81_FR_60551 81 FR 60381 - Notice of Inventory Completion: Tennessee Valley Authority, Knoxville, TN

81 FR 60381 - Notice of Inventory Completion: Tennessee Valley Authority, Knoxville, TN

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 170 (September 1, 2016)

Page Range60381-60383
FR Document2016-21004

The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects, in consultation with the appropriate federally recognized Indian tribes, and has determined that a cultural affiliation between the human remains and associated funerary objects and present-day federally recognized Indian tribes can reasonably be traced. Lineal descendants or representatives of any federally recognized Indian tribe 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 TVA. If no additional requestors come forward, transfer of control of the human remains and associated funerary objects to the federally recognized Indian tribes stated in this notice may proceed.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

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Notice of Inventory Completion: Tennessee Valley Authority, 
Knoxville, TN

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) has completed an 
inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects, in 
consultation with the appropriate federally recognized Indian tribes, 
and has determined that a cultural affiliation between the human 
remains and associated funerary objects and present-day federally 
recognized Indian tribes can reasonably be traced. Lineal descendants 
or representatives of any federally recognized Indian tribe 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 TVA. If no additional requestors come forward, 
transfer of control of the human remains and associated funerary 
objects to the federally recognized

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Indian tribes stated in this notice may proceed.

DATES: Lineal descendants or representatives of any federally 
recognized Indian tribe 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 TVA at the address in this notice by October 
3, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Dr. Thomas O. Maher, TVA, 400 West Summit Hill Drive, WT11D, 
Knoxville TN 37902-1401, telephone (865) 632-7458, 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 and 
associated funerary objects under the control of TVA. The human remains 
and associated funerary objects were removed from archeological sites 
in the Guntersville Reservoir in Jackson and Marshall Counties, 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.

Consultation

    A detailed assessment of the human remains and associated funerary 
objects was made by TVA professional staff in consultation with the 
University of Alabama and representatives of the Alabama-Coushatta 
Tribe of Texas (previously listed as the Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of 
Texas); Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town; Cherokee Nation; Coushatta Tribe 
of Louisiana; Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians; Eastern Shawnee Tribe 
of Oklahoma; Poarch Band of Creeks (previously listed as the Poarch 
Band of Creek Indians of Alabama); The Chickasaw Nation; The Choctaw 
Nation of Oklahoma; The Muscogee (Creek) Nation; Thlopthlocco Tribal 
Town; and the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma.

