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cannot be reasonably traced between the 

Native American human remains and 

associated funerary objects and any 

present-day Indian Tribe. 

• According to final judgment of the 

Indian Claims Commission, the lands 

from which the Native American human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

were removed is the aboriginal land of 

the Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; 

Arapahoe Tribe of the Wind River 

Reservation, Wyoming; Cheyenne and 

Arapaho Tribes, Oklahoma; Comanche 

Nation, Oklahoma; Jicarilla Apache 

Nation, New Mexico; and Northern 

Cheyenne Tribe of the Northern 

Cheyenne Indian Reservation, Montana. 

• Multiple lines of evidence, 

including treaties, Acts of Congress, and 

Executive Orders, indicate that the land 

from which the Native American human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

were removed is the aboriginal land of 

the Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; 

Arapahoe Tribe of the Wind River 

Reservation, Wyoming; Cheyenne and 

Arapaho Tribes, Oklahoma; Comanche 

Nation, Oklahoma; and Northern 

Cheyenne Tribe of the Northern 

Cheyenne Indian Reservation, Montana. 

• Other credible lines of evidence, 

including consultation with Tribal 

representatives, indicate that the land 

from which the Native American human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

were removed is the aboriginal land of 

The Tribes. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the 

human remains described above 

represent the physical remains of 15 

individuals of Native American 

ancestry. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), 

the 75 objects described above 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 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the 

disposition of the human remains and 

associated funerary objects is to The 

Tribes. 

Additional Requestors and Disposition 

Representatives of any Indian Tribe 

that believes itself to be culturally 

affiliated with the human remains and 

associated funerary objects or any other 

Indian Tribe that believes it satisfies the 

criteria in 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1) should 

contact Dr. Chip ColwellChanthaphonh, Denver Museum of 

Nature & Science, 2001 Colorado Blvd., 

Denver, CO 80205, telephone (303) 370– 

6378, before March 21, 2011. 

Disposition of the human remains and 

associated funerary objects to The 

Tribes may proceed after that date if no 

additional requestors come forward. 

The Denver Museum of Nature & 

Science is responsible for notifying The 

Tribes that this notice has been 

published. 

Dated: February 15, 2011. 

Sherry Hutt, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

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Notice of Inventory Completion: 

Denver Museum of Nature & Science, 

Denver, CO 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Denver Museum of 

Nature & Science has completed an 

inventory of human remains, in 

consultation with the appropriate 

Indian Tribes, and has determined that 

there is no cultural affiliation between 

the remains and any present-day Tribe. 

Representatives of any Indian Tribe that 

believes itself to be culturally affiliated 

with the human remains may contact 

the museum. Disposition of the human 

remains to the Tribes stated below may 

occur if no additional requestors come 

forward. 

DATES: Representatives of any Indian 

Tribe that believes it has a cultural 

affiliation with the human remains 

should contact the museum at the 

address below by March 21, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Any Tribe that believes it 

has a cultural affiliation with the human 

remains should contact Dr. Chip 

Colwell-Chanthaphonh, Denver 

Museum of Nature & Science, 2001 

Colorado Blvd., Denver, CO 80205, 

telephone (303) 370–6378. 

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 in the possession of 

the Denver Museum of Nature & 

Science, Denver, CO. The human 

remains were removed from an 

unknown location in South Dakota. 

