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vessels were never accessioned. The 

unassociated funerary objects are two 

ceramic vessels. 

The two unassociated funerary objects 

were determined to be affiliated with 

the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma. The 

style of the ceramic vessels is Caddo 

and dates to A.D. 1400–1600. 

Officials of the Stephen F. Austin 

State University also have determined 

that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (3)(B), 

the 32 objects described 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. Officials of the 

Stephen F. Austin State University also 

have determined that, pursuant to 25 

U.S.C. 3001 (2), there is a relationship 

of shared group identity that can be 

reasonably traced between the 

unassociated funerary objects and the 

Caddo Nation of Oklahoma. 

Representatives of any other Indian 

tribe that believes itself to be culturally 

affiliated with the unassociated funerary 

objects should contact Dr. Jerry 

Williams, Stephen F. Austin State 

University, P.O. Box 13047, SFA 

Station, Nacogdoches, TX 75962, 

telephone (936) 468–2306, before March 

29, 2010. Repatriation of the 

unassociated funerary objects to the 

Caddo Nation of Oklahoma may proceed 

after that date if no additional claimants 

come forward. 

Stephen F. Austin State University is 

responsible for notifying the Caddo 

Nation of Oklahoma that this notice has 

been published. 

Dated: January 22, 2010 

Sherry Hutt, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

Notice of Inventory Completion: 

Stephen F. Austin State University, 

Nacogdoches, TX 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

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 and associated funerary objects 

in the control of Stephen F. Austin State 

University, Nacogdoches, TX. The 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects were removed from 

Nacogdoches, Smith, and Titus 

Counties, TX. 

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. 

A detailed assessment of the human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

was made by the professional staff of 

Archeological & Environmental 

Consultants, LLC, under a sub-contract 

with the Historic Preservation Program 

of the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma, 

which was under contract with Stephen 

F. Austin State University. 

In the early 1900s, human remains 

representing a minimum of one 

individual were recovered from 

Washington Square, now the Thomas 

Jefferson Rusk Elementary School, in 

Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches County, TX, 

by Captain H.H. Cooper, a private 

citizen. This area is now designated as 

the Washington Square Site (41NA49). 

In 1930, the human remains were 

donated to the Stone Fort Museum on 

the Stephen F. Austin State University 

campus, and moved to the repository of 

the anthropology lab some time after 

1975. No known individual was 

identified. No associated funerary 

objects are present. 

The human remains were determined 

to be affiliated with the Caddo Nation of 

Oklahoma because they were recovered 

from a large Caddo occupation site 

dating to approximately A.D. 1200– 

1400. The Washington Square Site 

(41NA49) is located on Mound Street in 

Nacogdoches, so named because of the 

numerous Caddo mounds that were at 

that location. In 1889, a Nacogdoches 

newspaper article states that, ‘‘. . . the 

bones of human beings are being found 

in almost every cart load of dirt . . .’’ 

(Star News Nacogdoches, May 31, 1889, 

vol. 14, no. 19). 

Prior to 1990, human remains 

representing a minimum of one 

individual were removed from an 

airport west of Tyler in Smith County, 

TX, by ‘‘Red’’ McFarland, a private 

citizen. McFarland noted that two 

ceramic vessels were associated with 

the skull, however, currently the 

whereabouts of the two ceramic vessels 

is unknown. The human remains are 

located in the repository of the Stephen 

F. Austin State University anthropology 

lab. No known individual was 

identified. No associated funerary 

objects are present. 

The human remains are determined to 

be affiliated with the Caddo Nation of 

Oklahoma based on the description of 

the associated ceramic vessels. 

Prior to 1990, human remains 

representing a minimum of one 

individual were removed from two 

miles north of Troup on the south bank 

of the Kickapoo River, Smith County, 

TX, by ‘‘Red’’ McFarland, a private 

citizen. The human remains are located 

in the repository of the Stephen F. 

Austin State University anthropology 

lab. No known individual was 

identified. No associated funerary 

objects are present. 

The human remains are determined to 

be affiliated with the Caddo Nation of 

Oklahoma based on provenience. The 

human remains were removed from a 

part of Texas that was occupied by the 

Caddo before and after European 

contact. 

Prior to 1990, human remains 

representing a minimum of one 

individual were removed from an 

unknown location in Smith County, TX, 

by an unknown individual. The human 

remains are located in the repository of 

the Stephen F. Austin State University 

anthropology lab. No known individual 

was identified. No associated funerary 

objects are present. 

The human remains are determined to 

be affiliated with the Caddo Nation of 

Oklahoma based on provenience. The 

human remains were removed from a 

part of Texas that was occupied by the 

Caddo before and after European 

contact. 

In 1985, human remains representing 

a minimum of three individuals were 

removed from two burials at the 

Washington Square Site (41NA49), in 

Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches County, TX, 

during excavations under the direction 

of Dr. James Corbin, Stephen F. Austin 

State University archeologist. The 

human remains are located in the 

repository of the Stephen F. Austin 

State University anthropology lab. No 

known individuals were identified. The 

122 associated funerary objects are 49 

ceramic vessels; 47 marine shell beads 

and fragments; 1 fragmented marine 

shell pendant; 3 deer teeth; 9 pigment 

samples; 2 charred organic debris 

samples; and a cache of lithic debris 

with 9 chert flakes, 1 chert core, and 1 

flake tool. 

All human remains and associated 

funerary objects from the Washington 

Square Site (41NA49) were determined 

to be affiliated with the Caddo Nation of 

Oklahoma. The ceramic styles are 

identified as Caddo, which date 

approximately from A.D. 1200 to 1400. 

