41412 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 148 / Friday, August 1, 1997 / Notices

of the United States, Act of August 30,

1890 (43 U.S.C. 945).

2. All mineral deposits in the land so

patented, and to it, or persons

authorized by it, the right to prospect

for, mine and remove such deposits

from the same under applicable law and

regulations to be established by the

Secretary of Interior.

And will be subject to:

Those rights for a buried water line

granted to Sun Valley Water and

Sanitary District, its successors or

assigns, by right-of-way N–56939

pursuant to the Act of October 21, 1976

(43 U.S.C. 1761).

Upon publication of this notice in the

Federal Register, the lands will be

segregated from all forms of

appropriation under the public land

laws, including the general mining laws

but not the mineral leasing laws, the

mineral disposal laws, or the

Geothermal Steam Act. The segregation

shall terminate upon issuance of a

conveyance document or publication in

the Federal Register of an order

specifying the date and time of opening.

For a period of 45 days after publication

of this notice in the Federal Register,

interested parties may submit comments

regarding the proposed lease/

conveyance or classification to the

Assistant District Manager,

Nonrenewable Resources, Bureau of

Land Management, Carson City District.

Classification Comments

Comments on the classification are

restricted to whether the land is

physically suited for the proposal,

whether the use will maximize the

future use or uses of the land, whether

the use is consistent with local planning

and zoning, or if the use is consistent

with State and Federal programs.

Application Comments

Comments on the application should

address the proposed use in the

application and plan or development,

whether the BLM followed proper

administrative procedures in reaching

the decision, or any other factor not

directly related to the land for an

elementary school site. Objections will

be reviewed by the Carson City District

Manager who may sustain, vacate or

modify this realty action. In the absence

of any objections, this realty action will

become the final determination of the

Department of the Interior.

Dated this 25th day of July, 1997.

Clifford D. Ligons,

Assistant District Manager, Nonrenewable

Resources, Carson City District.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Notice of Inventory Completion for

Native American Remains and

Associated Funerary Objects from

Kiana, AK, in the Control of the Alaska

State Office, Bureau of Land

Management, Anchorage, 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), 25 U.S.C. 3003 (d), of the

completion of an inventory of human

remains and associated funerary objects

from Kiana, AK in the control of the

Alaska State Office, Bureau of Land

Management.

A detailed assessment of the human

remains and associated funerary objects

was made by Bureau of Land

Management professional staff and

University of Alaska Museum

professional staff in consultation with

representatives of the Native Village of

Kiana.

During 1941, human remains

representing one individual was

recovered from a burial at the Ekseavik

site in the vicinity of Kiana, AK by J.

Louis Giddings under unclear

circumstances. The remains were

subsequently accessioned to the

University Museum in Fairbanks,

Alaska. No known individual was

identified. The 130 associated funerary

objects recovered include a sandstone

lamp, 123 glass trade beads, 4 metal

bracelets, a large metal ulu blade, with

shaped bone handle, and a pyrite

nodule, worn smooth on one face.

During 1947, human remains

representing one individual were

recovered from the Kavet Creek site in

the vicinity of Kiana, AK by J. Louis

Giddings under unclear circumstances.

The remains were subsequently

accessioned to the University Museum

in Fairbanks, Alaska. No known

individuals were identified. The 106

associated funerary objects recovered

include a broken coal labret, a polished

elliptical jade blade, a jade adze head,

a jade ulu blade, an antler arrowhead

and net sinker, a chert arrowhead,

several sandstone saw and whetstone

pieces, and various stone ulu, adze

head, chisel, and other worked stone

fragments.

The geographic locations of the two

sets of remains and associated funerary

objects listed above indicate that they

are most probably associated with

residents of the Native Village of Kiana.

The remains from 1941 are undated but

the presence of glass trade beads

suggests they are from the 18th or 19th

century. The remains from 1947, while

undated, were thought by the excavator

to date perhaps back to the 17th

century. This would be a time when the

ancestors of people now living in Kiana

were in this area. Native Elders of Kiana

recognize the areas where the human

remains were recovered as traditionally

associated with their village. They also

report that the burial practices

associated with the Kavet Creek remains

involve the burning of a house which is

consistent with practices performed in

the region, including at Kiana, into

the.20th century.

Based on the above mentioned

information, officials of the Bureau of

Land Management have determined

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

human remains listed above represent

the physical remains of two individuals

of Native American ancestry. Officials of

the Bureau of Land Management have

also determined that, pursuant to 25

U.S.C. 3001 (3)(A), the 236 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 Bureau

of Land Management have also

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

3001 (2), there is a relationship of

shared group identity which can be

reasonably traced between these Native

American human remains and the

Native Village of Kiana.

This notice has been sent to officials

of the Native Village of Kiana.

Representatives of any other Indian tribe

that believes itself to be culturally

affiliated with these human remains and

associated funerary objects should

contact Dr. Robert E. King, Alaska State

NAGPRA Coordinator, Bureau of Land

Management, 222 W. 7th Avenue, #13,

Anchorage, Alaska 99513–7599;

telephone (907) 271–5510, before

September 2, 1997. Repatriation of the

human remains and associated funerary

objects to the Native Village of Kiana

may begin after that date if no

additional claimants come forward.

Dated: July 25, 1997.

Francis P. McManamon,

Departmental Consulting Archeologist,

Manager, Archeology and Ethnography

Program.

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