Notice of Inventory Completion: Auburn University, Auburn, AL, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Forests in Alabama, Montgomery, AL, 9905-9906 [2023-03237]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 31 / Wednesday, February 15, 2023 / Notices Requests for Repatriation Written requests for repatriation of the human remains in this notice must be sent to the Responsible Official identified in ADDRESSES. Requests for repatriation may be submitted by: 1. Any one or more of the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations identified in this notice. 2. Any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice who shows, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the requestor is a lineal descendant or a culturally affiliated Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization. Repatriation of the human remains in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after March 17, 2023. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the Antonio J. Waring, Jr. Archaeological Laboratory must determine the most appropriate requestor prior to repatriation. Requests for joint repatriation of the human remains are considered a single request and not competing requests. The Antonio J. Waring, Jr. Archaeological Laboratory is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the Indian Tribes identified in this notice. Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.9, 10.10, and 10.14. Dated: February 8, 2023. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. BILLING CODE 4312–52–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0035338; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO National Park Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the University of Northern Colorado (UNC) has completed an inventory of human remains and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice. The human remains were removed from Weld County, CO. ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: 21:16 Feb 14, 2023 Jkt 259001 Description At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed from Weld County, CO. The human remains belong to one adult female. No known individual was identified. No associated funerary objects are present. In the 1970s, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed from Weld County, CO. The human remains belong to one adult of indeterminate sex. No known individual was identified. No associated funerary objects are present. Cultural Affiliation The human remains in this notice are connected to one or more identifiable earlier groups, tribes, peoples, or cultures. There is a relationship of shared group identity between the identifiable earlier groups, tribes, peoples, or cultures and one or more Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations. The following types of information were used to reasonably trace the relationship: archeological, biological, geographical, and oral traditional. [FR Doc. 2023–03235 Filed 2–14–23; 8:45 am] VerDate Sep<11>2014 Repatriation of the human remains in this notice may occur on or after March 17, 2023. ADDRESSES: Dr. Andrew T. Creekmore III, University of Northern Colorado, 501 20th Street, Greeley, CO 80638, telephone (970) 351–2761, email andrew.creekmore@unco.edu. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is published as part of the National Park Service’s administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA. The determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the UNC. The National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice. Additional information on the determinations in this notice, including the results of consultation, can be found in the inventory or related records held by the UNC. DATES: Determinations Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations, the UNC has determined that: • The human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of two individuals of Native American ancestry. • There is a relationship of shared group identity that can be reasonably traced between the human remains described in this notice and the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes, PO 00000 Frm 00055 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 9905 Oklahoma; Fort Belknap Indian Community of the Fort Belknap Reservation of Montana; Northern Arapaho Tribe of the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming; Northern Cheyenne Tribe of the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation, Montana; Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado; and the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe. Requests for Repatriation Written requests for repatriation of the human remains in this notice must be sent to the Responsible Official identified in ADDRESSES. Requests for repatriation may be submitted by: 1. Any one or more of the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations identified in this notice. 2. Any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice who shows, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the requestor is a lineal descendant or a culturally affiliated Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization. Repatriation of the human remains in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after March 17, 2023. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the UNC must determine the most appropriate requestor prior to repatriation. Requests for joint repatriation of the human remains are considered a single request and not competing requests. The UNC is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the Indian Tribes identified in this notice. Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.9, 10.10, and 10.14. Dated: February 8, 2023. