[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 41 (Friday, March 1, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7123-7124]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-03588]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0027249; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: Baylor University's Mayborn 
Museum Complex, (Formerly Baylor University's Strecker Museum; Formerly 
Baylor University Museum), Waco, TX

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Baylor University's Mayborn Museum Complex (formerly 
Baylor University's Strecker Museum; formerly Baylor University Museum) 
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 Baylor University's Mayborn Museum Complex. 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 Baylor 
University's Mayborn Museum Complex at the address in this notice by 
April 1, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Anita L. Benedict, Baylor University's Mayborn Museum 
Complex, One Bear Place #97154, Waco, TX 76798-7154, telephone (254) 
710-4835, 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 Baylor University's Mayborn Museum Complex, Waco, TX. The 
human remains were removed from Randall and Scurry Counties, TX, and an 
unknown location in Northwest 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 museum, institution, or Federal agency that has 
control of the Native American human remains. The National Park Service 
is not responsible for the determinations in this notice.

Consultation

    A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by Baylor 
University's Mayborn Museum Complex professional staff in consultation 
with representatives of the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma; Comanche Nation, 
Oklahoma; Jicarilla Apache Nation, New Mexico; Kiowa Indian Tribe of 
Oklahoma; Mescalero Apache Tribe of the Mescalero Reservation, New 
Mexico; Tonkawa Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; and the Wichita and 
Affiliated Tribes (Wichita, Keechi, Waco & Tawakonie), Oklahoma.
    An invitation to consult was extended to the Apache Tribe of 
Oklahoma; Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation, Arizona; Fort Sill Apache Tribe 
of Oklahoma; 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 the Yavapai-Apache Nation of 
the Camp Verde Indian Reservation, Arizona.
    Hereafter, all Tribes listed in this section are referred to as 
``The Consulted and Notified Tribes.''

History and Description of the Remains

    Prior to 1905, human remains representing, at minimum, one 
individual were removed from Palo Duro Canyon in Randall County, TX, by 
George W. Carroll. The human remains were donated to the Baylor 
University Museum on an unknown date. The human remains (AR 4015) 
represent an individual of undetermined sex and age. No known 
individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are 
present.
    On March 14, 1970, human remains representing, at minimum, two 
individuals were removed from the south side of Lake J.B. Thomas, north 
of Lake Thomas Yacht Club in the southwest part of Scurry County, TX, 
by the Scurry County South Plains Archaeological Association. On May 
29, 1972, the Scurry County South Plains Archeological Association 
donated the human remains to the Scurry County Museum in Snyder, TX. On 
October 6, 1997, the Scurry County Museum transferred the human remains 
to Baylor University's Strecker Museum. The human remains represent one 
adult male (AR 20810) and one adult female (AR 20922). No known 
individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are 
present.
    Prior to 1906, human remains representing, at minimum, one 
individual were removed from Northwest TX, by R.B. Burleson. On an 
unknown date, the human remains were donated to the Baylor University 
Museum. The human remains (AR 4013) represent an individual of 
undetermined sex and age. No known individuals were identified. No 
associated funerary objects are present.

Determinations Made by Baylor University's Mayborn Museum Complex

    Officials of Baylor University's Mayborn Museum Complex have 
determined that:
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described 
in this notice are Native American, based on the archeological context 
and museum documentation.
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described 
in this notice represent the physical remains of four individuals 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 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 McDowell 
Yavapai Nation, Arizona; 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, hereafter referred to as ``The Tribes.''
     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,

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Oklahoma and the Kiowa Indian Tribe of Oklahoma.
     Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the disposition of the 
human remains may be to The Tribes.

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 Anita L. Benedict, Baylor University's 
Mayborn Museum Complex, One Bear Place #97154, Waco, TX 76798-7154, 
telephone (254) 710-4835, email [email protected], by April 1, 
2019. After that date, if no additional requestors have come forward, 
transfer of control of the human remains to The Tribes may proceed.
    Baylor University's Mayborn Museum Complex is responsible for 
notifying The Tribes and The Consulted and Notified Tribes that this 
notice has been published.

    Dated: February 1, 2019.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2019-03588 Filed 2-28-19; 8:45 am]
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