82 FR 39904 - Notice of Inventory Completion: Tennessee Valley Authority, Knoxville, TN
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 161 (August 22, 2017)
National Park Service
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 161 (August 22, 2017)
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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 161 (Tuesday, August 22, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 39904-39906] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-17649] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-23669; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Inventory Completion: Tennessee Valley Authority, Knoxville, TN AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 any present-day federally recognized Indian Tribes cannot be reasonably traced. 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 Tribe stated in this notice may proceed. DATES: 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 September 21, 2017. 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 Colbert and Lauderdale 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) and 43 CFR 10.11(d). 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 representatives of the Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas (previously listed as the Alabama- Coushatta Tribes of Texas); Cherokee Nation; Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana; Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians; Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians; 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; The Seminole Nation of Oklahoma; and United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma (hereafter referred to as ``The Consulted Tribes''). History and Description of the Remains From August 5, 1936 to August 13, 1937, human remains representing, at minimum, 309 individuals were removed from the Mulberry Creek site (1CT27) in Colbert County, AL, by the Alabama Museum of Natural History at the University of Alabama (AMNH). TVA acquired this site on March 25, 1936, for the Pickwick Reservoir project. This shell midden site was at the confluence of Mulberry Creek and the Tennessee River. While there are no radiocarbon dates from this site, the stratified distribution of material culture suggests the primary occupation was during the Late Archaic period (4000-1000 B.C.). Ceramics were only found in the upper three feet of this shell midden, suggesting occupations during the Colbert (300 B.C.-A.D. 100) and McKelvey phases (A.D. 500-1000). The human remains and associated funerary objects are in the physical custody of AMNH and include adults, juveniles, and infants of both sexes. No known individuals were identified. The 3,300 associated funerary objects are 3 stone flakes; 2 antler billets; 2 antler punches; 1 anvil stone; 1 atlatl weight; 4 Baldwin Plain body sherds; 1 Baytown Plain var. McKelvey rim sherd; 1 Benton projectile point; 18 chert bifaces; 5 bone beads; 2 bone fids/awls; 1 bone needle; 12 bone pins; 7 bone pin fragments; 1 carved bone pin; 1 chert celt; 3 ceramic sherds; 175 crinoid stems; 1 Cypress Creek projectile point; 1 Elora projectile point; 2 chert drills; 2 shell gorget fragments; 2 hammerstones; 1 hoe, limestone; 1 knife, chert; 8 unidentified projectile points; 1 Little Bear Creek projectile point; 3 Maples projectile points; 4 modified bones; 5 Morrow Mountain projectile points; 1 Mulberry Creek Cordmarked basal sherd; 1 Mulberry Creek projectile point; 54 drilled canine teeth pendants; 2 Pickwick projectile points; 4 triangular projectile points; 8 chert preforms; 1 lot of unmodified shell; 2,903 shell or stone beads; 6 shell gorgets; 1 stone axe; 2 unmodified turtle shells; 32 turtle shell fragments; 6 unmodified bivalve shells; and 8 White Springs projectile points. From September 22, 1936 to September 30, 1937, human remains representing, at minimum, 481 individuals were removed from the Bluff Creek site (1LU59) in Lauderdale County, AL, by AMNH. TVA acquired this site on December 23, 1936, for the Pickwick Reservoir project, and the excavation was conducted with Federal [[Page 39905]] funds in anticipation of reservoir construction. This shell mound site was found at the confluence of Bluff Creek and the Tennessee River and was the accumulation of mussel shell and village midden, rather than an intentionally constructed earthen works. Based on the material culture, this site was occupied during the Late Archaic (4000-1000 B.C.), Early Woodland (1000-100 B.C.), Middle Woodland (Copena phase, A.D. 100-500), and Late Woodland (McKelvey phase, A.D. 500-1000). Shell-tempered ceramics from the Mississippian period are found in the upper portion of this shell midden. The human remains and associated funerary objects are in the physical custody of AMNH and include infants, adolescents, and adults of both sexes. No known individuals were identified. The 802 associated funerary objects include 1 adze; 6 antler billets; 1 atlatl weight; 40 bone awls; 1 Baldwin Plain sherd; 2 bar gorgets; 4 beaver incisors; 1 Bell Plain bottle; 1 Bell Plain jar; 1 biface fragment; 8 mammal bones; 2 bone pins; 2 bow drill sockets; 3 celts; 10 copper beads; 1 copper ornament; 1 wooden earspool; 1 bone fid; 1 fire cracked rock; 3 bone flakers; 2 Flint Creek projectile points; 3 Flint River Cordmarked sherds; 1 rubbed galena; 1 grooved abrader; 1 hafted drill; 1 hammerstone; 1 iron ring; 4 jasper beads; 7 mammal mandibles; 1 McKee Island Brushed jar; 1 piece of mica; 1 Mississippi Plain jar; 24 Mississippi Plain sherds; 1 modified antler; 32 modified bones; 47 pieces of modified turtle shell; 2 bone netting needles; 1 shell pendant; 35 teeth pendants; 11 bone projectile points; 1 Cotaco Creek projectile point; 1 Elora projectile point; 1 Hamilton Stemmed