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Protection Agency pursuant to the OPA,

the agencies have divided their

respective responsibilities for oil spill

prevention and response according to

the definition of ‘‘coast line’’ contained

in the Submerged Lands Act, 43 U.S.C.

1301(c) (59 FR 9494–9495). Nothing

herein is intended to affect the

implementation or administration of

that MOU.

VI. Modification

Either party to this agreement may

propose modifications by submitting

them in writing to the head of the other

Department. No modification may be

adopted except with the consent of both

parties. Both parties shall indicate their

consent to or disagreement with any

proposed modification within 60 days

of receipt. Upon the request of either

party, representatives of both parties

shall meet for the purpose of

considering modifications to this

agreement.

VII. Termination

This MOU may be terminated by

either party upon 60-day written notice

to the other party.

VIII. Administration

This MOU will be administered by

DOI’s Minerals Management Service

and DOT’s Research and Special

Programs Administration or such

successor agencies as may be designated

by the respective Secretaries.

IX. Effective Date

This MOU is effective upon

acceptance by both parties as indicated

by the signatures below.

Dated: December 10, 1996.

Department of the Interior.

Bruce Babbitt,

Secretary.

Dated: December 10, 1996.

Department of Transportation

Federico Pen ̃ a,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–3769 Filed 2–13–97; 8:45 am]

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National Park Service

Notice of Inventory Completion for

Native American Human Remains and

Associated Funerary Objects in the

Possession of Bandelier National

Monument, National Park Service, Los

Alamos, NM—Correction

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

Correction

In notice document 96–32095

beginning on page 66694 in the issue of

Wednesday, December 18, 1996 make

the following corrections:

On page 66694, in the third column,

in the second paragraph, include the

Pueblo of Santa Ana in the list of

consulted Indian tribes.

On page 66695, in the second column,

in the second paragraph, include the

Pueblo of Santa Ana in the list of Indian

tribes with a shared group identity

reasonably traced to the 37 sets of

Native American human remains and

ten associated funerary objects.

On page 66695, in the second column,

in the third paragraph, include the

Pueblo of Santa Ana in the list of

notified Indian tribes.

On page 66695, in the third column,

in the first paragraph, include the

Pueblo of Santa Ana, the Pueblo of

Santa Clara, and the Pueblo of Santo

Domingo in the list of Indian tribes to

whom the 37 sets of Native American

human remains and ten associated

funerary objects may be repatriated.

Dated: February 5, 1997.

Francis P. McManamon,

Departmental Consulting Archeologist,

Manager, Archeology and Ethnography

Program.

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Notice of Inventory Completion for

Native American Human Remains and

Associated Funerary Objects from

near Yerington, Nevada, in the

Possession of the Nevada State

Museum, Carson City, NV

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interor.

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

near Yerington, Nevada, in the

possession of the Nevada State Museum,

Carson City, NV.

A detailed assessment of the human

remains and associated funerary objects

was made by the Nevada State Museum

professional staff in consultation with

representatives of the Yerington Paiute

Tribe.

Before 1970, human remains

representing one individual were

collected by an unknown person and

delivered to the Nevada State Museum.

‘‘Yerington’’ was written on the box the

human remains were delivered in. No

known individual was identified. No

associated funerary objects are present.

Morphological evidence indicates this

individual is Native American based on

cranial shape and dental traits. One

tooth in the cranium shows pre-contact

type wear and lingual tilting, supporting

precontact but otherwise unknown age.

Historic and ethnographic evidence

indicates only the Yerington Paiute

Tribe has occupied the Yerington area

in historic times, and no non-Paiute

precontact cultures have been identified

within the Yerington area. Oral tradition

presented by representatives of the

Yerington Paiute Tribe supports this

conclusion.

In 1984, human remains representing

one individual were recovered during

water line construction by the City of

Yerington, Nevada. No known

individual was identified. The 759

associated funerary objects include: 12

white buttons, one blue button, and 745

turquoise-colored, blue and black glass

trade beads.

Morphological evidence indicates this

individual is Native American based on

cranial shape and dental traits. The

associated funerary objects date this

burial to after 1840. The manner of

internment and the presence of glass

beads and clothing buttons are

consistent with Northern Paiute burials

in this region. Consultation evidence

indicates the Yerington Paiute Tribe has

occupied this area since precontact

times. Historic and ethnographic

evidence indicates only the Yerington

Paiute Tribe has occupied the Yerington

area in historic times, and no non-Paiute

precontact cultures have been identified

within the Yerington area.

In 1987, human remains representing

one individual were recovered from

Smith Valley, Lyon County, NV, by the

Nevada Division of Investigations and

turned over to the Nevada State

Museum when it was determined to be

a Native American individual. No

known individual was identified. No

associated funerary objects are present.

Historic and ethnographic evidence

indicates only the Yerington Paiute

Tribe has occupied the Yerington area

in historic times, and no non-Paiute

precontact cultures have been identified

within the Yerington area. Oral tradition

presented by representatives of the

Yerington Paiute Tribe support this

conclusion.

