80 FR 46596 - Notice of Inventory Completion: Oregon State University, Department of Anthropology, Corvallis, OR; Correction

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 150 (August 5, 2015)

Page Range		46596-46597
FR Document		2015-19241

The Oregon State University Department of Anthropology has corrected an inventory of human remains, published in a Notice of Inventory Completion in the Federal Register on June 24, 2014. This notice corrects the minimum number of individuals listed in that notice.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-18597; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: Oregon State University, 
Department of Anthropology, Corvallis, OR; Correction

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice; correction.

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SUMMARY: The Oregon State University Department of Anthropology has 
corrected an inventory of human remains, published in a Notice of 
Inventory Completion in the Federal Register on June 24, 2014. This 
notice corrects the minimum number of individuals listed in that 
notice.

ADDRESSES: Brenda Kellar, Oregon State University, Department of 
Anthropology, 238 Waldo Hall, Corvallis, OR 97333, telephone (541) 737-
4296, 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 correction of an inventory of human remains under 
the control of the Oregon State University Department of Anthropology, 
Corvallis, OR. The human remains were removed from Casey, Christian, 
and Scott Counties, KY.
    This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's 
administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). 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.
    This notice corrects the minimum number of individuals published in 
a Notice of Inventory Completion in the Federal Register (79 FR 35779-
35780, June 24, 2014). Re-inventory for repatriation discovered changes 
in the number of remains.

Correction

    In the Federal Register (79 FR 35779-35780, June 24, 2014), 
paragraph 9, sentence 1 is corrected by substituting the following 
sentence:

    Between 1930 and 1971, human remains representing, at minimum, 
three individuals were removed from an unknown site in Casey County, 
KY, by Dr. Neumann.

    In the Federal Register (79 FR 35779-35780, June 24, 2014), 
paragraph 11, sentence 1 is corrected by substituting the following 
sentence:

    Between 1930 and 1971, human remains representing, at minimum, 
two individuals were removed from an unknown site in Scott County, 
KY, by Dr. Neumann.

    In the Federal Register (79 FR 35779-35780, June 24, 2014), 
paragraph 14, sentence 3 is corrected by substituting the following 
sentence:

    Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described in 
this notice represent the physical remains of 10 individuals of 
Native American ancestry.

    The Oregon State University Department of Anthropology is 
responsible for notifying the Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Indians of 
Oklahoma; Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians; Eastern 
Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma; Miami Tribe of Oklahoma; Shawnee Tribe; and 
United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in

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Oklahoma that this notice has been published.

