83 FR 50407 - Notice of Inventory Completion: Office of the State Archeologist Bioarcheology Program, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 194 (October 5, 2018)

The Office of the State Archeologist Bioarcheology Program has completed an inventory of human remains, in consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations, and has determined that there is no cultural affiliation between the human remains and any present-day Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations. 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 Office of the State Archeologist Bioarcheology Program. If no additional requestors come forward, transfer of control of the human remains to the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations stated in this notice may proceed.

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 194 (Friday, October 5, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50407-50408]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-21757]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

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Notice of Inventory Completion: Office of the State Archeologist 
Bioarcheology Program, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Office of the State Archeologist Bioarcheology Program has 
completed an inventory of human remains, in consultation with the 
appropriate Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations, and has 
determined that there is no cultural affiliation between the human 
remains and any present-day Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian 
organizations. 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 Office of the State Archeologist Bioarcheology Program. 
If no additional requestors come forward, transfer of control of the 
human remains to the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations 
stated in this notice may proceed.

DATES: 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 Office of the 
State Archeologist Bioarcheology Program at the address in this notice 
by November 5, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Dr. Lara Noldner, Office of the State Archeologist 
Bioarcheology Program, University of Iowa, 700 South Clinton Street, 
Iowa City, IA 52242, telephone (319) 384-0740, 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 Office of the State Archeologist Bioarcheology 
Program, Iowa City, IA. The human remains were removed from an unknown 
location in Colorado.
    This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's 
administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 U.S.C. 3003(d)(3) and 
43 CFR 10.11(d). The determinations in this notice are the sole 
responsibility of the museum, institution, or Federal agency that has 
control of the Native American human remains. 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 Office 
of the State Archeologist Bioarcheology Program professional staff in 
consultation with representatives of the Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Kewa 
Pueblo, New Mexico (previously listed as the Pueblo of Santo Domingo); 
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 Santa Ana, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa Clara, New 
Mexico; Pueblo of Taos, New Mexico; Pueblo of Tesuque, New Mexico; 
Pueblo of Zia, New Mexico; and the Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, 
New Mexico, hereafter referred to as ``The Consulted Tribes.''

History and Description of the Remains

    At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, one 
individual were removed from an unknown location, likely in Colorado. A 
human cranium was found in the Biology Department of Clarke College in 
Dubuque, Iowa. No information was available about the origin of the 
cranium other than a paper label, on which the following was written: 
PUEBLO--INDIAN (CLIFF DWELLER)--Colorado. The human remains were 
transferred to the Office of the State Archeologist Bioarcheology 
Program in 2014. A middle-aged adult, possibly female, is represented 
by the cranium (OSA BP 2989). Craniofacial morphology and severe dental 
attrition support the identification of the remains as Native American. 
No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects 
are present.
    At the time of the excavation and removal of these human remains, 
the land from which the human remains were removed was not the tribal 
land of any Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization. In June 2018, 
the Office of the State Archeologist Bioarcheology Program consulted 
with all Indian Tribes who are recognized as aboriginal to the area 
from which these Native American human remains were removed. None of 
these Tribes agreed to accept control of the human remains. In June 
2018, the Office of the State Archeologist Bioarcheology Program agreed 
to transfer control of the human remains to the Pueblo of Acoma, New 
Mexico.

Determinations Made by the Office of the State Archeologist 
Bioarcheology Program

    Officials of the Office of the State Archeologist Bioarcheology 
Program have determined that:
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described 
in this notice are Native American based on dental attrition, 
provenience information, and craniofacial morphology.
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described 
in this notice represent the physical remains of one individual of 
Native American ancestry.
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), a relationship of shared 
group identity cannot be reasonably traced between the Native American 
human remains and any present-day Indian Tribe.
     Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(2)(i), the disposition of the 
human remains

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may be to The Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico.

Additional Requestors and Disposition

    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 Dr. Lara Noldner, Office of the State 
Archeologist Bioarcheology Program, University of Iowa, 700 South 
Clinton Street, Iowa City, IA 52242, telephone (319) 384-0740, email 
[email protected], by November 5, 2018. After that date, if no 
additional requestors have come forward, transfer of control of the 
human remains to The Tribes may proceed.
    The Office of the State Archeologist Bioarcheology Program is 
responsible for notifying The Consulted Tribes that this notice has 
been published.

    Dated: September 7, 2018
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2018-21757 Filed 10-4-18; 8:45 am]
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