83 FR 14489 - Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, Omaha, NE, and State Archaeological Research Center, Rapid City, SD
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 65 (April 4, 2018)
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Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 65 (April 4, 2018)
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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 65 (Wednesday, April 4, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 14489-14490] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-06831] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0025194; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, Omaha, NE, and State Archaeological Research Center, Rapid City, SD AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, (Omaha 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 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 should submit a written request to the Omaha 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 should submit a written request with information in support of the request to the Omaha District at the address in this notice by May 4, 2018. ADDRESSES: Ms. Sandra Barnum, U.S. Army Engineer District, Omaha, ATTN: CENWO-PM-AB, 1616 Capital Avenue, Omaha, NE 68102, telephone, (402) 995-2674, 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 under the control of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District and in the physical custody of the South Dakota State Archaeological Research Center (SARC). The human remains were removed from sites 39LM0002 and 39WW0001 in Lyman and Walworth Counties, SD. 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. The National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice. Consultation A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by SARC and Omaha District professional staff in consultation with representatives of the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, North Dakota. History and Description of the Remains In 1962, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed from site 39LM0002 in Lyman County, SD, by W.W. Caldwell and R.T. Carter, archeologists from the Smithsonian Institution, as part of the Smithsonian Institution River Basin Surveys project. Most of the human remains from this excavation were sent to the Smithsonian Institution immediately after removal, where they are still housed. Other site materials, including faunal remains, were housed at Nebraska State Historical Society and later loaned to researcher Carl Falk. In 1989, the faunal remains at Nebraska State Historical Society were returned to SARC. In 1994, Carl Falk returned the loaned faunal collection to SARC, and at that time, human remains were discovered in the faunal collection. The human remains are a single human talus. No known individual was identified. No associated funerary objects are present. Site 39LM0002, Medicine Creek Village, is a multicomponent village site on the left bank of the Missouri river near the confluence with Medicine Creek. The human remains were collected from a burial within a midden. The rectangular earthlodge located under the midden is associated with the Initial Middle Missouri variant (A.D. 900-1350). Based on the earthlodge, as well as collected ceramic types, site features, and the house floor plans, the human remains are determined to be Native American from the Initial Middle Missouri variant, which is ancestral to the Mandan. The Mandan are represented today by the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, North Dakota. In approximately 1956, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed from site 39WW0001, in Walworth County, SD, during a salvage archeological project to mitigate sites that would be lost to the Oahe Dam inundation. This project was [[Page 14490]] led by a University of Wisconsin (UW), Madison, Department of Anthropology faculty member, David Baerreis. Dr. Baerreis' crew surveyed several sites as part of their project and then chose three to excavate. While 39WW0001 was not chosen for excavation, it is likely that the collections were made during the survey. The collections were stored at the University of Wisconsin (UW), Madison. In 2010, the U.S. Corps of Engineers contracted with UW, Madison, to rehabilitate Baerreis' collection. During this project, human remains were found in the collection, and in 2015, the human remains were transferred from UW, Madison, to SARC. The human remains are a single adult human humerus. No known individual was identified. No associated funerary objects are present. Site 39WW0001, Mobridge Village Site, is an earthlodge village site on the east shore of Lake Oahe near the city of Mobridge. The first excavations at the site occurred in 1917, at which time it was described as an Arikara village. Further studies described the village as belonging to the Post-Contact Coalescent tradition. Materials that were collected from the site, including lithic debris, modified bone, and ceramic rimsherds, are consistent with the Post-Contact Coalescent tradition. Based on the site context, the human remains are determined to be Native American. The Post-Contact Coalescent tradition is believed to be affiliated with the Arikara. The Arikara are represented today by the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, North Dakota. Determinations Made by the Omaha District Officials of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District have determined that:Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of two individuals of Native American ancestry. 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 the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, North Dakota. 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 Ms. Sandra Barnum, U.S. Army Engineer District, Omaha, ATTN: CENWO-PM-AB, 1616 Capital Avenue, Omaha, NE 68102, telephone, (402) 995-2674, email [email protected], by May 4, 2018. After that date, if no additional requestors have come forward, transfer of control of the human remains the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, North Dakota, may proceed. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, is responsible for notifying the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, North Dakota, that this notice has been published. Dated: March 9, 2018. Melanie O'Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 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C. Reporting Requirements: Reporting DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25
requirements associated with financial U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations in
assistance awards generally include the National Park Service this notice are the sole responsibility of
following types of reports: [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0025194; the museum, institution, or Federal
• Financial reports, PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] agency that has control of the Native
• Quarterly and Annual Performance American human remains. The National
reports, and Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Park Service is not responsible for the
• Property Reports. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha determinations in this notice.
D. Recordkeeping Requirements: In District, Omaha, NE, and State Consultation
accordance with 2 CFR 200.333, Archaeological Research Center,
financial records, supporting Rapid City, SD A detailed assessment of the human
documents, statistical records, and all remains was made by SARC and Omaha
other non-Federal entity records AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. District professional staff in
pertinent to a Federal award must be ACTION: Notice. consultation with representatives of the
retained for a period of 3 years after the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort
SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of
date of submission of the final Berthold Reservation, North Dakota.
