Notice of Inventory Completion: Michigan Department of Transportation, Van Wagoner Building, Lansing, MI, 34124-34125 [2013-13468]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–12994;
PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion:
Michigan Department of
Transportation, Van Wagoner Building,
Lansing, MI
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Michigan Department of
Transportation 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 no cultural affiliation between
the human remains and associated
funerary objects and any present-day
Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations. 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 Michigan Department of
Transportation. If no additional
requestors come forward, transfer of
control of the human remains and
associated funerary objects to the Indian
tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations
stated in this notice may proceed.
DATES: 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 Michigan Department of
Transportation at the address in this
notice by July 8, 2013.
ADDRESSES: James A. Robertson, Staff
Archaeologist, Environmental Section,
Bureau of Highway Development,
Michigan Department of Transportation,
425 West Ottawa, P.O. Box 30150,
Lansing, MI 48909, telephone (517)
335–2637, email
robertsonj3@michigan.gov.
SUMMARY:
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
Michigan Department of Transportation,
Lansing, MI. The human remains and
associated funerary objects were
removed from the City of Rochester,
Oakland County, MI.
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This notice is published as part of the
National Park Service’s administrative
responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25
U.S.C. 3003(d)(3) and 43 CFR 10.11(d).
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 was made by the Michigan
Department of Transportation
professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Bay Mills Indian
Community, Michigan; Delaware
Nation, Oklahoma; Forest County
Potawatomi Community, Wisconsin;
Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and
Chippewa Indians, Michigan;
Hannahville Indian Community,
Michigan; Keweenaw Bay Indian
Community, Michigan; Lac Vieux Desert
Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
Indians, Michigan; Little River Band of
Ottawa Indians, Michigan; Little
Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians,
Michigan; Match-e-be-nash-she-wish
Band of Pottawatomi Indians of
Michigan; Mille Lacs Band of the
Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota;
Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the
Potawatomi, Michigan (previously listed
as the Huron Potawatomi, Inc.); Pokagon
Band of Potawatomi Indians, Michigan
and Indiana; Saginaw Chippewa Indian
Tribe of Michigan; and Sault Ste. Marie
Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Michigan.
Information was also provided to the
Burt Lake Band of Ottawa & Chippewa
Indians, Michigan, a non-Federally
recognized Indian group.
Invitations to consultation were sent
to the Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of
Indians of Oklahoma; Bad River Band of
the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa
Indians of the Bad River Reservation,
Wisconsin; Bois Forte Band (Nett Lake)
of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe,
Minnesota; Chippewa-Cree Indians of
the Rocky Boy’s Reservation, Montana;
Citizen Potawatomi Nation, Oklahoma;
Fond du Lac Band of the Minnesota
Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota; Grand
Portage Band of the Minnesota
Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota; Kickapoo
Tribe of Oklahoma; Lac Courte Oreilles
Band of Lake Superior Chippewa of
Wisconsin; Lac du Flambeau Band of
Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of the
Lac du Flambeau Reservation of
Wisconsin; Leech Lake Band of the
Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota;
Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin;
Miami Tribe of Oklahoma; Ottawa Tribe
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of Oklahoma; Peoria Tribe of Indians of
Oklahoma; Prairie Band of Potawatomi
Nation (previously listed as the Prairie
Band of Potawatomi Nation, Kansas);
Quechan Tribe of the Fort Yuma Indian
Reservation, California & Arizona; Red
Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
Indians of Wisconsin; Red Lake Band of
Chippewa Indians, Minnesota; Seneca
Nation of Indians (previously listed as
the Seneca Nation of New York);
Seneca-Cayuga Tribe of Oklahoma;
Shawnee Tribe; Sokaogon Chippewa
Community, Wisconsin; St. Croix
Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin;
Tonawanda Band of Seneca (previously
listed as the Tonawanda Band of Seneca
Indians of New York); Turtle Mountain
Band of Chippewa Indians of North
Dakota; White Earth Band of the
Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota;
and the Wyandotte Nation. A request for
consultation was also sent to the Grand
River Bands of Ottawa Indians,
Michigan, a non-Federally recognized
Indian group. Lastly, the Leech Lake
Band of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe,
Minnesota, indicated that they did not
wish to make a claim at this time and
would support any tribe that may come
forward.
