80 FR 52495 - Notice of Inventory Completion: Center for Archaeological Studies, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
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The Center for Archaeological Studies, Texas State University (Texas State), 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 any 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 Texas State. If no additional requestors come forward, transfer of control of the human remains to the non-Federally recognized Indian group stated in this notice may proceed.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

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Notice of Inventory Completion: Center for Archaeological 
Studies, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Center for Archaeological Studies, Texas State University 
(Texas State), 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 any 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 Texas State. If no additional requestors come 
forward, transfer of control of the human remains to the non-Federally 
recognized Indian group 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 Texas State at 
the address in this notice by September 30, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Todd M. Ahlman, Center for Archaeological Studies, Texas 
State University, 601 University Drive, San Marcos, TX 78666, telephone 
(512) 245-2724, 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 the Center for Archaeological Studies, Texas State 
University, San Marcos, TX. The human remains were removed from site 
41HY160, San Marcos, Hays County, TX.
    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.

Consultation

    A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by Texas State 
professional staff in consultation with representatives of the Alabama-
Coushatta Tribe of Texas (previously listed as the Alabama-Coushatta 
Tribes of Texas); Delaware Nation, Oklahoma; Kickapoo Tribe of 
Oklahoma; The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; United Keetoowah Band of 
Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma; and Ysleta del Sur Pueblo (previously 
listed as the Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo of Texas). The following tribes 
were also invited to participate in consultations, but there is no 
record of their having responded: Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Indians of 
Oklahoma;

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Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town; Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; Caddo Nation 
of Oklahoma; Cherokee Nation; Comanche Nation, Oklahoma; Iowa Tribe of 
Oklahoma; Jicarilla Apache Nation, New Mexico; Kialegee Tribal Town; 
Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas; Mescalero Apache Tribe of the 
Mescalero Reservation, New Mexico; Poarch Band of Creeks (previously 
listed as the Poarch Band of Creek Indians of Alabama); The Muscogee 
(Creek) Nation; The Osage Nation (previously listed as the Osage 
Tribe); The Quapaw Tribe of Indians; The Seminole Nation of Oklahoma; 
Thlopthlocco Tribal Town; Tonkawa Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; Tunica-
Biloxi Indian Tribe; and the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes (Wichita, 
Keechi, Waco & Tawakonie), Oklahoma (hereafter tribes listed in this 
section are referred to as ``The Consulted and Invited Tribes''). Texas 
State professional staff also consulted with the Miakan-Garza Band of 
the Coahuiltecan people, a non-federally recognized Indian group.

History and Description of the Remains

    In December 2011, human remains representing, at minimum, one 
individual were removed from site 40HY160 in Hays County, TX, following 
their inadvertent discovery during a construction project on the campus 
grounds of Texas State. A prehistoric date for the site is based on the 
artifacts excavated and removed from the site. At the request of Texas 
State University's Center for Archaeological Studies, osteological 
analysis of the remains was performed by Drs. Kate Spradley and 
Michelle Hamilton of the Department of Anthropology. Additional 
osteological cleaning, sorting, and reconstruction assistance was 
provided by four graduate students (C. Figueroa-Soto, M. McClain, L. 
Springs, and C. Tegtmeyer). The human remains were determined to be 
those of a Native American adult male of prehistoric date. No known 
individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are 
present.
    Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.16, the Secretary of the Interior may make a 
recommendation for a transfer of control of culturally unidentifiable 
human remains. In January 2015, Texas State requested that the 
Secretary, through the Native American Graves Protection and 
Repatriation Review Committee, recommend the proposed transfer of 
control of the culturally unidentifiable Native American human remains 
in this notice to the Miakan-Garza Band of the Coahuiltecan people, a 
non-federally recognized Indian group. The Review Committee, acting 
pursuant to its responsibility under 25 U.S.C. 3006(c)(5), considered 
the request at its March 2015 meeting and recommended to the Secretary 
that the proposed transfer of control proceed. A June 10, 2015, letter 
on behalf of the Secretary of Interior from the National Park Service 
Associate Director, Cultural Resources, Partnerships, and Science 
transmitted the Secretary's independent review and concurrence with the 
Review Committee that:
     Texas State consulted with the appropriate Indian tribes 
or Native Hawaiian organizations;
     Texas State determined that a relationship of shared group 
identity cannot be reasonably traced between the human remains and any 
present-day Indian tribe, based on consultation;
     Texas State determined that the human remains did not 
originate from either the tribal land or the aboriginal land of any 
Indian tribe,
     none of the Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations 
requested transfer of control of the human remains;
     none of the Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations 
has identified any individual or Indian tribe affiliated with the human 
remains through lineal descent, culture, or geography; and
     Texas State may proceed with the agreed upon transfer of 
control of the culturally unidentifiable human remains to the Miakan-
Garza Band of the Coahuiltecan people, a non-federally recognized 
Indian group.
    Transfer of control is contingent on the publication of a Notice of 
Inventory Completion in the Federal Register. This notice fulfills that 
requirement.