History and Description of the Remains

    The sites listed in this notice were excavated as part of TVA's 
Guntersville Reservoir project by the Alabama Museum of Natural History 
(AMNH) at the University of Alabama, using labor and funds provided by 
the Works Progress Administration. Details regarding these excavations 
and sites may be found in a report, An Archaeological Survey of 
Guntersville Basin on the Tennessee River in Northern Alabama, by 
William S. Webb and Charles G. Wilder. The human remains and associated 
funerary objects excavated from the sites listed in this notice have 
been in the physical custody of the AMNH at the University of Alabama 
since excavation but are under the control of TVA.
    From January to April 1939, human remains representing, at minimum, 
23 individuals were removed from the Crow Creek Island site, 1JA155, in 
Jackson County, AL. Excavation commenced after TVA acquired this land 
on June 30, 1938. Excavations revealed multiple occupations. The 
culturally affiliated NAGPRA cultural items are from the Crow Creek 
phase (circa A.D. 1400-1600) at the end of the Mississippian period. 
The human remains include adults, juveniles, and infants of both sexes. 
No known individuals were identified. The 657 associated funerary 
objects include 1 shell gorget; 2 shell ear plugs; 6 Mississippi Plain 
jars; 41 shell fragments; 1 shell pendant; 1 Barton Incised, var. 
Barton jar; 28 Mississippi Plain body sherds; 4 McKee Island Brushed 
jars; 2 Crow Creek Noded jars; 1 Mississippi Plain bird effigy bowls; 2 
Mississippi plain bowls; 12 bone pins; 1 Mississippi Plain collared 
jar; 1 Bell Plain bottle; 36 Mississippi Plain jar sherds; 1 Bell Plain 
bowl; 12 bone awls; 1 McKee Island Incised jar; 1 McKee Island Punctate 
jar; 11 McKee Island Brushed bowl sherds; 1 Hillabee schist celt 
fragment; 1 Moundville Engraved, var. Maxwells Crossing carinated 
bottle; 6 shell spoon fragments; 51 turtle shell rattle fragments; and 
433 shell barrel beads.
    From October 1938 to January 1939, human remains representing, at 
minimum, nine individuals were removed from the Sublet Ferry site, 
1JA102, three miles southeast of Hollywood in Jackson County, AL. 
Excavation commenced after TVA acquired a permit for archeological 
exploration on June 11, 1938. This land was subsequently purchase on 
October 17, 1938. Excavations revealed this to be a shell midden 
overlying a dark midden soil. Both Woodland and Mississippian 
occupations were identified. The culturally affiliated NAGPRA cultural 
items are from the Henry Island phase (circa A.D. 1200-1500) of the 
Mississippian period. The human remains include adults, juveniles, and 
children of both sexes. No known individuals were identified. The 2,148 
associated funerary objects include 3 Baytown Plain sherds; 1 Bell 
Plain bottle; 5 bone awls; 15 bone pins; 4 bone splinters; 1 chipped 
stone adz/celt; 1 Cox style shell gorget; 1 discoidal; 1 Duck River 
projectile point or knife; 1 greenstone celt; 1 Hixon style shell 
gorget; 3 key-sided copper mace fragments; 37 lithic flakes; 1 
Mississippi Plain bowl; 196 Mississippi Plain sherds; 2 Mississippi 
Plain jars; 1 Moundville Incised, var. Carrollton jar; 91 Moundville 
Incised, var. Carrollton jar sherds; 1,782 shell disc beads; and 1 
shell gorget fragment.
    From November 21 to 29, 1938, human remains representing, at 
minimum, one individual were removed from site 1MS106, 11 miles 
northeast of the city of Guntersville in Marshall County, AL. 
Excavation commenced after TVA purchased the land on April 21, 1937. 
Little is known about this site, except for a one paragraph reference 
to the excavation in a progress report indicating it was a rapid 
exploration that recovered three burials. Further, ceramics from this 
site indicate occupations during both the Woodland and Mississippian 
periods. The human remains represent a 12-year old individual of 
indeterminate sex. No known individual was identified. The 280 
associate funerary objects include 1 McKee Island Brushed jar, 1 Bell 
Plain jar, 246 shell barrel beads, and 32 beads made from gastropod 
shells.
    From June 1938 to May 1939, human remains representing, at minimum, 
11 individuals were removed from the Columbus City Landing site, 1MS91, 
9 miles northeast of the city of Guntersville in Marshall County, AL. 
Excavation commenced after TVA purchased the land on March 8, 1937. 
There were excavations in both the village (Unit I) and adjacent mounds 
(Unit II). Artifacts recovered from this excavation revealed that the 
primary occupations were during the Middle Woodland (A.D. 100-500), 
Mississippian (A.D. 1200-1500), and historic periods. The human remains 
include adults, juveniles, and children of both sexes. No known 
individuals were identified. The 5,435 associated funerary objects 
include 1 Bell Plain jar; 1 brass bangle; 1,182 brass beads; 12 brass 
bells; 5 brass bracelets; 3 brass cones; 1 brass disc; 27 brass 
fragments; 5 brass pendants; 2 brass rings; 11 copper/brass animal 
effigy ornaments; 4 copper bangles; 1 copper bead; 1 copper/brass disc; 
1 copper-covered wooden earspool; 4,021 glass beads; 1 iron axe; 1 iron 
bracelet; 1 lead rifle ball; 1 McKee Island Cord-Marked sherd; 52 
Mississippi Plain sherds; 94 shell beads;