History and Description of the Remains
In June through August of 2012,
human remains representing, at
minimum, four individuals were
removed from site 20OK42 in the City
of Rochester, Oakland County, MI. The
human remains were inadvertently
discovered during a road reconstruction
project. The recovered human remains
include one adult (>45 years) male, one
adult (>45 years) female, one adolescent
(13–17 years) female, and one neonate.
All of the human remains were
identified as Native American by the
Michigan State University Forensic
Anthropology Laboratory (MSUFAL) via
non-invasive forensic analysis of the
human remains and by the Michigan
Department of Transportation’s
archaeological investigation of the
depositional contexts of the human
remains and associated funerary objects.
No known individuals were identified.
The 43 associated funerary objects are
28 chipped stone flakes, 2 edgedamaged flake tools, 1 bipolar chipped
stone tool, 1 bifacial chipped stone tool,
1 hammerstone, 4 fire-cracked rocks, 1
calcined bone fragment, 2 fish scales,
and 3 flotation heavy fractions.
Determinations Made by the Michigan
Department of Transportation
Officials of the Michigan Department
of Transportation have determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
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are Native American based on a
combination of non-invasive forensic
analysis and archaeological
investigation.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of four
individuals of Native American
ancestry.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A),
the 43 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), a
relationship of shared group identity
cannot be reasonably traced between the
Native American human remains and
associated funerary objects and any
present-day Indian tribe.
• According to final judgments of the
Indian Claims Commission or the Court
of Federal Claims, the land from which
the Native American human remains
and associated funerary objects were
removed is the aboriginal land of the
Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of
Michigan.
• Treaties, Acts of Congress, or
Executive Orders, indicate that the land
from which the Native American human
remains and associated funerary objects
were removed is the aboriginal land of
the Bad River Band of the Lake Superior
Tribe of Chippewa Indians of the Bad
River Reservation, Wisconsin; Bay Mills
Indian Community, Michigan; Bois
Forte Band (Nett Lake) of the Minnesota
Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota; ChippewaCree Indians of the Rocky Boy’s
Reservation, Montana; Citizen
Potawatomi Nation, Oklahoma; Fond du
Lac Band of the Minnesota Chippewa
Tribe, Minnesota; Forest County
Potawatomi Community, Wisconsin;
Grand Portage Band of the Minnesota
Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota; Grand
Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa
Indians, Michigan; Hannahville Indian
Community, Michigan; Keweenaw Bay
Indian Community, Michigan; Lac
Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior
Chippewa of Wisconsin; Lac du
Flambeau Band of Lake Superior
Chippewa Indians of the Lac du
Flambeau Reservation of Wisconsin; Lac
Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior
Chippewa Indians, Michigan; Leech
Lake Band of the Minnesota Chippewa
Tribe, Minnesota; Little River Band of
Ottawa Indians, Michigan; Little
Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians,
Michigan; Match-e-be-nash-she-wish
Band of Pottawatomi Indians of
Michigan; Mille Lacs Band of the
Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota;
Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the
Potawatomi, Michigan (previously listed
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as the Huron Potawatomi, Inc.); Ottawa
Tribe of Oklahoma; Pokagon Band of
Potawatomi Indians, Michigan and
Indiana; Prairie Band of Potawatomi
Nation (previously listed as the Prairie
Band of Potawatomi Nation, Kansas);
Quechan Tribe of the Fort Yuma Indian
Reservation, California & Arizona; Red
Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
Indians of Wisconsin; Red Lake Band of
Chippewa Indians, Minnesota; Saginaw
Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan;
Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa
Indians of Michigan; Sokaogon
Chippewa Community, Wisconsin; St.
Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin;
Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa
Indians of North Dakota; White Earth
Band of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe,
Minnesota; and the Wyandotte Nation
(hereafter referred to as ‘‘The Tribes’’).
• Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the
disposition of the human remains and
associated funerary objects may be to
The Tribes.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Representatives of any Indian tribe
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 James A. Robertson, Staff
Archaeologist, Environmental Section,
Bureau of Highway Development,
Michigan Department of Transportation,
425 West Ottawa, P.O. Box 30150,
Lansing, MI 48909, telephone (517)
335–2637, email
robertsonj3@michigan.gov, by July 8,
2013. After that date, if no additional
requestors have come forward, transfer
of control of the human remains and
associated funerary objects to The
Tribes may proceed.