Determinations Made by the Center for Archaeological Studies, Texas 
State University

    Officials of the Center for Archaeological Studies, Texas State 
University, have determined that:
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described 
in this notice are Native American based on an osteological analysis 
and prehistoric artifacts not associated with the human remains.
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described 
in this notice represent the physical remains of one individual 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.
     Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.16, the disposition of the human 
remains will be to the Miakan-Garza Band of the Coahuiltecan people, a 
non-federally recognized Indian group.

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 Todd M. Ahlman, Center for Archaeological 
Studies, Texas State University, 601 University Drive, San Marcos, TX 
78666, telephone (512) 245-2724, email [email protected], by September 
30, 2015. After that date, if no additional requestors have come 
forward, transfer of control of the human remains to the Miakan-Garza 
Band of the Coahuiltecan people, a non-federally recognized Indian 
group, may proceed.
    The Center for Archaeological Studies is responsible for notifying 
The Consulted and Invited Tribes that this notice has been published.

    Dated: July 31, 2015.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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descendants or representatives of any is available. No known individual is Hawaiian organizations, and has
Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian identified. No associated funerary determined that there is no cultural
organization not identified in this notice objects are present. affiliation between the human remains
that wish to request transfer of control and any present-day Indian tribes or
Determinations Made by Indiana
of these human remains should submit Native Hawaiian organizations.
University
a written request to Indiana University. Representatives of any Indian tribe or
If no additional requestors come Officials of the Department of Native Hawaiian organization not
forward, transfer of control of the Anthropology at Indiana University identified in this notice that wish to
human remains to the lineal have determined that: request transfer of control of these
descendants, Indian tribes, or Native • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains should submit a written
Hawaiian organizations stated in this human remains described in this notice request to Texas State. If no additional
notice may proceed. represent the physical remains of one requestors come forward, transfer of
DATES: Lineal descendants or
individual of Native American ancestry. control of the human remains to the
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there non-Federally recognized Indian group
representatives of any Indian tribe or
is a relationship of shared group stated in this notice may proceed.
Native Hawaiian organization not
identity that can be reasonably traced
identified in this notice that wish to DATES: Representatives of any Indian
between the Native American human
request transfer of control of these tribe or Native Hawaiian organization
remains and The Osage Nation
human remains should submit a written not identified in this notice that wish to
(previously listed as the Osage Tribe).
request with information in support of request transfer of control of these
the request to Indiana University at the Additional Requestors and Disposition human remains should submit a written
address in this notice by September 30, Lineal descendants or representatives request with information in support of
2015. of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian the request to Texas State at the address
ADDRESSES: Dr. Jayne-Leigh Thomas, organization not identified in this notice in this notice by September 30, 2015.
NAGPRA Director, Indiana University, that wish to request transfer of control ADDRESSES: Todd M. Ahlman, Center for
NAGPRA Office, Student Building 318, of these human remains should submit Archaeological Studies, Texas State
701 E. Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, a written request with information in University, 601 University Drive, San
