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partners developed the Umbrella CCAA 

(available at http://www.fws.gov/

wyominges) to provide Wyoming 

ranchers with the opportunity to 

voluntarily conserve greater sage-grouse 

and its habitat while carrying out their 

ranching activities. The Umbrella CCAA 

was made available for public review 

and comment on February 7, 2013 (see 

78 FR 9066), and was executed by the 

Service on November 8, 2013. 

Pursuant to the Umbrella CCAA, 

ranchers in Wyoming may apply for an 

EOS permit under the Act by agreeing 

to implement certain conservation 

measures for the greater sage-grouse on 

their properties. These conservation 

measures are specified in individual 

CCAAs for their properties, which are 

developed in accordance with the 

Umbrella CCAA and are subject to the 

terms and conditions stated in that 

agreement. Landowners consult with 

the Service and other participating 

agencies to develop an individual CCAA 

for their property, and submit it to the 

Service for approval with their EOS 

permit application. If we approve the 

individual CCAA and EOS permit 

application, we will issue an EOS 

permit, under section 10(a)(1)(A) of the 

Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), that 

authorizes incidental take of greater 

sage-grouse that results from activities 

covered by the individual CCAA, 

should the species become listed. 

Through the Umbrella CCAA and the 

individual CCAA and EOS permit, we 

also provide assurances to participating 

landowners that, if the greater sagegrouse is listed, and so long as they are 

properly implementing their individual 

CCAA, we will not require any 

conservation measures with respect to 

greater sage-grouse in addition to those 

provided in the individual CCAA or 

impose additional land, water, or 

financial commitments or restrictions 

on land, water, or resource use in 

connection with the species. The EOS 

permit would become effective on the 

effective date of listing of the greater 

sage-grouse as endangered or 

threatened, and would continue through 

the end of the individual CCAA’s 20- 

year term. Regulatory requirements and 

issuance criteria for EOS permits 

through a CCAA are found in 50 CFR 

17.22(d) and 17.32(d), as well as 50 CFR 

part 13. 

Applications Available for Review and 

Comment 

We invite local, State, and Federal 

agencies and the public to comment on 

the following EOS permit applications. 

The Umbrella CCAA, as well as the 

individual CCAAs submitted with the 

permit applications, are also available 

for review, subject to the requirements 

of the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a) and 

Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 

552). The following applicants request 

approval of EOS permits for the greater 

sage-grouse, pursuant to the Umbrella 

CCAA, for the purpose of enhancing the 

species’ survival. 

Permit Application Number TE58867B– 

0 

Applicant: Bull Springs LLC, Carbon 

County, Wyoming. 

Permit Application Number TE58871B– 

0 

Applicant: Dexter Peak LLC, Carbon 

County, Wyoming. 

Permit Application Number TE58896B 

Applicant: Charles T. Rourke, 

Campbell County, Wyoming. 

Permit Application Number TE58902B 

Applicant: Hellyer Limited 

Partnership, Fremont County, Wyoming. 

Permit Application Number TE58903B 

Applicant: V Ventures, LLC, Hot 

Springs County, Wyoming. 

Permit Application Number TE58904B 

Applicant: Eagle Ridge Ranch Co., 

Natrona County, Wyoming. 

Permit Application Number TE58907B– 

0 

Applicant: Blue Butte Ranch LLC, 

Johnson County, Wyoming. 

Permit Application Number TE58908B– 

0 

Applicant: Griffin Hashknife Inc., 

Fremont County, Wyoming. 

Permit Application Number TE58909B– 

0 

Applicant: Blake Sheep Co., Carbon 

County, Wyoming. 

Permit Application Number TE58911B– 

0 

Applicant: Battle Mountain Co., 

Carbon County, Wyoming. 

Permit Application Number TE58912B– 

0 

Applicant: Ladder Livestock 

Company LLC, Carbon County, 

Wyoming. 

Permit Application Number TE58913B– 

0 

Applicant: Rocky Point Grazing 

Association, Crook County, Wyoming. 

Permit Application Number TE58914B– 

0 

Applicant: Bates Creek Cattle Co., 

Natrona County, Wyoming. 

Permit Application Number TE58915B– 

0 

Applicant: Purple Sage LLC, Carbon 

County, Wyoming. 

