Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Tennessee, Department of Anthropology, Knoxville, TN, and Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, Division of Archaeology, Nashville, TN, 58403-58404 [2024-15830]
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day adherents to practice traditional
Native American religion, according to
the Native American traditional
knowledge of a lineal descendant,
Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian
organization.
• There is a reasonable connection
between the cultural items described in
this notice and the Cherokee Nation;
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians;
Poarch Band of Creek Indians; The
Chickasaw Nation; and The Muscogee
(Creek) Nation.
Requests for Repatriation
Additional, written requests for
repatriation of the cultural items in this
notice must be sent to the authorized
representative identified in this notice
under 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 August 19, 2024. If competing
requests for repatriation are received,
UTK and TDEC–DOA 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. UTK and TDEC–
DOA are responsible for sending a copy
of this notice to the Indian Tribes and
Native Hawaiian organizations
identified in this notice and to any other
consulting parties.
Authority: Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Act, 25
U.S.C. 3004 and the implementing
regulations, 43 CFR 10.9.
Dated: July 10, 2024.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Inventory Completion:
University of Tennessee, Department
of Anthropology, Knoxville, TN, and
Tennessee Department of Environment
and Conservation, Division of
Archaeology, Nashville, TN
AGENCY:
National Park Service, Interior.
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ACTION:
Notice.
In accordance with the Native
American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the
University of Tennessee, Department of
Anthropology (UTK) and the Tennessee
Department of Environment and
Conservation, Division of Archaeology
(TDEC–DOA) have 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.
DATES: Repatriation of the human
remains and associated funerary objects
in this notice may occur on or after
August 19, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Ellen Lofaro, University
of Tennessee, Office of Repatriation,
5723 Middlebrook Pike, Knoxville, TN
37921–6053, telephone (865) 974–3370,
email nagpra@utk.edu and Phillip R.
Hodge, Tennessee Department of
Environment and Conservation,
Division of Archaeology, 1216 Foster
Avenue, Cole Building #3, Nashville,
TN 37243, telephone (615) 626–2025,
email Phil.Hodge@tn.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 UTK and TDEC–
DOA, and additional information on the
determinations in this notice, including
the results of consultation, can be found
in their inventory or related records.
The National Park Service is not
responsible for the determinations in
this notice.
SUMMARY:
Abstract of Information Available
Human remains representing, at least,
16 individuals have been identified. The
101 lots of associated funerary objects
are 17 lots of lithics, 15 lots of faunal
remains, 32 lots of floatation samples,
17 lots of charcoal, 15 lots of clay, three
lots of hematite, and two lots of shell.
These individuals were removed from
40GL26, the Bailey site, in Giles County,
TN. The Bailey site was identified
during an archeological survey by the
Tennessee Department of
Transportation (TDOT) due to proposed
replacement of a bridge over Sugar
Creek and relocation of part of State
Route 11. TDOT applied for and
received the required permits from
TDEC–DOA. UTK was contracted to
excavate and did so from May 20 to
August 23, 1986. All cultural material
and disinterred remains were
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transferred to UTK, where they have
been housed since. While some of the
human remains have been ‘‘repaired’’
using glue, to our knowledge, no known
hazardous substances were used to treat
any of the remains or objects.
Human remains representing at least,
two individuals have been identified.
The single associated funerary object is
one lot of faunal remains. These
individuals were removed from a
mound in Giles County, TN, around
1970 and donated to UTK by Greg Rost
on an unknown date prior to 2016.
Given the location and site type, this
unknown site could be part of 40GL14,
the Potts site. To our knowledge, no
known hazardous substances were used
to treat any of the remains or objects.
Cultural affiliation between these
human remains and funerary objects,
and the Indian Tribes listed in this
notice was established via historical
information, geographical information,
and oral tradition. Giles County, TN is
part of lands ceded to the United States
by the Chickasaw, as recorded in, Treaty
with the Chickasaw, 1805. Giles County,
TN is also part of lands ceded to the
United States by the Cherokee, as
recorded in, Treaty with the Cherokee,
1806, and Treaty with the Cherokee,
1807. Tribal oral tradition also
establishes that Muscogee (Creek)
Ancestors once inhabited Giles County.
Cultural Affiliation
Based on the information available
and the results of consultation, cultural
affiliation is clearly identified by the
information available about the human
remains and associated funerary objects
described in this notice.
Determinations
UTK and TDEC–DOA have
determined that:
• The human remains described in
this notice represent the physical
remains of 18 individuals of Native
American ancestry.