    Dated: June 29, 2015.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DATES: Lineal descendants or Determinations Made by the Portland Corvallis, OR 97333, telephone (541)
representatives of any Indian tribe or Art Museum 737–4296, email Brenda.kellar@
Native Hawaiian organization not Officials of the Portland Art Museum oregonstate.edu.
identified in this notice that wish to have determined that: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
claim these cultural items should • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(C), here given in accordance with the
submit a written request with the 18 cultural items described above Native American Graves Protection and
information in support of the claim to are specific ceremonial objects needed Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C.
the Portland Art Museum at the address by traditional Native American religious 3003, of the correction of an inventory
in this notice by September 4, 2015. leaders for the practice of traditional of human remains under the control of
Native American religions by their the Oregon State University Department
ADDRESSES: Deana Dartt, Curator of
present-day adherents. of Anthropology, Corvallis, OR. The
Native American Art, Portland Art
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there human remains were removed from
Museum, 1219 SW. Park Ave., Portland,
is a relationship of shared group Casey, Christian, and Scott Counties,
OR 97209, telephone (503) 276–4294, identity that can be reasonably traced
email deana.dartt@pam.org. KY.
between the sacred objects and the Crow This notice is published as part of the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is Tribe of Montana. National Park Service’s administrative
here given in accordance with the Additional Requestors and Disposition responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25
Native American Graves Protection and U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations in
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. Lineal descendants or representatives
this notice are the sole responsibility of
3005, of the intent to repatriate cultural of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian
the museum, institution, or Federal
items under the control of the Portland organization not identified in this notice
agency that has control of the Native
Art Museum that meet the definition of that wish to claim these cultural items
American human remains. The National
sacred objects under 25 U.S.C. 3001. should submit a written request with
Park Service is not responsible for the
information in support of the claim to
This notice is published as part of the determinations in this notice.
Deana Dartt, Portland Art Museum,
National Park Service’s administrative 1219 SW. Park Ave., Portland, OR This notice corrects the minimum
responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 97205, telephone (503) 276–4294, email number of individuals published in a
U.S.C. 3003(d) (3). The determinations deana.dartt@pam.org, by September 4, Notice of Inventory Completion in the
in this notice are the sole responsibility 2015. After that date, if no additional Federal Register (79 FR 35779–35780,
of the museum, institution, or Federal claimants have come forward, transfer June 24, 2014). Re-inventory for
agency that has control of the Native of control of the sacred objects to the repatriation discovered changes in the
American cultural items. The National Crow Tribe of Montana may proceed. number of remains.
Park Service is not responsible for the The Portland Art Museum is Correction
determinations in this notice. responsible for notifying the Crow Tribe
of Montana that this notice has been In the Federal Register (79 FR 35779–
History and Description of the Cultural 35780, June 24, 2014), paragraph 9,
published.
Items sentence 1 is corrected by substituting
Dated: June 29, 2015. the following sentence:
Between 1970 and 1990, 18 medicine Melanie O’Brien,
bundles were removed from the Crow Between 1930 and 1971, human remains
Manager, National NAGPRA Program. representing, at minimum, three individuals
Indian Reservation in Crow Agency, [FR Doc. 2015–19238 Filed 8–4–15; 8:45 am] were removed from an unknown site in
MT. The bundles were sold over two BILLING CODE 4310–12–P Casey County, KY, by Dr. Neumann.
decades by Native antiquities and arts
dealers to collector Elizabeth Cole In the Federal Register (79 FR 35779–
Butler. Butler donated them to the 35780, June 24, 2014), paragraph 11,
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
museum beginning in the 1980s and sentence 1 is corrected by substituting
until her death in 2004. The 18 bundles National Park Service the following sentence:
are all considered sacred objects. [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–18597; Between 1930 and 1971, human remains
representing, at minimum, two individuals
The 18 medicine bundles were first PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000]
were removed from an unknown site in Scott
identified as Crow by the dealers that County, KY, by Dr. Neumann.
sold them to Butler. In 1994 Crow tribal Notice of Inventory Completion:
representative John Pretty-on-Top Oregon State University, Department In the Federal Register (79 FR 35779–
responded to the NAGPRA summary of of Anthropology, Corvallis, OR; 35780, June 24, 2014), paragraph 14,
Crow objects sent to the Crow Tribe of Correction sentence 3 is corrected by substituting
Montana in 1993. Pretty-on-Top the following sentence:
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
concluded that the bundles would not ACTION: Notice; correction. Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human
be of interest to the tribe as a whole remains described in this notice represent the
since bundles are exclusively owned by SUMMARY: The Oregon State University physical remains of 10 individuals of Native
individuals. In August 2014 Timothy Department of Anthropology has American ancestry.
McCleary was consulted about the corrected an inventory of human The Oregon State University
asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES

bundles. On September 17, 2014, remains, published in a Notice of Department of Anthropology is
McCleary presented the issue of the 18 Inventory Completion in the Federal responsible for notifying the Absentee-
bundles held by the Portland Art Register on June 24, 2014. This notice Shawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma;
Museum to the Crow Cultural corrects the minimum number of Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band of
Committee. The Crow Cultural individuals listed in that notice. Cherokee Indians; Eastern Shawnee
Committee determined that a claim for ADDRESSES: Brenda Kellar, Oregon State Tribe of Oklahoma; Miami Tribe of
the 18 sacred objects should be made by University, Department of Oklahoma; Shawnee Tribe; and United
the Crow Tribe of Montana. Anthropology, 238 Waldo Hall, Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in

