83_FR_19180 83 FR 19096 - Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District, Kansas City, MO, and the Nebraska State Historical Society, Lincoln, NE

83 FR 19096 - Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District, Kansas City, MO, and the Nebraska State Historical Society, Lincoln, NE

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 84 (May 1, 2018)

Page Range19096-19098
FR Document2018-09177

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District (Kansas City District), and the Nebraska State Historical Society (NSHS) have completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects, in consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations, and have 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 NSHS. 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

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Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 
Kansas City District, Kansas City, MO, and the Nebraska State 
Historical Society, Lincoln, NE

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District (Kansas 
City District), and the Nebraska State Historical Society (NSHS) have 
completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary 
objects, in consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes or Native 
Hawaiian organizations, and have 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 NSHS. 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 NSHS at the address in this notice by May 
31, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Rob Bozell, Nebraska State Historical Society, P.O. Box 
82554, Lincoln, NE 68501, telephone (402) 525-1624, email 
rob.bozell@nebraska.gov.

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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 U.S. Army Corps of 
Engineers, Kansas City District (Kansas City District), Kansas City, 
MO, and in the physical custody of the Nebraska State Historical 
Society (NSHS), Lincoln, NE. The human remains and associated funerary 
objects were removed from Harlan County, NE.
    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 the NSHS 
professional staff in consultation with representatives of the Arapaho 
Tribe of the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming; Iowa Tribe of Kansas and 
Nebraska; Kiowa Indian Tribe of Oklahoma; Northern Cheyenne Tribe of 
the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation, Montana; Omaha Tribe of 
Nebraska; Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma; Ponca Tribe of Nebraska; Santee 
Sioux Nation, Nebraska; Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate of the Lake Traverse 
Reservation, South Dakota; and Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska.
    The following tribes were invited to consult but did not 
participate: Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of 
the Fort Peck Indian Reservation, Montana; Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes, 
Oklahoma (previously listed as the Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes of 
Oklahoma); Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe of the Cheyenne River 
Reservation, South Dakota; Comanche Nation, Oklahoma; Crow Creek Sioux 
Tribe of the Crow Creek Reservation, South Dakota; Crow Tribe of 
Montana; Delaware Nation, Oklahoma; Delaware Tribe of Indians; Iowa 
Tribe of Oklahoma; Kaw Nation, Oklahoma; Kickapoo Tribe of Indians of 
the Kickapoo Reservation in Kansas; Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma; Lower 
Brule Sioux Tribe of the Lower Brule Reservation, South Dakota; Oglala 
Sioux Tribe (previously listed as the Oglala Sioux Tribe of the Pine 
Ridge Reservation, South Dakota); Otoe-Missouria Tribe of Indians, 
Oklahoma; Ponca Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; Prairie Band Potawatomi 
Nation (previously listed as the Prairie Band of Potawatomi Nation, 
Kansas); Rosebud Sioux Tribe of the Rosebud Indian Reservation, South 
Dakota; Sac & Fox Nation of Missouri in Kansas and Nebraska; Sac & Fox 
Nation, Oklahoma; Sac & Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa; Spirit 
Lake Tribe, North Dakota; Standing Rock Sioux Tribe of North & South 
Dakota; Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, North 
Dakota; Wichita and Affiliated Tribes (Wichita, Keechi, Waco & 
Tawakonie), Oklahoma; and Yankton Sioux Tribe of South Dakota.