In May of 1990, human remains

representing one individual was found

by a private citizen near Yerington,

Nevada, and reported to the Lyon

County Sheriff’s Office. No known

individual was identified. The eight

associated funerary objects include:

denim jeans, a wool army jacket, a

braided hackamore bosal, metal rings

and leather representing a saddle, and
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wrappings consisting of a rabbit skin

blanket, and possibly a wool blanket.

Based on biometric attributes, this

individual has been identified as Paiute.

The associated funerary objects date this

burial to ca. 1920. The tightly flexed

posture, talus burial setting, twined

rabbit skin blanket, and burial with

horse tack is also consistent with

specifically Northern Paiute burial

practices. Consultation evidence

indicates the Yerington Paiute Tribe has

occupied this area since precontact

times.

In 1990, human remains representing

one individual were recovered by the

Nevada Division of Investigations

during shallow land leveling operations

preparing a hay pad in a sandy area of

a privately owned ranch near Yerington,

Nevada. The human remains were

identified as Native American and

turned over to the Nevada State

Museum. No known individual was

identified. No associated funerary

objects are present.

Historic and ethnographic evidence

indicates only the Yerington Paiute

Tribe has occupied the Yerington area

in historic times, and no non-Paiute

precontact cultures have been identified

within the Yerington area. Oral tradition

presented by representatives of the

Yerington Paiute Tribe support this

conclusion.

At an unknown date, human remains

representing one individual were

exposed by heavy equipment on the

John Connaly (Connolly?) Ranch in

Mason Valley, Nevada, and turned over

to the Nevada State Museum by an

unknown person. No known individual

was identified. The 1,870 associated

funerary objects include: a leather

thong, a rubber shoe fragment, four

buttons (two bone, two white glass),

three metal shanked buttons, 1,803 glass

beads, a brass band (1 by 2 inches) and

57 olivella shell beads.

Morphological evidence indicates this

individual is Native American based on

biometric attributes, cranial shape, and

dental traits. The associated funerary

objects indicates this burial dates after

1840, and are consistent with funerary

objects present in known Northern

Paiute (including Yerington Paiute)

historic burials. Consultation evidence

presented by representatives of the

Yerington Paiute Tribe indicates the

area of Connolly Ranch was a burial

area for a Yerington Paiute family.

At an unknown date, human remains

representing one individual were found

by Mr. and Mrs. George Compston,

‘‘near Yerington’’, Nevada and donated

to the Nevada State Museum. No known

individual was identified. The

approximately 3,135 associated funerary

objects include: 3,071 glass trade beads,

60 pine nuts, several twine and cordage

fragments, four buttons, and wood

fragments.

This individual has identified as

Native American based on the

associated funerary objects present. The

associated funerary objects also indicate

this burial dates after 1840, when such

objects became locally available with

the immigration of American settlers

through Nevada. The cloth wrapping,

associated beads and pine nuts indicates

this was an intentional Northern Paiute

burial. Consultation evidence indicates

the Yerington Paiute Tribe has occupied

this area since precontact times.

Based on the above mentioned

information, officials of the Nevada

State Museum have determined that,

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

human remains listed above represent

the physical remains of seven

individuals of Native American

ancestry. Officials of the Nevada State

Museum have also determined that,

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

5,772 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

Nevada State Museum have determined

that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (2), and

43 CFR 10.9 (d)(1) 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

Yerington Paiute Tribe.

This notice has been sent to officials

of the Yerington Paiute Tribe, Fallon

Paiute Shoshone Tribes, Washoe Tribe

of California and Nevada, Walker River

Paiute Tribe, and Pyramid Lake Tribe.

Representatives of any other Indian tribe

that believes itself to be culturally

affiliated with these human remains and

associated funerary objects should

contact Amy Dansie, Nevada Division of

Museums and History NAGPRA

coordinator, 600 N. Carson, Carson City,

Nevada 89710; telephone: (702) 687–

4810, extension 245, before March 17,

1997. Repatriation of the human

remains and associated funerary objects

to the Yerington Paiute Tribe may begin

after that date if no additional claimants

come forward.

Dated: January 31, 1997.

Veletta Canouts,

Acting Departmental Consulting Archeolgist,

Deputy Manager, Archeology and Ethnograpy

Program.

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Notice of Inventory Completion for

Native American Human Remains and

Associated Funerary Objects from

Kenai, 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

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 the

Kenaitze Indian Tribe.

In 1960, human remains representing

one individual were recovered from

private lands across from the Moose

River Bridge and the Sterling Highway,

Kenai, AK by Mr. Frederick HadleighWest. No known individual was

identified. The two associated funerary

objects include faunal material and a

white clay bead.

Ethnographic evidence and historical

documents indicate the area

surrounding Kenai, AK, are traditionally

associated with the Kenaitze Indian

Tribe based on types of associated

funerary objects, early written accounts,

and oral history. Consultation evidence

presented by representatives of the

Kenaitze Indian Tribe indicates that this

site is located within a known

traditional burial area.

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 one individual

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 two 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

Kenaitze Indian Tribe.

This notice has been sent to officials

of the Kenaitze Indian Tribe.

Representatives of any other Indian tribe