[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 20 (Tuesday, January 30, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4256-4257]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-01723]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0024586; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior, 
National Park Service, Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument, 
Fritch, TX

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, 
Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument has completed an inventory of 
human remains, in consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes or 
Native Hawaiian organizations, and has determined that there is no 
cultural affiliation between the human remains and any present-day 
Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations. 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 Alibates Flint Quarries National 
Monument. If no additional requestors come forward, transfer of control 
of the human remains to the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian 
organizations stated in this notice may proceed.

DATES: 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 Alibates Flint 
Quarries National Monument at the address in this notice by March 1, 
2018.

ADDRESSES: Robert Maguire, Superintendent, Alibates Flint Quarries 
National Monument, P.O. Box 1460, Fritch, TX 79036, telephone (806) 
857-3151, 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 U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park 
Service, Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument, Fritch, TX. The 
human remains were removed from Alibates Flint Quarries National 
Monument, Potter County, TX.
    This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's 
administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 U.S.C. 3003(d)(3) and 
43 CFR 10.11(d). The determinations in this notice are the sole 
responsibility of the Superintendent, Alibates Flint Quarries National 
Monument.

Consultation

    A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by Alibates 
Flint Quarries National Monument professional staff in consultation 
with representatives of the Ak-Chin Indian Community (previously listed 
as the Ak Chin Indian Community of the Maricopa (Ak Chin) Indian 
Reservation, Arizona); Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; Comanche Nation, 
Oklahoma; Gila River Indian Community of the Gila River Indian 
Reservation, Arizona; Hualapai Indian Tribe of the Hualapai Indian 
Reservation, Arizona; Kiowa Indian Tribe of Oklahoma; Mescalero Apache 
Tribe of the Mescalero Reservation, New Mexico; Moapa Band of Paiute 
Indians of the Moapa River Indian Reservation, Nevada; Paiute Indian 
Tribe of Utah (Cedar Band of Paiutes, Kanosh Band of Paiutes, Koosharem 
Band of Paiutes, Indian Peaks Band of Paiutes, and Shivwits Band of 
Paiutes) (formerly Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah (Cedar City Band of 
Paiutes, Kanosh Band of Paiutes, Koosharem Band of Paiutes, Indian 
Peaks Band of Paiutes, and Shivwits Band of Paiutes)); Paiute-Shoshone 
Tribe of the Fallon Reservation and Colony, Nevada; Pawnee Nation of 
Oklahoma; Pueblo of Santa Ana, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa Clara, New 
Mexico; Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community of the Salt River 
Reservation, Arizona; San Carlos Apache Tribe of the San Carlos 
Reservation, Arizona; San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe of Arizona; 
Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado; 
Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona; Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah & 
Ouray Reservation, Utah; Ute Mountain Ute Tribe (previously listed as 
the Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain Reservation, Colorado, New 
Mexico & Utah); Utu Utu Gwaitu Paiute Tribe of the Benton Paiute 
Reservation, California; and Wichita and Affiliated Tribes (Wichita, 
Keechi, Waco & Tawakonie), Oklahoma (hereafter referred to as ``The 
Consulted Tribes'').
    The following Tribes were invited to consult but did not 
participate during a region-wide, multi-park process: Arapaho Tribe of 
the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming; Big Pine Paiute Tribe of the Owens 
Valley (previously listed as the Big Pine Band of Owens Valley Paiute 
Shoshone Indians of the Big Pine Reservation, California); Bishop 
Paiute Tribe (previously listed as the Paiute-Shoshone Indians of the 
Bishop Community of the Bishop Colony, California); Bridgeport Indian 
Colony (previously listed as the Bridgeport Paiute Indian Colony of 
California); Burns Paiute Tribe (previously listed as the Burns Paiute 
Tribe of the Burns Paiute Indian Colony of Oregon); Cheyenne and 
Arapaho Tribes, Oklahoma (previously listed as the Cheyenne-Arapaho 
Tribes of Oklahoma); Fort Independence Indian Community of Paiute 
Indians of the Fort Independence Reservation, California; Fort 
McDermitt Paiute and Shoshone Tribes of the Fort McDermitt Indian 
Reservation, Nevada and Oregon; Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation, Arizona; 
Fort Sill Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Jicarilla 
Apache Nation, New Mexico; Kaibab Band of Paiute Indians of the Kaibab 
Indian Reservation, Arizona; Kewa Pueblo, New Mexico (previously listed 
as the Pueblo of Santo Domingo); Las Vegas Tribe of Paiute Indians of 
the Las Vegas Indian Colony, Nevada; Lone Pine Paiute-Shoshone Tribe 
(previously listed as the Paiute-Shoshone Indians of the Lone Pine 
Community of the Lone Pine Reservation, California); Lovelock Paiute 
Tribe of the Lovelock Indian Colony, Nevada; Navajo Nation, Arizona, 
New Mexico & Utah; Ohkay Owingeh, New Mexico (previously listed as the 
Pueblo of San Juan); Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico; Pueblo of Cochiti, 
New Mexico; Pueblo of Isleta, New Mexico; Pueblo of Jemez, New Mexico; 
Pueblo of Laguna, New Mexico; Pueblo of Nambe, New Mexico; Pueblo of 
Picuris, New Mexico; Pueblo of Pojoaque, New Mexico; Pueblo of San 
Felipe, New Mexico; Pueblo of San Ildefonso, New Mexico; Pueblo of 
Sandia, New Mexico; Pueblo of Taos, New Mexico; Pueblo of Tesuque, New

