82 FR 25625 - Notice of Inventory Completion for Native American Human Remains and Associated Funerary Objects in the Control of the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Ocmulgee National Monument, Macon, GA; Correction

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 105 (June 2, 2017)

The U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Ocmulgee National Monument has corrected an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects, published in a Notice of Inventory Completion in the Federal Register on June 18, 2001. This notice corrects the minimum number of individuals and number of associated funerary objects. Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to request transfer of control of these human remains and associated funerary objects should submit a written request to Ocmulgee National Monument. If no additional requestors come forward, transfer of control of the human remains and associated funerary objects to the lineal descendants, Indian tribes, or Native Hawaiian organizations stated in this notice may proceed.

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 105 (Friday, June 2, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25625-25626]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-11450]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-23209; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion for Native American Human Remains 
and Associated Funerary Objects in the Control of the U.S. Department 
of the Interior, National Park Service, Ocmulgee National Monument, 
Macon, GA; Correction

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice; correction.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, 
Ocmulgee National Monument has corrected an inventory of human remains 
and associated funerary objects, published in a Notice of Inventory 
Completion in the Federal Register on June 18, 2001. This notice 
corrects the minimum number of individuals and number of associated 
funerary objects. Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian 
tribe or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice 
that wish to request transfer of control of these human remains and 
associated funerary objects should submit a written request to Ocmulgee 
National Monument. 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 Ocmulgee National Monument at the address in 
this notice by July 3, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Jim David, Superintendent, Ocmulgee National Monument, 1207 
Emery Highway, Macon, GA 31217, telephone (478) 752-8257, email 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is here given in accordance with the 
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 
U.S.C. 3003, of the correction of an inventory of human remains and 
associated funerary objects under the control of the U.S. Department of 
the Interior, National Park Service, Ocmulgee National Monument, Macon, 
GA. The human remains and associated funerary objects were removed from 
Trading Post, Bibb County, GA.
    This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's 
administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The 
determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the 
Superintendent, Ocmulgee National Monument.
    This notice corrects the minimum number of individuals and number 
of associated funerary objects published in a Notice of Inventory 
Completion in the Federal Register (66 FR 32842-32843, June 18, 2001). 
Additional individuals and associated funerary objects were identified 
during review of collections.

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Transfer of control of the items in this correction notice has not 
occurred.

Correction

    In the Federal Register (66 FR 32842, June 18, 2001), column 2, 
paragraph 1, sentences 1-3 are corrected by substituting the following 
sentences:

    Between 1957 and 1958, human remains representing 17 individuals 
were recovered from the Trading Post area of the Macon Plateau unit 
of Ocmulgee National Monument. No known individuals were identified. 
The 17,037 associated funerary objects are 2 axes, 4 balls, 1 musket 
ball, 16,147 beads, 1 biface, 2 blades, 217 animal remains, 1 piece 
of charcoal, 6 pieces of fired clay, 1 concretion, 2 cores, 3 pieces 
of daub, 46 flakes, 7 flake tools, 2 glass fragments, 1 gorget, 5 
gunflints, 1 stone knife, 38 jars, 2 iron knives, 4 metal fragments, 
2 shells, 1 ornament, 4 tobacco pipes, 2 flintlock pistols, 2 plant 
fragments, 1 projectile point, 3 preforms, 1 rifle, 3 scrapers, 4 
seeds, 3 pieces of shatter, 13 gun shots, 1 shotgun shell, 2 spiral 
springs, 6 unmodified stones, 1 uniface, 1 bag of unmodified stone, 
and 494 vessel fragments.

    In the Federal Register (66 FR 32842, June 18, 2001), column 3 
paragraph 2, sentences 1-2 are corrected by substituting the following 
sentences:

    Based on the above-mentioned information, the superintendent of 
Ocmulgee National Monument has determined that, pursuant to 43 CFR 
10.2(d)(1), the human remains listed above represent the physical 
remains of 21 individuals of Native American ancestry. The 
superintendent of Ocmulgee National Monument also has determined 
that, pursuant to 43 CFR 10.2(d)(2), the 32,022 objects listed above 
are reasonably believed to have been placed with or near individual 
human remains at the time of death or late as part of the death rite 
or ceremony.

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 Jim David, Superintendent, Ocmulgee National 
Monument, 1207 Emery Highway, Macon, GA 31217, telephone (478) 752-
8257, email [email protected], by July 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 Alabama-Coushatta 
Tribe of Texas (previously listed as the Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of 
Texas), Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town, Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana, 
Kialegee Tribal Town, Miccosukee Tribe of Indians, Poarch Band of 
Creeks (previously listed as the Poarch Band of Creek Indians of 
Alabama), Seminole Tribe of Florida (previously listed as the Seminole 
Tribe of Florida (Dania, Big Cypress, Brighton, Hollywood & Tampa 
Reservations)), The Muscogee (Creek) Nation, The Seminole Nation of 
Oklahoma, and Thlopthlocco Tribal Town may proceed.
    Ocmulgee National Monument is responsible for notifying the 
Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma, Alabama-Coushatta Tribe 
of Texas (previously listed as the Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of Texas), 
Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town, Catawba Indian Nation (aka Catawba Tribe 
of South Carolina), Cherokee Nation, Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana, 
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma, 
Jena Band of Choctaw Indians, Kialegee Tribal Town, Miccosukee Tribe of 
Indians, Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, Poarch Band of Creeks 
(previously listed as the Poarch Band of Creek Indians of Alabama), 
Seminole Tribe of Florida (previously listed as the Seminole Tribe of 
Florida (Dania, Big Cypress, Brighton, Hollywood & Tampa 
Reservations)), The Chickasaw Nation, The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, 
The Muscogee (Creek) Nation, The Seminole Nation of Oklahoma, Shawnee 
Tribe, Thlopthlocco Tribal Town, and United Keetowah Band of Cherokee 
Indians in Oklahoma that this notice has been published.

    Dated: April 3, 2017.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2017-11450 Filed 6-1-17; 8:45 am]
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