• The 102 objects described in this
notice are reasonably believed to have
been placed intentionally with or near
individual human remains at the time of
death or later as part of the death rite
or ceremony.
• There is a connection between the
human remains and associated funerary
objects described in this notice and the
Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band of
Cherokee Indians; Poarch Band of Creek
Indians; The Chickasaw Nation; 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
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authorized representative identified in
this notice under 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
an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization with cultural affiliation.
Repatriation of the human remains
and associated funerary objects
described in this notice to a requestor
may occur on or after August 19, 2024.
If competing requests for repatriation
are received, UTK and TDEC–DOA 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. UTK and TDEC–
DOA are responsible for sending a copy
of this notice to the Indian Tribes and
Native Hawaiian organizations
identified in this notice.
Authority: Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Act, 25
U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing
regulations, 43 CFR 10.10.
Dated: July 10, 2024.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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U.S. Nomination to the World Heritage
List: U.S. Civil Rights Movement Sites
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
This notice announces the
decision to request that the Georgia
State University’s World Heritage
Initiative prepare a draft nomination of
U.S. Civil Rights Sites for inclusion on
the United Nations Educational,
Scientific and Cultural Organization
(UNESCO) World Heritage List. The
decision is the result of consultation
with the Federal Interagency Panel for
World Heritage and the review of public
comments submitted in response to an
earlier notice. This notice complies with
applicable World Heritage Program
regulations.
ADDRESSES: To request paper copies of
documents discussed in this notice,
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contact April Brooks, Office of
International Affairs, National Park
Service, 1849 C St. NW, Room 2415,
Washington, DC 20240, (202) 354–1808,
or send electronic mail (Email) to: april_
brooks@nps.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jonathan Putnam, 202–354–1809.
Information on the U.S. World Heritage
program can be found at:https://
www.nps.gov/subjects/international
cooperation/worldheritage.htm.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The World Heritage List is an
international list of cultural and natural
properties nominated by the signatories
to the World Heritage Convention
(1972). The United States was the prime
architect of the Convention, an
international treaty for preservation of
natural and cultural heritage sites of
global significance. The World Heritage
Committee, composed of representatives
of 21 nations periodically elected as the
governing body of the World Heritage
Convention, makes the final decisions
on which nominations to accept on the
World Heritage List. There are 1,199
sites in 168 countries. Currently there
are 25 World Heritage Sites in the
United States. U.S. participation and the
roles of the Department of the Interior
(Department) and the National Park
Service (NPS) are authorized by Title IV
of the Historic Preservation Act
Amendments of 1980 and conducted in
accordance with 36 CFR part 73—World
Heritage Convention. Each State Party to
the Convention maintains a Tentative
List, periodically updated, of properties
that are considered suitable for
nomination. Only properties on the
Tentative List are eligible to officially
prepare nominations that the
Department may consider for
submission. An entry for U.S. Civil
Rights Sites, including three churches in
Alabama, has included on the U.S.
Tentative List since 2008. Neither
inclusion in the list nor inscription as
a World Heritage Site imposes legal
restrictions on owners or neighbors of
sites, nor does it give the United Nations
any management authority or ownership
rights in U.S. World Heritage Sites,
which continue to be subject only to
U.S. law.
The Assistant Secretary for Fish and
Wildlife and Parks (Assistant Secretary)
initiates the process to nominate U.S.
sites to the World Heritage List by
publishing a notice in the Federal
Register seeking public comment on
which properties on the U.S. Tentative
List should be nominated next by the
United States. The first notice (88 FR
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was published on June 7, 2023.
Following the publication of the first
notice, the Assistant Secretary consults
the Federal Interagency Panel for World
Heritage to review the public comments
submitted and make a recommendation.
If the Panel recommends that a
property, or properties, be nominated
and the recommendation is accepted by
the Assistant Secretary, a second notice
is issued. The Assistant Secretary
authorized a draft nomination for the
Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge in
2023 and the U.S. Civil Rights Sites is
the second nomination authorized
(authorization was delayed pending
completion of an assessment of the
proposed nomination by the
International Council on Monuments
and Sites, see below). This is the second
notice as required by 36 CFR 73.7(f) on
the proposed nomination. The Panel
assists the Department in implementing
the Convention by making
recommendations on U.S. World
Heritage policy, procedures, and
nominations. The Panel is chaired by
the Assistant Secretary.
Decision To Request the Preparation of
a New U.S. World Heritage Nomination
The Department received over 10,300
comments in response to the first notice,
many of them regarding both the
Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge
and the U.S. Civil Rights Sites, all of
which were expressions of support from
the property owners, elected
representatives at local, state, and
Federal levels, individuals, institutions,
and museums. There were no comments
against nominating any property,
including this nomination.