History and Description of the Remains

    The human remains listed in this notice are curated at the NSHS but 
are under the control of the Kansas City District.
    In 1985, human remains representing, at minimum, 17 individuals 
were removed from the Graham Ossuary (25HN5) in Harlan County, NE. The 
human remains were excavated by the University of Kansas under contract 
to the Kansas City District. The human remains represent seven adults, 
five sub-adults, and five infants, all of unknown sex. No known 
individuals were identified. The 2,203 associated funerary objects are 
five chipped stone tools, 250 chipped stone flakes, 581 pottery 
fragments, 15 modified mussel shell fragments, 23 unmodified mussel 
shell fragments, one modified animal bone, 1,320 unmodified animal bone 
fragments, one glass fragment, three stones, one lot of charcoal, one 
lots of stone fragments, and two soil samples.
    Between 1950 and 1952 and in 1985, human remains representing, at 
minimum, eight individuals were removed from Site 25HN36 in Harlan 
County, NE. The human remains excavated in 1950-52 were recovered by 
the University of Nebraska archeological field school and the human 
remains excavated in 1985 were recovered by the University of Kansas 
under contract to the Kansas City District. The human remains represent 
eight adults of indeterminate sex. One of these includes a modified 
calvarium (skull cap) cut into the shape of a bowl, polished on the cut 
surface, and drilled with four holes. This may be a trophy skull. No 
known individuals were identified. The six associated funerary objects 
are one ceramic vessel, one lot of ceramic sherds, one bison scapula, 
one piece of hematite, one chipped stone knife, and one ground stone 
tool.
    In 1948 and in 1985, human remains representing, at minimum, six 
individuals were removed from the Indian Hill Site (25HN42) in Harlan 
County, NE. The human remains excavated in 1948 were recovered by a 
joint University of Nebraska-University of Kansas archeological field 
school, and the human remains excavated in 1985 were recovered by the 
University of Kansas under contract to the Kansas City District. The 
human remains represent two adults, one sub-adult, one infant, and two 
individuals of indeterminate age. All of the individuals are of unknown 
sex. No known individuals were identified. The 320 associated funerary 
objects are one stone projectile point, one groundstone tool, one 
polished shell, one seed, 70 chipped stone flakes and other modified 
stones, 15 ceramic sherds, 73 animal bones, 59 animal bone beads, four 
snail shells, 93 shell beads, and two unmodified shells.
    Between 1950 and 1951, human remains representing, at minimum, one 
individual were removed from Site 25HN44 in Harlan County, NE. The 
human remains were recovered by a University of Nebraska archeological 
field school. The human remains represent one adult female. No known 
individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are 
present.
    At some point between 1948 and 1985, human remains representing, at 
minimum, one individual were removed from an unknown location on U.S. 
Army Corps of Engineers property possibly near Site 25HN42 in Harlan 
County, NE. The human remains were assigned number 25HN9002. The human 
remains were probably recovered by the University of Nebraska or the 
University of Kansas during various field operations although it is not 
known which. The human remains represent one adult. No known 
individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are 
present.
    In 1988, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual 
were removed from the Methodist Cove locality on U.S. Army Corps of 
Engineers property in Harlan County, NE. The human remains were not 
assigned an archeological site number but are designated 25HN00 
(Methodist Cove). The human remains represent one adult male. No known 
individuals were identified. The three funerary objects are one ceramic 
sherd, one bird bone, and one soil sample.
    At some point prior to 1980, human remains representing, at 
minimum, four individuals were removed from an unknown location on U.S. 
Army Corps of Engineers property possibly at the Methodist Cove 
locality in Harlan County, NE. The human remains were not assigned an 
archeological site

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number but are designated 25HN00 (possibly Methodist Cove). The human 
remains represent one adult male, two adult females, and one infant. No 
known individuals were identified. The 33 associated funerary objects 
are four chipped stone tools, two metal tools, two metal fragments, two 
ceramic sherds, nine modified mussel shell fragments, three unmodified 
mussel shell fragments, five animal bone fragments, two concretions, 
and four soil samples.
    At some point prior to 1976, human remains representing, at 
minimum, one individual were removed from an unknown location on U.S. 
Army Corps of Engineers property possibly near Site 25HN42 in Harlan 
County, NE. The human remains were not assigned an archeological site 
number but are designated 25HN00. The human remains represent one 
adult. No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary 
objects are present.
    At some point prior to 1976, human remains representing, at 
minimum, one individual were removed from an unknown location on U.S. 
Army Corps of Engineers property possibly near Site 25HN42 in Harlan 
County, NE. The human remains were not assigned an archeological site 
number but are designated 25HN00. The human remains represent one 
adult. No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary 
objects are present.
    The human remains listed in this notice were determined to be 
Native American based on archeological context, burial patterns, 
osteology, or associated diagnostic artifacts. Based on oral tradition 
and archeological evidence, the Kansas City District and the Nebraska 
State Historical Society have determined there is a relationship of 
shared group identity that can be reasonably traced between the human 
remains and associated funerary objects listed in this notice and the 
Native American people that are represented today by 37 Indian tribes.

