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5362 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 21 / Wednesday, February 1, 2006 / Notices Seashore, 99 Marconi Site Road, information against Primary Suitability of humans’ work substantially Wellfleet, MA 02667. Criteria, section 6.2.1.1, of Management unnoticeable; (4) the area is protected SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Policies 2001. and managed so as to preserve its assessment standards outlined in NPS Since the expansion of Redwood natural conditions; and (5) the area Management Policies (2001) to National Park in 1978, the park has offers outstanding opportunities for determine if a roadless, undeveloped undertaken an intense watershed solitude or a primitive and unconfined area is suitable for preservation as rehabilitation program with a focus on type of recreation. wilderness are that it is over 5,000 acres removing roads. Since park expansion Public notices announcing the park’s in size or of sufficient size to make in 1978, about 219 miles of road have intention to conduct this suitability practicable its preservation and use in been removed and another 123 miles are assessment were placed in the Times an unimpaired condition, and meets proposed for removal within the Standard Newspaper in Humboldt five wilderness character criteria: (1) Redwood Creek portion of the park. The County on December 7, 8 and 9, 2005, The earth and its community of life are 1999 Final General Management/ and in the Del Norte Triplicate, in Del untrammeled by humans, where General Plan and FEIS for Redwood Norte County on December 13, 14, and humans are visitors and do not remain; National and State Parks states that until 15, 2005. (2) the area is undeveloped and retains watershed restoration activities are Dated: January 6, 2006. its primeval character and influence, completed that no wilderness area will Steve P. Martin, without permanent improvements or be proposed. The 1979 General Deputy Director. human habitation; (3) the area generally Management Plan concluded that a appears to have been affected primarily wilderness recommendation would be [FR Doc. 06–908 Filed 1–31–06; 8:45 am] by the forces of nature, with the imprint premature until rehabilitation efforts are BILLING CODE 4312–GB–M of humans’ work substantially completed because of the continuing unnoticeable; (4) the area is protected need for large construction vehicles and DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR and managed so as to preserve its the maintenance and heavy use of roads, natural conditions, and (5) the area activities inconsistent with wilderness National Park Service offers outstanding opportunities for designation. solitude or a primitive and unconfined Based on these findings, the NPS has Notice of Inventory Completion: type of recreation. concluded that the lands within University of Pennsylvania Museum of The requirement of the NPS to Redwood National Park do not warrant Archaeology and Anthropology, conduct the Wilderness Suitability further study for wilderness evaluation Philadelphia, PA Assessment for Cape Cod National at this time. However, following Seashore was announced and discussed successful completion of watershed AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. with the Cape Cod Advisory Committee restoration activities in 12–15 years, or ACTION: Notice. members, the public, and local media during the next General Management Notice is here given in accordance representatives at meetings on June 20, Plan effort, reconsideration of with the Native American Graves September 26, and December 12, 2005. wilderness suitability for certain tracts Protection and Repatriation Act of land within Redwood Creek could be Dated: January 6, 2006. (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3003, of the warranted. Steve P. Martin, completion of an inventory of human Deputy Director. ADDRESSES: A copy of the Wilderness remains in the possession of the [FR Doc. 06–909 Filed 1–31–06; 8:45 am] Suitability Assessment can be obtained University of Pennsylvania Museum of by writing to: Superintendent, Redwood BILLING CODE 4312–GB–M Archaeology and Anthropology, National Park, 1111 Second Street, Philadelphia, PA. The human remains Crescent City, CA 95531. were removed from an unknown DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: location in Wisconsin. Requests for further information on this This notice is published as part of the National Park Service Determination should be directed to: National Park Service’s administrative Superintendent, Redwood National Notice of Assessment of Suitability responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 Park, 1111 Second Street, Crescent City, U.S.C. 3003 (d)(3). The determinations and Non-Suitability for Further Study CA 95531. of Lands Within Redwood National in this notice are the sole responsibility SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Park for Consideration as Wilderness of the museum, institution, or Federal assessment standards outlined