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point-of-contact for beneficiaries on and associated funerary objects and Afognak, Native Village of Akhiok, trust matters, allowing OST to present-day Indian Tribes or Native Native Village of Larsen Bay, Native coordinate trust asset management Hawaiian organizations. Lineal Village of Ouzinkie, Native Village of activities with the BIA, tribes, and descendants or representatives of any Port Lions, Sun’aq Tribe of Kodiak individual beneficiaries in their Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian (previously listed as the Shoonaq’ Tribe respective geographic areas. The OST organization not identified in this notice of Kodiak), and the Tangirnaq Native operates a Trust Beneficiary Call Center that wish to request transfer of control Village (formerly Lesnoi Village (aka (TBCC) to support a strong beneficiary of these human remains and associated Woody Island)). funerary objects should submit a written trust relationship as envisioned in the History and Description of the Remains original reform goals. request to the Alaska Region USFWS. If Section 306 of ITARA requires the no additional requestors come forward, Beginning in 1961 and continuing Secretary to identify cost savings that transfer of control of the human remains through 1963, human remains would result from the elimination of and associated funerary objects to the representing, at minimum, 23 ‘‘any program, function, service, or lineal descendants, Indian Tribes, or individuals, including 17 adults (two activity . . . of the Office of the Special Native Hawaiian organizations stated in possible males, two possible females, Trustee that will not be operated or this notice may proceed. and 13 individuals of indeterminate carried out as a result of a transfer of DATES: Lineal descendants or sex), five sub adults, and one infant functions and personnel following representatives of any Indian Tribes or were removed from the Three Saints enactment of this Act’’. As the proposed Native Hawaiian organizations, not Bay site (049–KOD–00083) on Kodiak plan calls for all functions of OST to be identified in this notice that wish to Island as part of the Aleut-Konyag transferred under AS–IA intact, there request transfer of control of these project conducted by the University of will be no cost savings as defined by human remains and associated funerary Wisconsin-Madison, under the direction ITARA. objects should submit a written request of Morgan Usadel, Donald Clark, Moreover, appropriations for OST with information in support of the William Workman, and Peter Storck. increased relatively quickly after its request to the Alaska Region USFWS at The collection was curated and stored at inception as functions were transferred the address in this notice by December the University of Wisconsin-Madison from other organizations within the 8, 2017. until 2006. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, working with the Regional Department to OST. Funding levels ADDRESSES: Edward J. DeCleva, Regional Historic Preservation Officer of the peaked in FY 2007 when OST received Historic Preservation Officer, U.S. Fish Alaska Region USFWS to determine $223.3 million. In the last decade, and Wildlife Service, Alaska Region, locations of Alaskan archeological however, funding has steadily decreased 1011 East Tudor Road, MS–235, collections, located and recovered this as reforms have been completed and Anchorage, AK 99503, telephone (907) collection, conducted a complete efficiencies have been realized. In FY 786–3399, email edward_decleva@ inventory, and returned the human 2017, OST received $138.8 million—a fws.gov. 38 percent decrease from its peak remains to the Alaska Region USFWS SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: funding. Any cost savings resulting from Notice is for storage. No known individuals were trust reforms have already been here given in accordance with the identified. The 23 associated funerary captured in the form of decreased Native American Graves Protection and objects include 19 unmodified faunal budget requests. Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. remains, 1 lot of charcoal samples, 1 3003, of the completion of an inventory carved bone figurine pin, 1 amber bead, Authority: E.O. 13175, 65 FR 67250. of human remains and associated and 1 bone buckle. Jerold Gidner, funerary objects under the control of the The Three Saints Bay site is a two Principal Deputy Special Trustee. Alaska Region USFWS. The human component site, the lower component remains and associated funerary objects [FR Doc. 2017–24319 Filed 11–7–17; 8:45 am] corresponds to the prehistoric late were recovered from site 049–KOD– Kachemak tradition winter settlement BILLING CODE 4334–63–P 00083, Kodiak Island Borough, AK. dating to BP 2000 to 1100. The upper This notice is published as part of the component consists of seven or eight log DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service’s administrative houses, warehouse, barns, bunkhouses, responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 carpentry shop, and storage buildings of National Park Service U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations in the first settlement established in North this notice are the sole responsibility of America by the Russian American [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0024147; the museum, institution, or Federal PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Company in 1784. Five to nine burials agency that has control of the Native were encountered at Three Saints Bay Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. American human remains and which, according to Donald Clark’s 1970 Fish and Wildlife Service, Alaska associated funerary objects. The report, exhibited burial practices that fit Region, Anchorage, AK National Park Service is not responsible within the general Kachemak traditional for the determinations in this notice. pattern. AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. Consultation The present-day descendant of the ACTION: Notice. Kachemak tradition is the Alutiiq Tribe A detailed assessment of the human of Old Harbor (previously listed as SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife remains was made by the Alaska Region Native Village of Old Harbor and Village Service, Alaska Region, (Alaska Region USFWS professional staff in of Old Harbor). USFWS), has completed an inventory of consultation with representatives of the human remains and associated funerary Alutiiq Museum and Archaeological Determinations Made by the Alaska objects, in consultation with the Repository of Kodiak, Alaska, acting as Region USFWS appropriate Indian Tribes or Native agent for the Alutiiq Tribe of Old Harbor Officials of the Alaska Region USFWS Hawaiian organizations, and has (previously listed as Native Village of have determined that: determined that there is a cultural Old Harbor and Village of Old Harbor), • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the affiliation between the human remains Kaguyak Village, Native Village of human remains described in this notice