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3 shell earbobs; 1 shell gorget; 2 shell hairpins; and 1 shell pin.
    Although there is no absolute certainty that Native Americans of 
the Mississippian period are directly related to modern federally 
recognized tribes, a relationship of shared group identity can 
reasonably be traced between these modern tribes and the human remains 
(and associated funerary objects) of the earlier culture identified as 
Mississippian. The preponderance of the evidence indicates that the 
cultural items from Mississippian and early historic occupations at 
1MS91, 1MS106, 1JA102, and 1JA155 are culturally affiliated with Native 
Americans descendants of the Koasati/Kaskinampo. These descendants 
include the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas, the Alabama-Quassarte 
Tribal Town, the Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana, and the Muscogee (Creek) 
Nation. The evidence is as follows:
     Chronicles from Spanish explorers of the 16th century and 
French explorers of the 17th and 18th century indicates the presence of 
chiefdom level tribal entities in the southeastern United States which 
resemble the Mississippian chiefdoms.
     Linguistic analysis of place names noted by multiple 
Spanish explorers indicates that Koasati speaking groups inhabited 
northeastern Alabama.
     Early maps and research into the historic Native American 
occupation of northeastern Alabama indicates that the Koasati (as 
called by the English) or the Kaskinampo (as called by the French) were 
found at multiple sites in Jackson and Marshall Counties in the 17th 
and 18th centuries.
     Oral history, traditions and expert opinions of the 
descendants of Koasati/Kaskinampo indicate that this portion of the 
Tennessee River valley was a homeland of their tribe. The subsequent 
involuntary diaspora of these peoples resulted in descendants of the 
Koasati/Kaskinampo among multiple federally recognized tribes.

Determinations Made by the Tennessee Valley Authority

    Officials of TVA have determined that:
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described 
in this notice represent the physical remains of 44 individuals of 
Native American ancestry.
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the 8,520 objects 
described in this notice are reasonably believed to have been placed 
with or near individual human remains at the time of death or later as 
part of the death rite or ceremony.
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there is a relationship of 
shared group identity that can be reasonably traced between the Native 
American human remains and associated funerary objects of the 
Mississippian and early historic occupations of these sites and the 
Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana, the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas, the 
Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town and the Muscogee (Creek) Nation.

Additional Requestors and Disposition

    Lineal descendants or representatives of any federally recognized 
Indian tribe 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. Thomas O. Maher, TVA, 400 West Summit Hill Drive, 
WT11D, Knoxville, TN 37902-1401, telephone (865) 632-7458, email 
[email protected], by October 3, 2016. After that date, if no additional 
requestors have come forward, transfer of control of the human remains 
and associated funerary objects to the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of 
Texas, the Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town, the Coushatta Tribe of 
Louisiana, and the Muscogee (Creek) Nation may proceed.
    TVA is responsible for notifying the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of 
Texas (previously listed as the Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of Texas); 
Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town; Cherokee Nation; Coushatta Tribe of 
Louisiana; Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians; Eastern Shawnee Tribe of 
Oklahoma; Poarch Band of Creeks (previously listed as the Poarch Band 
of Creek Indians of Alabama); The Chickasaw Nation; The Choctaw Nation 
of Oklahoma; The Muscogee (Creek) Nation; Thlopthlocco Tribal Town; and 
the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma, that this 
notice has been published.