Engineers, Omaha District, (Omaha
expenditure report or, for Federal District) has completed an inventory of History and Description of the Remains
awards that are renewed quarterly or human remains and associated funerary
annually, from the date of the In 1962, human remains representing,
objects, in consultation with the at minimum, one individual were
submission of the quarterly or annual appropriate Indian Tribes or Native
financial report, respectively, as removed from site 39LM0002 in Lyman
Hawaiian organizations, and has County, SD, by W.W. Caldwell and R.T.
reported to the Federal awarding agency determined that there is a cultural
or pass-through entity (in the case of a Carter, archeologists from the
affiliation between the human remains Smithsonian Institution, as part of the
subrecipient) (unless an exemption as and present-day Indian Tribes or Native Smithsonian Institution River Basin
described in 200.333 applies that Hawaiian organizations. Lineal Surveys project. Most of the human
requires retention of records longer than descendants or representatives of any remains from this excavation were sent
3 years). Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian to the Smithsonian Institution
Title of Collection: Administrative organization not identified in this notice immediately after removal, where they
Procedures for U.S. Fish and Wildlife that wish to request transfer of control are still housed. Other site materials,
Service Financial Assistance Programs. of these human remains should submit including faunal remains, were housed
OMB Control Number: 1018–0100. a written request to the Omaha District. at Nebraska State Historical Society and
Form Number: None. If no additional requestors come
Type of Review: Revision of a later loaned to researcher Carl Falk. In
forward, transfer of control of the 1989, the faunal remains at Nebraska
currently approved collection. human remains and associated funerary
Respondents/Affected Public: State Historical Society were returned to
objects to the lineal descendants, Indian SARC. In 1994, Carl Falk returned the
Individuals; commercial organizations; Tribes, or Native Hawaiian
institutions of higher education; non- loaned faunal collection to SARC, and at
organizations stated in this notice may that time, human remains were
profit organizations; foreign entities; proceed.
and State, local, and Tribal discovered in the faunal collection. The
DATES: Lineal descendants or human remains are a single human
governments. representatives of any Indian Tribe or
Total Estimated Number of Annual talus. No known individual was
Native Hawaiian organization not identified. No associated funerary
Respondents: 12,152. identified in this notice that wish to
Total Estimated Number of Annual objects are present.
request transfer of control of these Site 39LM0002, Medicine Creek
Responses: 16,628. human remains should submit a written
Estimated Completion Time per Village, is a multicomponent village site
request with information in support of on the left bank of the Missouri river
Response: Varies from 3 hours to 203 the request to the Omaha District at the
hours, depending on the activity. near the confluence with Medicine
address in this notice by May 4, 2018. Creek. The human remains were
Total Estimated Number of Annual ADDRESSES: Ms. Sandra Barnum, U.S.
Burden Hours: 263,862. collected from a burial within a midden.
Army Engineer District, Omaha, ATTN: The rectangular earthlodge located
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to CENWO–PM–AB, 1616 Capital Avenue,
Obtain or Retain a Benefit. under the midden is associated with the
Omaha, NE 68102, telephone, (402) Initial Middle Missouri variant (A.D.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion. 995–2674, email sandra.v.barnum@
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour 900–1350). Based on the earthlodge, as
usace.army.mil. well as collected ceramic types, site
Burden Cost: None.
An agency may not conduct or SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is features, and the house floor plans, the
sponsor and a person is not required to here given in accordance with the human remains are determined to be
respond to a collection of information Native American Graves Protection and Native American from the Initial Middle
unless it displays a currently valid OMB Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. Missouri variant, which is ancestral to
control number. 3003, of the completion of an inventory the Mandan. The Mandan are
The authority for this action is the of human remains under the control of represented today by the Three
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). Omaha District and in the physical Reservation, North Dakota.
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custody of the South Dakota State In approximately 1956, human
Dated: March 30, 2018. remains representing, at minimum, one
Archaeological Research Center (SARC).
Madonna L. Baucum, The human remains were removed from individual were removed from site
Information Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. sites 39LM0002 and 39WW0001 in 39WW0001, in Walworth County, SD,
Fish and Wildlife Service. Lyman and Walworth Counties, SD. during a salvage archeological project to
[FR Doc. 2018–06810 Filed 4–3–18; 8:45 am] This notice is published as part of the mitigate sites that would be lost to the
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led by a University of Wisconsin (UW), the request to Ms. Sandra Barnum, U.S. ADDRESSES: Kathy McKenzie, Board
Madison, Department of Anthropology Army Engineer District, Omaha, ATTN: President, La Plata County Historical
faculty member, David Baerreis. Dr. CENWO–PM–AB, 1616 Capital Avenue, Society, 3065 W 2nd Avenue, Durango,
Baerreis’ crew surveyed several sites as Omaha, NE 68102, telephone, (402) CO 81301, telephone (970) 259–2402,
part of their project and then chose 995–2674, email sandra.v.barnum@ email director@animasmuseum.org.
