Notice2024-16707
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Oklahoma-Texas Area Office, Oklahoma City, OK
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Published
July 30, 2024
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Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Oklahoma-Texas Area Office (OTAO) (Reclamation) has completed an inventory of human remains and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 146 (Tuesday, July 30, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61138-61139]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-16707]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0038351; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior,
Bureau of Reclamation, Oklahoma-Texas Area Office, Oklahoma City, OK
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 U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau
of Reclamation, Oklahoma-Texas Area Office (OTAO) (Reclamation) has
completed an inventory of human remains and has determined that there
is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and Indian Tribes
or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice.
DATES: Repatriation of the human remains in this notice may occur on or
after August 29, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Send written requests for repatriation of human remains to
Kate Ellison, Bureau of Reclamation, 5924 NW 2nd Street, Suite 200,
Oklahoma City, OK 73127-6514, or by email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#19727c7575706a7677596c6a7b6b377e766f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="59323c3535302a3637192c2a3b2b773e362f">[email protected]</span></a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kate Ellison, Bureau of Reclamation,
at telephone (405) 470-4816, or by email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#472c222b2b2e342829073234253569202831"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4b202e2727223824250b3e382939652c243d">[email protected]</span></a>.
Individuals who are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a speech
disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access
telecommunications relay services. Individuals outside the United
States should use the relay services offered within their country to
make international calls to the point-of-contact in the United States.
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
Reclamation, and additional information on the determinations in this
notice, including the results of consultation, can be found in its
inventory or related records. The National Park Service is not
responsible for the determinations in this notice.
Abstract of Information Available
Human remains representing, at least, 13 individuals have been
identified. No associated funerary objects are present. A contractor
conducted an inventory of artifacts and human remains for Reclamation
in 2023 at the Museum of the Great Plains in Lawton, Oklahoma. The
artifacts and human remains were recovered by local collectors from the
W.C. Austin Project (Lake Altus), Oklahoma before 1990.
34GR--
Human remains representing one individual were found in a box with
mixed rock and ground stone from Greer County, Oklahoma. No associated
funerary objects are present.
Human remains representing one individual were found in a box among
faunal bones from Greer County, Oklahoma. No associated funerary
objects are present.
34GR3
Human remains representing one individual were found in a box with
archeological artifacts. No associated funerary objects are present.
34GR4--Rattlesnake Slough
Human remains representing one individual were found in a box with
archeological artifacts. No associated funerary objects are present.
34GR6
Human remains representing eight individuals were found in a box
with archeological artifacts. No associated funerary objects are
present.
Radiocarbon dating performed in 1985 at site 34GR6 identified that
the site was occupied during the two periods: 1,270 <plus-minus>90 B.P.
and 1,390 <plus-minus>90 B.P. The 120-year gap between the two dates is
a reasonable period for a single group to occupy a location.
34GR8--Taylor
Human remains representing one individual were found in a box with
archeological artifacts. No associated funerary objects are present.
Cultural Affiliation
Based on the information available and the results of consultation,
cultural affiliation is reasonably identified by the geographical
location or acquisition history of the human remains described in this
notice.
Determinations
Reclamation has determined that:
<bullet> The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of 13 individuals of Native American ancestry.
<bullet> There is a connection between the human remains described
in this notice and the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes (Wichita, Keechi,
Waco, & Tawakonie), Oklahoma.
Requests for Repatriation
Written requests for repatriation of the human remains in this
notice must be sent to the authorized representative identified in this
notice under ADDRESSES. Requests for repatriation may be submitted by:
1. Any one or more of the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations 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.
Repatriation of the human remains described in this notice to a
requestor
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may occur on or after August 29, 2024. If competing requests for
repatriation are received, Reclamation must determine the most
appropriate requestor prior to repatriation. Requests for joint
repatriation of the human remains are considered a single request and
not competing requests. Reclamation is responsible for sending a copy
of this notice to the Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations
identified in this notice.
Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act,
25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.10.
Dated: July 17, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024-16707 Filed 7-29-24; 8:45 am]
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