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 Denver 

Museum of Nature & Science 

professional staff in consultation with 

representatives of the Arapahoe Tribe of 

the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming; 

Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort 

Peck Indian Reservation, Montana; 

Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes, 

Oklahoma; Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe 

of the Cheyenne River Reservation, 

South Dakota; Crow Creek Sioux Tribe 

of the Crow Creek Reservation, South 

Dakota; Crow Tribe of Montana; 

Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe of South 

Dakota; Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin; 

Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska; 

Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma; Lower Brule 

Sioux Tribe of the Lower Brule 

Reservation, South Dakota; Lower Sioux 

Indian Community in the State of 

Minnesota; Northern Cheyenne Tribe of 

the Northern Cheyenne Indian 

Reservation, Montana; Oglala Sioux 

Tribe of the Pine Ridge Reservation, 

South Dakota; Omaha Tribe of Nebraska; 

Otoe-Missouria Tribe of Indians, 

Oklahoma; Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma; 

Ponca Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; 

Ponca Tribe of Nebraska; Prairie Island 

Indian Community in the State of 

Minnesota; Rosebud Sioux Tribe of the 

Rosebud Indian Reservation, South 

Dakota; Sac & Fox Nation of Missouri in 

Kansas and Nebraska; Sac & Fox Nation, 

Oklahoma; Sac & Fox Tribe of the 

Mississippi in Iowa; Santee Sioux 

Nation, Nebraska; Shakopee 

Mdewakanton Sioux Community of 

Minnesota; Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate of 

the Lake Traverse Reservation, South 

Dakota; Spirit Lake Tribe, North Dakota; 

Standing Rock Sioux Tribe of North & 

South Dakota; Three Affiliated Tribes of 

the Fort Berthold Reservation, North 

Dakota; Upper Sioux Community, 

Minnesota; Winnebago Tribe of 

Nebraska; and Yankton Sioux Tribe of 

South Dakota (hereinafter referred to as 

‘‘The Tribes’’). 

History and Description of the Remains 

At an unknown date, human remains 

representing a minimum of two 

individuals were removed from a burial 

context at an unknown location in 

South Dakota. In 1972, the remains were 

found in the collections in a box marked 

‘‘South Dakota’’ and were accessioned 

into the collections (A1992.1 (CUI 19) 

and A1992.2 (CUI 20)). No known 

individuals were identified. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

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Determinations Made by the Denver 

Museum 

• Based on non-destructive physical 

analysis and catalogue records, the 

human remains are determined to be 

Native American. 

• 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. 

• According to the final judgment of 

the Indian Claims Commission, the land 

from which the Native American human 

remains were removed is the aboriginal 

land of the Assiniboine and Sioux 

Tribes of the Fort Peck Indian 

Reservation, Montana; Cheyenne River 

Sioux Tribe of the Cheyenne River 

Reservation, South Dakota; Crow Creek 

Sioux Tribe of the Crow Creek 

Reservation, South Dakota; Flandreau 

Santee Sioux Tribe of South Dakota; 

Lower Brule Sioux Tribe of the Lower 

Brule Reservation, South Dakota; Lower 

Sioux Indian Community in the State of 

Minnesota; Oglala Sioux Tribe of the 

Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota; 

Omaha Tribe of Nebraska; Ponca Tribe 

of Indians of Oklahoma; Ponca Tribe of 

Nebraska; Prairie Island Indian 

Community in the State of Minnesota; 

Rosebud Sioux Tribe of the Rosebud 

Indian Reservation, South Dakota; 

Santee Sioux Nation, Nebraska; 

Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux 

Community of Minnesota; SissetonWahpeton Oyate of the Lake Traverse 

Reservation, South Dakota; Spirit Lake 

Tribe, North Dakota; Standing Rock 

Sioux Tribe of North & South Dakota; 

Upper Sioux Community, Minnesota; 

and Yankton Sioux Tribe of South 

Dakota. 

