Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: County of Titus, Mount Pleasant, TX, 35791-35792 [2014-14758]
Download as PDF
<![CDATA[
Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 121 / Tuesday, June 24, 2014 / Notices
by traditional Native American religious
leaders for the practice of traditional
Native American religions by their
present-day adherents.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(D),
the 168 objects of cultural patrimony
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.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there
is a relationship of shared group
identity that can be reasonably traced
between the sacred objects and the
objects of cultural patrimony, and the
Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria,
California.
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
Sandra Massey, NAGPRA Coordinator,
Anthropological Studies Center,
Archaeological Collections Facility,
Sonoma State University, 1801 East
Cotati Ave., Building 29, Rohnert Park,
CA 94928, telephone (707) 664–2381,
email massey@sonoma.edu by July 24,
2014. After that date, if no additional
claimants have come forward, transfer
of control of the sacred objects and
objects of cultural patrimony to the
Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria,
California, may proceed.
The Anthropological Studies Center,
Sonoma State University is responsible
for notifying the Federated Indians of
Graton Rancheria, California, that this
notice has been published.
Dated: May 22, 2014.
David Tarler,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2014–14750 Filed 6–23–14; 8:45 am]
History and Description of the Cultural
Items
BILLING CODE 4312–50–P
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–15911;
PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000]
mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural
Items: County of Titus, Mount
Pleasant, TX
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Titus County, Mount
Pleasant, TX, in consultation with the
appropriate Indian tribes or Native
Hawaiian organizations, has determined
that the cultural items listed in this
SUMMARY:
VerDate Mar<15>2010
23:01 Jun 23, 2014
Jkt 232001
notice meet the definition of
unassociated funerary objects or objects
of cultural patrimony. Lineal
descendants or representatives of any
Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization not identified in this notice
that wish to claim these cultural items
should submit a written request to Titus
County. 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
Titus County at the address in this
notice by July 24, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Terry Plucker, Titus
County, P.O. Box 9389, The Woodlands,
TX 77387, telephone (936) 441–9121.
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 Titus County,
Mount Pleasant, TX, that meet the
definition of unassociated funerary
objects 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.
Between January and June 2010, 15
cultural items were removed from the
William Ford (41TT852), James Richey
(41TT853), and the George Richey
(41TT851) sites, as part of the
environmental clearance for the US 271
Relief Route project, which passes to the
west of Mount Pleasant, in Titus
County, TX. A total of 11 sites were
identified for further testing to assess
their eligibility for listing in the
National Register of Historic Places and
designation as State Archeological
Landmarks, and the three sites listed
above were identified for data recovery
excavations. These three sites are Caddo
farmsteads dating from the Middle
Caddo to Late Caddo periods.
PO 00000
Frm 00071
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
35791
Five cultural items were removed
from the William Ford site (41TT852)
from one burial (Feature 164) and one
probable burial (Feature 542A). The
cultural items from Feature 164 are one
Ripley Engraved carinated bowl, one
medium-sized untyped jar, one large
undecorated jar in two sections, and one
clump of dark reddish brown clay. The
bowl was situated on the east side of the
pit, and the two jars and clay clump
were on the west side with the smaller
jar sitting on top of the larger one. The
cultural item from Feature 542A is one
small undecorated, untyped jar. The
objects were removed a specific burial
site of a Native American individual
and meet the definition of unassociated
funerary objects under 25 U.S.C. 3001.
Eight cultural items were removed
from the James Richey site (41TT853)
from three separate burials (Feature 2,
Feature 18, and Feature 25). The
cultural items from Feature 2 are one
Maydelle Incised jar, one small simple
effigy bowl, and one grooved stone tool.
The effigy bowl was placed along the
north wall on the east side; the
Maydelle jar was about 60 cm from the
north end on the west side; and the
grooved stone was on the east side about
50 cm from the north end. The cultural
items from Feature 18 are two small
bowls and one small jar. The cultural
items from Feature 25 are one
undecorated small jar and one small to
medium-sized simple bowl. The objects
were removed a specific burial site of a
Native American individual and meet
the definition of unassociated funerary
objects under 25 U.S.C. 3001.
Two cultural items were removed
from the George Richey site (41TT851).
The cultural items are two effigy bowl
sherds. No evidence of burials were
found at this site. The Caddo Nation of
Oklahoma has identified these two
objects as have ongoing historical,
traditional, or cultural importance
central to the Caddo Nation of
Oklahoma under 25 U.S.C. 3001.
