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Norfolk Independent city

Berkley North Historic District, Roughly

bounded by Bellamy Ave., Pescara Creek,

Berkley Ave., and I–464, Norfolk,

00001440

Page County

Strickley—Louderback House, 1001 Old

Farm Rd., Shenandoah, 00001441

Pulaski County

Calfee Athletic Field, Washington and Pierce

Aves., SE, Pulaski, 00001432

Radford Independent city

Glencoa, First St., Radford, 00001439

WASHINGTON

King County

Cedar River Watershed Cultural Landscape,

1990 Cedar Falls Rd. SE, North Bend,

00001443

Shawnee House, 11608 SW Shawnee Rd.,

Vashon, 00001449

Pierce County

Perkins Building, 1101 A St., Tacoma,

00001444

Spokane County

Rosebush House, 3318 N. Marguerite Rd.,

Spokane, 00001446

Salvation Army Building, 245 W. Main Ave.,

Spokane, 00001445

Walla Walla County

Buemeister, Max, Building, 27 W. Main,

Walla Walla, 00001448

Whatcom County

United States Border Station at Sumas,

Washington, 131 Harrison St., Sumas,

00001447

WISCONSIN

Dodge County

Weyenberg Shoe Factory, 913 N. Spring St.,

Beaver Dam, 00001452

Oconto County

Mountain School, 14330 Hwy W West,

Mountain, 00001453

A request for REMOVAL has been made for

the following resource:

WASHINGTON

Whatcom County

1201 Roeder Ave. Bellingham, 81000594

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BILLING CODE 4310–70–P

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 University of Denver

Department of Anthropology and

Museum of Anthropology, Denver, CO

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 University of

Denver Department of Anthropology

and Museum of Anthropology, Denver,

CO.

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 University of

Denver Department of Anthropology

and Museum of Anthropology

professional staff and a contract

physical anthropologist in consultation

with representatives of the Arapahoe

Tribe of the Wind River Reservation,

Wyoming; Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes of

Oklahoma; Comanche Indian Tribe,

Oklahoma; Fort Sill Apache Tribe of

Oklahoma; Hopi Tribe of Arizona;

Jicarilla Apache Tribe of the Jicarilla

Apache Indian Reservation, New

Mexico; Kiowa Indian Tribe of

Oklahoma; Navajo Nation, Arizona,

New Mexico and Utah; Northern

Cheyenne Tribe of the Northern

Cheyenne Indian Reservation, Montana;

Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico; Pueblo

of Cochiti, New Mexico; Pueblo of

Jemez, New Mexico; Pueblo of Isleta,

New Mexico; Pueblo of Laguna, New

Mexico; Pueblo of Nambe, New Mexico;

Pueblo of Picuris, New Mexico; Pueblo

of Pojoaque, New Mexico; Pueblo of San

Felipe, New Mexico; Pueblo of San

Juan, New Mexico; Pueblo of San

Ildefonso, New Mexico; Pueblo of

Sandia, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa

Ana, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa

Clara, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santo

Domingo, New Mexico; Pueblo of Taos,

New Mexico; Pueblo of Tesuque, New

Mexico; Pueblo of Zia, New Mexico;

Skull Valley Band of Goshute Indians of

Utah; Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the

Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado; Ute

Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray

Reservation, Utah; Ute Mountain Tribe

of the Ute Mountain Reservation,

Colorado, New Mexico and Utah; and

the Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation,

New Mexico.

In 1932, human remains representing

one individual were recovered from a

site near La Veta, Huerfano County, CO,

by Dr. E.B. Renaud of the University of

Denver Department of Anthropology,

and his assistant, Charlie Steen. No

known individuals were identified. No

funerary objects are present.

Dr. Renaud was taken to the remains

by Karl Gilbert of the U.S. Forest

Service. Dr. Renaud collected the long

bones of the skeleton and reported, but

did not collect, numerous glass beads

associated with the remains. At the U.S.

Forest Service office in La Veta, CO, Dr.

