[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 207 (Thursday, October 27, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65101-65102]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-23401]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0034766; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: Arkansas Archeological Survey, 
Fayetteville, AR

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and 
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Arkansas Archeological Survey (ARAS) has 
completed an inventory of human remains and has determined that there 
is no cultural affiliation between the human remains and any Indian 
Tribe. The human remains were removed from locations in Arkansas and 
Oklahoma.

DATES: Disposition of the human remains in this notice may occur on or 
after November 28, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Sarah Shepard, Arkansas Archeological Survey, 2475 N Hatch 
Avenue, Fayetteville, AR 72704, telephone (479) 575-6552, email 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is published as part of the 
National Park Service's administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA. 
The determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the 
ARAS. The National Park Service is not responsible for the 
determinations in this notice. Additional information on the 
determinations in this notice, including the results of consultation, 
can be found in the inventory or related records held by the ARAS.

Description

    At an unknown time, human remains representing, at minimum, two 
individuals were removed from ``Criney Hills, OK.'' In 2021, these 
human remains were transferred to the Arkansas Archeological Survey by 
the Arkansas Tech Museum. No known individuals were identified. No 
associated funerary objects are present.
    At an unknown time, human remains representing, at minimum, one 
individual were removed from ``near Current River on Bigger Farm.'' In 
2021, these human remains were transferred to the Arkansas 
Archeological Survey by the Arkansas Tech Museum. No known individual 
was identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
    At an unknown time, human remains representing, at minimum, one 
individual were removed from ``near Atkins Mound.'' In 2021, these 
human remains were transferred to the Arkansas Archeological Survey by 
the Arkansas Tech Museum. No known individual was identified. No 
associated funerary objects are present.
    At an unknown time, human remains representing, at minimum, 61 
individuals were removed from unknown locations in Arkansas. In 2021, 
these human remains were transferred to the Arkansas Archeological 
Survey by the Arkansas Tech Museum. No known individuals were 
identified. No associated funerary objects are present.

Aboriginal Land

    The human remains in this notice were removed from known geographic 
locations. These locations are the aboriginal lands of one or more 
Indian Tribes. The following information was used to identify the 
aboriginal land: final judgments of the Indian Claims Commission.

Determinations

    Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after 
consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes, the ARAS has 
determined that:
     The human remains described in this notice represent the 
physical remains of 65 individuals of Native American ancestry.
     No relationship of shared group identity can be reasonably 
traced between the human remains and associated funerary objects and 
any Indian Tribe.
     The human remains and associated funerary objects 
described in this notice were removed from the aboriginal land of the 
Caddo Nation of Oklahoma; Quapaw Nation (previously listed as The 
Quapaw Tribe of Indians); The Osage Nation (previously listed as Osage 
Tribe); and the Tunica-Biloxi Indian Tribe.

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Requests for Disposition

    Written requests for disposition of the human remains in this 
notice must be sent to the Responsible Official identified in 
ADDRESSES. Requests for disposition may be submitted by:
    1. Any one or more of the Indian Tribes identified in this notice.
    2. Any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian 
organization not identified in this notice who shows, by a 
preponderance of the evidence, that the requestor is a lineal 
descendant or a culturally affiliated Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian 
organization, or who shows that the requestor is an aboriginal land 
Indian Tribe.
    Disposition of the human remains and associated funerary objects 
described in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after November 
28, 2022. If competing requests for disposition are received, the ARAS 
must determine the most appropriate requestor prior to disposition. 
Requests for joint disposition of the human remains are considered a 
single request and not competing requests. The ARAS is responsible for 
sending a copy of this notice to the Indian Tribes identified in this 
notice.
    Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 
25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.9 and Sec.  
10.11.

    Dated: October 19, 2022.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2022-23401 Filed 10-26-22; 8:45 am]
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