81_FR_87299 81 FR 87067 - Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Huntington District, Huntington, WV

81 FR 87067 - Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Huntington District, Huntington, WV

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 232 (December 2, 2016)

Page Range87067-87069
FR Document2016-28959

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Huntington District (Huntington District) has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects in consultation with the appropriate Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations, and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and associated funerary objects and present-day Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations. 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 the Huntington District. 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.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-22416; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 
Huntington District, Huntington, WV

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Huntington District 
(Huntington District) has completed an inventory of human remains and 
associated funerary objects in consultation with the appropriate Indian 
tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations, and has determined that there 
is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and associated 
funerary objects and present-day Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian 
organizations. 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 the 
Huntington District. 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 Huntington District at the address in 
this notice by January 3, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Mr. Rodney Parker, District Archaeologist, U.S. Army Corps 
of Engineers, Huntington District, 502 Eighth Street, Huntington, WV 
25701, telephone (304) 399-5729, 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 the Huntington 
District and in the possession of the Ohio Historical Society, 
Columbus, OH; Veterans Curation Program, Alexandria, VA; University of 
Kentucky, Lexington, KY; and the University of Akron, Akron, OH. The 
human remains and associated funerary objects were removed from 
Bluestone Lake in Summer County, WV; Deer Creek Lake in Pickaway 
County, OH; Fishtrap Lake in Pike County, KY; Meldahl Lock and Dam in 
Adams County, OH; Paint Creek Lake in Highland County, OH; and 
Paintsville Lake in Johnson County, KY.
    This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's 
administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The 
determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the 
museum, institution, or Federal agency that has control of the Native 
American human remains 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 was made by Huntington 
District and the St. Louis District's Mandatory Center of Expertise for 
the Curation and Management of Archaeological Collections professional 
staff in consultation with representatives of the Absentee Shawnee 
Tribe of Oklahoma; Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of 
Chippewa Indians of the Bad River Reservation, Wisconsin; Cayuga 
Nation; Cherokee Nation; Chippewa Cree Indians of the Rocky Boy's 
Reservation, Montana (previously listed as the Chippewa-Cree Indians of 
the Rocky Boy's Reservation, Montana); Citizen Potawatomi Nation, 
Oklahoma; Delaware Nation, Oklahoma; Delaware Tribe of Indians; Eastern 
Band of

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Cherokee Indians; Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma; Forest County 
Potawatomi Community, Wisconsin; Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and 
Chippewa Indians, Michigan; Hannahville Indian Community, Michigan; 
Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, Michigan; Lac Courte Oreilles Band of 
Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin; Little River Band of 
Ottawa Indians, Michigan; Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, 
Michigan; Match-e-be-nash-she-wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians of 
Michigan; Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota (six component 
reservations: Bois Forte Band (Nett Lake); Fond du Lac Band; Grant 
Portage Band; Leech Lake Band; Mille Lacs Band; White Earth Band); 
Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi, Michigan (previously listed 
as the Huron Potawatomi, Inc.); Oneida Nation (previously listed as the 
Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin); Oneida Nation of New York; 
Onondaga Nation; Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma; Pokagon Band of Potawatomi 
Indians, Michigan and Indiana; Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation 
(previously listed as the Prairie Band of Potawatomi Nation, Kansas); 
Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin; Red Lake 
Band of Chippewa Indians, Minnesota; Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of 
Michigan; Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe (previously listed as the St. Regis 
Band of Mohawk Indians of New York); Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa 
Indians, Michigan; Seneca Nation of Indians (previously listed as 
Seneca Nation of New York); Seneca-Cayuga Nation (previously listed as 
the Seneca-Cayuga Tribe of Oklahoma); Shawnee Tribe; Sokaogon Chippewa 
Community, Wisconsin; St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin; 
Tonawanda Band of Seneca (previously listed as the Tonawanda Band of 
Seneca Indians of New York); Tuscarora Nation; United Keetoowah Band of 
Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma; and Wyandotte Nation (hereafter referred 
to as ``The Consulted Tribes'').