The Department considered all
comments received as well as the advice
of the Federal Interagency Panel for
World Heritage.
The Department has selected the U.S.
Civil Rights Sites as a proposed U.S.
serial nomination to the World Heritage
List. With the assistance of the
Department, including the completion
of appropriate consultation with Native
American Tribal governments, the
Georgia State University World Heritage
Initiative, along with supporting
organizations and property owners, is
encouraged to develop a complete
nomination, in accordance with 36 CFR
part 73 and the nomination format
required by the World Heritage
Committee.
The U.S. Civil Rights Sites
nomination includes the three churches
in Alabama that were included in the
Tentative List in 2008: Dexter Avenue
King Memorial Baptist Church,
Montgomery, Alabama; Bethel Baptist
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Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Tennessee,
Department of Anthropology, Knoxville, TN, and Tennessee Department of
Environment and Conservation, Division of Archaeology, Nashville, TN
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 University of Tennessee, Department of
Anthropology (UTK) and the Tennessee Department of Environment and
Conservation, Division of Archaeology (TDEC-DOA) have 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.
DATES: Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary
objects in this notice may occur on or after August 19, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Ellen Lofaro, University of Tennessee, Office of
Repatriation, 5723 Middlebrook Pike, Knoxville, TN 37921-6053,
telephone (865) 974-3370, email [email protected] and Phillip R. Hodge,
Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, Division of
Archaeology, 1216 Foster Avenue, Cole Building #3, Nashville, TN 37243,
telephone (615) 626-2025, 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 UTK
and TDEC-DOA, and additional information on the determinations in this
notice, including the results of consultation, can be found in their
inventory or related records. The National Park Service is not
responsible for the determinations in this notice.
Abstract of Information Available
Human remains representing, at least, 16 individuals have been
identified. The 101 lots of associated funerary objects are 17 lots of
lithics, 15 lots of faunal remains, 32 lots of floatation samples, 17
lots of charcoal, 15 lots of clay, three lots of hematite, and two lots
of shell. These individuals were removed from 40GL26, the Bailey site,
in Giles County, TN. The Bailey site was identified during an
archeological survey by the Tennessee Department of Transportation
(TDOT) due to proposed replacement of a bridge over Sugar Creek and
relocation of part of State Route 11. TDOT applied for and received the
required permits from TDEC-DOA. UTK was contracted to excavate and did
so from May 20 to August 23, 1986. All cultural material and
disinterred remains were transferred to UTK, where they have been
housed since. While some of the human remains have been ``repaired''
using glue, to our knowledge, no known hazardous substances were used
to treat any of the remains or objects.
Human remains representing at least, two individuals have been
identified. The single associated funerary object is one lot of faunal
remains. These individuals were removed from a mound in Giles County,
TN, around 1970 and donated to UTK by Greg Rost on an unknown date
prior to 2016. Given the location and site type, this unknown site
could be part of 40GL14, the Potts site. To our knowledge, no known
hazardous substances were used to treat any of the remains or objects.
Cultural affiliation between these human remains and funerary
objects, and the Indian Tribes listed in this notice was established
via historical information, geographical information, and oral
tradition. Giles County, TN is part of lands ceded to the United States
by the Chickasaw, as recorded in, Treaty with the Chickasaw, 1805.
Giles County, TN is also part of lands ceded to the United States by
the Cherokee, as recorded in, Treaty with the Cherokee, 1806, and
Treaty with the Cherokee, 1807. Tribal oral tradition also establishes
that Muscogee (Creek) Ancestors once inhabited Giles County.
Cultural Affiliation
Based on the information available and the results of consultation,
cultural affiliation is clearly identified by the information available
about the human remains and associated funerary objects described in
this notice.
Determinations
UTK and TDEC-DOA have determined that:
The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of 18 individuals of Native American ancestry.
The 102 objects described in this notice are reasonably
believed to have been placed intentionally with or near individual
human remains at the time of death or later as part of the death rite
or ceremony.
There is a connection between the human remains and
associated funerary objects described in this notice and the Cherokee
Nation; Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians; Poarch Band of Creek Indians;
The Chickasaw Nation; 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
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authorized representative identified in this notice under 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 an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization with
cultural affiliation.
Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects
described in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after August
19, 2024. If competing requests for repatriation are received, UTK and
TDEC-DOA 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. UTK and TDEC-DOA are responsible for sending a copy
of this notice to the Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations
identified in this notice.
Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act,
25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.10.
Dated: July 10, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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