81 FR 29302 - Notice of Inventory Completion for Native American Human Remains and Associated Funerary Objects in the Possession of the U.S. Department of Defense, Department of the Army, Fort Benning, GA; Correction

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 91 (May 11, 2016)

The U.S. Department of Defense, Department of the Army, Fort Benning, GA has corrected an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects, published in two Notices of Inventory Completion in the Federal Register on August 29, 2002, and August 31, 2015. This notice corrects the minimum number of individuals and the number of associated 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 U.S. Army, Fort Benning, GA. 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 91 (Wednesday, May 11, 2016)]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-20979; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion for Native American Human Remains 
and Associated Funerary Objects in the Possession of the U.S. 
Department of Defense, Department of the Army, Fort Benning, GA; 
Correction

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice; correction.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Defense, Department of the Army, Fort 
Benning, GA has corrected an inventory of human remains and associated 
funerary objects, published in two Notices of Inventory Completion in 
the Federal Register on August 29, 2002, and August 31, 2015. This 
notice corrects the minimum number of individuals and the number of 
associated 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 U.S. 
Army, Fort Benning, GA. 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 the U.S. Army, Fort Benning, GA at the 
address in this notice by June 10, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Dr. Christopher E. Hamilton, Coordinator for Native American 
Affairs, 6500 Meloy Drive, Room 309, Fort Benning, GA 31905, telephone 
(706) 545-4211, 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. Army, Fort 
Benning, GA. The human remains and associated funerary objects were 
removed from Russell County, AL.
    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 and associated funerary objects. 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 (67 FR 55426-
55428, August 29, 2002) and the number of associated funerary objects 
published in Notice in the Federal Register (80 FR 52491-52492, August 
31, 2015). In November of 2015 a routine evaluation of NAGPRA items 
uncovered human remains and associated funerary objects that were not 
previously listed on the original notice published in 2002 or on the 
correction published in 2015. Transfer of control of the items in this 
correction notice has not occurred.

Correction

    In the Federal Register (67 FR 55427, August 29, 2002), column 2, 
paragraph 1, sentence 1, is corrected by substituting the number 13, 
with the number 14.
    In the Federal Register (67 FR 55427, August 29, 2002), column 3, 
paragraph 2, sentence 1, is corrected by substituting the number 25, 
with the number 26.
    In the Federal Register (80 FR 52491, August 31, 2015), column 3, 
paragraph 2, under the heading ``Correction,'' is corrected by adding 
the following sentences at the end of the paragraph:

    In November 2015, additional associated funerary objects, not 
listed on previous notices, were found during a routine evaluation 
of collections. The additional associated funerary objects are 3 
ceramic fragments, 91 worked shell pieces, 8 unmodified shell 
pieces, and 55 glass beads.

    In the Federal Register (80 FR 52491, August 31, 2015), column 3, 
paragraph 3, sentence 1, under the heading ``Correction,'' is corrected 
by replacing the number 1560 with the number 1717.

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 Dr. Christopher E. Hamilton, Coordinator for 
Native American Affairs, 6500 Meloy Drive, Room 309, Fort Benning, GA 
31905, telephone (706) 545-4211, email 
[email protected], by June 10, 2016. After that date, 
if no additional requestors have come forward, transfer of control of 
the human remains and associated funerary objects to Alabama-Coushatta 
Tribes of Texas; the Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town, Oklahoma; the 
Chickasaw Nation; the Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana; the Kialegee Tribal 
Town, Oklahoma; the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida; the 
Muscogee (Creek) Nation, Oklahoma; the Poarch Band of Creek Indians of 
Alabama; the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma; the Seminole Tribe of 
Florida; and the Thlopthlocco Tribal Town, Oklahoma may proceed.
    The U.S. Department of Defense, Department of the Army, Fort 
Benning, GA, is responsible for notifying the Alabama-Coushatta Tribes 
of Texas; the Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town, Oklahoma; the Chickasaw 
Nation; the Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana; the Kialegee Tribal Town, 
Oklahoma; the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida; the Muscogee 
(Creek) Nation, Oklahoma; the Poarch Band of Creek Indians of Alabama; 
the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma; the Seminole Tribe of Florida; and the 
Thlopthlocco Tribal Town, Oklahoma that this notice has been published.

    Dated: April 28, 2016.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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