81 FR 19632 - Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Natchez Trace Parkway, Tupelo, MS; Correction

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 65 (April 5, 2016)

The U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Natchez Trace Parkway has corrected an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects, published in a Notice of Inventory Completion in the Federal Register on October 16, 2015. This notice corrects the description of funerary objects. Lineal descendants or 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 and associated funerary objects should submit a written request to Natchez Trace Parkway. If no additional requestors come forward, transfer of control of the human remains and associated funerary objects to the lineal descendants, Indian tribes, or Native Hawaiian organizations stated in this notice may proceed.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 65 (Tuesday, April 5, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19632-19633]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-07772]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-20579]; [PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior, 
National Park Service, Natchez Trace Parkway, Tupelo, MS; Correction

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice; correction.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, 
Natchez Trace Parkway has corrected an inventory of human remains and 
associated funerary objects, published in a Notice of Inventory 
Completion in the Federal Register on October 16, 2015. This notice 
corrects the description of funerary objects. Lineal descendants or 
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 and associated funerary objects should submit a 
written request to Natchez Trace Parkway. If no additional requestors 
come forward, transfer of control of the human remains and associated 
funerary objects to the lineal descendants, Indian tribes, or Native 
Hawaiian organizations stated in this notice may proceed.

DATES: Lineal descendants or 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 and associated 
funerary objects should submit a written request with information in 
support of the request to Natchez Trace Parkway at the address in this 
notice by May 5, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Mary Risser, Superintendent, Natchez Trace Parkway, 2680 
Natchez Trace Parkway, Tupelo, MS 38804-9715, telephone (662) 680-4005, 
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 and 
associated funerary objects under the control of the U.S. Department of 
the Interior, National Park Service, Natchez Trace Parkway, Tupelo, MS. 
The human remains and associated funerary objects were removed from 
Lee, Prentiss, and Tishomingo Counties, MS.
    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 
Superintendent, Natchez Trace Parkway.
    This notice corrects the description of funerary objects published 
in a Notice of Inventory Completion in the Federal Register (80 FR 
62566-62567, October 16, 2015). Re-evaluation of materials in 
preparation for repatriation revealed that some objects had not been 
appropriately described. Transfer of control of the items in this 
correction notice has not occurred.

Correction

    In the Federal Register (80 FR 62566-62567, October 16, 2015), 
column 3, paragraph 3, sentence 4, under the heading ``History and 
Description of Remains'' is corrected by substituting the following 
sentence:

    The 22 associated funerary objects are 1 biface, 1 piece of 
shatter, 1 concretion, 3 Baldwin Plain vessel fragments, 1 untyped 
vessel fragment, and 15 fossil fragments.

    In the Federal Register (80 FR 62566-62567, October 16, 2015), 
column 3, paragraph 4, sentence 4, under the heading ``History and 
Description of Remains,'' is corrected by substituting the following 
sentence:

    The 39 associated funerary objects are 7 Saltillo Fabric Marked 
vessel fragments, 2 Baldwin Plain vessel fragments, 5 untyped vessel 
fragments, 7 projectile points, 1 Lowe Cluster projectile point, 3 
bifaces, 4 flakes, 1 platform pipe, 1 busycon shell, 1 chert knife, 
1 piece of shatter, 1 unmodified stone, 2 flake tools, 2 Baldwin 
Plain bowls, and 1 Furrs Cord Marked jar.

Additional Requestors and Disposition

    Lineal descendants or 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 and associated 
funerary objects should submit a written request with information in 
support of the request to Mary Risser, Superintendent, Natchez Trace 
Parkway, 2680 Natchez Trace Parkway, Tupelo, MS 38804-9715, telephone 
(662) 680-4005, email [email protected], by May 5, 2016. After that 
date, if no additional requestors have come forward, transfer of 
control of the human remains and associated funerary objects to The 
Chickasaw Nation may proceed.
    Natchez Trace Parkway is responsible for notifying the Alabama-
Coushatta Tribe of Texas, The Chickasaw Nation, and the United 
Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma that this notice has 
been published.

    Dated: March 10, 2016.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2016-07772 Filed 4-4-16; 8:45 am]
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