IN 47405, telephone (812) 856–5315, support of the request to Dr. Jayne-Leigh Marcos, TX 78666, telephone (512) 245–
email thomajay@indiana.edu. Thomas, NAGPRA Director, Indiana 2724, email t_a57@txstate.edu.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is University, NAGPRA Office, Student SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
here given in accordance with the Building 318, 701 E. Kirkwood Avenue, here given in accordance with the
Native American Graves Protection and Bloomington, IN 47405, telephone (812) Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 856–5315, email thomajay@ Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C.
3003, of the completion of an inventory indiana.edu, by September 30, 2015. 3003, of the completion of an inventory
of human remains and associated After that date, if no additional of human remains under the control of
funerary objects under the control of the requestors have come forward, transfer the Center for Archaeological Studies,
Department of Anthropology at Indiana of control of the human remains and Texas State University, San Marcos, TX.
University, Bloomington, IN. associated funerary objects to The Osage The human remains were removed from
This notice is published as part of the Nation (previously listed as the Osage site 41HY160, San Marcos, Hays
National Park Service’s administrative Tribe) may proceed. County, TX.
responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 Indiana University is responsible for This notice is published as part of the
U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations in notifying The Osage Nation (previously National Park Service’s administrative
this notice are the sole responsibility of listed as the Osage Tribe) that this responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25
the museum, institution, or Federal notice has been published. U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations in
agency that has control of the Native Dated: July 31, 2015. this notice are the sole responsibility of
American human remains. The National the museum, institution, or Federal
Melanie O’Brien,
Park Service is not responsible for the agency that has control of the Native
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
determinations in this notice. American human remains. The National
[FR Doc. 2015–21496 Filed 8–28–15; 8:45 am] Park Service is not responsible for the
Consultation BILLING CODE 4312–50–P determinations in this notice.
A detailed assessment of the human
Consultation
remains was made by Indiana
University professional staff in DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR A detailed assessment of the human
consultation with representatives of The remains was made by Texas State
National Park Service
Osage Nation (previously listed as the professional staff in consultation with
Osage Tribe). [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–18953; representatives of the Alabama-
PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Coushatta Tribe of Texas (previously
History and Description of the Remains listed as the Alabama-Coushatta Tribes
In 1956, human remains representing, Notice of Inventory Completion: Center of Texas); Delaware Nation, Oklahoma;
at minimum, one individual were for Archaeological Studies, Texas Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma; The
donated to the Department of State University, San Marcos, TX Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; United
Anthropology at Indiana University AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in
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from the Cincinnati Society of Natural ACTION: Notice. Oklahoma; and Ysleta del Sur Pueblo
History. Notes indicate that these (previously listed as the Ysleta Del Sur
human remains may have been part of SUMMARY: The Center for Archaeological Pueblo of Texas). The following tribes
the Chicago Historical Society Studies, Texas State University (Texas were also invited to participate in
collections prior to 1950. The human State), has completed an inventory of consultations, but there is no record of
remains are labeled as being from an human remains, in consultation with their having responded: Absentee-
Osage individual. No other information the appropriate Indian tribes or Native Shawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma;