History and Description of the Remains

    In 1963 and 1964, human remains representing, at a minimum, 71 
individuals were removed from 15PI11 (the Slone Site), Fishtrap Lake, 
Pike County, KY. The burials were excavated during legally authorized 
excavations by the University of Kentucky, and the human remains have 
been housed at the University of Kentucky, Lexington, since their 
excavation. No known individuals were identified. The 846 associated 
funerary objects are 613 shell beads, 13 shell pendants, 1 biface 
fragment, 2 miscellaneous rocks, 45 ceramic sherds, 109 fragments of 
unmodified fauna remains, 2 fragments modified faunal remains, 1 bone 
fish hook, 1 bone bead, 48 fragments of unmodified shell, 3 shell spoon 
fragments, and 8 soil samples.
    In 1966, human remains representing, at a minimum, 1 individual 
were removed from 15PI15 (the Justice-Baird Site), Fishtrap Lake, Pike 
County, KY. The burials were excavated during legally authorized 
excavations by the University of Kentucky. In 1967, Robert C. Dunnell, 
a Yale graduate student, donated the collection to the Yale University 
Peabody Museum. No known individuals were identified. No associated 
funerary objects are present.
    In 1973, 1974, and 1977, human remains representing, at minimum, 2 
individuals were removed from 15JO23 (the Dameron Rockshelter), 
Paintsville Lake, Johnson County, KY. The burials were excavated during 
legally authorized excavation by the University of Kentucky and 
University of Pittsburgh, and the human remains and associated funerary 
objects have been housed at the University of Kentucky and University 
of Pittsburgh since their excavation. No known individuals were 
identified. The 46 associated funerary objects are 21 fragments of 
unmodified animal bone, 22 fragments of unmodified mussel shell, and 3 
fragments of charcoal.
    In 1972, human remains representing, at minimum, 1 individual were 
removed from 33PI44 (the Tick Ridge Site), Pickaway County, OH. The 
burials were excavated during legally authorized excavation by the Ohio 
Historical Society, and the human remains and associated funerary 
objects have been housed that the Ohio History Society. No known 
individuals were identified. The 4 associated funerary objects are 3 
unmodified animal bone and 1 projectile point fragment.
    In 1983, human remains representing, at minimum, 1 individual were 
removed from 33AD25 (the Island Creek Village site), Captain Meldahl 
Lock and Dam, Adams County, OH. The burials were excavated during 
legally authorized excavations by the University of Akron, and the 
human remains have been housed at the University of Akron, since their 
excavation. No known individuals were identified. No associated 
funerary objects are present.
    In 1970, human remains representing, at minimum, 3 individuals were 
removed from 33HI20 (the Paint Creek Lake Dam Burial), Paint Creek 
Lake, Highland County, OH. The burials were excavated during grading of 
the dam, and the human remains have been housed at the Ohio Historical 
Society, since their excavation. No known individuals were identified. 
The 55 associated funerary objects are 4 chert tools, 9 flakes, 1 slate 
forget, 34 fragments of unmodified faunal remains, 1 fragment of 
modified faunal remain, 1 fragment modified antler, 1 fossil, 1 mica 
fragment, 1 fragment unmodified shell, 1 fragment of charcoal, and 1 
fragment of burned clay.
    In 1977, human remains representing, at minimum, 7 individuals were 
removed from 46SU3 (the Barker's Bottom site) Bluestone Lake, Summers 
County, WV. Two individuals were excavated during legally authorized 
excavation by the University of Pittsburgh in 1977. The human remains 
and associated funerary objects were originally stored at the 
University of Pittsburgh, but were later transferred to Grave Creek 
Historic Mound site in Grave Creek, WV. In September 2014, the remains 
were transferred to the Veterans Curation Program Laboratory in 
Alexandria, VA. The remaining five individuals were found eroding out 
of the site in the 1980s and collected by the U.S. Army Corps of 
Engineers, Huntington District. The human remains and associated 
funerary object were sent to the West Virginia University Medical 
school for analysis and then stored at the Grave Creek Historic Mound 
Site in Grace Creek, WV. In September 2014, the remains were 
transferred to the Veterans Curation Program Laboratory in Alexandria, 
VA. No known individuals were identified. The 771 funerary objects are 
7 core fragments, 1 groundstone tool, 82 flakes, 3 miscellaneous rock 
fragments, 167 ceramic sherds, 418 fragments of unmodified faunal 
remains, 2 fragments of modified faunal remains, 85 fragments of 
unmodified shell, and 6 shell beads.
    In 1979, human remains representing, at a minimum, 3 individuals, 
were removed 46SU9, Bluestone Lake, Summers County, WV. The burials 
were excavated during legally authorized excavation by the University 
of Akron, and the human remains and funerary objects were originally 
housed at the University of Pittsburgh, but were later transferred to 
Grave Creek Historic Mound site in Grave Creek, WV. In September 2014, 
the remains were transferred to the Veterans Curation Program 
Laboratory in Alexandria, VA. No known individuals were identified. The 
1,408 funerary objects are 1,387 bird hone beads, 19 shell beads, 1 
faunal pendent, and 1 fragment of unmodified faunal remains.