The Michigan Department of
Transportation is responsible for
notifying The Tribes that this notice has
been published.
Dated: May 2, 2013.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Forest
Service, San Juan National Forest,
Durango, CO
AGENCY:
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Notice.
The U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, San
Juan National Forest 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 San Juan National Forest.
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.
SUMMARY:
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 San Juan National Forest
at the address in this notice by July 8,
2013.
DATES:
Julie Coleman, Heritage
Program Manager, San Juan National
Forest, 15 Burnett Court, Durango, CO
81301, telephone (970) 385–1250, email
jacoleman@fs.fed.us.
ADDRESSES:
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
USDA Forest Service, San Juan National
Forest, Durango, CO. The human
remains and associated funerary objects
were removed from lands managed by
the USDA Forest Service in LaPlata
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 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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-12994; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Michigan Department of
Transportation, Van Wagoner Building, Lansing, MI
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Michigan Department of Transportation 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 no cultural affiliation
between the human remains and associated funerary objects and any
present-day Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations.
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 Michigan Department of Transportation. If no
additional requestors come forward, transfer of control of the human
remains and associated funerary objects to the Indian tribes or Native
Hawaiian organizations stated in this notice may proceed.
DATES: 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 Michigan Department of Transportation at the address
in this notice by July 8, 2013.
ADDRESSES: James A. Robertson, Staff Archaeologist, Environmental
Section, Bureau of Highway Development, Michigan Department of
Transportation, 425 West Ottawa, P.O. Box 30150, Lansing, MI 48909,
telephone (517) 335-2637, email robertsonj3@michigan.gov.
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 Michigan
Department of Transportation, Lansing, MI. The human remains and
associated funerary objects were removed from the City of Rochester,
Oakland County, MI.
This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's
administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 U.S.C. 3003(d)(3) and
43 CFR 10.11(d). 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 was made by the Michigan
Department of Transportation professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Bay Mills Indian Community, Michigan; Delaware
Nation, Oklahoma; Forest County Potawatomi Community, Wisconsin; Grand
Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, Michigan; Hannahville
Indian Community, Michigan; Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, Michigan;
Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians, Michigan;
Little River Band of Ottawa Indians, Michigan; Little Traverse Bay
Bands of Odawa Indians, Michigan; Match-e-be-nash-she-wish Band of
Pottawatomi Indians of Michigan; Mille Lacs Band of the Minnesota
Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota; Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi,
Michigan (previously listed as the Huron Potawatomi, Inc.); Pokagon
Band of Potawatomi Indians, Michigan and Indiana; Saginaw Chippewa
Indian Tribe of Michigan; and Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa
Indians of Michigan. Information was also provided to the Burt Lake
Band of Ottawa & Chippewa Indians, Michigan, a non-Federally recognized
Indian group.
Invitations to consultation were sent to the Absentee-Shawnee Tribe
of Indians of Oklahoma; Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of
Chippewa Indians of the Bad River Reservation, Wisconsin; Bois Forte
Band (Nett Lake) of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota; Chippewa-
Cree Indians of the Rocky Boy's Reservation, Montana; Citizen
Potawatomi Nation, Oklahoma; Fond du Lac Band of the Minnesota Chippewa
Tribe, Minnesota; Grand Portage Band of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe,
Minnesota; Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma; Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake
Superior Chippewa of Wisconsin; Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior
Chippewa Indians of the Lac du Flambeau Reservation of Wisconsin; Leech
Lake Band of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota; Menominee Indian
Tribe of Wisconsin; Miami Tribe of Oklahoma; Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma;
Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; Prairie Band of Potawatomi Nation
(previously listed as the Prairie Band of Potawatomi Nation, Kansas);
Quechan Tribe of the Fort Yuma Indian Reservation, California &
Arizona; Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin;
Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians, Minnesota; Seneca Nation of Indians
(previously listed as the Seneca Nation of New York); Seneca-Cayuga
Tribe of Oklahoma; Shawnee Tribe; Sokaogon Chippewa Community,
Wisconsin; St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin; Tonawanda Band of
Seneca (previously listed as the Tonawanda Band of Seneca Indians of
New York); Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians of North Dakota;
White Earth Band of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota; and the
Wyandotte Nation. A request for consultation was also sent to the Grand
River Bands of Ottawa Indians, Michigan, a non-Federally recognized
Indian group. Lastly, the Leech Lake Band of the Minnesota Chippewa
Tribe, Minnesota, indicated that they did not wish to make a claim at
this time and would support any tribe that may come forward.
