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ensure the connection of the Thomas 

and Worthington farms both physically 

and interpretively. 

The full range of foreseeable 

environmental consequences was 

assessed, and appropriate mitigating 

measures were identified. 

The Regional Director, National 

Capital Region approved the Record of 

Decision for the project on November 

16, 2010. The official primarily 

responsible for implementing the 

General Management Plan is the 

Superintendent of Monocacy National 

Battlefield. 

Dated: July 22, 2011. 

Stephen E. Whitesell, 

Regional Director, National Capital Region. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[2253–665] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. 

Department of Defense, Army Corps of 

Engineers, Walla Walla District, Walla 

Walla, WA, and Alfred W. Bowers 

Laboratory of Anthropology, University 

of Idaho, Moscow, ID 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The United States Department 

of Defense, Army Corps of Engineers, 

Walla Walla District, has completed an 

inventory of human remains and 

associated funerary objects, in 

consultation with the appropriate 

Indian tribe, and has determined that 

there is a cultural affiliation between the 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects and a present-day Indian tribe. 

Representatives of any Indian tribe that 

believes itself to be culturally affiliated 

with the human remains and associated 

funerary objects may contact the U.S. 

Department of Defense, Army Corps of 

Engineers, Walla Walla District. 

Repatriation of the human remains and 

associated funerary objects to the Indian 

tribe stated below may occur if no 

additional claimants come forward. 

DATES: Representatives of any Indian 

tribe that believes it has a cultural 

affiliation with the human remains and 

associated funerary objects should 

contact the U.S. Department of Defense, 

Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla 

District, at the address below by May 2, 

2012. 

ADDRESSES: LTC David Caldwell, U.S. 

Department of Defense, Army Corps of 

Engineers, Walla Walla District, 201 

North Third Ave., Walla Walla, WA 

99362, telephone (509) 527–7700. 

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 and associated 

funerary objects under the control of the 

U.S. Department of Defense, Army 

Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District 

(Corps), Walla Walla, WA, and in the 

physical custody of the Alfred W. 

Bowers Laboratory of Anthropology, 

University of Idaho (UI), Moscow, ID. 

The human remains and associated 

funerary objects were removed from 

Clearwater and Nez Perce Counties, ID. 

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. 

Consultation 

A detailed assessment of the human 

remains was made by U.S. Department 

of Defense, Army Corps of Engineers 

and University of Idaho professional 

staffs in consultation with 

representatives of the Nez Perce Tribe, 

Idaho. 

History and Description of the Remains 

In 1963, human remains representing, 

at minimum, three individuals were 

removed from site 10CW1, an open 

fishing camp located on the east side of 

the North Fork of the Clearwater River 

at Bruce’s Eddy, in Clearwater County, 

ID. Site 10CW1 is located within the 

Dworshak Dam and Reservoir Project on 

the Clearwater River. The Dworshak 

Dam and Reservoir Project is managed 

by the Corps, who initiated the land 

acquisition processes for the Project in 

1963. Idaho State College surveyed site 

10CW1 in 1961, but did not collect 

anything. In 1963, the same institution, 

which had been renamed the Idaho 

State University (ISU), returned to the 

site for excavation, at which time three 

burials were discovered on the hills 

flanking the north end of the site. 

Burials 1 and 2 were marked by a semicircle of rocks measuring approximately 

12 feet in diameter and contained 

human remains and a large amount of 

copper funerary objects. Burial 3 was 

disturbed and contained human remains 

without funerary objects. The human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

were removed and transferred to the ISU 

Museum. In 1976, the collection was 

transferred to UI for study and analysis 

(UI accession number 76–2). 

