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36114 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 121 / Thursday, June 24, 2010 / Notices Indians, Michigan; Little Traverse Bay The Cranbrook Institute of Science is professional staff in consultation with Bands of Odawa Indians, Michigan; responsible for notifying the Bay Mills representatives of Confederated Tribes Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Indian Community, Michigan; Grand of the Colville Reservation, Washington; Potawatomi, Michigan; Pokagon Band of Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Potawatomi Indians, Michigan and Indians, Michigan; Keweenaw Bay Indian Reservation, Oregon; Indiana; Saginaw Chippewa Indian Indian Community, Michigan; Lac Confederated Tribes of the Warm Tribe of Michigan; and Sault Ste. Marie Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Springs Reservation of Oregon; Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Michigan. Chippewa Indians, Michigan; Little Confederated Tribes and Bands of the These Indian tribes are considered to be River Band of Ottawa Indians, Yakama Nation, Washington; Nez Perce the Anishnaabek People of the Great Michigan; Little Traverse Bay Bands of Tribe, Idaho; and the Wanapum Band, a Lakes region. Odawa Indians, Michigan; non-federally recognized Indian group. On July 30, 2008, the Cranbrook Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the In 1965, human remains representing Institute requested that the Review Potawatomi, Michigan; Pokagon Band of a minimum of one individual were Committee recommend disposition of Potawatomi Indians, Michigan and removed from the village portion of site 60 culturally unidentifiable human Indiana; Saginaw Chippewa Indian 45CO1 near the mouth of the Tucannon remains to the Indian tribes, as Tribe of Michigan; and Sault Ste. Marie River, Columbia County, WA. The aboriginal occupants of Michigan. The Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Michigan excavation was conducted on Army Review Committee considered the that this notice has been published. Corps of Engineers land under contract with the National Park Service. No proposal at its October 11–12, 2008, Dated: June 18, 2010 meeting and recommended disposition burials were reported during the David Tarler, excavations. In 1996, Washington State of the human remains to the Indian Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program. tribes listed above, as they are University unexpectedly encountered [FR Doc. 2010–15335 Filed 6–23–10; 8:45 am] considered to be the Anishnaabek human remains in level bags containing People of the Great Lakes region, and BILLING CODE 4312–50–S unprovenienced materials collected the aboriginal occupants of the area from the surface of site 45CO1. No currently referenced as Michigan. known individual was identified. No DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR associated funerary objects are present. An April 3, 2009, letter from the This individual was determined to be Designated Federal Officer, writing on National Park Service Native American based on significant behalf of the Secretary of the Interior, tooth wear and the types of artifacts Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. transmitted the authorization for the removed during the excavation, Department of Defense, Army Corps of museum to effect disposition of the including projectile points, scrapers, Engineers, Walla Walla District, Walla physical remains of 39 of the 60 antler tine tools, utilized flakes, and Walla, WA and Museum of culturally unidentifiable individuals awls, which are tool types common in Anthropology, Washington State contingent on the publication of a the Plateau culture area. Site 45CO1 is University, Pullman, WA Notice of Inventory Completion in the adjacent to Cayuse, Nez Perce, and Federal Register. This notice fulfills AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. Palus Indian lands judicially established that requirement. In the same letter, the ACTION: Notice. in 1978. Secretary recommended the transfer of In 1958 and 1959, human remains the associated funerary objects to the Notice is here given in accordance representing a minimum of 14 Indian tribes listed above to the extent with the Native American Graves individuals were removed from allowed by Federal, state, or local law. Protection and Repatriation Act Fishhook Island Site, 45FR42, Franklin Representatives of any other Indian (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3003, of the County, WA. In 1958, the Columbia tribe that believes itself to be culturally completion of an inventory of human Archaeological Society excavated at affiliated with the human remains and/ remains and associated funerary objects Fishhook Island. In 1959, the or associated funerary objects should in the control of the U.S. Department of Washington State University excavated contact Michael Stafford, PhD., Director, Defense, Army Corps of Engineers, at Fishhook Island while under