pursuant to the requirements
established by section 120(h) of the
Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation and Liability
Act (42 U.S.C. 9620(h)) (CERCLA), as
amended by the Superfund
Amendments and Reauthorization Act
of 1988 (100 Stat. 1670), notice is hereby
given that the above-described lands
have been examined and no evidence
was found to indicate that any
hazardous substances had been stored
for one year or more, nor had any
hazardous substances been disposed of
or released on the subject property.
6. The purchaser (patentee), by
accepting a patent, covenants and agrees
to indemnify, defend, and hold the
United States harmless from any costs,
damages, claims, causes of action,
penalties, fines, liabilities, and
judgments of any kind or nature arising
from the past, present, and future acts
or omissions of the patentees or their
employees, agents, contractors, lessees,
or any third party, arising out of or in
connection with the patentee’s use,
occupancy, or operations on the
patented real property. This
indemnification and hold harmless
agreement includes, but is not limited
to, acts and omissions of the patentee
and their employees, agents,
contractors, or lessees, or any third
party, arising out of or in connection
with the use and/or occupancy of the
patented real property which has
already resulted or does hereafter result
in: (1) Violations of Federal, State, and
local laws and regulations that are now
or may in the future become, applicable
to the real property; (2) Judgments,
claims or demands of any kind assessed
against the United States; (3) Costs,
expenses, or damages of any kind
incurred by the United States; (4)
Releases or threatened releases of solid
or hazardous waste(s), and/or hazardous
substance(s), as defined by Federal or
State environmental laws, off, on, into
or under land, property and other
interests of the United States; (5)
Activities by which solid waste or
hazardous substance(s) or waste, as
defined by Federal and State
environmental laws are generated,
released, stored, used or otherwise
disposed of on the patented real
property, and any cleanup response,
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remedial action or other actions related
in any manner to said solid or
hazardous substance(s) or waste(s); or
(6) Natural resource damages as defined
by Federal and State law. This covenant
shall be construed as running with the
parcels of land patented or otherwise
conveyed by the United States, and may
be enforced by the United States in a
court of competent jurisdiction.
Conveyance of these lands to Uinta
County is consistent with applicable
Federal and county land use plans and
will help meet the needs of Uinta
County residents for solid waste
disposal. Detailed information on this
proposed action, including but not
limited to documentation relating to
compliance with applicable
environmental and cultural resource
laws, is available for review at the BLM,
Kemmerer Field Office, 312 Highway
189 North, Kemmerer, Wyoming 83101,
(307) 828–4502.
Until July 2, 2007, interested parties
may submit comments regarding the
proposed conveyance or classification of
the land to the Field Manager, BLM, 312
Highway 189 North, Kemmerer,
Wyoming 83101, telephone : 307–828–
4505.
On May 17, 2007, the above described
lands will be segregated from all other
forms of appropriation under the public
land laws, including the general mining
laws, except for lease or conveyance
under the R&PP Act and leasing under
the mineral leasing laws. Interested
parties may submit written comments
regarding the proposed conveyance or
classification of the lands to the Field
Manager, BLM, Kemmerer Field Office,
at the address stated above in this notice
for that purpose. Comments must be
received no later than July 2, 2007.
Classification Comments: Interested
parties may submit comments involving
the suitability of the lands for
conveyance for the landfill. Comments
on the classification are restricted to
whether the land is physically suited for
the proposal, whether the use will
maximize the future use or uses of the
land, and whether the use is consistent
with local planning and zoning, or if the
use is consistent with State and Federal
programs.
Application Comments: Interested
parties may submit comments regarding
the specific use proposed in the
application for conveyance and plan of
development, whether the BLM
followed proper administrative
procedures in reaching the decision, or
any other factor not directly related to
the suitability of the land for a sanitary
landfill.
Any adverse comments will be
reviewed by the BLM State Director,
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who may sustain, vacate, or modify this
realty action. Before including your
address, phone number, e-mail address,
or other personal identifying
information in your comment, 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.
In the absence of any adverse
comments, the classification will
become effective 60 days after May 17,
2007. The land will not be offered for
patent until after the classification
becomes effective.
(Authority: 43 CFR 2741.5)
Dated: March 26, 2007.
