83 FR 56375 - Notice of Inventory Completion: Historic Westville, Inc., Columbus, GA

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 219 (November 13, 2018)

Page Range		56375-56376
FR Document		2018-24664

Historic Westville, Inc. 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 no cultural affiliation between the human remains and associated funerary objects 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 and associated funerary objects should submit a written request to Historic Westville, Inc. If no additional requestors come forward, transfer of control of the human remains and associated funerary objects to the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations stated in this notice may proceed.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0026715; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: Historic Westville, Inc., 
Columbus, GA

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Historic Westville, Inc. 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 no cultural affiliation between the human 
remains and associated funerary objects 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 and 
associated funerary objects should submit a written request to Historic 
Westville, Inc. If no additional requestors come forward, transfer of 
control of the human remains and associated funerary objects 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 and associated funerary 
objects should submit a written request with information in support of 
the request to Historic Westville, Inc. at the address in this notice 
by December 13, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Terra Martinez, Historic Westville, Inc., 1130 Martin Luther 
King Jr. Blvd., Columbus, GA 31906, telephone (706) 940-0057, 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 Historic Westville, 
Inc., Columbus, GA. The human remains and associated funerary objects 
were removed from unknown parts of northern Georgia and southern 
Tennessee.
    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 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 Historic 
Westville, Inc. professional staff in consultation with representatives 
of the Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; Alabama-Coushatta 
Tribe of Texas (previously listed as the Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of 
Texas); Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians; Poarch Band 
of Creek Indians (previously listed as the Poarch Band of Creek Indians 
of Alabama); Seminole Tribe of Florida (previously listed as the 
Seminole Tribe of Florida (Dania, Big Cypress, Brighton, Hollywood & 
Tampa Reservations)); The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; The Muscogee 
(Creek) Nation; The Seminole Nation of Oklahoma; and the United 
Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma, hereafter referred to 
as ``The Consulted Tribes.''

History and Description of the Remains

    In 1985, human remains representing, at minimum, four individuals 
were donated to Historic Westville, Inc. along with approximately 
13,000 other Native American artifacts and reproductions. The 
collection was donated by Dr. Austin Flint. All attempts by the staff 
of Historic Westville to reach Dr. Flint or his descendants have been 
unsuccessful. Documentation of the donation consists of a handwritten 
inventory done by an appraiser preceding the donation and a signed deed 
of gift. The collection was re-discovered by current staff in 2016. The 
four individuals include one subadult of indeterminate sex based on the 
mandible fragment with unerupted teeth and three individuals of 
indeterminate

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age and sex. The 150 associated funerary objects are: 37 beads, 27 
gorgets and possible gorgets, 34 celts and possible celts, 18 turtle 
and mollusk shells, 21 clay pots that may be reproductions, five flutes 
that are possible reproductions, five large decorated sherds, one pipe, 
one mask that is a possible reproduction, and one unknown ceramic.
    Consulting archeologists identified a percentage of the collection 
to aid in determining point of origin for the collection. A 5% random 
sampling of over 1,000 project points revealed that over 80% originated 
from Georgia and Tennessee. A 20% sampling of pottery sherds also 
verified that over 80% of the sherds were from Georgia and Tennessee.

Determinations Made by Historic Westville, Inc.

    Officials of Historic Westville, Inc. have determined that:
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described 
in this notice are Native American based on their inclusion in a 
collection of over 13,000 Native American artifacts.
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described 
in this notice represent the physical remains of four individuals of 
Native American ancestry.
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the 150 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), a relationship of shared 
group identity cannot be reasonably traced between the Native American 
human remains and associated funerary objects and any present-day 
Indian Tribe.
     According to the final judgement of the Indian Claims 
Commission or the Court of Federal Claims, the land from which the 
Native American human remains and associated funerary objects were 
removed is aboriginal land of the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas 
(previously listed as the Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of Texas); Alabama-
Quassarte Tribal Town; Catawba Indian Nation (aka Catawba Tribe of 
South Carolina); Cherokee Nation; Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana; Eastern 
Band of Cherokee Indians; Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma; 
Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians; Poarch Band of Creeks (previously 
listed as the Poarch Band of Creek Indians of Alabama); Sac & Fox Tribe 
of the Mississippi in Iowa; Seminole Tribe of Florida (previously 
listed as the Seminole Tribe of Florida (Dania, Big Cypress, Brighton, 
Hollywood & Tampa Reservation)); Shawnee Tribe; The Chickasaw Nation; 
The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; The Muscogee (Creek) Nation; The 
Seminole Nation of Oklahoma; Thlopthlocco Tribal Town; and the United 
Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma, hereafter referred to 
as ``The Tribes.''
     Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the disposition of the 
human remains and associated funerary objects may be to The Tribes.

