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assurances that, should any of the
covered species be listed, no further
commitments or restrictions than those
they committed to under the CCAA
would be imposed, as long as the CCAA
is properly implemented. Furthermore,
if any of the covered species are listed,
the permit would provide TNC and
individuals TNC enrolls in the CCAA
with incidental take authorization.
Participants would receive take
authorization through their certificates
of inclusion under the permit. The
permit would become effective on the
effective date of a listing of the covered
species as endangered or threatened and
would continue through the end of the
CCAA term.
The Secretary of the Interior has
delegated to the Service the authority to
approve or deny a section 10(a)(1)(A)
permit in accordance with the ESA. To
act on TNC’s permit application, we
must determine that the CCAA meets
the issuance criteria specified in the
ESA and at 50 CFR 17.22 and 17.32, as
well as at 50 CFR part 13. These criteria
include a finding that the proposed
CCAA complies with the requirements
of our CCAA Policy (81 FR 951646;
December 27, 2016).
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Compliance
The issuance of a section 10(a)(1)(A)
permit is a Federal action subject to
NEPA compliance, including the
Council on Environmental Quality
regulations for implementing the
procedural provisions of NEPA (40 CFR
1500–1508). The draft CCAA and
application for the enhancement of
survival permit are not eligible for
categorical exclusion under NEPA. We
have prepared a draft EA to analyze the
direct, indirect, and cumulative impacts
of the CCAA on the quality of the
human environment and other natural
resources. In compliance with NEPA,
we analyzed the impacts of
implementing the CCAA, issuance of
the permit, and a reasonable range of
alternatives in the draft EA. Based on
these analyses and any new information
resulting from public comment on the
proposed action, we will determine if
issuance of the permit would cause any
significant impacts to the human
environment. After reviewing public
comments, we will evaluate whether the
proposed action and alternatives in the
draft EA are adequate to support a
finding of no significant impact under
NEPA. We now make the draft EA
available for public inspection online or
in person at the Service offices listed in
ADDRESSES.
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Public Comments
You may submit your comments and
materials by one of the methods listed
in ADDRESSES. We request data,
information, opinions, or suggestions
from the public, other concerned
governmental agencies, the scientific
community, Tribes, industry, or any
other interested party on our proposed
permit action. We particularly seek
comments on the following: (1)
Biological information and relevant data
concerning the covered species; (2)
current or planned activities in the
subject area and their possible impacts
on the covered species; (3) identification
of any other environmental issues that
should be considered with regard to the
proposed permit action; and (4)
information regarding the adequacy of
the draft CCAA pursuant to the
requirements for permits at 50 CFR parts
13 and 17.
Public Availability of Comments
All comments and materials we
receive become part of the public record
associated with this action. Before
including your address, phone number,
email address, or other personally
identifiable information (PII) in your
comments, you should be aware that
your entire comment—including your
PII—may be made publicly available at
any time. While you can ask us in your
comment to withhold your PII from
public review, we cannot guarantee that
we will be able to do so. Comments and
materials we receive, as well as
supporting documentation we use in
preparing the EA, will be available for
public inspection by appointment,
during normal business hours, at our
Montana Field Office (see ADDRESSES).
Next Steps
After completion of the EA based on
consideration of public comments, we
will determine whether adoption of the
proposed CCAA warrants a finding of
no significant impact or whether an
environmental impact statement should
be prepared. We will evaluate the
proposed CCAA as well as any
comments we receive, to determine
whether implementation of the
proposed CCAA would meet the
requirements for issuance of a permit
under section 10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA.
We will also evaluate whether the
proposed permit action would comply
with section 7 of the ESA by conducting
an intra-Service section 7 consultation.
We will consider the results of this
consultation, in combination with the
above findings, in our final analysis to
determine whether or not to issue a
permit to TNC. We will not make our
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final decision until after the end of the
30-day public comment period, and we
will fully consider all comments we
receive during the public comment
period.
