[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 98 (Friday, May 20, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30990-30993]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-09893]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0033847; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Arkansas Museum 
Collections, Fayetteville, AR; Correction

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice; correction.

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SUMMARY: The University of Arkansas Museum Collections has corrected an 
inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects, published 
in a Notice of Inventory Completion in the Federal Register on November 
13, 2018. This notice corrects the minimum number of individuals and 
the number of associated funerary objects. 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 and associated funerary objects should submit a 
written request to the University of Arkansas Museum Collections. If no 
additional requestors come forward, transfer of control of the human 
remains and associated funerary objects 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 and associated 
funerary objects should submit a written request with information in 
support of the request to the University of Arkansas

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Museum Collections at the address in this notice by June 21, 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Suter, University of Arkansas 
Museum Collections, Biomass Building 125, 2435 North Hatch Avenue, 
Fayetteville, AR 72704, telephone (479) 575-3456, 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 correction of an inventory of human remains and 
associated funerary objects under the control of the University of 
Arkansas Museum Collections, Fayetteville, AR. The human remains and 
associated funerary objects were removed from multiple locations in 
Arkansas.
    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 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.
    This notice corrects the minimum number of individuals and number 
of associated funerary objects published in a Notice of Inventory 
Completion in the Federal Register (83 FR 56371-56374, November 13, 
2018). This correction is being made to correct the counts of the 
minimum number of individuals and the number of associated funerary 
objects as listed in the original notice. Transfer of control of the 
items in this correction notice has not occurred.

Correction

    In the Federal Register (83 FR 56372, November 13, 2018), column 1, 
paragraph 4, sentence 4 is corrected by substituting the following 
sentence:

    The 105 associated funerary objects from the McDuffie Site 
(3CG21) in Craighead County, AR, are one ceramic jar and 104 ceramic 
sherds.

    In the Federal Register (83 FR 56372, November 13, 2018), column 1, 
the following paragraph is inserted at the end of paragraph 5:

    In 1931 and at an unknown date, human remains representing, at 
minimum, three individuals were removed from unknown sites in Conway 
County, AR. Accession records for these remains are incomplete. No 
known individuals were identified. The 53 associated funerary 
artifacts are two animal bones, 50 arrow points, and one bone awl.

    In the Federal Register (83 FR 56372, November 13, 2018), column 1, 
paragraph 6, is corrected by substituting the following paragraph:

    In 1933, human remains representing, at minimum, 41 individuals 
were removed from Togo/Neeley's Ferry Site (3CS24) in Cross County, 
AR. The human remains and associated funerary objects were excavated 
by the University of Arkansas Museum. No known individuals were 
identified. The 487 associated funerary objects are composed of 466 
objects present in the Museum collections and 21 objects that are 
currently missing. The 466 associated funerary objects are one deer 
antler tine, one arrow point, two gar bill awls, two bone beads, 56 
shell beads, 35 animal bones, 32 fish bones, three turkey bones, 19 
ceramic bottles, 15 ceramic bowls, one charred corn, two discoidals, 
two ear bobs, one effigy bottle, three effigy bowls, 19 bone fish 
hooks, one fired clay object, nine ceramic jars, one matrix sample, 
17 nails, one pebble, one pipe with charcoal, 205 pieces of a turtle 
shell rattle, 34 mussel shells, and three sherds. The University of 
Arkansas Museum continues to look for the missing 21 associated 
funerary objects, which are one bone awl, one bone bead, one shell 
bead, four ceramic bottles, six ceramic bowls, one shell ear plug, 
one effigy bottle, one bone ring, one gar scale, one shell ornament, 
two mussel shells, and one vessel.

    In the Federal Register (83 FR 56372, November 13, 2018), column 2, 
paragraph 1, is corrected by substituting the following paragraph:

    In 1933, human remains representing, at minimum, 107 individuals 
were removed from the Vernon Paul Site (3CS25) in Cross County, AR. 
These human remains and associated funerary objects were excavated 
by the University of Arkansas Museum. No known individuals were 
identified. The 687 associated funerary objects are composed of 655 
objects present in the Museum collections and 32 objects that are 
currently missing. The 655 associated funerary objects are five deer 
antler fragments, one arrow point, nine bone awls, 171 shell beads, 
29 animal bones, three bird bones, three turtle bones, 44 ceramic 
bottles, 44 ceramic bowls, 56 pieces of turtle carapace, three 
celts, one lot of charcoal, two cobbles, one corn, one daub, two 
ceramic discs, one stone discoidal, six shell ear plugs, 13 ceramic 
effigy bowls, one antler flaker, one hammer stone, one hematite 
stone, 21 ceramic jars, two bone needles, two pipes, two pottery 
supports, 151 pieces of a shell rattle, 12 mussel shells, 37 body 
sherds, 18 rim sherds, and 12 body sherds. The University of 
Arkansas Museum continues to look for the missing 32 associated 
funerary objects, which are one deer antler tine, one arrow point, 
one sample of ash, two bone awls, five shell beads, five ceramic 
bottles, two ceramic bowls, one corn cob, one ceramic disc, one 
shell ear bob, one lot of gravel, one ceramic jar, one pebble, one 
bone pin, three mussel shells, one sherd, and four ceramic vessels.

    In the Federal Register (83 FR 56372, November 13, 2018), column 2, 
paragraph 2, sentence 1, is corrected by substituting the following 
sentence:

    In 1950 and 1967, human remains representing, at minimum six 
individuals were removed from the Rose Mound Site (3CS27) in Cross 
County, AR.

    In the Federal Register (83 FR 56372, November 13, 2018), column 2, 
paragraph 3, sentence 3, is corrected by substituting the following 
sentence:

    The 73 associated funerary objects from the Delta Site (3CS69) 
are 21 gastropod shells, 42 mussel shells, and 10 ceramic sherds.

    In the Federal Register (83 FR 56372, November 13, 2018), column 3, 
paragraph 1, is corrected by substituting the following paragraph:

    In 1932, human remains representing, at minimum, 17 individuals 
were removed from the Wapanocca Mound Site (3CT9) in Crittenden 
County, AR. These human remains and associated funerary objects were 
excavated by the University of Arkansas Museum. No known individuals 
were identified. The 59 associated funerary objects are composed of 
48 objects present in the Museum collections and 11 objects that are 
currently missing. The 48 associated funerary objects are one animal 
bone, nine ceramic bottles, eight ceramic bowls, two ceramic effigy 
bowls, seven ceramic jars, one mano, three mussel shells, and 17 
sherds. The University of Arkansas Museum continues to look for the 
missing 11 associated funerary objects, which are four ceramic 
bottles, two ceramic bowls, one discoidal, two mussel shells, one 
sherd, and one vessel.

    In the Federal Register (83 FR 56372, November 13, 2018), column 3, 
paragraph 2, is corrected by substituting the following paragraph:

    In 1932 and at an unknown date, human remains representing, at 
minimum, 39 individuals were removed from the Banks Site (3CT13) in 
Crittenden County, AR. The human remains removed from the site in 
1932 were excavated by the University of Arkansas Museum. In 1960, 
the University of Arkansas Museum received two separate donations of 
additional human remains from this site. No known individuals were 
identified. The 10 associated funerary objects are three animal 
bones, one ceramic bottle, and six sherds.

    In the Federal Register (83 FR 56372, November 13, 2018), column 3, 
paragraph 3, is corrected by substituting the following paragraph:

    In 1932, human remains representing, at minimum, nine 
individuals were removed from the Barton Ranch Site (3CT18) in 
Crittenden County, AR. These human remains and associated funerary 
objects were excavated by the University of Arkansas Museum. No 
known individuals were identified. The 14 associated funerary 
objects are one deer antler tine, four ceramic bottles, four ceramic 
bowls, two ceramic effigy bowls, 2 ceramic jars, and one vessel.

    In the Federal Register (83 FR 56372, November 13, 2018), column 3, 
paragraph 4, sentences 4, 5, and 6, are

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corrected by substituting the following sentences:

    The 167 associated funerary objects are composed of 146 objects 
present in the Museum collections and 21 objects that are currently 
missing. The 146 associated funerary objects are three deer antler 
tines, three arrow points, one sample of ash, three bone awls, two 
bird bones, 12 ceramic bottles, 18 ceramic bowls, two ceramic discs, 
five effigy bowls, five effigy jars, one hammer stone, eight ceramic 
jars, one lump of clay, one unidentified object, 44 pebbles, 10 
mussel shells, 18 pieces of turtle shell and bone, nine ceramic body 
sherds. The University of Arkansas Museum continues to look for the 
missing 21 associated funerary objects, which are three ceramic 
bottles, 10 ceramic bowls, one sample of charcoal, one mussel shell, 
two sherds, two vessels, and two effigy vessels.