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 and associated funerary objects should submit a 
written request with information in support of the request to Terra 
Martinez, Historic Westville, Inc., 1130 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., 
Columbus, GA 31906, telephone (706) 940-0057, email 
[email protected], by December 13, 2018. After that date, if no 
additional requestors have come forward, transfer of control of the 
human remains and associated funerary objects to The Tribes may 
proceed.
    Historic Westville, Inc. is responsible for notifying The Tribes 
and The Consulted Tribes that this notice has been published.

    Dated: October 9, 2018.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2018-24664 Filed 11-9-18; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4312-52-P

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History and Description of the Cultural Davis, 433 Mrak Hall, One Shields SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
Items Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, telephone here given in accordance with the
Sometime before 1904, 13 cultural (530) 752–8501, email mnoble@ Native American Graves Protection and
items were removed from a cremation ucdavis.edu, by December 13, 2018. Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C.
knoll on Mameluke Hill in El Dorado After that date, if no additional 3003, of the completion of an inventory
claimants have come forward, transfer of human remains and associated
County, CA. A schoolteacher and her
of control of the unassociated funerary funerary objects under the control of
son removed the cultural items from the
objects to The Tribes may proceed. Historic Westville, Inc., Columbus, GA.
cremation knoll and gave them to Mr. C.
The University of California, Davis is The human remains and associated
Hart Merriam in 1904. In 1962, C. Hart
responsible for notifying The Tribes that funerary objects were removed from
Merriam’s daughter sold the collections
this notice has been published. unknown parts of northern Georgia and
accumulated by her father to the
Dated: October 4, 2018. southern Tennessee.
University of California, Davis. The 13 This notice is published as part of the
unassociated funerary objects are 11 sets Melanie O’Brien,
National Park Service’s administrative
of trade beads, one set of barita beads, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25
and one stone amulet. [FR Doc. 2018–24661 Filed 11–9–18; 8:45 am] U.S.C. 3003(d)(3) and 43 CFR 10.11(d).
C. Hart Merriam noted that the BILLING CODE 4312–52–P The determinations in this notice are
cultural items show evidence of the sole responsibility of the museum,
burning, and were collected from a institution, or Federal agency that has
cremation knoll. Cremation is the DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR control of the Native American human
historically documented burial practice remains and associated funerary objects.
of Nisenan peoples. Merriam affiliated National Park Service The National Park Service is not
the cultural items with the Nisenan. [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0026715; responsible for the determinations in
Mameluke Hill is located in the PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] this notice.
historically documented aboriginal
territory of the Nisenan, who are today Notice of Inventory Completion: Consultation
represented by the Ione Band of Miwok Historic Westville, Inc., Columbus, GA A detailed assessment of the human
Indians of California; Jackson Band of remains was made by the Historic
Miwuk Indians (previously listed as the AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
Westville, Inc. professional staff in
Jackson Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of ACTION: Notice. consultation with representatives of the
California); Shingle Springs Band of Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Indians of
SUMMARY: Historic Westville, Inc. has
Miwok Indians, Shingle Springs Oklahoma; Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of
completed an inventory of human
Rancheria (Verona Tract), California; Texas (previously listed as the Alabama-
remains and associated funerary objects,
United Auburn Indian Community of Coushatta Tribes of Texas); Cherokee
in consultation with the appropriate
the Auburn Rancheria of California; and Nation; Eastern Band of Cherokee
Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian
the Wilton Rancheria, California, Indians; Poarch Band of Creek Indians
organizations, and has determined that
hereafter referred to as ‘‘The Tribes.’’ (previously listed as the Poarch Band of
there is no cultural affiliation between
The glass trade beads date to the historic Creek Indians of Alabama); Seminole
the human remains and associated
period. Tribe of Florida (previously listed as the
funerary objects and any present-day
Seminole Tribe of Florida (Dania, Big
Determinations Made by the University Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian
Cypress, Brighton, Hollywood & Tampa
of California, Davis organizations. Representatives of any
Reservations)); The Choctaw Nation of
Officials of the University of Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian
Oklahoma; The Muscogee (Creek)
California, Davis have determined that: organization not identified in this notice
Nation; The Seminole Nation of
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(B), that wish to request transfer of control
Oklahoma; and the United Keetoowah
the 13 cultural items described above of these human remains and associated
Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma,
are reasonably believed to have been funerary objects should submit a written
hereafter referred to as ‘‘The Consulted
placed with or near individual human request to Historic Westville, Inc. If no
Tribes.’’
remains at the time of death or later as additional requestors come forward,
part of the death rite or ceremony and transfer of control of the human remains History and Description of the Remains
are believed, by a preponderance of the and associated funerary objects to the In 1985, human remains representing,
evidence, to have been removed from a Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian at minimum, four individuals were
specific burial site of a Native American organizations stated in this notice may donated to Historic Westville, Inc. along
individual. proceed. with approximately 13,000 other Native
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there DATES: Representatives of any Indian American artifacts and reproductions.
is a relationship of shared group Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization The collection was donated by Dr.
identity that can be reasonably traced not identified in this notice that wish to Austin Flint. All attempts by the staff of
between the unassociated funerary request transfer of control of these Historic Westville to reach Dr. Flint or
objects and The Tribes. human remains and associated funerary his descendants have been
objects should submit a written request unsuccessful. Documentation of the
Additional Requestors and Disposition with information in support of the donation consists of a handwritten
Lineal descendants or representatives request to Historic Westville, Inc. at the inventory done by an appraiser
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of any Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian address in this notice by December 13, preceding the donation and a signed
organization not identified in this notice 2018. deed of gift. The collection was re-
that wish to claim these cultural items ADDRESSES: Terra Martinez, Historic discovered by current staff in 2016. The
should submit a written request with Westville, Inc., 1130 Martin Luther King four individuals include one subadult of
information in support of the claim to Jr. Blvd., Columbus, GA 31906, indeterminate sex based on the
Megon Noble, NAGPRA Project telephone (706) 940–0057, email office@ mandible fragment with unerupted teeth
Manager, University of California, westville.org. and three individuals of indeterminate

