Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Chaco Culture National Historical Park, Nageezi, NM, 12122-12124 [2016-05062]
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As a result of this further
consultation, TVA received requests for
joint transfer of control of the human
remains and associated funerary objects
from the Cherokee Nation, the Eastern
Band of Cherokee Indians, the Eastern
Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma, The
Muscogee (Creek) Nation, the
Thlopthlocco Tribal Town, the Shawnee
Tribe, and the United Keetoowah Band
of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma. No
objections to this joint transfer of
control were received from the
Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas
(previously listed as the AlabamaCoushatta Tribes of Texas), the
Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town, the
Chickasaw Nation, and the Coushatta
Tribe of Louisiana.
History and Description of the Remains
In April 1976, human remains
representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from the
Dixon Creek site, 40SM113. The Dixon
Creek site, 40SM113, was first recorded
in 1972 as SI–1 (Surface Indication 1) by
Major McCollough of the University of
Tennessee (McCollough 1972). Under
contract with TVA, Steven Fox
completed additional survey work
between 1974 and 1976. In April 1976,
four test units were excavated. Test Unit
4 uncovered the only human remains
and associated funerary objects found at
this site. A single adult male Native
American was interred in a semi-flexed
position within a 5×4 foot burial pit. No
known individuals were identified. The
two associated funerary objects are two
shell-tempered ceramic vessels.
The vessels found with the human
remains appear to place the burial in the
Middle Cumberland Mississippian
period, A.D. 1050–1450. The lack of any
detailed information on these human
remains and funerary objects leads TVA
to designate them as culturally
unidentifiable.
Site 40SM113 is in Smith County, TN,
north of the Cumberland River. The site
is outside the boundary of any areas
recognized in a final judgment of the
Indian Claims Commission or the
United States Court of Claims. Although
there are no treaties between the United
States Government and a Native
American tribe for this area, there was
a treaty negotiated before the creation of
the U.S.A. Richard Henderson,
representing the Transylvania Company,
met with the Cherokee to negotiate the
purchase of land including Smith
County, TN, for the creation of a 14th
colony on March 14, 1775. The Treaty
of Sycamore Shoals was not
acknowledged by the United States
Government or the governments of the
states of Virginia and North Carolina.
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An unratified treaty cannot be used to
identify aboriginal lands (75 FR 49,
March 15, 2010).
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 and associated funerary objects.
Tennessee Valley Authority requested
that the Secretary, through the Native
American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Review Committee,
recommend the proposed transfer of
control of the culturally unidentifiable
human remains and associated funerary
objects in this notice to the Cherokee
Nation, the Eastern Band of Cherokee
Indians, the Eastern Shawnee Tribe of
Oklahoma, The Muscogee (Creek)
Nation, the Thlopthlocco Tribal Town,
the Shawnee Tribe, and the United
Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in
Oklahoma. No objections to this joint
transfer of control were received from
the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas
(previously listed as the AlabamaCoushatta Tribes of Texas), the
Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town, the
Chickasaw Nation, and the Coushatta
Tribe of Louisiana.
Determinations Made By the Tennessee
Valley Authority
Officials of TVA have determined
that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains and associated funerary
objects described in this notice are
Native American based on their
presence in prehistoric archeological
contexts.
• 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(3)(A),
the two 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
any present-day Indian tribe.
• Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11, the
‘‘tribal land’’ or the ‘‘aboriginal land’’
provenience of the human remains
cannot be determined.
• Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.16, the
disposition of the human remains and
associated funerary objects will be to the
Cherokee Nation, the Eastern Band of
Cherokee Indians, the Eastern Shawnee
Tribe of Oklahoma, The Muscogee
(Creek) Nation, the Shawnee Tribe, the
Thlopthlocco Tribal Town, and the
United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee
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Indians in Oklahoma for a joint
disposition of the human remains and
associated funerary objects to these
federally recognized tribes.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Representatives of any federally
recognized 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
Dr. Thomas O. Maher, Tennessee Valley
Authority, 400 West Summit Hill Drive,
WT11D, Knoxville, TN 37902–1401,
telephone (865) 632–7458, email
tomaher@tva.gov, by April 7, 2016.