Authority: We provide this notice in
accordance with the requirements of section
10 of the ESA (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and
NEPA (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and their
implementing regulations (50 CFR 17.22, 40
CFR 1506.6, and 43 CFR Part 46,
respectively).
Dated: September 11, 2017.
Michael Thabault,
Assistant Regional Director—Ecological
Services, Mountain-Prairie Region, U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service, Lakewood, Colorado.
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Notice of Inventory Completion:
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The University of Michigan
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 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 the University of Michigan. 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 the University of Michigan at
the address in this notice by October 25,
2017.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Ben Secunda, NAGPRA
Project Manager, University of Michigan
Office of Research, 4080 Fleming
SUMMARY:
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Building, 503 Thompson Street, Ann
Arbor, MI 48109–1340, telephone (734)
647–9085, email bsecunda@umich.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 and associated
funerary objects under the control of the
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
The human remains were removed from
Saginaw County, MI.
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 the University of Michigan
Museum of Anthropological
Archaeology (UMMAA) professional
staff in consultation with
representatives of the Bay Mills Indian
Community, Michigan; Chippewa Cree
Indians of the Rocky Boy’s Reservation,
Montana; Grand Traverse Band of
Ottawa and Chippewa Indians,
Michigan; Keweenaw Bay Indian
Community, Michigan; Lac Vieux Desert
Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
Indians of Michigan; Saginaw Chippewa
Indian Tribe of Michigan; and the Sault
Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians,
Michigan.
Additional requests for consultation
were sent to the Bad River Band of the
Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa
Indians of the Bad River Reservation,
Wisconsin; Kickapoo Traditional Tribe
of Texas; Kickapoo Tribe of Indians of
the Kickapoo Reservation in Kansas;
Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma; Lac
Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior
Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin; Lac du
Flambeau Band of Lake Superior
Chippewa Indians of the Lac du
Flambeau Reservation of Wisconsin;
Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota
(Six component reservations: Bois Forte
Band (Nett Lake), Fond du Lac Band,
Grand Portage Band, Leech Lake Band,
Mille Lacs Band, White Earth Band);
Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior
Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin; Red
Lake Band of Chippewa Indians,
Minnesota; Sac & Fox Nation of
Missouri in Kansas and Nebraska; Sac &
Fox Nation, Oklahoma; Sac & Fox Tribe
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of the Mississippi in Iowa; Sokaogon
Chippewa Community, Wisconsin; St.
Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin;
and the Turtle Mountain Band of
Chippewa Indians of North Dakota.
Hereafter, all Tribes listed in this
section are referred to as ‘‘The
Consulted and Invited Tribes.’’
History and Description of the Remains
In 1970, human remains representing,
at minimum, 20 individuals were
removed from the Bugai site (20SA215)
in Saginaw County, MI. Contract
workers encountered human remains
while excavating sand from private
property near Interstate-75 in Bridgeport
Township. After workers completed
removing the sand, amateur
archeologists Leo Purple and Arthur
Graves conducted a salvage excavation
at the site from late-winter through the
fall of 1970. Purple had surface
collected the site for several years prior
to the excavation. Primary and
secondary burials were noted at the site.
The majority of the burials excavated
were bundle burials, along with
multiple objects. Purple and Graves
divided the site collections, donating
some to the UMMAA in 1976, and some
to the Chippewa Nature Center (CNC) in
Midland, MI, in 1974. In 2006, the CNC
donated human remains and objects
from the Bugai site to the UMMAA. The
human remains collected from the site
include 1 adult, over 35 years old,
possibly male; 1 adult, age
indeterminate, possibly female; 1 child,
7.5–12.5 years old; 1 adult, age and sex
indeterminate; 1 adult, age and sex
indeterminate; 1 child, 4–8 years old; 1
adult, over 30 years old, possibly male;
1 adolescent/young adult, 16–20 years
old, possibly female; 1 adult, over 35
years old, male; 1 child, 2–4 years old;
1 adult, 23–44 years old, possibly male;
1 adult, over 30 years old, male; 1 adult,
over 35–45 years old, female; 1 adult,
over 40 years old, possibly female; 1
child, 3–5 years old; 1 adult, 35–45
years old, possibly female; 1 adult, age
indeterminate, possibly male; 1
juvenile, age indeterminate; 1 child, 5–
9 years old; and 1 child, 2–4 years old.
