80 FR 13602 - Notice of Inventory Completion: Columbia University, Department of Anthropology, New York, NY

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 50 (March 16, 2015)

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FR Document		2015-05981

The Columbia University, Department of Anthropology, has completed an inventory of human remains, 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 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 should submit a written request to Columbia University. If no additional requestors come forward, transfer of control of the human remains to the Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations stated in this notice may proceed.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-17722; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: Columbia University, Department 
of Anthropology, New York, NY

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Columbia University, Department of Anthropology, has 
completed an inventory of human remains, 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 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 should submit a written request to Columbia 
University. If no additional requestors come forward, transfer of 
control of the human remains 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 should submit a written 
request with information in support of the request to Columbia 
University at the address in this notice by April 15, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Dr. Nan Rothschild, Department of Anthropology, Columbia 
University, 1200 Amsterdam Ave., New York, NY 10027, telephone (212) 
854-4977, 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 under 
the control of Columbia University. The human remains were removed from 
Okiedan Butte, Ransom County, ND.
    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. 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 Columbia 
University, Department of Anthropology, professional staff in 
consultation with representatives of the Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes 
of the Fort Peck Indian Reservation, Montana; Cheyenne and Arapaho 
Tribes, Oklahoma (previously listed as the Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes of 
Oklahoma); Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe of the Cheyenne River Sioux 
Reservation, South Dakota; Crow Creek Sioux Tribe of the Crow Creek 
Reservation, South Dakota; Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe of South 
Dakota; Lower Brule Sioux Tribe of the Lower Brule Reservation, South 
Dakota; Northern Cheyenne Tribe of the Northern Cheyenne Indian 
Reservation, Montana; Oglala Sioux Tribe, South Dakota (previously 
listed as the Oglala Sioux Tribe of the Pine Ridge Reservation, South 
Dakota); Rosebud Sioux Tribe of the Rosebud Indian Reservation, South 
Dakota; Santee Sioux Nation, Nebraska; Standing Rock Sioux Tribe of 
North & South Dakota Three Affiliated Tribes of Fort Berthold 
Reservation, North Dakota; and the Yankton Sioux Tribe of South Dakota 
(hereafter listed as ``The Tribes'').

History and Description of the Remains

    In 1938, human remains representing, at minimum, three individuals 
were removed from Okiedan Butte in Ransom County, ND. The excavation 
was led by William Duncan Strong and jointly sponsored by Columbia 
University and the State Historical Society of North Dakota. Strong 
brought the human remains to the American Museum of Natural History 
(AMNH) where they were placed on ``permanent loan.'' In January 2002, a 
detailed assessment of the human remains was made by researchers at 
Columbia University and in August 2011, the AMNH transferred the human 
remains to the Department of Anthropology at Columbia University. Three 
fragmentary skulls, representing two adults and one child were 
identified. These individuals have been identified as Native American 
based on Strong's documentation and non-invasive assessment of cranial 
features. No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary 
objects are present.
    Strong's field notes (National Anthropological Archives, Strong 
Papers, Box 21, Field Work 1938) refer to excavations at Mound #1 at 
Okiedan Buttes (sic) on July 28, 1938. Strong's notes are interspersed 
with that of another writer with the signature of C. Smith. Carlyle S. 
Smith was a graduate student at Columbia and a member of this team, 
however it is Smith's name that appears on field tags associated with 
these remains. The field designations, A, B, and C, correspond with the 
numbers in Strong's 1938 field notes referring to burials from 
``Okiedan Butte, Mound #1.'' According to Dr. Douglas Owsley (NMNH), 
who examined these remains in 2003, bone preservation suggests a Late 
Woodland date or later, possibly A.D. 900-1400.

Determinations Made by Columbia University, Department of Anthropology

    Officials of Columbia University, Department of Anthropology, have 
determined that:
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described 
in this notice are Native American based on Strong's documentation and 
non-invasive assessment of cranial features.
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described 
in this notice represent the physical remains of three individuals 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.