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2023–03236 Filed 2–14–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0035339; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Inventory Completion: Auburn University, Auburn, AL, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Forests in Alabama, Montgomery, AL National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\15FEN1.SGM 15FEN1 9906 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 31 / Wednesday, February 15, 2023 / Notices Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), Auburn University and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Forests in Alabama (National Forests in Alabama) have completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects and have determined that there is no cultural affiliation between the human remains and associated funerary objects and any Indian Tribe. The human remains and associated funerary objects were removed from Franklin, Lawrence, and Winston Counties, AL. Disposition of the human remains and associated funerary objects in this notice may occur on or after March 17, 2023. DATES: Michael Walters, Auburn University, 7030 Haley Center, Auburn, AL 36849, telephone (334) 844–5008, email mcw0121@auburn.edu, and Marcus Ridley, United States Forest Service-National Forests in Alabama, Supervisor’s Office, 2946 Chestnut Street, Montgomery, AL 36107, telephone (334) 832–4470 Ext.103, email marcus.ridley@usda.gov. ADDRESSES: This notice is published as part of the National Park Service’s administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA. The determinations in this notice are the sole responsibilities of Auburn University and the National Forests in Alabama. The National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice. Additional information on the determinations in this notice, including the results of consultation, can be found in the inventory or related records held by the Auburn University and the National Forests in Alabama. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES Description At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed from William B. Bankhead National Forest, located in Franklin, Lawrence, and Winston Counties, AL. Precise details regarding the location and manner of removal of these human remains are unknown. At an unknown date, the human remains were given to Dr. John Cottier, a professor of anthropology at Auburn University, as a donation to the University. A label accompanying the human remains states, ‘‘From a bluff shelter in Bankhead National Forest’’ and ‘‘John Miner Gift.’’ These human remains belong to a juvenile approximately 8-to-10 years old. The 38 associated funerary objects are 21 lithic fragments, 16 ceramic sherds, and one lot of faunal materials. VerDate Sep<11>2014 21:16 Feb 14, 2023 Jkt 259001 Aboriginal Land The human remains and associated funerary objects in this notice were removed from a known geographic location. This location is the aboriginal land of one or more Indian Tribes. The following information was used to identify the aboriginal land: the Treaty with the Chickasaw of 1816, the Treaty with the Cherokee of 1816, and the Indian Claims Commission (ICC) Findings of Fact from April 4, 1970. The two treaties indicate that the land from which the Native American human remains and associated funerary objects were removed is the aboriginal land of the Cherokee Nation, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, The Chickasaw Nation, and the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma. The ICC Findings of Fact indicate that the land from which the human remains and associated funerary objects were removed is also the aboriginal land of the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas, Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town, Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana, Kialegee Tribal Town, Miccosukee Tribe of Indians, Poarch Band of Creek Indians, Seminole Tribe of Florida, The Muscogee (Creek) Nation, The Seminole Nation of Oklahoma, and the Thlopthlocco Tribal Town. Determinations Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes, Auburn University and the National Forests in Alabama have determined that: • The human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of one individual of Native American ancestry. • The 38 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. • No relationship of shared group identity can be reasonably traced between the human remains and associated funerary objects and any Indian Tribe. • The human remains and associated funerary objects described in this notice were removed from the aboriginal land of the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas; Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town; Cherokee Nation; Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana; Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians; Kialegee Tribal Town; Miccosukee Tribe of Indians; Poarch Band of Creek Indians; Seminole Tribe of Florida; The Chickasaw Nation; The Muscogee (Creek) Nation; The Seminole PO 00000 Frm 00056 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Nation of Oklahoma; Thlopthlocco Tribal Town; and the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma. Requests for Disposition Written requests for disposition of the human remains and associated funerary objects in this notice must be sent to the Responsible Official identified in ADDRESSES. Requests for disposition may be submitted by: 1. Any one or more of the Indian Tribes identified in this notice. 2. Any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice who shows, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the requestor is a lineal descendant or a culturally affiliated Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization, or who shows that the requestor is an aboriginal land Indian Tribe. Disposition of the human remains and associated funerary objects described in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after March 17, 2023. If competing requests for disposition are received, Auburn University and the National Forests in Alabama must determine the most appropriate requestor prior to disposition. Requests for joint disposition of the human remains and associated funerary objects are considered a single request and not competing requests. Auburn University and the National Forests in Alabama are responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the Indian Tribes identified in this notice. Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.9 and 10.11. Dated: February 8, 2023. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2023–03237 Filed 2–14–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0035340; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Inventory Completion: Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, IL National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Field Museum of Natural History has completed an inventory of human remains and has determined that there is no cultural affiliation between the SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\15FEN1.SGM 15FEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 31 (Wednesday, February 15, 2023)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-03237]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0035339; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: Auburn University, Auburn, AL, 
and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National 
Forests in Alabama, Montgomery, AL

