Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, Savannah, GA, 28608-28609 [2023-09475]

Download as PDF 28608 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 86 / Thursday, May 4, 2023 / Notices Repatriation of the cultural items in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after June 5, 2023. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, must determine the most appropriate requestor prior to repatriation. Requests for joint repatriation of the cultural items are considered a single request and not competing requests. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, 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 10.8, § 10.10, and § 10.14. Dated: April 25, 2023. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2023–09476 Filed 5–3–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0035771; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, OK National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Gilcrease Museum intends to repatriate certain cultural items that meet the definition of unassociated funerary objects, sacred objects, and objects of cultural patrimony and that have a cultural affiliation with the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice. The cultural items were removed from unknown locations. DATES: Repatriation of the cultural items in this notice may occur on or after June 5, 2023. ADDRESSES: Laura Bryant, Gilcrease Museum, 800 S. Tucker Drive, Tulsa, OK 74104, telephone (918) 596–2747, email laura-bryant@utulsa.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 Gilcrease Museum. The National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice. Additional information on the determinations in this notice, ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:12 May 03, 2023 Jkt 259001 including the results of consultation, can be found in the summary or related records held by the Gilcrease Museum. Description Three cultural items were removed from unknown locations. Museum records do not provide details regarding the original acquisition of these items, except to note that two of them were donated to the Gilcrease Museum by different collectors who primarily collected in the latter half of the 20th century, and that one of them was purchased by Thomas Gilcrease in 1950 from Emil Lenders, an artist who traveled around the country at the turn of the 20th century. The three sacred objects and objects of cultural patrimony are pipe bags. Six cultural items were removed from unknown locations. Museum records do not provide details regarding the original acquisition of these items, except to note that six of them were donated to the Gilcrease Museum by a collector who primarily collected in the latter half of the 20th century. The six unassociated funerary objects are pipe bags. Cultural Affiliation The cultural items 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, historical, and oral traditional. Determinations Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations, the Gilcrease Museum has determined that: • Six of the cultural items described above 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 and are believed, by a preponderance of the evidence, to have been removed from a specific burial site of a Native American individual. • Three of the cultural items described above both are specific ceremonial objects needed by traditional Native American religious leaders for the practice of traditional Native American religions by their present-day adherents and have ongoing historical, traditional, or cultural importance PO 00000 Frm 00150 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 central to the Native American group or culture itself, rather than property owned by an individual. • There is a relationship of shared group identity that can be reasonably traced between the cultural items and the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes, Oklahoma. Requests for Repatriation Additional, written requests for repatriation of the cultural items in this notice must be sent to the Responsible Official identified in ADDRESSES. Requests for repatriation may be submitted by 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 cultural items in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after June 5, 2023. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the Gilcrease Museum must determine the most appropriate requestor prior to repatriation. Requests for joint repatriation of the cultural items are considered a single request and not competing requests. The Gilcrease 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 10.8, § 10.10, and § 10.14. Dated: April 25, 2023. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2023–09474 Filed 5–3–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0035773; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, Savannah, GA National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\04MYN1.SGM 04MYN1 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 86 / Thursday, May 4, 2023 / Notices ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 remains and associated funerary objects and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice. The human remains and associated funerary objects were removed from Columbia County, GA. DATES: Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects in this notice may occur on or after June 5, 2023. ADDRESSES: Mr. Rodney Parker, Regulatory Archeologist and District Tribal Liaison, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, 100 W Oglethorpe Avenue, Savannah, GA 31401, telephone (912) 652–5964, email Rodney.D.Parker@usace.army.mil. 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 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District. 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 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District. Description Human remains representing, at minimum, six individuals were removed from Columbia County, GA. Between 1948–1951, the National Park Service’s River Basin Survey conducted archeological investigations at the Lake Springs Village site (9CB22), located within the former Clark’s Hill Lake, now Thurmond Lake. Subsequent excavations at this site were conducted by the Smithsonian Institution on behalf of the Savannah District in response to the imminent construction of Thurmond Lake. The human remains belong to four adults, one of whom is likely male, and two individuals for whom no further information is available. No known individuals were identified. (Additional human remains and cultural objects removed from this site are housed at the Smithsonian Institution and are under its control.) The 425 associated funerary objects are two rocks, three wood fragments, one lot of soil matrix, two bone tools, 21 gastropod shells, one matrix nodule with bone, one lot of bone and shell in matrix, six turtle shell fragments, 185 faunal remains, 99 potsherds, six projectile points, one quartz projectile point, 38 lithics, one petrified wood, one biface, 14 noncultural objects, two fire-cracked rocks, two worked bones, 22 shell, four flakes, one projectile point base, one VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:12 May 03, 2023 Jkt 259001 quartz nodule, one quartz thumb scraper, two worked quartz, and eight unidentified clay items. 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, biological, geographical, historical, other relevant information, and expert opinion. Determinations Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, has determined that: • The human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of six individuals of Native American ancestry. • The 425 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. • 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 Muscogee (Creek) 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 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah PO 00000 Frm 00151 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 28609 District, 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 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, 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. [FR Doc. 2023–09475 Filed 5–3–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0035770; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Inventory Completion: Illinois State Museum, Springfield, IL National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Illinois State Museum has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and associated funerary objects and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice. The human remains and associated funerary objects were removed from multiple locations in Arkansas, including Craighead, Crittenden, Cross, and Lonoke Counties, and an unknown Arkansas locale. DATES: Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects in this notice may occur on or after June 5, 2023. ADDRESSES: Brooke M. Morgan, Illinois State Museum Research & Collections Center, 1011 East Ash Street, Springfield, IL 62701, telephone (217) 785–8930, email brooke.morgan@ illinois.gov. 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 Illinois State Museum. The National Park Service is SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\04MYN1.SGM 04MYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 86 (Thursday, May 4, 2023)]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0035773; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 
Savannah District, Savannah, GA

