83 FR 4250 - Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument, Fritch, TX

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 20 (January 30, 2018)

The U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects, in consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations, and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and associated funerary objects and present-day Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations. Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to request transfer of control of these human remains and associated funerary objects should submit a written request to Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument. If no additional requestors come forward, transfer of control of the human remains and associated funerary objects to the lineal descendants, Indian Tribes, or Native Hawaiian organizations stated in this notice may proceed.

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 20 (Tuesday, January 30, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4250-4251]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-01725]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0024602; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior, 
National Park Service, Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument, 
Fritch, TX

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, 
Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument has completed an inventory of 
human remains and associated funerary objects, in consultation with the 
appropriate Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations, and has 
determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human 
remains and associated funerary objects and present-day Indian Tribes 
or Native Hawaiian organizations. Lineal descendants or representatives 
of any Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in 
this notice that wish to request transfer of control of these human 
remains and associated funerary objects should submit a written request 
to Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument. If no additional 
requestors come forward, transfer of control of the human remains and 
associated funerary objects to the lineal descendants, Indian Tribes, 
or Native Hawaiian organizations stated in this notice may proceed.

DATES: Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian Tribe or 
Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to 
request transfer of control of these human remains and associated 
funerary objects should submit a written request with information in 
support of the request to Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument at 
the address in this notice by March 1, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Robert Maguire, Superintendent, Alibates Flint Quarries 
National Monument, P.O. Box 1460, Fritch, TX 79036, telephone (806) 
857-3151, email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is here given in accordance with the 
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 
U.S.C. 3003, of the completion of an inventory of human remains and 
associated funerary objects under the control of the U.S. Department of 
the Interior, National Park Service, Alibates Flint Quarries National 
Monument, Fritch, TX. The human remains and associated funerary objects 
were removed from Hutchinson and Potter Counties, TX.
    This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's 
administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The 
determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the 
Superintendent, Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument.

Consultation

    A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by Alibates 
Flint Quarries National Monument professional staff in consultation 
with representatives of the Ak-Chin Indian Community (previously listed 
as the Ak Chin Indian Community of the Maricopa (Ak Chin) Indian 
Reservation, Arizona); Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; Comanche Nation, 
Oklahoma; Gila River Indian Community of the Gila River Indian 
Reservation, Arizona; Halapai Indian Tribe of the Hualaupai Indian 
Reservation, Arizona; Kiowa Indian Tribe of Oklahoma; Mescalero Apache 
Tribe of the Mescalero Reservation, New Mexico; Moapa Band of Paiute 
Indians of the Moapa River Indian Reservation, Nevada; Paiute Indian 
Tribe of Utah (Cedar Band of Paiutes, Kanosh Band of Paiutes, Koosharem 
Band of Paiutes, Indian Peaks Band of Paiutes, and Shivwits Band of 
Paiutes) (formerly Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah (Cedar City Band of 
Paiutes, Kanosh Band of Paiutes, Koosharem Band of Paiutes, Indian 
Peaks Band of Paiutes, and Shivwits Band of Paiutes)); Paiute-Shoshone 
Tribe of the Fallon Reservation and Colony, Nevada; Pawnee Nation of 
Oklahoma; Pueblo of Santa Ana, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa Clara, New 
Mexico; Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community of the Salt River 
Reservation, Arizona; San Carlos Apache Tribe of the San Carlos 
Reservation, Arizona; San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe of Arizona; 
Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado; 
Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona; Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah & 
Ouray Reservation, Utah; Ute Mountain Ute Tribe (previously listed as 
the Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain Reservation, Colorado, New 
Mexico & Utah); Utu Utu Gwaitu Paiute Tribe of the Benton Paiute 
Reservation, California; and Wichita and Affiliated