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Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town; 3006(c)(5), considered the request at its Additional Requestors and Disposition
Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; Caddo March 2015 meeting and recommended Representatives of any Indian tribe or
Nation of Oklahoma; Cherokee Nation; to the Secretary that the proposed Native Hawaiian organization not
Comanche Nation, Oklahoma; Iowa transfer of control proceed. A June 10, identified in this notice that wish to
Tribe of Oklahoma; Jicarilla Apache 2015, letter on behalf of the Secretary of request transfer of control of these
Nation, New Mexico; Kialegee Tribal Interior from the National Park Service human remains should submit a written
Town; Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Associate Director, Cultural Resources, request with information in support of
Texas; Mescalero Apache Tribe of the Partnerships, and Science transmitted the request to Todd M. Ahlman, Center
Mescalero Reservation, New Mexico; the Secretary’s independent review and for Archaeological Studies, Texas State
Poarch Band of Creeks (previously listed concurrence with the Review University, 601 University Drive, San
as the Poarch Band of Creek Indians of Committee that: Marcos, TX 78666, telephone (512) 245–
Alabama); The Muscogee (Creek) • Texas State consulted with the 2724, email t_a57@txstate.edu, by
Nation; The Osage Nation (previously appropriate Indian tribes or Native September 30, 2015. After that date, if
listed as the Osage Tribe); The Quapaw Hawaiian organizations; no additional requestors have come
Tribe of Indians; The Seminole Nation • Texas State determined that a forward, transfer of control of the
of Oklahoma; Thlopthlocco Tribal relationship of shared group identity human remains to the Miakan-Garza
Town; Tonkawa Tribe of Indians of cannot be reasonably traced between the Band of the Coahuiltecan people, a non-
Oklahoma; Tunica-Biloxi Indian Tribe; human remains and any present-day federally recognized Indian group, may
and the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes Indian tribe, based on consultation; proceed.
(Wichita, Keechi, Waco & Tawakonie), • Texas State determined that the The Center for Archaeological Studies
Oklahoma (hereafter tribes listed in this human remains did not originate from is responsible for notifying The
section are referred to as ‘‘The either the tribal land or the aboriginal Consulted and Invited Tribes that this
Consulted and Invited Tribes’’). Texas land of any Indian tribe, notice has been published.
State professional staff also consulted • none of the Indian tribes or Native
with the Miakan-Garza Band of the Hawaiian organizations requested Dated: July 31, 2015.
Coahuiltecan people, a non-federally transfer of control of the human Melanie O’Brien,
recognized Indian group. remains; Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
• none of the Indian tribes or Native [FR Doc. 2015–21488 Filed 8–28–15; 8:45 am]
History and Description of the Remains
Hawaiian organizations has identified BILLING CODE 4312–50–P
In December 2011, human remains any individual or Indian tribe affiliated
representing, at minimum, one with the human remains through lineal
individual were removed from site descent, culture, or geography; and DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
40HY160 in Hays County, TX, following • Texas State may proceed with the
their inadvertent discovery during a agreed upon transfer of control of the National Park Service
construction project on the campus culturally unidentifiable human [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–18955;
grounds of Texas State. A prehistoric remains to the Miakan-Garza Band of PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000]
date for the site is based on the artifacts the Coahuiltecan people, a non-federally
excavated and removed from the site. At recognized Indian group. Notice of Inventory Completion: Dallas
the request of Texas State University’s Transfer of control is contingent on Water Utilities, Dallas, Texas
Center for Archaeological Studies, the publication of a Notice of Inventory
osteological analysis of the remains was Completion in the Federal Register. AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
performed by Drs. Kate Spradley and This notice fulfills that requirement. ACTION: Notice.
Michelle Hamilton of the Department of
Anthropology. Additional osteological Determinations Made by the Center for SUMMARY: The Dallas Water Utilities has
cleaning, sorting, and reconstruction Archaeological Studies, Texas State completed an inventory of human
assistance was provided by four University remains in consultation with the
graduate students (C. Figueroa-Soto, M. Officials of the Center for appropriate Indian tribes or Native
McClain, L. Springs, and C. Tegtmeyer). Archaeological Studies, Texas State Hawaiian organizations, and has
The human remains were determined to University, have determined that: determined that there is a cultural
be those of a Native American adult • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the affiliation between the human remains
male of prehistoric date. No known human remains described in this notice and present-day Indian tribes or Native
individuals were identified. No are Native American based on an Hawaiian organizations. Lineal
associated funerary objects are present. osteological analysis and prehistoric descendants or representatives of any
Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.16, the artifacts not associated with the human Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian
Secretary of the Interior may make a remains. organization not identified in this notice
recommendation for a transfer of control • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the that wish to request transfer of control
of culturally unidentifiable human human remains described in this notice of these human remains should submit
remains. In January 2015, Texas State represent the physical remains of one a written request to the Dallas Water
requested that the Secretary, through the individual of Native American ancestry. Utilities. If no additional requestors
Native American Graves Protection and • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), a come forward, transfer of control of the
Repatriation Review Committee, relationship of shared group identity human remains to the lineal
recommend the proposed transfer of cannot be reasonably traced between the descendants, Indian tribes, or Native
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control of the culturally unidentifiable Native American human remains and Hawaiian organizations stated in this
Native American human remains in this any present-day Indian tribe. notice may proceed.
notice to the Miakan-Garza Band of the • Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.16, the DATES: Lineal descendants or
Coahuiltecan people, a non-federally disposition of the human remains will representatives of any Indian tribe or
recognized Indian group. The Review be to the Miakan-Garza Band of the Native Hawaiian organization not
Committee, acting pursuant to its Coahuiltecan people, a non-federally identified in this notice that wish to
responsibility under 25 U.S.C. recognized Indian group. request transfer of control of these

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FR Citation		80 FR 52495

80 FR 52495 - Notice of Inventory Completion: Center for Archaeological Studies, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIORNational Park Service

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