Permit Application Number TE58916B– 

0 

Applicant: Hesse Ranch, LLC, 

Johnson County, Wyoming. 

Permit Application Number TE58917B– 

0 

Applicant: The Nature Conservancy, 

Fremont County, Wyoming. 

Public Availability of Comments 

All comments and materials we 

receive in response to these requests 

will become part of the public record, 

and will be available for public 

inspection, by appointment, during 

normal business hours at the address 

listed in the ADDRESSES section of this 

notice. 

Before including your address, phone 

number, email address, or other 

personal identifying information in your 

comment, you should be aware that 

your entire comment, including your 

personal identifying information, may 

be made publicly available at any time. 

While you can ask us in your comment 

to withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

Authority: We provide this notice under 

section 10(c) of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1539(c)). 

Dated: March 4, 2015. 

Michael G. Thabault, 

Assistant Regional Director, Mountain-Prairie 

Region. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–17701; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. 

Department of the Interior, National 

Park Service, Montezuma Castle 

National Monument, Camp Verde, AZ 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the 

Interior, National Park Service, 

Montezuma Castle National Monument 

has completed an inventory of human 

remains and associated funerary objects, 

in consultation with the appropriate 

Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian 

organizations, and has determined that 

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there is a cultural affiliation between the 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects 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 and associated 

funerary objects should submit a written 

request to Montezuma Castle National 

Monument. If no additional requestors 

come forward, transfer of control of the 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects 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 and associated funerary 

objects should submit a written request 

with information in support of the 

request to Montezuma Castle National 

Monument at the address in this notice 

by May 1, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Dorothy FireCloud, 

Superintendent, PO Box 219, Camp 

Verde, AZ 86322, telephone (928) 567– 

5276, email dorothy_firecloud@nps.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 and associated 

funerary objects under the control of the 

U.S. Department of the Interior, 

National Park Service, Montezuma 

Castle National Monument, Camp 

Verde, AZ. The human remains and 

associated funerary objects were 

removed from multiple sites in Yavapai 

County, AZ. 

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 Superintendent, Montezuma Castle 

National Monument. 

Consultation 

A detailed assessment of the human 

remains was made by Montezuma Castle 

National Monument professional staff in 

consultation with representatives of the 

Ak Chin Indian Community of the 

Maricopa (Ak Chin) Indian Reservation, 

Arizona; Fort McDowell Yavapai 

Nation, Arizona; Gila River Indian 

Community of the Gila River Indian 

Reservation, Arizona; Hopi Tribe of 

Arizona; Salt River Pima-Maricopa 

Indian Community of the Salt River 

Reservation, Arizona; Tohono O’odham 

Nation of Arizona; Yavapai-Prescott 

Indian Tribe (previously listed as the 

Yavapai-Prescott Tribe of the Yavapai 

Reservation, Arizona); and Zuni Tribe of 

the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico 

(hereafter referred to as ‘‘The Tribes’’). 

History and Description of the Remains 

At an unknown date, human remains 

representing, at minimum, two 

individuals were removed from an 

unnamed site near the Langdon Ranch 

in Yavapai County, AZ. The remains 

were donated to Montezuma Castle 

National Monument prior to 1933. No 

known individuals were identified. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

At an unknown date, human remains 

representing, at minimum, two 

individuals were removed from an 

unnamed site on the Jackson Homestead 

in Yavapai County, AZ. The remains 

were donated to Montezuma Castle 

National Monument in 1933. No known 

individuals were identified. The 32 

associated funerary objects are 8 shell 

bracelets, 10 beads, 2 ceramic bowls, 3 

bound sticks, 1 wooden cradleboard, 1 

wooden bow, 1 miniature ceramic jar, 1 

pendant, 1 wooden atlatl dart shaft, 1 

worked stone artifact, 1 length of 

cordage, 1 piece of textile, and 1 stone 

mosaic pendant. 

