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before the date five years after the date

of conveyance. No portion of the land

shall under any circumstance revert to

the United States if any such portion

has been used for solid waste disposal

or for any other purpose which may

result in the disposal, placement, or

release of any hazardous substance.

8. If, at any time, the patentee

transfers to another party ownership of

any portion of the land not used for the

purpose(s) specified in the application

and approved plan of development, the

patentee shall pay the Bureau of Land

Management the fair market value, as

determined by the authorized officer, of

the transferred portion as of the date of

transfer, including the value of any

improvements thereon.

Upon publication of this notice in the

Federal Register the lands will be

segregated from all forms of

appropriation under public land laws,

including the general mining laws,

except for conveyance under the R&PP

Act and leasing under the Mineral

leasing laws.

Dated: September 26, 2000.

A. Jerry Meredith,

District Manager.

[FR Doc. 00–25431 Filed 10–3–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Notice of Inventory Completion for

Native American Human Remains and

Associated Funerary Objects in the

Possession of the Haffenreffer

Museum of Anthropology, Brown

University, Bristol, RI

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), 43 CFR 10.9, of the

completion of an inventory of human

remains and associated funerary objects

in the possession of the Haffenreffer

Museum of Anthropology, Brown

University, Bristol, RI.

This notice is published as part of the

National Park Service’s administrative

responsibilities under NAGPRA, 43 CFR

10.2 (c). The determinations within this

notice are the sole responsibility of the

museum, institution, or Federal agency

that has control of these human remains

and associated funerary objects. The

National Park Service is not responsible

for the determinations within this

notice.

A detailed assessment of the human

remains was made by Haffenreffer

Museum professional staff in

consultation with representatives of the

Wampanoag Repatriation Confederation,

representing the Wampanoag Tribe of

Gay Head, the Mashpee Wampanoag (a

non-Federally recognized Indian group),

and the Assonet Band of the

Wampanoag Nation (a non-Federally

recognized Indian group); the

Narragansett Indian Tribe of Rhode

Island; and the Council of Seven/Royal

House of Pokanoket/Pokanoket Tribe/

Wampanoag Nation (a non-Federally

recognized Indian group).

In 1913, human remains representing

one individual were excavated at Burr’s

Hill in Warren, RI. During the 1920’s,

Rudolf Haffenreffer acquired these

remains as part of the Drown collection.

No known individual was identified.

The seven associated funerary objects

are five small brass kettle fragments and

two wool blanket fragments.

Burr’s Hill is believed to be located on

the southern border of Sowams, a

Wampanoag village. Sowams is

identified in historic documents of the

17th and 18th centuries as a

Wampanoag village, and was ceded to

the English in 1653 by Massasoit and

his eldest son Wamsutta (Alexander).

Sporadic finds and excavations have

been made at this site from the middle

of the 19th century through the early

20th century. Based the presence of

European trade goods and types of

cultural items, these cultural items have

been dated to between A.D. 1600–1710.

Based on the above-mentioned

information, officials of the Haffenreffer

Museum of Anthropology 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 Haffenreffer

Museum of Anthropology also have

determined that, pursuant to 43 CFR

10.2 (d)(2), the seven 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

Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology

have determined that, pursuant to 43

CFR 10.2 (e), there is a relationship of

shared group identity that can be

reasonably traced between these Native

American human remains and

associated funerary objects and the

Wampanoag Repatriation Confederation,

representing the Wampanoag Tribe of

Gay Head, the Mashpee Wampanoag (a

non-Federally recognized Indian group),

and the Assonet Band of the

Wampanoag Nation (a non-Federally

recognized Indian group). This notice

has been sent to officials of the

Wampanoag Repatriation Confederation,

representing the Wampanoag Tribe of

Gay Head, the Mashpee Wampanoag (a

non-Federally recognized Indian group),

and the Assonet Band of the

Wampanoag Nation (a non-Federally

recognized Indian group); the

Narragansett Indian Tribe of Rhode

Island; and the Council of Seven/Royal

House of Pokanoket/Pokanoket Tribe/

Wampanoag Nation (a non-Federally

recognized Indian group).

Representatives of any other Indian tribe

that believes itself to be culturally

affiliated with these human remains and

associated funerary objects should

contact Thierry Gentis, NAGPRA

Coordinator, Haffenreffer Museum of

Anthropology, Mount Hope Grant,

Bristol, RI 02805, telephone (401) 253–

8388, facsimile (401) 253–1198, before

November 3, 2000. Repatriation of the

human remains and associated funerary

objects to the Wampanoag Repatriation

Confederation, representing the

Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head, the

Mashpee Wampanoag (a non-Federally

recognized Indian group), and the

Assonet Band of the Wampanoag Nation

(a non-Federally recognized Indian

group) may begin after that date if no

additional claimants come forward.

Dated: September 21, 2000.

John Robbins,

Assistant Director, Cultural Resources

Stewardship and Partnerships.

[FR Doc. 00–25398 Filed 10–03–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Notice of Inventory Completion for

Native American Human Remains and

Associated Funerary Objects in the

Control of the New Mexico State Office,

Bureau of Land Management, Santa

Fe, NM

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), 43 CFR 10.9, of the

completion of an inventory of human

remains and associated funerary objects

in the control of the New Mexico State

Office, Bureau of Land Management,

Santa Fe, NM.

This notice is published as part of the

National Park Service’s administrative

responsibilities under NAGPRA, 43 CFR

10.2 (c). The determinations within this