    In the Federal Register (83 FR 56372, November 13, 2018), column 3, 
paragraph 5, is corrected by deleting the entire paragraph.
    In the Federal Register (83 FR 56373, November 13, 2018), column 1, 
paragraph 2 is corrected by substituting the following paragraph:

    In 1932, human remains representing, at minimum, four 
individuals were removed from the Warner Smith Place Site (3CT44) in 
Crittenden County, AR. These human remains and associated funerary 
objects were excavated by the University of Arkansas Museum. No know 
individuals were identified. The eight associated funerary objects 
are composed of six objects present in the Museum collections and 
two objects that are currently missing. The six associated funerary 
objects are one ceramic bottle, two cobbles, one ceramic jar, one 
pipe, and one rim sherd. The University of Arkansas Museum continues 
to look for the missing two associated funerary objects, which are 
one ceramic bottle and one ceramic bowl.

    In the Federal Register (83 FR 56373, November 13, 2018), column 1, 
paragraph 3, sentence 3 is corrected by substituting the following 
sentence:
    The 26 associated funerary objects are one biface and 25 arrow 
points.
    In the Federal Register (83 FR 56373, November 13, 2018), column 1, 
paragraph 5 is corrected by substituting the following paragraph:

    In 1932, human remains representing, at minimum, 17 individuals 
were removed from the Middle Nodena Site (3MS3) in Mississippi 
County, AR. These human remains and associated funerary objects were 
excavated by the University of Arkansas Museum. No known individuals 
were identified. The 32 associated funerary objects are composed of 
30 objects present in the Museum collections and two objects that 
are currently missing. The 30 associated funerary objects are two 
shell beads, one fish bone, eight ceramic bottles, six ceramic 
bowls, one effigy bottle, one effigy bowl, two jars, three mussel 
shells, and six rim sherds. The University of Arkansas Museum 
continues to look for the missing two associated funerary objects, 
which are one ceramic bottle and one ceramic bowl.

    In the Federal Register (83 FR 56373, November 13, 2018), column 1, 
paragraph 6, sentence 4 is corrected by substituting the following 
sentences:

    The 153 associated funerary objects are composed of 138 objects 
present in the Museum collections and 15 objects that are currently 
missing. The 138 associated funerary objects are two arrow points, 
seven bone awls, 33 shell beads, 21 ceramic bottles, 16 ceramic 
bowls, nine celts, four ceramic discs, one discoidal, two ear plugs, 
two effigy bottles, seven effigy bowls, three effigy jars, one 
hammer stone, one piece of hematite, 11 ceramic jars, one pendant, 
one pipe, one mussel shell, five body sherds, nine rim sherds, and 
one ceramic sphere. The University of Arkansas Museum continues to 
look for the missing 15 associated funerary objects, which are one 
deer antler tine, one arrow point, one antler awl, one animal bone, 
one ceramic bottle, five ceramic bowls, one ear plug, one effigy 
bowl, one ceramic jar, one mussel shell, and one vessel.

    In the Federal Register (83 FR 56373, November 13, 2018), column 2, 
paragraph 1 is corrected by substituting the following paragraph:

    In 1953, human remains representing 24 individuals were removed 
from the Gant Site (3MS11) in Mississippi County, AR. These human 
remains and associated funerary objects were excavated by the 
University of Arkansas Museum. No known individuals were identified. 
The 20 associated funerary objects are eight animal bones, two 
ceramic bottles, five ceramic bowls, four ceramic jars, and one 
sherd.

    In the Federal Register (83 FR 56373, November 13, 2018), column 2, 
paragraph 2, sentence 1 is corrected by substituting the following 
sentence:

    At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, 105 
individuals were removed from the Golden Lake Site (3MS60) in 
Mississippi County, AR.

    In the Federal Register (83 FR 56373, November 13, 2018), column 2, 
paragraph 3, sentence 4 is corrected by substituting the following 
sentences:

    The 17 associated funerary objects are composed of 16 objects 
present in the Museum collections and one object that is currently 
missing. The 16 associated funerary objects are seven pot sherds and 
nine fire-cracked rock pieces. The University of Arkansas Museum 
continues to look for the missing associated funerary object, which 
is a ceramic bowl.

