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Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 245 / Monday, December 22, 2014 / Notices 76351 Felipe, New Mexico; Pueblo of Taos, human remains should submit a written DATES: Lineal descendants or New Mexico; Pueblo of Zia, New request with information in support of representatives of any Indian tribe or Mexico; Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of the request to Sheila Goff, History Native Hawaiian organization not the Fort Hall Reservation; Standing Colorado, 1200 Broadway, Denver, CO identified in this notice that wish to Rock Sioux Tribe of North & South 80203, telephone (303) 866–4531, email request transfer of control of these Dakota; Three Affiliated Tribes of the [email protected] by January 21, human remains and associated funerary Fort Berthold Reservation, North 2015. After that date, if no additional objects should submit a written request Dakota; and Wichita and Affiliated requestors have come forward, transfer with information in support of the Tribes (Wichita, Keechi, Waco & of control of the human remains to the request to the Arkansas Archeological Tawakonie), Oklahoma, were invited to Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the Survey at the address in this notice by consult but did not participate. Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado; Ute January 21, 2015. Indian Tribe of the Uintah & Ouray History and Description of the Remains ADDRESSES: George Sabo, Director, Reservation, Utah; and Ute Mountain Arkansas Archeological Survey, 2475 In the 1920s, human remains Tribe of the Ute Mountain Reservation, North Hatch Avenue, Fayetteville, AR representing, at minimum, one Colorado, New Mexico & Utah may 72704, telephone (479) 575–3556. individual were removed from the back proceed. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: of a shallow cave in the vicinity of Bed History Colorado is responsible for Notice is Rock, CO, in Montrose County, CO. The notifying the Southern Ute Indian Tribe here given in accordance with the remains are of a naturally mummified of the Southern Ute Reservation, Native American Graves Protection and child, approximately five years old, Colorado; Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. with evidence of once having been & Ouray Reservation, Utah; and Ute 3003, of the completion of an inventory wrapped in a bark mat, which has now Mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain of human remains and associated disintegrated. The human remains were Reservation, Colorado, New Mexico & funerary objects under the control of the donated to History Colorado (formerly Utah that this notice has been Arkansas Archeological Survey. The Colorado Historical Society) in 1924. No published. human remains and associated funerary objects were removed from multiple known individuals were identified. No Dated: November 3, 2014. associated funerary objects are present. counties in Arkansas. Melanie O’Brien, This notice is published as part of the Determinations Made by History Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program. National Park Service’s administrative Colorado [FR Doc. 2014–29890 Filed 12–19–14; 8:45 am] responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 Officials of History Colorado have BILLING CODE 4312–50–P U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations in determined that: this notice are the sole responsibility of • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the the museum, institution, or Federal DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR human remains described in this notice agency that has control of the Native American human remains and are Native American based on analysis National Park Service by a physical anthropologist. associated funerary objects. The • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–16901; National Park Service is not responsible human remains described in this notice PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] for the determinations in this notice. represent the physical remains of one Notice of Inventory Completion: Consultation individual of Native American ancestry. Arkansas Archeological Survey, • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), a A detailed assessment of the human Fayetteville, AR relationship of shared group identity remains was made by Arkansas cannot be reasonably traced between the AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. Archeological Survey professional staff Native American human remains and ACTION: Notice. in consultation with representatives of any present-day Indian tribe. The Quapaw Tribe of Indians. • SUMMARY: The Arkansas Archeological Treaties, Acts of Congress, or History and Description of the Remains Executive Orders, indicate that the land Survey has completed an inventory of from which the Native American human human remains and associated funerary All of the human remains and remains were removed is the aboriginal objects, in consultation with the associated funerary objects listed in this land of the Southern Ute Indian Tribe of appropriate Indian tribes or Native notice were recovered by the Arkansas the Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado; Hawaiian organizations, and has Archeological Survey, unless otherwise Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah & Ouray determined that there is a cultural noted. Reservation, Utah; and Ute Mountain affiliation between the human remains In 1979, human remains representing Tribe of the Ute Mountain Reservation, and associated funerary objects and a minimum of one individual (79–634– Colorado, New Mexico & Utah. present-day Indian tribes or Native 4) were recovered from the Menard • Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the Hawaiian organizations. Lineal Mound site (3AR4) in Arkansas County, disposition of the human remains may descendants or representatives of any AR. No known individuals were be to the Southern Ute Indian Tribe of Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian identified. The two associated funerary the Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado; organization not identified in this notice objects include two fragments of Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah & Ouray that wish to request transfer of control ceramic vessels. Diagnostic artifacts Reservation, Utah; and Ute Mountain of these human remains and associated found at Menard Mound site (3AR4) Tribe of the Ute Mountain Reservation, funerary objects should submit a written indicate that these human remains were Colorado, New Mexico & Utah. request to the Arkansas Archeological probably buried during the Menard Survey. If no additional requestors come Complex (late A.D. 1500). Additional Requestors and Disposition forward, transfer of control of the At an unknown date, human remains Representatives of any Indian tribe or human remains and associated funerary representing a minimum of one Native Hawaiian organization not objects to the lineal descendants, Indian individual (85–815) were recovered identified in this notice that wish to tribes, or Native Hawaiian organizations from the Roland Mound site (3AR30) in request transfer of control of these stated in this notice may proceed. Arkansas County, AR. These human VerDate Sep<11>2014 22:27 Dec 19, 2014 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00054 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\22DEN1.SGM 22DEN1 tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 76352 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 245 / Monday, December 22, 2014 / Notices remains were transferred from the indicate that these human remains were from site 3CS40 in Cross County, AR. University of Arkansas Department of probably buried during the Late These human remains were donated to Anthropology to the Arkansas Prehistoric period (A.D. 1000–1600). the Arkansas Archeological Survey in Archeological Survey in 1985. No At an unknown date, human remains 1976. No known individuals were known individuals were identified. No representing a minimum of one identified. No associated funerary associated funerary objects are present. individual (76–311) were recovered objects are present. Diagnostic artifacts Diagnostic artifacts found at the Roland from an unknown site in Cross County, found at site 3CS40 indicate that these Mound site (3AR30) indicate that these AR. These human remains were donated human remains were probably buried human remains were probably buried to the Arkansas Archeological Survey in during the Late Prehistoric period (A.D. during the Mississippian period (A.D. 1976. No known individuals were 1000–1600). 900–1500). identified. No associated funerary In 1974, human remains representing At an unknown date, human remains objects are present. These human a minimum of one individual (74–1049) representing a minimum of three remains are believed to date from the were recovered from site 3CS60 in Cross individuals (68–287) were recovered Prehistoric period (11,560 B.C.– County, AR. No known individuals from the McBroom site (3AR46) in A.D.1600) based on the physical were identified. No associated funerary Arkansas County, AR. These human conditions of the remains. objects are present. Diagnostic artifacts remains were donated to the Arkansas In 1974, human remains representing found at site 3CS60 indicate that these Archeological Survey in 1968. No a minimum of one individual (74–1057) human remains were probably buried known individuals were identified. No were recovered from site 3CS9 in Cross during the Late Prehistoric period (A.D. associated funerary objects are present. County, AR. No known individuals 1000–1600). Diagnostic artifacts found at the were identified. No associated funerary At an unknown date, human remains McBroom site (3AR46) indicate that objects are present. Diagnostic artifacts representing a minimum of one these human remains were probably found at site 3CS9 indicate that these individual (87–649) were recovered buried during the Mississippian period human remains were probably