One lot of DNA extractions, taken from
human remains in this collection
between 1996 and 2006, will also be
included in this transfer. The human
remains are believed to date to the Early
Late Woodland Period (A.D. 500–1100)
based on diagnostic artifacts associated
with the burials and mortuary
treatment. No known individuals were
identified. The 106 associated funerary
objects present are 1 lot of 1 Jack’s Reef
projectile point; 1 lot of 1 biface; 1 lot
of 2 lithic bifaces; 1 lot of 2 lithic blade
flakes; 1 lot of 1 copper awl with antler
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handle; 1 lot of 3 unworked carnivore
teeth; 1 lot of 3 antler needle fragments
and 1 modern glue reconstruction
fragment; 1 lot of 1 reconstructed
possibly perforated turtle carapace with
possible perforation and 1 reconstructed
turtle carapace fragment; 1 lot of 1
earthenware body sherd; 1 lot of 1 small
pebble; 1 lot of 5 unworked animal bone
fragments; 1 lot of yellow ochre
concretion; 1 lot of 1 double-ended slate
chisel; 1 lot of shell bead necklace
restrung on modern cord and loose shell
beads; 1 lot of red ochre and sand; 1 lot
of 3 unworked animal bone fragments;
1 lot of 15 white tubular shell beads
plus many small bead fragments; 1 lot
of 1 possible scraper; 1 lot of 1 round
possible scraper; 1 lot of 1 copper awl;
1 lot of 1 copper awl; 1 lot of 1 copper
awl; 1 lot of 1 platform clay pipe with
modern reproduction foot; 1 lot of 1
stone pipe with modern clay
reconstruction; 1 lot of 1 earthenware
elbow pipe; 1 lot of 1 reconstructed
Wayne cord-impressed vessel; 1 lot of 1
reconstructed Wayne cord-impressed or
Vas Dentate vessel; 1 lot of 1 large lithic
bifacial blade; 1 lot of 2 corner-notched
lithic drills; 1 lot of 1 modified shell
fragment, possibly a pendant; 1 lot of 1
fine sandy soil sample with charcoal
and tiny calcined bone inclusions; 1 lot
of 1 possible abrader; 1 lot of yellow
ochre and fine sandy soil; 1 lot of 1
stone celt with soil/ochre; 1 lot of 1
copper awl with antler handle; 1 lot of
1 lithic scraper; 1 lot of 8 lithic debitage
fragments; 1 lot of 1 lithic scraper; 1 lot
of 1 slate abrader; 1 lot of 7 unworked
shell fragments; 1 lot of 2 lithic bifaces;
1 lot of 4 notched projectile points; 1 lot
of 12 antler tine fragments, likely
pressure flakers; 1 lot of 4 unworked
rodent incisor fragments, possibly
beaver; 1 lot of 4 earthenware body
sherds; 1 lot of 16 red ochre concretions;
3 lots soil with red ochre; 1 lot of 1
lithic biface, possibly a scraper; 1 lot of
9 unworked animal bone fragments; 1
lot of 3 shell beads, 11 shell bead
fragments, 1 charcoal fragment, 2 small
stones; 1 lot of 1 reconstructed Vas
Dentate vessel; 1 lot of 1 stone celt; 1 lot
of 1 worked slate fragment, likely a
pendant; 1 lot of 5 corner-notched
projectile points; 1 lot of 2 projectile
point fragments; 1 lot of 3 lithic flakes
and 1 possible scraper; 1 lot of 2
projectile points; 1 lot of 1 thin stone
celt; 1 lot of 3 triangular projectile
points; 1 lot of 1 lithic flake; 1 lot of 1
retouched/utilized lithic flake; 1 lot of 1
edge-damaged lithic flake; 1 lot of 1
lithic biface fragment; 1 lot of 1
triangular lithic biface fragment; 1 lot of
1 retouched lithic flake; 1 lot of 1
geological sample identified as iron
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pyrite; 1 lot of 1 copper awl with antler
handle; 1 lot of 2 modified antler
fragments; 1 lot of 17 unworked rodent
incisor fragments, likely beaver; 1 lot of
2 unworked turtle shell fragments; 1 lot
of 1 sandstone platform pipe; 1 lot of 1
slab of igneous rock; 1 lot of 1 sandstone
abrader; 1 lot of 1 possible fire-cracked
rock; 1 lot of 6 rocks and 10 possible
ochre concretions; 1 lot of 10 charcoal
