[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 219 (Tuesday, November 13, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 56855]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-28306]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


Notice of Inventory Completion for Native American Human Remains 
and Associated Funerary Objects in the Control of the U.S. Department 
of Defense, U.S. Army, Pohakuloa Training Area, U.S. Army Garrison, HI

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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    Notice is hereby given in accordance with provisions of the Native 
American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 43 CFR 10.9, 
of the completion of an inventory of human remains and associated 
funerary objects in the control of the U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. 
Army, Pohakuloa Training Area, U.S. Army Garrison, HI.
    This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's 
administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 43 CFR 10.2 (c). The 
determinations within this notice are the sole responsibility of the 
museum, institution, or Federal agency that has control of these Native 
Hawaiian human remains and associated funerary objects. The National 
Park Service is not responsible for the determinations within this 
notice.
    A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by U. S. Army 
installation staff, and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis 
District, MO, Mandatory Center of Expertise for the Curation and 
Management of Archaeological Collections professional staff in 
consultation with representatives of Koa Mana, Hui Malama I Na Kupuna O 
Hawai'i Nei, the Hawai'i Island Burial Council, and the Office of 
Hawaiian Affairs.
    In 1985, human remains representing one individual were removed 
during archeological testing at the Bobcat Trail Habitation Cave site 
(HI Site No. 50-10-30-5004), Hawai'i Island, by Paul H. Rosendahl, 
Inc., staff under contract to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 
Honolulu District. No known individual was identified. No associated 
funerary objects are present.
    The remains were found in an ash deposit in the cave. Volcanic 
glass hydration dating of obsidian associated with the feature 
indicates a date range of A.D. 1468-1552 for the formation of the 
deposit.
    In 1987, human remains representing one individual were removed 
during archeological excavations at HI Site No. 50-10-30-10650, Hawai'i 
Island, by International Archaeological Research Institute, Inc., staff 
under contract to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Honolulu District. 
No known individual was identified. No associated funerary objects are 
present.
    The remains were removed from a hearth deposit. Radiocarbon dating 
provides a date range of A.D. 1153-1311 for the formation of the 
hearth.
    Osteological characteristics identify these human remains as Native 
American. Based on the geographical location and dates of the sites, 
these remains are identified as Native Hawaiian.
    Based on the above-mentioned information, officials of the U.S. 
Army have determined that, pursuant to 43 CFR 10.2 (d)(1), the human 
remains listed above represent the physical remains of two individuals 
of Native Hawaiian ancestry. Officials of the U.S. Army also have 
determined that, pursuant to 43 CFR 10.2 (e), there is a relationship 
of shared group identity that can be reasonably traced between these 
Native Hawaiian human remains and the Koa Mana, Hui Malama I Na Kupuna 
O Hawai'i Nei, the Hawai'i Island Burial Council, and the Office of 
Hawaiian Affairs.
    This notice has been sent to officials of the Koa Mana, Hui Malama 
I Na Kupuna `O Hawaii Nei, the Hawai'i Island Burial Council, and the 
Office of Hawaiian Affairs. Representatives of any other Native 
Hawaiian organization that believes itself to be culturally affiliated 
with these human remains should contact Dr. Laurie Lucking, Cultural 
Resources Manager, Environmental Division, USAGHI, Building 105, WAAF, 
Schofield Barracks, HI 96857, telephone (808) 656-2878, extension 1052, 
before December 13, 2001. Repatriation of the human remains to the Koa 
Mana, Hui Malama I Na Kupuna O Hawai'i Nei, the Hawai'i Island Burial 
Council, and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs may begin after that date 
if no additional claimants come forward.

    Dated: September 4, 2001.
John Robbins,
Assistant Director, Cultural Resources Stewardship and Partnerships.
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