projectile point; 5 unidentified projectile points; 1 Ledbetter projectile point; 8 Little Bear Creek projectile points; 2 Madison projectile points; 1 McIntyre projectile points; 1 Mud Creek projectile point; 1 Pickwick projectile point; 1 Smithsonia projectile point; 1 Wade projectile point; 3 chert preforms; 3 raccoon baculums; 1 rattle; 1 lot of seed pods; 21 shells; 377 shell beads; 2 shell cups; 4 shell gorgets; 1 stone; 6 stone beads; 5 carnivore teeth; 66 turtle shell fragments; 13 tubular bone beads; 2 unmodified bones; 5 Wheeler Dentate Stamped sherds; and 1 Wheeler Plain bowl. From August 24, 1937 to February 11, 1938, human remains representing, at minimum, 141 individuals were removed from the O'Neal site (1LU61) in Lauderdale County, AL, by AMNH. TVA acquired this site on December 23, 1936, for the Pickwick Reservoir project. The site is a shell midden adjacent to the Tennessee River, but because of inclement weather and the early closure of the Pickwick Dam, only two trenches were dug into this site. The primary occupation of the site took place during the Late Archaic period (4000-1000 B.C.). The human remains and associated funerary objects are in the physical custody of AMNH and include adults, juveniles, children, and infants of both sexes. No known individuals were identified. The 676 associated funerary objects include 1 antler flaker; 1 antler tine; 1 bear tooth; 1 biface; 1 Bluff Creek Simple Stamped sherd; 1 bone awl/fid; 1 bone pin; 2 stone drills; 6 jasper beads; 2 modified antler; 1 modified bone; 1 Flint Creek projectile point; 4 Little Bear Creek projectile point; 1 McIntire projectile point; 6 unidentified projectile points; 644 shell beads; and 2 shell gorgets/pendants. From August to September of 1937, human remains representing, at minimum, 7 individuals were removed from the Meander Scar site (1LU62) in Lauderdale County, AL, by AMNH. TVA acquired this site on August 23, 1935, for the Pickwick Reservoir project. Due to persistent flooding at the confluence of Bluff Creek and the Tennessee River, excavations were limited, and there are no radiocarbon dates from this site. The pottery recovered indicates occupations during the Woodland period (300 B.C.- A.D. 1000). The human remains are in the physical custody of AMNH and include fragmented remains of adults and children of both sexes. No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are present. From May 20 to June 9, 1936, human remains representing, at minimum, 8 individuals were removed from site 1LU63 in Lauderdale County, AL, by AMNH. TVA acquired this site on October 28, 1936, for the Pickwick Reservoir project, and the excavation was conducted with Federal funds in anticipation of the reservoir construction. This site was one of two burial mounds in the area, and the mound was trenched and systematically excavated vertically with a focus on identifying burial pits. Four soil zones modified by human activity were identified, and although there are no radiocarbon dates, funerary objects indicate that the mound was created during the Middle Woodland Copena phase (A.D. 100-500). The human remains and associated funerary objects are in the physical custody of AMNH including adults and an infant of indeterminate sex. No known individuals were identified. The 17 associated funerary objects include 1 conch shell cup; 2 copper earspools; 2 copper earspool fragments; 1 copper reel gorget; and 11 galena nodules. In July of 1988, human remains representing, at minimum, 4 individuals were removed from Colliers Cave (1LU494) in Lauderdale County, AL, by the University of Alabama field school. TVA acquired this site on March 28, 1936, for the Pickwick Reservoir project. The site is a large cave that consists of a main passage and several side passages, with evidence of pot-hunting and excavations. The University of Alabama field school excavated two test pits and a trench, but the chronological placement of the site is unknown. The human remains are in the physical custody of AMNH and include three adults and one infant of unknown sex. No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are present. From June 29 to July 1, 1988, human remains representing, at minimum, 23 individuals were removed from site 1LU495 in Lauderdale County, AL, by the University of Alabama field school. TVA acquired this site on February 18, 1937, for the Pickwick Reservoir project The site is a cave adjacent to Coffee Slough in the vicinity of Seven Mile Island. The University of Alabama field school excavated two small units, but the chronological placement of the site is unknown. The human remains are in the physical custody of AMNH but are too small to identify the sex of the individuals with ages ranging from 6 months to 30 years old. No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are present. In 1988, human remains representing, at minimum, 4 individuals were surface collected from Coffee Cave (1LU499) in Lauderdale County, AL, by the University of Alabama field school. TVA acquired this site on November 23, 1936. Coffee Cave is adjacent to Coffee Slough in the vicinity of Seven Mile Island. The human remains are in the physical custody of AMNH and are too fragmentary to identify the sex but include two juveniles between 11 and 12 years old; one young adult between 15 and 25 years old; and one adult, 18 years or older. No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are present. 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 are Native American based on their presence in prehistoric archeological sites and osteological analysis. [[Page 39906]] Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of 977 individuals of Native American ancestry. Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the 4,795 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), a relationship of shared group identity cannot be reasonably traced between the Native American human remains and associated funerary objects and any present-day Indian Tribe. According to final judgments of the Indian Claims Commission or the Court of Federal Claims, the land from which the Native American human remains and associated funerary objects were removed is the aboriginal land of the Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians; and United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma. The Treaty of September 20, 1816, indicates that the land from which the Native American human remains were removed is the aboriginal land of The Chickasaw Nation. Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1)(ii), the disposition of the human remains may be to the Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians; The Chickasaw Nation; and United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma. The Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians; and United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma have declined to accept transfer of control of the human remains. Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(4), TVA has decided to transfer control of the funerary objects associated with the culturally unidentifiable human remains to The Chickasaw Nation. Additional Requestors and Disposition 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 September 21, 2017. After that date, if no additional requestors have come forward, transfer of control of the human remains and associated funerary objects to The Chickasaw Nation may proceed. The TVA is responsible for notifying The Consulted Tribes that this notice has been published. Dated: June 28, 2017. Melanie O'Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2017-17649 Filed 8-21-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312-52-P
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• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), a present-day federally recognized Indian Nation of Oklahoma; and United
relationship of shared group identity Tribes cannot be reasonably traced. Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in
cannot be reasonably traced between the Representatives of any federally Oklahoma (hereafter referred to as ‘‘The
Native American human remains and recognized Indian Tribe not identified Consulted Tribes’’).
any present-day Indian tribe. in this notice that wish to request
History and Description of the Remains
• Treaties, Acts of Congress, or transfer of control of these human
Executive Orders, indicate that the land remains and associated funerary objects From August 5, 1936 to August 13,
from which the Native American human should submit a written request to TVA. 1937, human remains representing, at
remains were removed is the aboriginal If no additional requestors come minimum, 309 individuals were
land of The Osage Nation (previously forward, transfer of control of the removed from the Mulberry Creek site
listed as the Osage Tribe). human remains and associated funerary (1CT27) in Colbert County, AL, by the
• Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the objects to the federally recognized Alabama Museum of Natural History at
disposition of the human remains may Indian Tribe stated in this notice may the University of Alabama (AMNH).
be to The Osage Nation (previously proceed. TVA acquired this site on March 25,
listed as the Osage Tribe). 1936, for the Pickwick Reservoir project.
DATES: Representatives of any federally
This shell midden site was at the
Additional Requestors and Disposition recognized Indian Tribe not identified confluence of Mulberry Creek and the
Representatives of any Indian tribe or in this notice that wish to request Tennessee River. While there are no
Native Hawaiian organization not transfer of control of these human radiocarbon dates from this site, the
identified in this notice that wish to remains and associated funerary objects stratified distribution of material culture
request transfer of control of these should submit a written request with suggests the primary occupation was
human remains should submit a written information in support of the request to during the Late Archaic period (4000–
request with information in support of TVA at the address in this notice by 1000 B.C.). Ceramics were only found in
the request to Kristina Boykin, Arkansas September 21, 2017. the upper three feet of this shell
State Highway and Transportation ADDRESSES: Dr. Thomas O. Maher, TVA, midden, suggesting occupations during
Department, P.O. Box 2261, Little Rock, 400 West Summit Hill Drive, WT11D, the Colbert (300 B.C.–A.D. 100) and
AR 72203, telephone (501) 569–2079, Knoxville TN 37902–1401, telephone McKelvey phases (A.D. 500–1000). The
email Kristina.Boykin@ahtd.AR.gov, by (865) 632–7458, email tomaher@tva.gov. human remains and associated funerary
September 21, 2017. After that date, if SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is objects are in the physical custody of
no additional requestors have come here given in accordance with the AMNH and include adults, juveniles,
forward, transfer of control of the Native American Graves Protection and and infants of both sexes. No known
human remains to The Osage Nation Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. individuals were identified. The 3,300
(previously listed as the Osage Tribe) 3003, of the completion of an inventory associated funerary objects are 3 stone
may proceed. of human remains and associated flakes; 2 antler billets; 2 antler punches;
The Arkansas State Highway and funerary objects under the control of 1 anvil stone; 1 atlatl weight; 4 Baldwin
Transportation Department is TVA. The human remains and Plain body sherds; 1 Baytown Plain var.