At an unknown date, human remains 

representing, at minimum, two 

individuals were removed from the 

Montezuma Well Cave site in Yavapai 

County, AZ, during unauthorized 

excavations. In 1959 the remains were 

confiscated from W.K. Duffy by the 

National Park Service. No known 

individuals were identified. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

At an unknown date, human remains 

representing, at minimum, one 

individual were removed from the 

Montezuma Well area in Yavapai 

County, AZ, by unidentified boys. The 

boys gave the remains to a Mrs. Hallet 

who passed them along to someone 

named Stenhouse who in turn gave 

them to Montezuma Castle National 

Monument staff. In 1978 the remains 

were forwarded to the Museum of 

Northern Arizona and in 1997 they were 

returned to Montezuma Castle National 

Monument. No known individuals were 

identified. No associated funerary 

objects are present. 

At an unknown date, human remains 

representing, at minimum, one 

individual were removed from 

Montezuma Castle in Yavapai County, 

AZ, by National Park Service employees 

conducting preservation work. No 

known individuals were identified. The 

two associated funerary objects are one 

piece of textile and one length of 

cordage. 

At unknown dates, human remains 

representing, at minimum, two 

individuals were removed from 

Montezuma Castle by unknown park 

visitors. No known individuals were 

identified. No associated funerary 

objects are present. 

Between 1894 and 1896, human 

remains representing, at minimum, 

eight individuals were removed from 

Montezuma Castle in Yavapai County, 

AZ, by S.L Palmer. In 1971 the remains 

and funerary objects were donated to 

Montezuma Castle National Monument 

by Gaylord L. Palmer. No known 

individuals were identified. The 14 

associated funerary objects are 9 pieces 

of textile, 1 bowl, 1 wooden bow, 1 

arrow, and 2 arrow mainshafts. 

In 1909, human remains representing, 

at minimum, one individual were 

removed from Montezuma Castle in 

Yavapai County, AZ, by Frank P. 

Turner. The remains were donated to 

Fort Verde State Historic Park by Mr. 

Turner’s daughter and in 1998 they 

were returned to Montezuma Castle 

National Monument by Arizona State 

Parks. No known individuals were 

identified. No associated funerary 

objects are present. 

In 1927, human remains representing, 

at minimum, 10 individuals were 

removed from Castle A in Yavapai 

County, AZ, by the National Park 

Service. No known individuals were 

identified. The two associated funerary 

objects are one basketry bowl and one 

piece of cotton textile. 

Between 1929 and 1940, human 

remains representing, at minimum, 19 

individuals were removed from the 

Montezuma Well area in Yavapai 

County, AZ, by the William Back 

family, former owners of Montezuma 

Well. The human remains were 

transferred to the National Park Service 

when the property was purchased in 

1947. No known individuals were 

identified. No associated funerary 

objects are present. 

Between 1933 and 1934, human 

remains representing, at minimum, 68 

individuals were removed from Castle A 

in Yavapai County, AZ, during a Civil 

Works Administration project. No 

known individuals were identified. The 

23 associated funerary objects are 9 

pendants, 4 beads, 4 shell tinklers, 3 

ceramic bowls, 2 shell bracelets, and 1 

worked shell. 

In the 1950s, human remains 

representing, at minimum, one 

individual were removed from Castle A 

in Yavapai County, AZ, by unknown 

visitors. No known individuals were 

identified. No associated funerary 

objects are present. 

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Between 1952 and 1953, human 

remains representing, at minimum, two 

individuals were removed from Castle A 

in Yavapai County, AZ, by the National 

Park Service. No known individuals 

were identified. No associated funerary 

objects are present. 

In 1960, human remains representing, 

at minimum, eight individuals were 

removed from Swallet Cave in Yavapai 

County, AZ, during a salvage project by 

the National Park Service. No known 

individuals were identified. The one 

associated funerary object is a Tuzigoot 

red ceramic bowl. 

In 1986, human remains representing, 

at minimum, one individual were 

removed from Montezuma Castle in 

Yavapai County, AZ, by National Park 

Service archeologists. No known 

individuals were identified. The nine 

associated funerary objects are four 

pieces of matting, one piece of textile, 

two sherds, one flake tool, and one 

length of cordage. 

The sites from which the human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

were removed are located in the Verde 

Valley of Arizona. Most are multi-room 

masonry-walled pueblos or cliff 

dwellings and all are classified as 

southern Sinagua. With one exception, 

Swallet Cave, all are dated to A.D. 