Determinations Made by the NSHS

    Officials of the NSHS have determined that:
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described 
in this notice represent the physical remains of 40 individuals of 
Native American ancestry.
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the 2,565 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 Apache 
Tribe of Oklahoma; Arapaho Tribe of the Wind River Reservation, 
Wyoming; Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Indian 
Reservation, Montana; Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma; Cheyenne 
River Sioux Tribe of the Cheyenne River Reservation, South Dakota; 
Comanche Nation, Oklahoma; Crow Creek Sioux Tribe of the Crow Creek 
Reservation, South Dakota; Crow Tribe of Montana; Delaware Tribe of 
Indians; Delaware Nation, Oklahoma; Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska; 
Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma; Kaw Nation, Oklahoma; Kickapoo Tribe in Kansas; 
Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma; Kiowa Indian Tribe of Oklahoma; Lower Brule 
Sioux Tribe of the Lower Brule Reservation, South Dakota; Northern 
Cheyenne Tribe of the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation, Montana; 
Oglala Sioux Tribe; Omaha Tribe of Nebraska; Otoe-Missouri Tribe of 
Indians, Oklahoma; Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma; Ponca Tribe of Nebraska; 
Ponca Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; Prairie Band of Potawattamie of 
Kansas; Rosebud Sioux Tribe of the Rosebud Indian Reservation, South 
Dakota; Sac and Fox Nation of Missouri in Kansas and Nebraska; Sac and 
Fox Nation, Oklahoma; Sac and Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa; 
Santee Sioux Nation, Nebraska; Sisseton-Wahpeton Sioux Oyate of the 
Lake Traverse Reservation, South Dakota; Spirit Lake Sioux Tribe of 
North Dakota; Standing Rock Sioux Tribe of North and South Dakota; 
Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation of North 
Dakota; Wichita and Affiliated Tribes; Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska; and 
the Yankton Sioux Tribe of South Dakota (hereafter referred to as ``The 
Culturally Affiliated Tribes'').

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 should submit a written request with information in support of 
the request to Rob Bozell, Nebraska State Historical Society, P.O. Box 
82554, Lincoln, NE 68501, telephone (402) 525-1624, email 
rob.bozell@nebraska.gov, by May 31, 2018. After that date, if no 
additional requestors have come forward, transfer of control of the 
human remains and associated funerary objects to The Culturally 
Affiliated Tribes may proceed.
    The NSHS is responsible for notifying The Culturally Affiliated 
Tribes that this notice has been published.

