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Determinations Made by the Riverside 

Metropolitan Museum 

Officials of the Riverside Metropolitan 

Museum have determined that: 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(B), 

the two cultural items described 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 and 

are believed, by a preponderance of the 

evidence, to have been removed from a 

specific burial site of a Native American 

individual. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there 

is a relationship of shared group 

identity that can be reasonably traced 

between the unassociated funerary 

objects and the Rincon Band of Luiseno 

Mission Indians of the Rincon 

Reservation, California. 

Additional Requestors and Disposition 

Lineal descendants or representatives 

of any Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian 

organization not identified in this notice 

that wish to claim these cultural items 

should submit a written request with 

information in support of the claim to 

Robyn G. Peterson, Ph.D., Museum 

Director, Riverside Metropolitan 

Museum, 3580 Mission Inn Avenue, 

Riverside, CA 92501, telephone (951) 

826–5792, email rpeterson@

riversideca.gov, by July 18, 2018. After 

that date, if no additional claimants 

have come forward, transfer of control 

of the unassociated funerary objects to 

the Rincon Band of Luiseno Mission 

Indians of the Rincon Reservation, 

California may proceed. 

The Riverside Metropolitan Museum 

is responsible for notifying the Rincon 

Band of Luiseno Mission Indians of the 

Rincon Reservation, California that this 

notice has been published. 

Dated: May 9, 2018. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0025563; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: 

University of Arkansas Museum 

Collections, Fayetteville, AR 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The University of Arkansas 

Museum Collections has completed an 

inventory of human remains, in 

consultation with the appropriate 

Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian 

organizations, and has determined that 

there is a cultural affiliation between the 

human remains and present-day Indian 

Tribes or Native Hawaiian 

organizations. Lineal descendants or 

representatives of any Indian Tribe or 

Native Hawaiian organization not 

identified in this notice that wish to 

request transfer of control of these 

human remains should submit a written 

request to the University of Arkansas 

Museum Collections. If no additional 

requestors come forward, transfer of 

control of the human remains to the 

lineal descendants, Indian Tribes, or 

Native Hawaiian organizations stated in 

this notice may proceed. 

DATES: Lineal descendants or 

representatives of any Indian Tribe or 

Native Hawaiian organization not 

identified in this notice that wish to 

request transfer of control of these 

human remains should submit a written 

request with information in support of 

the request to the University of 

Arkansas Museum Collections at the 

address in this notice by July 18, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Mary Suter, University of 

Arkansas Museum Collections, Biomass 

Building 125, 2435 North Hatch 

Avenue, Fayetteville, AR 72704, 

telephone (479) 575–3456, email 

msuter@uark.edu. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

here given in accordance with the 

Native American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 

3003, of the completion of an inventory 

of human remains under the control of 

the University of Arkansas Museum 

Collections, Fayetteville, AR. The 

human remains were removed from the 

Roden Site (34MC215), McCurtain 

County, OK. 

This notice is published as part of the 

National Park Service’s administrative 

responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 

U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations in 

this notice are the sole responsibility of 

the museum, institution, or Federal 

agency that has control of the Native 

American human remains. The National 

Park Service is not responsible for the 

determinations in this notice. 

Consultation 

A detailed assessment of the human 

remains was made by the University of 

Arkansas Museum Collections 

professional staff in consultation with 

representatives of the Caddo Nation of 

Oklahoma. 

History and Description of the Remains 

Between 1976 and 1978, human 

remains representing, at minimum, 47 

individuals were removed from Roden 

Site (34MC215) in McCurtain, OK, by 

the Museum of the Red River, Gregory 

Perino, and Lester Roden. At a date 

prior to 1981, the human remains were 

sent to the University of Arkansas for 

bioarcheological analysis and 

subsequently, they were donated to 

University of Arkansas Museum 

Collections by Jerome Rose. The human 

remains consist of 13 adult males, 12 

adult females, nine children, four 

infants, and nine adults of unknown sex 

(2004–4–(1–44), 2004–4–10–1, 2 & 3, 

2004–4–22–1, 2). No known individuals 

were identified. No associated funerary 

objects are present. 

The Roden site is located on an 

alluvial terrace of the Red River in 

southeastern Oklahoma. According to 

Perino, excavations and radiocarbon 

dates strongly correlate with a Caddo 

presence stretching from A.D. 1300 to 

1650, which is described as the 

McCurtain Phase. This date can be split 

into two periods of intense use; the first 

being approximately A.D. 1300 and the 

second occurring between A.D.1510– 

1620. The human remains are associated 

with the second phase. Descendants of 

the Caddo are members of the Caddo 

Nation of Oklahoma. 

On an unknown date, human remains 

representing, at minimum, seven 

individuals were removed from the 

Bowman/Wallace site (3LR50), Little 

River County, AR, by unknown persons. 

The human remains were donated to the 

University of Arkansas Anthropology 

Department at an unknown date. In 

2006, they were transferred to the 

University of Arkansas Museum 

Collections. No known individuals were 

identified. No associated funerary 

objects are present. 

On an unknown date, human remains 

representing, at minimum, one 

individual were removed from the 

Georgia Lake site (3OU112), Ouachita 

County, AR, by unknown persons. The 

human remains were donated to the 

University of Arkansas Anthropology 

Department at an unknown date. In 

2006, they were transferred to the 

University of Arkansas Museum 

Collections. No known individuals were 

identified. No associated funerary 

objects are present. 

Based on the geographic region, 

diagnostic artifacts reported at the sites, 

site organization, and methods of 

interment, the human remains removed 

from burials at the two sites described 

above date to the Fourche Maline period 

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(A.D. 800–1600). Archeological 

evidence suggests a cultural continuity 

through these periods. Archeological 

and historical evidence indicate that 

Caddoan peoples occupied the Ouachita 

Mountains and southwestern Arkansas 

during both time periods. The presentday descendants of the Caddo are 

members of the Caddo Nation of 

Oklahoma. 