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     According to final judgments of the Indian Claims 
Commission or the Court of Federal Claims, the land from which the 
Native American human remains were removed is the aboriginal land of 
The Tribes.
     Treaties, Acts of Congress, or Executive Orders, 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)(1), 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 request with information 
in support of the request to Dr. Nan Rothschild, Department of 
Anthropology, Columbia University, 1200 Amsterdam Ave., New York, NY 
10027, telephone (212) 854-4977, email [email protected], by April 15, 
2015. After that date, if no additional requestors have come forward, 
transfer of control of the human remains to The Tribes may proceed.
    The Columbia University, Department of Anthropology, is responsible 
for The Tribes that this notice has been published.

    Dated: February 23, 2015.
Melanie O'Brien,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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records for 5 years from the date of the not identified in this notice that wish to History and Description of the Remains
related entry and that they make these request transfer of control of these In 1938, human remains representing,
records readily available to CBP for human remains should submit a written at minimum, three individuals were
audit, inspection, copying, and request with information in support of removed from Okiedan Butte in Ransom
reproduction. Instructions for the request to Columbia University at County, ND. The excavation was led by
complying with this regulation are the address in this notice by April 15, William Duncan Strong and jointly
posted on the CBP.gov Web site at: 2015. sponsored by Columbia University and
http://www.cbp.gov/trade/trade- the State Historical Society of North
community/outreach-programs/trade- ADDRESSES: Dr. Nan Rothschild,
Department of Anthropology, Columbia Dakota. Strong brought the human
agreements/nafta/repairs-alterations/ remains to the American Museum of
subchpt-9802. University, 1200 Amsterdam Ave., New
York, NY 10027, telephone (212) 854– Natural History (AMNH) where they
Action: CBP proposes to extend the were placed on ‘‘permanent loan.’’ In
expiration date of this information 4977, email roth@columbia.edu.
January 2002, a detailed assessment of
collection with no change to the burden SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is the human remains was made by
hours or to the information collected. here given in accordance with the researchers at Columbia University and
Type of Review: Extension (without Native American Graves Protection and in August 2011, the AMNH transferred
change). Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. the human remains to the Department of
Affected Public: Businesses.
Estimated Number of Respondents/ 3003, of the completion of an inventory Anthropology at Columbia University.
Recordkeepers: 2,730. of human remains under the control of Three fragmentary skulls, representing
Estimated Time per Response/ Columbia University. The human two adults and one child were
Recordkeeping: 55 minutes. remains were removed from Okiedan identified. These individuals have been
Estimated Number of Responses/ Butte, Ransom County, ND. identified as Native American based on
Recordkeeping per Respondent: 128. This notice is published as part of the Strong’s documentation and non-
Estimated Total Annual Burden invasive assessment of cranial features.
National Park Service’s administrative
Hours: 320,087. No known individuals were identified.
responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25
No associated funerary objects are
Dated: March 9, 2015. U.S.C. 3003(d)(3) and 43 CFR 10.11(d).
present.
Tracey Denning, The determinations in this notice are Strong’s field notes (National
Agency Clearance Officer, U.S. Customs and the sole responsibility of the museum, Anthropological Archives, Strong
