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time period for the human remains 

could not be established. No known 

individuals were identified. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

On July 19, 2008, human remains, 

representing at minimum, one 

individual were removed from a 

residence in Blendon Township, Ottawa 

County, MI. On July 31, 2008, Ottawa 

County Sherriff officers Kik, Garvelink, 

and Blakely transferred the remains to 

the GVSUAL. The remains are an adult 

female, 35–55 years old. Presence of 

wormian bones in sagittal suture 

suggests possible European or shared 

European ancestry. No other ethnic 

markers present. Sheriff’s office 

provided no information on how the 

remains came to be in a private 

residence. No date or time period could 

be established. No known individuals 

were identified. No associated funerary 

objects are present. 

On an unknown date(s) between 1970 

and 1990, and during June 2010, human 

remains representing, at minimum, one 

individual were removed from the Sand 

Creek Site (20OT66) in Ottawa County, 

MI. The remains are one adult of 

undetermined sex and were recovered 

during surface collection and 

excavations conducted by GVSU in the 

1970s and again during June 2010. The 

date and time period for the remains is 

unknown because the site is multicomponent dating from the Archaic and 

Woodland periods (3000 B.C.—A.D. 

1640) and from the historic period (19th 

century) when an Ottawa village was 

located in the vicinity. No known 

individuals were identified. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

Determinations Made by Grand Valley 

State University 

Officials of Grand Valley State 

University have determined that: 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the 

human remains described in this notice 

are Native American based on cranial 

morphology, dental traits, accession 

documentation, and archeological 

context. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the 

human remains described in this notice 

represent the physical remains of 111 

individuals of Native American 

ancestry. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), 

the 1,473 objects described in this 

notice 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), a 

relationship of shared group identity 

cannot be reasonably traced between the 

Native American human remains and 

associated funerary objects and any 

present-day Indian tribe. 

• According to final judgments of the 

Indian Claims Commission or the Court 

of Federal Claims, the land from which 

the Native American human remains 

and associated funerary objects were 

removed is the aboriginal land of The 

Tribes. 

• Treaties, Acts of Congress, or 

Executive Orders, indicate that the land 

from which the Native American human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

were removed is the aboriginal land of 

The Tribes. 

• Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the 

disposition of the human remains and 

associated funerary objects may be to 

The Tribes. 

Additional Requestors and Disposition 

Representatives of any Indian tribe or 

Native Hawaiian organization not 

identified in this notice that wish to 

request transfer of control of these 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects should submit a written request 

with information in support of the 

request to Dr. Janet Brashler, Professor 

and Curator of Anthropology, Grand 

Valley State University, 1 Campus 

Drive, Allendale, MI 49401, telephone 

(616) 331–3694, email brashlej@

gvsu.edu, by March 6, 2015. After that 

date, if no additional requestors have 

come forward, transfer of control of the 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects to The Tribes may proceed. 

Grand Valley State University is 

responsible for notifying The Tribes that 

this notice has been published. 

Dated: January 14, 2015. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2015–02264 Filed 2–3–15; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–17374; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: 

Buffalo Bill Museum and Grave 

(formerly the Buffalo Bill Memorial 

Museum), Golden, CO 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Buffalo Bill Museum and 

Grave (formerly the Buffalo Bill 

Memorial Museum) has completed an 

inventory of human remains, in 

consultation with the appropriate 

Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian 

organizations, and has determined that 

there is a cultural affiliation between the 

human remains and present-day Indian 

tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations. 

Lineal descendants or representatives of 

any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian 

organization not identified in this notice 

that wish to request transfer of control 

of these human remains should submit 

a written request to the Buffalo Bill 

Museum and Grave (formerly the 

Buffalo Bill Memorial Museum). If no 

additional requestors come forward, 

transfer of control of the human remains 

to the lineal descendants, Indian tribes, 

or Native Hawaiian organizations stated 

in this notice may proceed. 

DATES: Lineal descendants or 

representatives of any Indian tribe or 

Native Hawaiian organization not 

identified in this notice that wish to 

request transfer of control of these 

human remains should submit a written 

request with information in support of 

the request to the Buffalo Bill Museum 

and Grave (formerly the Buffalo Bill 

Memorial Museum) at the address in 

this notice by March 6, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Steve Friesen, Director, 

Buffalo Bill Museum and Grave, 987 1/ 

2 Lookout Mountain Road, Golden, CO 

80401, telephone (303) 526–0744, email 

steve.friesen@denvergov.org. 

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 under the control of 

the Buffalo Bill Museum and Grave 

(formerly the Buffalo Bill Memorial 

Museum), Golden, CO. The human 

remains were removed from an 

unknown location. 

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. The National 

Park Service is not responsible for the 

determinations in this notice. 

Consultation 

A detailed assessment of the human 

remains was made by the Buffalo Bill 

Museum and Grave (formerly the 

Buffalo Bill Memorial Museum) 

professional staff in consultation with 

representatives of the Crow Tribe of 

Montana. 

History and Description of the Remains 

Prior to 1931, human remains 

representing, at minimum, one 

individual came into the possession of 

Johnny Baker, foster son of Buffalo Bill 

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Cody. The first mention of the scalp was 

in the museum’s 1931 inventory when 

the collection was under the control of 

Mr. Baker and his wife Olive. Upon 

Olive’s death in 1957, control of the 

collection was transferred to the City of 

Denver, which operates the Buffalo Bill 

Museum and Grave. The inventory done 

in 1957, at the time the collection was 

transferred, includes a ‘‘Crow scalp’’. No 

known individuals were identified. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

The human remains are Native 

American based on the museum 

records. 