After that date, if no additional
requestors have come forward, transfer
of control of the human remains and
associated funerary objects to the
Cherokee Nation, the Eastern Band of
Cherokee Indians, the Eastern Shawnee
Tribe of Oklahoma, the Shawnee Tribe,
The Muscogee (Creek) Nation, the
Thlopthlocco Tribal Town, and the
United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee
Indians in Oklahoma may proceed.
TVA is responsible for notifying the
Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Indians of
Oklahoma; Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of
Texas (previously listed as the AlabamaCoushatta Tribes of Texas); AlabamaQuassarte Tribal Town; Coushatta Tribe
of Louisiana; Cherokee Nation; Eastern
Band of Cherokee Indians; Eastern
Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma; Kialegee
Tribal Town; Shawnee Tribe; The
Chickasaw Nation; The Muscogee
(Creek) Nation; Thlopthlocco Tribal
Town; and the United Keetoowah Band
of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma that
this notice has been published.
Dated: February 4, 2016.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S.
Department of the Interior, National
Park Service, Chaco Culture National
Historical Park, Nageezi, NM
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The U.S. Department of the
Interior, National Park Service, Chaco
Culture National Historical Park has
completed an inventory of human
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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 Chaco Culture National
Historical Park. 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 Chaco Culture National
Historical Park at the address in this
notice by April 7, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Lawrence Turk,
Superintendent, Chaco Culture National
Historical Park, P.O. Box 220, Nageezi,
NM 87307, telephone (505) 786–7014,
email larry_turk@nps.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
U.S. Department of the Interior,
National Park Service, Chaco Culture
National Historical Park, Nageezi, NM.
The human remains and associated
funerary objects were removed from
unknown locations within a 100 mile
radius of Shiprock, NM.
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 Superintendent, Chaco Culture
National Historical Park.
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by Chaco Culture
National Historical Park professional
staff in consultation with
representatives of the Hopi Tribe of
Arizona; Jicarilla Apache Nation, New
Mexico; Mescalero Apache Tribe of the
Mescalero Reservation, New Mexico;
Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico &
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Utah; Ohkay Owingeh, New Mexico
(previously listed as the Pueblo of San
Juan); Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico;
Pueblo of Isleta, New Mexico; Pueblo of
Jemez, New Mexico; Pueblo of Laguna,
New Mexico; Pueblo of Nambe, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Pojoaque, New
Mexico; Pueblo of San Felipe, New
Mexico; Pueblo of San Ildefonso, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Santa Ana, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Santa Clara, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Tesuque, New
Mexico; Southern Ute Indian Tribe of
the Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado;
and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation,
New Mexico (hereafter referred to as
‘‘The Consulted Tribes’’).
The following tribes were contacted
but did not participate in the face-toface consultation meetings: Arapaho
Tribe of the Wind River Reservation,
Wyoming; Cheyenne and Arapaho
Tribes, Oklahoma (previously listed as
the Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes of
Oklahoma); Kewa Pueblo, New Mexico
(previously listed as the Pueblo of Santo
Domingo); Pueblo of Cochiti, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Picuris, New Mexico;
Pueblo of Sandia, New Mexico; Pueblo
of Taos, New Mexico; Pueblo of Zia,
New Mexico; San Carlos Apache Tribe
of the San Carlos Reservation, Arizona;
Tonto Apache Tribe of Arizona; Ute
Mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain
Reservation, Colorado, New Mexico &
Utah; White Mountain Apache Tribe of
the Fort Apache Reservation, Arizona;
and Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo (previously
listed as the Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo of
Texas), (hereafter referred to as ‘‘The
Invited Tribes’’).
History and Description of the Remains
Between 1928 and 1938, human
remains representing, at minimum, two
individuals were removed from
unknown locations within a radius of
one hundred miles of Shiprock, NM, by
Harold H. Harkness, of Escondido, CA.