    Dated: April 6, 2018.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2018-09177 Filed 4-30-18; 8:45 am]
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                                             necessary to ensure the safety and                      designated Oregon coastal coho critical               information—may be made publicly
                                             function of the structures.                             habitat. Oregon coastal coho salmon are               available at any time. While you can ask
                                                • Removing the existing                              listed as threatened under the ESA.                   us in your comment to withhold your
                                             infrastructure and rebuilding the dam:                     Two BLM sensitive aquatic plant                    personal identifying information from
                                             This alternative would remove all                       species are present at the northern end               public review, we cannot guarantee that
                                             existing dam infrastructure and rebuild                 of Hult Reservoir in a marsh: Bog                     we will be able to do so.
                                             the dam to necessary safety standards                   clubmoss (Lycopodiella inundata) and
                                                                                                     humped bladderwort (Utricularia                       Jamie E. Connell,
                                             and flow functionality.
                                                • Removing the dam and draining the                  gibba). The noxious weed parrots                      State Director, Oregon/Washington.
                                             reservoir: This alternative would                       feather (Myriophyllum aquaticum)                      [FR Doc. 2018–09185 Filed 4–30–18; 8:45 am]
                                             permanently remove existing dam                         occurs in the reservoir, as does the non-             BILLING CODE 4310–33–P
                                             infrastructure to allow for permanent                   native invasive weed reed canarygrass
                                             draining of the reservoir.                              (Phalaris arundinacea). Herbicide use to
                                                Some of the anticipated concerns and                 manage the spread of the noxious and                  DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
                                             resources that may be affected for this                 non-native invasive may be part of the
                                             project include: Recreational                           alternatives considered.                              National Park Service
                                             opportunities, socioeconomic values,                       At this time, the reservoir upstream of            [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0025391;
                                             sediment routing, hydrologic flow                       the dam is managed as the Hult                        PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000]
                                             controls, fisheries, sensitive plants,                  Reservoir Recreation Site Special
                                             invasive and noxious weeds, cultural                    Recreation Management Area, which                     Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S.
                                             resources, access routes, and                           offers opportunities for camping, day                 Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City
                                             engineering design/safety. The BLM has                  use, swimming, fishing, and scenic                    District, Kansas City, MO, and the
                                             identified the following potential issues               driving. There are no developed                       Nebraska State Historical Society,
                                             to analyze in the EIS:                                  campsites; however, two vault toilets                 Lincoln, NE
                                                • How would the alternatives affect                  are available to the public.
                                                                                                                                                           AGENCY:   National Park Service, Interior.
                                             the safety risks to visitors and local                     In December 2016, the BLM brought
                                                                                                     in a neutral third-party contractor to                ACTION:   Notice.
                                             communities from dam failure?
                                                • How much would the alternatives                    conduct stakeholder assessments and                   SUMMARY:    The U.S. Army Corps of
                                             cost to implement?                                      assist with facilitation of public                    Engineers, Kansas City District (Kansas
                                                • How would the alternatives affect                  involvement for this project. In March                City District), and the Nebraska State
                                             revenues of the local communities?                      2017, the contractor conducted in-                    Historical Society (NSHS) have
                                                • How would the alternatives affect                  person interviews with sixteen                        completed an inventory of human
                                             Endangered Species Act (ESA)-listed                     stakeholders, primarily in the town of                remains and associated funerary objects,
                                             fish passage?                                           Horton, Oregon, and in Triangle Lake
                                                                                                                                                           in consultation with the appropriate
                                                • How would the alternatives affect                  community. Stakeholders represented
                                                                                                                                                           Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian
                                             ESA-listed fish habitat, including water                property owners near the Hult
                                                                                                                                                           organizations, and have determined that
                                             temperature?                                            Reservoir, local business owners,
                                                                                                                                                           there is a cultural affiliation between the
                                                • How would the alternatives affect                  Triangle Lake School staff members,
                                                                                                                                                           human remains and associated funerary
                                             downstream water quantity available for                 Siuslaw Watershed Council members,
                                                                                                                                                           objects and present-day Indian Tribes or
                                             consumptive water rights?                               and fishing interest groups. The BLM
                                                                                                                                                           Native Hawaiian organizations. Lineal
                                                • How would the alternatives affect                  will continue to use this neutral third-
                                                                                                                                                           descendants or representatives of any
                                             the historic value of the dam?                          party contractor throughout the EIS
                                                                                                                                                           Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian
                                                • How would the alternatives affect                  process to assist with public outreach
                                                                                                     and engagement.                                       organization not identified in this notice
                                             visitor recreation access and
                                                                                                        Federal, State, and local agencies,                that wish to request transfer of control
                                             opportunities?
                                                                                                                                                           of these human remains and associated
                                                • How would the alternatives affect                  along with Tribes and other
                                                                                                     stakeholders that may be interested in or             funerary objects should submit a written
                                             BLM-managed recreation sites?
                                                • How would the alternatives affect                  affected by the proposed project that the             request to the NSHS. If no additional
                                             existing populations of Bureau sensitive                BLM is evaluating are invited to                      requestors come forward, transfer of
                                             species plants?                                         participate in the scoping process and,               control of the human remains and
                                                • How would the alternatives affect                  if eligible, may request or be requested              associated funerary objects to the lineal
                                             the introduction and spread of invasive                 by the BLM to participate in the                      descendants, Indian Tribes, or Native
                                             plants?                                                 development of the EIS as a cooperating               Hawaiian organizations stated in this
                                                Access to lands to the north of Hult                 agency. The BLM will consult with The                 notice may proceed.
                                             Dam may be impacted during                              Confederated Tribes of the Grand                      DATES: Lineal descendants or
                                             implementation of some potential action                 Ronde; Confederated Tribes of the Coos,               representatives of any Indian Tribe or
                                             alternatives. The EIS will include                      Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians;                    Native Hawaiian organization not
                                             analysis of changes to access from                      and Confederated Tribes of the Siletz                 identified in this notice that wish to
                                             engineering design of the alternatives                  Indians during this analysis process.                 request transfer of control of these
                                             and the effect on safety.                                  Instructions for submitting a public               human remains and associated funerary
                                                The BLM is conducting an evaluation                  comment are provided under the                        objects should submit a written request
                                             of the dam to determine if the structure                ADDRESSES section above, and are                      with information in support of the
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                                             would qualify as a National Historic                    provided on the BLM’s ePlanning page                  request to the NSHS at the address in
                                             Property.                                               for this EIS. Before including your                   this notice by May 31, 2018.
                                                Hult Dam has a fish ladder that does                 address, phone number, email address,                 ADDRESSES: Rob Bozell, Nebraska State
                                             not function for passing Oregon coastal                 or other personal identifying                         Historical Society, P.O. Box 82554,
                                             coho salmon. The non-functional fish                    information in your comments, please                  Lincoln, NE 68501, telephone (402)
                                             ladder at the dam site currently blocks                 be aware that your entire comment—                    525–1624, email rob.bozell@
                                             upstream fish passage to several miles of               including your personal identifying                   nebraska.gov.


