[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 79 (Wednesday, April 24, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17198-17200]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-08227]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0027464; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Army Garrison, Fort 
Campbell, Fort Campbell, KY

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Garrison, Fort Campbell has completed an 
inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects, 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 associated funerary objects 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 and associated funerary objects should submit a 
written request to the U.S. Army Garrison, Fort Campbell. If no 
additional requestors come forward, transfer of control of the human 
remains and associated funerary objects 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 and associated funerary 
objects should submit a written request with information in support of 
the request to the U.S. Army Garrison, Fort Campbell at the address in 
this notice by May 24, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Ronald Grayson, U.S. Army Garrison, Fort Campbell, 
Directorate of Public Works, Building 865, 16th Street, Fort Campbell, 
KY 42223, telephone (270) 412-8174, 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 and 
associated funerary objects under the control of the U.S. Army 
Garrison, Fort Campbell, Fort Campbell, KY. The human remains and 
associated funerary objects were removed from site 15TR0004 in Trigg 
County, KY, and sites 40MT0004, 40MT0018, 40MT0021, 40MT0022, and an 
unidentified site (40MT?) in Montgomery County, TN.
    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 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 the U.S. 
Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District's Mandatory Center of 
Expertise for the Curation and Management of Archaeological Collections 
(MCX CMAC) and U.S. Army Garrison, Fort Campbell professional staff in 
consultation with representatives of the Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of 
Indians of Oklahoma; Cherokee Nation; Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana; 
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians; Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma; 
Kialegee Tribal Town; Poarch Band of Creeks (previously listed as the 
Poarch Band of Creek Indians of Alabama); Shawnee Tribe; The Chickasaw 
Nation of Oklahoma; The Muscogee (Creek) Nation; Thlopthlocco Tribal 
Town; and the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma, 
hereafter referred to as ``The Consulted Tribes.''

History and Description of the Remains

    In 1930, human remains representing, at minimum, 31 individuals 
were removed from 15TR0004, the Duncan Site, in Trigg County, KY. 
Excavations at the cemetery site were conducted by University of 
Kentucky archeologists William S. Webb and William D. Funkhouser. All 
the human remains, as well as the associated funerary objects

