17194 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 61 / Thursday, April 1, 2021 / Notices control of the Tennessee Valley discussed in this notice include one lot Dated: March 16, 2021. Authority, Knoxville, TN. The of whole and fragmented snail shell Melanie O’Brien, associated funerary objects were from burial 2. Manager, National NAGPRA Program. removed from archeological site 1JA305 Determinations Made by the Tennessee [FR Doc. 2021–06660 Filed 3–31–21; 8:45 am] in Jackson County, AL. BILLING CODE 4312–52–P This notice is published as part of the Valley Authority National Park Service’s administrative Officials of the Tennessee Valley responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 Authority have determined that: DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR U.S.C. 3003(d)(3) and 43 CFR 10.11(d). • The determinations in this notice are Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), National Park Service the sole responsibility of the museum, the objects described in this notice are reasonably believed to have been placed [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0031612; institution, or Federal agency that has PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] control of the associated funerary with or near individual human remains objects. The National Park Service is not at the time of death or later as part of Notice of Inventory Completion: responsible for the determinations in the death rite or ceremony. Museum of Riverside (Formerly Known this notice. • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), a as the Riverside Metropolitan relationship of shared group identity Consultation Museum), Riverside, CA cannot be reasonably traced between the A detailed assessment of the associated funerary objects and any AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. associated funerary objects was made by present-day Indian Tribe. ACTION: Notice. TVA professional staff in consultation • According to final judgments of the with representatives of the Absentee- SUMMARY: The Museum of Riverside has Shawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; Indian Claims Commission or the Court completed an inventory of human Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas of Federal Claims, the land from which remains, in consultation with the [previously listed as Alabama-Coushatta the associated funerary objects were appropriate Indian Tribes or Native Tribes of Texas]; Cherokee Nation; removed is the aboriginal land of the Hawaiian organizations, and has Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana; Eastern Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band of determined that there is a cultural Band of Cherokee Indians; Poarch Band Cherokee Indians; and the United affiliation between the human remains of Creeks [previously listed as Poarch Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in and present-day Indian Tribes or Native Band of Creek Indians of Alabama]; The Oklahoma. Hawaiian organizations. Lineal Chickasaw Nation; The Choctaw Nation • The Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band descendants or representatives of any of Oklahoma; The Muscogee (Creek) of Cherokee Indians; and the United Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian Nation; The Seminole Nation of Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in organization not identified in this notice Oklahoma; and the United Keetoowah Oklahoma have declined to accept that wish to request transfer of control Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma transfer of control of these cultural of these human remains should submit (hereafter referred to as ‘‘The Consulted items. a written request to the Museum of Riverside. If no additional requestors Tribes’’). • Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(4), the come forward, transfer of control of the History and Description of the Tennessee Valley Authority has agreed human remains to the lineal Associated Funerary Objects to transfer control of the associated descendants, Indian Tribes or Native funerary objects to the Alabama- Human remains and associated Hawaiian organizations stated in this Coushatta Tribe of Texas [previously notice may proceed. funerary objects from site 1JA305 were listed as Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of listed in a Notice of Inventory DATES: Lineal descendants or Texas]; Alabama-Quassarte Tribal representatives of any Indian Tribe or Completion published in the Federal Town; Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana; Register on May 3, 2019 (84 FR 19111– Native Hawaiian organization not and The Muscogee (Creek) Nation identified in this notice that wish to 19113, May 3, 2019). Pursuant to 43 (hereafter referred to as ‘‘The Tribes’’). CFR 10.11(c)(2)(i) and (c)(4), all the request transfer of control of these cultural items listed in that notice were Additional Requestors and Disposition human remains should submit a written transferred to the Alabama-Coushatta request with information in support of Tribe of Texas [previously listed as Representatives of any Indian Tribe or the request to the Museum of Riverside Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of Texas]; Native Hawaiian organization not at the address in this notice by May 3, Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town; identified in this notice that wish to 2021. Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana; and The request transfer of control of the ADDRESSES: Robyn G. Peterson, Ph.D., Muscogee (Creek) Nation. Recently, associated funerary objects should Museum Director, Museum of Riverside, during a curation improvement project, submit a written request with 3580 Mission Inn Avenue, Riverside, additional associated funerary objects information in support of the request to CA 92501, telephone (951) 826–5792, from this site were discovered at the Dr. Thomas O. Maher, Tennessee Valley email [email protected]. Alabama Museum of Natural History. Authority, 400 West Summit Hill Drive, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is In 1973, excavations took place at the WT11C, Knoxville, TN 37902–1401, here given in accordance with the Widows Creek site, 1JA305, in Jackson telephone (865) 632–7458, email Native American Graves Protection and County, AL, as part of the expansion of [email protected], by May 3, 2021. After Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. TVA’s Widows Creek power plant. TVA that date, if no additional requestors 3003, of the completion of an inventory purchased the land encompassing this have come forward, transfer of control of human remains under the control of site on September 12, 1943. Multiple of the associated funerary objects to The the Museum of Riverside, Riverside, CA. calibrated radiocarbon dates from this Tribes may proceed. The human remains were removed from site indicated Early Woodland (600–100 The Tennessee Valley Authority is an unknown location in Southern B.C.) and Late Woodland (A.D. 500– responsible for notifying The Consulted California. 1100) occupations. The recently Tribes that this notice has been This notice is published as part of the identified associated funerary objects published. National Park Service’s administrative VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:02 Mar 31, 2021 Jkt 253001 PO 00000 Frm 00083 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\01APN1.SGM 01APN1 jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 61 / Thursday, April 1, 2021 / Notices 17195 responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 Mission Indians of the Morongo individuals of Native American U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations in Reservation]; Pala Band of Mission ancestry. this notice are the sole responsibility of Indians [previously listed as Pala Band • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there the museum, institution, or Federal of Luiseno Mission Indians of the Pala is a relationship of shared group agency that has control of the Native Reservation, California]; Pechanga Band identity that can be reasonably traced American human remains. The National of Luiseno Mission Indians of the between the Native American human Park Service is not responsible for the Pechanga Reservation, California; remains and The Tribes. determinations in this notice. Ramona Band of Cahuilla, California [previously listed as Ramona Band or Additional Requestors and Disposition Consultation Village of Cahuilla Mission Indians of Representatives of any Indian Tribe or A detailed assessment of the human California]; Rincon Band of Luiseno Native Hawaiian organization not remains was made by the Museum of Mission Indians of Rincon Reservation, identified in this notice that wish to Riverside professional staff with California; San Manuel Band of Mission request transfer of control of these assistance from Karimah Richardson, Indians, California [previously listed as human remains should submit a written Autry Museum of the American West San Manual Band of Serrano Mission request with information in support of and Rebekah Loveless, Loveless Linton, Indians of the San Manual Reservation]; the request to Robyn G. Peterson, Ph.D., Inc., in consultation with Santa Rosa Band of Cahuilla Indians, Museum Director, Museum of Riverside, representatives of the Kumeyaay California [previously listed as Santa 3580 Mission Inn Avenue, Riverside, Cultural Repatriation Committee on Rosa Band of Cahuilla Mission Indians CA 92501, telephone (951) 826–5792, behalf of the Campo Band of Diegueno of the Santa Rosa Reservation]; and the email [email protected], by Mission Indians of the Campo Indian Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians, May 3, 2021. After that date, if no Reservation, California; Capitan Grande California [previously listed as Torres- additional requestors have come Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of Martinez Band of Cahuilla Mission forward, transfer of control of the California (Barona Group of Capitan Indians of California] were invited to human remains to The Tribes may Grande Band of Mission Indians of the consult but did not participate. proceed. Barona Reservation, California; Viejas Hereafter, all Indian Tribes listed in this The Museum of Riverside is (Baron Long) Group of Capitan Grande section are referred to as ‘‘The Tribes.’’ responsible for notifying The Tribes that Band of Mission Indians of the Viejas this notice has been published. Reservation, California); Ewiiaapaayp History and Description of the Remains Band of Kumeyaay Indians, California; Prior to 1925, human remains Dated: March 16, 2021. Iipay Nation of Santa Ysabel, California representing, at minimum, two Melanie O’Brien, [previously listed as Santa Ysabel Band individuals (Accession RMM A3–74 and Manager, National NAGPRA Program. of Diegueno Mission Indians of the RMM A9–26) were removed from [FR Doc.
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