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                                             SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:     Notice is                Ponca Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma;                   Indian Hill Site (25HN42) in Harlan
                                             here given in accordance with the                       Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation                        County, NE. The human remains
                                             Native American Graves Protection and                   (previously listed as the Prairie Band of             excavated in 1948 were recovered by a
                                             Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C.                    Potawatomi Nation, Kansas); Rosebud                   joint University of Nebraska–University
                                             3003, of the completion of an inventory                 Sioux Tribe of the Rosebud Indian                     of Kansas archeological field school,
                                             of human remains and associated                         Reservation, South Dakota; Sac & Fox                  and the human remains excavated in
                                             funerary objects under the control of the               Nation of Missouri in Kansas and                      1985 were recovered by the University
                                             U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas                    Nebraska; Sac & Fox Nation, Oklahoma;                 of Kansas under contract to the Kansas
                                             City District (Kansas City District),                   Sac & Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in                 City District. The human remains
                                             Kansas City, MO, and in the physical                    Iowa; Spirit Lake Tribe, North Dakota;                represent two adults, one sub-adult, one
                                             custody of the Nebraska State Historical                Standing Rock Sioux Tribe of North &                  infant, and two individuals of
                                             Society (NSHS), Lincoln, NE. The                        South Dakota; Three Affiliated Tribes of              indeterminate age. All of the individuals
                                             human remains and associated funerary                   the Fort Berthold Reservation, North                  are of unknown sex. No known
                                             objects were removed from Harlan                        Dakota; Wichita and Affiliated Tribes                 individuals were identified. The 320
                                             County, NE.                                             (Wichita, Keechi, Waco & Tawakonie),                  associated funerary objects are one stone
                                               This notice is published as part of the               Oklahoma; and Yankton Sioux Tribe of                  projectile point, one groundstone tool,
                                             National Park Service’s administrative                  South Dakota.                                         one polished shell, one seed, 70
                                             responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25                                                                             chipped stone flakes and other modified
                                             U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations in                History and Description of the Remains
                                                                                                                                                           stones, 15 ceramic sherds, 73 animal
                                             this notice are the sole responsibility of                 The human remains listed in this                   bones, 59 animal bone beads, four snail
                                             the museum, institution, or Federal                     notice are curated at the NSHS but are                shells, 93 shell beads, and two
                                             agency that has control of the Native                   under the control of the Kansas City                  unmodified shells.
                                             American human remains and                              District.                                                Between 1950 and 1951, human
                                             associated funerary objects. The                           In 1985, human remains representing,               remains representing, at minimum, one
                                             National Park Service is not responsible                at minimum, 17 individuals were                       individual were removed from Site
                                             for the determinations in this notice.                  removed from the Graham Ossuary                       25HN44 in Harlan County, NE. The
                                                                                                     (25HN5) in Harlan County, NE. The                     human remains were recovered by a
                                             Consultation                                            human remains were excavated by the                   University of Nebraska archeological
                                                A detailed assessment of the human                   University of Kansas under contract to                field school. The human remains
                                             remains was made by the NSHS                            the Kansas City District. The human                   represent one adult female. No known
                                             professional staff in consultation with                 remains represent seven adults, five                  individuals were identified. No
                                             representatives of the Arapaho Tribe of                 sub-adults, and five infants, all of                  associated funerary objects are present.
                                             the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming;                    unknown sex. No known individuals                        At some point between 1948 and
                                             Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska;                      were identified. The 2,203 associated                 1985, human remains representing, at
