Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Army Garrison, Fort Campbell, Fort Campbell, KY, 17198-17200 [2019-08227]
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California, Berkeley initiated
consultation with all Indian tribes, The
Tribes, who are recognized as aboriginal
to the area from which these Native
American human remains were
removed. By October 2016, the
University of California, Berkeley had
conducted in-person consultation or
received written acknowledgment
indicating a lack of desired continued
consultation from all of the
aforementioned tribes.
In 2000, the University of California,
Berkeley, determined that these human
remains are Native American under
statute, and in 2018, confirmed this
determination in light of subsequent
clarification in Bonnichsen v. United
States, 367 F.3d 864 (9th Cir. Or. 2004).
The University of California, Berkeley
agreed to transfer control of the human
remains to The Tribes. Consultation
with all The Tribes indicates their
unanimous support for the disposition
of the human remains to Santa Rosa
Indian Community of the Santa Rosa
Rancheria, California.
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Determinations Made by the University
of California, Berkeley
Officials of the University of
California, Berkeley have determined
that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
are Native American based on the
preponderance of evidence available,
particularly the field notes about the
collection sites prepared by the
researcher who originally gathered the
human remains and through
consultation with Native American
tribes relevant to the geography of these
sites.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent eight sets of human remains 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.
• Treaties, Acts of Congress,
Executive Orders, or other information
indicate that the land from which the
Native American human remains were
removed is the aboriginal land of The
Tribes.
• Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(2)(i),
the disposition of the human remains
may be to The 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 should submit a written
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request with information in support of
the request to Jordan Jacobs, Head of
Cultural Policy & Repatriation, Phoebe
A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology,
University of California, Berkeley, 103
Kroeber Hall, Berkeley CA 94720,
telephone (510) 643–8230, email
j.jacobs@berkeley.edu, by May 24, 2019.
After that date, if no additional
requestors have come forward, transfer
of control of the human remains to The
Tribes may proceed.
The Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of
Anthropology is responsible for
notifying The Tribes that this notice has
been published.
Dated: March 11, 2019.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S.
Army Garrison, Fort Campbell, Fort
Campbell, KY
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The U.S. Army Garrison, Fort
Campbell 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 U.S. Army Garrison, Fort
Campbell. 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 U.S. Army Garrison, Fort
Campbell at the address in this notice
by May 24, 2019.
SUMMARY:
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Ronald Grayson, U.S. Army
Garrison, Fort Campbell, Directorate of
Public Works, Building 865, 16th Street,
Fort Campbell, KY 42223, telephone
(270) 412–8174, email
ronald.i.grayson.civ@mail.mil.
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. Army Garrison, Fort Campbell, Fort
Campbell, KY. The human remains and
associated funerary objects were
removed from site 15TR0004 in Trigg
County, KY, and sites 40MT0004,
40MT0018, 40MT0021, 40MT0022, and
an unidentified site (40MT?) in
Montgomery County, TN.
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.
ADDRESSES:
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District’s
Mandatory Center of Expertise for the
Curation and Management of
Archaeological Collections (MCX
CMAC) and U.S. Army Garrison, Fort
Campbell professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the
Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Indians of
Oklahoma; Cherokee Nation; Coushatta
Tribe of Louisiana; Eastern Band of
Cherokee Indians; Eastern Shawnee
Tribe of Oklahoma; Kialegee Tribal
Town; Poarch Band of Creeks
(previously listed as the Poarch Band of
Creek Indians of Alabama); Shawnee
Tribe; The Chickasaw Nation of
Oklahoma; The Muscogee (Creek)
Nation; Thlopthlocco Tribal Town; and
the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee
Indians in Oklahoma, hereafter referred
to as ‘‘The Consulted Tribes.’’
History and Description of the Remains
In 1930, human remains representing,
at minimum, 31 individuals were
removed from 15TR0004, the Duncan
Site, in Trigg County, KY. Excavations
at the cemetery site were conducted by
University of Kentucky archeologists
William S. Webb and William D.