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    In March 1990, human remains representing, at a minimum, 1 
individual, were removed from an unknown site, Deer Creek Lake, 
Pickaway County, OH. There are no published documents or original field 
documents detailing the discovery and collection of this material. The 
human remains and funerary objects have been housed at the Ohio 
Historical Society. No known individuals were identified. The 16 
funerary objects are 1 broken bottle glass fragment, 1 miscellaneous 
stone, 1 biface, 1 flake, 6 fragments of unworked faunal remains, 5 
worked deer antler tips, and 1 field tile.
    Based on the physical characteristics of the remains and associated 
objects listed in this notice, the human remains are determined to be 
of Native American ancestry. Archaeological evidence indicated a Fort 
Ancient period occupation at this site from A.D. 1000 to 1700. Five 
lines of evidence support a cultural affiliation finding for the site 
including geographical, archeological, anthropological, historical, and 
oral history information gathered during consultation. The Shawnee are 
generally considered the `southerners' or the southernmost of the 
Algonquian-speaking tribes, and oral tradition places their homeland 
along the central Ohio River Valley. The Shawnee are often associated 
with the Fort Ancient peoples who occupied the Ohio River Valley and 
have a long association with this territory in which they were first 
encountered by the Europeans by the mid seventeenth century including 
areas of southern Ohio, northern Kentucky, and western West Virginia. 
The location of Fort Ancient archeological sites within the Huntington 
District indicates that a strong historical and ethnohistorical link 
showing the region was occupied by the Shawnees in the early historic 
period. Based on the geographic, anthropological, linguistic, 
anthropological, and historical evidence, and information gained during 
consultation, Huntington District has determined that the human remains 
and associated funerary objects from the sites listed in this notice 
are culturally affiliated with the Shawnee. The three federally 
recognized tribes with standing under NAGPRA are the Absentee-Shawnee 
Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma, the Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma, 
and the Shawnee Tribe.

Determinations Made by the Huntington District

    Officials of the Huntington District have determined that:
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described 
in this notice represent the physical remains of 90 individuals of 
Native American ancestry.
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the 3,146 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 and the 
Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma, the Eastern Shawnee 
Tribe of Oklahoma, and the Shawnee Tribe.

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 Mr. Rodney Parker, District Archaeologist, 
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Huntington District, 502 Eighth Street, 
Huntington, WV 25701, telephone (304) 399-5729, email 
[email protected], by January 3, 2017. After that date, if 
no additional requestors have come forward, transfer of control of the 
human remains and associated funerary objects to the Absentee-Shawnee 
Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma, the Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma, 
and the Shawnee Tribe may proceed.
    The Huntington District is responsible for notifying The Consulted 
Tribes that this notice has been published.

