Notice of Inventory Completion: Dallas Water Utilities, Dallas, Texas, 52496-52497 [2015-21490]

Download as PDF 52496 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 168 / Monday, August 31, 2015 / Notices tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town; Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; Caddo Nation of Oklahoma; Cherokee Nation; Comanche Nation, Oklahoma; Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma; Jicarilla Apache Nation, New Mexico; Kialegee Tribal Town; Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas; Mescalero Apache Tribe of the Mescalero Reservation, New Mexico; Poarch Band of Creeks (previously listed as the Poarch Band of Creek Indians of Alabama); The Muscogee (Creek) Nation; The Osage Nation (previously listed as the Osage Tribe); The Quapaw Tribe of Indians; The Seminole Nation of Oklahoma; Thlopthlocco Tribal Town; Tonkawa Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; Tunica-Biloxi Indian Tribe; and the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes (Wichita, Keechi, Waco & Tawakonie), Oklahoma (hereafter tribes listed in this section are referred to as ‘‘The Consulted and Invited Tribes’’). Texas State professional staff also consulted with the Miakan-Garza Band of the Coahuiltecan people, a non-federally recognized Indian group. History and Description of the Remains In December 2011, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed from site 40HY160 in Hays County, TX, following their inadvertent discovery during a construction project on the campus grounds of Texas State. A prehistoric date for the site is based on the artifacts excavated and removed from the site. At the request of Texas State University’s Center for Archaeological Studies, osteological analysis of the remains was performed by Drs. Kate Spradley and Michelle Hamilton of the Department of Anthropology. Additional osteological cleaning, sorting, and reconstruction assistance was provided by four graduate students (C. Figueroa-Soto, M. McClain, L. Springs, and C. Tegtmeyer). The human remains were determined to be those of a Native American adult male of prehistoric date. No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are present. Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.16, the Secretary of the Interior may make a recommendation for a transfer of control of culturally unidentifiable human remains. In January 2015, Texas State requested that the Secretary, through the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Review Committee, recommend the proposed transfer of control of the culturally unidentifiable Native American human remains in this notice to the Miakan-Garza Band of the Coahuiltecan people, a non-federally recognized Indian group. The Review Committee, acting pursuant to its responsibility under 25 U.S.C. VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:19 Aug 28, 2015 Jkt 235001 3006(c)(5), considered the request at its March 2015 meeting and recommended to the Secretary that the proposed transfer of control proceed. A June 10, 2015, letter on behalf of the Secretary of Interior from the National Park Service Associate Director, Cultural Resources, Partnerships, and Science transmitted the Secretary’s independent review and concurrence with the Review Committee that: • Texas State consulted with the appropriate Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations; • Texas State determined that a relationship of shared group identity cannot be reasonably traced between the human remains and any present-day Indian tribe, based on consultation; • Texas State determined that the human remains did not originate from either the tribal land or the aboriginal land of any Indian tribe, • none of the Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations requested transfer of control of the human remains; • none of the Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations has identified any individual or Indian tribe affiliated with the human remains through lineal descent, culture, or geography; and • Texas State may proceed with the agreed upon transfer of control of the culturally unidentifiable human remains to the Miakan-Garza Band of the Coahuiltecan people, a non-federally recognized Indian group. Transfer of control is contingent on the publication of a Notice of Inventory Completion in the Federal Register. This notice fulfills that requirement. Determinations Made by the Center for Archaeological Studies, Texas State University Officials of the Center for Archaeological Studies, Texas State University, have determined that: • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described in this notice are Native American based on an osteological analysis and prehistoric artifacts not associated with the human remains. • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of one individual of Native American ancestry. • 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 any present-day Indian tribe. • Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.16, the disposition of the human remains will be to the Miakan-Garza Band of the Coahuiltecan people, a non-federally recognized Indian group. PO 00000 Frm 00057 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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 should submit a written request with information in support of the request to Todd M. Ahlman, Center for Archaeological Studies, Texas State University, 601 University Drive, San Marcos, TX 78666, telephone (512) 245– 2724, email t_a57@txstate.edu, by September 30, 2015. After that date, if no additional requestors have come forward, transfer of control of the human remains to the Miakan-Garza Band of the Coahuiltecan people, a nonfederally recognized Indian group, may proceed. The Center for Archaeological Studies is responsible for notifying The Consulted and Invited Tribes that this notice has been published. Dated: July 31, 2015. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2015–21488 Filed 8–28–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–50–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–18955; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Inventory Completion: Dallas Water Utilities, Dallas, Texas National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: The Dallas Water Utilities has completed an inventory of human remains 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 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 should submit a written request to the Dallas Water Utilities. If no additional requestors come forward, transfer of control of the human remains 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 request transfer of control of these SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\31AUN1.SGM 31AUN1 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 168 / Monday, August 31, 2015 / Notices human remains should submit a written request with information in support of the request to the Dallas Water Utilities at the address in this notice by September 30, 2015. ADDRESSES: Terry Hodgins, 405 Long Creek Road, Sunnyvale, TX 75182, telephone (214) 670–8658, email terry.hodgins@dallascityhall.com. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby 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 under the control of the Dallas Water Utilities. The human remains were removed from Lake Ray Hubbard, Rockwall County, TX. 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. The National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice. Consultation A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by AR Consultants, Inc. and Dallas Water Utilities professional staff in initial consultation with representatives of the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma and the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes (Wichita, Keechi, Waco & Tawakoni). tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES History and Description of the Remains In November 2011 and in the fall of 2013, human remains representing, at minimum, six individuals were removed from site 41RW2 in Rockwall County, TX, near the Shores Golf Course. The human remains were found along the lakebed exposed by low reservoir water levels. The lake is property of the City of Dallas, but the area in which the remains were found is in Rockwall County. Human remains on the surface of the lakebed were collected and released to the Dallas County Medical Examiner’s Office for identification. Once the remains were determined to be of no forensic significance, Dallas Water Utilities was notified of their presence. Dallas Water Utilities contacted Dr. Catrina Banks Whitley of AR Consultants, Inc. to conduct skeletal analysis and to assist in determining potential disposition options. No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are present. Site 41RW2, the Upper Rockwall Site, is a Wiley Focus Site dating from A.D. 1 to 1500. The site was excavated by the VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:19 Aug 28, 2015 Jkt 235001 Dallas Archeological Society in 1963, and the subsequent report describes the site as being very extensive, 400 yards by 150 yards, and is in the west end of a terrace adjacent to the East Fork of the Trinity River. During those excavations, the Dallas Archeological Society encountered nine burials, shell pits, shell cooking pits, and numerous artifacts including pottery, lithic debris, points, beads, awls, bone needles, and bone pins. The burials included cremated and primary interments, some with funerary objects such as conch shell beads. The site was excavated again in 1966 by the Texas Archeological Salvage Project. Approximately nine trenches were placed across the site and excavation by hand occurred. Two primary interments were excavated that included a broken sherd, worked mussel shell, gar scales, and fish vertebrae in one grave and small shell beads and large conch shell beads, near the neck of the other burial. Additional non-funerary items included bifaces, knives, pottery, and beads among others. Given the location and age of the site, a relationship of shared group identity can be reasonably traced between the human remains and the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma and the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes (Wichita, Keechi, Waco & Tawakoni). Determinations Made by the Dallas Water Utilities Officials of the Dallas Water Utilities and AR Consultants, Inc. have determined that: • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of a minimum number of six individuals of Native American ancestry. • 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 Caddo Nation of Oklahoma and Wichita and Affiliated Tribes (Wichita, Keechi, Waco & Tawakoni). Additional Requestors and Disposition 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 should submit a written request with information in support of the request to Terry Hodgins, 405 Long Creek Road, Sunnyvale, TX, 75182, telephone (214) 670–8658, email terry.hodgins@dallascityhall.com, by September 30, 2015. After that date, if no additional requestors have come forward, transfer of control of the PO 00000 Frm 00058 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 52497 human remains to the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma or the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes (Wichita, Keechi, Waco & Tawakoni) may proceed. The Dallas Water Utilities is responsible for notifying the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma and Wichita and Affiliated Tribes (Wichita, Keechi, Waco & Tawakoni) that this notice has been published. Dated: July 31, 2015. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2015–21490 Filed 8–28–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–50P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Office of Natural Resources Revenue [Docket No. ONRR–2011–0019; DS63610000 DR2PS0000.CH7000 156D0102R2] Agency Information Collection Activities: Accounts Receivable Confirmations—OMB Control Number 1012–0001; Comment Request Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR), Interior. ACTION: Notice of renewal of an existing Information Collection. AGENCY: To comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), ONRR is inviting comments on an information collection request that we will submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. This Information Collection Request (ICR) covers the paperwork requirements under the Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990 (CFO). This notice also provides the public a second opportunity to comment on the paperwork burden of the regulatory requirements. DATES: Submit written comments on or before September 30, 2015. ADDRESSES: You may submit your written comments directly to the Desk Officer for the Department of the Interior (OMB Control Number 1012– 0001), Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, OMB, by email to OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov or telefax at (202) 395–5806. Please also mail a copy of your comments to Mr. Luis Aguilar, Regulatory Specialist, ONRR, P.O. Box 25165, MS 61030A, Denver, Colorado 80225–0165, or email Luis.Aguilar@onrr.gov. Please reference OMB Control Number 1012–0001 in your comments. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions on technical issues, contact Mr. Hans Meingast, Financial Management, ONRR, telephone (303) SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\31AUN1.SGM 31AUN1