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Oklahoma that this notice has been institution, or Federal agency that has are Native American based on their
published. control of the Native American human presence in prehistoric archeological
Dated: June 29, 2015. remains. The National Park Service is contexts.
Melanie O’Brien,
not responsible for the determinations • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
in this notice. human remains described in this notice
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2015–19241 Filed 8–4–15; 8:45 am] Consultation represent the physical remains of 2
individuals of Native American
BILLING CODE 4312–50–P A detailed assessment of the human ancestry.
remains was made by TVA’s
professional staff in consultation with • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), a
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR representatives of the Absentee relationship of shared group identity
Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma; Alabama- cannot be reasonably traced between the
National Park Service Native American human remains and
Coushatta Tribe of Texas (previously
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–18496; listed as the Alabama-Coushatta Tribes any present-day Indian tribe.
PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] of Texas); Alabama-Quassarte Tribal • According to final judgments of the
Town; Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band of Indian Claims Commission or the Court
Notice of Inventory Completion: Cherokee Indians; Eastern Shawnee of Federal Claims, the land from which
Tennessee Valley Authority, Knoxville, Tribe of Oklahoma; Kialegee Tribal the Native American human remains
TN Town; Poarch Band of Creeks were removed is the aboriginal land of
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. (previously listed as the Poarch Band of the Cherokee Nation, Eastern Band of
Creek Indians of Alabama); Shawnee Cherokee Indians, and the United
ACTION: Notice.
Tribe; The Chickasaw Nation; The Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in
SUMMARY: The Tennessee Valley Muscogee (Creek) Nation of Oklahoma; Oklahoma.
Authority (TVA) has completed an The Seminole Nation of Oklahoma; • Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1)(ii),
inventory of human remains in Thlopthlocco Tribal Town; and the TVA has decided to transfer control of
consultation with the appropriate United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee the culturally unidentifiable human
federally recognized Indian tribes and Indians in Oklahoma. remains to the Cherokee Nation, Eastern
has determined that there is no cultural Band of Cherokee Indians, and the
History and Description of the Remains
affiliation between the human remains United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee
and any present-day federally Between 1964 and 1965, human Indians in Oklahoma.
recognized Indian tribes. remains representing, at minimum, two
Representatives of any federally individuals were removed from site Additional Requestors and Disposition
recognized Indian tribe not identified in 40MI21, in Marion County, TN, by Representatives of any federally
this notice that wish to request transfer amateur archeologists following the recognized Indian tribe not identified in
of control of these human remains building of Nickajack Dam. TVA has this notice that wish to request transfer
should submit a written request to TVA. under its control and in its physical of control of these human remains
If no additional requestors come possession human remains from one should submit a written request with
forward, transfer of control of the adult male and one adult female. No information in support of the request to
human remains to the federally known individuals were identified. No Dr. Thomas O. Maher, TVA, 400 West
recognized Indian tribe stated in this associated funerary objects are present. Summit Hill Drive, WT11D, Knoxville,
notice may proceed. Ernest A. Bachman and others TN 37902–1401, telephone (865) 632–
DATES: Representatives of any federally
removed 20 burials from site 40MI21 7458, email tomaher@tva.gov, by
recognized Indian tribe not identified in between 1964 and 1965 and reported on September 4, 2015. After that date, if no
this notice that wish to request transfer this in the Tennessee Archaeologist additional requestors have come
of control of these human remains (Bachman 1966). Bachman indicated forward, transfer of control of the
should submit a written request with that an erosional trench was being cut human remains to the Cherokee Nation,
information in support of the request to through the site as a result of dredging, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, and
TVA at the address in this notice by revealing human burials. Bachman the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee
September 4, 2015. states that some of the non-funerary Indians in Oklahoma may proceed.
ceramic artifacts were examined by the
ADDRESSES: Dr. Thomas O. Maher, TVA, TVA is responsible for notifying the
University of Tennessee and identified
400 West Summit Hill Drive, WT11D, as representing Late Archaic (c. 3000– Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma;
Knoxville, TN 37902–1401, telephone 1000 B.C.) and Woodland (900 B.C.– Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas
(865) 632–7458, email tomaher@tva.gov. A.D. 900) components. (previously listed as the Alabama-
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is Since no funerary objects Coushatta Tribes of Texas); Alabama-
here given in accordance with the accompanied the human remains under Quassarte Tribal Town; Cherokee
Native American Graves Protection and the control of TVA, it is not known if Nation; Eastern Band of Cherokee
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. they were derived from the Late Archaic Indians; Eastern Shawnee Tribe of
3003, of the completion of an inventory or the Woodland occupation. The lack Oklahoma; Kialegee Tribal Town;
of human remains under the control and of any detailed information on these Poarch Band of Creeks (previously listed
possession of TVA. The human remains as the Poarch Band of Creek Indians of
asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES

human remains leads TVA to determine
were removed from site 40MI21, in that they are culturally unidentifiable. Alabama); Shawnee Tribe; The
Marion County, TN. Chickasaw Nation; The Muscogee
This notice is published as part of the Determinations Made by the Tennessee (Creek) Nation of Oklahoma; The
National Park Service’s administrative Valley Authority Seminole Nation of Oklahoma;
responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 Officials of TVA have determined Thlopthlocco Tribal Town; and the
U.S.C. 3003(d)(3) and 43 CFR 10.11(d). that: United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee
The determinations in this notice are • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the Indians in Oklahoma that this notice has
the sole responsibility of the museum, human remains described in this notice been published.

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80 FR 46596 - Notice of Inventory Completion: Oregon State University, Department of Anthropology, Corvallis, OR; Correction

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIORNational Park Service

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 150 (August 5, 2015)

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
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