in NPS Areas agency that has control of the Native Management Policies (2001) to American human remains. The National SUMMARY: Pursuant to Civil Action No. determine if a roadless, undeveloped Park Service is not responsible for the 03–04 (RMC), The Wilderness Society v. area is suitable for preservation as determinations in this notice. Gale Norton, January 10, 2005, and in wilderness are that it is over 5000 acres A detailed assessment of the human accordance with National Park Service in size or of sufficient size to make remains was made by the University of (NPS) Management Policies 2001 practicable its preservation and use in Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology section 6.2.1, the NPS has completed a an unimpaired condition, and meets and Anthropology professional staff in Wilderness Suitability Assessment to five wilderness character criteria: (1) consultation with representatives of determine if lands within Redwood The earth and its community of life are Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort National Park meet criteria indicating untrammeled by humans, where Peck Indian Reservation, Montana; suitability for preservation as humans are visitors and do not remain; Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe of the wilderness. (2) the area is undeveloped and retains Cheyenne River Reservation, South The Redwood National Park staff its primeval character and influence, Dakota; Crow Creek Sioux Tribe of the reviewed management related without permanent improvements or Crow Creek Reservation, South Dakota; documents that discussed potential human habitation; (3) the area generally Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe of South wilderness, reviewed existing resource appears to have been affected primarily Dakota; Lower Brule Sioux Tribe of the conditions, and weighed this by the forces fo nature, with the imprint Lower Brule Reservation, South Dakota; VerDate Aug<31>2005 17:49 Jan 31, 2006 Jkt 208001 PO 00000 Frm 00131 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\01FEN1.SGM 01FEN1 cchase on PROD1PC60 with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 21 / Wednesday, February 1, 2006 / Notices 5363 Lower Sioux Indian Community in the Minnesota; Prairie Island Indian Santee Sioux Tribe of South Dakota; State of Minnesota; Oglala Sioux Tribe Community in the State of Minnesota; Lower Brule Sioux Tribe of the Lower of the Pine Ridge Reservation, South Santee Sioux Nation, Nebraska; Brule Reservation, South Dakota; Lower Dakota; Prairie Island Indian Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Sioux Indian Community in the State of Community in the State of Minnesota; Community of Minnesota; Sisseton- Minnesota; Oglala Sioux Tribe of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe of the Rosebud Wahpeton Oyate of the Lake Traverse Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota; Indian Reservation, South Dakota; Reservation, South Dakota; Spirit Lake Prairie Island Indian Community in the Santee Sioux Nation, Nebraska; Tribe, North Dakota; and Upper Sioux State of Minnesota; Rosebud Sioux Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community, Minnesota. Tribe of the Rosebud Indian Community of Minnesota; Sisseton- Officials of the University of Reservation, South Dakota; Santee Sioux Wahpeton Oyate of the Lake Traverse Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology Nation, Nebraska; Shakopee Reservation, South Dakota; Spirit Lake and Anthropology have determined Mdewakanton Sioux Community of Tribe, North Dakota; Standing Rock that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (9–10), Minnesota; Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate of Sioux Tribe of North & South Dakota; the human remains described above the Lake Traverse Reservation, South Upper Sioux Community, Minnesota; represent the physical remains of one Dakota; Spirit Lake Tribe, North Dakota; and Yankton Sioux Tribe of South individual of Native American ancestry. Standing Rock Sioux Tribe of North & Dakota. Officials of the University of South Dakota; Upper Sioux Community, At an unknown date, human remains Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology Minnesota; and Yankton Sioux Tribe of representing a minimum of one and Anthropology also have determined South Dakota that this notice has been individual were removed from an that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (2), published. unknown site in Wisconsin (UPMι L– there is a relationship of shared group 606–0605), by Dr. William C. Poole. At identity that can be reasonably traced Dated: January 11, 2006. an unknown date, probably between between the Native American human Sherry Hutt, 1830 and 1839, Dr. Poole sent the remains and the Flandreau Santee Sioux Manager, National NAGPRA Program. remains to Dr. Samuel George Morton, Tribe of South Dakota; Lower Sioux [FR Doc. E6–1291 Filed 1–31–06; 8:45 am] President of the Academy of Natural Indian Community in the State of BILLING CODE 4312–50–S Sciences in Philadelphia