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The authority for this action is the effective date of the Compact to August removed from St. Francis, Cheyenne Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 12, 2045. The Compact is approved. County, KS. U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). This notice is published as part of the Darryl LaCounte, National Park Service’s administrative Brian Shiro, Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Exercising responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 Associate Director, Geologic Hazards Science the Delegated Authority of the Assistant U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations in Center. Secretary—Indian Affairs. this notice are the sole responsibility of [FR Doc. 2021–04254 Filed 3–1–21; 8:45 am] [FR Doc. 2021–04292 Filed 3–1–21; 8:45 am] the museum, institution, or Federal BILLING CODE 4337–15–P BILLING CODE 4338–11–P agency that has control of the Native American human remains. The National Park Service is not responsible for the DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR determinations in this notice. National Park Service Consultation Bureau of Indian Affairs A detailed assessment of the human [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0031481; remains was made by the Kansas State [201A2100DD/AAKC001030/ PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Historical Society professional staff in A0A501010.999900253G] Notice of Inventory Completion: consultation with representatives of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes, Indian Gaming; Approval of Tribal- Kansas State Historical Society, Oklahoma [previously listed as State Class III Gaming Compact in the Topeka, KS State of North Carolina Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes of AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. Oklahoma]; Kaw Nation, Oklahoma; Northern Cheyenne Tribe of the AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, ACTION: Notice. Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation, Interior. SUMMARY: The Kansas State Historical Montana; and The Osage Nation ACTION: Notice. Society has completed an inventory of [previously listed as Osage Tribe] human remains in consultation with the (hereafter referred to as ‘‘The Consulted SUMMARY: This notice publishes the appropriate Indian Tribes or Native Tribes’’). approval of the Second Amended and Hawaiian organizations and has History and Description of the Remains Restated Tribal-State Compact between determined that there is a cultural On June 30, 2014, human remains the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians affiliation between the human remains representing, at minimum, one (Tribe) and the State of North Carolina and present-day Indian Tribes or Native individual were removed from 114 (State). Hawaiian organizations. Lineal descendants or representatives of any South Scott Street, St. Francis, DATES: The compact takes effect on Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian Cheyenne County, KS. The human March 2, 2021. organization not identified in this notice remains were found in a home-made that wish to request transfer of control coffin located in a building that had FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. recently been purchased by an Paula L. Hart, Director, Office of Indian of these human remains should submit a written request to the Kansas State individual. Cheyenne County Kansas Gaming, Office of the Deputy Assistant Sheriff Cody Beeson was notified of the Secretary—Policy and Economic Historical Society. If no additional requestors come forward, transfer of discovery, whereupon he, Undersheriff Development, Washington, DC 20240, control of the human remains to the Rodriquez, KBI agent Mark Kendrick, (202) 219–4066. lineal descendants, Indian Tribes, or Deputy Coroner Dr. Mary Beth Miller, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under Native Hawaiian organizations stated in and Melvin Coffer visited the site. Coffer section 11 of the Indian Gaming this notice may proceed. suspected that the skeletal remains had been used in ceremonies performed by Regulatory Act (IGRA), Public Law 100– DATES: Lineal descendants or the Oddfellows. Sheriff Cody Beeson 497, 25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq., the representatives of any Indian Tribe or took possession of the human remains Secretary of the Interior shall publish in Native Hawaiian organization not and contacted Robert J. Hoard, Kansas identified in this notice that wish to the Federal Register notice of approved State Archeologist. At Hoard’s request, request transfer of control of these Tribal-State compacts for the purpose of on June 30, 2014, Sheriff Cody human remains should submit a written engaging in Class III gaming activities transferred the human remains to request with information in support of on Indian lands. As required by 25 CFR Hoard. They arrived at the Kansas State the request to the Kansas State 293.4, all compacts and amendments are Historical Society on July 17, 2014. No Historical Society at the address in this subject to review and approval by the known individual was identified. No notice by April 1, 2021. Secretary. The Compact expands the associated funerary objects are present. scope of allowable gaming to include ADDRESSES: Robert J. Hoard, Kansas The human remains include the major sports wagering and horse race State Historical Society, 6425 SW 6th parts of a human skeleton in fair wagering; provides the Tribe will Avenue, Topeka, KS 66615–1099, condition, but evidence of weathering reimburse costs the State incurs to telephone (785) 272–8681 Ext. 269, suggests the remains had been exposed regulate gaming; provides that the Tribe email [email protected]. to the open for an unknown period of will have the primary responsibility to SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is time. Osteological analysis by Michael administer and enforce regulatory here given in accordance with the Finnegan, Ph.D., D–ABFA indicates the requirements; provides the Tribe may Native American Graves Protection and remains belong to a female, 35–40 years operate up to three class III gaming Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. of age, and morphological attributes of facilities on tribal lands; provides 3003, of the completion of an inventory the cranium and femur indicate Native geographic exclusivity for gaming west of human remains under the control of American ancestry. Because of the of Interstate 26; and extends the the Kansas State Historical Society, weathering of the elements, it is Topeka, KS. The human remains were believed that the human remains were
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originally left to decompose outside, ACTION: Notice. Fulton County possibly on a scaffold, or were buried Methodist Cemetery, 100 Woodstock St., and subsequently eroded out of the SUMMARY: The National Park Service is Roswell, SG100006327 burial site, or were excavated. Officials soliciting electronic comments on the Upson County of the Kansas State Historical Society significance of properties nominated Silvertown Historic District, Approx. 1 mile have determined that this individual before February 20, 2021, for listing or north of downtown along GA 19, belonged to one of the Tribal Nations related actions in the National Register Thomaston, SG100006336 that are historically known to have been of Historic Places. in present-day Cheyenne County, KANSAS DATES: Comments should be submitted Kansas. electronically by March 17, 2021. Douglas County Determinations Made by the Kansas Zimmerman Steel Company (Lawrence, ADDRESSES: Comments are encouraged State Historical Society Kansas MPS), 701 E 19th St., Lawrence, to be submitted electronically to MP100006322 Officials of the Kansas State Historical _ _ National Register Submissions@ Ellis County Society have determined that: nps.gov with the subject line ‘‘Public • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the Comment on
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