contract Cranbrook Institute of Science, PO Box Walla Walla District, Walla Walla, WA, with the National Park Service. The 801, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48303, and in the physical custody of the 1958 and 1959 excavations took place telephone (248) 645–3204, before July Museum of Anthropology, Washington before the land was acquired by the 26, 2010. Disposition of the human State University, Pullman, WA. The Army Corps of Engineers. At an remains and associated funerary objects human remains and associated funerary unknown date, the human remains to the Bay Mills Indian Community, objects were removed from Columbia, excavated were delivered to Washington Michigan; Grand Traverse Band of Franklin, Garfield, and Whitman State University and University of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, Counties, WA. Idaho. In 2000, the University of Idaho Michigan; Keweenaw Bay Indian This notice is published as part of the transferred the 45FR42 materials to Community, Michigan; Lac Vieux Desert National Park Service’s administrative Washington State University. In 2006, Band of Lake Superior Chippewa responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 the Army Corps of Engineers’ physical Indians, Michigan; Little River Band of U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations in anthropologists inventoried the human Ottawa Indians, Michigan; Little this notice are the sole responsibility of remains. Some of the human remains Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, the museum, institution, or Federal collected are not currently in the Michigan; Nottawaseppi Huron Band of agency that has control of the Native museum collection, and may have been the Potawatomi, Michigan; Pokagon American human remains and reburied in 1991. Burials numbers 1 Band of Potawatomi Indians, Michigan associated funerary objects. The through 21 were consecutively assigned and Indiana; Saginaw Chippewa Indian National Park Service is not responsible by the Columbia Archaeological Society Tribe of Michigan; and Sault Ste. Marie for the determinations in this notice. to their burial excavations. Washington Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Michigan, A detailed assessment of the human State University assigned burial may proceed after that date if no remains was made by U.S. Department numbers 1 through 24 to their burial additional claimants come forward. of Defense, Army Corps of Engineers excavations. The duplicate burial VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:47 Jun 23, 2010 Jkt 220001 PO 00000 Frm 00057 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\24JNN1.SGM 24JNN1 emcdonald on DSK2BSOYB1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 121 / Thursday, June 24, 2010 / Notices 36115 numbers and scant records do not, in The human remains were associated collection. Between 1996 and 2000, the many instances, permit clear association with a prehistoric housepit village and University of Idaho transferred materials of funerary objects with the burials Native American artifacts dating to the to Washington State University. In 2003, removed. No known individuals were Harder Phase (2500 BP to 1000 BP). the transferred materials were identified. The 351 associated funerary Early and late ethnographic inventoried, and the presence of Burial objects are 102 counted objects and 249 documentation indicates the present- 9 materials was recorded along with lots of objects. The 102 counted objects day location of 45FR43 is within the funerary objects from other 45FR47 are 9 adzes, 5 bifaces, 9 bone awls, 2 overlapping 19th century territories of burials. No known individuals were bone tool fragments, 3 bone wedges, 2 the Cayuse, Palus, and Walla Walla identified. The 168 associated funerary combs, 1 composite harpoon, 2 copper people. objects are 6 counted objects and 162 pendants, 13 cores, 1 digging stick In 1959, 1960, or 1961, human lots of objects. The six counted objects handle, 5 drills, 1 grooved cobble, 1 remains representing a minimum of are one core, two unidentified ground hafted beaver tooth chisel, 1 three individuals were removed from stone items, one iron container, and two hammerstone, 1 jadite club, 1 metal the Windust Caves Site, 45FR46, shell ornaments. The 162 lots of objects bracelet, 1 pestle, 2 preforms, 32 Franklin County, WA. Washington State are 1 lot of animal remains, 10 lots of projectile points, 4 scrapers, 2 cobble University excavated in three of the bag residue, 1 lot of buttons, 17 lots of spalls, 2 stone abraders, 1 stone nine caves in this complex while under fabric remains, 1 lot of feathers, 6 lots pendant, and 1 thimble. The 249 lots of contract with the National Park Service. of flakes, 2 lots of leather fragments, 3 objects are 4 lots of animal hair, 17 lots A lined storage pit feature was lots of metal beads, 2 lots of organic of animal remains, 26 lots of bag encountered in Cave C, but no burials items, 1 lot of red ochre, 4 lots of shell