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Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 104 / Friday, May 29, 2020 / Notices 32415 telephone (602) 534–1572, email Tribe (previously listed as the Yavapai- Native Hawaiian organizations stated in [email protected]. Prescott Tribe of the Yavapai this notice may proceed. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is Reservation, Arizona). DATES: Representatives of any Indian here given in accordance with the Additional Requestors and Disposition Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization Native American Graves Protection and not identified in this notice that wish to Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. Lineal descendants or representatives request transfer of control of these 3005, of the intent to repatriate cultural of any Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian human remains should submit a written items under the control of the Pueblo organization not identified in this notice request with information in support of Grande Museum, Phoenix, AZ, that that wish to claim these cultural items the request to the Department of meet the definition of unassociated should submit a written request with Anthropology, Southern Methodist funerary objects under 25 U.S.C. 3001. information in support of the claim to University at the address in this notice This notice is published as part of the Lindsey Vogel-Teeter, Pueblo Grande by June 29, 2020. National Park Service’s administrative Museum, 4619 E Washington Street, Phoenix, AZ 85034, telephone (602) ADDRESSES: B. Sunday Eiselt, responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 Department of Anthropology, Southern U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations in 534–1572, email lindsey.vogel-teeter@ phoenix.gov, by June 29, 2020. After Methodist University, 3225 Daniel this notice are the sole responsibility of Avenue, Heroy Hall #450, Dallas, TX the museum, institution, or Federal that date, if no additional claimants have come forward, transfer of control 75205, telephone (214) 768–2915, email agency that has control of the Native [email protected]. American cultural items. The National of the six unassociated funerary objects Park Service is not responsible for the to the Yavapai-Prescott Indian Tribe SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is determinations in this notice. (previously listed as the Yavapai- here given in accordance with the Prescott Tribe of the Yavapai Native American Graves Protection and History and Description of the Cultural Reservation, Arizona) may proceed. Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. Items The Pueblo Grande Museum is 3003, of the completion of an inventory Sometime prior to July 1953, six responsible for notifying the Yavapai- of human remains under the control of cultural items were removed from the Prescott Indian Tribe (previously listed the Department of Anthropology, vicinity of site NA3640, which is as the Yavapai-Prescott Tribe of the Southern Methodist University, Dallas, located in proximity to the argillite Yavapai Reservation, Arizona) that this TX. The human remains were removed mines in Chino Valley, Yavapai County, notice has been published. from Collin County, TX. This notice is published as part of the AZ. In 1953, these objects were Dated: April 20, 2020. National Park Service’s administrative transferred to the Pueblo Grande Melanie O’Brien, responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 Museum by private collectors Ida and Manager, National NAGPRA Program. Moulton Smith. Provenience U.S.C. 3003(d)(3) and 43 CFR 10.11(d). information provided for the objects [FR Doc. 2020–11560 Filed 5–28–20; 8:45 am] The determinations in this notice are states they were ‘‘. .found in a BILLING CODE 4312–52–P the sole responsibility of the museum, shallow grave on Taylor land east of the institution, or Federal agency that has control of the Native American human prehistoric pipestone quarries north of DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Chino Valley in Yavapai County.’’ The remains. The National Park Service is six unassociated funerary objects are National Park Service not responsible for the determinations four copper bells and two textile in this notice. fragments. The unassociated funerary [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0030225; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Consultation objects likely belong to the Sinagua A detailed assessment of the human Archeological Culture. Notice of Inventory Completion: The Yavapai-Prescott Indian Tribe remains was made by the Department of Department of Anthropology, Southern Anthropology, Southern Methodist (previously listed as Yavapai-Prescott Methodist University, Dallas, TX Tribe of the Yavapai Reservation, University professional staff in Arizona) trace their ancestry to bands AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. consultation with representatives of the once living in the Sinagua archeological ACTION: Notice. Caddo Nation of Oklahoma; Coushatta cultural area. Tribe of Louisiana; The Muscogee SUMMARY: The Department of (Creek) Nation; Tonkawa Tribe of Determinations Made by the Pueblo Anthropology, Southern Methodist Indians of Oklahoma; and the Wichita Grande Museum University has completed an inventory and Affiliated Tribes (Wichita, Keechi, Officials of the Pueblo Grande of human remains, in consultation with Waco & Tawakonie), Oklahoma Museum have determined that: the appropriate Indian Tribes or Native (hereafter referred to as ‘‘The Tribes’’). • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(B), Hawaiian organizations, and has the six cultural items described above determined that there is no cultural History and Description of the Remains are reasonably believed to have been affiliation between the human remains At an unknown time, human remains placed with or near individual human and any present-day Indian Tribes or representing, at minimum, one remains at the time of death or later as Native Hawaiian organizations. individual were removed from private part of the death rite or ceremony and Representatives of any Indian Tribe or property in Collin County, TX. Skull are believed, by a preponderance of the Native Hawaiian organization not CC–405–98 was held by an individual evidence, to have been removed from a identified in this notice that wish to living in Collin County, TX, and was specific burial site of a Native American request transfer of control of these surrendered to the Medical Examiner in individual. human remains should submit a written 1998. Origins for the individual are • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there request to the Department of unknown. Analysis done by the Collin is a relationship of shared group Anthropology, Southern Methodist County Medical Examiner concluded identity that can be reasonably traced University. If no additional requestors that the individual is Native American. between the six unassociated funerary come forward, transfer of control of the The individual was transferred from the objects and the Yavapai-Prescott Indian human remains to the Indian Tribes or Collin County Medical Examiner’s VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:06 May 28, 2020 Jkt 250001 PO 00000 Frm 00060 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\29MYN1.SGM 29MYN1 jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES 32416 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 104 / Friday, May 29, 2020 / Notices Office to the Department of DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Consultation Anthropology at Southern Methodist A detailed assessment of the human University in 2006. No known National Park Service remains was made by the Gilcrease individuals were identified. No Museum professional staff in associated funerary objects are present. [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0030211; consultation with representatives of The PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Osage Nation (previously listed as Osage Determinations Made by the Tribe). Department of Anthropology, Southern Notice of Inventory Completion: Methodist University Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, OK History and Description of the Remains Around 1900, human remains Officials of the Department of AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. representing, at minimum, three Anthropology, Southern Methodist ACTION: Notice. individuals were removed from the University have determined that: SUMMARY: The Gilcrease Museum has tribal land of the Osage Nation. Emil • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the completed an inventory of human Lenders, a painter and collector, human remains described in this notice remains, in consultation with the traveled throughout the Plains around are Native American based upon appropriate Indian Tribes or Native the turn of the century, and acquired skeletal analysis and geographical Hawaiian organizations, and has three scalp locks (accession numbers location. determined that there is a cultural 86.20a–b, 86.23) during this time. In • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the affiliation between the human remains 1950, Thomas Gilcrease purchased Lenders’ collection, including these human remains described in this notice and present-day Indian Tribes or Native scalp locks. In 1955, Gilcrease represent the physical remains of one Hawaiian organizations. Lineal descendants or representatives of any transferred his collection to the City of individual of Native American ancestry. Tulsa. The three individuals are of • Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), a organization not identified in this notice unknown age and sex. No known relationship of shared group identity that wish to request transfer of control individuals were identified. No cannot be reasonably traced between the of these human remains should submit associated funerary objects are present. Native American human remains and a written request to the Gilcrease The scalp locks of these three any present-day Indian Tribe. Museum. If no additional