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order to determine the location, size,

and type of facilities that may be

required to develop the resources and

thus could be proposed at a future time.

The delineation drilling would occur

on units where there have been

commercial oil and gas discoveries, and

where MMS believes that development

could occur in the future. Therefore, the

EIS will also include a discussion of the

potential impacts of the buildout of

production facilities as part of the

cumulative analysis. The cumulative

analysis will also cover other past,

present, and reasonably foreseeable

activities in the area of the proposed

exploratory drilling. Subsequent to the

delineation drilling, detailed

Development and Production Plans

(DPP’s) would be prepared by the

operators for the development of the

leases in the future and are expected to

be submitted to the MMS and subjected

to separate NEPA analyses. The DPP’s

would also be submitted to the

California Coastal Commission to ensure

their consistency with the California

Coastal Management Plan.

Alternatives

Alternatives will include (1) the

action of drilling 5–8 delineation wells

on undeveloped leases in the Santa

Maria Basin and western Santa Barbara

Channel, and (2) no action. Other

possible alternatives that may be

considered include variations on the

proposed action and alternatives

identified during the scoping process.

Scoping

Scoping is an open process for

determining the scope of the EIS and for

identifying significant issues related to

the proposed action. Scoping also

provides an opportunity to identify

alternatives to the proposed action and

appropriate mitigation measures. All

interested persons, organizations and

agencies wishing to provide comments,

suggestions, or relevant information on

the activities may do so as follows:

(1) Send input to Minerals

Management Service, Attn: Exploratory

Activities EIS, Office of Environmental

Evaluation, 770 Paseo Camarillo,

Camarillo, CA 93010–6064;

(2) Attend and provide comment at

the public scoping meetings the MMS

will conduct in Santa Barbara County as

follows: (a) December 6, 2000, 5:30

p.m.–9:00 p.m. at Fess Parker’s

DoubleTree Resort, 633 East Cabrillo

Blvd., Sierra Madre Room, Santa

Barbara, California; (b) January 22, 2001,

5:30 p.m.–9:00 p.m. at Allan Hancock

College, Marian Theatre, Bldg. D, 800 S.

College Drive, Santa Maria, California.

Further details of the meetings will be

posted on the MMS, Pacific Region,

homepage at http://www.mms.gov/

omm/pacific and will be advertised in

the local media; and

(3) Email input to

ExplorationEIS@mms.gov.

A Notice of Availability of the draft

EIS for public review and comment will

be announced by the MMS and the

Environmental Protection Agency in the

Federal Register; on the MMS, Pacific

Region, homepage; and in the local

media. We anticipate that a draft EIS

will be available for review in Summer

2001, and a final EIS will be completed

in Fall 2001. Public hearings will be

held in the local area following release

of the draft EIS. Dates and locations are

to be determined.

Dated: November 17, 2000.

Carolita U. Kallaur,

Associate Director, Offshore Minerals

Management.

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BILLING CODE 4310–MR–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 Palmer Foundation

for Chiropractic History, Palmer

College of Chiropractic, Davenport, IA

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 Palmer

Foundation for Chiropractic History,

Davenport, IA.

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 Palmer

Foundation for Chiropractic History

professional staff in consultation with

representatives of the Onondaga Nation

of New York and the Haudenosaunee

Standing Committee on Burials and

Regulations.

At an unknown time prior to 1960,

human remains representing one

individual were removed from an

unknown location in Clifton Springs,

NY, by unknown persons. They were

donated to the Palmer School of

Chiropractic prior to 1960 by an

unknown person. No known individual

was identified. No associated funerary

objects are present.

Museum records and osteological

characteristics identify these human

remains as Native American. The degree

of preservation of these remains

indicates a date of burial within the last

millennium. Consultation with

representatives of the Onondaga Nation

of New York indicates that Clifton

Springs, NY, is located within the

traditional territory of the Onondaga

Nation of New York, and indicates that

a relationship exists between these

human remains and the Onondaga

Nation of New York. Officials of the

Palmer Foundation for Chiropractic

History have found it reasonable to

affiliate these human remains, based on

consultation results, with the Onondaga

Nation of New York.

Based on the above-mentioned

information, officials of the Palmer

Foundation for Chiropractic History

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

Palmer Foundation for Chiropractic

History also 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 Onondaga Nation of New York.