Mary Jo Rugwell,
Field Manager.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Intent to Repatriate a Cultural
Item: U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Forest Service, Cibola National Forest,
Albuquerque, NM
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
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 a cultural item in the
possession of the U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Forest Service, Cibola
National Forest, Albuquerque, NM that
meets the definition of ‘‘sacred object’’
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 cultural
items. The National Park Service is not
responsible for the determinations in
this notice.
In 1973, one pair of leggings was
illegally removed from a site located on
lands administered by the Cibola
National Forest in west central New
Mexico. In 2003, the U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Forest Service Law
Enforcement Officers recovered the
leggings as a part of an Archeological
Resources Protection Act investigation.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Forest Service Law Enforcement
Officers held the leggings until they
were released by the court to the Cibola
National Forest following the successful
prosecution of the case in 2006.
The leggings are made from human
hair and were made in the late
prehistoric to early historic period
(approximately A.D. 1100–1700). The
site from which the leggings were
removed contained pottery sherds of
Puebloan manufacture from the late
prehistoric and/or early historic periods.
Expert witnesses for the court case
determined that the leggings were of
Puebloan construction from the late
prehistoric to early historic period.
During consultation, representatives of
the Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico
demonstrated that the leggings were of
Acoma manufacture and that they were
a sacred object associated with the
Acoma religion and needed by
traditional Acoma religious leaders for
the present-day practice of their
religion.
Officials of the U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Forest Service, Cibola
National Forest have determined that,
pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (3)(C), the
one cultural item described above is a
specific ceremonial object needed by
traditional Native American religious
leaders for the practice of traditional
Native American religions by their
present-day adherents. Officials of the
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest
Service, Cibola National Forest also
have determined that, pursuant to 25
U.S.C. 3001 (2), there is a relationship
of shared group identity that can be
reasonably traced between the sacred
object and the Pueblo of Acoma, New
Mexico.
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the sacred object should
contact Dr. Frank E. Wozniak, NAGPRA
Coordinator, Southwestern Region,
USDA Forest Service, 333 Broadway
Blvd., SE, Albuquerque, NM 87102,
telephone (505) 842–3238, before June
18, 2007. Repatriation of the sacred
object to the Pueblo of Acoma, New
Mexico may proceed after that date if no
additional claimants come forward.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Forest Service, Cibola National Forest is
responsible for notifying the Pueblo of
Acoma, New Mexico and Pueblo of
Laguna, New Mexico that this notice has
been published.
Dated: March 20, 2007.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion:
Augusta State University, Department
of History, and Anthropology, and
Philosophy, Archaeology Laboratory,
Augusta, GA
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
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 in the possession of Augusta
State University, Department of History
and Anthropology and Philosophy,
Archaeology Laboratory, Augusta, GA.
The human remains were removed from
Columbia County, GA.
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by Augusta State
University professional staff in
consultation with the Eastern Band of
Cherokee Indians of North Carolina and
Muscogee (Creek) Nation of Oklahoma.
The following tribe was invited to
consult but did not participate: the
Poarch Band of Creek Indians of
Alabama.
In the early to mid–1980s, human
remains representing a minimum of one
individual were removed from Stalling’s
Island (9–CB–1), Columbia County, GA.
The human remains were given to the
Augusta College (now Augusta State
University) anthropology program by a
former student. No known individual
was identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
The material the student donated
consisted of a paper bag containing
many fragmentary pieces of bone which
at that time were not identified as
human remains. No formal records of
dates, details, or inventory were made at
that time. In 1993, the remains were
examined and non-human, osteological
material (deer) and human remains were
identified. The animal bones are not
considered to be associated funerary
objects. Based on the donor information
and provenience, it is reasonable to
believe that the human remains are
Native American.
Stalling’s Island is a locally wellknown late Archaic Period site in the
Savannah River above Augusta, GA.
During the late Archaic period, preCreek or pre-Cherokee peoples occupied
the central Savannah River valley which
today lies in the states of Georgia and
South Carolina. Authoritative sources
and descendants of both Creek and
Cherokee tribes claim that their
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ancestors utilized this portion of
Savannah River valley in eastern
Georgia.
