53652 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 199 / Wednesday, October 15, 1997 / Notices

Street, Vale, OR 97918, (Telephone 541

473–3144).

Edwin J. Singleton,

District Manager.

[FR Doc. 97–27214 Filed 10–14–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Notice of Inventory Completion for

Native American Human Remains in

the Control of the National Park

Service, Haleakala National Park,

Makawao, HI

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 in the control of the National

Park Service, Haleakala National Park,

Makawao, HI.

A detailed assessment of the human

remains was made by National Park

Service professional staff in association

with professional staff from the Bishop

Museum and in consultation with

representatives of the Hawai‘i Island

Burial Council, Hui Malama i na

Kapuna o Hawai‘i Nei, Kona Hawaiian

Civic Club, Maui/Lana‘i Island Burial

Council, Moloka‘i Island Burial Council,

and Office of Hawaiian Affairs. All of

the human remains have been curated

by the Anthropology Department of the

Bernice P. Bishop Museum in Honolulu,

Hawai‘i since their initial recovery.

Between 1920 and 1962, human

remains representing at least 16

individuals were recovered from three

sites, located within park boundaries in

and around Haleakala crater, during

legally authorized fieldwork and

excavations. No known individuals

were identified. No associated funerary

objects were present. The dates for the

remains have not been established but

they probably date from both before and

after contact was established between

Native Hawaiians and Europeans in

A.D. 1778.

In 1920, human remains representing

two individuals were recovered from Na

Piko Haua, located within the

boundaries of Haleakala crater, during

legally authorized fieldwork by Kenneth

Emory of the Bishop Museum. The

human remains are two individual

bundles, wrapped in blue cotton fabric,

dark brown hair and paper and tied

with white thread. No known individual

was identified. No associated funerary

objects are present. On the basis of

information provided by a local guide in

1920, the bundles’ state of preservation,

and the presence of imported cotton

cloth, these navel string bundles

probably date from the late 19th to early

20th century. These bundles were

donated to the Bishop Museum in 1924

by the collector, who identified them as

‘‘portions of two navel strings [umbilical

cords] wrapped in hair and cloth.’’

Aside from facilities clearly of 20th

century origin, virtually all evidence of

human use and occupation of the

Haleakala crater area is of Native

Hawaiian origin. Available evidence

indicates that Native Hawaiians are the

only group to bury their dead in the

crater region. In addition, the manner of

burial of the human remains (in or near

Native Hawaiian structures, in a lava

tube, etc.) is consistent with Native

Hawaiian practices during both pre- and

post-contact periods. Further, the Native

Hawaiian practice of burying the dead

in or near their home community

suggests that all burials found in or near

Haleakala crater on the island of Maui

are of people from Maui communities.

With regard to the navel string

bundles, one of the Native Hawaiian

men who accompanied Emory in 1920

stated that his own umbilical cord had

been hidden at Na Piko Haua. The

practice of depositing umbilical cords in

at least this one location in the

Haleakala crater was a Native Hawaiian

practice in effect until ca. 1920. As in

the case of burials, it was customary for

Native Hawaiians to deposit umbilical

cords in the general vicinity of the

community where the birth had taken

place. This practice was confirmed by

the Native Hawaiian guide. Based on

this information, the navel string

bundles in the collection are considered

to be from infants born in communities

on the slopes of Haleakala.

Based on the above-mentioned

information, officials of the National

Park Service have determined that,

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

human remains listed above represent

the physical remains of at least 18

individuals of Native American

ancestry. Officials of the National Park

Service have also determined that,

pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3003 (2), there is

a relationship of shared group identity

which can reasonably be traced between

these Native American human remains

and the Maui/Lana‘i Island Burial

Council.

This notice has been sent to officials

of the Hawai‘i Island Burial Council,

Hui Malama i na Kapuna o Hawai‘i Nei,

Kona Hawaiian Civic Club, Maui/Lana‘i

Island Burial Council, Moloka‘i Island

Burial Council, and Office of Hawaiian

Affairs. Representatives of any other

Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian

organization that believes itself to be

culturally affiliated with these human

remains and associated funerary objects

should contact Don Reeser,

Superintendent, Haleakala National

Park, PO Box 369, Makawao, Maui, HI,

96768; telephone: (808) 572–9306,

before [thirty days after publication in

the Federal Register]. Repatriation of

the human remains to the Maui/Lana‘i

Island Burial Council will begin after

that date if no additional claimants

come forward.

Dated: October 6, 1997.

Francis P. McManamon,

Departmental Consulting Archeologist,

Manager, Archeology and Ethnography

Program.

[FR Doc. 97–27215 Filed 10–14–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Reclamation

Western Colorado Area Office, Grand

Junction, Colorado

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare a

supplemental environmental impact

statement.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of

1969, as amended, the Bureau of

Reclamation (Reclamation) intends to

prepare a supplemental environmental

impact statement on the AB Lateral

Hydropower Project. The project would

be located in Montrose County,

Colorado. The purpose of the

hydropower project is to economically

develop the energy potential of water

flows from the Gunnison River through

the existing Gunnison Tunnel to the

Uncompahgre River.

DATES: The Supplemental EIS is

expected to be available for public

comment in 1998.

ADDRESSES: For information concerning

the supplemental NEPA work, or

information or suggestions concerning

the work, contact Mr. Steve McCall,

Environmental Specialist, Western

Colorado Area Office, Bureau of

Reclamation, P.O. Box 60340, Grand

Junction CO 81506.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mr. Steve McCall at (970) 248–0600.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

A final environmental impact

statement (FEIS 90–25) was filed on