Notice of Cancellation of a Portion of Plat of Survey, 13615 [2015-05901]
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of human remains and associated
funerary objects under the control of the
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
Charleston District. The human remains
and funerary objects were removed from
Berkeley County, SC.
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.
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Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers, Charleston District
professional staff in consultation with
representatives the Absentee-Shawnee
Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; AlabamaQuassarte Tribal Town; Catawba Indian
Nation (aka Catawba Tribe of South
Carolina); Cherokee Nation; Delaware
Tribe of Indians; Eastern Band of
Cherokee Indians; Eastern Shawnee
Tribe of Oklahoma; Kialegee Tribal
Town; Seminole Tribe of Florida
(previously listed as the Seminole Tribe
of Florida (Dania, Big Cypress, Brighton,
Hollywood & Tampa Reservations));
Shawnee Tribe; The Chickasaw Nation;
The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; The
Muscogee (Creek) Nation; Thlopthlocco
Tribal Town; Tuscarora Nation; and
United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee
Indians in Oklahoma.
History and Description of the Remains
Between 1979 and 1981, human
remains representing, at minimum, 59
individuals were removed from the
Swamp Site (38BK235), in Berkeley
County, SC. The site was excavated by
the South Carolina Institute of
Archaeology and Anthropology (SCIAA)
of Columbia, SC, prior to the
construction of the Cooper River
Rediversion Canal. Artifacts were stored
at SCIAA and the osteological materials
(human and animal remains) were sent
to the University of Missouri, Columbia,
for analysis. Following analysis, the
osteological material was returned to
SCIAA, which is the current location of
the collection. No known individuals
were identified. The 102,358 associated
funerary objects are 3 beads, 267
ceramic sherds, 339 concretions, 96,899
faunal fragments, 60 fossils (shell and
coral), 1,842 lithic flakes
(orthoquartzite, chert, and quartz), 20
lithic tool fragments, 21 lots of faunal
fragments, 95 lots of screened material,
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25 organics (wood, seeds, and snail
shell), 1 piece of groundstone, 2,431
pieces of miscellaneous stone/pebbles,
97 pieces of charcoal, and 258 pieces of
ochre (red and yellow).
Determinations Made by the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers, Charleston District
Officials of the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, Charleston District have
determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
are Native American based on the
physical characteristics of the human
remains, the method of interment, the
objects associated with the interments,
and the archaeological context of the
site.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of 59
individuals of Native American
ancestry.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A),
the 102,358 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.
• The 1760 Treaty of Pine Tree Hill
indicates that the land from which the
Native American human remains and
associated funerary objects were
removed is aboriginal land of the
Catawba Indian Nation (aka Catawba
Tribe of South Carolina).
• Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the
disposition of the human remains and
associated funerary objects may be to
the Catawba Indian Nation (aka Catawba
Tribe of South Carolina).
Additional Requestors and Disposition
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 Mr. Alan Shirey, U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers, Charleston District,
ATTN: CESAC–PM–PL, 69A Hagood
Ave., Charleston, SC 29403–5107,
telephone (843) 329–8166, email
alan.d.shirey@usace.army.mil, by April
15, 2015. After that date, if no
additional requestors have come
forward, transfer of control of the
human remains and associated funerary
objects to the Catawba Indian Nation
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(aka Catawba Tribe of South Carolina)
may proceed.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
Charleston District is responsible for
notifying the Catawba Indian Nation
(aka Catawba Tribe of South Carolina)
that this notice has been published.
Dated: February 3, 2015.
Melanie O’Brien,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[ES–956–1420–BK ES–047171, Group 152,
Wisconsin]
Notice of Cancellation of a Portion of
Plat of Survey
On March 23, 1995 there was
published in the Federal Register,
Volume 60, Number 56, on page 15301
a notice entitled ‘‘Filing of Plat of
Survey; Wisconsin.’’ In said notice was
a plat depicting the survey of two
islands located in Township 7 North,
Range 22 East, Tracts 37 and 38, Fourth
Principal Meridian, Wisconsin,
accepted March 13, 1995.
The plat, specifically the portion
identified as Tract 37, has been
cancelled effective December 11, 2014.
Dominica VanKoten,
Chief Cadastral Surveyor.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–IMR–CARE–17202; PPWONRADE2,
PMP00EI05.YP0000]
Environmental Impact Statement for a
Livestock Grazing and Trailing
Management Plan at Capitol Reef
National Park, Utah
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice of intent.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The National Park Service
(NPS) is preparing an Environmental
Impact Statement for a Livestock
Grazing and Trailing Management Plan
(plan/EIS) for Capitol Reef National
Park, Utah.
DATES: Interested individuals,
organizations, and agencies are
encouraged to provide written
comments regarding the scope of issues
to be addressed in the plan/EIS. To be
most helpful to the planning process,
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[ES-956-1420-BK ES-047171, Group 152, Wisconsin]
Notice of Cancellation of a Portion of Plat of Survey
On March 23, 1995 there was published in the Federal Register,
Volume 60, Number 56, on page 15301 a notice entitled ``Filing of Plat
of Survey; Wisconsin.'' In said notice was a plat depicting the survey
of two islands located in Township 7 North, Range 22 East, Tracts 37
and 38, Fourth Principal Meridian, Wisconsin, accepted March 13, 1995.
The plat, specifically the portion identified as Tract 37, has been
cancelled effective December 11, 2014.
Dominica VanKoten,
Chief Cadastral Surveyor.
[FR Doc. 2015-05901 Filed 3-13-15; 8:45 am]
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