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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 Illinois State
Museum.
Description
Sometime between 1956 and 1960,
human remains representing, at
minimum, two individuals were
removed from the Lawhorn site in
Craighead County by John Moselage. In
1960, faunal remains from this site were
transferred to the Illinois State Museum
for Paul Parmalee to analyze. During
that analysis, fragmentary human
skeletal remains were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
The Lawhorn site dates to the
Mississippian period, with earlier
Woodland components present to a
lesser extent.
On December 28, 1962, human
remains representing, at minimum, two
individuals were removed from the
McDuffee site (32CG21) in Craighead
County by Gregory Perino. In 1963,
faunal remains from this site were
transferred to the Illinois State Museum
for Paul Parmalee to analyze. During
that analysis, fragmentary human
skeletal remains were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
The McDuffee site dates to the
Mississippian period.
Sometime between 1957 and 1959,
human remains representing, at
minimum, 10 individuals were removed
from the Banks site (3CT16) in
Crittenden County by Gregory Perino of
the Gilcrease Foundation. In 1959,
together with faunal remains for Paul
Parmalee to analyze, these human
remains were transferred to the Illinois
State Museum. Nine of these
individuals are largely represented by
isolated postcranial elements, while the
tenth individual, an adult male, is
represented by a nearly complete
skeleton. The one associated funerary
object is one lot of mussel shell. The
Banks site dates to the Nodena Phase of
the Mississippian period.
On an unknown date, human remains
representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from
Crittenden County. In 1967, these
human remains were transferred from a
private collection to the Illinois State
Museum. No associated funerary objects
are present.
On an unknown date, human remains
representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from
Crittenden County. In 2009, these
human remains were donated from a
private estate to the Illinois State
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Museum. No associated funerary objects
are present.
On an unknown date, human remains
representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from the Rose
Mound site (3CS27) in Cross County
and later donated to the Quincy
Museum in Quincy, IL. In 1991, these
human remains were transferred to the
Illinois State Museum. No associated
funerary objects are present. Rose
Mound dates to the Parkin Phase of the
Mississippian period.
On an unknown date, human remains
representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from ‘‘a
mound near Little Rock,’’ most likely
Toltec Mounds (3LN42) in Lonoke
County. In 1967, these human remains
were transferred from a private
collection to the Illinois State Museum.
No associated funerary objects are
present. Toltec Mounds dates to the Late
Woodland (Plum Bayou culture) and
Quapaw Phase of the Mississippian
period.
On an unknown date, human remains
representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from an
unknown location in Arkansas. In 1967,
these human remains were transferred
from a private collection to the Illinois
State Museum. No associated funerary
objects are present.
Cultural Affiliation
The human remains and associated
funerary objects 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: anthropological,
archeological, geographical, historical,
and oral traditional.
• There is a relationship of shared
group identity that can be reasonably
traced between the human remains and
associated funerary objects described in
this notice and the Quapaw Nation.
Requests for Repatriation
Written requests for repatriation of the
human remains and associated funerary
objects 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
and associated funerary objects in this
notice to a requestor may occur on or
after June 5, 2023. If competing requests
for repatriation are received, the Illinois
State Museum must determine the most
appropriate requestor prior to
repatriation. Requests for joint
repatriation of the human remains and
associated funerary objects are
considered a single request and not
competing requests. The Illinois State
Museum is responsible for sending a
copy of this notice to the Indian Tribe
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: April 25, 2023.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Determinations
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Pursuant to NAGPRA and its
implementing regulations, and after
consultation with the appropriate
Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian
organizations, the Illinois State Museum
has determined that:
• The human remains described in
this notice represent the physical
remains of 19 individuals of Native
American ancestry.
• The one object described in this
notice is 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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Notice on Outer Continental Shelf Oil
and Gas Lease Sales
Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management (BOEM), Interior.
ACTION: List of restricted joint bidders.
AGENCY:
Pursuant to the Energy Policy
and Conservation Act of 1975 and
BOEM’s regulatory restrictions on joint
bidding, BOEM is publishing this list of
restricted joint bidders. Each entity
within one of the following groups is
restricted from bidding with any entity
in any of the other groups listed below
SUMMARY:
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at Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas
lease sales held during the bidding
period of May 1, 2023, through October
31, 2023.
DATES: This list of restricted joint
bidders covers the bidding period of
May 1, 2023, through October 31, 2023,
and succeeds all prior published lists.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Group I
[Docket No. BOEM–2023–0031]
Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Assessment for a Wind
Energy Research Lease on the Atlantic
Outer Continental Shelf Offshore
Maine
Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
Group II
In compliance with the
National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA) of 1969, as amended, the Bureau
of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)
intends to prepare an environmental
assessment (EA) to consider the
reasonably foreseeable environmental
consequences associated with the
issuance of a research lease to the State
of Maine. That lease would grant Maine
the exclusive right to submit, for
BOEM’s potential approval, plans for
wind energy-related research activities
offshore Maine. BOEM is seeking public
input regarding important
environmental issues and the
identification of reasonable alternatives
that should be considered in the EA.
DATES: BOEM must receive your
comments no later than June 5, 2023.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal:
https://www.regulations.gov. In the
entry entitled, ‘‘Enter Keyword or ID,’’
enter BOEM–2023–0031, and then click
‘‘search.’’ Follow the instructions to
submit public comments and view
supporting and related materials
available for this notice; or
• By U.S. Postal Service or other
delivery service, send your comments
and information to the following
address: Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management, Office of Renewable
Energy Programs, 45600 Woodland
Road, Mail Stop VAM–OREP, Sterling,
VA 20166.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jessica Stromberg, BOEM, Environment
Branch for Renewable Energy, 45600
Woodland Road, Mail Stop VAM–OREP,
Sterling, VA 20166, 703–787–1730, or
jessica.stromberg@boem.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority: This notice of intent to
prepare an EA is published pursuant to
43 CFR 46.305.
SUMMARY:
Chevron Corporation
Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
Chevron Midcontinent, L.P.
