36464 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 111 / Thursday, June 8, 2000 / Notices

Dated: May 9, 2000.

Armand Minthorn,

Chair, Native American Graves Protection

and Repatriation Review Committee.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Notice of Inventory Completion for

Native American Human Remains and

Associated Funerary Objects from

Clay County, SD in the Possession of

the South Dakota State Archaeological

Research Center, Rapid City, SD

AGENCY: National Park Service

ACTION: Notice

Notice is hereby given in accordance

with provisions of the Native American

Graves Protection and Repatriation Act

(NAGPRA), 43 CFR 10.9, of the

completion of an inventory of human

remains and associated funerary objects

from Clay County, SD in the possession

of the South Dakota State

Archaeological Research Center, Rapid

City, SD. This notice is being published

as part of the National Park Service’s

administrative responsibilities under

NAGPRA, 43 CFR 10.2 (c). The

determinations within this notice are

the sole responsibility of the museum,

institution, or Federal Agency who has

control of these Native American human

remains and associated funerary objects.

The National Park Service is not

responsible for the determinations

within this notice.

A detailed assessment of the human

remains was made by South Dakota

State Archaeological Research Center

(SARC) professional staff in

consultation with representatives of the

Yankton Sioux Tribe of South Dakota

and the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe of the

Crow Creek Reservation, South Dakota.

In 1926, human remains representing

one individual were recovered from the

Vermillion Bluff Village (39CL1),

located on the left bank of the

Vermillion River, Clay County, SD by

workmen at the R.C. Davis residence.

These human remains were donated to

the W.H. Over Museum, Vermillion, SD.

In 1974, these human remains were

transferred to the SARC for

documentation and repatriation. No

known individual was identified. The

14 associated funerary objects include a

circular-shaped iron rod, an elk

metapodial scraper, an elk antler

scraper, three polished pipestone balls,

a top-shaped piece of pipestone, three

undrilled pipestone pipes, a used

pipestone pipe, a steel knife with a horn

handle, and two pieces of scoria.

Based on associated funerary objects

and manner of interment, this

individual has been identified as Native

American. The associated funerary

objects and manner of interment also

indicate this burial dates to the historic

period (post-1800 A.D.). Based on

continuities of material culture, oral

tradition, and historical evidence, the

cultural affiliation of the Historic-period

component of the Vermillion Bluff

Village site and the burial listed above

have been affiliated with the Yankton

Sioux Tribe of South Dakota. In 1859,

the Yankton tribe was removed from

this area in Clay County, SD to the

Yankton Indian Reservation in South

Dakota.

Based on the above mentioned

information, officials of the South

Dakota Archaeological Research Center

have determined that, pursuant to 43

CFR 10.2 (d)(1), the human remains

listed above represent the physical

remains of one individual of Native

American ancestry. Officials of the

South Dakota Archaeological Research

Center have also determined that,

pursuant to 43 CFR 10.2 (d)(2), the 14

objects listed 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. Lastly, officials of the

South Dakota Archaeological Research

Center have determined that, pursuant

to 43 CFR 10.2 (e), there is a

relationship of shared group identity

which can be reasonably traced between

these Native American human remains

and associated funerary objects and the

Yankton Sioux Tribe of South Dakota.

This notice has been sent to officials of

the Yankton Sioux Tribe of South

Dakota and the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe

of the Crow Creek Reservation, South

Dakota. Representatives of any other

Indian tribe that believes itself to be

culturally affiliated with these human

remains and associated funerary objects

should contact Renee Boen, Curator,

State Archaeological Center, South

Dakota Historical Society, P.O. Box

1257, Rapid City, SD 57709–1257;

telephone: (605) 394–1936, before July

10, 2000. Repatriation of the human

remains and associated funerary objects

to the Yankton Sioux Tribe of South

Dakota may begin after that date if no

additional claimants come forward.

Dated: May 31, 2000.