• Multiple lines of evidence, 

including treaties, Acts of Congress, and 

Executive Orders, indicate that the land 

from which the Native American human 

remains were removed is the aboriginal 

land of the Arapahoe Tribe of the Wind 

River Reservation, Wyoming; 

Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort 

Peck Indian Reservation, Montana; 

Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe of the 

Cheyenne River Reservation, South 

Dakota; Crow Creek Sioux Tribe of the 

Crow Creek Reservation, South Dakota; 

Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe of South 

Dakota; Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin; 

Lower Brule Sioux Tribe of the Lower 

Brule Reservation, South Dakota; Lower 

Sioux Indian Community in the State of 

Minnesota; Oglala Sioux Tribe of the 

Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota; 

Omaha Tribe of Nebraska; Pawnee 

Nation of Oklahoma; Ponca Tribe of 

Indians of Oklahoma; Ponca Tribe of 

Nebraska; Prairie Island Indian 

Community in the State of Minnesota; 

Rosebud Sioux Tribe of the Rosebud 

Indian Reservation, South Dakota; 

Santee Sioux Nation, Nebraska; 

Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux 

Community of Minnesota; SissetonWahpeton Oyate of the Lake Traverse 

Reservation, South Dakota; Spirit Lake 

Tribe, North Dakota; Standing Rock 

Sioux Tribe of North & South Dakota; 

Upper Sioux Community, Minnesota; 

Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska; and 

Yankton Sioux Tribe of South Dakota. 

• Finally, other credible lines of 

evidence, including consultation with 

Tribal representatives, indicate that the 

land from which the Native American 

human remains were removed is the 

aboriginal land of the Arapahoe Tribe of 

the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming; 

Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort 

Peck Indian Reservation, Montana; 

Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes, 

Oklahoma; Crow Tribe of Montana; HoChunk Nation of Wisconsin; Iowa Tribe 

of Kansas and Nebraska; Iowa Tribe of 

Oklahoma; Lower Brule Sioux Tribe of 

the Lower Brule Reservation, South 

Dakota; Lower Sioux Indian Community 

in the State of Minnesota; Northern 

Cheyenne Tribe of the Northern 

Cheyenne Indian Reservation, Montana; 

Oglala Sioux Tribe of the Pine Ridge 

Reservation, South Dakota; Omaha Tribe 

of Nebraska; Otoe-Missouria Tribe of 

Indians, Oklahoma; Pawnee Nation of 

Oklahoma; Ponca Tribe of Indians of 

Oklahoma; Ponca Tribe of Nebraska; 

Prairie Island Indian Community in the 

State of Minnesota; Rosebud Sioux 

Tribe of the Rosebud Indian 

Reservation, South Dakota; Sac & Fox 

Nation of Missouri in Kansas and 

Nebraska; Sac & Fox Nation, Oklahoma; 

Sac & Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in 

Iowa; Santee Sioux Nation, Nebraska; 

Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux 

Community of Minnesota; SissetonWahpeton Oyate of the Lake Traverse 

Reservation, South Dakota; Spirit Lake 

Tribe, North Dakota; Standing Rock 

Sioux Tribe of North & South Dakota; 

Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort 

Berthold Reservation, North Dakota; 

Upper Sioux Community, Minnesota; 

Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska; and 

Yankton Sioux Tribe of South Dakota. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the 

human remains described above 

represent the physical remains of two 

individuals of Native American 

ancestry. 

• Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the 

disposition of the human remains is to 

The Tribes. 

Additional Requestors and Disposition 

Representatives of any Indian Tribe 

that believes itself to be culturally 

affiliated with the human remains or 

any other Indian Tribe that believes it 

satisfies the criteria in 43 CFR 

10.11(c)(1) should contact Dr. Chip 

Colwell-Chanthaphonh, Denver 

Museum of Nature & Science, 2001 

Colorado Blvd., Denver, CO 80205, 

telephone (303) 370–6378, before March 

21, 2011. Disposition of the human 

remains to The Tribes may proceed after 

that date if no additional requestors 

come forward. 

The Denver Museum of Nature & 

Science is responsible for notifying The 

Tribes that this notice has been 

published. 

Dated: February 15, 2011. 

Sherry Hutt, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

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Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection for Technical Evaluation 

Surveys 

AGENCY: Office of Surface Mining 

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ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

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Office of Surface Mining Reclamation 

and Enforcement (OSM) is announcing 

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