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age and sex. The 150 associated Hollywood & Tampa Reservation)); 20436, telephone (202) 205–2000. The
funerary objects are: 37 beads, 27 Shawnee Tribe; The Chickasaw Nation; public version of the complaint can be
gorgets and possible gorgets, 34 celts The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; The accessed on the Commission’s
and possible celts, 18 turtle and mollusk Muscogee (Creek) Nation; The Seminole Electronic Document Information
shells, 21 clay pots that may be Nation of Oklahoma; Thlopthlocco System (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov,
reproductions, five flutes that are Tribal Town; and the United Keetoowah and will be available for inspection
possible reproductions, five large Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma, during official business hours (8:45 a.m.
decorated sherds, one pipe, one mask hereafter referred to as ‘‘The Tribes.’’ to 5:15 p.m.) in the Office of the
that is a possible reproduction, and one • Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the Secretary, U.S. International Trade
unknown ceramic. disposition of the human remains and Commission, 500 E Street SW,
Consulting archeologists identified a associated funerary objects may be to Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202)
percentage of the collection to aid in The Tribes. 205–2000.
determining point of origin for the General information concerning the
collection. A 5% random sampling of Additional Requestors and Disposition
Commission may also be obtained by
over 1,000 project points revealed that Representatives of any Indian Tribe or accessing its internet server at United
over 80% originated from Georgia and Native Hawaiian organization not States International Trade Commission
Tennessee. A 20% sampling of pottery identified in this notice that wish to (USITC) at https://www.usitc.gov. The
sherds also verified that over 80% of the request transfer of control of these public record for this investigation may
sherds were from Georgia and human remains and associated funerary be viewed on the Commission’s
Tennessee. objects should submit a written request Electronic Document Information
with information in support of the System (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov.
Determinations Made by Historic
request to Terra Martinez, Historic Hearing-impaired persons are advised
Westville, Inc.
Westville, Inc., 1130 Martin Luther King that information on this matter can be
Officials of Historic Westville, Inc. Jr. Blvd., Columbus, GA 31906, obtained by contacting the
have determined that: telephone (706) 940–0057, email office@ Commission’s TDD terminal on (202)
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the westville.org, by December 13, 2018. 205–1810.
human remains described in this notice After that date, if no additional
are Native American based on their SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
requestors have come forward, transfer Commission has received an amended
inclusion in a collection of over 13,000 of control of the human remains and
Native American artifacts. complaint and a submission pursuant to
associated funerary objects to The
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the Tribes may proceed.
§ 210.8(b) of the Commission’s Rules of
human remains described in this notice Practice and Procedure filed on behalf
Historic Westville, Inc. is responsible of Juul Labs, Inc., on October 26, 2018.
represent the physical remains of four for notifying The Tribes and The
individuals of Native American The original complaint was filed on
Consulted Tribes that this notice has October 3, 2018 and a notice of receipt
ancestry. been published.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), of complaint; solicitation of comments