Renaud examined the skull of the

remains and a series of associated

funerary objects that had been collected

by John Durant in the winter of 1931–

32. These funerary objects included one

Barrett flintlock gun dated 1848, three

metal arrow points, one saddle buckle,

five saddle rings, one piece of copper,

one spoon, and one stone pipe. Dr.

Renaud was given the skull, which he

took along with the long bones to the

University of Denver. Currently, the

university is in possession of eight long

bones. The skull has not been located.

The date on the gun previously

associated with the remains

demonstrates that this individual died

in the mid to late 19th century. At that

time, south central Colorado, including

Huerfano County, was the territory of

the Eastern Bands of the Ute. This

geographic association is confirmed by

the oral testimony given in consultation,

and is supported by ethnographical and

historical evidence. Dr. Renaud’s notes

include a 1932 interview with Mr. I.

Blasquez, a resident of La Veta since

1863, who also confirmed that the Ute

lived in the La Veta area in the mid-19th

century.

Based on the above-mentioned

information, officials of the University

of Denver Department of Anthropology

and 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. Also, officials of the

University of Denver Department of

Anthropology and 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 the Skull Valley Band of Goshute

Indians of Utah; the Southern Ute

Indian Tribe of the Southern Ute

Reservation, Colorado; the Ute Indian

Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray

Reservation, Utah; and the Ute

Mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain

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Reservation, Colorado, New Mexico and

Utah.

This notice has been sent to officials

of the Arapahoe Tribe of the Wind River

Reservation, Wyoming; CheyenneArapaho Tribes of Oklahoma; Comanche

Indian Tribe, Oklahoma; Fort Sill

Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; Hopi Tribe

of Arizona; Jicarilla Apache Tribe of the

Jicarilla Apache Indian Reservation,

New Mexico; Kiowa Indian Tribe of

Oklahoma; Navajo Nation, Arizona,

New Mexico and Utah; Northern

Cheyenne Tribe of the Northern

Cheyenne Indian Reservation, Montana;

Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico; Pueblo

of Cochiti, New Mexico; Pueblo of

Jemez, New Mexico; Pueblo of Isleta,

New Mexico; Pueblo of Laguna, New

Mexico; Pueblo of Nambe, New Mexico;

Pueblo of Picuris, New Mexico; Pueblo

of Pojoaque, New Mexico; Pueblo of San

Felipe, New Mexico; Pueblo of San

Juan, New Mexico; Pueblo of San

Ildefonso, New Mexico; Pueblo of

Sandia, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa

Ana, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa

Clara, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santo

Domingo, New Mexico; Pueblo of Taos,

New Mexico; Pueblo of Tesuque, New

Mexico; Pueblo of Zia, New Mexico;

Skull Valley Band of Goshute Indians of

Utah; Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the

Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado; Ute

Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray

Reservation, Utah; Ute Mountain Tribe

of the Ute Mountain Reservation,

Colorado, New Mexico and Utah; and

the Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation,

New Mexico. Representatives of any

other Indian tribe that believes itself to

be culturally affiliated with these

human remains should contact Jan I.

Bernstein, Collections Manager and

NAGPRA Coordinator at the University

of Denver Department of Anthropology

and Museum of Anthropology, 2000

Asbury, Sturm Hall S–146, Denver, CO

80208–2406, email jbernste@du.edu,

telephone (303) 871–2543, before

December 6, 2000. Repatriation of the

human remains to the Skull Valley Band

of Goshute Indians of Utah; the

Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the

Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado; the

Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and

Ouray Reservation, Utah; and the Ute

Mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain

Reservation, Colorado, New Mexico and

Utah may begin after that date if no

additional claimants come forward.

Dated: October 30, 2000.

John Robbins,

Assistant Director, Cultural Resources

Stewardship and Partnerships.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Reclamation

Notice of Intent to prepare an

Environmental Impact Report (EIR)/

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)

on the Imperial Irrigation District/San

Diego County Water Authority Water

Conservation and Transfer Project

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation,

Interior.

ACTION: Amended Notice of Intent to

Prepare a Joint Environmental Impact

Report/Environmental Impact Statement

(EIR/EIS).