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-18955; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: Dallas Water Utilities, Dallas, 
Texas

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Dallas Water Utilities has completed an inventory of human 
remains 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 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 
should submit a written request to the Dallas Water Utilities. If no 
additional requestors come forward, transfer of control of the human 
remains 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 
request transfer of control of these

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human remains should submit a written request with information in 
support of the request to the Dallas Water Utilities at the address in 
this notice by September 30, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Terry Hodgins, 405 Long Creek Road, Sunnyvale, TX 75182, 
telephone (214) 670-8658, email terry.hodgins@dallascityhall.com.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby 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 under 
the control of the Dallas Water Utilities. The human remains were 
removed from Lake Ray Hubbard, Rockwall County, TX.
    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. The National Park Service is not responsible 
for the determinations in this notice.

Consultation

    A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by AR 
Consultants, Inc. and Dallas Water Utilities professional staff in 
initial consultation with representatives of the Caddo Nation of 
Oklahoma and the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes (Wichita, Keechi, Waco & 
Tawakoni).

History and Description of the Remains

    In November 2011 and in the fall of 2013, human remains 
representing, at minimum, six individuals were removed from site 41RW2 
in Rockwall County, TX, near the Shores Golf Course. The human remains 
were found along the lakebed exposed by low reservoir water levels. The 
lake is property of the City of Dallas, but the area in which the 
remains were found is in Rockwall County. Human remains on the surface 
of the lakebed were collected and released to the Dallas County Medical 
Examiner's Office for identification. Once the remains were determined 
to be of no forensic significance, Dallas Water Utilities was notified 
of their presence. Dallas Water Utilities contacted Dr. Catrina Banks 
Whitley of AR Consultants, Inc. to conduct skeletal analysis and to 
assist in determining potential disposition options. No known 
individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are 
present.
    Site 41RW2, the Upper Rockwall Site, is a Wiley Focus Site dating 
from A.D. 1 to 1500. The site was excavated by the Dallas Archeological 
Society in 1963, and the subsequent report describes the site as being 
very extensive, 400 yards by 150 yards, and is in the west end of a 
terrace adjacent to the East Fork of the Trinity River. During those 
excavations, the Dallas Archeological Society encountered nine burials, 
shell pits, shell cooking pits, and numerous artifacts including 
pottery, lithic debris, points, beads, awls, bone needles, and bone 
pins. The burials included cremated and primary interments, some with 
funerary objects such as conch shell beads. The site was excavated 
again in 1966 by the Texas Archeological Salvage Project. Approximately 
nine trenches were placed across the site and excavation by hand 
occurred. Two primary interments were excavated that included a broken 
sherd, worked mussel shell, gar scales, and fish vertebrae in one grave 
and small shell beads and large conch shell beads, near the neck of the 
other burial. Additional non-funerary items included bifaces, knives, 
pottery, and beads among others.
    Given the location and age of the site, a relationship of shared 
group identity can be reasonably traced between the human remains and 
the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma and the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes 
(Wichita, Keechi, Waco & Tawakoni).

Determinations Made by the Dallas Water Utilities

    Officials of the Dallas Water Utilities and AR Consultants, Inc. 
have determined that:
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described 
in this notice represent the physical remains of a minimum number of 
six individuals of Native American ancestry.
     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 Caddo Nation of Oklahoma and Wichita and 
Affiliated Tribes (Wichita, Keechi, Waco & Tawakoni).

Additional Requestors and Disposition

    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 should submit a 
written request with information in support of the request to Terry 
Hodgins, 405 Long Creek Road, Sunnyvale, TX, 75182, telephone (214) 
670-8658, email terry.hodgins@dallascityhall.com, by September 30, 
2015. After that date, if no additional requestors have come forward, 
transfer of control of the human remains to the Caddo Nation of 
Oklahoma or the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes (Wichita, Keechi, Waco & 
Tawakoni) may proceed.
    The Dallas Water Utilities is responsible for notifying the Caddo 
Nation of Oklahoma and Wichita and Affiliated Tribes (Wichita, Keechi, 
Waco & Tawakoni) that this notice has been published.

    Dated: July 31, 2015.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2015-21490 Filed 8-28-15; 8:45 am]
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