Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Southeast Region, Hardeeville, SC, 13495-13496 [2017-04852]
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no additional requestors come forward,
transfer of control of the human remains
and associated funerary objects 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 Museum of Northern
Arizona at the address in this notice by
April 12, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Elaine Hughes, Museum of
Northern Arizona, 3101 North Fort
Valley Road, Flagstaff, AZ 86001,
telephone (928) 774–5211 x228, email
ehughes@musnaz.org.
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 correction of an inventory
of human remains and associated
funerary objects under the control of the
Museum of Northern Arizona, Flagstaff,
AZ. The human remains and associated
funerary objects were removed from the
Cashion site (NA14690), Maricopa
County, AZ.
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 and
associated funerary objects. The
National Park Service is not responsible
for the determinations in this notice.
This notice corrects the number of
associated funerary objects published in
a Notice of Inventory Completion in the
Federal Register (71 FR 53469–53470,
September 11, 2006). These additional
associated funerary objects were located
during a comprehensive inventory prior
to the legal transfer of the Cashion site
(NA14690) collections to the ownership
of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian
Community of the Salt River
Reservation, Arizona. Transfer of
control of the items in this correction
notice has not occurred.
Correction
In the Federal Register (71 FR 53469,
September 11, 2006), column 3,
paragraph 1, sentence 5, is corrected by
substituting the following sentence:
pieces of cloth; 123 soil, faunal bone, C–14,
pollen, and wood samples; and 247 tools and
implements.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
In the Federal Register (71 FR 53470,
September 11, 2006), column 1,
paragraph 1, sentence 2, is corrected by
replacing the number ‘‘796’’ with the
number ‘‘800.’’
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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 and associated
funerary objects should submit a written
request with information in support of
the request to Elaine Hughes, Museum
of Northern Arizona, 3101 North Fort
Valley Road, Flagstaff, AZ 86001,
telephone (928) 774–5211 x228, email
ehughes@musnaz.org, by April 12,
2017. After that date, if no additional
requestors have come forward, transfer
of control of the human remains and
associated funerary objects to the AkChin Indian Community (previously
listed as the Ak-Chin Indian Community
of the Maricopa (Ak Chin) Indian
Reservation, Arizona); Gila River Indian
Community of the Gila River Indian
Reservation, Arizona; Hopi Tribe of
Arizona; Salt River Pima-Maricopa
Indian Community of the Salt River
Reservation, Arizona; Tohono O’odham
Nation of Arizona; and Zuni Tribe of the
Zuni Reservation, New Mexico may
proceed.
The Museum of Northern Arizona is
responsible for notifying the Ak-Chin
Indian Community (previously listed as
the Ak-Chin Indian Community of the
Maricopa (Ak Chin) Indian Reservation,
Arizona); Gila River Indian Community
of the Gila River Indian Reservation,
Arizona; Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Salt
River Pima-Maricopa Indian
Community of the Salt River
Reservation, Arizona; Tohono O’odham
Nation of Arizona; and Zuni Tribe of the
Zuni Reservation, New Mexico that this
notice has been published.
Dated: February 23, 2017.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service, Southeast
Region, Hardeeville, SC
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, Southeast Region (USFWS–
SER) has completed an inventory of
human remains and associated funerary
objects, 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 associated funerary objects 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 and associated
funerary objects should submit a written
request to the USFWS–SER. If no
additional requestors come forward,
transfer of control of the human remains
and associated funerary objects 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 USFWS–SER at the
address in this notice by April 12, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Richard S. Kanaski,
Regional Historic Preservation Officer &
Regional Archaeologist, Savannah
Coastal Refuges, Office of the Regional
Archaeologist, 694 Beech Hill Lane,
Hardeeville, SC 29927–8958, telephone
(843) 784–6310, email richard_kanaski@
fws.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
USFWS–SER, Hardeeville, SC. The
human remains and associated funerary
objects were removed from Limestone
and Morgan Counties, AL, and Decatur
County, TN.
SUMMARY:
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Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 47 / Monday, March 13, 2017 / Notices
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 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 Office of the
Regional Archaeologist’s professional
staff in consultation with
representatives of The Chickasaw
Nation, Cherokee Nation, Eastern Band
of Cherokee Indians, and United
Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in
Oklahoma. The Coushatta Tribe of
Louisiana and The Muscogee (Creek)
Nation were invited to participate, but
declined.