    Dated: November 15, 2016.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2016-28959 Filed 12-1-16; 8:45 am]
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                                                    Additional Requestors and Disposition                   Minnesota; Saginaw Chippewa Indian                    request transfer of control of these
                                                       Lineal descendants or representatives                Tribe of Michigan; Saint Regis Mohawk                 human remains and associated funerary
                                                    of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian                  Tribe (previously listed as the St. Regis             objects should submit a written request
                                                    organization not identified in this notice              Band of Mohawk Indians of New York);                  with information in support of the
                                                    that wish to claim these cultural items                 Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa                    request to the Huntington District at the
                                                    should submit a written request with                    Indians, Michigan; Seneca Nation of                   address in this notice by January 3,
                                                    information in support of the claim to                  Indians (previously listed as Seneca                  2017.
                                                    Mr. Rodney Parker, District                             Nation of New York); Seneca-Cayuga                    ADDRESSES: Mr. Rodney Parker, District
                                                    Archaeologist, U.S. Army Corps of                       Nation (previously listed as the Seneca-              Archaeologist, U.S. Army Corps of
                                                    Engineers, Huntington District, 502                     Cayuga Tribe of Oklahoma); Shawnee                    Engineers, Huntington District, 502
                                                    Eighth Street, Huntington, WV 25701,                    Tribe; Sokaogon Chippewa Community,                   Eighth Street, Huntington, WV 25701,
                                                    telephone (304) 399–5729, email                         Wisconsin; St. Croix Chippewa Indians                 telephone (304) 399–5729, email
                                                    rodney.d.parker@usace.army.mil, by                      of Wisconsin; Tonawanda Band of                       rodney.d.parker@usace.army.mil.
                                                    January 3, 2017. After that date, if no                 Seneca (previously listed as the                      SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
                                                    additional claimants have come                          Tonawanda Band of Seneca Indians of                   here given in accordance with the
                                                    forward, transfer of control of the                     New York); Tuscarora Nation; United                   Native American Graves Protection and
                                                    unassociated funerary objects to the                    Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in                 Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C.
                                                    Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Indians of                    Oklahoma; and Wyandotte Nation that                   3003, of the completion of an inventory
                                                    Oklahoma, the Eastern Shawnee Tribe                     this notice has been published.                       of human remains and associated
                                                    of Oklahoma, and the Shawnee Tribe                       Dated: November 15, 2016.                            funerary objects under the control of the
                                                    may proceed.                                            Melanie O’Brien,                                      Huntington District and in the
                                                       The Huntington District is responsible               Manager, National NAGPRA Program.                     possession of the Ohio Historical
                                                    for notifying the Absentee Shawnee                      [FR Doc. 2016–28960 Filed 12–1–16; 8:45 am]           Society, Columbus, OH; Veterans
                                                    Tribe of Oklahoma; Bad River Band of                                                                          Curation Program, Alexandria, VA;
                                                                                                            BILLING CODE 4312–52–P
                                                    the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa                                                                           University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY;
                                                    Indians of the Bad River Reservation,                                                                         and the University of Akron, Akron,
                                                    Wisconsin; Cayuga Nation; Cherokee                      DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR                            OH. The human remains and associated
                                                    Nation; Chippewa Cree Indians of the                                                                          funerary objects were removed from
                                                    Rocky Boy’s Reservation, Montana                        National Park Service                                 Bluestone Lake in Summer County, WV;
                                                    (previously listed as the Chippewa-Cree                                                                       Deer Creek Lake in Pickaway County,
                                                                                                            [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–22416;
                                                    Indians of the Rocky Boy’s Reservation,                                                                       OH; Fishtrap Lake in Pike County, KY;
                                                                                                            PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000]
                                                    Montana); Citizen Potawatomi Nation,                                                                          Meldahl Lock and Dam in Adams
                                                    Oklahoma; Delaware Nation, Oklahoma;                    Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S.                  County, OH; Paint Creek Lake in