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Mexico; Pueblo of Zia, New Mexico; Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe of the 
Pyramid Lake Reservation, Nevada; Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck 
Valley Reservation, Nevada; Summit Lake Paiute Tribe of Nevada; Tonto 
Apache Tribe of Arizona; Walker River Paiute Tribe of the Walker River 
Reservation, Nevada; White Mountain Apache Tribe of the Fort Apache 
Reservation, Arizona; Yavapai-Apache Nation of the Camp Verde Indian 
Reservation, Arizona; Yavapai-Prescott Indian Tribe (previously listed 
as the Yavapai-Prescott Tribe of the Yavapai Reservation, Arizona); 
Yerington Paiute Tribe of the Yerington Colony & Campbell Ranch, 
Nevada; and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico (hereafter 
referred to as ``The Invited Tribes'').

History and Description of the Remains

    In 1980, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual 
were removed from site 41HC167 in Hutchinson County, TX, by Wes 
Phillips of the National Park Service and Meeks Etchieson. Previous 
collections from 41HC167 have shown it to be an archaic site. No known 
individual was identified. No associated funerary objects are present.

Determinations Made by Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument

    Officials of Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument have 
determined that:
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described 
in this notice are Native American based on osteological analysis.
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described 
in this notice represent the physical remains of one individual of 
Native American ancestry.
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), a relationship of shared 
group identity cannot be reasonably traced between the Native American 
human remains and any present-day Indian Tribe.
     According to final judgments of the Indian Claims 
Commission or the Court of Federal Claims, the land from which the 
Native American human remains were removed is the aboriginal land of 
the Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; Comanche Nation, Oklahoma; Fort Sill 
Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; Jicarilla Apache Nation, New Mexico; Kiowa 
Indian Tribe of Oklahoma; Mescalero Apache Tribe of the Mescalero 
Reservation, New Mexico; San Carlos Apache Tribe of the San Carlos 
Reservation, Arizona; Tonto Apache Tribe of Arizona; White Mountain 
Apache Tribe of the Fort Apache Reservation, Arizona; and Yavapai-
Apache Nation of the Camp Verde Indian Reservation, Arizona.
     Treaties, Acts of Congress, or Executive Orders, indicate 
that the land from which the Native American human remains were removed 
is the aboriginal land of the Comanche Nation, Oklahoma; and Kiowa 
Indian Tribe of Oklahoma.
     Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the disposition of the 
human remains may be to the Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; Comanche Nation, 
Oklahoma; Fort Sill Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; Jicarilla Apache Nation, 
New Mexico; Kiowa Indian Tribe of Oklahoma; Mescalero Apache Tribe of 
the Mescalero Reservation, New Mexico; San Carlos Apache Tribe of the 
San Carlos Reservation, Arizona; Tonto Apache Tribe of Arizona; White 
Mountain Apache Tribe of the Fort Apache Reservation, Arizona; and 
Yavapai-Apache Nation of the Camp Verde Indian Reservation, Arizona.

Additional Requestors and Disposition

    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 Robert Maguire, Superintendent, Alibates 
Flint Quarries National Monument, P.O. Box 1460, Fritch, TX 79036, 
telephone (806) 857-3151, email [email protected], by March 1, 
2018. After that date, if no additional requestors have come forward, 
transfer of control of the human remains to the Apache Tribe of 
Oklahoma; Comanche Nation, Oklahoma; Fort Sill Apache Tribe of 
Oklahoma; Jicarilla Apache Nation, New Mexico; Kiowa Indian Tribe of 
Oklahoma; Mescalero Apache Tribe of the Mescalero Reservation, New 
Mexico; San Carlos Apache Tribe of the San Carlos Reservation, Arizona; 
Tonto Apache Tribe of Arizona; White Mountain Apache Tribe of the Fort 
Apache Reservation, Arizona; and Yavapai-Apache Nation of the Camp 
Verde Indian Reservation, Arizona, may proceed.
    Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument is responsible for 
notifying The Consulted Tribes and The Invited Tribes that this notice 
has been published.

    Dated: October 31, 2017.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2018-01723 Filed 1-29-18; 8:45 am]
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