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Tribes (Wichita, Keechi, Waco & Tawakonie), Oklahoma (hereafter 
referred to as ``The Consulted Tribes'').
    The following Tribes were invited to consult but did not 
participate in the face-to-face consultation meeting: Arapaho Tribe of 
the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming; Big Pine Paiute Tribe of the Owens 
Valley (previously listed as the Big Pine Band of Owens Valley Paiute 
Shoshone Indians of the Big Pine Reservation, California); Bishop 
Paiute Tribe (previously listed as the Paiute-Shoshone Indians of the 
Bishop Community of the Bishop Colony, California); Bridgeport Indian 
Colony (previously listed as the Bridgeport Paiute Indian Colony of 
California); Burns Paiute Tribe (previously listed as the Burns Paiute 
Tribe of the Burns Paiute Indian Colony of Oregon); Cheyenne and 
Arapaho Tribes, Oklahoma (previously listed as the Cheyenne-Arapaho 
Tribes of Oklahoma); Fort Independence Indian Community of Paiute 
Indians of the Fort Independence Reservation, California; Fort 
McDermitt Paiute and Shoshone Tribes of the Fort McDermitt Indian 
Reservation, Nevada and Oregon; Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation, Arizona; 
Fort Sill Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Jicarilla 
Apache Nation, New Mexico; Kaibab Band of Paiute Indians of the Kaibab 
Indian Reservation, Arizona; Kewa Pueblo, New Mexico (previously listed 
as the Pueblo of Santo Domingo); Las Vegas Tribe of Paiute Indians of 
the Las Vegas Indian Colony, Nevada; Lone Pine Paiute-Shoshone Tribe 
(previously listed as the Paiute-Shoshone Indians of the Lone Pine 
Community of the Lone Pine Reservation, California); Lovelock Paiute 
Tribe of the Lovelock Indian Colony, Nevada; Navajo Nation, Arizona, 
New Mexico & Utah; Ohkay Owingeh, New Mexico (previously listed as the 
Pueblo of San Juan); Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico; Pueblo of Cochiti, 
New Mexico; Pueblo of Isleta, New Mexico; Pueblo of Jemez, New Mexico; 
Pueblo of Laguna, New Mexico; Pueblo of Nambe, New Mexico; Pueblo of 
Picuris, New Mexico; Pueblo of Pojoaque, New Mexico; Pueblo of San 
Felipe, New Mexico; Pueblo of San Ildefonso, New Mexico; Pueblo of 
Sandia, New Mexico; Pueblo of Taos, New Mexico; Pueblo of Tesuque, New 
Mexico; Pueblo of Zia, New Mexico; Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe of the 
Pyramid Lake Reservation, Nevada; Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck 
Valley Reservation, Nevada; Summit Lake Paiute Tribe of Nevada; Tonto 
Apache Tribe of Arizona; Walker River Paiute Tribe of the Walker River 
Reservation, Nevada; White Mountain Apache Tribe of the Fort Apache 
Reservation, Arizona; Yavapai-Apache Nation of the Camp Verde Indian 
Reservation, Arizona; Yavapai-Prescott Indian Tribe (previously listed 
as the Yavapai-Prescott Tribe of the Yavapai Reservation, Arizona); 
Yerington Paiute Tribe of the Yerington Colony & Campbell Ranch, 
Nevada; and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico (hereafter 
referred to as ``The Invited Tribes'').

History and Description of the Remains

    In 1965, human remains representing, at minimum, three individuals 
were removed from Arrowhead Peak Ruin in Hutchinson County, TX. No 
known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are 
present.
    In 1967, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual 
were removed from site LAMR84 in Potter County, TX. No known individual 
was identified. The 48 associated funerary objects are 15 pot sherds, 
15 pieces of debitage, 10 faunal bone fragments, 1 hammerstone, 2 bags 
of charcoal samples, 2 bags of soil samples, 1 lithic, 1 snail shell, 
and 1 shell pendant fragment.
    In 1969, human remains representing, at minimum, five individuals 
were removed from site 41MO37 in Moore County, TX. No known individuals 
were identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
    In 1976, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual 
were removed from Alibates Ruin No. 28 in Potter County, TX. No known 
individual was identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
    All of the sites are attributed to the Plains Panhandle Aspect/
Antelope Creek phase (A.D. 1150-1450). Anthropological literature, 
archeological data, and tribal oral histories identify these peoples as 
being ancestral to the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma and the Wichita and 
Affiliated Tribes (Wichita, Keechi, Waco & Tawakonie), Oklahoma.

Determinations Made by Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument

    Officials of Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument have 
determined that:
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described 
in this notice represent the physical remains of 10 individuals of 
Native American ancestry.
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the 48 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 Pawnee 
Nation of Oklahoma and the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes (Wichita, 
Keechi, Waco & Tawakonie), Oklahoma.

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 Robert Maguire, Superintendent, Alibates 
Flint Quarries National Monument, P.O. Box 1460, Fritch, TX 79036, 
telephone (806) 857-3151, email [email protected], by March 1, 
2018. After that date, if no additional requestors have come forward, 
transfer of control of the human remains and associated funerary 
objects to the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma and the Wichita and Affiliated 
Tribes (Wichita, Keechi, Waco & Tawakonie), Oklahoma, may proceed.
    Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument is responsible for 
notifying The Consulted Tribes and The Invited Tribes that this notice 
has been published.

    Dated: November 1, 2017.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2018-01725 Filed 1-29-18; 8:45 am]
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