This notice has been sent to officials

of the Onondaga Nation of New York

and the Haudenosaunee Standing

Committee on Burials and Regulations.

Representatives of any other Indian tribe

that believes itself to be culturally

affiliated with these human remains

should contact Alana Callender, Palmer

Foundation for Chiropractic History,

Palmer College of Chiropractic, 1000

Brady Street, Davenport, IA 52803,

telephone (319) 884-5404, before

December 22, 2000. Repatriation of the

human remains to the Onondaga Nation

of New York may begin after that date

if no additional claimants come

forward.

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Dated: November 16, 2000.

John Robbins,

Assistant Director, Cultural Resources,

Stewardship, and Partnerships.

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BILLING CODE 4310–70–F

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 Essex

Museum, Salem, 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 Essex

Museum, Salem, 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 Peabody Essex

Museum professional staff in

consultation with representatives of the

Cayuga Nation of New York.

Before 1868, human remains

representing one individual came into

the collections of the Essex Institute

following their collection by Mr. C.L.

Allen. In 1868, these human remains

were transferred to the Peabody

Academy of Sciences from the Essex

Institute (both now constitute the

Peabody Essex Museum). No known

individual was identified.

Catalogue data at the Peabody Essex

Museum lists these human remains as

‘‘Indian, from Cayuga County, New

York.’’ Based on the provenance listed

in the catalogue, representatives of the

Cayuga Nation of New York have

identified these human remains as

Cayuga. In the absence of associated

cultural material, the Peabody Essex

Museum has been unable to ascertain

the precise age of the human remains.

Based on historic sources and treaties,

Cayuga County, NY lies within the

historically known area in which the

Cayuga had villages. Lacking any

evidence to the contrary, the Peabody

Essex Museum is accepting these

human remains as having Cayuga origin.

Based on the above-mentioned

information, officials of the Peabody

Essex Museum have determined that,

pursuant to 43 CFR 10.2 (d)(1), the

human remains listed above represent

the physical remains of one individuals

of Native American ancestry. Officials of

the Peabody Essex Museum 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 Cayuga Nation

of New York.

This notice has been sent to officials

of the Cayuga Nation of New York.

Representatives of any other Indian tribe

that believes itself to be culturally

affiliated with these human remains

should contact John R. Grimes, Curator

of Native American Art and Culture,

Peabody Essex Museum, East Indian

Square, Salem, MA 01970, telephone

(978) 745–9500, before December 22,

2000. Repatriation of the human

remains to the Cayuga Nation of New

York may begin after that date if no

additional claimants come forward.

Dated: November 2, 2000.

John Robbins,

Assistant Director, Cultural Resources

Stewardship and Partnerships.

[FR Doc. 00–29833 Filed 11–21–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–70–F

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 Peabody Museum

of Archaeology and Ethnology

professional staff in consultation with

representatives of the Big Valley Band of

Pomo Indians of the Big Valley

Rancheria, California.

In 1908, human remains representing

one individual were collected by Grace

A. Nicholson, and donated to the

Peabody Museum of Archaeology and

Ethnology by Lewis H. Farlow. This

individual has been identified as

Captain Posh-ka of the Kuh-lah-na-pi

Tribe of Pomo Indians. The 115

associated funerary objects are 10 lots of

shell beads, 10 stone beads, 30 clam

shells, 5 stone chips, 9 stone knives, 5

bone fragments, 3 ceramic fragments, 29

buttons, 9 nails, 3 metal toy fragments,

and 2 obsidian fragments.

Museum records indicate that the

gravesite of Captain Posh-ka was located

near Kelseyville, Lake County, CA. In

1906, in an effort to salvage it from road

construction, the grave was excavated

by Wiliam Benson, a Pomo contact of

Ms. Nicholson and a nephew of Captain

Posh-ka. According to Mr. Benson,

Captain Posh-ka was buried in 1870, a

date consistent with the types of

associated funerary objects. The

Peabody Museum of Archaeology and

Ethnology and representatives of the Big

Valley Band of Pomo Indians of the Big

Valley Rancheria, California have been

unable to identify lineal descendents of

Captain Posh-ka, and Ms. Nicholson’s

notes indicate that he had no children.

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 also have determined that,

pursuant to 43 CFR 10.2 (d)(2), the 115

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

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

the remains of Captain Posh-ka and

associated funerary objects and the Big

Valley Band of Pomo Indians of the Big