                                                    Delaware Tribe of Indians; Eastern Band                 Army Corps of Engineers, Huntington                   Highland County, OH; and Paintsville
                                                    of Cherokee Indians; Eastern Shawnee                    District, Huntington, WV                              Lake in Johnson County, KY.
                                                    Tribe of Oklahoma; Forest County                                                                                 This notice is published as part of the
                                                    Potawatomi Community, Wisconsin;                        AGENCY:   National Park Service, Interior.            National Park Service’s administrative
                                                    Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and                       ACTION:   Notice.                                     responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25
                                                    Chippewa Indians, Michigan;                                                                                   U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations in
                                                    Hannahville Indian Community,                           SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of                       this notice are the sole responsibility of
                                                    Michigan; Keweenaw Bay Indian                           Engineers, Huntington District                        the museum, institution, or Federal
                                                    Community, Michigan; Lac Courte                         (Huntington District) has completed an                agency that has control of the Native
                                                    Oreilles Band of Lake Superior                          inventory of human remains and                        American human remains and
                                                    Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin; Little                   associated funerary objects in                        associated funerary objects. The
                                                    River Band of Ottawa Indians,                           consultation with the appropriate                     National Park Service is not responsible
                                                    Michigan; Little Traverse Bay Bands of                  Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian                      for the determinations in this notice.
                                                    Odawa Indians, Michigan; Match-e-be-                    organizations, and has determined that
                                                    nash-she-wish Band of Pottawatomi                       there is a cultural affiliation between the           Consultation
                                                    Indians of Michigan; Minnesota                          human remains and associated funerary                   A detailed assessment of the human
                                                    Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota (six                          objects and present-day Indian tribes or              remains was made by Huntington
                                                    component reservations: Bois Forte                      Native Hawaiian organizations. Lineal                 District and the St. Louis District’s
                                                    Band (Nett Lake); Fond du Lac Band;                     descendants or representatives of any                 Mandatory Center of Expertise for the
                                                    Grant Portage Band; Leech Lake Band;                    Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian                       Curation and Management of
                                                    Mille Lacs Band; White Earth Band);                     organization not identified in this notice            Archaeological Collections professional
                                                    Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the                          that wish to request transfer of control              staff in consultation with
                                                    Potawatomi, Michigan (previously listed                 of these human remains and associated                 representatives of the Absentee
                                                    as the Huron Potawatomi, Inc.); Oneida                  funerary objects should submit a written              Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma; Bad River
                                                    Nation (previously listed as the Oneida                 request to the Huntington District. If no             Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of
                                                    Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin); Oneida                  additional requestors come forward,                   Chippewa Indians of the Bad River
                                                    Nation of New York; Onondaga Nation;                    transfer of control of the human remains              Reservation, Wisconsin; Cayuga Nation;
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                                                    Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma; Pokagon                       and associated funerary objects to the                Cherokee Nation; Chippewa Cree
                                                    Band of Potawatomi Indians, Michigan                    lineal descendants, Indian tribes, or                 Indians of the Rocky Boy’s Reservation,
                                                    and Indiana; Prairie Band Potawatomi                    Native Hawaiian organizations stated in               Montana (previously listed as the
                                                    Nation (previously listed as the Prairie                this notice may proceed.                              Chippewa-Cree Indians of the Rocky
                                                    Band of Potawatomi Nation, Kansas);                     DATES: Lineal descendants or                          Boy’s Reservation, Montana); Citizen
                                                    Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior                         representatives of any Indian tribe or                Potawatomi Nation, Oklahoma;
                                                    Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin; Red                      Native Hawaiian organization not                      Delaware Nation, Oklahoma; Delaware
                                                    Lake Band of Chippewa Indians,                          identified in this notice that wish to                Tribe of Indians; Eastern Band of