fragments plus many tiny fragments; 1
lot of 1 small, thin unworked stone; 1
lot of 1 lithic biface and 1 retouched
flake; 1 lot of 16 lithic debitage
fragments; 1 lot of 1 unworked clam
shell fragment; 1 lot of 94 Wayne
earthenware sherds; 1 lot of 55 Wayne
earthenware sherds likely from same
vessel; 1 lot of 13 unworked faunal long
bone fragments; 1 lot of 1 small stone
celt; 1 lot of 1 earthenware platform
pipe; 1 lot of 1 sandstone abrader; 1 lot
of 12 projectile points; 1 lot of 1 sidenotched lithic drill; 1 lot of 13 triangular
retouched flakes; 1 lot of 5 lithic
debitage; 1 lot of 8 large antler billets
and fragments; 1 lot of 1 unworked
faunal metapodial fragment; 1 lot of 3
harpoon-style antler points; 1 lot of 1
carved antler tool and 1 hollowed faunal
long bone fragment; 1 lot of 2 unworked
animal bone fragments; 1 lot of 53
unworked turtle shell fragments, 6 small
unworked animal bone fragments, and 1
rock; 1 lot of 1 earthenware sherd; 1 lot
of 1 retouched flake and 1 small
earthenware sherd; 1 lot of 1 small
stone, possibly quartz, with ochre; 1 lot
of 21 unworked rodent incisor
fragments, likely beaver; 1 lot of 5 antler
tool fragments, 1 unworked animal bone
fragment, and 1 earthenware body
sherd; 1 lot of 4 lithic debitage and 1
possibly retouched flake; 1 lot of 1
possible fire-cracked rock; and 1 lot of
1 quartzite stone, possibly debitage.
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Determinations Made by the University
of Michigan
Officials of the University of Michigan
have determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
are Native American based on cranial
morphology, dental traits, accession
documentation, and archeological
context.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of 20
individuals of Native American
ancestry.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A),
the 106 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.
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• 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
Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of
Michigan.
• Treaties, Acts of Congress, or
Executive Orders, indicate that the land
from which the Native American human
remains and associated funerary objects
were removed is the aboriginal land of
The Consulted and Invited Tribes.
• Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the
disposition of the human remains and
associated funerary objects may be to
The Consulted and Invited Tribes.
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 Dr. Ben Secunda, NAGPRA
Project Manager, University of Michigan
Office of Research, 4080 Fleming
Building, 503 Thompson Street, Ann
Arbor, MI 48109–1340, telephone (734)
647–9085, email bsecunda@umich.edu,
by October 25, 2017. After that date, if
no additional requestors have come
forward, transfer of control of the
human remains and associated funerary
objects to The Consulted and Invited
Tribes may proceed.
The University of Michigan is
responsible for notifying The Consulted
and Invited Tribes that this notice has
been published.
Dated: August 15, 2017.
Sarah Glass,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Certain Thermoplastic-Encapsulated
Electric Motors, Components Thereof,
and Products and Vehicles Containing
Same; Commission’s Determination To
Grant Complainant’s Motion To
Withdraw the Complaint and Deny
Complainant’s Motion for Vacatur;
Termination of the Investigation
U.S. International Trade
Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given that
the U.S. International Trade
Commission has determined to grant
Complainant’s motion to withdraw the
complaint and terminates the
investigation. As a result of the
Commission’s determination, Order No.