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represent the physical remains of 23 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR History and Description of the Cultural individuals of Native American Items National Park Service ancestry. At an unknown date, 39 cultural • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), items were removed from multiple the 23 associated funerary objects [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0024164; unknown locations. Of these, 38 of the PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] described in this notice are reasonably cultural items were purchased by Dr. believed to have been placed with or Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Lou Dunn Diekemper from the Morning near individual human remains at the Items: Museum of Texas Tech Star Gallery in Santa Fe, NM, between time of death or later as part of the death University, Lubbock, TX 1985 and 1987. The history of these rite or ceremony. cultural items prior to being acquired by • AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. the Morning Star Gallery is unknown. Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there Dr. Lou Dunn Diekemper donated these is a relationship of shared group ACTION: Notice. items to the Museum of Texas Tech identity that can be reasonably traced University in 2006. The remaining item between the Native American human SUMMARY: The Museum of Texas Tech was purchased by Evelyn Davies in remains and the Alutiiq Tribe of Old University, in consultation with the 2004 from the Adobe Gallery in Santa Harbor (previously listed as Native appropriate Indian Tribes or Native Fe, NM. The history of this object prior Village of Old Harbor and Village of Old Hawaiian organizations, has determined to being acquired by the Adobe Gallery Harbor). that the cultural items listed in this is unknown. Evelyn Davies donated this notice meet the definition of sacred Additional Requestors and Disposition item to the Museum of Texas Tech objects. Lineal descendants or University in 2016. The 39 sacred items Lineal descendants or representatives representatives of any Indian Tribe or are 4 pahoes, 1 bandolier bag, and 3 jish of any Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian Native Hawaiian organization not and their contents that make up the organization not identified in this notice identified in this notice that wish to remaining 31 items. that wish to request transfer of control claim these cultural items should Representatives of the Navajo Nation, of these human remains and associated submit a written request to the Museum Arizona, New Mexico & Utah examined funerary objects should submit a written of Texas Tech University. If no records for these items, and consider additional claimants come forward, request with information in support of them all to be sacred objects and objects transfer of control of the cultural items the request to Edward DeCleva, Regional of cultural patrimony belonging to the to the lineal descendants, Indian Tribes, Navajo people. These representatives Historic Preservation Officer, U.S. Fish or Native Hawaiian organizations stated confirmed that Navajo jish are still in and Wildlife Service, Alaska Region, in this notice may proceed. ceremonial use by the Navajo today, and 1011 East Tudor Road, MS–235, can be possessed only by someone with DATES: Lineal descendants or Anchorage, AK 99503, telephone (907) proper ceremonial knowledge. _ representatives of any Indian Tribe or 786–3399, email edward decleva@ Information from the Morning Star Native Hawaiian organization not fws.gov, by December 8, 2017. After that Gallery associated with the cultural identified in this notice that wish to date, if no additional requestors have items states that they are Navajo items claim these cultural items should come forward, transfer of control of the intended for ceremonial use, and this submit a written request with human remains and associated funerary information is consistent with related information in support of the claim to objects to the Alutiiq Tribe of Old accession, catalog, and documentary the Museum of Texas Tech University at Harbor (previously listed as Native information maintained by the Museum the address in this notice by December Village of Old Harbor and Village of Old of Texas Tech University. 8, 2017. Harbor) may proceed. Determinations Made by the Museum of ADDRESSES: Dr. Eileen Johnson, The Alaska Region, USFWS are Texas Tech University responsible for notifying the Alutiiq Museum of Texas Tech University, 3301 Officials of the Museum of Texas Museum and Archaeological Repository 4th Street, Box 43191, Lubbock, TX Tech University have determined that: of Kodiak, Alaska, acting as agent for the 79409–3191, telephone (806) 742–2442, email [email protected]. • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(C), Alutiiq Tribe of Old Harbor (previously the 39 cultural items described above listed as Native Village of Old Harbor SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is are specific ceremonial objects needed and Village of Old Harbor), Kaguyak here given in accordance with the by traditional Native American religious Village, Native Village of Afognak, Native American Graves Protection and leaders for the practice of traditional Native Village of Akhiok, Native Village Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. Native American religions by their of Larsen Bay, Native Village of 3005, of the intent to repatriate cultural present-day adherents. Ouzinkie, Native Village of Port Lions, items under the control of the Museum • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there Sun’aq Tribe of Kodiak (previously of Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, is a relationship of shared group listed as the Shoonaq’ Tribe of Kodiak), that meet the definition of sacred objects identity that can be reasonably traced Tangirnaq Native Village (formerly under 25 U.S.C. 3001. between the sacred objects and Navajo Lesnoi Village (aka Woody Island)) that This notice is published as part of the Nation, Arizona, New Mexico & Utah. this notice has been published. National Park Service’s administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 Additional Requestors and Disposition Dated: September 14, 2017. U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations in Lineal descendants or representatives Melanie O’Brien, this notice are the sole responsibility of of any Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian Manager, National NAGPRA Program. the museum, institution, or Federal organization not identified in this notice [FR Doc. 2017–24231 Filed 11–7–17; 8:45 am] agency that has control of the Native that wish to claim these cultural items BILLING CODE 4312–52–P American cultural items. The National should submit a written request with Park Service is not responsible for the information in support of the claim to determinations in this notice. Dr. Eileen Johnson, Museum of Texas

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