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                                                    Cherokee Indians; Eastern Shawnee                       fragment, 2 miscellaneous rocks, 45                   housed at the Ohio Historical Society,
                                                    Tribe of Oklahoma; Forest County                        ceramic sherds, 109 fragments of                      since their excavation. No known
                                                    Potawatomi Community, Wisconsin;                        unmodified fauna remains, 2 fragments                 individuals were identified. The 55
                                                    Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and                       modified faunal remains, 1 bone fish                  associated funerary objects are 4 chert
                                                    Chippewa Indians, Michigan;                             hook, 1 bone bead, 48 fragments of                    tools, 9 flakes, 1 slate forget, 34
                                                    Hannahville Indian Community,                           unmodified shell, 3 shell spoon                       fragments of unmodified faunal
                                                    Michigan; Keweenaw Bay Indian                           fragments, and 8 soil samples.                        remains, 1 fragment of modified faunal
                                                    Community, Michigan; Lac Courte                            In 1966, human remains representing,               remain, 1 fragment modified antler, 1
                                                    Oreilles Band of Lake Superior                          at a minimum, 1 individual were                       fossil, 1 mica fragment, 1 fragment
                                                    Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin; Little                   removed from 15PI15 (the Justice-Baird                unmodified shell, 1 fragment of
                                                    River Band of Ottawa Indians,                           Site), Fishtrap Lake, Pike County, KY.                charcoal, and 1 fragment of burned clay.
                                                    Michigan; Little Traverse Bay Bands of                  The burials were excavated during                        In 1977, human remains representing,
                                                    Odawa Indians, Michigan; Match-e-be-                    legally authorized excavations by the                 at minimum, 7 individuals were
                                                    nash-she-wish Band of Pottawatomi                       University of Kentucky. In 1967, Robert               removed from 46SU3 (the Barker’s
                                                    Indians of Michigan; Minnesota                          C. Dunnell, a Yale graduate student,                  Bottom site) Bluestone Lake, Summers
                                                    Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota (six                          donated the collection to the Yale                    County, WV. Two individuals were
                                                    component reservations: Bois Forte                      University Peabody Museum. No known                   excavated during legally authorized
                                                    Band (Nett Lake); Fond du Lac Band;                     individuals were identified. No                       excavation by the University of
                                                    Grant Portage Band; Leech Lake Band;                    associated funerary objects are present.              Pittsburgh in 1977. The human remains
                                                    Mille Lacs Band; White Earth Band);                        In 1973, 1974, and 1977, human                     and associated funerary objects were
                                                    Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the                          remains representing, at minimum, 2                   originally stored at the University of
                                                    Potawatomi, Michigan (previously listed                 individuals were removed from 15JO23                  Pittsburgh, but were later transferred to
                                                    as the Huron Potawatomi, Inc.); Oneida                  (the Dameron Rockshelter), Paintsville
                                                                                                                                                                  Grave Creek Historic Mound site in
                                                    Nation (previously listed as the Oneida                 Lake, Johnson County, KY. The burials
                                                                                                                                                                  Grave Creek, WV. In September 2014,
                                                    Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin); Oneida                  were excavated during legally
                                                                                                                                                                  the remains were transferred to the
                                                    Nation of New York; Onondaga Nation;                    authorized excavation by the University
                                                                                                                                                                  Veterans Curation Program Laboratory
                                                    Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma; Pokagon                       of Kentucky and University of
                                                                                                                                                                  in Alexandria, VA. The remaining five
                                                    Band of Potawatomi Indians, Michigan                    Pittsburgh, and the human remains and
                                                                                                                                                                  individuals were found eroding out of
                                                    and Indiana; Prairie Band Potawatomi                    associated funerary objects have been
                                                                                                                                                                  the site in the 1980s and collected by
                                                    Nation (previously listed as the Prairie                housed at the University of Kentucky
                                                                                                                                                                  the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
                                                    Band of Potawatomi Nation, Kansas);                     and University of Pittsburgh since their
                                                                                                                                                                  Huntington District. The human
                                                    Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior                         excavation. No known individuals were
                                                                                                            identified. The 46 associated funerary                remains and associated funerary object
                                                    Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin; Red                                                                            were sent to the West Virginia