7 is moot. Complainant’s motion to
vacate Order No. 7 is denied.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Amanda P. Fisherow, Esq., Office of the
General Counsel, U.S. International
Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202)
205–2737. Copies of non-confidential
documents filed in connection with this
investigation are or will be available for
inspection during official business
hours (8:45 a.m. to 5:15 p.m.) in the
Office of the Secretary, U.S.
International Trade Commission, 500 E
Street SW., Washington, DC 20436,
telephone (202) 205–2000. General
information concerning the Commission
may also be obtained by accessing its
Internet server at https://www.usitc.gov.
The public record for this investigation
may be viewed on the Commission’s
electronic docket (EDIS) at https://
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persons are advised that information on
this matter can be obtained by
contacting the Commission’s TDD
terminal on (202) 205–1810.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Commission instituted this investigation
on May 3, 2017, based on a complaint
filed on behalf of Intellectual Ventures
II LLC (‘‘Complainant’’) of Bellevue,
Washington. 82 FR 20633 (May 3, 2017).
The complaint alleges violations of
section 337 based upon the importation
into the United States, the sale for
importation, and the sale within the
United States after importation of
certain thermoplastic-encapsulated
electric motors, components thereof,
and products and vehicles containing
the same by reason of infringement of
certain claims of U.S. Patent No.
7,154,200; U.S. Patent No. 7,067,944;
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0024017; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Michigan, Ann
Arbor, MI
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The University of Michigan 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 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 the
University of Michigan. 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 the University of Michigan at the address in this notice
by October 25, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Ben Secunda, NAGPRA Project Manager, University of
Michigan Office of Research, 4080 Fleming
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Building, 503 Thompson Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1340, telephone
(734) 647-9085, email bsecunda@umich.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 and
associated funerary objects under the control of the University of
Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. The human remains were removed from Saginaw
County, MI.
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 the University of Michigan Museum of
Anthropological Archaeology (UMMAA) professional staff in consultation
with representatives of the Bay Mills Indian Community, Michigan;
Chippewa Cree Indians of the Rocky Boy's Reservation, Montana; Grand
Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, Michigan; Keweenaw Bay
Indian Community, Michigan; Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior
Chippewa Indians of Michigan; Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of
Michigan; and the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, Michigan.
Additional requests for consultation were sent to the Bad River
Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians of the Bad River
Reservation, Wisconsin; Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas; Kickapoo
Tribe of Indians of the Kickapoo Reservation in Kansas; Kickapoo Tribe
of Oklahoma; Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians
of Wisconsin; Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of
the Lac du Flambeau Reservation of Wisconsin; Minnesota Chippewa Tribe,
Minnesota (Six component reservations: Bois Forte Band (Nett Lake),
Fond du Lac Band, Grand Portage Band, Leech Lake Band, Mille Lacs Band,
White Earth Band); Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of
Wisconsin; Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians, Minnesota; Sac & Fox
Nation of Missouri in Kansas and Nebraska; Sac & Fox Nation, Oklahoma;
Sac & Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa; Sokaogon Chippewa
Community, Wisconsin; St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin; and the
Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians of North Dakota.
Hereafter, all Tribes listed in this section are referred to as
``The Consulted and Invited Tribes.''
History and Description of the Remains
In 1970, human remains representing, at minimum, 20 individuals
were removed from the Bugai site (20SA215) in Saginaw County, MI.
