[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 190 (Thursday, October 1, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59174-59175]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-25050]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-19250; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of Defense, Army 
Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, Omaha, NE., and State 
Archaeological Research Center, Rapid City, SD

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District (Omaha 
District), has completed an inventory of human remains, in consultation 
with the appropriate Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations, 
and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the 
human remains and present-day Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian 
organizations. Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian 
tribe or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice 
that wish to request transfer of control of these human remains should 
submit a written request to the Omaha District. If no additional 
requestors come forward, transfer of control of the human remains to 
the lineal descendants, Indian tribes, or Native Hawaiian organizations 
stated in this notice may proceed.

DATES: Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian tribe or 
Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to 
request transfer of control of these human remains should submit a 
written request with information in support of the request to the Omaha 
District at the address in this notice by November 2, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Ms. Sandra Barnum, U.S. Army Engineer District, Omaha, ATTN: 
CENWO-PM-AB, 1616 Capitol Ave., Omaha, NE 68102, telephone, (402) 995-
2674, email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is here given in accordance with the 
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 
U.S.C. 3003, of the completion of an inventory of human remains under 
the control of the Omaha District. The human remains were removed from 
Crow Creek Village (39BF11), Buffalo County, SD.
    This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's 
administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The 
determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the 
museum, institution, or Federal

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agency that has control of the Native American human remains and 
associated funerary objects. The National Park Service is not 
responsible for the determinations in this notice.

Consultation

    A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by State 
Archaeological Research Center and Omaha District professional staff in 
consultation with representatives of The Three Affiliated Tribes of the 
Fort Berthold Reservation, North Dakota.

History and Description of the Remains

    In 1981, human remains representing, at minimum, five individuals 
were removed from Crow Creek Village (39BF11) in Buffalo County, SD. 
The human remains were collected during a salvage excavation at the 
site under the direction of Mr. Tim Nowak, Omaha District 
Archaeologist. The excavation was undertaken to preserve the artifacts 
and data eroding out of a cut-bank at the site. Human remains that were 
excavated from Crow Creek Site (39BF0011) are presently located at the 
South Dakota State Archaeological Research Center (SARC), under the 
managerial control of the Omaha District.
    In 1999, SARC conducted a review of the 39BF11 collection and 
located human remains within the faunal collection. The five 
individuals consist of a child, aged 6-10, three adults of 
indeterminate age and sex, and one adult, possible female. No known 
individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are 
present.
    The human remains were collected from the Initial Middle Missouri 
Component (AD 1100-1150) of the site. The human remains are determined 
to be Native American due to their original context in the Native 
American component of the site and the associated site artifacts 
indicating Native American ancestry. The Middle Missouri Variant, based 
on architectural features, geographical location, material cultural, 
physical anthropological (biological) data, and oral tradition, is 
likely to be associated with the Mandan population. The Mandan are 
represented by the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold 
Reservation, North Dakota.

 Determinations Made by the Omaha District

    Officials of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District have 
determined that:
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described 
in this notice represent the physical remains of five individuals of 
Native American ancestry.
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there is a relationship of 
shared group identity that can be reasonably traced between the Native 
American human remains and the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort 
Berthold Reservation, North Dakota.

Additional Requestors and Disposition

    Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian tribe or Native 
Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to 
request transfer of control of these human remains should submit a 
written request with information in support of the request to Ms. 
Sandra Barnum, U.S. Army Engineer District, Omaha, ATTN: CENWO-PM-AB, 
1616 Capitol Ave., Omaha, NE., 68102, telephone, (402) 995-2674, email 
[email protected] by November 2, 2015. After that date, if 
no additional requestors have come forward, transfer of control of the 
human remains to the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold 
Reservation, North Dakota, may proceed.
    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District is responsible for 
notifying the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, 
North Dakota, that this notice has been published.

    Dated: September 8, 2015.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2015-25050 Filed 9-30-15; 8:45 am]
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