[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 219 (Tuesday, November 13, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56854-56855]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-28307]


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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, Fort Shafter, 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, Fort Shafter, 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

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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 
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 Hui Malama I 
Na Kupuna `O Hawai'i Nei, the Oahu Burial Council, and the Office of 
Hawaiian Affairs.
    In 1983, human remains representing five individuals were recovered 
from an unknown location in the vicinity of Fort Shafter, Honolulu, HI, 
by unknown individuals. There is no information regarding the specific 
provenance or the circumstances of removal of these human remains. No 
known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are 
present.
    Osteological characteristics identify these human remains as Native 
American. Based on the geographical location and dates of other sites 
in the vicinity of Fort Shafter, 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 five individuals 
of Native Hawaiian ancestry. Officials of the United States 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 Hui Malama I Na Kupuna 
`O Hawai'i Nei, the Oahu Burial Council, and the Office of Hawaiian 
Affairs.
    This notice has been sent to officials of Hui Malama I Na Kupuna `O 
Hawai'i Nei, the Oahu 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, USAG-HI, Building 105, WAAF, Schofield 
Barracks, HI 96857, telephone (808) 656-2878, extension 1052, before 
December 13, 2001. Repatriation of the human remains to Hui Malama I Na 
Kupuna `O Hawai'i Nei, the Oahu 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.
[FR Doc. 01-28307 Filed 11-19-01; 8:45 am]
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