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and 
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah 
District, has completed an inventory of human remains and associated 
funerary objects and has determined that there is a cultural 
affiliation between the human

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remains and associated funerary objects and Indian Tribes or Native 
Hawaiian organizations in this notice. The human remains and associated 
funerary objects were removed from Columbia County, GA.

DATES: Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary 
objects in this notice may occur on or after June 5, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Mr. Rodney Parker, Regulatory Archeologist and District 
Tribal Liaison, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, 100 W 
Oglethorpe Avenue, Savannah, GA 31401, telephone (912) 652-5964, 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 responsibility of the 
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District. 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 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District.

Description

    Human remains representing, at minimum, six individuals were 
removed from Columbia County, GA. Between 1948-1951, the National Park 
Service's River Basin Survey conducted archeological investigations at 
the Lake Springs Village site (9CB22), located within the former 
Clark's Hill Lake, now Thurmond Lake. Subsequent excavations at this 
site were conducted by the Smithsonian Institution on behalf of the 
Savannah District in response to the imminent construction of Thurmond 
Lake. The human remains belong to four adults, one of whom is likely 
male, and two individuals for whom no further information is available. 
No known individuals were identified. (Additional human remains and 
cultural objects removed from this site are housed at the Smithsonian 
Institution and are under its control.) The 425 associated funerary 
objects are two rocks, three wood fragments, one lot of soil matrix, 
two bone tools, 21 gastropod shells, one matrix nodule with bone, one 
lot of bone and shell in matrix, six turtle shell fragments, 185 faunal 
remains, 99 potsherds, six projectile points, one quartz projectile 
point, 38 lithics, one petrified wood, one biface, 14 noncultural 
objects, two fire-cracked rocks, two worked bones, 22 shell, four 
flakes, one projectile point base, one quartz nodule, one quartz thumb 
scraper, two worked quartz, and eight unidentified clay items.

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, biological, geographical, 
historical, other relevant information, and expert opinion.

Determinations

    Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after 
consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian 
organizations, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, has 
determined that:
     The human remains described in this notice represent the 
physical remains of six individuals of Native American ancestry.
     The 425 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.
     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 Muscogee (Creek) 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 U.S. Army Corps 
of Engineers, Savannah District, 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 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 
Savannah District, 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, Sec.  
10.10, and Sec.  10.14.

    Dated: April 25, 2023.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2023-09475 Filed 5-3-23; 8:45 am]
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