Descendants of the Cherokee are
members of the Cherokee Nation,
Oklahoma; Eastern Band of Cherokee
Indians of North Carolina; and United
Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in
Oklahoma. Descendants of the Creek are
members of the Alabama-Quassarte
Tribal Town, Oklahoma; Kialegee Tribal
Town, Oklahoma; Muscogee (Creek)
Nation of Oklahoma; Poarch Band of
Creek Indians of Alabama; and
Thlopthlocco Tribal Town, Oklahoma.
Officials of the Augusta State
University have determined that,
pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (9–10), the
human remains described above
represent the physical remains of at
least one individual of Native American
ancestry. Officials of the Augusta State
University also have determined that,
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 the Alabama-Quassarte Tribal
Town, Oklahoma; Cherokee Nation,
Oklahoma; Eastern Band of Cherokee
Indians of North Carolina; Kialegee
Tribal Town, Oklahoma; Muscogee
(Creek) Nation of Oklahoma; Poarch
Band of Creek Indians of Alabama;
Thlopthlocco Tribal Town, Oklahoma;
and United Keetoowah Band of
Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma.
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the human remains
should contact Dr. Christopher Murphy,
Augusta State University, 2500 Walton
Way, Augusta, GA 30904, telephone
(706) 667–4562, before June 18, 2007.
Repatriation of the human remains to
the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians of
North Carolina and Muscogee (Creek)
Nation of Oklahoma may proceed after
that date if no additional claimants
come forward.
Augusta State University is
responsible for notifying the AlabamaQuassarte Tribal Town, Oklahoma;
Cherokee Nation, Oklahoma; Eastern
Band of Cherokee Indians of North
Carolina; Kialegee Tribal Town,
Oklahoma; Muscogee (Creek) Nation of
Oklahoma; Poarch Band of Creek
Indians of Alabama; Thlopthlocco
Tribal Town, Oklahoma; and United
Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in
Oklahoma that this notice has been
published.
Dated: April 12, 2007.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Intent to Repatriate a Cultural Item: U.S. Department
of Agriculture, Forest Service, Cibola National Forest, Albuquerque, NM
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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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 a cultural item in the possession of the U.S. Department
of Agriculture, Forest Service, Cibola National Forest, Albuquerque, NM
that meets the definition of ``sacred object'' 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 cultural
items. The National Park Service is not responsible for the
determinations in this notice.
In 1973, one pair of leggings was illegally removed from a site
located on lands administered by the Cibola National Forest in west
central New Mexico. In 2003, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest
Service Law Enforcement Officers recovered the leggings as a part of an
Archeological Resources Protection Act investigation.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service Law Enforcement
Officers held the leggings until they were released by the court to the
Cibola National Forest following the successful prosecution of the case
in 2006.
The leggings are made from human hair and were made in the late
prehistoric to early historic period (approximately A.D. 1100-1700).
The site from which the leggings were removed contained pottery sherds
of Puebloan manufacture from the late prehistoric and/or early historic
periods. Expert witnesses for the court case determined that the
leggings were of Puebloan construction from the late prehistoric to
early historic period. During consultation, representatives of the
Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico demonstrated that the leggings were of
Acoma manufacture and that they were a sacred object associated with
the Acoma religion and needed by traditional Acoma religious leaders
for the present-day practice of their religion.
Officials of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service,
Cibola National Forest have determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001
(3)(C), the one cultural item described above is a specific ceremonial
object needed by traditional Native American religious leaders for the
practice of traditional Native American religions by their present-day
adherents. Officials of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest
Service, Cibola National Forest also have determined that, pursuant to
25 U.S.C. 3001 (2), there is a relationship of shared group identity
that can be reasonably traced between the sacred object and the Pueblo
of Acoma, New Mexico.
Representatives of any other Indian tribe that believes itself to
be culturally affiliated with the sacred object should contact Dr.
Frank E. Wozniak, NAGPRA Coordinator, Southwestern Region, USDA Forest
Service, 333 Broadway Blvd., SE, Albuquerque, NM 87102, telephone (505)
842-3238, before June 18, 2007. Repatriation of the sacred object to
the Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico may proceed after that date if no
additional claimants come forward.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Cibola National
Forest is responsible for notifying the Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico and
Pueblo of Laguna, New Mexico that this notice has been published.
Dated: March 20, 2007.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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