Notice of Inventory Completion: Tennessee Valley Authority, Knoxville, TN, 39908-39909 [2017-17700]
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Dated: July 5, 2017.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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 and associated funerary objects.
The National Park Service is not
responsible for the determinations in
this notice.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–23668;
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Notice of Inventory Completion:
Tennessee Valley Authority, Knoxville,
TN
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Tennessee Valley
Authority (TVA) has completed an
inventory of human remains and
associated funerary objects in
consultation with the appropriate
Federally recognized Indian Tribes, and
has determined that a cultural affiliation
between the human remains and
associated funerary objects and any
present-day Federally recognized Indian
Tribes cannot be reasonably traced.
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 to TVA.
If no additional requestors come
forward, transfer of control of the
human remains and associated funerary
objects to the Federally recognized
Indian Tribe stated in this notice may
proceed.
SUMMARY:
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
TVA at the address in this notice by
September 21, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Thomas O. Maher, TVA,
400 West Summit Hill Drive, WT11D,
Knoxville TN 37902–1401, telephone
(865) 632–7458, email tomaher@tva.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
TVA. The human remains and
associated funerary objects were
removed from archeological sites in
Franklin County, AL.
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Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human
remains and associated funerary objects
was made by TVA professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the
Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Indians of
Oklahoma; Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of
Texas (previously listed as the AlabamaCoushatta Tribes of Texas); Cherokee
Nation; Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana;
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians;
Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians;
Poarch Band of Creeks (previously listed
as the Poarch Band of Creek Indians of
Alabama); The Chickasaw Nation; The
Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; The
Muscogee (Creek) Nation; The Seminole
Nation of Oklahoma; and United
Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in
Oklahoma (hereafter referred to as ‘‘The
Consulted Tribes’’).
History and Description of the Remains
From 1978 to 1979, human remains
representing, at minimum, 31
individuals were removed from the
Ricker site (1FR310) in Franklin County,
AL, by the Alabama Museum of Natural
History at the University of Alabama
(AMNH). TVA acquired this site on
August 18, 1977, for the Cedar Creek
Reservoir project. Material culture
recovered from this site indicates
occupations during the Late Archaic
(4000–1000 B.C.), Middle Woodland
Lick Creek phase (A.D. 1–300), and
Mississippian period (A.D. 1200–1500).
The human remains are in the physical
custody of AMNH and include children,
juveniles, and adults. There are three
individuals identified as male and 28
individuals of indeterminate sex. No
known individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
Between September 3 and 18, 1973,
human remains representing, at
minimum, 12 individuals were removed
from site 1FR528, in Franklin County,
AL, by AMNH. TVA acquired this site
on January 31, 1972, for the Little Bear
Creek Reservoir project. Field notes
indicate that the site was a stone mound
that had been disturbed by looters, and
no individual burial units were isolated
during excavation. Sherds of limestonetempered, fabric-marked pottery were
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found during the excavation and suggest
the mound may have been constructed
during the Middle Woodland Lick Creek
phase (A.D. 1–300). The human remains
are in the physical custody of AMNH
and include infants, juveniles, and
adults of indeterminate sex. No known
individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
From May 26 to August 4, 1977,
human remains representing, at
minimum, 629 individuals were
removed from the Johnson Mound site
(1FR571) in Franklin County, AL by
AMNH. TVA acquired this site on
March 16, 1976, for the Cedar Creek
Reservoir project. This site was a small
stone mound on the edge of a high bluff
in an area of limestone outcrop
overlooking the Middle Cedar Creek
Valley and had been extensively
damaged. Two uncalibrated radiocarbon
dates were derived from this site, A.D.
850 ±50 and A.D. 1070 ±70. Studies
have suggested that both dates are too
late and that this mound is from the
Lick Creek phase (A.D. 1–300) during
the Middle Woodland period. The
human remains and associated funerary
objects are in the physical custody of
AMNH and include adults, juveniles,
children, and infants of both sexes. No
known individuals were identified. The
12 associated funerary objects are 1
crinoid stem; 9 shell beads; 1 shell
gorget; and 1 soil sample.
Determinations Made by the Tennessee
Valley Authority
Officials of TVA have determined
that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
are Native American based on their
presence in prehistoric archeological
sites and osteological analysis.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of 672
individuals of Native American
ancestry.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A),
the 12 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
associated funerary objects 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
and associated funerary objects were
removed is the aboriginal land of the
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Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band of
Cherokee Indians; and United
Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in
Oklahoma.
