Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of Defense, Department of the Navy, Washington, DC; Correction, 806-807 [2016-00071]

Download as PDF 806 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 4 / Thursday, January 7, 2016 / Notices rmajette on DSK2TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 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 University of Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural History. 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 human remains and associated funerary objects should submit a written request with information in support of the request to the University of Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural History at the address in this notice by February 8, 2016. ADDRESSES: Dr. Pamela Endzweig, Director of Collections, Museum of Natural and Cultural History, 1224 University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403–1224, telephone (541) 346–5120. 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 University of Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural History, Eugene, OR. The human remains and associated funerary objects were removed from Knik Arm, near Anchorage, AK. 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 University of Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural History professional staff in consultation with representatives of the Knik Tribal Council, Alaska. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:32 Jan 06, 2016 Jkt 238001 History and Description of the Remains In 1966, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed from the Fisher-Hong Site, about a mile south of the village of Knik, on the edge of an unnamed creek draining White Lake, Alaska, during legally authorized excavations by archeologists from the University of Oregon. No known individual was identified. No associated funerary objects are present. Based on archeological context and skeletal morphology, the individual described above is determined to be Native American. Based on provenience, the Native American human remains are reasonably believed to be affiliated with the Knik Tribe. Historical documents, ethnographic sources, and oral history indicate that the Knik people have occupied Knik Arm since pre-contact times. Determinations Made by the University of Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural History Officials of the University of Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural History have determined that: • 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), there is a relationship of shared group identity that can be reasonably traced between the Native American human remains and the Knik Tribe, Alaska. 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 Dr. Pamela Endzweig, Director of Collections, University of Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural History, 1224 University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403–1224, telephone (541) 346–5120, by February 8, 2016. After that date, if no additional requestors have come forward, transfer of control of the human remains to the Knik Tribe, Alaska, may proceed. The University of Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural History is responsible for notifying the Knik Tribe, Alaska, that this notice has been published. Dated: December 8, 2015. Amberleigh Malone, Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2016–00073 Filed 1–6–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–50–P PO 00000 Frm 00073 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–19933; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of Defense, Department of the Navy, Washington, DC; Correction National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: The U. S. Department of Defense, Department of Navy has corrected an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects, published in a Notice of Inventory Completion in the Federal Register on March 31, 2014. This notice corrects the minimum number of individuals and the number of associated funerary objects repatriated to the Native Village of Barrow Inupiat Traditional Government. SUMMARY: Susan S. Hughes, Department of the Navy, NAVFAC NW., 1101 Tautog Circle, Suite 102, Silverdale, WA 98315–1101, telephone (360) 396–0083, email susan.s.hughes@ navy.mil. 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 correction of an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects under the control of the Department of Defense. The human remains and associated funerary objects were removed from sites near Point Barrow in North Slope Borough, AK. 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 had control of the Native American human remains and associated funerary objects. The National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice. This notice corrects the minimum number of individuals and number of associated funerary objects published in a Notice of Inventory Completion in the Federal Register (79 FR 18058–18059, March 31, 2014). The transfer of these items to the Native Village of Barrow Traditional Government occurred on June 6, 2014. Because the Tribe intended to bury the individuals in their own separate coffins, the human remains were re-examined by a forensic anthropologist at the University of Alaska Museum of the North where they were temporarily stored prior to ADDRESSES: E:\FR\FM\07JAN1.SGM 07JAN1 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 4 / Thursday, January 7, 2016 / Notices transfer, to separate the human remains into discrete burials. This resulted in a slight decrease in the number of individuals, from the originally stated 58 to 56 individuals. Concurrently, a comprehensive inventory of the associated funerary objects was made, leading to the discovery that three items of cultural patrimony had been included in the original inventory of associated funerary objects. As these are not considered associated funerary objects, the total number of associated funerary objects decreased from 124 to 121. Correction rmajette on DSK2TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES In the Federal Register (79 FR 18058– 18059, March 31, 2014), paragraph 7, sentence 1 is corrected by substituting the following sentence: Between 1951 and 1953, human remains representing, at minimum 56 individuals were removed from the sites of Birnirk, Nunavah, Nuvuk, and other locations near Point Barrow in North Slope Borough, AK In the Federal Register (79 FR 18058– 18059, March 31, 2014), paragraph 7, sentence 5 is corrected by substituting the following sentence: The 121 associated funerary objects include: 32 wooden objects (wound plugs, dish, dart or arrow shafts, drill shaft; scoop, whale effigy, sod pick handle, seal scratcher, paddles, and other objects); 24 ivory objects (needle case, kayak paddle, harpoon heads, lance point, pins, awl, handles, and other objects); 25 bone and tooth objects (harpoon heads, bow brace, ice pick, bola weights, trap components, weapon tips or points, worked bear canines, and other objects); 11 antler objects (bird dart heads, harpoon heads, and worked antler); 7 stone objects (burin, ground stone knife, whetstone, project point, hearthstone, and other stone objects); 4 objects made from skin, fur, or baleen (2 sewn sealskins, baleen effigy, bear fur), 2 marine shells, and 16 ceramic sherds. The U.S. Department of Defense, Department of the Navy is responsible for notifying the Native Village of Barrow Inupiat Traditional Government that this notice has been published. Dated: December 8, 2015. Amberleigh Malone, Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2016–00071 Filed 1–6–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–50–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:32 Jan 06, 2016 Jkt 238001 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–19769; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Hawaii at Hilo, Hilo, HI National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: The University of Hawaii at Hilo 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 University of Hawaii at Hilo. 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 human remains should submit a written request with information in support of the request to the University of Hawaii at Hilo at the address in this notice by February 8, 2016. ADDRESSES: Peter R. Mills, Department of Anthropology, Social Sciences Division, 200 W. Kawili Street, Hilo, HI 96720–4091. 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 under the control of the University of Hawaii at Hilo, Hilo, HI. The human remains were removed ¯ ¯ from Kama1oa Pu1u1eo, Kau District, Hawai1i Island, HI. 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. SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00074 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 807 Consultation A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by the University of Hawaii at Hilo professional staff, in consultation with representatives of The Hawai1i Island Burial Council, Department of Hawaiian Homelands, Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Hui Malama ¯ ¯ i Na Kupuna o Hawai1i Nei, Aha Moku Advisory Committee, and the Hawaiian ¯ Civic Club of Ka1u. History and Description of the Remains In the 1950s, human remains representing, at minimum, three individuals were removed from the Pu1u Ali1i Sand Dune Site (site H1) in Kamau1oa Pu1u1eo ahupua1a, in the ¯ district of Ka1u, Hawai1i Island, State of Hawai1i, under the direction of Professor William Bonk at the University of Hawaii at Hilo. These human remains were identified in bags of midden deposit in the summer of 2014, which had been stored with the other excavated material from the site at University of Hawaii at Hilo until the present time. No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are present. The Pu1u Ali1i Sand Dune site is a Native Hawaiian fishing village and cemetery dating to pre-European contact. Determinations Made by the University of Hawaii at Hilo Officials of the University of Hawaii at Hilo have determined that: • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of three 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 Aha Moku Advisory Committee (Moku o Keawe), the ¯ Hawaiian Civic Club of Ka1u, and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs. 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 Peter R. Mills, Department of Anthropology, Social Sciences Division, 200 W. Kawili Street, Hilo, HI 96720–4091, by February 8, 2016. After that date, if no additional requestors have come forward, transfer of control of the human remains to Aha Moku Advisory Committee (Moku o Keawe), the Hawaiian Civic Club of E:\FR\FM\07JAN1.SGM 07JAN1