    Dated: August 10, 2016.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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                                                       From May to June 1934, human                         associated funerary objects were                      submit a written request with
                                                    remains representing, at minimum, 49                    removed. These tribes are the Cherokee                information in support of the request to
                                                    individuals were removed from site                      Nation, Eastern Band of Cherokee                      Dr. Thomas O. Maher, TVA, 400 West
                                                    1LA13 in Lawrence County, AL.                           Indians, and the United Keetoowah                     Summit Hill Drive, WT11D, Knoxville,
                                                    Excavation commenced after TVA                          Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma.                 TN 37902–1401, telephone (865) 632–
                                                    purchased this land February 14, 1934.                  None of these Indian tribes agreed to                 7458, email tomaher@tva.gov, by
                                                    Site 1LA13 was one of the first sites                   accept control of the human remains                   October 3, 2016. After that date, if no
                                                    excavated on TVA land in north                          and associated funerary objects. After                additional requestors have come
                                                    Alabama. Information about the                          further consultation with the parties                 forward, transfer of control of the
                                                    excavations is not abundant.                            that were a part of this overall                      human remains and associated funerary
                                                    Excavations revealed this site to be a                  consultation, TVA has decided to                      objects to The Chickasaw Nation may
                                                    burial mound. All the burials were                      transfer control of the human remains                 proceed.
                                                    considered inclusive to the mound, not                  and associated funerary objects to The                  TVA is responsible for notifying the
                                                    intruded into it at a later date. An                    Chickasaw Nation.                                     Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas
                                                    examination of the funerary objects                                                                           (previously listed as the Alabama-
                                                    excavated at this site indicates that this              Determinations Made by the Tennessee                  Coushatta Tribes of Texas); Alabama-
                                                    mound was created during the Hobbs                      Valley Authority                                      Quassarte Tribal Town; Cherokee
                                                    Island phase (A.D. 1200–1500) of the                       Officials of TVA have determined                   Nation; Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana;
                                                    Mississippian period. The human                         that:                                                 Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians;
                                                    remains include adults, juveniles, and                     • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the               Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma;
                                                    children of both sexes. No known                        human remains described in this notice                Poarch Band of Creeks (previously listed
                                                    individuals were identified. The 65                     represent the physical remains of 292                 as the Poarch Band of Creek Indians of
                                                    associated funerary objects include 2                   individuals of Native American                        Alabama); The Chickasaw Nation; The
                                                    Baytown Plain sherds; 2 Bell Plain                      ancestry.                                             Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; The
                                                    bottles; 1 Bell Plain bowl; 7 Bell Plain                   • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A),                Muscogee (Creek) Nation; Thlopthlocco
                                                    sherds; 1 Crow Creek Noded jar; 5                       the 2,637 objects described in this                   Tribal Town; and the United Keetoowah
                                                    Henry Island Plain sherds; 4 McKee                      notice are reasonably believed to have                Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma
                                                    Island Brushed sherds; 3 Mississippi                    been placed with or near individual                   that this notice has been published.
                                                    Plain jars; 1 Mississippi Plain bowl; 38                human remains at the time of death or                  Dated: August 10, 2016.
                                                    Mississippi Plain sherds; and 1 Wheeler                 later as part of the death rite or                    Melanie O’Brien,
                                                    Check Stamped sherd.                                    ceremony.                                             Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
                                                       On January 15, 1986, human remains                      • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), a
                                                                                                                                                                  [FR Doc. 2016–21003 Filed 8–31–16; 8:45 am]
                                                    representing, at minimum, one                           relationship of shared group identity
                                                                                                                                                                  BILLING CODE 4312–50–P
                                                    individual were removed from site                       cannot be reasonably traced between the
                                                    1MA141, near the Whitesburg bridge in                   Native American human remains and
                                                    Madison County, AL. During phase 2                      associated funerary objects and any
                                                                                                                                                                  DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
                                                    testing of a potential wastewater                       present-day Indian tribe.
                                                    pipeline corridor in the Huntsville area,                  • Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1)(i), at            National Park Service
                                                    human remains representing one 40–50                    the time of excavation of the human
                                                    year old Native American were                           remains and associated funerary objects,              [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–21734;
                                                    encountered. This phase 2 test took                     the land from which the cultural items                PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000]
                                                    place on land TVA had purchased on                      were removed was not the tribal land of               Notice of Inventory Completion:
                                                    July 6, 1936. Artifacts recovered from                  any federally recognized Indian tribe.                Tennessee Valley Authority, Knoxville,
                                                    site 1MA141 indicate occupations                           • Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1)(ii),
                                                                                                                                                                  TN
                                                    during the Early and Late Archaic                       the following tribes are aboriginal to the
                                                    periods. No known individuals were                      area from which the cultural items were               AGENCY:   National Park Service, Interior.
                                                    identified. No associated funerary                      excavated: Cherokee Nation, Eastern                   ACTION:   Notice.
                                                    objects are present.                                    Band of Cherokee Indians, and the
                                                       TVA determined that cultural                         United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee                     SUMMARY:   The Tennessee Valley
                                                    affiliation between human remains and                   Indians in Oklahoma. None of these                    Authority (TVA) has completed an
                                                    associated funerary objects excavated                   tribes agreed to accept control of the                inventory of human remains and
                                                    from sites 1MA48, 1MA141, and 1LA13                     human remains or associated funerary                  associated funerary objects, in
                                                    and any present-day federally                           objects.                                              consultation with the appropriate
                                                    recognized tribes cannot be reasonably                     • Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(2)(i),               federally recognized Indian tribes, and
                                                    traced. Accordingly, these items are                    TVA has decided to transfer control of                has determined that a cultural affiliation
                                                    culturally unidentifiable, and TVA                      the culturally unidentifiable human                   between the human remains and
                                                    intends to transfer control of these items              remains to The Chickasaw Nation.                      associated funerary objects and present-
                                                    pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c).                               • Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(4),                  day federally recognized Indian tribes
                                                       At the time of the excavation and                    TVA has decided to transfer control of                can reasonably be traced. Lineal
                                                    removal of these human remains and                      the culturally unidentifiable associated              descendants or representatives of any
                                                    associated funerary objects, the land                                                                         federally recognized Indian tribe not
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                                                                                                            funerary objects to The Chickasaw
                                                    from which the human remains and                        Nation.                                               identified in this notice that wish to
                                                    objects were removed was not the tribal                                                                       request transfer of control of these
                                                    land of any federally recognized Indian                 Additional Requestors and Disposition                 human remains and associated funerary
                                                    tribe. On March 10, 2016, TVA                             Representatives of any federally                    objects should submit a written request
                                                    consulted with all federally recognized                 recognized Indian tribe not identified in             to TVA. If no additional requestors
                                                    Indian tribes who are recognized as                     this notice that wish to request transfer             come forward, transfer of control of the
                                                    aboriginal to the area from which these                 of control of these human remains and                 human remains and associated funerary
                                                    Native American human remains and                       associated funerary objects should                    objects to the federally recognized