Border Protection. institution, or Federal agency that has Papers, Box 21, Field Work 1938) refer
[FR Doc. 2015–05761 Filed 3–13–15; 8:45 am] control of the Native American human to excavations at Mound #1 at Okiedan
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not responsible for the determinations notes are interspersed with that of
in this notice. another writer with the signature of C.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Consultation Smith. Carlyle S. Smith was a graduate
student at Columbia and a member of
National Park Service A detailed assessment of the human this team, however it is Smith’s name
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–17722; remains was made by the Columbia that appears on field tags associated
PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] University, Department of with these remains. The field
Anthropology, professional staff in designations, A, B, and C, correspond
Notice of Inventory Completion: consultation with representatives of the with the numbers in Strong’s 1938 field
Columbia University, Department of Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort notes referring to burials from ‘‘Okiedan
Anthropology, New York, NY Peck Indian Reservation, Montana; Butte, Mound #1.’’ According to Dr.
Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes, Douglas Owsley (NMNH), who
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
Oklahoma (previously listed as the examined these remains in 2003, bone
ACTION: Notice. preservation suggests a Late Woodland
Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes of
SUMMARY: The Columbia University, Oklahoma); Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe date or later, possibly A.D. 900–1400.
Department of Anthropology, has of the Cheyenne River Sioux Determinations Made by Columbia
completed an inventory of human Reservation, South Dakota; Crow Creek University, Department of
remains, in consultation with the Sioux Tribe of the Crow Creek Anthropology
appropriate Indian tribes or Native Reservation, South Dakota; Flandreau
Officials of Columbia University,
Hawaiian organizations, and has Santee Sioux Tribe of South Dakota;
Department of Anthropology, have
determined that there is no cultural Lower Brule Sioux Tribe of the Lower
determined that:
affiliation between the human remains Brule Reservation, South Dakota; • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
and present-day Indian tribes or Native Northern Cheyenne Tribe of the human remains described in this notice
Hawaiian organizations. Representatives Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation, are Native American based on Strong’s
of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian Montana; Oglala Sioux Tribe, South documentation and non-invasive
organization not identified in this notice Dakota (previously listed as the Oglala assessment of cranial features.
that wish to request transfer of control Sioux Tribe of the Pine Ridge • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
of these human remains should submit Reservation, South Dakota); Rosebud human remains described in this notice
a written request to Columbia Sioux Tribe of the Rosebud Indian represent the physical remains of three
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University. If no additional requestors Reservation, South Dakota; Santee Sioux individuals of Native American
come forward, transfer of control of the Nation, Nebraska; Standing Rock Sioux ancestry.
human remains to the Indian tribes or Tribe of North & South Dakota Three • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), a
Native Hawaiian organizations stated in Affiliated Tribes of Fort Berthold relationship of shared group identity
this notice may proceed. Reservation, North Dakota; and the cannot be reasonably traced between the
DATES: Representatives of any Indian Yankton Sioux Tribe of South Dakota Native American human remains and
tribe or Native Hawaiian organization (hereafter listed as ‘‘The Tribes’’). any present-day Indian tribe.

