81886 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 249 / Wednesday, December 27, 2000 / Notices Office of the State Archaeologist, Mexico; the Pueblo of San Juan, New Nebraska; the Santee Sioux Tribe of the University of Iowa, have determined Mexico; the Pueblo of San Ildefonso, Santee Reservation of Nebraska; the that, pursuant to 43 CFR 10.2 (e), there New Mexico; the Pueblo of Sandia, New Sisseton-Wahpeton Sioux Tribe of the is a relationship of shared group Mexico; the Pueblo of Santa Ana, New Lake Traverse Reservation, South identity that can be reasonably traced Mexico; the Pueblo of Santa Clara, New Dakota; the Yankton Sioux Tribe of between these Native American human Mexico; the Pueblo of Santo Domingo, South Dakota; the Winnebago Tribe of remains and the Hopi Tribe of Arizona; New Mexico; the Pueblo of Taos, New Nebraska; the Otoe-Missouria Tribe of the Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico; the Mexico; the Pueblo of Tesuque, New Indians, Oklahoma; the Ponca Tribe of Pueblo of Cochiti, New Mexico; the Mexico; the Pueblo of Zia, New Mexico; Nebraska; the Ponca Tribe of Indians of Pueblo of Jemez, New Mexico; the the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo of Texas; and Oklahoma; the Three Affiliated Tribes of Pueblo of Isleta, New Mexico; the the Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, the Fort Berthold Reservation, North Pueblo of Laguna, New Mexico; the New Mexico may begin after that date Dakota; the Pawnee Nation of Pueblo of Nambe, New Mexico; the if no additional claimants come Oklahoma; the Lower Sioux Indian Pueblo of Picuris, New Mexico; the forward. Community of Minnesota Mdewakanton Sioux Indians of the Lower Sioux; the Pueblo of Pojoaque, New Mexico; the Dated: December 11, 2000. Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe of South Pueblo of San Felipe, New Mexico; the John Robbins, Pueblo of San Juan, New Mexico; the Dakota; the Prairie Band Potawatomi Assistant Director, Cultural Resources Indians, Kansas; the Citizen Potawatomi Pueblo of San Ildefonso, New Mexico; Stewardship and Partnerships. the Pueblo of Sandia, New Mexico; the Nation, Oklahoma; and the non- [FR Doc. 00±32918 Filed 12±26±00; 8:45 am] Pueblo of Santa Ana, New Mexico; the Federally recognized Mendota Pueblo of Santa Clara, New Mexico; the BILLING CODE 4310±70±F Mdewakanton Dakota Community. Pueblo of Santo Domingo, New Mexico; The Office of the State Archaeologist, University of Iowa, administers the the Pueblo of Taos, New Mexico; the DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Pueblo of Tesuque, New Mexico; the provisions in the Code of Iowa that provide for any human remains over Pueblo of Zia, New Mexico; the Ysleta National Park Service del Sur Pueblo of Texas; and the Zuni 150 years old to be reburied in a State Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New Notice of Inventory Completion for cemetery. The Office of the State Mexico. Native American Human Remains and Archaeologist, University of Iowa, has in its possession the human remains of This notice has been sent to officials Associated Funerary Objects in the Possession of the Office of the State a minimum of 339 Native American of the Hopi Tribe of Arizona; the Pueblo individuals from Iowa whose cultural of Acoma, New Mexico; the Pueblo of Archaeologist, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA affiliation is unknown. These remains Cochiti, New Mexico; the Pueblo of are considered ``culturally Jemez, New Mexico; the Pueblo of Isleta, AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. unidentifiable'' under NAGPRA, 43 CFR New Mexico; the Pueblo of Laguna, New ACTION: Notice. 10.10 (g). Federal regulations currently Mexico; the Pueblo of Nambe, New preclude disposition of culturally Mexico; the Pueblo of Picuris, New Notice is hereby given in accordance unidentifiable human remains absent an Mexico; the Pueblo of Pojoaque, New with provisions of the Native American overriding legal requirement or a Mexico; the Pueblo of San Felipe, New Graves Protection and Repatriation Act recommendation from the Secretary of Mexico; the Pueblo of San Juan, New (NAGPRA), 43 CFR 10.9, of the the Interior, 43 CFR 10.9 (e) (6). In Mexico; the Pueblo of San Ildefonso, completion of an inventory of human October 1997, the Iowa Office of the New Mexico; the Pueblo of Sandia, New remains and associated funerary objects State Archaeologist, University of Iowa, Mexico; the Pueblo of Santa Ana, New in the possession of the Office of the and the Office of the State Archaeologist Mexico; the Pueblo of Santa Clara, New State Archaeologist, University of Iowa, Indian Advisory Committee, a group Mexico; the Pueblo of Santo Domingo, Iowa City, IA. composed of representatives of Native New Mexico; the Pueblo of Taos, New This notice is published as part of the American tribes in and from Iowa, Mexico; the Pueblo of Tesuque, New National Park Service's administrative requested permission to rebury 339 Mexico; the Pueblo of Zia, New Mexico; responsibilities under NAGPRA, 43 CFR ``unidentified'' human remains in the