8264 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 36 / Monday, February 24, 1997 / Notices

to be officially filed in the Wyoming

State Office, Cheyenne, Wyoming, thirty

(30) calendar days from the date of this

publication.

Sixth Principal Meridian, Wyoming

T.50 N., R. 71 W., accepted December 13,

1996

T.47 N., R. 73 W., accepted December 13,

1996

T.48 N., R. 73 W., accepted December 13,

1996

T.28 N., R. 71 W., accepted February 12, 1997

T.35 N., R. 113 W., accepted February 12,

1997

If protests against a survey, as shown

on any of the above plats, are received

prior to the official filing, the filing will

be stayed pending consideration of the

protest(s) and or appeal(s). A plat will

not be officially filed until after

disposition of protest(s) and or

appeal(s).

These plats will be placed in the open

files of the Wyoming State Office,

Bureau of Land Management, 5353

Yellowstone Road, Cheyenne,

Wyoming, and will be available to the

public as a matter of information only.

Copies of the plats will be made

available upon request and prepayment

of the reproduction fee of $1.10 per

copy.

A person or party who wishes to

protest a survey must file with the State

Director, Bureau of Land Management,

Cheyenne, Wyoming, a notice of protest

prior to thirty (30) calendar days from

the date of this publication. If the

protest notice did not include a

statement of reasons for the protest, the

protestant shall file such a statement

with the State Director within thirty (30)

calendar days after the notice of protest

was filed.

The above-listed plats represent

dependent resurveys, subdivision of

sections.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Bureau of Land Management, P.O. Box

1828, 5353 Yellowstone Road,

Cheyenne, Wyoming 82003.

Dated: February 14, 1997.

John P. Lee,

Chief, Cadastral Survey Group.

[FR Doc. 97–4464 Filed 2–21–97; 8:45 am]

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National Park Service

Meeting of Delta Region Preservation

Commission

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given in

accordance with the Federal Advisory

Committee Act that a meeting of the

Delta Region Preservation Commission

will be held at the following place and

time.

DATES: Wednesday, March 12, 1997, at

7 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at

the German-American Cultural Center

located at 519 Huey P. Long Avenue,

Gretna, Louisiana 70053.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Persons wishing further information

concerning this meeting, or who wish to

submit written statements, may contact

Geraldine Smith, Superintendent, Jean

Lafitte National Historical Park and

Preserve, 365 Canal Street, Suite 3080,

New Orleans, Louisiana 70130–1142,

telephone (504) 589–3882, extension

108.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Delta

Region Preservation Commission was

established pursuant to Section 907 of

Public Law 95–625 (16 U.S.C. 230f), as

amended, to advise the Secretary of the

Interior in the selection of sites for

inclusion in Jean Lafitte National

Historical Park and Preserve, and in the

implementation and development of a

general management plan and of a

comprehensive interpretive program of

the natural, historic, and cultural

resources of the region.

The matters to be discussed at this

meeting include:

—Old Business

—New Business

—General Park Update

The meeting will be open to the

public. However, facilities and space for

accommodating members of the public

are limited, and persons will be

accommodated on a first-come-firstserved basis. Any member of the public

may file a written statement concerning

matters to be discussed with the

Superintendent, Jean Lafitte National

Historical Park and Preserve.

Minutes of the meeting will be

available for public inspection four

weeks after the meeting at the office of

Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and

Preserve.

Dated: February 7, 1997.

Daniel W. Brown,

Acting Regional Director, Southeast Region.

[FR Doc. 97–4473 Filed 2–21–97; 8:45 am]

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Keweenaw National Historical Park

Advisory Commission; Notice of

Meeting

SUMMARY: This notice announces an

upcoming meeting of the Keweenaw

National Historical Park Advisory

Commission. Notice of this meeting is

required under the Federal Advisory

Committee Act (Public Law 92–463).

DATES: Tuesday, February 25, 1997; 8:30

a.m. until 4:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Keweenaw National

Historical Park Headquarters, 100 Red

Jacket Road (2nd floor), Calumet,

Michigan 49913–0471.

This meeting is open to the public.

We will begin with the Chairman’s

welcome; minutes of the previous

meeting; update on the general

management plan; update on park

activities; old business; new business;

next meeting date; adjournment.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Superintendent, Keweenaw National

Historical Park, P.O. Box 471, Calumet,

Michigan 49913–0471, or telephone

906–337–3168.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Keweenaw National Historical Park was

established by Public Law 102–543 on

October 27, 1992.

Dated: February 12, 1997.

William W. Schenk,

Field Director, Midwest Field Area.

[FR Doc. 97–4471 Filed 2–21–97; 8:45 am]

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Denali National Park and Preserve, AK;

Notice of Availability

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

pursuant to the provisions of Section 2

of the Act of September 28, 1976, U.S.C.

1901 et seg., and according to the

provisions of Section 9.17(a) of Title 36

of the Code of Federal Regulations Part

9, Subpart A, Steve Hicks has filed, on

behalf of claim owners Arnold Howard

and the estates of Arley Taylor, a plan

of operations in support of proposed

appraisal sampling operations on lands

embracing the Caribou Howtay

Association Claim #1 in Denali National

Park and Preserve.

ADDRESSES: This plan is available for

inspection during normal business

hours at the following location: Denali

National Park and Preserve, Park

Headquarters, P.O. Box 9, Denali Park,

Alaska 99755.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Phil Brease, Geologist, Denali National

Park and Preserve (907) 683–2294, at the

address above.

Dated: February 3, 1997.

Ken Kehrer,

Chief Ranger, Denali National Park and

Preserve.