three to excavate. While 39WW0001 usace.army.mil, by May 4, 2018. After SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
was not chosen for excavation, it is that date, if no additional requestors here given in accordance with the
likely that the collections were made have come forward, transfer of control Native American Graves Protection and
during the survey. The collections were of the human remains the Three Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C.
stored at the University of Wisconsin Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold 3003, of the completion of an inventory
(UW), Madison. In 2010, the U.S. Corps Reservation, North Dakota, may of human remains under the control of
of Engineers contracted with UW, proceed. the La Plata County Historical Society,
Madison, to rehabilitate Baerreis’ The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Durango, CO. The human remains and
collection. During this project, human Omaha District, is responsible for associated funerary objects were
remains were found in the collection, notifying the Three Affiliated Tribes of removed from multiple counties in
and in 2015, the human remains were the Fort Berthold Reservation, North Colorado and New Mexico.
transferred from UW, Madison, to Dakota, that this notice has been This notice is published as part of the
SARC. The human remains are a single published. National Park Service’s administrative
adult human humerus. No known Dated: March 9, 2018. responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25
individual was identified. No associated Melanie O’Brien, U.S.C. 3003(d)(3) and 43 CFR 10.11(d).
funerary objects are present. Manager, National NAGPRA Program. The determinations in this notice are
Site 39WW0001, Mobridge Village the sole responsibility of the museum,
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Site, is an earthlodge village site on the institution, or Federal agency that has
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east shore of Lake Oahe near the city of control of the Native American human
Mobridge. The first excavations at the remains. The National Park Service is
site occurred in 1917, at which time it DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR not responsible for the determinations
was described as an Arikara village. in this notice.
Further studies described the village as National Park Service Consultation
belonging to the Post-Contact Coalescent
tradition. Materials that were collected [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0025171; A detailed assessment of the human
PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] remains was made by the La Plata
from the site, including lithic debris,
modified bone, and ceramic rimsherds, County Historical Society (LPCHS)
Notice of Inventory Completion: La
are consistent with the Post-Contact professional staff in partnership with
Plata County Historical Society,
Coalescent tradition. Based on the site Dr. Dawn Mulhern, biological
Durango, CO
context, the human remains are anthropologist from Fort Lewis College,
determined to be Native American. The AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. and in consultation with representatives
Post-Contact Coalescent tradition is ACTION: Notice. of Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Jicarilla
believed to be affiliated with the Apache Nation, New Mexico; Kewa
Arikara. The Arikara are represented SUMMARY: The La Plata County Pueblo, New Mexico (previously listed
today by the Three Affiliated Tribes of Historical Society has completed an as the Pueblo of Santo Domingo); Ohkay
inventory of human remains in Owingeh, New Mexico (previously
the Fort Berthold Reservation, North
consultation with the appropriate listed as the Pueblo of San Juan); Pueblo
Dakota.
Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian of Acoma, New Mexico; Pueblo of
Determinations Made by the Omaha organizations, and has determined that Cochiti, New Mexico; Pueblo of Isleta,
District there is a cultural affiliation between the New Mexico; Pueblo of Jemez, New
Officials of the U.S. Army Corps of human remains and present-day Indian Mexico; Pueblo of Laguna, New Mexico;
Engineers, Omaha District have Tribes or Native Hawaiian Pueblo of Nambe, New Mexico; Pueblo
determined that: organizations. Lineal descendants or of Picuris, New Mexico; Pueblo of
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the representatives of any Indian Tribe or Pojoaque, New Mexico; Pueblo of San
human remains described in this notice Native Hawaiian organization not Felipe, New Mexico; Pueblo of San
represent the physical remains of two identified in this notice that wish to Ildefonso, New Mexico; Pueblo of
individuals of Native American request transfer of control of these Sandia, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa
ancestry. human remains and associated funerary Ana, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there objects should submit a written request Clara, New Mexico; Pueblo of Taos,
is a relationship of shared group to the La Plata County Historical New Mexico; Pueblo of Tesuque, New
identity that can be reasonably traced Society. If no additional requestors Mexico; Pueblo of Zia, New Mexico;
between the Native American human come forward, transfer of control of the Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the
remains and the Three Affiliated Tribes human remains to the Indian Tribes or Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado; Ute
of the Fort Berthold Reservation, North Native Hawaiian organizations stated in Mountain Ute Tribe (previously listed as
Dakota. this notice may proceed. the Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute
DATES: Representatives of any Indian Mountain Reservation, Colorado, New
Additional Requestors and Disposition Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization Mexico and Utah); Ysleta del Sur Pueblo
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Lineal descendants or representatives not identified in this notice that wish to (previously listed as the Ysleta Del Sur
of any Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian request transfer of control of these Pueblo of Texas); and the Zuni Tribe of
organization not identified in this notice human remains should submit a written the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico.
that wish to request transfer of control request with information in support of
of these human remains and associated the request to the La Plata County History and Descriptions of Remains
funerary objects should submit a written Historical Society at the address in this In 1936, human remains representing,
request with information in support of notice by May 4, 2018. at minimum, 22 individuals were
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