the 150 objects described in this notice Dated: October 9, 2018. relating to the public interest was
are reasonably believed to have been Melanie O’Brien, published in the Federal Register on
placed with or near individual human Manager, National NAGPRA Program. October 11, 2018. The amended
remains at the time of death or later as [FR Doc. 2018–24664 Filed 11–9–18; 8:45 am] complaint alleges violations of section
part of the death rite or ceremony. BILLING CODE 4312–52–P
337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), a 1337) in the importation into the United
relationship of shared group identity States, the sale for importation, and the
cannot be reasonably traced between the INTERNATIONAL TRADE sale within the United States after
Native American human remains and COMMISSION importation of certain electronic
associated funerary objects and any nicotine delivery systems and
present-day Indian Tribe. Notice of Receipt of Complaint; components thereof. The complaint
• According to the final judgement of Solicitation of Comments Relating to names as respondents: J Well France
the Indian Claims Commission or the the Public Interest S.A.S. of France; Bo Vaping of Garden
Court of Federal Claims, the land from City, NY; MMS Distribution LLC of
which the Native American human AGENCY: U.S. International Trade Rock Hill, NY; The Electric Tobacconist,
remains and associated funerary objects Commission. LLC of Boulder, CO; Vapor 4 Life
were removed is aboriginal land of the ACTION: Notice. Holdings, Inc. of Northbrook, IL;
Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas Eonsmoke, LLC of Clifton, NJ; ZLab S.A.
(previously listed as the Alabama- SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that of Uruguay; Ziip Lab Co., Limited of
Coushatta Tribes of Texas); Alabama- the U.S. International Trade China; Shenzhen Yibo Technology Co.,
Quassarte Tribal Town; Catawba Indian Commission has received a complaint Ltd. of China; XFire, Inc. of Stafford,
Nation (aka Catawba Tribe of South entitled Certain Electronic Nicotine TX; ALD Group Limited of China; Flair
Carolina); Cherokee Nation; Coushatta Delivery Systems and Components Vapor LLC of South Plainfield, NJ;
Tribe of Louisiana; Eastern Band of Thereof, DN 3346; the Commission is Shenzhen Joecig Technology Co., Ltd. of
Cherokee Indians; Eastern Shawnee soliciting comments on any public China; Myle Vape Inc. of Jamaica, NY:
Tribe of Oklahoma; Mississippi Band of interest issues raised by the complaint Vapor Hub International, Inc. of Simi
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Choctaw Indians; Poarch Band of Creeks or complainant’s filing pursuant to the Valley, CA; Limitless Mod Co. of Simi
(previously listed as the Poarch Band of Commission’s Rules of Practice and Valley, CA; Asher Dynamics, Inc. of
Creek Indians of Alabama); Sac & Fox Procedure. Chino; CA; Ply Rock of Chino, CA;
Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa; FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa Infinite-N Technology Limited of China;
Seminole Tribe of Florida (previously R. Barton, Secretary to the Commission, King Distribution LLC of Elmwood Park,
listed as the Seminole Tribe of Florida U.S. International Trade Commission, NJ; and Keep Vapor Electronic Tech.
(Dania, Big Cypress, Brighton, 500 E Street SW, Washington, DC Co., Ltd. of China. The amended

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83 FR 56375 - Notice of Inventory Completion: Historic Westville, Inc., Columbus, GA

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIORNational Park Service

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 219 (November 13, 2018)

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service