                                             Kiowa Indian Tribe of Oklahoma;                         funerary objects are five chipped stone               minimum, one individual were removed
                                             Northern Cheyenne Tribe of the                          tools, 250 chipped stone flakes, 581                  from an unknown location on U.S.
                                             Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation,                   pottery fragments, 15 modified mussel                 Army Corps of Engineers property
                                             Montana; Omaha Tribe of Nebraska;                       shell fragments, 23 unmodified mussel                 possibly near Site 25HN42 in Harlan
                                             Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma; Ponca                        shell fragments, one modified animal                  County, NE. The human remains were
                                             Tribe of Nebraska; Santee Sioux Nation,                 bone, 1,320 unmodified animal bone                    assigned number 25HN9002. The
                                             Nebraska; Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate of                    fragments, one glass fragment, three                  human remains were probably
                                             the Lake Traverse Reservation, South                    stones, one lot of charcoal, one lots of              recovered by the University of Nebraska
                                             Dakota; and Winnebago Tribe of                          stone fragments, and two soil samples.                or the University of Kansas during
                                             Nebraska.                                                  Between 1950 and 1952 and in 1985,                 various field operations although it is
                                                The following tribes were invited to                 human remains representing, at                        not known which. The human remains
                                             consult but did not participate: Apache                 minimum, eight individuals were                       represent one adult. No known
                                             Tribe of Oklahoma; Assiniboine and                      removed from Site 25HN36 in Harlan                    individuals were identified. No
                                             Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Indian                    County, NE. The human remains                         associated funerary objects are present.
                                             Reservation, Montana; Cheyenne and                      excavated in 1950–52 were recovered by                   In 1988, human remains representing,
                                             Arapaho Tribes, Oklahoma (previously                    the University of Nebraska archeological              at minimum, one individual were
                                             listed as the Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes                   field school and the human remains                    removed from the Methodist Cove
                                             of Oklahoma); Cheyenne River Sioux                      excavated in 1985 were recovered by the               locality on U.S. Army Corps of
                                             Tribe of the Cheyenne River                             University of Kansas under contract to                Engineers property in Harlan County,
                                             Reservation, South Dakota; Comanche                     the Kansas City District. The human                   NE. The human remains were not
                                             Nation, Oklahoma; Crow Creek Sioux                      remains represent eight adults of                     assigned an archeological site number
                                             Tribe of the Crow Creek Reservation,                    indeterminate sex. One of these                       but are designated 25HN00 (Methodist
                                             South Dakota; Crow Tribe of Montana;                    includes a modified calvarium (skull                  Cove). The human remains represent
                                             Delaware Nation, Oklahoma; Delaware                     cap) cut into the shape of a bowl,                    one adult male. No known individuals
                                             Tribe of Indians; Iowa Tribe of                         polished on the cut surface, and drilled              were identified. The three funerary
                                             Oklahoma; Kaw Nation, Oklahoma;                         with four holes. This may be a trophy                 objects are one ceramic sherd, one bird
                                             Kickapoo Tribe of Indians of the                        skull. No known individuals were                      bone, and one soil sample.
                                             Kickapoo Reservation in Kansas;                         identified. The six associated funerary                  At some point prior to 1980, human
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                                             Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma; Lower                       objects are one ceramic vessel, one lot               remains representing, at minimum, four
                                             Brule Sioux Tribe of the Lower Brule                    of ceramic sherds, one bison scapula,                 individuals were removed from an
                                             Reservation, South Dakota; Oglala Sioux                 one piece of hematite, one chipped                    unknown location on U.S. Army Corps
                                             Tribe (previously listed as the Oglala                  stone knife, and one ground stone tool.               of Engineers property possibly at the
                                             Sioux Tribe of the Pine Ridge                              In 1948 and in 1985, human remains                 Methodist Cove locality in Harlan
                                             Reservation, South Dakota); Otoe-                       representing, at minimum, six                         County, NE. The human remains were
                                             Missouria Tribe of Indians, Oklahoma;                   individuals were removed from the                     not assigned an archeological site


