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DATES: The no-action period on this

FEIS will expire 30 days after the

Environmental Protection Agency has

published a notice of availability of the

FEIS in the Federal Register, or on

November 20, 2000, whichever is later.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the FGMP/FEIS

are available by request by writing the

Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve, P.O.

Box 585, Cottonwood Falls, KS 66845,

by phone 316–273–6034, or by e-mail

from TAPR_Superintendent@nps.gov.

The document can be picked-up in

person or viewed at the Tallgrass

National Preserve administrative

headquarters, 226 Broadway,

Cottonwood Falls, KS. The document

also can be downloaded from the

Internet at: www.nps.gov/tapr/gmp/

gmp.pdf

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Superintendent, Tallgrass Prairie

National Preserve, at the address and

telephone number listed above.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

purpose of the general management plan

is to set forth the basic management

philosophy for the Preserve and to

provide the strategies for addressing

issues and achieving identified

management objectives. The FGMP/

FEIS describes and analyzes the

environmental impacts of a proposed

action and four action alternatives for

the future management direction of the

Preserve. A no action alternative also is

evaluated.

The draft general management plan

and draft environmental impact

statement (DGMP/DEIS) for this action

was released for public review in

November 1999 (see Federal Register,

64 FR 66641) and the public comment

period closed on January 25, 2000.

Modifications to the DGMP/DEIS have

been made based on public comment

received and further impact analysis.

The responsible official is Mr.

William Schenk, Midwest Regional

Director, National Park Service.

Dated: October 4, 2000.

William W. Schenk,

Regional Director, Midwest Region.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Notice of Inventory Completion of

Human Remains and Associated

Funerary Objects in the Possession of

the American Museum of Natural

History, New York, NY

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 American

Museum of Natural History, New York,

NY.

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 Native

American 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 and associated funerary objects

was made by American Museum of

Natural History professional staff in

consultation with representatives of the

Barona Group of Capitan Grande Band

of Mission Indians of the Barona

Reservation, California; the Campo Band

of Diegueno Mission Indians of the

Campo Indian Reservation, California;

the Cuyapaipe Community of Diegueno

Mission Indians of the Cuyapaipe

Reservation, California; the Inaja Band

of Diegueno Mission Indians of the Inaja

and Cosmit Reservation, California;

Jamul Indian Village of California; the

La Posta Band of Diegueno Mission

Indians of the La Posta Indian

Reservation, California; the Manzanita

Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of

the Manzanita Reservation, California;

the Mesa Grande Band of Diegueno

Mission Indians of the Mesa Grande

Reservation, California; the San Pasqual

Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of

California; the Santa Ysabel Band of

Diegueno Mission Indians of the Santa

Ysabel Reservation, California; the

Sycuan Band of Diegueno Mission

Indians of California; and the Viejas

(Baron Long) Group of Capitan Grande

Band of Mission Indians of the Viejas

Reservation, California.

In 1907, human remains representing

a minimum of one individual were

collected by an unknown collector (‘‘an

Indian’’) from southern California.

Constance Goddard DuBois purchased

the remains from the collector in 1907,

and the American Museum of Natural

History purchased the remains from Ms.

DuBois in the same year. No known

individual was identified. The eight

associated funerary objects include a

burial urn, daub, chipped stone, a

projectile point, shell, ceramics,

charcoal, and animal bone.

This individual has been identified as

Native American based on mortuary

treatment, its provenience within the

historic territory of the Dieguen ̃o, and

the association with the culture name

Dieguen ̃o in American Museum of

Natural History records. The practice of

cremation and the placement of human

remains into mortuary urns is consistent

with Dieguen ̃o burial practices that were

observed at the time of and slightly after

contact. Archeological evidence

documents cultural continuity in this

area from the late pre-contact (circa

1500 B.P.) into the contact period. The

Dieguen ̃o have remained within this

territory under successive Spanish,

Mexican, and Anglo-American

governments.

In an unknown year, human remains

representing a minimum of one

individual were collected by an

unknown collector from a location 40

miles east of Mesa Grande, Vallecito

Mountains(?), Vallecito(?), San Diego

County, CA. The American Museum of

Natural History acquired these human

remains in an exchange with the

Museum of the American Indian, Heye

Foundation in 1919. Details of the

transfer from the unknown collector to

the Museum of the American Indian,

Heye Foundation are not known. No

known individual was identified. The

one associated funerary object is a

mortuary jar.

This individual has been identified as

Native American based on the mortuary

treatment of these human remains and

geographic evidence. The mortuary

practice of cremation and placement of

the remains into mortuary urns is

consistent with burial practices

observed by Dieguen ̃o peoples at the

time of and slightly after contact in

southern California. These remains

derive from the territory of the Dieguen ̃o

in the post-contact period. The

Dieguen ̃o have remained within these

boundaries during successive Spanish,

Mexican, and Anglo-American

governments.