Contract workers encountered human remains while excavating sand from
private property near Interstate-75 in Bridgeport Township. After
workers completed removing the sand, amateur archeologists Leo Purple
and Arthur Graves conducted a salvage excavation at the site from late-
winter through the fall of 1970. Purple had surface collected the site
for several years prior to the excavation. Primary and secondary
burials were noted at the site. The majority of the burials excavated
were bundle burials, along with multiple objects. Purple and Graves
divided the site collections, donating some to the UMMAA in 1976, and
some to the Chippewa Nature Center (CNC) in Midland, MI, in 1974. In
2006, the CNC donated human remains and objects from the Bugai site to
the UMMAA. The human remains collected from the site include 1 adult,
over 35 years old, possibly male; 1 adult, age indeterminate, possibly
female; 1 child, 7.5-12.5 years old; 1 adult, age and sex
indeterminate; 1 adult, age and sex indeterminate; 1 child, 4-8 years
old; 1 adult, over 30 years old, possibly male; 1 adolescent/young
adult, 16-20 years old, possibly female; 1 adult, over 35 years old,
male; 1 child, 2-4 years old; 1 adult, 23-44 years old, possibly male;
1 adult, over 30 years old, male; 1 adult, over 35-45 years old,
female; 1 adult, over 40 years old, possibly female; 1 child, 3-5 years
old; 1 adult, 35-45 years old, possibly female; 1 adult, age
indeterminate, possibly male; 1 juvenile, age indeterminate; 1 child,
5-9 years old; and 1 child, 2-4 years old. One lot of DNA extractions,
taken from human remains in this collection between 1996 and 2006, will
also be included in this transfer. The human remains are believed to
date to the Early Late Woodland Period (A.D. 500-1100) based on
diagnostic artifacts associated with the burials and mortuary
treatment. No known individuals were identified. The 106 associated
funerary objects present are 1 lot of 1 Jack's Reef projectile point; 1
lot of 1 biface; 1 lot of 2 lithic bifaces; 1 lot of 2 lithic blade
flakes; 1 lot of 1 copper awl with antler handle; 1 lot of 3 unworked
carnivore teeth; 1 lot of 3 antler needle fragments and 1 modern glue
reconstruction fragment; 1 lot of 1 reconstructed possibly perforated
turtle carapace with possible perforation and 1 reconstructed turtle
carapace fragment; 1 lot of 1 earthenware body sherd; 1 lot of 1 small
pebble; 1 lot of 5 unworked animal bone fragments; 1 lot of yellow
ochre concretion; 1 lot of 1 double-ended slate chisel; 1 lot of shell
bead necklace restrung on modern cord and loose shell beads; 1 lot of
red ochre and sand; 1 lot of 3 unworked animal bone fragments; 1 lot of
15 white tubular shell beads plus many small bead fragments; 1 lot of 1
possible scraper; 1 lot of 1 round possible scraper; 1 lot of 1 copper
awl; 1 lot of 1 copper awl; 1 lot of 1 copper awl; 1 lot of 1 platform
clay pipe with modern reproduction foot; 1 lot of 1 stone pipe with
modern clay reconstruction; 1 lot of 1 earthenware elbow pipe; 1 lot of
1 reconstructed Wayne cord-impressed vessel; 1 lot of 1 reconstructed
Wayne cord-impressed or Vas Dentate vessel; 1 lot of 1 large lithic
bifacial blade; 1 lot of 2 corner-notched lithic drills; 1 lot of 1
modified shell fragment, possibly a pendant; 1 lot of 1 fine sandy soil
sample with charcoal and tiny calcined bone inclusions; 1 lot of 1
possible abrader; 1 lot of yellow ochre and fine sandy soil; 1 lot of 1
stone celt with soil/ochre; 1 lot of 1 copper awl with antler handle; 1
lot of 1 lithic scraper; 1 lot of 8 lithic debitage fragments; 1 lot of
1 lithic scraper; 1 lot of 1 slate abrader; 1 lot of 7 unworked shell
fragments; 1 lot of 2 lithic bifaces; 1 lot of 4 notched projectile
points; 1 lot of 12 antler tine fragments, likely pressure flakers; 1
lot of 4 unworked rodent incisor fragments, possibly beaver; 1 lot of 4
earthenware body sherds; 1 lot of 16 red ochre concretions; 3 lots soil
with red ochre; 1 lot of 1 lithic biface, possibly a scraper; 1 lot of
9 unworked animal bone fragments; 1 lot of 3 shell beads, 11 shell bead
fragments, 1 charcoal fragment, 2 small stones; 1 lot of 1