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                                             19098                            Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 84 / Tuesday, May 1, 2018 / Notices

                                             number but are designated 25HN00                           • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there               The NSHS is responsible for notifying
                                             (possibly Methodist Cove). The human                    is a relationship of shared group                     The Culturally Affiliated Tribes that this
                                             remains represent one adult male, two                   identity that can be reasonably traced                notice has been published.
                                             adult females, and one infant. No                       between the Native American human                      Dated: April 6, 2018.
                                             known individuals were identified. The                  remains and associated funerary objects               Melanie O’Brien,
                                             33 associated funerary objects are four                 and the Apache Tribe of Oklahoma;
                                                                                                                                                           Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
                                             chipped stone tools, two metal tools,                   Arapaho Tribe of the Wind River
                                                                                                     Reservation, Wyoming; Assiniboine and                 [FR Doc. 2018–09177 Filed 4–30–18; 8:45 am]
                                             two metal fragments, two ceramic
                                             sherds, nine modified mussel shell                      Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Indian                  BILLING CODE 4312–52–P

                                             fragments, three unmodified mussel                      Reservation, Montana; Cheyenne and
                                             shell fragments, five animal bone                       Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma; Cheyenne
                                                                                                     River Sioux Tribe of the Cheyenne River               DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
                                             fragments, two concretions, and four
                                             soil samples.                                           Reservation, South Dakota; Comanche
                                                                                                                                                           National Park Service
                                                At some point prior to 1976, human                   Nation, Oklahoma; Crow Creek Sioux
                                             remains representing, at minimum, one                   Tribe of the Crow Creek Reservation,                  [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0025405;
                                             individual were removed from an                         South Dakota; Crow Tribe of Montana;                  PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000]
                                             unknown location on U.S. Army Corps                     Delaware Tribe of Indians; Delaware
                                             of Engineers property possibly near Site                Nation, Oklahoma; Iowa Tribe of Kansas                Notice of Inventory Completion:
                                             25HN42 in Harlan County, NE. The                        and Nebraska; Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma;                 Nebraska State Historical Society,
                                             human remains were not assigned an                      Kaw Nation, Oklahoma; Kickapoo Tribe                  Lincoln, NE
                                             archeological site number but are                       in Kansas; Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma;
                                                                                                     Kiowa Indian Tribe of Oklahoma; Lower                 AGENCY:   National Park Service, Interior.
                                             designated 25HN00. The human
                                             remains represent one adult. No known                   Brule Sioux Tribe of the Lower Brule                  ACTION:   Notice.
                                             individuals were identified. No                         Reservation, South Dakota; Northern
                                                                                                     Cheyenne Tribe of the Northern                        SUMMARY:    The Nebraska State Historical
                                             associated funerary objects are present.                                                                      Society (NSHS) has completed an
                                                At some point prior to 1976, human                   Cheyenne Indian Reservation, Montana;
                                                                                                     Oglala Sioux Tribe; Omaha Tribe of                    inventory of human remains, in
                                             remains representing, at minimum, one                                                                         consultation with the appropriate
                                             individual were removed from an                         Nebraska; Otoe-Missouri Tribe of
                                                                                                     Indians, Oklahoma; Pawnee Nation of                   Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian
                                             unknown location on U.S. Army Corps                                                                           organizations, and has determined that
                                             of Engineers property possibly near Site                Oklahoma; Ponca Tribe of Nebraska;
                                                                                                     Ponca Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma;                   there is a cultural affiliation between the
                                             25HN42 in Harlan County, NE. The                                                                              human remains and present-day Indian
                                             human remains were not assigned an                      Prairie Band of Potawattamie of Kansas;
                                                                                                     Rosebud Sioux Tribe of the Rosebud                    Tribes or Native Hawaiian
                                             archeological site number but are                                                                             organizations. Lineal descendants or
                                             designated 25HN00. The human                            Indian Reservation, South Dakota; Sac
                                                                                                     and Fox Nation of Missouri in Kansas                  representatives of any Indian Tribe or
                                             remains represent one adult. No known                                                                         Native Hawaiian organization not