Determinations Made by the University 

of Arkansas Museum Collections 

Officials of the University of Arkansas 

Museum Collections have determined 

that: 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the 

human remains described in this notice 

represent the physical remains of 55 

individuals of Native American 

ancestry. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there 

is a relationship of shared group 

identity that can be reasonably traced 

between the Native American human 

remains and the Caddo Nation of 

Oklahoma. 

Additional Requestors and Disposition 

Lineal descendants or representatives 

of any Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian 

organization not identified in this notice 

that wish to request transfer of control 

of these human remains should submit 

a written request with information in 

support of the request to Mary Suter, 

University of Arkansas Museum 

Collections, Biomass Building 125, 2435 

North Hatch Avenue, Fayetteville, AR 

72704, telephone (479) 575–3456, email 

msuter@uark.edu., by July 18, 2018. 

After that date, if no additional 

requestors have come forward, transfer 

of control of the human remains to the 

Caddo Nation of Oklahoma may 

proceed. 

The University of Arkansas Museum 

Collections is responsible for notifying 

the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma that this 

notice has been published. 

Dated: May 9, 2018. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2018–13039 Filed 6–15–18; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

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Notice of Inventory Completion: 

Arkansas Highway and Transportation 

Department, Little Rock, AR; 

Correction 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice; correction. 

SUMMARY: The Arkansas State Highway 

and Transportation Department has 

corrected an inventory of human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

published in a Notice of Inventory 

Completion in the Federal Register on 

August 21, 2008. This notice corrects 

the minimum number of individuals 

and the number of associated funerary 

objects. Lineal descendants or 

representatives of any Indian Tribe or 

Native Hawaiian organization not 

identified in this notice that wish to 

request transfer of control of these 

human remains should submit a written 

request to the Arkansas State Highway 

and Transportation Department. If no 

additional requestors come forward, 

transfer of control of the human remains 

and associated funerary objects to the 

lineal descendants, Indian Tribes, or 

Native Hawaiian organizations stated in 

this notice may proceed. 

DATES: Lineal descendants or 

representatives of any Indian Tribe or 

Native Hawaiian organization not 

identified in this notice that wish to 

request transfer of control of these 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects should submit a written request 

with information in support of the 

request to the Arkansas State Highway 

and Transportation Department at the 

address in this notice by July 18, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Kristina Boykin, Arkansas 

State Highway and Transportation 

Department, P.O. Box 2261, Little Rock, 

AR 72203, telephone (501) 569–2079, 

email Kristina.Boykin@ahtd.ar.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

here given in accordance with the 

Native American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 

3003, of the correction of an inventory 

of human remains and associated 

funerary objects under the control of the 

Arkansas State Highway and 

Transportation Department, Little Rock, 

AR. The human remains and associated 

funerary objects were removed from 

Poinsett County, AR. 

This notice is published as part of the 

National Park Service’s administrative 

responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 

U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations in 

this notice are the sole responsibility of 

the museum, institution, or Federal 

agency that has control of the Native 

American human remains and 

associated funerary objects. The 

National Park Service is not responsible 

for the determinations in this notice. 

This notice corrects the minimum 

number of individuals and the number 

of associated funerary objects published 

in a Notice of Inventory Completion in 

the Federal Register (73 FR 49483, 

August 21, 2008). The additional 

individuals and funerary objects were 

reported to the Arkansas State Highway 

and Transportation Department by the 

University of Missouri, American 

Archeology Division. Transfer of control 

of the items in this correction notice has 

not occurred. 

Correction 

In the Federal Register (73 FR 

499483, August, 21, 2008), column 1, 

paragraph 4 is corrected by substituting 

the following paragraph: 

In 1988, human remains representing a 

minimum of 16 individuals were recovered 

from the Priestly site (3PO490) in Poinsett 

County, AR, by the Center for Archaeological 

Research, Southwest Missouri State 

University, Springfield, MO. The human 

remains were sent to the University of 

Missouri, Columbia for analysis. The human 

remains were transferred to the Arkansas 

Highway and Transportation Department in 

2004 and 2018 and then to the Arkansas 

Archeological Survey for curation in 2008 

and 2018. No known individuals were 

identified. The 57 associated funerary objects 

are two Landers points, one Gary point, one 

point, 42 plain shell-tempered body sherds, 

10 sherds, and one plain shell-tempered 

sherd from the rim of a bowl. 

In the Federal Register (73 FR 

499483, August, 21, 2008), column 2, 

paragraph 7, sentence 1 is corrected by 

substituting the following sentence: 

Officials of the Arkansas Highway and 

Transportation have determined that, 

pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 2001 (9–10), the human 

remains described above represent the 

physical remains of at least 16 individuals of 

Native American ancestry. 

In the Federal Register (73 FR 

499483, August, 21, 2008), column 2, 

paragraph 7, sentence 2 is corrected by 

substituting the following sentence: 

Officials of the Arkansas Highway and 

Transportation also have determined that, 

pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (3)(A), the 57 

objects described 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. 

Additional Requestors and Disposition 

Lineal descendants or representatives 

of any Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian 

organization not identified in this notice 

that wish to request transfer of control 

of these human remains and associated 

funerary objects should submit a written 

request with information in support of 

the request to Kristina Boykin, Arkansas 

State Highway and Transportation 

Department, P.O. Box 2261, Little Rock, 

AR 72203, telephone (501) 569–2079, 

email Kristina.Boykin@ahtd.ar.gov, by 

July 18, 2018. After that date, if no 


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