Notice of Inventory Completion: Department of Anthropology, The University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK, 13490 [2017-04851]

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• DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
• National Park Service

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 47 (Monday, March 13, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 13490]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-04851]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-22834; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: Department of Anthropology, The 
University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Anthropology, The University of Tulsa has 
completed an inventory of human remains, 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 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 should submit a written 
request to the Department of Anthropology, The University of Tulsa. If 
no additional requestors come forward, transfer of control of the human 
remains 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 should submit a written 
request with information in support of the request to the Department of 
Anthropology, The University of Tulsa at the address in this notice by 
April 12, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Dr. Thomas Foster, Department of Anthropology, The 
University of Tulsa, Harwell Hall, Tulsa, OK 74104, telephone (918) 
631-3082, email thomas-foster@utulsa.edu.

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 Department of Anthropology, The University of Tulsa, 
Tulsa, OK. The human remains were removed from unknown locations in the 
state of Oklahoma.
    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. The National Park Service 
is not responsible for the determinations in this notice.

Consultation

    A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by the 
Department of Anthropology, The University of Tulsa professional staff 
in consultation with representatives of The Osage Nation (previously 
listed as the Osage Tribe).

History and Description of the Remains

    During an unknown period of time, human remains representing, at 
minimum, 30 individuals were removed from multiple locations in the 
state of Oklahoma. In 2015, these human remains were identified in the 
collection of the Department of Anthropology, The University of Tulsa. 
The collection of human remains has no credible documentation. They 
were apparently accumulated over a number of years with varying 
documentation and association. No known individuals were identified. No 
associated funerary objects are present.

Determinations Made by the Department of Anthropology, The University 
of Tulsa

    Officials of the Department of Anthropology, The University of 
Tulsa have determined that:
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described 
in this notice are Native American based on physical indicators of age 
and condition, associated documentation, cranial morphology, and 
associated human remains.
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described 
in this notice represent the physical remains of 30 individuals 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.
     According to final judgments of the Indian Claims 
Commission or the Court of Federal Claims, the land from which the 
Native American human remains were removed is the aboriginal land of 
The Osage Nation (previously listed as the Osage Tribe).
     Treaties, Acts of Congress, or Executive Orders, indicate 
that the land from which the Native American human remains were removed 
is the aboriginal land of The Osage Nation (previously listed as the 
Osage Tribe).
     Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the disposition of the 
human remains may be to The Osage Nation (previously listed as the 
Osage Tribe).

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 Dr. Thomas Foster, Department of 
Anthropology, The University of Tulsa, Harwell Hall, Tulsa, OK 74104, 
telephone (918) 631-3082, email thomas-foster@utulsa.edu, by April 12, 
2017. After that date, if no additional requestors have come forward, 
transfer of control of the human remains to The Osage Nation 
(previously listed as the Osage Tribe) may proceed.
    The Department of Anthropology, The University of Tulsa is 
responsible for notifying The Osage Nation (previously listed as the 
Osage Tribe) that this notice has been published.

    Dated: February 1, 2017.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2017-04851 Filed 3-10-17; 8:45 am]
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