Funkhouser. All the human remains, as
well as the associated funerary objects
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were stored at the University of
Kentucky until August 2017, when they
were transferred to the Cultural
Resource Office of the U.S. Army
Garrison, Fort Campbell, the current
land owners. In October 2017, the
human remains and associated funerary
objects were transferred to the MCX
CMAC Lab in St. Louis, MO, to be
inventoried. The collection was
returned to the U.S. Army Garrison, Fort
Campbell Cultural Resource Office in
June 2018. Individuals from the site
include 30 adults of undetermined sex
and one child of undetermined sex. No
known individuals were identified. The
three associated funerary objects are one
mortuary pot, one mortuary vessel with
handles, and one faunal bone needle.
Between 1965 and 1966, human
remains representing, at minimum,
three individuals were removed from
site 40MT0004 in Montgomery County,
TN. Excavations at the site were
conducted by E.L. Sheppard,
avocational archeologists, and Fort
Campbell Pratt Museum curator Glen
Koons. All the human remains, as well
as the associated funerary objects, were
stored at the U.S. Army Garrison, Fort
Campbell Pratt Museum. In October
2017, the human remains and associated
funerary objects were transferred to the
MCX CMAC Lab in St. Louis, MO, to be
inventoried. The collection was
returned to the U.S. Army Garrison, Fort
Campbell Cultural Resource Office in
June 2018. Individuals from the site
include one adult of undetermined sex
and two infants of undetermined sex.
No known individuals were identified.
The two associated funerary objects are
one shell fragment and one faunal bone
fragment.
In 1973, human remains representing,
at minimum, one individual was
removed from site 40MT0018 in
Montgomery County, TN. Excavations at
the site were conducted by Joe Benthall,
Tennessee Division of Archaeology. All
the human remains, as well as the
associated funerary objects, were stored
at the Tennessee Division of
Archaeology Collection Facility at
Pinson Mounds until 2017, when they
were transferred to the U.S. Army
Garrison, Fort Campbell Cultural
Resource Office. In October 2017, the
human remains and associated funerary
objects were transferred to the MCX
CMAC Lab in St. Louis, MO, to be
inventoried. The collection was
returned to the U.S. Army Garrison, Fort
Campbell Cultural Resource Office in
June 2018. Individuals from the site
include one adult of undetermined sex.
No known individuals were identified.
The two associated funerary objects are
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one ceramic rim sherd and one ceramic
body sherd.
In 1963, human remains representing,
at minimum, eight individuals were
removed from site 40MT0021 in
Montgomery County, TN. Excavations at
the site were conducted by Fort
Campbell Pratt Museum curator Glen
Koons. All the human remains, as well
as the associated funerary objects, have
been stored at the U.S. Army Garrison,
Fort Campbell since the excavation, first
at the Pratt Museum, and later at the
Cultural Resource Office. In October
2017, the human remains and associated
funerary objects were transferred to the
MCX CMAC Lab in St. Louis, MO, to be
inventoried. The collection was
returned to the U.S. Army Garrison, Fort
Campbell Cultural Resource Office in
June 2018. Individuals from the site
include four adults of undetermined
sex, one subadult of undetermined sex,
two children of undetermined sex, and
one infant of undetermined sex. No
known individuals were identified. The
78 associated funerary objects are two
charcoal fragments, 31 effigy bottle
fragments, five ceramic body sherds,
four faunal bone fragments, 16 lithic
flakes, eight shell beads, 10 shells, and
two debris bags.