responsible for notifying The Osage associated funerary objects were McKelvey rim sherd; 1 Benton projectile
Nation (previously listed as the Osage removed from archeological sites in point; 18 chert bifaces; 5 bone beads; 2
Tribe) that this notice has been Colbert and Lauderdale Counties, AL. bone fids/awls; 1 bone needle; 12 bone
published. This notice is published as part of the pins; 7 bone pin fragments; 1 carved
Dated: July 6, 2017.
National Park Service’s administrative bone pin; 1 chert celt; 3 ceramic sherds;
responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 175 crinoid stems; 1 Cypress Creek
Melanie O’Brien,
U.S.C. 3003(d)(3) and 43 CFR 10.11(d). projectile point; 1 Elora projectile point;
Manager, National NAGPRA Program. The determinations in this notice are 2 chert drills; 2 shell gorget fragments;
[FR Doc. 2017–17646 Filed 8–21–17; 8:45 am] the sole responsibility of the museum, 2 hammerstones; 1 hoe, limestone; 1
BILLING CODE 4312–52–P institution, or Federal agency that has knife, chert; 8 unidentified projectile
control of the Native American human points; 1 Little Bear Creek projectile
remains and associated funerary objects. point; 3 Maples projectile points; 4
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR The National Park Service is not modified bones; 5 Morrow Mountain
responsible for the determinations in projectile points; 1 Mulberry Creek
National Park Service
this notice. Cordmarked basal sherd; 1 Mulberry
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–23669; Creek projectile point; 54 drilled canine
PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Consultation teeth pendants; 2 Pickwick projectile
A detailed assessment of the human points; 4 triangular projectile points; 8
Notice of Inventory Completion: remains and associated funerary objects chert preforms; 1 lot of unmodified
Tennessee Valley Authority, Knoxville, was made by TVA professional staff in shell; 2,903 shell or stone beads; 6 shell
TN consultation with representatives of the gorgets; 1 stone axe; 2 unmodified turtle
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Indians of shells; 32 turtle shell fragments; 6
ACTION: Notice. Oklahoma; Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of unmodified bivalve shells; and 8 White
Texas (previously listed as the Alabama- Springs projectile points.
SUMMARY: The Tennessee Valley Coushatta Tribes of Texas); Cherokee From September 22, 1936 to
Authority (TVA) has completed an Nation; Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana; September 30, 1937, human remains
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inventory of human remains and Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians; representing, at minimum, 481
associated funerary objects in Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians; individuals were removed from the
consultation with the appropriate Poarch Band of Creeks (previously listed Bluff Creek site (1LU59) in Lauderdale
federally recognized Indian Tribes, and as the Poarch Band of Creek Indians of County, AL, by AMNH. TVA acquired
has determined that a cultural affiliation Alabama); The Chickasaw Nation; The this site on December 23, 1936, for the
between the human remains and Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; The Pickwick Reservoir project, and the
associated funerary objects and any Muscogee (Creek) Nation; The Seminole excavation was conducted with Federal
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• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the The TVA is responsible for notifying Transportation Department. The human
human remains described in this notice The Consulted Tribes that this notice remains were removed from a bluff
represent the physical remains of 977 has been published. shelter in Madison County, AR.
individuals of Native American Dated: June 28, 2017.