    In the Federal Register (83 FR 56373, November 13, 2018), column 3, 
paragraph 1 is corrected by substituting the following paragraph:

    In 1961, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual 
was removed from the Castile Landing Site (3SF12) in St. Francis 
County, AR. The human remains removed in 1961 were excavated by the 
University of Arkansas Museum. No known individual was identified. 
No associated funerary objects are present.

    In the Federal Register (83 FR 56373, November 13, 2018), column 3, 
paragraph 2 is corrected by deleting the entire paragraph.
    In the Federal Register (83 FR 56373, November 13, 2018), column 3, 
paragraph 3, sentence 1 is corrected by substituting the following 
sentence:

    At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, 
three individuals were removed from the Hollingsworth Place Site 
(3WH2) in White County, AR.

    In the Federal Register (83 FR 56373, November 13, 2018), column 3, 
paragraph 7, sentences 4 is corrected by substituting the following 
sentence:

    The three associated funerary objects are one ceramic bowl and 
two ceramic jars.

    In the Federal Register (83 FR 56374, November 13, 2018), column 1, 
paragraph 1, is corrected by substituting the following paragraph:

    In 1933, 1964, and 1969, human remains representing, at minimum, 
260 individuals were removed from the Hazel Site (3PO6) in Poinsett 
County, AR. These human remains and associated funerary objects were 
excavated by the University of Arkansas Museum. In 1967, human 
remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed from 
the Hazel Site. These human remains were donated to the University 
Museum. No known individuals were identified. The 1,318 associated 
funerary objects are composed of 1,266 objects present in the Museum 
collections and 52 objects that are currently missing. The 1,266 
associated funerary objects are one abrader, six deer antler tines, 
one arrow point, one artifact sample, two bone awls, one axe, one 
basketry fragment, 30 bone beads, two ceramic beads, four crinoid 
beads, 439 shell beads, 83 animal bones, three bird bones, 118 fish 
bones, 78 ceramic bottles, 83 ceramic bowls, two non-vessel ceramic 
objects, two lots of charcoal, two clay lumps, two sheets of copper, 
one corn cob, nine pieces of daub, three ceramic discs, eight ear 
plugs, two effigy bottles, 12 effigy bowls, one effigy jar, one 
shell gorget, 43 ceramic jars, one knife, one antler knife, one bone 
needle, one copper ornament, one shell pendant, 21 bone pins, three 
pipes, 35 gar scales, two samples of sediment, 26 mussel shells, 
four pieces of turtle shell, 219 ceramic sherds, one painted stone, 
two textiles, three animal teeth, two twigs, and two partial 
vessels. The University of Arkansas Museum continues to look for the 
missing 52 associated funerary objects, which are one deer antler 
tine, one artifact sample, one bird bill awl, one bone awl, three 
shell beads, two worked bones, eight ceramic bottles, 11 ceramic 
bowls, one ceramic non-vessel objects, one lot of charcoal, one 
sheet of copper, three ear plugs, one effigy bottle, four effigy 
bowls, one bone needle, one pipe, four mussel shells, one sherd, and 
six vessels.


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    In the Federal Register (83 FR 56374, November 13, 2018) column 2, 
paragraph 1 under the heading ``Determinations Made by the University 
of Arkansas Museum'' is corrected by substituting the following 
sentences:

     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains 
described in this notice represent the physical remains of 800 
individuals of Native American ancestry.
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (3)(A), the 3,346 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. (Only 3,189 associated 
funerary objects have been located at this time.)

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 and associated 
funerary objects should submit a written request with information in 
support of the request to Mary Suter, University of Arkansas Museum 
Collections, Biomass Building 125, 2435 North Hatch Avenue, 
Fayetteville, AR 72704, telephone (479) 575-3456, email 
[email protected], by June 21, 2022. After that date, if no additional 
requestors have come forward, transfer of control of the human remains 
and associated funerary objects to the Quapaw Nation (previously listed 
as The Quapaw Tribe of Indians) may proceed.
    The University of Arkansas Museum Collections is responsible for 
notifying the Quapaw Nation (previously listed as The Quapaw Tribe of 
Indians) that this notice has been published.

    Dated: April 27, 2022.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2022-09893 Filed 5-19-22; 8:45 am]
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