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were stored at the University of Kentucky until August 2017, when they 
were transferred to the Cultural Resource Office of the U.S. Army 
Garrison, Fort Campbell, the current land owners. In October 2017, the 
human remains and associated funerary objects were transferred to the 
MCX CMAC Lab in St. Louis, MO, to be inventoried. The collection was 
returned to the U.S. Army Garrison, Fort Campbell Cultural Resource 
Office in June 2018. Individuals from the site include 30 adults of 
undetermined sex and one child of undetermined sex. No known 
individuals were identified. The three associated funerary objects are 
one mortuary pot, one mortuary vessel with handles, and one faunal bone 
needle.
    Between 1965 and 1966, human remains representing, at minimum, 
three individuals were removed from site 40MT0004 in Montgomery County, 
TN. Excavations at the site were conducted by E.L. Sheppard, 
avocational archeologists, and Fort Campbell Pratt Museum curator Glen 
Koons. All the human remains, as well as the associated funerary 
objects, were stored at the U.S. Army Garrison, Fort Campbell Pratt 
Museum. In October 2017, the human remains and associated funerary 
objects were transferred to the MCX CMAC Lab in St. Louis, MO, to be 
inventoried. The collection was returned to the U.S. Army Garrison, 
Fort Campbell Cultural Resource Office in June 2018. Individuals from 
the site include one adult of undetermined sex and two infants of 
undetermined sex. No known individuals were identified. The two 
associated funerary objects are one shell fragment and one faunal bone 
fragment.
    In 1973, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual was 
removed from site 40MT0018 in Montgomery County, TN. Excavations at the 
site were conducted by Joe Benthall, Tennessee Division of Archaeology. 
All the human remains, as well as the associated funerary objects, were 
stored at the Tennessee Division of Archaeology Collection Facility at 
Pinson Mounds until 2017, when they were transferred to the U.S. Army 
Garrison, Fort Campbell Cultural Resource Office. In October 2017, the 
human remains and associated funerary objects were transferred to the 
MCX CMAC Lab in St. Louis, MO, to be inventoried. The collection was 
returned to the U.S. Army Garrison, Fort Campbell Cultural Resource 
Office in June 2018. Individuals from the site include one adult of 
undetermined sex. No known individuals were identified. The two 
associated funerary objects are one ceramic rim sherd and one ceramic 
body sherd.
    In 1963, human remains representing, at minimum, eight individuals 
were removed from site 40MT0021 in Montgomery County, TN. Excavations 
at the site were conducted by Fort Campbell Pratt Museum curator Glen 
Koons. All the human remains, as well as the associated funerary 
objects, have been stored at the U.S. Army Garrison, Fort Campbell 
since the excavation, first at the Pratt Museum, and later at the 
Cultural Resource Office. In October 2017, the human remains and 
associated funerary objects were transferred to the MCX CMAC Lab in St. 
Louis, MO, to be inventoried. The collection was returned to the U.S. 
Army Garrison, Fort Campbell Cultural Resource Office in June 2018. 
Individuals from the site include four adults of undetermined sex, one 
subadult of undetermined sex, two children of undetermined sex, and one 
infant of undetermined sex. No known individuals were identified. The 
78 associated funerary objects are two charcoal fragments, 31 effigy 
bottle fragments, five ceramic body sherds, four faunal bone fragments, 
16 lithic flakes, eight shell beads, 10 shells, and two debris bags.
    In 1963, human remains representing, at minimum, five individuals 
were removed from site 40MT0022 in Montgomery County, TN. Excavations 
at the site were conducted by Fort Campbell Pratt Museum curator Glen 
Koons. All the human remains, as well as the associated funerary 
objects, have been stored at the U.S. Army Garrison, Fort Campbell 
since the excavation, first at the Pratt Museum, and later at the 
Cultural Resource Office. In October 2017 the human remains and 
associated funerary objects were transferred to the MCX CMAC Lab in St. 
Louis, MO, to be inventoried. The collection was returned to the U.S. 
Army Garrison, Fort Campbell Cultural Resource Office in June 2018. 
Individuals from the site include two adults of undetermined sex, one 
child of undetermined sex, and two infants of undetermined sex. No 
known individuals were identified. The 391 associated funerary objects 
are one ceramic effigy head, 191 ceramic body sherds, five ceramic rim 
sherds, one horn-shaped ceramic object, one ceramic effigy bottle 
fragment, one ceramic owl pendant, three bone (non-human) hair pin 
fragments, 22 faunal bone fragments, two fossils, one bead, one stone 
pipe, 155 shell beads, six shell fragments, and one unidentified white 
object.
    In the 1960s, human remains representing, at minimum, five 
individuals were removed from an unidentified site in Montgomery 
County, TN. The human remains were reportedly excavated by Fort 
Campbell Pratt Museum curator Glen Koons. All the human remains, as 
well as the associated funerary objects, have been stored at the U.S. 
Army Garrison, Fort Campbell since the excavation, first at the Pratt 
Museum, and later at the Cultural Resource Office. In October 2017, the 
human remains and associated funerary objects were transferred to the 
MCX CMAC Lab in St. Louis, MO, to be inventoried. The collection was 
returned to the U.S. Army Garrison, Fort Campbell Cultural Resource 
Office in June 2018. Individuals from the site include three adults of 
undetermined sex, one child of undetermined sex, and one infant of 
undetermined sex. No known individuals were identified. The 22 
associated funerary objects are one chipped stone, five ceramic body 
sherds, six shell fragments, and 10 lithic flakes.

Determinations Made by the U.S. Army Garrison, Fort Campbell

    Officials of the U.S. Army Garrison, Fort Campbell have determined 
that:
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described 
in this notice are Native American based on morphological 
characteristics, archeological context, and associated funerary 
objects.
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described 
in this notice represent the physical remains of 53 individuals of 
Native American ancestry.
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the 498 objects 
described in this notice are reasonably believed to have been placed 
with or near individual human remains at the time of death or later as 
part of the death rite or ceremony.
     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 associated funerary objects and any present-day 
Indian Tribe.
     According to final judgments of the Indian Claims 
Commission, the land from which the Native American human remains and 
associated funerary objects from site 40MT0018 were removed is the 
aboriginal land of the Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band of Cherokee 
Indians; and the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma.
     Treaties indicate that the land from which the Native 
American human remains and associated funerary objects from sites 
15TR0004, 40MT0004, 40MT0021, 40MT0022, and 40MT? were removed is the 
aboriginal land of the Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band of

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Cherokee Indians; and the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in 
Oklahoma.
     Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the disposition of the 
human remains and associated funerary objects may be to the Cherokee 
Nation; Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians; and the United Keetoowah Band 
of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma (hereafter referred to as ``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 and associated funerary objects should submit a 
written request with information in support of the request to Ronald 
Grayson, U.S. Army Garrison, Fort Campbell, Directorate of Public 
Works, Building 865, 16th Street, Fort Campbell, KY 42223, telephone 
(270) 412-8174, email [email protected], by May 24, 2019. 
After that date, if no additional requestors have come forward, 
transfer of control of the human remains and associated funerary 
objects to The Tribes may proceed.
    The U.S. Army Garrison, Fort Campbell is responsible for notifying 
The Consulted Tribes that this notice has been published.

    Dated: March 11, 2019.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2019-08227 Filed 4-23-19; 8:45 am]
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