SUMMARY: The Fish and Wildlife Service

(Service) intends to be a cooperating

agency (pursuant to 40 CFR section

1501.6) in the Bureau of Reclamation’s

(Bureau) preparation of a joint EIR/EIS

pursuant to the National Environmental

Policy Act (NEPA) and the California

Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The

joint EIR/EIS will be developed for: (1)

the conservation and transfer of water

from Imperial Irrigation District (IID) to

the San Diego County Water Authority

(SDCWA), the Coachella Valley Water

District (CVWD) and/or the

Metropolitan Water District of Southern

California (MWD) and (2) approval of a

Habitat Conservation Plan, and issuance

of an incidental take permit, pursuant to

section 10(a)(1)(B) of the Endangered

Species Act of 1973, as amended,

including consideration of conservation

measures or plans addressing Statelisted species.

This notice is being furnished

pursuant to the Council on

Environmental Quality Regulations for

Implementing the Procedural Provisions

of the National Environmental Policy

Act (40 CFR section 1501.22). Pursuant

to regulations at 40 CFR (sections 1501.7

and 1508.22), the Bureau, as lead agency

pursuant to NEPA, and the Service, as

the Federally authorized permitting

agency, are seeking suggestions and

information from other agencies and the

public on the scope of issues and

alternatives to be considered in

preparation of the joint EIR/EIS

pertaining to possible issuance of a

Federal incidental take permit. To

satisfy both NEPA and CEQA, the

Service, as a cooperator, with the

Bureau as the Federal lead agency and

IID as the State lead agency are

conducting this additional scoping

process for the preparation of the

environmental documents.

DATES: In order to expedite the planning

process, the above agencies request all

scoping comments on this notice be

received by December 6, 2000.

ADDRESSES: You should address written

comments to Ms. Nancy Gilbert,

Assistant Field Supervisor, Fish and

Wildlife Service, 2730 Loker Avenue

West, Carlsbad, California 92008. You

may also send comments by facsimile to

(760) 431–9618.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Contact Ms.

Carol Roberts, Salton Sea Coordinator,

or Mr. Pete Sorensen, Division Chief, at

the above Carlsbad address or by

telephone at (760) 431–9440. Persons

wishing to obtain background material

may contact Mr. Steve Knell of the

Imperial Irrigation District at 333 E.

Barioni Blvd., P.O. Box 937, Imperial

California 92251, or by telephone at

(760) 339–9266.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Bureau is publishing this notice to

amend the September 27, 1999 Notice of

Intent (see 64 FR 52102) to provide

public notice that the project EIR/EIS

will include an evaluation of the

impacts associated with the potential

issuance of an incidental take permit.

This was not specifically addressed in

the initial Notice of Intent provided for

the project. The Habitat Conservation

Plan will cover a broad array of

activities including: water conservation,

water conveyance and drainage,

operation and maintenance, system

improvements, miscellaneous activities,

and third party activities required to

achieve the conservation and transfer of

up to 300,000 acre-feet of water per year

from IID to the SDCWA and to meet the

voluntary cap on IID’s water use of 3.1

million acre-feet per year from the

Colorado River. Up to 100,000 acre-feet

of the water conserved by IID may be

transferred to the CVWD and/or MWD,

instead of SDCWA, as part of the

proposed Quantification Settlement

Agreement on the Colorado River. The

EIR/EIS will evaluate transfer volumes

up to 400,000 acre-feet per year. The IID

(Applicant) intends to request an

incidental take permit for up to 96 listed

(Federal and State) and unlisted species

of concern (fish, wildlife, and plants)

under specific provisions of the permit.

In the case of unlisted species, the

permit will provide coverage should

these species be listed in the future. The

Plan will cover all areas of IID’s water

delivery and collection system from the

Imperial Dam on the Colorado River

throughout the Imperial Valley

(approximately 470,000 acres) into the

Salton Sea.

Availability of Documents

During the comment period the

documents will be available for public

inspection by appointment during

normal business hours (8 a.m. to 5 p.m.,