Notice2021-17563
Notice of Inventory Completion: Alabama Department of Transportation, Montgomery, AL
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Published
August 17, 2021
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDoT) 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 the Alabama Department of Transportation. 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.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 156 (Tuesday, August 17, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46007-46008]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-17563]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0032427; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Alabama Department of
Transportation, Montgomery, AL
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDoT) 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 the Alabama
Department of Transportation. 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 the Alabama
Department of Transportation at the address in this notice by September
16, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William B. Turner, Alabama Department
of Transportation, 1409 Coliseum Boulevard, Montgomery, AL 36110,
telephone (334) 242-6144, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1a6e6f68747f686d5a7e756e34696e7b6e7f347b76346f69"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="740001061a11060334101b005a07001500115a15185a0107">[email protected]</span></a>.
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 Alabama Department of Transportation, Montgomery,
AL. The human remains were removed from the Mount Hope Site (1La601),
Lawrence County, AL.
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 the
University of Alabama and the Alabama Department of Transportation
professional staff in consultation with representatives of the Cherokee
Nation; Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians; The Chickasaw Nation; and the
United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma (hereafter
referred to as ``The Tribes''). [During a 6 February 2020 conference
call that included representatives from The Tribes and ALDoT, it was
agreed that Chickasaw Nation would take the lead and that ALDoT could
proceed with a Notice of Inventory Completion for the human remains
from 1La601].
History and Description of the Remains
During Phase III Data Recovery fieldwork in the Winter of 1994-
1995, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were
removed from the Mount Hope Site (1La601) in Lawrence County, AL. Given
difficult field conditions and the fragmentary nature of the human
remains, accurate identification of the remains occurred only during
subsequent laboratory work conducted at the University of Alabama
Laboratory of Human Osteology. Based on the size and general features
of the cranial fragments, the remains were determined to belong to a
single adult who had been cremated. Given the fragmentary nature of the
human remains and lack of identifying landmarks, specific age, sex,
pathology, or trauma could not be determined. A total of 83 fragments
was identified, 23 cranial and 60 post cranial. Recognizable cranial
fragments include two frontal, two parietal, two mandible, and six
temporal fragments. Limited evidence suggests that the post cranial
fragments could be from upper limb bones. No known individual was
identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
Determinations Made by the Alabama Department of Transportation
Officials of the Alabama Department of Transportation have
determined that:
<bullet> Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice are Native American, based on their cremated state and
their recovery from a Pre-European Contact archeological site
containing Paleoindian, Early Archaic, Middle Archaic, Late Archaic,
and Woodland components. Given the depth of recovery, the human remains
are to be associated with the most intensive period of site usage,
which has been radiocarbon dated to around 7240 years B.P.
<bullet> 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.
<bullet> 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.
<bullet> 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 Tribes.
<bullet> Treaties, Acts of Congress, or Executive Orders, indicate
that the land
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from which the Native American human remains were removed is the
aboriginal land of The Tribes.
<bullet> 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 the Alabama Department of Transportation,
1409 Coliseum Boulevard, Montgomery, AL 36110, telephone (334) 242-
6144, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#196d6c6b777c6b6e597d766d376a6d786d7c377875376c6a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="532726213d36212413373c277d20273227367d323f7d2620">[email protected]</span></a>, by September 16, 2021. After that
date, if no additional requestors have come forward, transfer of
control of the human remains to The Tribes may proceed.
The Alabama Department of Transportation is responsible for
notifying The Tribes that this notice has been published.
Dated: August 4, 2021.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2021-17563 Filed 8-16-21; 8:45 am]
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