Unocal Corporation
Union Oil Company of California
Pure Partners, L.P.
Group III
Eni Petroleum Co. Inc.
Eni Petroleum US LLC
Eni Oil US LLC
Eni Marketing Inc.
Eni BB Petroleum Inc.
Eni US Operating Co. Inc.
Eni BB Pipeline LLC
Group IV
Equinor ASA
Equinor Gulf of Mexico LLC
Equinor USA E&P Inc.
Group V
Exxon Mobil Corporation
ExxonMobil Exploration Company
Group VI
Shell Oil Company
Shell Offshore Inc.
SWEPI LP
Shell Frontier Oil & Gas Inc.
SOI Finance Inc.
Shell Gulf of Mexico Inc.
Group VII
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Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
AGENCY:
BP America Production Company
BP Exploration & Production Inc.
Total E&P USA, Inc.
Even if an entity does not appear on
the above list, BOEM may disqualify
and reject certain joint or single bids
submitted by an entity if that entity is
chargeable for the prior production
period with an average daily production
in excess of 1.6 million barrels of crude
oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids.
See 30 CFR 556.512.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6213; and 30 CFR
556.511–556.515.
Elizabeth Klein,
Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management.
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1. Background
On March 20, 2023, BOEM issued a
notice that competitive interest did not
exist in the area proposed for a research
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lease by the State of Maine (88 FR
16662). Thus, BOEM has decided to
proceed with the research leasing
process using the procedures described
in 30 CFR 585.239. The next step in that
process includes initiating an
environmental review of potential
impacts from activities associated with
the research lease, if issued.
Proposed Action and Scope of Analysis
The proposed action that will be the
subject of the EA is the issuance of a
research lease. In addition to the no
action alternative (no lease issuance),
other alternatives may be considered,
such as exclusion of certain areas from
project siting or modification of project
activities. The EA will consider the
reasonably foreseeable environmental
consequences associated with lease
issuance that are expected to take place
following issuance of a research lease to
the State of Maine, including the
potential impacts of site
characterization surveys and site
assessment activities, such as the
deployment and recovery of a
meteorological buoy. BOEM has decided
to prepare an EA for this proposed
action in order to assist agency’s
planning and decision making (40 CFR
1501.5(b)). This notice starts the formal
scoping process for the EA under 40
CFR 1501.9 and solicits information
regarding additional important
environmental issues and alternatives
that should be considered in the EA.
Additionally, BOEM will use the
scoping process to identify and
eliminate from detailed analysis issues
that are not significant or that have been
analyzed by prior environmental
reviews (40 CFR 1501.9(f)(1)).
BOEM will use responses to this
notice and the EA public input process
to satisfy the public involvement
requirements of the National Historic
Preservation Act (54 U.S.C. 306108), as
provided in 36 CFR 800.2(d)(3).
Consequently, BOEM seeks information
from the public on the identification of
historic properties that might be
impacted by the leasing activities
should BOEM decide to issue the
research lease. The analyses contained
within the EA also will support
compliance with other environmental
statutes (e.g., Endangered Species Act,
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act, and
Marine Mammal Protection Act).
The research lease would not
authorize any activities on the Outer
Continental Shelf, but would grant the
State of Maine the exclusive rights to
submit plans for BOEM approval. Prior
to the approval of any plan authorizing
the construction and operation of wind
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
Notice on Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Lease Sales
AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), Interior.
ACTION: List of restricted joint bidders.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975 and
BOEM's regulatory restrictions on joint bidding, BOEM is publishing
this list of restricted joint bidders. Each entity within one of the
following groups is restricted from bidding with any entity in any of
the other groups listed below
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at Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas lease sales held during the
bidding period of May 1, 2023, through October 31, 2023.
DATES: This list of restricted joint bidders covers the bidding period
of May 1, 2023, through October 31, 2023, and succeeds all prior
published lists.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Group I
BP America Production Company
BP Exploration & Production Inc.
Group II
Chevron Corporation
Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
Chevron Midcontinent, L.P.
Unocal Corporation
Union Oil Company of California
Pure Partners, L.P.
Group III
Eni Petroleum Co. Inc.
Eni Petroleum US LLC
Eni Oil US LLC
Eni Marketing Inc.
Eni BB Petroleum Inc.
Eni US Operating Co. Inc.
Eni BB Pipeline LLC
Group IV
Equinor ASA
Equinor Gulf of Mexico LLC
Equinor USA E&P Inc.
Group V
Exxon Mobil Corporation
ExxonMobil Exploration Company
Group VI
Shell Oil Company
Shell Offshore Inc.
SWEPI LP
Shell Frontier Oil & Gas Inc.
SOI Finance Inc.
Shell Gulf of Mexico Inc.
Group VII
Total E&P USA, Inc.
Even if an entity does not appear on the above list, BOEM may
disqualify and reject certain joint or single bids submitted by an
entity if that entity is chargeable for the prior production period
with an average daily production in excess of 1.6 million barrels of
crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids. See 30 CFR 556.512.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6213; and 30 CFR 556.511-556.515.
Elizabeth Klein,
Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management.
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