In 1963, human remains representing,
at minimum, five individuals were
removed from site 40MT0022 in
Montgomery County, TN. Excavations at
the site were conducted by Fort
Campbell Pratt Museum curator Glen
Koons. All the human remains, as well
as the associated funerary objects, have
been stored at the U.S. Army Garrison,
Fort Campbell since the excavation, first
at the Pratt Museum, and later at the
Cultural Resource Office. In October
2017 the human remains and associated
funerary objects were transferred to the
MCX CMAC Lab in St. Louis, MO, to be
inventoried. The collection was
returned to the U.S. Army Garrison, Fort
Campbell Cultural Resource Office in
June 2018. Individuals from the site
include two adults of undetermined sex,
one child of undetermined sex, and two
infants of undetermined sex. No known
individuals were identified. The 391
associated funerary objects are one
ceramic effigy head, 191 ceramic body
sherds, five ceramic rim sherds, one
horn-shaped ceramic object, one
ceramic effigy bottle fragment, one
ceramic owl pendant, three bone (nonhuman) hair pin fragments, 22 faunal
bone fragments, two fossils, one bead,
one stone pipe, 155 shell beads, six
shell fragments, and one unidentified
white object.
In the 1960s, human remains
representing, at minimum, five
individuals were removed from an
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unidentified site in Montgomery
County, TN. The human remains were
reportedly excavated by Fort Campbell
Pratt Museum curator Glen Koons. All
the human remains, as well as the
associated funerary objects, have been
stored at the U.S. Army Garrison, Fort
Campbell since the excavation, first at
the Pratt Museum, and later at the
Cultural Resource Office. In October
2017, the human remains and associated
funerary objects were transferred to the
MCX CMAC Lab in St. Louis, MO, to be
inventoried. The collection was
returned to the U.S. Army Garrison, Fort
Campbell Cultural Resource Office in
June 2018. Individuals from the site
include three adults of undetermined
sex, one child of undetermined sex, and
one infant of undetermined sex. No
known individuals were identified. The
22 associated funerary objects are one
chipped stone, five ceramic body
sherds, six shell fragments, and 10 lithic
flakes.
Determinations Made by the U.S. Army
Garrison, Fort Campbell
Officials of the U.S. Army Garrison,
Fort Campbell have determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
are Native American based on
morphological characteristics,
archeological context, and associated
funerary objects.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of 53
individuals of Native American
ancestry.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A),
the 498 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, the land
from which the Native American human
remains and associated funerary objects
from site 40MT0018 were removed is
the aboriginal land of the Cherokee
Nation; Eastern Band of Cherokee
Indians; and the United Keetoowah
Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma.
• Treaties indicate that the land from
which the Native American human
remains and associated funerary objects
from sites 15TR0004, 40MT0004,
40MT0021, 40MT0022, and 40MT? were
removed is the aboriginal land of the
Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band of
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Cherokee Indians; and the United
Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in
Oklahoma.
• Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the
disposition of the human remains and
associated funerary objects may be to
the Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band of
Cherokee Indians; and the United
Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in
Oklahoma (hereafter referred to as ‘‘The
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 Ronald Grayson, U.S. Army
Garrison, Fort Campbell, Directorate of
Public Works, Building 865, 16th Street,
Fort Campbell, KY 42223, telephone
(270) 412–8174, email
ronald.i.grayson.civ@mail.mil, by May
24, 2019. After that date, if no
additional requestors have come
forward, transfer of control of the
human remains and associated funerary
objects to The Tribes may proceed.
The U.S. Army Garrison, Fort
Campbell is responsible for notifying
The Consulted Tribes that this notice
has been published.
Dated: March 11, 2019.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Agency Information Collection
Activities; Mining and Mining Claims
and Non-Federal Oil and Gas Rights
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we,
the National Park Service (NPS) are
proposing to renew an information
collection with revisions.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before June 24,
2019.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments on
this information collection request (ICR)
by mail to Phadrea Ponds, Acting, NPS
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Information Collection Clearance
Officer, 1201 Oakridge Drive, Fort
Collins, CO 80525; or by email at
phadrea_ponds@nps.gov; or by
telephone at 970–267–7231. Please
reference OMB Control Number 1024–
0064 in the subject line of your
comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request additional information about
this ICR, contact Edward O. Kassman,
Jr., Regulatory Specialist, Energy and
Minerals Branch, Geologic Resources
Division, National Park Service, by mail
at P.O. Box 25287, Lakewood, Colorado
80225; or by email at Edward_
Kassman@nps.gov; or by fax at 303–
987–6792.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, we provide the
general public and other Federal
agencies with an opportunity to
comment on new, proposed, revised,
and continuing collections of
information. This helps us assess the
impact of our information collection
requirements and minimize the public’s
reporting burden. It also helps the
public understand our information
collection requirements and provide the
requested data in the desired format.