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                                                    Indian tribes stated in this notice may                 Progress Administration. Details                      associated funerary objects include 3
                                                    proceed.                                                regarding these excavations and sites                 Baytown Plain sherds; 1 Bell Plain
                                                    DATES: Lineal descendants or                            may be found in a report, An                          bottle; 5 bone awls; 15 bone pins; 4 bone
                                                    representatives of any federally                        Archaeological Survey of Guntersville                 splinters; 1 chipped stone adz/celt; 1
                                                    recognized Indian tribe not identified in               Basin on the Tennessee River in                       Cox style shell gorget; 1 discoidal; 1
                                                    this notice that wish to request transfer               Northern Alabama, by William S. Webb                  Duck River projectile point or knife; 1
                                                    of control of these human remains and                   and Charles G. Wilder. The human                      greenstone celt; 1 Hixon style shell
                                                    associated funerary objects should                      remains and associated funerary objects               gorget; 3 key-sided copper mace
                                                    submit a written request with                           excavated from the sites listed in this               fragments; 37 lithic flakes; 1 Mississippi
                                                    information in support of the request to                notice have been in the physical                      Plain bowl; 196 Mississippi Plain
                                                    TVA at the address in this notice by                    custody of the AMNH at the University                 sherds; 2 Mississippi Plain jars; 1
                                                    October 3, 2016.                                        of Alabama since excavation but are                   Moundville Incised, var. Carrollton jar;
                                                    ADDRESSES: Dr. Thomas O. Maher, TVA,
                                                                                                            under the control of TVA.                             91 Moundville Incised, var. Carrollton
                                                                                                               From January to April 1939, human                  jar sherds; 1,782 shell disc beads; and 1
                                                    400 West Summit Hill Drive, WT11D,
                                                                                                            remains representing, at minimum, 23                  shell gorget fragment.
                                                    Knoxville TN 37902–1401, telephone
                                                                                                            individuals were removed from the                        From November 21 to 29, 1938,
                                                    (865) 632–7458, email tomaher@tva.gov.                  Crow Creek Island site, 1JA155, in
                                                    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
                                                                                                                                                                  human remains representing, at
                                                                                                            Jackson County, AL. Excavation                        minimum, one individual were removed
                                                    here given in accordance with the                       commenced after TVA acquired this
                                                    Native American Graves Protection and                                                                         from site 1MS106, 11 miles northeast of
                                                                                                            land on June 30, 1938. Excavations                    the city of Guntersville in Marshall
                                                    Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C.                    revealed multiple occupations. The
                                                    3003, of the completion of an inventory                                                                       County, AL. Excavation commenced
                                                                                                            culturally affiliated NAGPRA cultural                 after TVA purchased the land on April
                                                    of human remains and associated                         items are from the Crow Creek phase
                                                    funerary objects under the control of                                                                         21, 1937. Little is known about this site,
                                                                                                            (circa A.D. 1400–1600) at the end of the              except for a one paragraph reference to
                                                    TVA. The human remains and                              Mississippian period. The human
                                                    associated funerary objects were                                                                              the excavation in a progress report
                                                                                                            remains include adults, juveniles, and                indicating it was a rapid exploration
                                                    removed from archeological sites in the                 infants of both sexes. No known
                                                    Guntersville Reservoir in Jackson and                                                                         that recovered three burials. Further,
                                                                                                            individuals were identified. The 657                  ceramics from this site indicate
                                                    Marshall Counties, AL.                                  associated funerary objects include 1
                                                      This notice is published as part of the                                                                     occupations during both the Woodland
                                                                                                            shell gorget; 2 shell ear plugs; 6
                                                    National Park Service’s administrative                                                                        and Mississippian periods. The human
                                                                                                            Mississippi Plain jars; 41 shell
                                                    responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25                                                                             remains represent a 12-year old
                                                                                                            fragments; 1 shell pendant; 1 Barton
                                                    U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations in                                                                      individual of indeterminate sex. No
                                                                                                            Incised, var. Barton jar; 28 Mississippi
