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National Park Service is not responsible determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. Dated: September 25, 2006 for the determinations in this notice. 3001 (9–10), the human remains Sherry Hutt, A detailed assessment of the human described above represent the physical Manager, National NAGPRA Program. remains was made by the Department of remains of one individual of Native [FR Doc. E6–16923 Filed 10–11–06; 8:45 am] Energy and the Burke Museum American ancestry. Officials of the BILLING CODE 4312–50–S professional staff in consultation with Department of Energy and the Burke representatives of the Confederated Museum also have determined that, Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (3)(A), the DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Washington; Confederated Tribes of the seven objects described above are Umatilla Reservation, Oregon; and the reasonably believed to have been placed National Park Service Wanapum Band, a non-federally with or near individual human remains recognized Indian group. at the time of death or later as part of Notice of Inventory Completion: Saint In 1981, human remains representing the death rite or ceremony. Lastly, Martin’s Waynick Museum, Lacey, WA; a minimum of one individual were officials of the Department of Energy Correction removed from an area within the and the Burke Museum have AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. Hanford site, Benton County, WA, by determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. John A. Hedron. In 1985, the museum ACTION: Notice; correction 3001 (2), there is a relationship of received the human remains and shared group identity that can be cultural items from Dr. Robert Rushmer Notice is here given in accordance reasonably traced between the Native on behalf of Mr. Hedron, and they were with the Native American Graves American human remains and accessioned by the museum that same Protection and Repatriation Act associated funerary objects and the year (Burke Accn. # 1985–106). No (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3003 (5), of the known individual was identified. The Confederated Tribes and Bands of the completion of an inventory of human seven associated funerary objects are 1 Yakama Nation, Washington, and remains in the possession of the Saint piece of copper ore, 1 chopper, 1 flaked Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Martin’s Waynick Museum (Waynick stone tool, 1 core, 1 flake, and 2 mussel Reservation, Oregon. Furthermore, Museum), Lacey, WA. The human shell fragments. officials of the Department of Energy remains were removed from Vashon Museum documentation indicates and the Burke Museum have Island, King County, WA. that the associated funerary objects were determined that there is a cultural This notice is published as part of the recovered with fragmentary human relationship between the human National Park Service’s administrative remains, and the types of cultural items remains and associated funerary objects responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 are consistent with other Native and the Wanapum Band, a non-federally U.S.C. 3003 (d)(3). The determinations American funerary objects found in the recognized Indian group. in this notice are the sole responsibility Columbia River area. The human Representatives of any other Indian of the museum, institution, or Federal remains consist of nine fragments. The tribe that believes itself to be culturally agency that has control of the Native human remains were determined to be affiliated with the human remains and American human remains and Native American based on the associated funerary objects should associated funerary objects. The associated artifacts and geographic contact Annabelle Rodriguez, U.S. National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice. location. Ethnographic documentation Department of Energy, Cultural/Historic indicates that the present day location Resources Program, Richland This notice replaces the Notice of of Hanford, WA, is located within an Operations Office, 825 Jadwin Avenue, Inventory Completion published in the overlapping aboriginal territory of MSIN A5–15 Richland, WA 99352, (509) Federal Register on February 22, 2006 descendants of the Yakama, Walla 372–0277, before November 13, 2006. (FR Doc. E6–2448, page 9154) in order Walla, and Wanapum groups, which are Repatriation of the human remains and to correct the number of human remains represented today by the Confederated associated funerary objects to the and collection history from a minimum Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation, Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Washington; Confederated Tribes of the of two individuals removed from one Reservation, Oregon, and Confederated site to a minimum of six individuals Umatilla Reservation, Oregon; and the Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation, Wanapum Band, a non-federally removed from six sites. Washington, for themselves and on A detailed assessment of the human recognized Indian group. behalf of the Wanapum Band, a non- The Yakama Treaty, signed on June 9, remains was made by Waynick Museum federally recognized Indian group, may 1855, included the Hanford area in the professional staff in consultation with proceed after that date if no additional aboriginal territory of the present-day representatives of the Puyallup Tribe of claimants come forward. The Confederated Tribes and Bands of the the Puyallup Reservation, Washington. Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Yakama Nation, Washington. The Walla In 2003, the Waynick Museum found Walla people have also occupied this Reservation, Oregon; Confederated bones in the museum collection. In area since before historic times. As per Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation, April 2004, the Puyallup Tribe of the the Treaty of Walla Walla, signed on Washington; and Wanapum Band, a Puyallup Reservation, Washington June 9, 1855, the Walla Walla people are non-federally recognized Indian group, notified the Waynick Museum of their represented by the present-day are claiming jointly all cultural items belief that human remains were in the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla from the Hanford area. possession of the Waynick Museum. In Reservation, Oregon. The Wanapum The Department of Energy is May 2004, the bones were determined to Band occupied the Hanford area, which responsible for notifying the be Native American human remains is now designated the U.S. Department Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla representing two individuals that were of Energy Hanford Site, as recently as Reservation, Oregon; Confederated culturally affiliated with the Puyallup World War II, when they moved to the Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation, Tribe of the Puyallup Reservation, Priest Rapids area. Washington; and Wanapum Band, a Washington. A Notice of Inventory Officials of the Department of Energy non-federally recognized Indian group, Completion was published in the and the Burke Museum have that this notice has been published. Federal Register on February 22, 2006.