In 1983, human remains representing 

a minimum of one individual were 


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excavated at 41TT135 (no site name) 

near Lake Monticello in Titus County, 

TX, during excavations by Espey Huston 

& Associates, Inc. In 1984, the human 

remains were placed in the repository of 

Stephen F. Austin State University 

anthropology lab. No known individual 

was identified. The one associated 

funerary object is a broken ceramic 

vessel. 

The human remains and associated 

funerary object recovered from 41TT135 

have been determined to be affiliated 

with the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma. 

The broken vessel is plain, but other 

artifacts from the site, which are not 

funerary objects, indicate a Caddo 

occupation which may pre-date A.D. 

1200. 

Officials of Stephen F. Austin State 

University have determined that, 

pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (9–10), the 

human remains described above 

represent the physical remains of eight 

individuals of Native American 

ancestry. Officials of Stephen F. Austin 

State University also have determined 

that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (3)(A), 

the 123 objects described 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. Lastly, officials of the 

Stephen F. Austin State University have 

determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 

3001 (2), there is a relationship of 

shared group identity that can be 

reasonably traced between the Native 

American human remains and 

associated funerary objects and the 

Caddo Nation of Oklahoma. 

Representatives of any other Indian 

tribe that believes itself to be culturally 

affiliated with the human remains and 

associated funerary objects should 

contact Dr. Jerry Williams, Stephen F. 

Austin State University, P.O. Box 13047, 

SFA Station, Nacogdoches, TX 75962, 

telephone (936) 468–2306, before March 

29, 2010. Repatriation of the human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

to the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma may 

proceed after that date if no additional 

claimants come forward. 

Stephen F. Austin State University is 

responsible for notifying the Caddo 

Nation of Oklahoma that this notice has 

been published. 

Dated: January 22, 2010 

Sherry Hutt, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2010–3785 Filed 2–24–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–50–S 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

Concessions Management Advisory 

Board; Notice of Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Park Service, 

Department of the Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the 21st meeting of the Concessions 

Management Advisory Board will be 

held at 1 p.m. on March 9, 2010, and 9 

a.m. on March 10, 2010, at the 

Doubletree Hotel, 1515 Rhode Island 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20005. 

ADDRESSES: Doubletree Hotel, State 

Room, 1515 Rhode Island Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20005; Phone number: 

202–232–7000. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

National Park Service, Commercial 

Services Program, 1201 Eye Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 20005, Telephone: 202/ 

513–7156. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board 

was established by Title IV, Section 409 

of the National Parks Omnibus 

Management Act of 1998, November 13, 

1998 (Pub. L. 105–391). The purpose of 

the Board is to advise the Secretary and 

the National Park Service on matters 

relating to management of concessions 

in the National Park System. The 

members of the Advisory Board are: Dr. 

James J. Eyster, Ms. Ramona Sakiestewa, 

Mr. Richard Linford, and Mr. Phil 

Voorhees. 

Topics that will be presented during 

the meeting include: 

• Concession Contracting Status 

Update. 

• Regional Reports. 

• Standards, Evaluations, and Rate 

Approval Project Update. 

• Update on Professionalization of 

Commercial Services Program—Human 

Capital Strategy. 

• New business. 

The meeting will be open to the public, 

however, facilities and space for 

accommodating members of the public 

are limited, and persons will be 

accommodated on a first-come-firstserved basis. Efforts have been made 

locally to ensure that the interested 

public is aware of the meeting dates. An 

unprecedented weather-related 4-day 

Federal Government closure has 

resulted in the publication of this notice 

less than 15 days before the date of the 

meeting. Rescheduling the meeting 

would create an unnecessary burden for 

members of the public who have already 

arranged their schedules around that 

date. 

Assistance to Individuals With 

Disabilities at the Public Meeting 

The meeting site is accessible to 

individuals with disabilities. If you plan 

to attend and will require an auxiliary 

aid or service to participate in the 

meeting (e.g., interpreting service, 

assistive listening device, or materials in 

an alternate format), notify the contact 

person listed in this notice at least 2 

weeks before the scheduled meeting 

date. Attempts will be made to meet any 

request(s) we receive after that date, 

however, we may not be able to make 

the requested auxiliary aid or service 

available because of insufficient time to 

arrange for it. 

Anyone may file with the Board a 

written statement concerning matters to 

be discussed. The Board may also 

permit attendees to address the Board, 

but may restrict the length of the 

presentations, as necessary to allow the 

Board to complete its agenda within the 

allotted time. Such requests should be 

made to the Director, National Park 

Service, Attention: Chief, Commercial 

Services Program, at least 7 days prior 

to the meeting. Draft minutes of the 

meeting will be available for public 

inspection approximately 6 weeks after 

the meeting, at the Commercial Services 

Program office located at 1201 Eye 

Street, NW., 11th Floor, Washington, 

DC. 

Dated: February 19, 2010. 

Daniel N. Wenk, 

Deputy Director. 

[FR Doc. 2010–3868 Filed 2–24–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–53–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLCAC00000 L07770900 XZ0000] 

Notice of Public Meeting of the Central 

California Resource Advisory Council 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Land Policy and Management 

Act and the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act of 1972, the U.S. 

Department of the Interior, Bureau of 

Land Management (BLM) Central 

California Resource Advisory Council 

(RAC) will meet as indicated below. 

DATES: The meeting will be held Friday, 

April 9, at the BLM Bakersfield Field 

Office, 3801 Pegasus Drive, Bakersfield, 

CA, beginning at 9 a.m. The RAC OffHighway Vehicle Subgroup will meet 

briefly before the full RAC meeting to 


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