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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 4 (Thursday, January 7, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 806-807]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-00071]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-19933; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of Defense, 
Department of the Navy, Washington, DC; Correction

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The U. S. Department of Defense, Department of Navy has 
corrected an inventory of human remains and associated funerary 
objects, published in a Notice of Inventory Completion in the Federal 
Register on March 31, 2014. This notice corrects the minimum number of 
individuals and the number of associated funerary objects repatriated 
to the Native Village of Barrow Inupiat Traditional Government.

ADDRESSES: Susan S. Hughes, Department of the Navy, NAVFAC NW., 1101 
Tautog Circle, Suite 102, Silverdale, WA 98315-1101, telephone (360) 
396-0083, email susan.s.hughes@navy.mil.

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 correction of an inventory of human remains and 
associated funerary objects under the control of the Department of 
Defense. The human remains and associated funerary objects were removed 
from sites near Point Barrow in North Slope Borough, AK.
    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 had control of the Native 
American human remains and associated funerary objects. The National 
Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice.
    This notice corrects the minimum number of individuals and number 
of associated funerary objects published in a Notice of Inventory 
Completion in the Federal Register (79 FR 18058-18059, March 31, 2014). 
The transfer of these items to the Native Village of Barrow Traditional 
Government occurred on June 6, 2014. Because the Tribe intended to bury 
the individuals in their own separate coffins, the human remains were 
re-examined by a forensic anthropologist at the University of Alaska 
Museum of the North where they were temporarily stored prior to

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transfer, to separate the human remains into discrete burials. This 
resulted in a slight decrease in the number of individuals, from the 
originally stated 58 to 56 individuals. Concurrently, a comprehensive 
inventory of the associated funerary objects was made, leading to the 
discovery that three items of cultural patrimony had been included in 
the original inventory of associated funerary objects. As these are not 
considered associated funerary objects, the total number of associated 
funerary objects decreased from 124 to 121.

Correction

    In the Federal Register (79 FR 18058-18059, March 31, 2014), 
paragraph 7, sentence 1 is corrected by substituting the following 
sentence:
    Between 1951 and 1953, human remains representing, at minimum 56 
individuals were removed from the sites of Birnirk, Nunavah, Nuvuk, and 
other locations near Point Barrow in North Slope Borough, AK
    In the Federal Register (79 FR 18058-18059, March 31, 2014), 
paragraph 7, sentence 5 is corrected by substituting the following 
sentence:
    The 121 associated funerary objects include: 32 wooden objects 
(wound plugs, dish, dart or arrow shafts, drill shaft; scoop, whale 
effigy, sod pick handle, seal scratcher, paddles, and other objects); 
24 ivory objects (needle case, kayak paddle, harpoon heads, lance 
point, pins, awl, handles, and other objects); 25 bone and tooth 
objects (harpoon heads, bow brace, ice pick, bola weights, trap 
components, weapon tips or points, worked bear canines, and other 
objects); 11 antler objects (bird dart heads, harpoon heads, and worked 
antler); 7 stone objects (burin, ground stone knife, whetstone, project 
point, hearthstone, and other stone objects); 4 objects made from skin, 
fur, or baleen (2 sewn sealskins, baleen effigy, bear fur), 2 marine 
shells, and 16 ceramic sherds.
    The U.S. Department of Defense, Department of the Navy is 
responsible for notifying the Native Village of Barrow Inupiat 
Traditional Government that this notice has been published.

    Dated: December 8, 2015.
Amberleigh Malone,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2016-00071 Filed 1-6-16; 8:45 am]
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