The human remains were taken into the
custody of Chaco Canyon National
Monument in 1938. No known
individuals were identified. The eight
associated funerary objects are one
textile, two wooden combs, one wooden
duck effigy, one horn artifact, one
worked shell artifact, one bone artifact,
and one leather artifact.
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 and associated funerary objects.
In September 2015, Chaco Culture
National Historical Park requested that
the Secretary, through the Native
American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Review Committee,
recommend the proposed transfer of
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control of the culturally unidentifiable
Native American human remains and
associated funerary objects in this notice
to the Hopi Tribe of Arizona and the
Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico &
Utah. The Review Committee, acting
pursuant to its responsibility under 25
U.S.C. 3006(c)(5), considered the
request at its November 2015 meeting
and recommended to the Secretary that
the proposed transfer of control
proceed. A January 2016 letter on behalf
of the Secretary of the Interior from the
Associate Director, Cultural Resources,
Partnerships, and Science transmitted
the Secretary’s independent review and
concurrence with the Review
Committee that:
• None of The Consulted Tribes
objected to the proposed transfer of
control and
• Chaco Culture National Historical
Park may proceed with the agreed upon
transfer of control of the culturally
unidentifiable human remains and
associated funerary objects to the Hopi
Tribe of Arizona and the Navajo Nation,
Arizona, New Mexico & Utah.
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 Chaco Culture
National Historical Park
Officials of Chaco Culture National
Historical Park have determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
are Native American based on
osteological analysis.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of two
individuals of Native American
ancestry.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A),
the eight 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. The
National Park Service intends to convey
the associated funerary objects to the
tribes pursuant to 54 U.S.C. 102503(g)
through (i) and 54 U.S.C 102504.
• 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.
• Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.16, the
disposition of the human remains and
associated funerary objects will be to the
Hopi Tribe of Arizona and the Navajo
Nation, Arizona, New Mexico & Utah.
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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 Lawrence Turk,
Superintendent, Chaco Culture National
Historical Park, P.O. Box 220, Nageezi,
NM 87307, telephone (505) 786–7014,
email larry_turk@nps.gov, by April 7,
2016. After that date, if no additional
requestors have come forward, transfer
of control of the human remains and
associated funerary objects to the Hopi
Tribe of Arizona and the Navajo Nation,
Arizona, New Mexico & Utah may
proceed.
Chaco Culture National Historical
Park is responsible for notifying The
Consulted Tribes and The Invited Tribes
that this notice has been published.
Dated: February 4, 2016.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Office of Surface Mining Reclamation
and Enforcement (OSMRE) is
announcing that the information
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DATES: OMB has up to 60 days to
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Submit comments to the
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omb.eop.gov, or by facsimile to (202)
395–5806. Also, please send a copy of
your comments to John Trelease, Office
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
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implement provisions of the Paperwork
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OSMRE is requesting a 3-year term of
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Dated: March 2, 2016.
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Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior,
National Park Service, Chaco Culture National Historical Park, Nageezi,
NM
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service,
Chaco Culture National Historical Park has completed an inventory of
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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 Chaco
Culture National Historical Park. 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 Chaco Culture National Historical Park at the address in
this notice by April 7, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Lawrence Turk, Superintendent, Chaco Culture National
Historical Park, P.O. Box 220, Nageezi, NM 87307, telephone (505) 786-
7014, email larry_turk@nps.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 U.S. Department of
the Interior, National Park Service, Chaco Culture National Historical
Park, Nageezi, NM. The human remains and associated funerary objects
were removed from unknown locations within a 100 mile radius of
Shiprock, NM.
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
Superintendent, Chaco Culture National Historical Park.