The Texas Department of
Transportation (TXDOT) contracted for
the initial archeological survey work
and conducted consultation on the
entire project with the Caddo Nation of
Oklahoma. On January 29, 2013,
TXDOT informed the Caddo Nation of
Oklahoma the Titus County would be
handling NAGPRA consultation. The
Caddo Nation of Oklahoma
subsequently submitted a claim for
these items under NAGPRA.
Determinations Made By Titus County
Officials of Titus County have
determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(B), 13
of the cultural items described above are
E:\FR\FM\24JNN1.SGM
24JNN1
35792
Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 121 / Tuesday, June 24, 2014 / Notices
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.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(D), 2
of the cultural items 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.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there
is a relationship of shared group
identity that can be reasonably traced
between the cultural items and the
Caddo Nation of Oklahoma.
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
Terry Plucker, Titus County, P.O. Box
9389, The Woodlands, TX 77387,
telephone (936) 441–9121, by July 24,
2014. After that date, if no additional
claimants have come forward, transfer
of control of the unassociated funerary
objects or objects of cultural patrimony
to the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma may
proceed.
Titus County is responsible for
notifying the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma
that this notice has been published.
Dated: May 29, 2014.
David Tarler,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2014–14758 Filed 6–23–14; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4312–50–P
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–15828;
PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural
Items: U.S. Department of the Interior,
Bureau of Land Management, Gila
District Office, Tucson, AZ
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
ACTION:
The Bureau of Land
Management (BLM), in consultation
with the appropriate Indian tribes, has
determined that the cultural items listed
in this notice meet the definition of
unassociated funerary objects. Lineal
descendants or representatives of any
Indian tribe not identified in this notice
SUMMARY:
VerDate Mar<15>2010
23:01 Jun 23, 2014
Jkt 232001
that wish to claim these cultural items
should submit a written request to the
BLM. If no additional claimants come
forward, transfer of control of the
cultural items to the lineal descendants
or Indian tribes stated in this notice may
proceed.
DATES: Lineal descendants or
representatives of any Indian tribe 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 BLM at the address in this notice by
July 24, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Tim Shannon, District
Manager, Bureau of Land Management,
Gila District Office, 3201 East Universal
Way, Tucson, AZ 85756, telephone
(520) 258–7200, email
tshannon@blm.gov.
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 BLM Gila
District Office that meet the definition
of unassociated funerary objects 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
Item(s)
In 1983 and 1985, 169 objects were
removed from site AZ U:15:109 (ASM)
in Florence, Pinal County, AZ, in
addition to human remains and
associated funerary objects, during
legally authorized salvage excavations
of the site. A Notice of Inventory
Completion was published in the
Federal Register (65 FR 45399–45401,
July 21, 2000) for the human remains
and associated funerary objects from
burials A through C of AZ U:15:109
(ASM). The human remains and
associated funerary objects were
repatriated to the Gila River Indian
Community of the Gila River Indian
Reservation, Arizona. The Gila River
Indian Community of the Gila River
Indian Reservation, Arizona, has
requested repatriation of the 169 objects
from site AZ U:15:109 (ASM) as
unassociated funerary objects. The
objects consist of 158 pottery sherds, 8
lithics, 1 large decorated sherd, and 2
reconstructed pottery jars.
PO 00000
Frm 00072
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
Based on ceramics, site AZ U:15:109
(ASM) was identified as Hohokam.
Continuities of ethnographic materials,
technology, and architecture indicate
affiliation of site AZ U:15:109 (ASM)
with present-day Piman, O’odham and
Puebloan cultures. Oral traditions
presented by representatives of the AkChin Indian Community of the
Maricopa (Ak-Chin) Indian Reservation,
Arizona; the Gila River Indian
Community of the Gila River Indian
Reservation, Arizona; the Salt River
Pima-Maricopa Indian Community of
the Salt River Reservation, Arizona; the
Tohono O’odham Nation of Arizona; the
Hopi Tribe of Arizona; and the Zuni
Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New
Mexico, support affiliation with
Hohokam and Salado sites in central
Arizona.
Determinations Made By the Bureau of
Land Management
Officials of the Bureau of Land
Management have determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(B),
the 169 cultural items 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.
• 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 and the Gila River Indian
Community of the Gila River Indian
Reservation, Arizona.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Lineal descendants or representatives
of any Indian tribe 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 Tim Shannon, District Manager,
Bureau of Land Management, Gila
District Office, 3201 East Universal
Way, Tucson, AZ 85756, telephone
(520) 258–7200, email
tshannon@blm.gov, by July 24, 2014.