History and Description of the Remains
In June through August of 2012, human remains representing, at
minimum, four individuals were removed from site 20OK42 in the City of
Rochester, Oakland County, MI. The human remains were inadvertently
discovered during a road reconstruction project. The recovered human
remains include one adult (>45 years) male, one adult (>45 years)
female, one adolescent (13-17 years) female, and one neonate. All of
the human remains were identified as Native American by the Michigan
State University Forensic Anthropology Laboratory (MSUFAL) via non-
invasive forensic analysis of the human remains and by the Michigan
Department of Transportation's archaeological investigation of the
depositional contexts of the human remains and associated funerary
objects. No known individuals were identified. The 43 associated
funerary objects are 28 chipped stone flakes, 2 edge-damaged flake
tools, 1 bipolar chipped stone tool, 1 bifacial chipped stone tool, 1
hammerstone, 4 fire-cracked rocks, 1 calcined bone fragment, 2 fish
scales, and 3 flotation heavy fractions.
Determinations Made by the Michigan Department of Transportation
Officials of the Michigan Department of Transportation have
determined that:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice
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are Native American based on a combination of non-invasive forensic
analysis and archaeological investigation.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice represent the physical remains of four individuals of
Native American ancestry.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the 43 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), a relationship of shared
group identity cannot be reasonably traced between the Native American
human remains and associated funerary objects and any present-day
Indian tribe.
According to final judgments of the Indian Claims
Commission or the Court of Federal Claims, the land from which the
Native American human remains and associated funerary objects were
removed is the aboriginal land of the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of
Michigan.
Treaties, Acts of Congress, or Executive Orders, indicate
that the land from which the Native American human remains and
associated funerary objects were removed is the aboriginal land of the
Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians of the
Bad River Reservation, Wisconsin; Bay Mills Indian Community, Michigan;
Bois Forte Band (Nett Lake) of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota;
Chippewa-Cree Indians of the Rocky Boy's Reservation, Montana; Citizen
Potawatomi Nation, Oklahoma; Fond du Lac Band of the Minnesota Chippewa
Tribe, Minnesota; Forest County Potawatomi Community, Wisconsin; Grand
Portage Band of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota; Grand Traverse
Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, Michigan; Hannahville Indian
Community, Michigan; Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, Michigan; Lac
Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa of Wisconsin; Lac du
Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of the Lac du Flambeau
Reservation of Wisconsin; Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior
Chippewa Indians, Michigan; Leech Lake Band of the Minnesota Chippewa
Tribe, Minnesota; Little River Band of Ottawa Indians, Michigan; Little
Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, Michigan; Match-e-be-nash-she-wish
Band of Pottawatomi Indians of Michigan; Mille Lacs Band of the
Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota; Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the
Potawatomi, Michigan (previously listed as the Huron Potawatomi, Inc.);
Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma; Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians, Michigan
and Indiana; Prairie Band of Potawatomi Nation (previously listed as
the Prairie Band of Potawatomi Nation, Kansas); Quechan Tribe of the
Fort Yuma Indian Reservation, California & Arizona; Red Cliff Band of
Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin; Red Lake Band of Chippewa
Indians, Minnesota; Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan; Sault
Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Michigan; Sokaogon Chippewa
Community, Wisconsin; St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin; Turtle
Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians of North Dakota; White Earth Band of
the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota; and the Wyandotte Nation
(hereafter referred to as ``The Tribes'').
Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the disposition of the
human remains and associated funerary objects may be to The Tribes.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Representatives of any Indian tribe 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 James A. Robertson, Staff
Archaeologist, Environmental Section, Bureau of Highway Development,
Michigan Department of Transportation, 425 West Ottawa, P.O. Box 30150,
Lansing, MI 48909, telephone (517) 335-2637, email
robertsonj3@michigan.gov, by July 8, 2013. After that date, if no
additional requestors have come forward, transfer of control of the
human remains and associated funerary objects to The Tribes may
proceed.
The Michigan Department of Transportation is responsible for
notifying The Tribes that this notice has been published.
Dated: May 2, 2013.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2013-13468 Filed 6-5-13; 8:45 am]
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