We are soliciting comments on the
proposed Information Collection
Request (ICR) described below. We are
especially interested in public comment
addressing the following issues: (1) Is
the collection necessary to the proper
functions of the NPS; (2) will this
information be processed and used in a
timely manner; (3) is the estimate of
burden accurate; (4) how might the NPS
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
of the information to be collected; and
(5) how might the NPS minimize the
burden of this collection on the
respondents, including through the use
of information technology.
Comments that you submit in
response to this notice are a matter of
public record. We will include or
summarize each comment in our request
to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) to approve this ICR. Before
including your address, phone number,
email address, or other personal
identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware that
your entire comment—including your
personal identifying information—may
be made publicly available at any time.
While you can ask us in your comment
to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
Abstract: The Organic Act of 1916
(NPS Organic Act) (54 U.S.C. 100101)
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authorizes the Secretary of the Interior
to develop regulations for units of the
national park system (System units)
under the Department’s jurisdiction.
The Mining in the Parks Act (54 U.S.C.
100731 et seq.) directs the Secretary of
the Interior to regulate all operations in
System units in connection with the
exercise of mineral rights on patented
and unpatented mining claims.
The regulations at 36 CFR part 9,
subparts A and B, ensure that mining
and non-Federal oil and gas activities in
System units are conducted in a manner
consistent with conserving each System
unit for the benefit of present and future
generations. The information required
by Subpart A identifies the claim,
claimant, and operator (the claimant
and operator are often the same) and
details how the operator intends to
access and develop the minerals
associated with the claim. It also
identifies the steps the operator intends
to take to minimize any adverse impacts
of the mining operations on park
resource and values. No information,
except claim ownership information, is
submitted unless the claimant wishes to
conduct mining operations. The
information required by subpart B
identifies the owner and operator (the
owner and operator are often the same)
and details how the operator intends to
access and develop the oil and gas
rights. It also identifies the steps the
operator intends to take to minimize any
adverse impacts on park resources and
values. No information is submitted
unless the owner wishes to conduct oil
and gas operations.
With this submission, we plan to
request OMB approval to consolidate
the information collection requirements
currently approved under OMB Control
No. 1024–0274, ‘‘Non-Federal Oil and
Gas Rights, 36 CFR part 9, subpart B’’
into this collection. We identified the
information collection requirements
associated with 1024–0274 in the
burden table below. If OMB approves
this revision, we will discontinue OMB
Control Number 1024–0274.
Title of Collection: Mining and
Mining Claims and Non-Federal Oil and
Gas Rights, 36 CFR part 9, subparts A
and B.
OMB Control Number: 1024–0064.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Businesses.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour
Burden Cost: None.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0027464; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Army Garrison, Fort
Campbell, Fort Campbell, KY
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Garrison, Fort Campbell 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 U.S. Army Garrison, Fort Campbell. 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 U.S. Army Garrison, Fort Campbell at the address in
this notice by May 24, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Ronald Grayson, U.S. Army Garrison, Fort Campbell,
Directorate of Public Works, Building 865, 16th Street, Fort Campbell,
KY 42223, telephone (270) 412-8174, email
[email protected].
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. Army
Garrison, Fort Campbell, Fort Campbell, KY. The human remains and
associated funerary objects were removed from site 15TR0004 in Trigg
County, KY, and sites 40MT0004, 40MT0018, 40MT0021, 40MT0022, and an
unidentified site (40MT?) in Montgomery County, TN.