The human remains from Burial 1 

include an adult female around 40 years 

old, placed on its left side in a loosely 

flexed position with the head positioned 

to the northwest, found with associated 

funerary objects. The human remains 

from Burial 2 include the remains of an 

infant under 1 year old, placed with its 

head oriented to the west and found 

with associated funerary objects. The 

human remains from Burial 3 were of an 

adolescent of indeterminate age or 

gender and did not contain associated 

funerary objects. No known individuals 

were identified. The 586 associated 

funerary objects are: 44 copper tubular 

beads; 1 antler digging stick handle; 222 

copper tubular beads with cordage; 1 

bracelet fragment; 16 copper bracelet 

fragments; 2 seed husks; 193 glass 

beads; 1 lot red ochre; 6 copper 

pendants; 7 copper tubular beads with 

cordage and dentalium; 9 copper bead 

fragments; 15 copper tubular beads with 

cordage, hair, fur, leather, and dentalia; 

7 copper tubular bead pieces with 

cordage, hair, fur, cloth, and dentalia; 4 

dentalium shell; 3 copper pendants with 

tubular beads and cordage; 1 chert flake; 

9 copper tubular beads with cordage 

and cut dentalium shell; 8 copper 

tubular beads with cordage and cut 

dentalium; 3 copper tubular beads with 

cordage and dentalium; 20 pieces 

mixture of soil, cord, beads, hair, fur, 

and copper; 12 copper tubular beads 

strung with a leather thong; 1 metal 

fragment; and 1 pestle. 

Burials 1 and 2 from site 10CW1 may 

date to the protohistoric period due to 

the presence of copper, glass and cloth. 

Based on an analysis of the copper 

objects, the burials likely date to A.D. 

1780–1810. Burial 3 may date to the 

prehistoric period based on the lack of 

funerary objects. The human remains 

have been examined by a physical 

anthropologist. One individual was 

noted to exhibit signs of fronto-occipital 

deformation, a common trait found in 

Native American remains. The 

archeological assemblage from site 

10CW1 indicates that it was continually 

occupied from the Tucannon Phase 

(B.C. 5000–3000) to the historic period. 

The site is located at the traditional Nez 

Perce salmon fishing weir called ti 

mi:mara wispayka:s. A petroglyph 

consisting of three parallel lines on a 

basalt boulder at the waters’ edge 

verifies this location as a Nez Perce 

fishing site, as these ‘‘lines served as 

guides to the construction of the fish 

trap.’’ According to Henry Wheeler, a 

Nez Perce informant consulted during 

the 1961 investigation at the site, 

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multiple Nez Perce bands used this site 

during the salmon fishing season, 

including the Atskaaiwawipu, the 

Tewepu, the Hasotino, the Nipihama, 

the Alpowamino and the Matalaimo. 

Additionally, this site is located within 

the judicially established land area of 

the Nez Perce Tribe, Idaho. 

In 1964, human remains representing, 

at minimum, two individuals were 

removed from site 10NP1, an open 

village site located on the east side of 

the Snake River near Captain John 

Creek, in Nez Perce County, ID. Site 

10NP1 is located on lands that were to 

be inundated for the Asotin Dam 

Reservoir, which was never constructed. 

While the site is not on Corps property, 

the Corps has taken responsibility for 

human remains collected at the site. A 

Washington State University (WSU) 

team surveyed and excavated site 

10NP1 in 1964, in two test pits. Test Pit 

2 contained a single cairn burial with 

the human remains of two individuals 

(Burial 1a and 1b). The human remains 

were removed and transported to WSU, 

and were transferred to UI in 2000. No 

known individuals were identified. No 

associated funerary objects are present 

in the collection. 

According to the 1969 survey report, 

the Burials 1a and 1b were typical of the 

late prehistoric period. The burials 

contained the partial skeletal remains of 

an adult male and an adult female, both 

arranged in flexed positions. Each 

individual was wrapped in tule matting, 

lay on an east-west axis and faced west 

toward the Snake River. According to 

the report, a subsurface cairn containing 

a hopper mortar had been constructed 

directly above the burial. In addition, a 

tubular steatite pipe and three bone 

awls reportedly were recovered in direct 

association with the human remains. 