                                                    Lake Band of Chippewa Indians,                          objects are 21 fragments of unmodified
                                                                                                            animal bone, 22 fragments of                          University Medical school for analysis
                                                    Minnesota; Saginaw Chippewa Indian                                                                            and then stored at the Grave Creek
                                                    Tribe of Michigan; Saint Regis Mohawk                   unmodified mussel shell, and 3
                                                                                                            fragments of charcoal.                                Historic Mound Site in Grace Creek,
                                                    Tribe (previously listed as the St. Regis
                                                                                                               In 1972, human remains representing,               WV. In September 2014, the remains
                                                    Band of Mohawk Indians of New York);
                                                                                                            at minimum, 1 individual were removed                 were transferred to the Veterans
                                                    Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa
                                                                                                            from 33PI44 (the Tick Ridge Site),                    Curation Program Laboratory in
                                                    Indians, Michigan; Seneca Nation of
                                                                                                            Pickaway County, OH. The burials were                 Alexandria, VA. No known individuals
                                                    Indians (previously listed as Seneca
                                                                                                            excavated during legally authorized                   were identified. The 771 funerary
                                                    Nation of New York); Seneca-Cayuga
                                                                                                            excavation by the Ohio Historical                     objects are 7 core fragments, 1
                                                    Nation (previously listed as the Seneca-
                                                                                                            Society, and the human remains and                    groundstone tool, 82 flakes, 3
                                                    Cayuga Tribe of Oklahoma); Shawnee
                                                                                                            associated funerary objects have been                 miscellaneous rock fragments, 167
                                                    Tribe; Sokaogon Chippewa Community,
                                                                                                            housed that the Ohio History Society.                 ceramic sherds, 418 fragments of
                                                    Wisconsin; St. Croix Chippewa Indians
                                                    of Wisconsin; Tonawanda Band of                         No known individuals were identified.                 unmodified faunal remains, 2 fragments
                                                    Seneca (previously listed as the                        The 4 associated funerary objects are 3               of modified faunal remains, 85
                                                    Tonawanda Band of Seneca Indians of                     unmodified animal bone and 1                          fragments of unmodified shell, and 6
                                                    New York); Tuscarora Nation; United                     projectile point fragment.                            shell beads.
                                                    Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in                      In 1983, human remains representing,                  In 1979, human remains representing,
                                                    Oklahoma; and Wyandotte Nation                          at minimum, 1 individual were removed                 at a minimum, 3 individuals, were
                                                    (hereafter referred to as ‘‘The Consulted               from 33AD25 (the Island Creek Village                 removed 46SU9, Bluestone Lake,
                                                    Tribes’’).                                              site), Captain Meldahl Lock and Dam,                  Summers County, WV. The burials were
                                                                                                            Adams County, OH. The burials were                    excavated during legally authorized
                                                    History and Description of the Remains                  excavated during legally authorized                   excavation by the University of Akron,
                                                       In 1963 and 1964, human remains                      excavations by the University of Akron,               and the human remains and funerary
                                                    representing, at a minimum, 71                          and the human remains have been                       objects were originally housed at the
                                                    individuals were removed from 15PI11                    housed at the University of Akron, since              University of Pittsburgh, but were later
                                                    (the Slone Site), Fishtrap Lake, Pike                   their excavation. No known individuals                transferred to Grave Creek Historic
                                                    County, KY. The burials were excavated                  were identified. No associated funerary               Mound site in Grave Creek, WV. In
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                                                    during legally authorized excavations by                objects are present.                                  September 2014, the remains were
                                                    the University of Kentucky, and the                        In 1970, human remains representing,               transferred to the Veterans Curation
                                                    human remains have been housed at the                   at minimum, 3 individuals were                        Program Laboratory in Alexandria, VA.
                                                    University of Kentucky, Lexington,                      removed from 33HI20 (the Paint Creek                  No known individuals were identified.
                                                    since their excavation. No known                        Lake Dam Burial), Paint Creek Lake,                   The 1,408 funerary objects are 1,387
                                                    individuals were identified. The 846                    Highland County, OH. The burials were                 bird hone beads, 19 shell beads, 1 faunal
                                                    associated funerary objects are 613 shell               excavated during grading of the dam,                  pendent, and 1 fragment of unmodified
                                                    beads, 13 shell pendants, 1 biface                      and the human remains have been                       faunal remains.