the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo of Texas; and 10.2 (c). The determinations within this possession of the Office of the State the Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, notice are the sole responsibility of the Archaeologist, University of Iowa, in New Mexico. Representatives of any museum, institution, or Federal agency accordance with Iowa law. The request other Indian tribe that believes itself to that has control of these Native was supported by the Iowa Tribe of be culturally affiliated with these American human remains and Kansas and Nebraska, the Iowa Tribe of human remains should contact Shirley associated funerary objects. The Oklahoma, the Sac and Fox Nation of Schermer, Burials Program Director, National Park Service is not responsible Missouri in Kansas and Nebraska, and Office of the State Archaeologist, 700 for the determinations within this the Sac and Fox Nation of Oklahoma. Clinton Street Building, University of notice. The request was considered by the Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, telephone A detailed assessment of the human Native American Graves Protection and (319) 384±0740, before January 26, 2001. remains was made by the Office of the Repatriation Review Committee at its Repatriation of the human remains to State Archaeologist, University of Iowa, January 1998 meeting. The review the Hopi Tribe of Arizona; the Pueblo of professional staff in consultation with committee recommended that the Office Acoma, New Mexico; the Pueblo of representatives of the the Iowa Tribe of of the State Archaeologist, University of Cochiti, New Mexico; the Pueblo of Kansas and Nebraska; the Iowa Tribe of Iowa, rebury the culturally Jemez, New Mexico; the Pueblo of Isleta, Oklahoma; the Sac and Fox Tribe of the unidentifiable human remains in New Mexico; the Pueblo of Laguna, New Mississippi in Iowa; the Sac and Fox accordance with Iowa law following Mexico; the Pueblo of Nambe, New Nation of Missouri in Kansas and consultation with those Federally- Mexico; the Pueblo of Picuris, New Nebraska; the Sac and Fox Nation of recognized tribes and a group seeking Mexico; the Pueblo of Pojoaque, New Oklahoma; the Ho-Chunk Nation of Federal recognition that presently or Mexico; the Pueblo of San Felipe, New Wisconsin; the Omaha Tribe of formerly lived in Iowa. On March 3, VerDate 11<MAY>2000 18:35 Dec 26, 2000 Jkt 194001 PO 00000 Frm 00069 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\27DEN1.SGM pfrm08 PsN: 27DEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 249 / Wednesday, December 27, 2000 / Notices 81887 1999, the Departmental Consulting unknown sites in Allamakee County American site and osteological Archeologist, writing on behalf of the and possibly other northeastern Iowa examination. These human remains Secretary of the Interior, concurred with counties during surface collections or cannot be dated or identified with an the review committee's excavations conducted by Henry P. archeological context, and cannot be recommendation regarding the Field and unknown collectors. At affiliated with any present-day Indian disposition of the 339 culturally unknown dates, Mr. Field and unknown tribe or group. unidentifiable human remains individuals donated the human remains In 1908, human remains representing according to provisions of the Code of to Luther College, Decorah, IA. In 1987, eight individuals were recovered from Iowa 263B. Very limited and the human remains were transferred to 13BN29, Boone County, IA, during fragmentary remains of three the Office of the State Archaeologist. No excavations conducted by Thompson individuals who were originally listed known individuals were identified. Van Hyning, under the auspices of the in the Office of the State Archaeologist, These remains have been identified as Historical Department of Iowa, now the University of Iowa, inventory of human Native American based on osteological State Historical Society of Iowa. In 1985, remains and associated funerary objects examination and the condition of the the human remains in the possession of could not be determined to be Native bones. These human remains cannot be the State Historical Society of Iowa were American, and they will be reburied dated or identified with an transferred to the Office of the State under the provisions of Iowa law. archeological context, and cannot be Archaeologist. In 1987, additional Disposition of funerary objects affiliated with any present-day Indian human remains from the 1908 associated with culturally unidentifiable tribe or group. excavation were transferred to the Office human remains is neither governed by At an unknown date, a human tooth of the State Archaeologist from the the Native American Graves Protection representing one individual was Boone, IA, city library. No information and Repatriation Act nor addressed by recovered from site 13AM243, was available as to how or when the Code of Iowa 263B, and no associated Allamakee County, IA, by Gavin library acquired the human remains. No funerary objects are included in this Sampson, a collector from northeastern known individuals were identified.