• The Treaty of September 20, 1816,
indicates that the land from which the
Native American human remains were
removed is the aboriginal land of The
Chickasaw Nation.
• Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1)(ii),
the disposition of the human remains
may be to the Cherokee Nation; Eastern
Band of Cherokee Indians; The
Chickasaw Nation; and United
Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in
Oklahoma. The Cherokee Nation;
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians; and
United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee
Indians in Oklahoma have declined to
accept transfer of control of the human
remains.
• Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(4),
TVA has decided to transfer control of
the funerary objects associated with the
culturally unidentifiable human
remains to The Chickasaw Nation.
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, TVA, 400 West
Summit Hill Drive, WT11D, Knoxville,
TN 37902–1401, telephone (865) 632–
7458, email tomaher@tva.gov, by
September 21, 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 may
proceed.
The TVA is responsible for notifying
The Consulted Tribes that this notice
has been published.
Dated: June 28, 2017.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–23667;
PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion:
Tennessee Valley Authority, Knoxville,
TN
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
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The Tennessee Valley
Authority (TVA) has completed an
inventory of human remains and
associated funerary objects in
consultation with the appropriate
federally recognized Indian Tribes, and
has determined that a cultural affiliation
between the human remains and
associated funerary objects and any
present-day federally recognized Indian
Tribes cannot be reasonably traced.
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 to TVA.
If no additional requestors come
forward, transfer of control of the
human remains and associated funerary
objects to the federally recognized
Indian Tribe stated in this notice may
proceed.
DATES: 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
TVA at the address in this notice by
September 21, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Thomas O. Maher, TVA,
400 West Summit Hill Drive, WT11D,
Knoxville TN 37902–1401, telephone
(865) 632–7458, email tomaher@tva.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
TVA. The human remains and
associated funerary objects were
removed from multiple archeological
sites in Lawrence, Limestone, Madison,
and Morgan Counties, AL.
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 and associated funerary objects.
The National Park Service is not
responsible for the determinations in
this notice.
SUMMARY:
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human
remains and associated funerary objects
was made by TVA professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the
Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Indians of
Oklahoma; Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of
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Texas (previously listed as the AlabamaCoushatta Tribes of Texas); Cherokee
Nation; Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana;
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians;
Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians;
Poarch Band of Creeks (previously listed
as the Poarch Band of Creek Indians of
Alabama); The Chickasaw Nation; The
Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; The
Muscogee (Creek) Nation; The Seminole
Nation of Oklahoma; and United
Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in
Oklahoma (hereafter referred to as ‘‘The
Consulted Tribes’’).
History and Description of the Remains
In June of 1934, human remains
representing, at minimum, 104
individuals were removed from site
1LA16 in Lawrence County, AL, by the
Alabama Museum of Natural History at
the University of Alabama (AMNH).
TVA acquired this site on February 14,
1934, for the Wheeler Reservoir project.
Flooding prevented extensive
excavation of the site, which is now
permanently inundated. There are no
radiocarbon dates for this site. The
human remains are in the physical
custody of AMNH and include adults,
juveniles, children, and infants of both
sexes. No known individuals were
identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
At some time during the 1950s,
human remains representing, at
minimum, one individual were removed
from site 1LI19 in Limestone County,
AL, by James Cambron. TVA acquired
this site on August 7, 1934, for the
Wheeler Reservoir project, but no formal
excavations were conducted. Stone tools
associated with the Archaic period were
collected from the site. The human
remains are in the physical custody of
AMNH and include one adult,
approximately 18 years old, of
indeterminate sex. No known individual
was identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
At some time during the 1950s,
human remains representing, at
minimum, three individuals were
removed from sites 1LI20 and 1LI21 in
Limestone County, AL, by James
Cambron. TVA acquired these sites on
November 24, 1934, for the Wheeler
Reservoir project, but no formal
excavations were conducted. Both sites
were described as earthen mounds with
no chronological placement. The human
remains are in the physical custody of
AMNH and include one adult male, 30–
40 years old, and one adult female, 30–
40 years old, from site 1LI20; and one
adult female, approximately 50 years
old, from site 1LI21. No known
individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-23668; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Tennessee Valley Authority,
Knoxville, TN
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) has completed an
inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects in
consultation with the appropriate Federally recognized Indian Tribes,
and has determined that a cultural affiliation between the human
remains and associated funerary objects and any present-day Federally
recognized Indian Tribes cannot be reasonably traced. 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 to TVA. If
no additional requestors come forward, transfer of control of the human
remains and associated funerary objects to the Federally recognized
Indian Tribe stated in this notice may proceed.