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by Chaco
Culture National Historical Park professional staff in consultation
with representatives of the Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Jicarilla Apache
Nation, New Mexico; Mescalero Apache Tribe of the Mescalero
Reservation, New Mexico; Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico & Utah;
Ohkay Owingeh, New Mexico (previously listed as the Pueblo of San
Juan); Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico; Pueblo of Isleta, New Mexico;
Pueblo of Jemez, New Mexico; Pueblo of Laguna, New Mexico; Pueblo of
Nambe, New Mexico; Pueblo of Pojoaque, New Mexico; Pueblo of San
Felipe, New Mexico; Pueblo of San Ildefonso, New Mexico; Pueblo of
Santa Ana, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa Clara, New Mexico; Pueblo of
Tesuque, New Mexico; Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the Southern Ute
Reservation, Colorado; and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New
Mexico (hereafter referred to as ``The Consulted Tribes'').
The following tribes were contacted but did not participate in the
face-to-face consultation meetings: Arapaho Tribe of the Wind River
Reservation, Wyoming; Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes, Oklahoma (previously
listed as the Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma); Kewa Pueblo, New
Mexico (previously listed as the Pueblo of Santo Domingo); Pueblo of
Cochiti, New Mexico; Pueblo of Picuris, New Mexico; Pueblo of Sandia,
New Mexico; Pueblo of Taos, New Mexico; Pueblo of Zia, New Mexico; San
Carlos Apache Tribe of the San Carlos Reservation, Arizona; Tonto
Apache Tribe of Arizona; Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain
Reservation, Colorado, New Mexico & Utah; White Mountain Apache Tribe
of the Fort Apache Reservation, Arizona; and Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo
(previously listed as the Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo of Texas), (hereafter
referred to as ``The Invited Tribes'').
History and Description of the Remains
Between 1928 and 1938, human remains representing, at minimum, two
individuals were removed from unknown locations within a radius of one
hundred miles of Shiprock, NM, by Harold H. Harkness, of Escondido, CA.
The human remains were taken into the custody of Chaco Canyon National
Monument in 1938. No known individuals were identified. The eight
associated funerary objects are one textile, two wooden combs, one
wooden duck effigy, one horn artifact, one worked shell artifact, one
bone artifact, and one leather artifact.
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 and associated funerary objects. In September 2015, Chaco
Culture National Historical Park 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 and associated funerary
objects in this notice to the Hopi Tribe of Arizona and the Navajo
Nation, Arizona, New Mexico & Utah. The Review Committee, acting
pursuant to its responsibility under 25 U.S.C. 3006(c)(5), considered
the request at its November 2015 meeting and recommended to the
Secretary that the proposed transfer of control proceed. A January 2016
letter on behalf of the Secretary of the Interior from the Associate
Director, Cultural Resources, Partnerships, and Science transmitted the
Secretary's independent review and concurrence with the Review
Committee that:
None of The Consulted Tribes objected to the proposed
transfer of control and
Chaco Culture National Historical Park may proceed with
the agreed upon transfer of control of the culturally unidentifiable
human remains and associated funerary objects to the Hopi Tribe of
Arizona and the Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico & Utah.
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 Chaco Culture National Historical Park
Officials of Chaco Culture National Historical Park have determined
that:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice are Native American based on osteological analysis.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice represent the physical remains of two individuals of
Native American ancestry.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the eight 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. The National Park Service intends
to convey the associated funerary objects to the tribes pursuant to 54
U.S.C. 102503(g) through (i) and 54 U.S.C 102504.
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.
Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.16, the disposition of the human
remains and associated funerary objects will be to the Hopi Tribe of
Arizona and the Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico & Utah.
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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 Lawrence
Turk, Superintendent, Chaco Culture National Historical Park, P.O. Box
220, Nageezi, NM 87307, telephone (505) 786-7014, email
larry_turk@nps.gov, by April 7, 2016. After that date, if no additional
requestors have come forward, transfer of control of the human remains
and associated funerary objects to the Hopi Tribe of Arizona and the
Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico & Utah may proceed.
Chaco Culture National Historical Park is responsible for notifying
The Consulted Tribes and The Invited Tribes that this notice has been
published.
Dated: February 4, 2016.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2016-05062 Filed 3-7-16; 8:45 am]
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