This notice is published as part of the
ancestry. National Park Service’s administrative
Melanie O’Brien,
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25
the 4,795 objects described in this Manager, National NAGPRA Program. U.S.C. 3003(d)(3) and 43 CFR 10.11(d).
notice are reasonably believed to have [FR Doc. 2017–17649 Filed 8–21–17; 8:45 am] The determinations in this notice are
been placed with or near individual BILLING CODE 4312–52–P the sole responsibility of the museum,
human remains at the time of death or institution, or Federal agency that has
later as part of the death rite or control of the Native American human
ceremony. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR remains. The National Park Service is
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), a not responsible for the determinations
relationship of shared group identity National Park Service
in this notice.
cannot be reasonably traced between the [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–23716;
Native American human remains and PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Consultation
associated funerary objects and any A detailed assessment of the human
present-day Indian Tribe. Notice of Inventory Completion: remains was made by the Department of
• According to final judgments of the Arkansas State Highway and Anthropology at the University of
Indian Claims Commission or the Court Transportation Department, Little Arkansas professional staff for the
of Federal Claims, the land from which Rock, AR Arkansas State Highway and
the Native American human remains AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. Transportation Department in
and associated funerary objects were consultation with representatives of the
ACTION: Notice.
removed is the aboriginal land of the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma, Cherokee
Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band of SUMMARY: The Arkansas State Highway Nation, The Osage Nation (previously
Cherokee Indians; and United and Transportation Department has listed as the Osage Tribe), and United
Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in completed an inventory of human Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in
Oklahoma. remains, in consultation with the Oklahoma.
• The Treaty of September 20, 1816, appropriate Indian tribes or Native
indicates that the land from which the History and Description of the Remains
Hawaiian organizations, and has
Native American human remains were determined that there is no cultural In 1991, human remains representing,
removed is the aboriginal land of The affiliation between the human remains at minimum, two individuals were
Chickasaw Nation. and any present-day Indian tribes or recovered from site 3MA238 in Madison
• Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1)(ii), Native Hawaiian organizations. County, AR, during an excavation of a
the disposition of the human remains Representatives of any Indian tribe or borrow pit for White River Bridge
may be to the Cherokee Nation; Eastern Native Hawaiian organization not Replacement. The appropriate
Band of Cherokee Indians; The identified in this notice that wish to authorities, including Dr. Jerome Rose,
Chickasaw Nation; and United request transfer of control of these were notified and determined that the
Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in human remains should submit a written human remains were Native American.
Oklahoma. The Cherokee Nation; request to the Arkansas State Highway At the request of the Arkansas State
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians; and and Transportation Department. If no Highway and Transportation
United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee additional requestors come forward, Department, the human remains were
Indians in Oklahoma have declined to transfer of control of the human remains taken to the Osteology Laboratory of the
accept transfer of control of the human to the Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian University of Arkansas for forensic
remains. organizations stated in this notice may analysis and have remained in storage at
• Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(4), proceed. the lab at the University of Arkansas.
TVA has decided to transfer control of Currently, the human remains are being
DATES: Representatives of any Indian
the funerary objects associated with the stored at the Arkansas Archeological
tribe or Native Hawaiian organization
culturally unidentifiable human Survey’s curation facility.
not identified in this notice that wish to
remains to The Chickasaw Nation. The human remains were identified
request transfer of control of these
as two adults (30–45 years). The human
Additional Requestors and Disposition human remains should submit a written
remains consisted of one male and one
Representatives of any federally request with information in support of
female. No known individuals were
recognized Indian Tribe not identified the request to the Arkansas State
identified. No associated funerary
in this notice that wish to request Highway and Transportation
objects are present. No diagnostic
transfer of control of these human Department at the address in this notice
artifacts were found at site 3MA238 to
remains and associated funerary objects by September 21, 2017.
indicate when these human remains
should submit a written request with ADDRESSES: Kristina Boykin, Arkansas were buried. The cultural and temporal
information in support of the request to State Highway and Transportation identity of these human remains is
Dr. Thomas O. Maher, TVA, 400 West Department, P.O. Box 2261, Little Rock, difficult to discern and they cannot be
Summit Hill Drive, WT11D, Knoxville, AR 72203, telephone (501) 569–2079, clearly culturally affiliated with an
TN 37902–1401, telephone (865) 632– email Kristina.Boykin@ahtd.AR.gov.
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Indian tribe.
7458, email tomaher@tva.gov, by SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
September 21, 2017. After that date, if here given in accordance with the Determinations Made by the Arkansas
no additional requestors have come Native American Graves Protection and State Highway and Transportation
forward, transfer of control of the Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. Department
human remains and associated funerary 3003, of the completion of an inventory Officials of the Arkansas State
objects to The Chickasaw Nation may of human remains under the control of Highway and Transportation
proceed. the Arkansas State Highway and Department have determined that:
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