After that date, if no additional
claimants have come forward, transfer
of control of the unassociated funerary
objects to the Gila River Indian
Community of the Gila River Indian
Reservation, Arizona, may proceed.
The BLM is responsible for notifying
the Gila River Indian Community of the
Gila River Indian Reservation, Arizona,
that this notice has been published.
E:\FR\FM\24JNN1.SGM
24JNN1
]]>Agencies
[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 121 (Tuesday, June 24, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35791-35792]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-14758]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-15911; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: County of Titus,
Mount Pleasant, TX
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: Titus County, Mount Pleasant, TX, 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 or objects of cultural
patrimony. Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian tribe or
Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to
claim these cultural items should submit a written request to Titus
County. 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 Titus County at the address in
this notice by July 24, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Terry Plucker, Titus County, P.O. Box 9389, The Woodlands,
TX 77387, telephone (936) 441-9121.
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 Titus County, Mount Pleasant, TX, that meet the definition
of unassociated funerary objects 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
Between January and June 2010, 15 cultural items were removed from
the William Ford (41TT852), James Richey (41TT853), and the George
Richey (41TT851) sites, as part of the environmental clearance for the
US 271 Relief Route project, which passes to the west of Mount
Pleasant, in Titus County, TX. A total of 11 sites were identified for
further testing to assess their eligibility for listing in the National
Register of Historic Places and designation as State Archeological
Landmarks, and the three sites listed above were identified for data
recovery excavations. These three sites are Caddo farmsteads dating
from the Middle Caddo to Late Caddo periods.
Five cultural items were removed from the William Ford site
(41TT852) from one burial (Feature 164) and one probable burial
(Feature 542A). The cultural items from Feature 164 are one Ripley
Engraved carinated bowl, one medium-sized untyped jar, one large
undecorated jar in two sections, and one clump of dark reddish brown
clay. The bowl was situated on the east side of the pit, and the two
jars and clay clump were on the west side with the smaller jar sitting
on top of the larger one. The cultural item from Feature 542A is one
small undecorated, untyped jar. The objects were removed a specific
burial site of a Native American individual and meet the definition of
unassociated funerary objects under 25 U.S.C. 3001.
Eight cultural items were removed from the James Richey site
(41TT853) from three separate burials (Feature 2, Feature 18, and
Feature 25). The cultural items from Feature 2 are one Maydelle Incised
jar, one small simple effigy bowl, and one grooved stone tool. The
effigy bowl was placed along the north wall on the east side; the
Maydelle jar was about 60 cm from the north end on the west side; and
the grooved stone was on the east side about 50 cm from the north end.
The cultural items from Feature 18 are two small bowls and one small
jar. The cultural items from Feature 25 are one undecorated small jar
and one small to medium-sized simple bowl. The objects were removed a
specific burial site of a Native American individual and meet the
definition of unassociated funerary objects under 25 U.S.C. 3001.
Two cultural items were removed from the George Richey site
(41TT851). The cultural items are two effigy bowl sherds. No evidence
of burials were found at this site. The Caddo Nation of Oklahoma has
identified these two objects as have ongoing historical, traditional,
or cultural importance central to the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma under 25
U.S.C. 3001.
The Texas Department of Transportation (TXDOT) contracted for the
initial archeological survey work and conducted consultation on the
entire project with the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma. On January 29, 2013,
TXDOT informed the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma the Titus County would be
handling NAGPRA consultation. The Caddo Nation of Oklahoma subsequently
submitted a claim for these items under NAGPRA.
Determinations Made By Titus County
Officials of Titus County have determined that:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(B), 13 of the cultural items
described above are
[[Page 35792]]
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.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(D), 2 of the cultural items
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.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there is a relationship of
shared group identity that can be reasonably traced between the
cultural items and the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma.
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 Terry Plucker, Titus County, P.O. Box 9389,
The Woodlands, TX 77387, telephone (936) 441-9121, by July 24, 2014.
After that date, if no additional claimants have come forward, transfer
of control of the unassociated funerary objects or objects of cultural
patrimony to the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma may proceed.
Titus County is responsible for notifying the Caddo Nation of
Oklahoma that this notice has been published.
Dated: May 29, 2014.
David Tarler,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2014-14758 Filed 6-23-14; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4312-50-P