Determinations Made by the Buffalo 

Bill Museum and Grave (formerly the 

Buffalo Bill Memorial Museum) 

Officials of the Buffalo Bill Museum 

and Grave (formerly the Buffalo Bill 

Memorial Museum) have determined 

that: 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the 

human remains described in this notice 

represent the physical remains of one 

individual of Native American ancestry. 

• 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 the Crow Tribe of Montana. 

Additional Requestors and Disposition 

Lineal descendants or representatives 

of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian 

organization not identified in this notice 

that wish to request transfer of control 

of these human remains should submit 

a written request with information in 

support of the request to Steve Friesen, 

Director, Buffalo Bill Museum and 

Grave, 987 1/2 Lookout Mountain Road, 

Golden, CO 80401, telephone (303) 526– 

0744, email steve.friesen@

denvergov.org, by March 6, 2015. After 

that date, if no additional requestors 

have come forward, transfer of control 

of the human remains to the Crow Tribe 

of Montana may proceed. 

The Buffalo Bill Museum and Grave 

(formerly the Buffalo Bill Memorial 

Museum) is responsible for notifying the 

Crow Tribe of Montana that this notice 

has been published. 

Dated: December 19, 2014. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2015–02186 Filed 2–3–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–50–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–17479; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: 

Tennessee Valley Authority, Knoxville, 

TN 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Tennessee Valley 

Authority (TVA) has completed an 

inventory of human remains in 

consultation with the appropriate 

federally recognized Indian tribes and 

has determined that there is no cultural 

affiliation between the human remains 

and any present-day federally 

recognized Indian tribes. 

Representatives of any federally 

recognized Indian tribe not identified in 

this notice that wish to request transfer 

of control of these human remains 

should submit a written request to TVA. 

If no additional requestors come 

forward, transfer of control of the 

human remains to the federally 

recognized Indian tribes stated in this 

notice may proceed. 

DATES: Representatives of any federally 

recognized Indian tribe not identified in 

this notice that wish to request transfer 

of control of these human remains 

should submit a written request with 

information in support of the request to 

TVA at the address in this notice by 

March 6, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Dr. Thomas O. Maher, TVA, 

400 West Summit Hill Drive, WT11D, 

Knoxville, TN 37902–1401, telephone 

(865) 632–7458, email tomaher@tva.gov. 

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 under the control and 

possession of TVA. The human remains 

were likely removed from the Citico 

site, 40MR7, in Monroe County, TN, as 

a result of unauthorized digging. The 

human remains were anonymously 

delivered to TVA in the 1990s. 

This notice is published as part of the 

National Park Service’s administrative 

responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 

U.S.C. 3003(d)(3) and 43 CFR 10.11(d). 

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. The National Park Service is 

not responsible for the determinations 

in this notice. 

Consultation 

A detailed assessment of the human 

remains was made by TVA’s 

professional staff in consultation with 

representatives of the Absentee 

Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma; AlabamaCoushatta Tribe of Texas (previously 

listed as the Alabama-Coushatta Tribes 

of Texas); Alabama-Quassarte Tribal 

Town; Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band of 

Cherokee Indians; Eastern Shawnee 

Tribe of Oklahoma; Kialegee Tribal 

Town; Poarch Band of Creeks 

(previously listed as the Poarch Band of 

Creek Indians of Alabama); Shawnee 

Tribe; The Chickasaw Nation; The 

Muscogee (Creek) Nation; The Seminole 

Nation of Oklahoma; Thlopthlocco 

Tribal Town; and the United Keetoowah 

Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma. 

History and Description of the Remains 

TVA has in its control and possession 

human remains representing, at 

minimum, 12 individuals. All are 

adults. Four have been determined to be 

female and two to be male. The sex of 

the other 6 individuals is indeterminate. 

Composed primarily of cranial bones, 

oral history indicates that the human 

remains were sent to the Tennessee 

Valley Authority after November 16, 

1990, but excavated before the passage 

of NAGPRA. These human remains 

likely resulted from the unauthorized 

digging that took place at the Citico site 

between 1968 and 1978. Their context 

within the site and chronological 

placement is unknown. 

The Citico site was excavated by the 

University of Tennessee in 1967 and 

1968 under a contract with the National 

Park Service. The site was exposed 

using heavy equipment and the 

excavation focused on features, burials, 

and mound stratigraphy. These 

excavations were a result of the 

impoundment of the Little Tennessee 

River as part of TVA’s Tellico Dam and 

Reservoir project. Subsequent to the 

professional excavation, the site was 

damaged by unauthorized digging. 

Excavations at the Citico site revealed 

two dominate occupations: A 

Mississippian Dallas phase occupation 

(A.D. 1300–1550) and a later eighteenth 

century Overhill Cherokee occupation. 

Since no funerary objects accompanied 

these human remains, it is not known if 

they were derived from the Dallas phase 

or the historic Cherokee occupation. 

The lack of any detailed information on 

these human remains leads TVA to 

designate them as culturally 

unidentifiable. 

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