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• According to final judgments of the encouraged to provide written outside Yellowstone National Park
Indian Claims Commission or the Court comments regarding the scope of issues through coordination with the other
of Federal Claims, the land from which and alternatives to be addressed in the IBMP partners until a new decision is
the Native American human remains EIS. The NPS and the State request that made through this planning process.
were removed is the aboriginal land of comments be submitted within the 90- The following range of preliminary
The Tribes. day comment period, which begins on draft alternative concepts has been
• Treaties, Acts of Congress, or the date this Notice of Intent is developed for review and comment. The
Executive Orders, indicate that the land published in the Federal Register. A 90- alternative concepts and management
from which the Native American human day comment period has been tools under consideration may change
remains were removed is the aboriginal established to maximize the opportunity based upon input received during
land of The Tribes. for agencies, members of the public and public scoping and throughout the
• Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the stakeholders to submit comments for development of the plan/EIS.
disposition of the human remains may consideration in this planning effort. • Alternative 1 (No-Action
be to The Tribes. The NPS and State intend to hold public Alternative) would continue
scoping meetings on the EIS within the implementation of the 2000 IBMP, as
Additional Requestors and Disposition adjusted. As part of the existing IBMP,
90-day comment period. Specific dates,
Representatives of any Indian tribe or times and locations of the public this alternative focuses on reducing the
Native Hawaiian organization not scoping meetings will be made available risk of brucellosis transmission from
identified in this notice that wish to via a joint press release to local media, bison to cattle by managing bison that
request transfer of control of these a public scoping brochure to be mailed leave Yellowstone National Park and
human remains should submit a written or emailed to interested parties and on enter the State of Montana. It also seeks
request with information in support of the NPS’s Planning, Environment and to maintain Montana’s brucellosis-free
the request to Dr. Nan Rothschild, Public Comment (PEPC) Web site at status for domestic livestock. The
Department of Anthropology, Columbia http://parkplanning.nps.gov/ population guideline for Yellowstone-
University, 1200 Amsterdam Ave., New YellBisonPlan. The NPS and State will area bison in the 2000 IBMP and under
York, NY 10027, telephone (212) 854– provide additional opportunities for the this alternative is 3,000 animals.
4977, email roth@columbia.edu, by • Alternative 2 (Minimize Human
public to offer written comments upon
April 15, 2015. After that date, if no Intervention) would prioritize bison
publication of the draft plan/EIS.
additional requestors have come conservation and minimize human
ADDRESSES: Information, including a intervention in the management of
forward, transfer of control of the copy of the public scoping brochure,
human remains to The Tribes may Yellowstone-area bison. Bison
will be available for public review abundance would primarily be
proceed. online at http://parkplanning.nps.gov/
The Columbia University, Department regulated through public and treaty
YellBisonPlan. Limited copies of the hunting on lands outside of the park in
of Anthropology, is responsible for The brochure will also be available in the Montana, and natural processes. The
Tribes that this notice has been Mailroom at the park’s Administration maximum population limit of bison
published. Building in Mammoth Hot Springs, under this alternative would be based
Dated: February 23, 2015. Yellowstone National Park, WY and by on estimates of food-limited carrying
Melanie O’Brien, request. capacity (∼7,500 bison). Other wildlife
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Bison are management tools, such as habitat
[FR Doc. 2015–05981 Filed 3–13–15; 8:45 am] currently managed under the 2000 enhancement, could also be
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Interagency Bison Management Plan implemented. The risk of brucellosis
(IBMP) and subsequent adaptive transmission from bison to cattle would
management adjustments (Information be managed through physical separation
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR available at www.ibmp.info). Because of and limited hazing of bison back into
new information and changed the park. However, there would be no
National Park Service conditions since the 2000 IBMP, a new spring haze-back date for bison to be
plan is being prepared, along with an returned to the park. There would be no
[NPS–IMR–YELL–17104; PPWONRADE2,
PMP00EI05.YP0000, 15XP103905]
environmental impact statement (EIS), disease suppression efforts or research
pursuant to the National Environmental to improve suppression techniques in
Environmental Impact Statement for a Policy Act of 1969, 42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C). wildlife.
Management Plan for Yellowstone- The purpose of the new plan/EIS is to • Alternative 3 (Limit Bison
Area Bison conserve a wild and migratory Migration into Montana) would focus on
population of Yellowstone-area bison, maintaining bison numbers below 3,000
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. while minimizing brucellosis animals, the level at which large
ACTION: Notice of intent. transmission between these wild bison migrations would likely occur during
and livestock to the extent practicable. winter months, thus limiting the
SUMMARY: The National Park Service The NPS will exercise decision- number of bison that migrate out of the
(NPS) and the State of Montana (State) making authority on the EIS and its park and into the State of Montana.
are serving as joint lead agencies in the associated Record of Decision (ROD) for Brucellosis transmission would be
preparation of an Environmental Impact NPS actions within the boundary of minimized through population control,
Statement (EIS) for a plan to manage a Yellowstone National Park, and the separation of bison and cattle and
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wild and migratory population of State will exercise decision-making hazing of bison back into the park. In
Yellowstone-area bison, while authority on the EIS and its associated spring, bison would be hazed back into
minimizing brucellosis transmission ROD for actions on lands in Montana the park by May 1 along the northern
between these wild bison and livestock outside the park’s boundary for which park boundary and May 15 along the
to the extent practicable. the State has jurisdiction. The NPS and western park boundary. Public and
DATES: Interested individuals, State will continue to implement the treaty hunting would occur outside of
organizations, and agencies are 2000 IBMP, as adjusted, within and the park. No brucellosis disease

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80 FR 13602 - Notice of Inventory Completion: Columbia University, Department of Anthropology, New York, NY

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIORNational Park Service

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 50 (March 16, 2015)

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
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