                                                                                                     and Nebraska; Sac and Fox Nation,
                                             individuals were identified. No                                                                               identified in this notice that wish to
                                                                                                     Oklahoma; Sac and Fox Tribe of the
                                             associated funerary objects are present.                                                                      request transfer of control of these
                                                                                                     Mississippi in Iowa; Santee Sioux
                                                The human remains listed in this                                                                           human remains should submit a written
                                                                                                     Nation, Nebraska; Sisseton-Wahpeton
                                             notice were determined to be Native                                                                           request to the NSHS. If no additional
                                                                                                     Sioux Oyate of the Lake Traverse
                                             American based on archeological                         Reservation, South Dakota; Spirit Lake                requestors come forward, transfer of
                                             context, burial patterns, osteology, or                 Sioux Tribe of North Dakota; Standing                 control of the human remains to the
                                             associated diagnostic artifacts. Based on               Rock Sioux Tribe of North and South                   lineal descendants, Indian Tribes, or
                                             oral tradition and archeological                        Dakota; Three Affiliated Tribes of the                Native Hawaiian organizations stated in
                                             evidence, the Kansas City District and                  Fort Berthold Reservation of North                    this notice may proceed.
                                             the Nebraska State Historical Society                   Dakota; Wichita and Affiliated Tribes;                DATES: Lineal descendants or
                                             have determined there is a relationship                 Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska; and the                  representatives of any Indian Tribe or
                                             of shared group identity that can be                    Yankton Sioux Tribe of South Dakota                   Native Hawaiian organization not
                                             reasonably traced between the human                     (hereafter referred to as ‘‘The Culturally            identified in this notice that wish to
                                             remains and associated funerary objects                 Affiliated Tribes’’).                                 request transfer of control of these
                                             listed in this notice and the Native
                                                                                                     Additional Requestors and Disposition                 human remains should submit a written
                                             American people that are represented
                                                                                                                                                           request with information in support of
                                             today by 37 Indian tribes.                                Lineal descendants or representatives               the request to the NSHS at the address
                                             Determinations Made by the NSHS                         of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian                in this notice by May 31, 2018.
                                                                                                     organization not identified in this notice
                                                Officials of the NSHS have                                                                                 ADDRESSES: Rob Bozell, Nebraska State
                                                                                                     that wish to request transfer of control
                                             determined that:                                                                                              Historical Society, P.O. Box 82554,
                                                                                                     of these human remains and associated
                                                • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the                                                                       Lincoln, NE 68501, telephone (402)
                                                                                                     funerary should submit a written
                                             human remains described in this notice                  request with information in support of                525–1624, email rob.bozell@
                                             represent the physical remains of 40                    the request to Rob Bozell, Nebraska                   nebraska.gov.
                                             individuals of Native American                          State Historical Society, P.O. Box 82554,             SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:    Notice is
                                             ancestry.                                               Lincoln, NE 68501, telephone (402)                    here given in accordance with the
                                                • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A),
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                                                                                                     525–1624, email rob.bozell@                           Native American Graves Protection and
                                             the 2,565 objects described in this                     nebraska.gov, by May 31, 2018. After                  Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C.
                                             notice are reasonably believed to have                  that date, if no additional requestors                3003, of the completion of an inventory
                                             been placed with or near individual                     have come forward, transfer of control                of human remains under the control of
                                             human remains at the time of death or                   of the human remains and associated                   the Nebraska State Historical Society,
                                             later as part of the death rite or                      funerary objects to The Culturally                    Lincoln, NE. The human remains were
                                             ceremony.                                               Affiliated Tribes may proceed.                        removed from Nance County, NE.


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Document Created: 2018-05-01 00:24:53
Document Modified: 2018-05-01 00:24:53
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 Citation83 FR 19096 

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