                                                    this notice are the sole responsibility of                                                                    known individual was identified. The
                                                                                                            Plain body sherds; 4 McKee Island
                                                    the museum, institution, or Federal                                                                           280 associate funerary objects include 1
                                                                                                            Brushed jars; 2 Crow Creek Noded jars;
                                                    agency that has control of the Native                                                                         McKee Island Brushed jar, 1 Bell Plain
                                                                                                            1 Mississippi Plain bird effigy bowls; 2
                                                    American human remains and                                                                                    jar, 246 shell barrel beads, and 32 beads
                                                                                                            Mississippi plain bowls; 12 bone pins;
                                                    associated funerary objects. The                                                                              made from gastropod shells.
                                                                                                            1 Mississippi Plain collared jar; 1 Bell
                                                    National Park Service is not responsible                Plain bottle; 36 Mississippi Plain jar                   From June 1938 to May 1939, human
                                                    for the determinations in this notice.                  sherds; 1 Bell Plain bowl; 12 bone awls;              remains representing, at minimum, 11
                                                                                                            1 McKee Island Incised jar; 1 McKee                   individuals were removed from the
                                                    Consultation                                                                                                  Columbus City Landing site, 1MS91, 9
                                                                                                            Island Punctate jar; 11 McKee Island
                                                      A detailed assessment of the human                    Brushed bowl sherds; 1 Hillabee schist                miles northeast of the city of
                                                    remains and associated funerary objects                 celt fragment; 1 Moundville Engraved,                 Guntersville in Marshall County, AL.
                                                    was made by TVA professional staff in                   var. Maxwells Crossing carinated bottle;              Excavation commenced after TVA
                                                    consultation with the University of                     6 shell spoon fragments; 51 turtle shell              purchased the land on March 8, 1937.
                                                    Alabama and representatives of the                      rattle fragments; and 433 shell barrel                There were excavations in both the
                                                    Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas                        beads.                                                village (Unit I) and adjacent mounds
                                                    (previously listed as the Alabama-                         From October 1938 to January 1939,                 (Unit II). Artifacts recovered from this
                                                    Coushatta Tribes of Texas); Alabama-                    human remains representing, at                        excavation revealed that the primary
                                                    Quassarte Tribal Town; Cherokee                         minimum, nine individuals were                        occupations were during the Middle
                                                    Nation; Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana;                   removed from the Sublet Ferry site,                   Woodland (A.D. 100–500),
                                                    Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians;                       1JA102, three miles southeast of                      Mississippian (A.D. 1200–1500), and
                                                    Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma;                      Hollywood in Jackson County, AL.                      historic periods. The human remains
                                                    Poarch Band of Creeks (previously listed                Excavation commenced after TVA                        include adults, juveniles, and children
                                                    as the Poarch Band of Creek Indians of                  acquired a permit for archeological                   of both sexes. No known individuals
                                                    Alabama); The Chickasaw Nation; The                     exploration on June 11, 1938. This land               were identified. The 5,435 associated
                                                    Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; The                         was subsequently purchase on October                  funerary objects include 1 Bell Plain jar;
                                                    Muscogee (Creek) Nation; Thlopthlocco                   17, 1938. Excavations revealed this to be             1 brass bangle; 1,182 brass beads; 12
                                                    Tribal Town; and the United Keetoowah                   a shell midden overlying a dark midden                brass bells; 5 brass bracelets; 3 brass
                                                                                                            soil. Both Woodland and Mississippian                 cones; 1 brass disc; 27 brass fragments;
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                                                    Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma.
                                                                                                            occupations were identified. The                      5 brass pendants; 2 brass rings; 11
                                                    History and Description of the Remains                  culturally affiliated NAGPRA cultural                 copper/brass animal effigy ornaments; 4
                                                      The sites listed in this notice were                  items are from the Henry Island phase                 copper bangles; 1 copper bead; 1
                                                    excavated as part of TVA’s Guntersville                 (circa A.D. 1200–1500) of the                         copper/brass disc; 1 copper-covered
                                                    Reservoir project by the Alabama                        Mississippian period. The human                       wooden earspool; 4,021 glass beads; 1
                                                    Museum of Natural History (AMNH) at                     remains include adults, juveniles, and                iron axe; 1 iron bracelet; 1 lead rifle ball;
                                                    the University of Alabama, using labor                  children of both sexes. No known                      1 McKee Island Cord-Marked sherd; 52
                                                    and funds provided by the Works                         individuals were identified. The 2,148                Mississippi Plain sherds; 94 shell beads;