History and Description of the Remains
In 1979, human remains representing,
at minimum, one individual were
removed from site 40DR7 in Decatur
County, TN. This one fragmentary
human femur was removed during a
general surface collection. Based upon
the artifact assemblage recovered during
the surface collection, site 40DR7
appeared to have been occupied during
the Late Archaic, Middle Woodland,
Late Woodland, and the Historic
Periods. No known individual was
identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
In 1953, human remains representing,
at a minimum, three individuals, were
removed from site 1LI48 in Limestone
County, AL, during salvage excavations
of the eroding shell midden. Based upon
the recovered artifact assemblage, site
1LI48 was occupied during the Late
Archaic through Late Woodland
Periods. No known individuals were
identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
In 1953, human remains representing,
at a minimum, one individual, were
removed from site 1MG107 in Morgan
County, AL during salvage excavation of
the eroding shell midden. Based upon
the artifact assemblage, site 1MG107
was occupied during the Early Archaic
through the Middle Woodland Periods.
No known individual was identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
In 1969, human remains representing,
at a minimum, seven individuals, were
removed from site 1MG74 in Morgan
County, AL during salvage excavations.
The site was identified during Alabama
Highway’s construction of Interstate 65
across Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge
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and the Tennessee River.Site 1MG74
dates to the Early-Middle Woodland
Periods. No known individuals were
identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
In 1997, human remains representing,
at a minimum, four individuals, were
removed from site 1MG39 in Morgan
County, AL as part of a federal law
enforcement investigation of an
archeological resource violation. Site
1MG39 was occupied at least as early as
the Early Archaic [7000–8000 B.C.] and
into the Mississippian Period [A.D.
1000]. The bulk of the occupation
occurs during the Woodland Period [300
B.C.–A.D. 900]. No known individuals
were identified. The 21 associated
funerary objects include one left Whitetailed deer scapular fragment, 10 UID
mammal diaphyseal fragments, 1 UID
turtle carapace fragment, 4 UID shell
fragments, 1 sandstone abrader
fragment, and 4 sand-temper plain
ceramic sherds.
Determinations Made by the U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service, Southeast Region
Officials of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, Southeast Region have
determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of 16
individuals of Native American
ancestry.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A),
the 21 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.
• 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 Chickasaw Nation,
Cherokee Nation, Eastern Band of
Cherokee Indians, and United
Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in
Oklahoma.
• Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the
disposition of the human remains may
be jointly to The Chickasaw Nation,
Cherokee Nation, Eastern Band of
Cherokee Indians, and United
Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in
Oklahoma.
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
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of these human remains and associated
funerary objects should submit a written
request with information in support of
the request to Richard S. Kanaski,
Regional Historic Preservation Officer &
Regional Archaeologist, Savannah
Coastal Refuges, Office of the Regional
Archaeologist, 694 Beech Hill Lane,
Hardeeville, South Carolina 29927–
8958, telephone (843) 784–6310, email
richard_kanaski@fws.gov, by April 12,
2017. After that date, if no additional
requestors have come forward, transfer
of control of the human remains and
associated funerary objects to The
Chickasaw Nation, Cherokee Nation,
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, and
United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee
Indians in Oklahoma may proceed.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
Southeast Region is responsible for
notifying The Chickasaw Nation,
Cherokee Nation, Eastern Band of
Cherokee Indians, and United
Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in
Oklahoma that this notice has been
published.
Dated: February 6, 2017.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2017–04852 Filed 3–10–17; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
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PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion:
Nebraska State Historical Society,
Lincoln, NE
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Nebraska State Historical
Society (NSHS) has completed an
inventory of human remains and
associated funerary objects, 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 associated funerary
objects 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 and associated
funerary objects should submit a written
request to the NSHS. If no additional
requestors come forward, transfer of
control of the human remains and
associated funerary objects to the lineal
descendants, Indian tribes, or Native
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-22865; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
Southeast Region, Hardeeville, SC
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Southeast Region (USFWS-
SER) has completed an inventory of human remains and associated
funerary objects, 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 associated funerary
objects 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 and associated
funerary objects should submit a written request to the USFWS-SER. If
no additional requestors come forward, transfer of control of the human
remains and associated funerary objects 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 USFWS-SER at the address in this notice
by April 12, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Richard S. Kanaski, Regional Historic Preservation Officer &
Regional Archaeologist, Savannah Coastal Refuges, Office of the
Regional Archaeologist, 694 Beech Hill Lane, Hardeeville, SC 29927-
8958, telephone (843) 784-6310, email richard_kanaski@fws.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 USFWS-SER,
Hardeeville, SC. The human remains and associated funerary objects were
removed from Limestone and Morgan Counties, AL, and Decatur County, TN.