reconstructed Vas Dentate vessel; 1 lot of 1 stone celt; 1 lot of 1
worked slate fragment, likely a pendant; 1 lot of 5 corner-notched
projectile points; 1 lot of 2 projectile point fragments; 1 lot of 3
lithic flakes and 1 possible scraper; 1 lot of 2 projectile points; 1
lot of 1 thin stone celt; 1 lot of 3 triangular projectile points; 1
lot of 1 lithic flake; 1 lot of 1 retouched/utilized lithic flake; 1
lot of 1 edge-damaged lithic flake; 1 lot of 1 lithic biface fragment;
1 lot of 1 triangular lithic biface fragment; 1 lot of 1 retouched
lithic flake; 1 lot of 1 geological sample identified as iron
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pyrite; 1 lot of 1 copper awl with antler handle; 1 lot of 2 modified
antler fragments; 1 lot of 17 unworked rodent incisor fragments, likely
beaver; 1 lot of 2 unworked turtle shell fragments; 1 lot of 1
sandstone platform pipe; 1 lot of 1 slab of igneous rock; 1 lot of 1
sandstone abrader; 1 lot of 1 possible fire-cracked rock; 1 lot of 6
rocks and 10 possible ochre concretions; 1 lot of 10 charcoal fragments
plus many tiny fragments; 1 lot of 1 small, thin unworked stone; 1 lot
of 1 lithic biface and 1 retouched flake; 1 lot of 16 lithic debitage
fragments; 1 lot of 1 unworked clam shell fragment; 1 lot of 94 Wayne
earthenware sherds; 1 lot of 55 Wayne earthenware sherds likely from
same vessel; 1 lot of 13 unworked faunal long bone fragments; 1 lot of
1 small stone celt; 1 lot of 1 earthenware platform pipe; 1 lot of 1
sandstone abrader; 1 lot of 12 projectile points; 1 lot of 1 side-
notched lithic drill; 1 lot of 13 triangular retouched flakes; 1 lot of
5 lithic debitage; 1 lot of 8 large antler billets and fragments; 1 lot
of 1 unworked faunal metapodial fragment; 1 lot of 3 harpoon-style
antler points; 1 lot of 1 carved antler tool and 1 hollowed faunal long
bone fragment; 1 lot of 2 unworked animal bone fragments; 1 lot of 53
unworked turtle shell fragments, 6 small unworked animal bone
fragments, and 1 rock; 1 lot of 1 earthenware sherd; 1 lot of 1
retouched flake and 1 small earthenware sherd; 1 lot of 1 small stone,
possibly quartz, with ochre; 1 lot of 21 unworked rodent incisor
fragments, likely beaver; 1 lot of 5 antler tool fragments, 1 unworked
animal bone fragment, and 1 earthenware body sherd; 1 lot of 4 lithic
debitage and 1 possibly retouched flake; 1 lot of 1 possible fire-
cracked rock; and 1 lot of 1 quartzite stone, possibly debitage.
Determinations Made by the University of Michigan
Officials of the University of Michigan have determined that:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice are Native American based on cranial morphology, dental
traits, accession documentation, and archeological context.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice represent the physical remains of 20 individuals of
Native American ancestry.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the 106 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 Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of
Michigan.
Treaties, Acts of Congress, or Executive Orders, indicate
that the land from which the Native American human remains and
associated funerary objects were removed is the aboriginal land of The
Consulted and Invited Tribes.
Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the disposition of the
human remains and associated funerary objects may be to The Consulted
and Invited Tribes.
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 Dr. Ben
Secunda, NAGPRA Project Manager, University of Michigan Office of
Research, 4080 Fleming Building, 503 Thompson Street, Ann Arbor, MI
48109-1340, telephone (734) 647-9085, email bsecunda@umich.edu, by
October 25, 2017. After that date, if no additional requestors have
come forward, transfer of control of the human remains and associated
funerary objects to The Consulted and Invited Tribes may proceed.
The University of Michigan is responsible for notifying The
Consulted and Invited Tribes that this notice has been published.
Dated: August 15, 2017.
Sarah Glass,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2017-20382 Filed 9-22-17; 8:45 am]
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