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                                                    3 shell earbobs; 1 shell gorget; 2 shell                   • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there             ACTION:   Notice.
                                                    hairpins; and 1 shell pin.                              is a relationship of shared group
                                                       Although there is no absolute                        identity that can be reasonably traced                SUMMARY:    The Commission hereby gives
                                                    certainty that Native Americans of the                  between the Native American human                     notice that it has instituted reviews
                                                    Mississippian period are directly related               remains and associated funerary objects               pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 (‘‘the
                                                    to modern federally recognized tribes, a                of the Mississippian and early historic               Act’’), as amended, to determine
                                                    relationship of shared group identity                   occupations of these sites and the                    whether revocation of the antidumping
                                                    can reasonably be traced between these                  Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana, the                     duty orders on carbon and alloy
                                                    modern tribes and the human remains                     Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas, the                 seamless standard, line, and pressure
                                                    (and associated funerary objects) of the                Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town and the                 pipe from Japan and Romania would be
                                                    earlier culture identified as                           Muscogee (Creek) Nation.                              likely to lead to continuation or
                                                    Mississippian. The preponderance of                                                                           recurrence of material injury. Pursuant
                                                    the evidence indicates that the cultural                Additional Requestors and Disposition                 to the Act, interested parties are
                                                    items from Mississippian and early                        Lineal descendants or representatives               requested to respond to this notice by
                                                    historic occupations at 1MS91, 1MS106,                  of any federally recognized Indian tribe              submitting the information specified
                                                    1JA102, and 1JA155 are culturally                       not identified in this notice that wish to            below to the Commission.
                                                    affiliated with Native Americans                        request transfer of control of these                  DATES: Effective September 1, 2016. To
                                                    descendants of the Koasati/Kaskinampo.                  human remains and associated funerary                 be assured of consideration, the
                                                    These descendants include the                           objects should submit a written request               deadline for responses is October 3,
                                                    Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas, the                   with information in support of the                    2016. Comments on the adequacy of
                                                    Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town, the                      request to Dr. Thomas O. Maher, TVA,                  responses may be filed with the
                                                    Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana, and the                   400 West Summit Hill Drive, WT11D,                    Commission by November 15, 2016.
                                                    Muscogee (Creek) Nation. The evidence                   Knoxville, TN 37902–1401, telephone                   FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                    is as follows:                                          (865) 632–7458, email tomaher@tva.gov,                Mary Messer (202–205–3193), Office of
                                                       • Chronicles from Spanish explorers                  by October 3, 2016. After that date, if no            Investigations, U.S. International Trade
                                                    of the 16th century and French                          additional requestors have come                       Commission, 500 E Street SW.,
                                                    explorers of the 17th and 18th century                  forward, transfer of control of the                   Washington, DC 20436. Hearing-
                                                    indicates the presence of chiefdom level                human remains and associated funerary                 impaired persons can obtain
                                                    tribal entities in the southeastern United              objects to the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe                information on this matter by contacting
                                                    States which resemble the Mississippian                 of Texas, the Alabama-Quassarte Tribal                the Commission’s TDD terminal on 202–
                                                    chiefdoms.                                              Town, the Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana,               205–1810. Persons with mobility
                                                       • Linguistic analysis of place names                 and the Muscogee (Creek) Nation may                   impairments who will need special
                                                    noted by multiple Spanish explorers                     proceed.                                              assistance in gaining access to the
                                                    indicates that Koasati speaking groups                    TVA is responsible for notifying the                Commission should contact the Office
                                                    inhabited northeastern Alabama.                         Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas                      of the Secretary at 202–205–2000.
                                                       • Early maps and research into the                   (previously listed as the Alabama-                    General information concerning the
                                                    historic Native American occupation of                  Coushatta Tribes of Texas); Alabama-                  Commission may also be obtained by
                                                    northeastern Alabama indicates that the                 Quassarte Tribal Town; Cherokee                       accessing its internet server (https://
                                                    Koasati (as called by the English) or the               Nation; Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana;                 www.usitc.gov). The public record for