Based on the above-mentioned

information, officials of the American

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

a minimum of two individuals of Native

American ancestry. Officials of the

American Museum of Natural History

also have determined that, pursuant to

43 CFR 10.2(d)(2), the nine objects listed

above are reasonably believed to have

been placed with or near these

individual human remains at the time of

death or later as part of the death rite

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or ceremony. Lastly, officials of the

American Museum of Natural History

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

Barona Group of Capitan Grande Band

of Mission Indians of the Barona

Reservation, California; the Campo Band

of Diegueno Mission Indians of the

Campo Indian Reservation, California;

the Cuyapaipe Community of Diegueno

Mission Indians of the Cuyapaipe

Reservation, California; the Inaja Band

of Diegueno Mission Indians of the Inaja

and Cosmit Reservation, California;

Jamul Indian Village of California; the

La Posta Band of Diegueno Mission

Indians of the La Posta Indian

Reservation, California; the Manzanita

Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of

the Manzanita Reservation, California;

the Mesa Grande Band of Diegueno

Mission Indians of the Mesa Grande

Reservation, California; the San Pasqual

Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of

California; the Santa Ysabel Band of

Diegueno Mission Indians of the Santa

Ysabel Reservation, California; the

Sycuan Band of Diegueno Mission

Indians of California; and the Viejas

(Baron Long) Group of Capitan Grande

Band of Mission Indians of the Viejas

Reservation, California.

This notice has been sent to officials

of the Kumeyaay Cultural Repatriation

Committee; the Barona Group of Capitan

Grande Band of Mission Indians of the

Barona Reservation, California; the

Campo Band of Diegueno Mission

Indians of the Campo Indian

Reservation, California; the Cuyapaipe

Community of Diegueno Mission

Indians of the Cuyapaipe Reservation,

California; the Inaja Band of Diegueno

Mission Indians of the Inaja and Cosmit

Reservation, California; Jamul Indian

Village of California; the La Posta Band

of Diegueno Mission Indians of the La

Posta Indian Reservation, California; the

Manzanita Band of Diegueno Mission

Indians of the Manzanita Reservation,

California; the Mesa Grande Band of

Diegueno Mission Indians of the Mesa

Grande Reservation, California; the San

Pasqual Band of Diegueno Mission

Indians of California; the Santa Ysabel

Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of

the Santa Ysabel Reservation, California;

the Sycuan Band of Diegueno Mission

Indians of California; and the Viejas

(Baron Long) Group of Capitan Grande

Band of Mission Indians of the Viejas

Reservation, California. Representatives

of any other Indian tribe that believes

itself to be culturally affiliated with

these human remains and associated

funerary objects should contact Martha

Graham, Director of Cultural Resources,

American Museum of Natural History,

Central Park West at 79th Street, New

York, NY 10024–5192, telephone (212)

769–5846, before November 13, 2000.

Repatriation of the human remains and

associated funerary objects to the

Kumeyaay Cultural Repatriation

Committee on behalf of the Barona

Group of Capitan Grande Band of

Mission Indians of the Barona

Reservation, California; the Campo Band

of Diegueno Mission Indians of the

Campo Indian Reservation, California;

the Cuyapaipe Community of Diegueno

Mission Indians of the Cuyapaipe

Reservation, California; the Inaja Band

of Diegueno Mission Indians of the Inaja

and Cosmit Reservation, California;

Jamul Indian Village of California; the

La Posta Band of Diegueno Mission

Indians of the La Posta Indian

Reservation, California; the Manzanita

Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of

the Manzanita Reservation, California;

the Mesa Grande Band of Diegueno

Mission Indians of the Mesa Grande

Reservation, California; the San Pasqual

Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of

California; the Santa Ysabel Band of

Diegueno Mission Indians of the Santa

Ysabel Reservation, California; the

Sycuan Band of Diegueno Mission

Indians of California; and the Viejas

(Baron Long) Group of Capitan Grande

Band of Mission Indians of the Viejas

Reservation, California may begin after

that date if no additional claimants

come forward.

Dated: October 5, 2000.

John Robbins,

Assistant Director, Cultural Resources,

Stewardship and Partnerships.

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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 Peabody Museum of

Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard

University, Cambridge, MA

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 Peabody

Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology,

Harvard University, Cambridge, MA.

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 Native

American 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 the Peabody

Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology

professional staff in consultation with

representatives of the Klamath Indian

Tribe of Oregon.

In 1891, human remains representing

one individual were removed from the

Klamath Reservation, Oregon by D.S.

Moncrieff, who donated the human

remains to the Peabody Museum of

Archaeology and Ethnology in 1893. No

known individual was identified. No

associated funerary objects are present.

Museum documentation describes the

human remains as ‘‘Snake.’’ Historical

documents and consultation

information indicate that the Yahooskin

Band of Snake Indians occupied the

area where the remains were collected

during the 19th century, and that the

Yahooskin Band of Snake Indians joined

with the Klamath Indians on the

Klamath Reservation beginning in 1864.

The attribution of such specific cultural

affiliation to the individual by the

collector indicates that the interment

belongs to the period that the area was

occupied by the Snake people.

Consultation information also confirms

that the Yahooskin Band of Snake

Indians shares a unified government

with, and continues to be represented

by, the Klamath Indian Tribe of Oregon.

Based on the above-mentioned

information, officials of the Peabody

Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology

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

Peabody Museum of Archaeology and

Ethnology 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 the Klamath Indian Tribe of Oregon.

This notice has been sent to officials

of the Klamath Indian Tribe of Oregon.

Representatives of any other Indian tribe

that believes itself to be culturally

affiliated with these human remains