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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 and associated funerary objects. 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 Office
of the Regional Archaeologist's professional staff in consultation with
representatives of The Chickasaw Nation, Cherokee Nation, Eastern Band
of Cherokee Indians, and United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in
Oklahoma. The Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana and The Muscogee (Creek)
Nation were invited to participate, but declined.
History and Description of the Remains
In 1979, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual
were removed from site 40DR7 in Decatur County, TN. This one
fragmentary human femur was removed during a general surface
collection. Based upon the artifact assemblage recovered during the
surface collection, site 40DR7 appeared to have been occupied during
the Late Archaic, Middle Woodland, Late Woodland, and the Historic
Periods. No known individual was identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
In 1953, human remains representing, at a minimum, three
individuals, were removed from site 1LI48 in Limestone County, AL,
during salvage excavations of the eroding shell midden. Based upon the
recovered artifact assemblage, site 1LI48 was occupied during the Late
Archaic through Late Woodland Periods. No known individuals were
identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
In 1953, human remains representing, at a minimum, one individual,
were removed from site 1MG107 in Morgan County, AL during salvage
excavation of the eroding shell midden. Based upon the artifact
assemblage, site 1MG107 was occupied during the Early Archaic through
the Middle Woodland Periods. No known individual was identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
In 1969, human remains representing, at a minimum, seven
individuals, were removed from site 1MG74 in Morgan County, AL during
salvage excavations. The site was identified during Alabama Highway's
construction of Interstate 65 across Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge
and the Tennessee River.Site 1MG74 dates to the Early-Middle Woodland
Periods. No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
In 1997, human remains representing, at a minimum, four
individuals, were removed from site 1MG39 in Morgan County, AL as part
of a federal law enforcement investigation of an archeological resource
violation. Site 1MG39 was occupied at least as early as the Early
Archaic [7000-8000 B.C.] and into the Mississippian Period [A.D. 1000].
The bulk of the occupation occurs during the Woodland Period [300 B.C.-
A.D. 900]. No known individuals were identified. The 21 associated
funerary objects include one left White-tailed deer scapular fragment,
10 UID mammal diaphyseal fragments, 1 UID turtle carapace fragment, 4
UID shell fragments, 1 sandstone abrader fragment, and 4 sand-temper
plain ceramic sherds.
Determinations Made by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Southeast
Region
Officials of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Southeast Region
have determined that:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice represent the physical remains of 16 individuals of
Native American ancestry.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the 21 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.
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 Chickasaw Nation, Cherokee Nation,
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, and United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee
Indians in Oklahoma.
Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the disposition of the
human remains may be jointly to The Chickasaw Nation, Cherokee Nation,
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, and United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee
Indians in Oklahoma.
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 and associated
funerary objects should submit a written request with information in
support of the request to Richard S. Kanaski, Regional Historic
Preservation Officer & Regional Archaeologist, Savannah Coastal
Refuges, Office of the Regional Archaeologist, 694 Beech Hill Lane,
Hardeeville, South Carolina 29927-8958, telephone (843) 784-6310, email
richard_kanaski@fws.gov, by April 12, 2017. After that date, if no
additional requestors have come forward, transfer of control of the
human remains and associated funerary objects to The Chickasaw Nation,
Cherokee Nation, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, and United Keetoowah
Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma may proceed.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Southeast Region is responsible
for notifying The Chickasaw Nation, Cherokee Nation, Eastern Band of
Cherokee Indians, and United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in
Oklahoma that this notice has been published.
Dated: February 6, 2017.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2017-04852 Filed 3-10-17; 8:45 am]
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