                                                    Kaskinampo (as called by the French)                    Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians;                     this proceeding may be viewed on the
                                                    were found at multiple sites in Jackson                 Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma;                    Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS)
                                                    and Marshall Counties in the 17th and                   Poarch Band of Creeks (previously listed              at https://edis.usitc.gov.
                                                    18th centuries.                                         as the Poarch Band of Creek Indians of
                                                       • Oral history, traditions and expert                                                                      SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                                                                            Alabama); The Chickasaw Nation; The
                                                    opinions of the descendants of Koasati/                                                                          Background.—On June 26, 2000, the
                                                                                                            Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; The
                                                    Kaskinampo indicate that this portion of                                                                      Department of Commerce (‘‘Commerce’’)
                                                                                                            Muscogee (Creek) Nation; Thlopthlocco
                                                    the Tennessee River valley was a                                                                              issued an antidumping duty order on
                                                                                                            Tribal Town; and the United Keetoowah
                                                    homeland of their tribe. The subsequent                                                                       the imports of small and large diameter
                                                                                                            Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma,
                                                    involuntary diaspora of these peoples                                                                         carbon and alloy seamless standard,
                                                                                                            that this notice has been published.
                                                    resulted in descendants of the Koasati/                                                                       line, and pressure pipe from Japan (65
                                                                                                             Dated: August 10, 2016.                              FR 39360). On August 10, 2000,
                                                    Kaskinampo among multiple federally
                                                    recognized tribes.                                      Melanie O’Brien,                                      Commerce issued an antidumping duty
                                                                                                            Manager, National NAGPRA Program.                     order on the imports of large diameter
                                                    Determinations Made by the Tennessee                    [FR Doc. 2016–21004 Filed 8–31–16; 8:45 am]           carbon and alloy seamless standard,
                                                    Valley Authority                                        BILLING CODE 4312–50–P                                line, and pressure pipe from Romania
                                                       Officials of TVA have determined                                                                           (65 FR 48963). Following first five-year
                                                    that:                                                                                                         reviews by Commerce and the
                                                       • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the                 INTERNATIONAL TRADE                                   Commission, effective May 8, 2006,
                                                    human remains described in this notice                  COMMISSION                                            Commerce issued a continuation of the
                                                    represent the physical remains of 44                                                                          antidumping duty orders on imports of
                                                    individuals of Native American                          [Investigation Nos. 731–TA–847 and 849                certain carbon and alloy seamless
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                                                                                                            (Third Review)]                                       standard, line, and pressure pipe from
                                                    ancestry.
                                                       • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A),                                                                        Japan and Romania (71 FR 26746).
                                                                                                            Carbon and Alloy Seamless Standard,
                                                    the 8,520 objects described in this                                                                           Following second five-year reviews by
                                                                                                            Line, and Pressure Pipe From Japan
                                                    notice are reasonably believed to have                                                                        Commerce and the Commission,
                                                                                                            and Romania; Institution of Five-Year
                                                    been placed with or near individual                                                                           effective October 11, 2011, Commerce
                                                                                                            Reviews
                                                    human remains at the time of death or                                                                         issued a continuation of the
                                                    later as part of the death rite or                      AGENCY: United States International                   antidumping duty orders on imports of
                                                    ceremony.                                               Trade Commission.                                     certain carbon and alloy seamless


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Document Created: 2018-02-09 11:57:25
Document Modified: 2018-02-09 11:57:25
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesLineal descendants or representatives of any federally recognized Indian tribe 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
FR Citation81 FR 60381 

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