83 FR 4255 - Notice of Inventory Completion: Arkansas Archeological Survey, Fayetteville, AR; Correction

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service

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

The Arkansas Archeological Survey has corrected an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects, published in a Notice of Inventory Completion in the Federal Register on December 22, 2014. This notice corrects the number of associated funerary objects listed in that notice. 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 associated funerary objects should submit a written request to the Arkansas Archeological Survey. If no additional requestors come forward, transfer of control of 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 4255-4256]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-01719]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

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Notice of Inventory Completion: Arkansas Archeological Survey, 
Fayetteville, AR; Correction

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice; correction.

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SUMMARY: The Arkansas Archeological Survey has corrected an inventory 
of human remains and associated funerary objects, published in a Notice 
of Inventory Completion in the Federal Register on December 22, 2014. 
This notice corrects the number of associated funerary objects listed 
in that notice. 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 associated funerary 
objects should submit a written request to the Arkansas Archeological 
Survey. If no additional requestors come forward, transfer of control 
of 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 associated funerary objects should 
submit a written request with information in support of the request to 
the Arkansas Archeological Survey at the address in this notice by 
March 1, 2018.

ADDRESSES: George Sabo, Director, Arkansas Archeological Survey, 2475 
North Hatch Avenue, Fayetteville, AR 72704, telephone (479) 575-3556.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is here given in accordance with the 
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 
U.S.C. 3003, of the correction of an inventory of human remains and 
associated funerary objects under the control of the Arkansas 
Archeological Survey. The human remains and associated funerary objects 
were removed from multiple counties in the State of Arkansas.
    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.
    This notice corrects the number of associated funerary objects 
published in Notice of Inventory Completion in the Federal Register (79 
FR 76351-76361, December 22, 2014). An additional funerary object was 
recently identified among the collections. To date, transfer of control 
of the associated funerary objects has not occurred.

Correction

    In the Federal Register (79 FR 76354, December 22, 2014), column 2, 
paragraph 1, sentence 3, under the heading ``History and Description of 
the Remains,'' is corrected by substituting the following sentence:
    The one associated funerary object is a partially reconstructed 
Mississippi Plain jar.
    In the Federal Register (79 FR 76355, December 22, 2014), column 1, 
paragraph 5, under the heading ``History and Description of the 
Remains,'' is corrected by adding the following sentence:
    No associated funerary objects are present.
    In the Federal Register (79 FR 76361, December 22, 2014), column 3, 
paragraph 3, under the heading ``Determinations made by the Arkansas 
Archeological Survey,'' is corrected by substituting the number ``274'' 
with the number ``275''.

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 associated funerary objects should 
submit a written request with information in support of the request to 
George Sabo, Director, Arkansas

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Archeological Survey, 2475 North Hatch Avenue, Fayetteville, AR 72704, 
telephone (479) 575-3556, by March 1, 2018. After that date, if no 
additional requestors have come forward, transfer of control of the 
associated funerary objects to the Quapaw Tribe of Indians may proceed.
    The Arkansas Archeological Survey is responsible for notifying the 
Quapaw Tribe of Indians that this notice has been published.

    Dated: October 3, 2017.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.

    Editorial Note: This document was received at the Office of the 
Federal Register on January 25, 2018.

[FR Doc. 2018-01719 Filed 1-29-18; 8:45 am]
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