John Robbins,

Assistant Director, Cultural Resources

Stewardship and Partnership Programs.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Notice of Inventory Completion for

Native American Human Remains and

Associated Funerary Objects from

Sledge Island, AK in the Possession of

the University of Alaska Museum,

Fairbanks, AK

AGENCY: National Park Service

ACTION: Notice

Notice is hereby given in accordance

with provisions of the Native American

Graves Protection and Repatriation Act

(NAGPRA), 43 CFR 10.9, of the

completion of an inventory of human

remains and associated funerary objects

from Sledge Island, AK in the

possession of University of Alaska

Museum, Fairbanks, AK. This notice is

being published as part of the National

Park Service’s administrative

responsibilities under NAGPRA, 43 CFR

10.2 (c). The determinations within this

notice are the sole responsibility of the

museum, institution, or Federal Agency

who has control of these Native

American human remains and

associated funerary objects.

A detailed assessment of the human

remains was made by University of

Alaska Museum professional staff in

consultation with representatives of the

Nome Eskimo Community.

In 1950, human remains representing

five individuals were recovered from

Sledge Island, AK during surveys

conducted under the auspices of the

University of Alaska Museum by George

Schumann. No known individuals were

identified. No associated funerary object

are present.

In 1956, human remains representing

one individual were recovered from

Sledge Island, AK during surveys

conducted under the auspices of the

University of Alaska Museum by Otto

Geist and Ivar Skarland. No known

individual was identified. The nine

associated funerary objects are two knife

handles and seven faunal remains

consisting of three dog bones and four

polar bear bones.

In 1968, human remains representing

four individuals were recovered from

Sledge Island, AK by William Tuttle,

who donated these human remains to

the University of Alaska Museum. No

known individuals were identified. No

associated funerary objects are present.

Based on material culture, the sites

listed above have been identified as

historic period occupations (post-1780

A.D.).

Based on the above mentioned

information, officials of the University

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of Alaska Museum have determined

that, pursuant to 43 CFR 10.2 (d)(1), the

human remains listed above represent

the physical remains of a minimum of

ten individuals of Native American

ancestry. Officials of the University of

Alaska Museum have also determined

that, pursuant to 43 CFR 10.2 (d)(2), the

nine objects listed 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. Lastly, officials of the

University of Alaska Museum have

determined that, pursuant to 43 CFR

10.2(e), there is a relationship of shared

group identity which can be reasonably

traced between these Native American

human remains and associated funerary

objects and the Nome Eskimo

Community.

This notice has been sent to officials

of the Nome Eskimo Community.

Representatives of any other Indian tribe

that believes itself to be culturally

affiliated with these human remains and

associated funerary objects should

contact Gary Selinger, Special Projects

Manager, University of Alaska Museum,

907 Yukon Drive, Fairbanks, AK 99775–

1200; telephone: (907) 474–6117, fax:

(907) 474–5469, before July 10, 2000.

Repatriation of the human remains and

associated funerary objects to the Nome

Eskimo Community may begin after that

date if no additional claimants come

forward. The National Park Service is

not responsible for the determinations

within this notice.

Dated: May 30, 2000.

John Robbins,

Assistant Director, Cultural Resources

Stewardship and Partnerships.

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INTERNATIONAL TRADE

COMMISSION

Sunshine Act Meeting

AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING:

International Trade Commission.

TIME AND DATE: June 12, 2000 at 2 p.m.

PLACE: Room 101, 500 E Street SW.

Washington, DC 20436 Telephone: (202)

205–2000.

STATUS: Open to the public.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: 

1. Agenda for future meeting: none

2. Minutes

3. Ratification List

4. Inv. No. 731–TA–762

(Remand)(Static Random Access

Memory Semiconductors from

Taiwan)— briefing and vote. (The

Commission will transmit its views on

remand to the U.S. Court of

International Trade on June 26, 2000.)