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and

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Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), Auburn University and the U.S. Department of 
Agriculture, Forest Service, National Forests in Alabama (National 
Forests in Alabama) have completed an inventory of human remains and 
associated funerary objects and have determined that there is no 
cultural affiliation between the human remains and associated funerary 
objects and any Indian Tribe. The human remains and associated funerary 
objects were removed from Franklin, Lawrence, and Winston Counties, AL.

DATES: Disposition of the human remains and associated funerary objects 
in this notice may occur on or after March 17, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Michael Walters, Auburn University, 7030 Haley Center, 
Auburn, AL 36849, telephone (334) 844-5008, email [email protected], 
and Marcus Ridley, United States Forest Service-National Forests in 
Alabama, Supervisor's Office, 2946 Chestnut Street, Montgomery, AL 
36107, telephone (334) 832-4470 Ext.103, email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is published as part of the 
National Park Service's administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA. 
The determinations in this notice are the sole responsibilities of 
Auburn University and the National Forests in Alabama. The National 
Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice. 
Additional information on the determinations in this notice, including 
the results of consultation, can be found in the inventory or related 
records held by the Auburn University and the National Forests in 
Alabama.

Description

    At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, one 
individual were removed from William B. Bankhead National Forest, 
located in Franklin, Lawrence, and Winston Counties, AL. Precise 
details regarding the location and manner of removal of these human 
remains are unknown. At an unknown date, the human remains were given 
to Dr. John Cottier, a professor of anthropology at Auburn University, 
as a donation to the University. A label accompanying the human remains 
states, ``From a bluff shelter in Bankhead National Forest'' and ``John 
Miner Gift.'' These human remains belong to a juvenile approximately 8-
to-10 years old. The 38 associated funerary objects are 21 lithic 
fragments, 16 ceramic sherds, and one lot of faunal materials.

Aboriginal Land

    The human remains and associated funerary objects in this notice 
were removed from a known geographic location. This location is the 
aboriginal land of one or more Indian Tribes. The following information 
was used to identify the aboriginal land: the Treaty with the Chickasaw 
of 1816, the Treaty with the Cherokee of 1816, and the Indian Claims 
Commission (ICC) Findings of Fact from April 4, 1970. The two treaties 
indicate that the land from which the Native American human remains and 
associated funerary objects were removed is the aboriginal land of the 
Cherokee Nation, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, The Chickasaw 
Nation, and the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma. 
The ICC Findings of Fact indicate that the land from which the human 
remains and associated funerary objects were removed is also the 
aboriginal land of the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas, Alabama-
Quassarte Tribal Town, Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana, Kialegee Tribal 
Town, Miccosukee Tribe of Indians, Poarch Band of Creek Indians, 
Seminole Tribe of Florida, The Muscogee (Creek) Nation, The Seminole 
Nation of Oklahoma, and the Thlopthlocco Tribal Town.

Determinations

    Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after 
consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes, Auburn University and 
the National Forests in Alabama have determined that:
     The human remains described in this notice represent the 
physical remains of one individual of Native American ancestry.
     The 38 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.
     No relationship of shared group identity can be reasonably 
traced between the human remains and associated funerary objects and 
any Indian Tribe.
     The human remains and associated funerary objects 
described in this notice were removed from the aboriginal land of the 
Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas; Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town; 
Cherokee Nation; Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana; Eastern Band of Cherokee 
Indians; Kialegee Tribal Town; Miccosukee Tribe of Indians; Poarch Band 
of Creek Indians; Seminole Tribe of Florida; The Chickasaw Nation; The 
Muscogee (Creek) Nation; The Seminole Nation of Oklahoma; Thlopthlocco 
Tribal Town; and the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in 
Oklahoma.

Requests for Disposition

    Written requests for disposition of the human remains and 
associated funerary objects in this notice must be sent to the 
Responsible Official identified in ADDRESSES. Requests for disposition 
may be submitted by:
    1. Any one or more of the Indian Tribes identified in this notice.
    2. Any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian 
organization not identified in this notice who shows, by a 
preponderance of the evidence, that the requestor is a lineal 
descendant or a culturally affiliated Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian 
organization, or who shows that the requestor is an aboriginal land 
Indian Tribe.
    Disposition of the human remains and associated funerary objects 
described in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after March 17, 
2023. If competing requests for disposition are received, Auburn 
University and the National Forests in Alabama must determine the most 
appropriate requestor prior to disposition. Requests for joint 
disposition of the human remains and associated funerary objects are 
considered a single request and not competing requests. Auburn 
University and the National Forests in Alabama are responsible for 
sending a copy of this notice to the Indian Tribes identified in this 
notice.
    Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 
25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.9 and 
10.11.

    Dated: February 8, 2023.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2023-03237 Filed 2-14-23; 8:45 am]
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