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 was made by the U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District's Mandatory Center of
Expertise for the Curation and Management of Archaeological Collections
(MCX CMAC) and U.S. Army Garrison, Fort Campbell professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of
Indians of Oklahoma; Cherokee Nation; Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana;
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians; Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma;
Kialegee Tribal Town; Poarch Band of Creeks (previously listed as the
Poarch Band of Creek Indians of Alabama); Shawnee Tribe; The Chickasaw
Nation of Oklahoma; The Muscogee (Creek) Nation; Thlopthlocco Tribal
Town; and the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma,
hereafter referred to as ``The Consulted Tribes.''
History and Description of the Remains
In 1930, human remains representing, at minimum, 31 individuals
were removed from 15TR0004, the Duncan Site, in Trigg County, KY.
Excavations at the cemetery site were conducted by University of
Kentucky archeologists William S. Webb and William D. Funkhouser. All
the human remains, as well as the associated funerary objects
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were stored at the University of Kentucky until August 2017, when they
were transferred to the Cultural Resource Office of the U.S. Army
Garrison, Fort Campbell, the current land owners. In October 2017, the
human remains and associated funerary objects were transferred to the
MCX CMAC Lab in St. Louis, MO, to be inventoried. The collection was
returned to the U.S. Army Garrison, Fort Campbell Cultural Resource
Office in June 2018. Individuals from the site include 30 adults of
undetermined sex and one child of undetermined sex. No known
individuals were identified. The three associated funerary objects are
one mortuary pot, one mortuary vessel with handles, and one faunal bone
needle.
Between 1965 and 1966, human remains representing, at minimum,
three individuals were removed from site 40MT0004 in Montgomery County,
TN. Excavations at the site were conducted by E.L. Sheppard,
avocational archeologists, and Fort Campbell Pratt Museum curator Glen
Koons. All the human remains, as well as the associated funerary
objects, were stored at the U.S. Army Garrison, Fort Campbell Pratt
Museum. In October 2017, the human remains and associated funerary
objects were transferred to the MCX CMAC Lab in St. Louis, MO, to be
inventoried. The collection was returned to the U.S. Army Garrison,
Fort Campbell Cultural Resource Office in June 2018. Individuals from
the site include one adult of undetermined sex and two infants of
undetermined sex. No known individuals were identified. The two
associated funerary objects are one shell fragment and one faunal bone
fragment.
In 1973, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual was
removed from site 40MT0018 in Montgomery County, TN. Excavations at the
site were conducted by Joe Benthall, Tennessee Division of Archaeology.
All the human remains, as well as the associated funerary objects, were
stored at the Tennessee Division of Archaeology Collection Facility at
Pinson Mounds until 2017, when they were transferred to the U.S. Army
Garrison, Fort Campbell Cultural Resource Office. In October 2017, the
human remains and associated funerary objects were transferred to the
MCX CMAC Lab in St. Louis, MO, to be inventoried. The collection was
returned to the U.S. Army Garrison, Fort Campbell Cultural Resource
Office in June 2018. Individuals from the site include one adult of
undetermined sex. No known individuals were identified. The two
associated funerary objects are one ceramic rim sherd and one ceramic
body sherd.
In 1963, human remains representing, at minimum, eight individuals
were removed from site 40MT0021 in Montgomery County, TN. Excavations
at the site were conducted by Fort Campbell Pratt Museum curator Glen
Koons. All the human remains, as well as the associated funerary
objects, have been stored at the U.S. Army Garrison, Fort Campbell
since the excavation, first at the Pratt Museum, and later at the
Cultural Resource Office. In October 2017, the human remains and
associated funerary objects were transferred to the MCX CMAC Lab in St.
Louis, MO, to be inventoried. The collection was returned to the U.S.
Army Garrison, Fort Campbell Cultural Resource Office in June 2018.