DATES: 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 TVA at
the address in this notice by September 21, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Thomas O. Maher, TVA, 400 West Summit Hill Drive, WT11D,
Knoxville TN 37902-1401, telephone (865) 632-7458, email
tomaher@tva.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 TVA. The human remains
and associated funerary objects were removed from archeological sites
in Franklin County, AL.
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 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 and associated funerary
objects was made by TVA professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma;
Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas (previously listed as the Alabama-
Coushatta Tribes of Texas); Cherokee Nation; Coushatta Tribe of
Louisiana; Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians; Mississippi Band of
Choctaw Indians; Poarch Band of Creeks (previously listed as the Poarch
Band of Creek Indians of Alabama); The Chickasaw Nation; The Choctaw
Nation of Oklahoma; The Muscogee (Creek) Nation; The Seminole Nation of
Oklahoma; and United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma
(hereafter referred to as ``The Consulted Tribes'').
History and Description of the Remains
From 1978 to 1979, human remains representing, at minimum, 31
individuals were removed from the Ricker site (1FR310) in Franklin
County, AL, by the Alabama Museum of Natural History at the University
of Alabama (AMNH). TVA acquired this site on August 18, 1977, for the
Cedar Creek Reservoir project. Material culture recovered from this
site indicates occupations during the Late Archaic (4000-1000 B.C.),
Middle Woodland Lick Creek phase (A.D. 1-300), and Mississippian period
(A.D. 1200-1500). The human remains are in the physical custody of AMNH
and include children, juveniles, and adults. There are three
individuals identified as male and 28 individuals of indeterminate sex.
No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects
are present.
Between September 3 and 18, 1973, human remains representing, at
minimum, 12 individuals were removed from site 1FR528, in Franklin
County, AL, by AMNH. TVA acquired this site on January 31, 1972, for
the Little Bear Creek Reservoir project. Field notes indicate that the
site was a stone mound that had been disturbed by looters, and no
individual burial units were isolated during excavation. Sherds of
limestone-tempered, fabric-marked pottery were found during the
excavation and suggest the mound may have been constructed during the
Middle Woodland Lick Creek phase (A.D. 1-300). The human remains are in
the physical custody of AMNH and include infants, juveniles, and adults
of indeterminate sex. No known individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
From May 26 to August 4, 1977, human remains representing, at
minimum, 629 individuals were removed from the Johnson Mound site
(1FR571) in Franklin County, AL by AMNH. TVA acquired this site on
March 16, 1976, for the Cedar Creek Reservoir project. This site was a
small stone mound on the edge of a high bluff in an area of limestone
outcrop overlooking the Middle Cedar Creek Valley and had been
extensively damaged. Two uncalibrated radiocarbon dates were derived
from this site, A.D. 850 50 and A.D. 1070 70.
Studies have suggested that both dates are too late and that this mound
is from the Lick Creek phase (A.D. 1-300) during the Middle Woodland
period. The human remains and associated funerary objects are in the
physical custody of AMNH and include adults, juveniles, children, and
infants of both sexes. No known individuals were identified. The 12
associated funerary objects are 1 crinoid stem; 9 shell beads; 1 shell
gorget; and 1 soil sample.
Determinations Made by the Tennessee Valley Authority
Officials of TVA have determined that:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice are Native American based on their presence in
prehistoric archeological sites and osteological analysis.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice represent the physical remains of 672 individuals of
Native American ancestry.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the 12 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 associated funerary objects 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 and associated funerary objects were
removed is the aboriginal land of the
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Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians; and United Keetoowah
Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma.
The Treaty of September 20, 1816, indicates that the land
from which the Native American human remains were removed is the
aboriginal land of The Chickasaw Nation.
Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1)(ii), the disposition of the
human remains may be to the Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band of Cherokee
Indians; The Chickasaw Nation; and United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee
Indians in Oklahoma. The Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band of Cherokee
Indians; and United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma have
declined to accept transfer of control of the human remains.
Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(4), TVA has decided to
transfer control of the funerary objects associated with the culturally
unidentifiable human remains to The Chickasaw Nation.
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, TVA, 400 West Summit Hill Drive, WT11D, Knoxville, TN
37902-1401, telephone (865) 632-7458, email tomaher@tva.gov, by
September 21, 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 may proceed.
The TVA is responsible for notifying The Consulted Tribes that this
notice has been published.
Dated: June 28, 2017.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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