[FR Doc. 97–4472 Filed 2–21–97; 8:45 am]

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Notice of Intent to Repatriate Cultural

Items in the Possession of the Heard

Museum, Phoenix, AZ

AGENCY: National Park Service.
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ACTION: Notice.

Notice is hereby given under the

Native American Graves Protection and

Repatriation Act, 25 U.S.C. 3005 (a)(2),

of the intent to repatriate cultural items

in the possession of the Heard Museum,

Phoenix, AZ, which meet the definition

of ‘‘sacred objects’’ under Section 2 of

the Act.

The cultural items are two painted

rawhide rattles with wood and rawhide

handles. Prior to 1954, these rattles were

purchased by the Heard Museum and

are identified as Oglala from South

Dakota.

Consultation evidence presented by

representatives of the Cheyenne River

Sioux Tribe, Devil’s Lake Sioux Tribe,

Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, and Three

Affiliated Tribes indicate these rattles

are part of a Yuwipi ceremony, and are

specific ceremonial objects needed by

traditional religious leaders for the

practice of Native American religion by

present day adherents.

Based on the above-mentioned

information, officials of the Heard

Museum have determined that,

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

cultural items are specific ceremonial

objects needed by traditional Native

American religious leaders for the

practice of traditional Native American

religions by their present-day adherents.

Officials of the Heard Museum 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 items

and the Oglala Sioux Tribe.

This notice has been sent to officials

of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe,

Devil’s Lake Sioux Tribe, Oglala Sioux

Tribe, Rosebud Sioux Tribe, Santee

Sioux Tribe of Nebraska, and Standing

Rock Sioux Tribe. Representatives of

any other Indian tribe that believes itself

to be culturally affiliated with these

objects should contact Martin Sullivan,

Director, The Heard Museum, 22 E.

Monte Vista Rd., Phoenix, AZ 85004–

1480, telephone (602) 252–8840 before

March 26, 1997. Repatriation of these

objects to the Cheyenne River Sioux

Tribe on behalf of the Oglala Sioux

Tribe may begin after that date if no

additional claimants come forward.

Dated: February 14, 1997.

Francis P. McManamon,

Departmental Consulting Archeologist,

Manager, Archeology and Ethnography

Program.

[FR Doc. 97–4468 Filed 2–21–97; 8:45 am]

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Notice of Inventory Completion for

Native American Human Remains from

Coos County, OR, in the Possession of

the Los Angeles County Museum of

Natural History, Los Angeles, CA

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 from Coos County, OR, in the

possession of the Los Angeles County

Museum of Natural History, Los

Angeles, CA.

A detailed assessment of the human

remains was made by Los Angeles

County Museum professional staff in

consultation with representatives of the

Coquille Indian Tribe.

In 1969, human remains representing

one individual were recovered from site

35CS3 one the north bank near the

mouth of the Coquille River, Coos

County, OR, by Mrs. Lee Hall. Mrs. Hall

donated the human remains to the Los

Angeles County Museum in 1970. No

known individuals were identified. No

associated funerary objects are present.

Site 35CS3 has been identified as a

Lower Coquille (Miluk) village site

occupied into the historic period based

on manner of internment, oral history,

linguistic distribution, and geographic

location.. Accession information with

this individual states the remains were

found eroding from the riverbank near

the site of an earlier University of

Oregon excavation of the village.

Consultation evidence presented by

representatives of the Coquille Indian

Tribe indicates this is a known village

site and traditional cemetery area.

Based on the above mentioned

information, officials of the Los Angeles

County Museum of Natural History 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 Los Angeles

County Museum of Natural History 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

Coquille Indian Tribe.

This notice has been sent to officials

of the Confederated Tribes of Coos,

Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians,

the Confederated Tribes of the Siletz

Reservation, and the Coquille Indian

Tribe. Representatives of any other

Indian tribe that believes itself to be

culturally affiliated with these human

remains and associated funerary objects

should contact Margaret Ann Hardin,

Los Angeles County Museum of Natural

History, 900 Exposition Blvd., Los

Angeles, CA 90007; telephone: (213)

744–3382 before March 26, 1997.

Repatriation of the human remains to

the Coquille Indian Tribe may begin

after that date if no additional claimants

come forward.

Dated: February 13, 1997.

Francis P. McManamon,

Departmental Consulting Archeologist,

Manager, Archeology and Ethnography

Program.

[FR Doc. 97–4470 Filed 2–21–97; 8:45 am]

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Notice of Inventory Completion for

Native American Human Remains and

Unassociated Funerary Objects from

Emmet County, MI, in the Possession

of the Museum of Anthropology,

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

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 unassociated funerary

objects in the possession of the Museum

of Anthropology, University of

Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.

A detailed assessment of the human

remains was made by Museum of

Anthropology professional staff in

consultation with representatives of the

Grand Traverse Bay Band of Chippewa

and Ottawa Indians and the Little

Traverse Bay Band of Odawa Indians.

In 1924, human remains representing

one individual were sold to the Museum

of Anthropology, University of

Michigan by Rev. L.P. Rowlands of

Detroit, MI. Accession and other

collection information indicates this

individual was recovered during the late

nineteenth century from the Lake

Michigan shore area in Emmet County,

MI between the localities of Cross

Village and Seven Mile Point. No

known individual was identified. No

associated funerary objects are present.

The 510 unassociated funerary objects

include silver ornaments, glass beads,

brass and copper kettles, an iron hoe,

trap fragments, a tomahawk pipe, and

textile fragments. In 1924, these items

were sold to the Museum of

Anthropology, University of Michigan

by Rev. L.P. Rowlands of Detroit, MI.

Accession and other collection

information indicates these items came

from graves in the areas of Middle