Individuals from the site include four adults of undetermined sex, one
subadult of undetermined sex, two children of undetermined sex, and one
infant of undetermined sex. No known individuals were identified. The
78 associated funerary objects are two charcoal fragments, 31 effigy
bottle fragments, five ceramic body sherds, four faunal bone fragments,
16 lithic flakes, eight shell beads, 10 shells, and two debris bags.
In 1963, human remains representing, at minimum, five individuals
were removed from site 40MT0022 in Montgomery County, TN. Excavations
at the site were conducted by Fort Campbell Pratt Museum curator Glen
Koons. All the human remains, as well as the associated funerary
objects, have been stored at the U.S. Army Garrison, Fort Campbell
since the excavation, first at the Pratt Museum, and later at the
Cultural Resource Office. In October 2017 the human remains and
associated funerary objects were transferred to the MCX CMAC Lab in St.
Louis, MO, to be inventoried. The collection was returned to the U.S.
Army Garrison, Fort Campbell Cultural Resource Office in June 2018.
Individuals from the site include two adults of undetermined sex, one
child of undetermined sex, and two infants of undetermined sex. No
known individuals were identified. The 391 associated funerary objects
are one ceramic effigy head, 191 ceramic body sherds, five ceramic rim
sherds, one horn-shaped ceramic object, one ceramic effigy bottle
fragment, one ceramic owl pendant, three bone (non-human) hair pin
fragments, 22 faunal bone fragments, two fossils, one bead, one stone
pipe, 155 shell beads, six shell fragments, and one unidentified white
object.
In the 1960s, human remains representing, at minimum, five
individuals were removed from an unidentified site in Montgomery
County, TN. The human remains were reportedly excavated by Fort
Campbell Pratt Museum curator Glen Koons. All the human remains, as
well as the associated funerary objects, have been stored at the U.S.
Army Garrison, Fort Campbell since the excavation, first at the Pratt
Museum, and later at the Cultural Resource Office. In October 2017, the
human remains and associated funerary objects were transferred to the
MCX CMAC Lab in St. Louis, MO, to be inventoried. The collection was
returned to the U.S. Army Garrison, Fort Campbell Cultural Resource
Office in June 2018. Individuals from the site include three adults of
undetermined sex, one child of undetermined sex, and one infant of
undetermined sex. No known individuals were identified. The 22
associated funerary objects are one chipped stone, five ceramic body
sherds, six shell fragments, and 10 lithic flakes.
Determinations Made by the U.S. Army Garrison, Fort Campbell
Officials of the U.S. Army Garrison, Fort Campbell have determined
that:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice are Native American based on morphological
characteristics, archeological context, and associated funerary
objects.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice represent the physical remains of 53 individuals of
Native American ancestry.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the 498 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, the land from which the Native American human remains and
associated funerary objects from site 40MT0018 were removed is the
aboriginal land of the Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band of Cherokee
Indians; and the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma.
Treaties indicate that the land from which the Native
American human remains and associated funerary objects from sites
15TR0004, 40MT0004, 40MT0021, 40MT0022, and 40MT? were removed is the
aboriginal land of the Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band of
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Cherokee Indians; and the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in
Oklahoma.
Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the disposition of the
human remains and associated funerary objects may be to the Cherokee
Nation; Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians; and the United Keetoowah Band
of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma (hereafter referred to as ``The
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 Ronald
Grayson, U.S. Army Garrison, Fort Campbell, Directorate of Public
Works, Building 865, 16th Street, Fort Campbell, KY 42223, telephone
(270) 412-8174, email [email protected], by May 24, 2019.
After that date, if no additional requestors have come forward,
transfer of control of the human remains and associated funerary
objects to The Tribes may proceed.
The U.S. Army Garrison, Fort Campbell is responsible for notifying
The Consulted Tribes that this notice has been published.
Dated: March 11, 2019.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2019-08227 Filed 4-23-19; 8:45 am]
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