1125–1425. Swallet Cave, one of the 

pueblos on the inside cliff wall of 

Montezuma Well, a natural limestone 

sink hole with a lake fed by 

underground springs, is dated to A.D. 

1125–1300. 

The Ak Chin Indian Community of 

Maricopa (Ak Chin) Reservation, 

Arizona; Gila River Indian Community 

of the Gila River Indian Reservation, 

Arizona; Salt River Pima-Maricopa 

Indian Community of the Salt River 

Reservation; and Tohono O’odham 

Nation of Arizona comprise one cultural 

group known as the O’odham. 

Archeological artifacts found at the 

sites, including plain woven textiles, 

coiled basketry, and twill matting, are 

similar to items made and used by 

historic O’odham people. 

The Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation, 

Arizona and the Yavapai-Prescott Indian 

Tribe (previously listed as the YavapaiPrescott Tribe of the Yavapai 

Reservation, Arizona) trace their 

ancestry to Yavapai bands once living in 

the Verde Valley. Continuity between 

the people of the Verde Valley during 

A.D. 1125–1425 and the Fort McDowell 

Yavapai and Yavapai-Prescott tribes is 

demonstrated by geographic, linguistic, 

folkloric, oral tradition, and historical 

evidence. For example, there are 

specific Yavapai ancestral names for 

Montezuma Well, and living tribal 

members curate oral traditions about 

ancestral people living at the sites. 

The Hopi Tribe of Arizona considers 

all of Arizona to be within traditional 

Hopi lands or within areas where Hopi 

clans migrated in the past. Evidence 

demonstrating continuity between the 

people of the Verde Valley during A.D. 

1125–1425 and the Hopi Tribe includes 

archeological, anthropological, 

linguistic, folkloric, and oral traditions. 

Ceramic vessels made only on the Hopi 

mesas are found at the sites and are 

similar to items made by historic and 

modern Hopi people. Additionally, 

plain woven and painted textiles, coiled 

basketry, and woven matting are similar 

to items made and used by modern Hopi 

people. Living Hopi clan members also 

have ancestral names and traditional 

stories about specific events and people 

at each site. 

The Zuni Tribe of the Zuni 

Reservation, New Mexico considers the 

Verde Valley to be within the migration 

path of ancestral Zuni people. 

Archeological evidence, including 

similarities in ceramic designs, textiles, 

and woven basketry, demonstrates 

continuity between the people of the 

Verde Valley during A.D. 1125–1425 

and the people of Zuni. 

Determinations Made by Montezuma 

Castle National Monument 

Officials of Montezuma Castle 

National Monument have determined 

that: 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the 

human remains described in this notice 

represent the physical remains of 128 

individuals of Native American 

ancestry. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), 

the 83 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), there 

is a relationship of shared group 

identity that can be reasonably traced 

between the Native American human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

and The Tribes. 

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 and associated 

funerary objects should submit a written 

request with information in support of 

the request to Dorothy FireCloud, 

Superintendent, Montezuma Castle 

National Monument, PO Box 219, Camp 

Verde, AZ 86322, telephone (928) 567– 

5276, email dorothy_firecloud@nps.gov, 

by May 1, 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. 

Montezuma Castle National 

Monument is responsible for notifying 

The Tribes that this notice has been 

published. 

Dated: February 17, 2015. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–17697; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural 

Items: Logan Museum of 

Anthropology, Beloit College, Beloit, 

WI 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Logan Museum of 

Anthropology, in consultation with the 

appropriate Indian tribes or Native 

Hawaiian organizations, has determined 

that the cultural item listed in this 

notice meets the definition of sacred 

object and object of cultural patrimony. 

Lineal descendants or representatives of 

any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian 

organization not identified in this notice 

that wish to claim this cultural item 

should submit a written request to the 

Logan Museum of Anthropology. If no 

additional claimants come forward, 

transfer of control of the cultural item 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 

claim this cultural item should submit 

a written request with information in 

support of the claim to the Logan 

Museum of Anthropology at the address 

in this notice by May 1, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: William Green, Director, 

Logan Museum of Anthropology, Beloit 

College, 700 College St., Beloit, WI 

53511, telephone (608) 363–2119, email 

greenb@beloit.edu. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

here given in accordance with the 

Native American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 

3005, of the intent to repatriate a 

cultural item under the control of the 

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