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                                                                                 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 232 / Friday, December 2, 2016 / Notices                                            87069

                                                       In March 1990, human remains                         represent the physical remains of 90                  and commencement of preliminary
                                                    representing, at a minimum, 1                           individuals of Native American                        phase antidumping and countervailing
                                                    individual, were removed from an                        ancestry.                                             duty investigation Nos. 701–TA–566
                                                    unknown site, Deer Creek Lake,                             • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A),                and 731–TA–1342 (Preliminary)
                                                    Pickaway County, OH. There are no                       the 3,146 objects described in this                   pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 (‘‘the
                                                    published documents or original field                   notice are reasonably believed to have                Act’’) to determine whether there is a
                                                    documents detailing the discovery and                   been placed with or near individual                   reasonable indication that an industry
                                                    collection of this material. The human                  human remains at the time of death or                 in the United States is materially
                                                    remains and funerary objects have been                  later as part of the death rite or                    injured or threatened with material
                                                    housed at the Ohio Historical Society.                  ceremony.                                             injury, or the establishment of an
                                                    No known individuals were identified.                      • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there             industry in the United States is
                                                    The 16 funerary objects are 1 broken                    is a relationship of shared group
                                                                                                                                                                  materially retarded, by reason of
                                                    bottle glass fragment, 1 miscellaneous                  identity that can be reasonably traced
                                                                                                                                                                  imports of softwood lumber from
                                                    stone, 1 biface, 1 flake, 6 fragments of                between the Native American human
                                                                                                                                                                  Canada, provided for in subheadings
                                                    unworked faunal remains, 5 worked                       remains and associated funerary objects
                                                                                                            and the Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of                     4407.10.01, 4409.10.05, 4409.10.10,
                                                    deer antler tips, and 1 field tile.                                                                           4409.10.20, 4409.10.90, 4418.90.25.
                                                       Based on the physical characteristics                Indians of Oklahoma, the Eastern
                                                    of the remains and associated objects                   Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma, and the                    Subject merchandise may also be
                                                    listed in this notice, the human remains                Shawnee Tribe.                                        classified in subheadings 4415.20.40,
                                                    are determined to be of Native American                                                                       4415.20.80, 4418.90.46, 4421.90.70,
                                                                                                            Additional Requestors and Disposition                 4421.90.94, and 4421.90.97 of the
                                                    ancestry. Archaeological evidence
                                                    indicated a Fort Ancient period                            Lineal descendants or representatives              Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
                                                    occupation at this site from A.D. 1000                  of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian                United States, that are alleged to be sold
                                                    to 1700. Five lines of evidence support                 organization not identified in this notice            in the United States at less than fair
                                                    a cultural affiliation finding for the site             that wish to request transfer of control              value and alleged to be subsidized by
                                                    including geographical, archeological,                  of these human remains and associated                 the Government of Canada. Unless the
                                                    anthropological, historical, and oral                   funerary objects should submit a written              Department of Commerce extends the
                                                    history information gathered during                     request with information in support of                time for initiation, the Commission
                                                    consultation. The Shawnee are generally                 the request to Mr. Rodney Parker,                     must reach a preliminary determination
                                                    considered the ‘southerners’ or the                     District Archaeologist, U.S. Army Corps               in antidumping and countervailing duty
                                                    southernmost of the Algonquian-                         of Engineers, Huntington District, 502                investigations in 45 days, or in this case
                                                    speaking tribes, and oral tradition places              Eighth Street, Huntington, WV 25701,                  by January 9, 2017. The Commission’s
                                                    their homeland along the central Ohio                   telephone (304) 399–5729, email                       views must be transmitted to Commerce
                                                    River Valley. The Shawnee are often                     rodney.d.parker@usace.army.mil, by                    within five business days thereafter, or
                                                    associated with the Fort Ancient                        January 3, 2017. After that date, if no               by January 17, 2017.
                                                    peoples who occupied the Ohio River                     additional requestors have come
                                                    Valley and have a long association with                 forward, transfer of control of the                   DATES:   Effective Date: November 25,
                                                    this territory in which they were first                 human remains and associated funerary                 2016.
                                                    encountered by the Europeans by the                     objects to the Absentee-Shawnee Tribe
                                                                                                                                                                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fred
                                                    mid seventeenth century including                       of Indians of Oklahoma, the Eastern
                                                                                                            Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma, and the                    Ruggles (202–205–3187 or fred.ruggles@
                                                    areas of southern Ohio, northern                                                                              usitc.gov), Office of Investigations, U.S.
                                                    Kentucky, and western West Virginia.                    Shawnee Tribe may proceed.
                                                                                                               The Huntington District is responsible             International Trade Commission, 500 E
                                                    The location of Fort Ancient                                                                                  Street SW., Washington, DC 20436.
                                                    archeological sites within the                          for notifying The Consulted Tribes that
                                                                                                            this notice has been published.                       Hearing-impaired persons can obtain
                                                    Huntington District indicates that a
                                                                                                                                                                  information on this matter by contacting
                                                    strong historical and ethnohistorical                    Dated: November 15, 2016.
                                                                                                                                                                  the Commission’s TDD terminal on 202–
                                                    link showing the region was occupied                    Melanie O’Brien,
                                                                                                                                                                  205–1810. Persons with mobility
                                                    by the Shawnees in the early historic                   Manager, National NAGPRA Program.                     impairments who will need special
                                                    period. Based on the geographic,                        [FR Doc. 2016–28959 Filed 12–1–16; 8:45 am]           assistance in gaining access to the
                                                    anthropological, linguistic,                            BILLING CODE 4312–52–P                                Commission should contact the Office
                                                    anthropological, and historical
                                                                                                                                                                  of the Secretary at 202–205–2000.
                                                    evidence, and information gained
                                                                                                                                                                  General information concerning the
                                                    during consultation, Huntington District                INTERNATIONAL TRADE
                                                    has determined that the human remains                                                                         Commission may also be obtained by
                                                                                                            COMMISSION                                            accessing its internet server (https://
                                                    and associated funerary objects from the
                                                    sites listed in this notice are culturally              [Investigation Nos. 701–TA–566 and 731–               www.usitc.gov). The public record for
                                                    affiliated with the Shawnee. The three                  TA–1342 (Preliminary)]                                this investigation may be viewed on the
                                                    federally recognized tribes with                                                                              Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS)
                                                                                                            Softwood Lumber Products From                         at https://edis.usitc.gov.
                                                    standing under NAGPRA are the
                                                                                                            Canada; Institution of Antidumping
                                                    Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Indians of                                                                          SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                                                                            and Countervailing Duty Investigations
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                                                    Oklahoma, the Eastern Shawnee Tribe
                                                                                                            and Scheduling of Preliminary Phase                     Background.—These investigations
                                                    of Oklahoma, and the Shawnee Tribe.
                                                                                                            Investigations                                        are being instituted, pursuant to
                                                    Determinations Made by the                                                                                    sections 703(a) and 733(a) of the Tariff
                                                                                                            AGENCY: United States International
                                                    Huntington District                                                                                           Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1671b(a) and
                                                                                                            Trade Commission.
                                                      Officials of the Huntington District                                                                        1673b(a)), in response to a petition filed
                                                                                                            ACTION: Notice.
                                                    have determined that:                                                                                         on November 25, 2016, by the
                                                      • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the                  SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives                  Committee Overseeing Action for
                                                    human remains described in this notice                  notice of the institution of investigations           Lumber International Trade


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Document Created: 2018-02-14 09:02:09
Document Modified: 2018-02-14 09:02:09
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesLineal 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
FR Citation81 FR 87067 

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