5. Inv. Nos. 701–TA–253 and 731–

TA–132, 252, 271, 276–277, 296, 409–

410, 532–534, and 536–537 (Review)

(Certain Pipe and Tube from Argentina,

Brazil, Canada, India, Korea, Mexico,

Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey,

and Venezuela)—briefing and vote. (The

Commission will transmit its

determination to the Secretary of

Commerce on June 26, 2000).

6. Outstanding action jackets: none

In accordance with Commission

policy, subject matter listed above, not

disposed of at the scheduled meeting,

may be carried over to the agenda of the

following meeting.

Issued: June 5, 2000.

By order of the Commission.

Donna R. Koehnke,

Secretary.

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree

Pursuant to the Comprehensive

Environmental Response,

Compensation, and Liability Act of

1980, as Amended

Notice is hereby given that a proposed

consent decree in the actions entitled

United States v. Gayner, et al., Civil

Action No. 00CV11037EFH (D. Mass.),

and United States v. Glynn, Civil Action

No. 99–40133 (D. Mass.), was lodged on

May 26, 2000, with the United States

District Court for the District of

Massachusetts. The proposed consent

decree resolves the claims of the United

States against several potentially

responsible parties (‘‘Settling

Defendants’’) at the Nyanza Chemical

Waste Dump Superfund Site, located in

Ashland, Massachusetts (‘‘Site’’), under

the Comprehensive Environmental

Response, Compensation, and Liability

Act (‘‘CERCLA’’), 42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.

The consent decree will also resolve the

claims of the Commonwealth of

Massachusetts (‘‘Commonwealth’’) in

connection with the Site under CERCLA

and the Massachusetts Oil and

Hazardous Material Release Prevention

and Response Act, M.G.L. c. 21E. The

Settling Defendants include Robert E.

Gayner, MCL Development Corporation,

Edward J. Camille, and John J. Glynn,

Jr., as Trustee of the Environmental

Restoration Engineering Trust and the

AIF Realty Trust. The consent decree

includes a covenant not to sue by the

United States under sections 106 and

107 of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9606 and

9607 (including claims for natural

resource damages), and under section

7003 of the Resource Conservation and

Recovery Act (‘‘RCRA’’), 42 U.S.C. 6973.

Under the proposed consent decree,

the Settling Defendants will pay

$300,000 to the United States in order

to reimburse the United States for its

past unreimbursed response costs

incurred in connection with the Site

and $75,000 to the Commonwealth to

reimburse the Commonwealth for its

past unreimbursed response costs

incurred in connection with the Site. In

addition, the Settling Defendants have

agreed to record an Environmental

Restriction and Easement (‘‘Easement’’)

with respect to each of their properties

located at the Site. The Easements will

impose certain restrictions on the use of

these properties and will also provide

access rights to the United States (until

completion of the remedial action at the

Site) and the Commonwealth (after

completion of the remedial action at the

Site).

The Department of Justice will

receive, for a period of up to thirty days

from the date of this publication,

comments relating to the proposed

consent decree. Any comments should

be addressed to the Assistant Attorney

General for the Environment and

Natural Resources Division, P.O. Box

7611, Ben Franklin Station, Washington

D.C. 20044, and should refer to United

States v. Gayner et al., DOJ Ref. Number

90–11–2–340D. Commenters may

request an opportunity for a public

meeting in the affected area, in

accordance with section 7003(d) of

RCRA, 42 U.S.C. 6973(d).

The proposed consent decree may be

examined at EPA Region 1, located at

One Congress Street, Suite 1100, Boston,

MA 02114 (contact Peter DeCambre,

617–918–1890). A copy of the proposed

consent decree may be obtained by mail

from the Department of Justice Consent

Decree Library, P.O. Box 7611,

Washington, DC, 20044. In requesting a

copy, please refer to the referenced case

and enclose a check in the amount of

$30 (25 cents per page reproduction

costs).

Joel M. Gross,

Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement

Section, Environment and Natural Resources

Division.

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