50964 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 188 / Monday, September 29, 1997 / Notices

TEXAS

Orange County

Lucas, Joseph and Annie, House, 812 W. Pine

St., Orange, 97001233

[FR Doc. 97–25731 Filed 9–26–97; 8:45 am]

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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

Chugachuk Island, AK in the

Possession of the University of Alaska

Museum, Fairbanks, AK

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

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 Chugachuk Island, AK in the

possession of the University of Alaska

Museum, Fairbanks, AK.

A detailed assessment of the human

remains was made by University of

Alaska Museum professional staff in

consultation with representatives of

Chugach Alaska Corporation, Cook Inlet

Region, Inc., Kenaitze Indian Tribe,

Ninilchik Village Traditional Council,

Port Graham Village Council, Nanwalek

Village Council, Native Village of

Salamatof, and the Seldovia Village

Tribe.

In 1967, human remains representing

five individuals were excavated from a

large midden on the south side of

Chugachuk Island, Kachemak Bay, AK

by David Schimberg and Peter

Schlederman during an archeological

survey and salvage project sponsored by

the University of Alaska-Fairbanks

Department of Anthropology and the

Institute of Arctic Biology. No known

individuals were identified. The sixteen

associated funerary objects include

faunal remains.

Based on cultural material of the site,

including chipped lithics, slate,

modified cobbles, a stone lamp

fragment, ochre, and worked bone, this

midden site has been determined to be

pre-European contact in age. The

cultural material is consistent with

objects found within sites known to be

affiliated with Chugach Alaska

Corporation, Cook Inlet Region, Inc.,

Kenaitze Indian Tribe, Ninichik Village

Traditional Council, Port Graham

Village Council, Nanwalek Village

Council, Native Village of Salamatof,

and the Seldovia Village Tribe, and

Chugachuk Island lies within the

traditional territories of these Native

Alaska Villages and Native

Corporations. Consultation with Native

Elders of these Native Alaska Villages

indicates there is a traditional

association with Chugachuk Island and

these villages.

Based on the above mentioned

information, officials of the University

of Alaska Museum have determined

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

human remains listed above represent

the physical remains of five individuals

of Native American ancestry. Officials of

the University of Alaska Museum have

also determined that, pursuant to 25

U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the sixteen 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 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 associated funerary

objects and the Chugach Alaska

Corporation, Cook Inlet Region, Inc.,

Kenaitze Indian Tribe, Ninilchik Village

Traditional Council, Port Graham

Village Council, Nanwalek Village

Council, Native Village of Salamatof,

and the Seldovia Village Tribe.

This notice has been sent to officials

of the Chugach Alaska Corporation,

Cook Inlet Region, Inc., Kenaitze Indian

Tribe, Ninilchik Village Traditional

Council, Port Graham Village Council,

Nanwalek Village Council, Native

Village of Salamatof, and the Seldovia

Village Tribe. Representatives of any

other Indian tribe that believes itself to

be culturally affiliated with these

human remains and associated funerary

objects should contact Gray Selinger,

Special Projects Manager, University of

Alaska Museum, 907 Yukon Drive,

Fairbanks, AK 99775–1200; telephone:

(907) 474–6117, before November 28,

1997. Repatriation of the human

remains and associated funerary objects

to the Chugach Alaska Corporation,

Cook Inlet Region, Inc., Kenaitze Indian

Tribe, Ninilchik Village Traditional

Council, Port Graham Village Council,

Nanwalek Village Council, Native

Village of Salamatof, and the Seldovia

Village Tribe may begin after that date

if no additional claimants come

forward.

Dated: September 23, 1997.

Francis P. McManamon,

Department Consulting Archeologist,

Manager, Archeology and Ethnography

Program.

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

National Institute of Corrections

Advisory Board Meeting

TIME AND DATE: 8:00 a.m., Tuesday,

October 21, 1997.

PLACE: Sheraton National Hotel, 900

South Orme Street, Arlington, VA

22204.

STATUS: Open.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: Updates on

NIC’s strategic planning, the survey

concerning civil commitment of sex

offenders, interstate compact, the

victims issues discussion points;

amendment of the Bylaws; election of

officers/liaisons; orientation for new

Board members; and the Office of

Justice Programs quarterly report.

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Larry Solomon, Deputy Director (202)

307–3106, ext. 155.

Morris L. Thigpen,

Director.

[FR Doc. 97–25682 Filed 9–26–97; 8:45 am]

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MARINE MAMMAL COMMISSION

Sunshine Act Meeting

TIME AND DATE: The Marine Mammal

Commission and its Committee of

Scientific Advisors on Marine Mammals

will meet in executive session on

Tuesday, November 18, 1997 from 8:45

a.m. to 9:45 a.m. The public sessions of

the Commission and the Committee

meeting will be held on Tuesday,

November 18, from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00

p.m., on Wednesday, November 19,

from 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., and on

Thursday, November 20, from 9:00 a.m.

to 1:00 p.m.

PLACE: The Fairbanks Princess Hotel,

4477 Pikes Landing Road, Fairbanks,

Alaska, 99709.

STATUS: The executive session will be

closed to the public. At it, matters

relating to personnel, the internal

practices of the Commission, and

international negotiations in process

will be discussed. All other portions of

the meeting will be open to public

observation. Public participation will be

allowed as time permits and it is