The location of these artifacts is 

unknown. The site is in the zone of 

exploitation of the Nez Perce village of 

?ilaqatpa ́ ?tpo. 

In 1964, human remains representing, 

at minimum, two individual were 

removed from site 10NP27, a burial site 

located on the east side of the Snake 

River near Buffalo Draw, in Nez Perce 

County, ID, near the Nez Perce village 

area of hete ́wisnime. Site 10NP27 is 

located on lands that were to be 

inundated for the Asotin Dam Reservoir, 

which was never constructed. While the 

site is not on Corps property, the Corps 

has taken responsibility for human 

remains collected at the site. The site 

was discovered during an archeological 

survey and test excavation of the Asotin 

Dam Reservoir area by a WSU team led 

by Charles M. Nelson and David G. Rice. 

The WSU team excavated two test pits 

in 1964. Test Pit 1 proved to be a false 

cairn created by the potting of a nearby 

burial. Test Pit 2 uncovered a single 

burial. The burial was situated in a 

flexed position, and oriented in an eastwest direction, with the skull facing 

east, away from the Snake River. 

Fragments of steatite pipe were found 

scattered near the individual. The 

human remains were removed and 

transported to WSU, and were 

transferred to UI in 2000. No known 

individuals were identified. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

Five lines of evidence—geographical, 

biological, archeological, 

anthropological and historical—support 

a cultural affiliation between the Nez 

Perce Tribe, Idaho, and the human 

remains identified in all of the sites 

above. 

Determinations Made by the U.S. 

Department of Defense, Army Corps of 

Engineers, Walla Walla District 

Officials of the U.S. Department of 

Defense, Army Corps of Engineers, 

Walla Walla District, have determined 

that: 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the 

human remains described above 

represent the physical remains of seven 

individuals of Native American 

ancestry. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), 

the 586 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. 

• 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 associated funerary objects 

and the Nez Perce Tribe, Idaho. 

Additional Requestors and Disposition 

Representatives of any other Indian 

tribe that believes itself to be culturally 

affiliated with the human remains and 

associated funerary objects should 

contact LTC David Caldwell, U.S. 

Department of Defense, Army Corps of 

Engineers, Walla Walla District, 201 

North Third Ave., Walla Walla, WA 

99362, telephone (509) 527–7700, before 

May 2, 2012. Repatriation of the human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

to the Nez Perce Tribe, Idaho, may 

proceed after that date if no additional 

claimants come forward. 

The U.S. Department of Defense, 

Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla 

District, is responsible for notifying the 

Nez Perce Tribe, Idaho, that this notice 

has been published. 

Dated: March 28, 2012. 

Sherry Hutt, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[2253–665] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: 

California Department of Parks and 

Recreation, Sacramento, CA 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The California Department of 

Parks and Recreation has completed an 

inventory of human remains and 

associated funerary objects, in 

consultation with the appropriate 

Indian tribes, and has determined that 

there is a cultural affiliation between the 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects and present-day Indian tribes. 

Representatives of any Indian tribe that 

believes itself to be culturally affiliated 

with the human remains and associated 

funerary objects may contact the 

California Department of Parks and 

Recreation. Repatriation of the human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

to the Indian tribes stated below may 

occur if no additional claimants come 

forward. 

DATES: Representatives of any Indian 

tribe that believes it has a cultural 

affiliation with the human remains and 

associated funerary objects should 

contact the California Department of 

Parks and Recreation at the address 

below by May 2, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Rebecca Carruthers, 

NAGPRA Coordinator, California 

Department of Parks and Recreation, 

1416 9th Street, Room 902, Sacramento, 

CA 95814, telephone (916) 653–8893. 

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 and associated 

funerary objects under the control of the 

California Department of Parks and 

Recreation. The human remains and 

associated funerary objects were 

removed from ten sites located in 

northeastern San Diego County, CA. 

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 

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