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Additional human remains were cardboard box in the Saint Martin’s Waynick Museum also have determined subsequently found in a storage room in Abbey monastery building itself, but that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (2), the monastery. Dr. Stephen Fulton, outside of the space designated for the there is a relationship of shared group Associate Professor of Biology at Saint museum’s storage. Museum identity that can be reasonably traced Martin’s University, assisted in documentation did not provide the between the Native American human determining the minimum number of location of the human remains and they remains and the Puyallup Tribe of the individuals. were found in collections in 2005. Puyallup Reservation, Washington. In 1938, human remains representing Based on storage, excavator and Representatives of any other Indian a minimum of one individual were museum history, the human remains are tribe that believes itself to be culturally removed from a cist burial mound on probably Native American and removed affiliated with the human remains Vashon-Maury Island, King County, from Vashon Island. No known should contact Brother Luke Devine, WA, by Lynne ‘‘Black Eagle’’ Waynick. individuals were identified. No Saint Martin’s Waynick Museum, 5300 Mr. Waynick documented the removal associated funerary objects are present. Pacific Ave. SE, Lacey, WA 98503, (360) of the cist burial and recorded it in his At an unknown date between 1920 438- 4458, before November 13, 2006. report, ‘‘[a]mong the Clam Shell and 1970, human remains representing Repatriation of the human remains to Mounds and Ancient Camp Sites of a minimum of two individuals were the Puyallup Tribe of the Puyallup Vashon Island.’’ In the early 1960s, the removed from most likely Vashon Reservation, Washington may proceed human remains were donated to Saint Island, King County, WA, probably by after that date if no additional claimants Martin’s Abbey in Lacey, WA, as part of Lynn ‘‘Black Eagle’’ Waynick. The come forward. the original collection for the museum human remains were probably part of Saint Martin’s Waynick Museum is named after Mr. Waynick, known as the original collection of the Waynick responsible for notifying the Puyallup Saint Martin’s Waynick Museum. In Museum and would have been in the Tribe of the Puyallup Reservation, 1996, the cranium of the individual was possession of the museum since that Washington that this notice has been stored in a different building and was time. Mr. Waynick was a resident of published. not reunited with the rest of the human Vashon Island for many years and remains until 2005. The human remains documented the excavation of another Dated: August 31, 2006 were incorrectly identified as two Native American individual from Sherry Hutt, individuals in the February 22, 2006 Vashon Island. The human remains Manager, National NAGPRA Program. Notice of Inventory Completion. No were found in collections in 2003 and [FR Doc. E6–16920 Filed 10–11–06; 8:45 am] known individual was identified. No identified as human remains in 2004. BILLING CODE 4312–50–S associated funerary objects are present. The human remains were stored in a At an unknown date between 1920 cardboard box commingled with other and 1970, human remains representing bones in Waynick Museum storage with DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE a minimum of one individual were no accession number or accompanying removed from a shell burial near Burton information; however, they were found Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree on Vashon Island, King County, WA, in a box containing other Native Under the Comprehensive most likely by Lynne ‘‘Black Eagle’’ American human remains, including the Environmental Response, Waynick. An index card found with the individual documented as being Compensation, and Liability Act and human remains states: ’’...skull found in removed from the cist burial. Based on the Delaware Hazardous Substances a shell burial near Burton Wash.’’ The storage, excavator and museum history, Cleanup Act human remains are believed to have the human remains are probably Native been donated as part of the original American and removed from Vashon Notice is hereby given that on collection of the Waynick Museum in Island. No known individuals were September 29, 2006, a proposed Consent the 1960s. In 1996, the human remains identified. No associated funerary Decree in United States and the State of were stored in a different building and objects are present. Delaware v. E.I. Du Pont De Nemours & were not identified until 2005. Based on Archeological and historical Company, Inc., and CIBA Speciality storage, museum documentation, documentation identifies Vashon Island Chemicals Corporation, Civil Action No. excavator and museum history, the as a site of several Puyallup villages at 06–612 was lodged with the United human remains are believed to be a or before the signing of the Medicine States District Court for the District of Native American individual removed Creek Treaty of 1854. The Vashon- Delaware. from Vashon Island. No known Maury Island is located in the In this action the United States and individual was identified. No associated historically documented traditional the State of Delaware sought claims for funerary objects are present. territory of the Puyallup tribe. Based on natural resource damages brought At an unknown date between 1920 museum documentation, geographic pursuant to the Comprehensive and 1970, human remains representing location, storage, excavator and museum Environmental Response, a minimum of two individuals were history, all individuals described in this Compensation, and Liability Act probably removed from Vashon Island, Notice of Inventory Completion are (‘‘CERCLA’’), as amended, 42 U.S.C. King County, WA. Mr. Lynn ‘‘Black believed to be Native American and 9601 et seq. and the Delaware Eagle’’ Waynick may have been the culturally affiliated to the Puyallup. Hazardous Substance Cleanup Act excavator. The human remains were Descendants of the Puyallup are (‘‘HSCA’’), 7 Del. C. Chapter 91 with probably part of the original collection members of the Puyallup Tribe of the respect to the release of hazardous of the Waynick Museum and would Puyallup Reservation, Washington. substances from DuPont-Newport have been in the possession of the Officials of Saint Martin’s Waynick chemical facility, located in Newport, museum since that time. Mr. Waynick Museum have determined that, Delaware. Under the proposed Consent was a resident of Vashon Island for pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (9–10), the Decree, the defendants will fund many years and documented the human remains described above restoration projects on the ‘‘Pike excavation of another Native American represent the physical remains of six Property’’ as set forth in the Damage individual from Vashon Island. The individuals of Native American Assessment and Restoration Plan human remains were stored in a ancestry. Officials of Saint Martin’s (‘‘DARP’’, attached to the Consent

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