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center of Moravian activities in North 

America. It consists of religious, 

domestic, and industrial components, 

reflecting Moravian principles of urban 

planning and the full scope of Moravian 

community life in a North American 

context. The Moravian settlement of 

Christiansfeld in Denmark was 

inscribed on the World Heritage List in 

2015. The government of the German 

state of Saxony has proposed including 

the Moravian settlement of Herrnhut 

along with Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, as 

a ‘‘serial transnational’’ group 

nomination to extend the Danish listing, 

possibly including Moravian 

settlements in other countries as well. 

Next Steps 

A draft World Heritage nomination for 

Moravian Church Settlements that 

includes the Historic Moravian 

Bethlehem District may now be 

prepared, in consultation with the 

National Park Service’s Office of 

International Affairs. The NPS will 

coordinate the review and evaluation of 

the Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, portion of 

the draft nomination to ensure it meets 

the requirements of 36 CFR 73, and will 

cooperate with the governments of other 

countries participating in this 

nomination to complete and submit it to 

the World Heritage Committee. 

Following NPS review of a complete 

draft nomination, the Department may 

submit it to the World Heritage Centre 

for technical review by September 30 of 

any year. The Centre will then provide 

comments by November 15 of that year. 

The Federal Interagency Panel for World 

Heritage will review a draft nomination 

following receipt of the Centre’s 

comments and recommend to the 

Department whether the nomination 

should be formally submitted for 

consideration by the World Heritage 

Committee. Submittal to the World 

Heritage Centre by the Department 

through the Department of State can be 

made by February 1 of any year; the 

World Heritage Committee would then 

consider the nomination at its annual 

meeting in the summer of the following 

year, after an evaluation by an official 

Advisory Body to the Committee. 

Authority: 54 U.S.C. 307101; 36 CFR 

part 73. 

Shannon A. Estenoz, 

Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and 

Parks. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0033204; 

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Native American Graves Protection 

and Repatriation Review Committee 

Finding Regarding the Cultural 

Affiliation of Human Remains and 

Associated Funerary Objects Removed 

From, and Adjacent to, Moundville 

Archeological Site (1TU500) Located in 

Tuscaloosa County, AL 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: On November 23, 2021, the 

Native American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Review Committee (Review 

Committee) found, based on the 

information provided before and during 

its public meeting, that a cultural 

affiliation exists between the presentday Muskogean-speaking Indian Tribes 

and the earlier group connected to 

human remains and funerary objects 

excavated at, and adjacent to, the 

Moundville archeological site (1Tu500), 

in Tuscaloosa County, AL. The 

recommendations, findings, and actions 

in this notice are advisory only and are 

not binding on any person. Pursuant to 

the Native American Graves Protection 

and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA or the 

Act), the Review Committee is 

responsible for reviewing and making 

findings related to the identity or 

cultural affiliation of cultural items. The 

National Park Service is not responsible 

for the determinations in this notice. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting transcript 

containing the Review Committee 

proceedings and deliberation for this 

finding are available online at 

www.nps.gov/subjects/nagpra/ 

index.htm or upon an email request to 

the National NAGPRA Program 

(NAGPRA_Info@nps.gov). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Melanie O’Brien, Manager and 

Designated Federal Official, National 

NAGPRA Program, 1849 C Street NW, 

Washington, DC 20240, telephone (202) 

354–2201, email NAGPRA_Info@

nps.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Native American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Review Committee (Review 

Committee) found that a cultural 

affiliation exists between the presentday Muskogean-speaking Indian Tribes 

and the earlier group connected to 

human remains and funerary objects 

excavated at, and adjacent to, the 

Moundville archeological site (1Tu500), 

in Tuscaloosa County, AL. The 

recommendations, findings, and actions 

in this notice are advisory only and are 

not binding on any person. Pursuant to 

the Native American Graves Protection 

and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA or the 

Act), the Review Committee is 

responsible for reviewing and making 

findings related to the identity or 

cultural affiliation of cultural items. 25 

U.S.C. 3006(c)(3)(A). 

These advisory findings do not 

necessarily represent the views of the 

National Park Service or Secretary of the 

Interior. The National Park Service and 

the Secretary of the Interior have not 

taken a position on these matters. The 

Review Committee established by 

Section 8 of the Act (25 U.S.C. 3006) is 

an advisory body governed by the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act. Under 

the Act, upon the request of any affected 

party, the Review Committee is 

responsible for reviewing and making 

findings related to the identity or 

cultural affiliation of cultural items. 25 

U.S.C. 3006(c)(3)(A). 

Background 

Under the Act, ‘‘cultural affiliation’’ 

means that there is a relationship of 

shared group identity that can be 

reasonably traced between a present-day 

Indian Tribe and an identifiable earlier 

group. 25 U.S.C. 3001(2). Cultural 

affiliation of Native American human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

is established by compiling an 

inventory, based on information 

possessed by a museum or Federal 

agency and in consultation with Indian 

Tribes and Native Hawaiian 

organizations. 25 U.S.C. 3003. When 

cultural affiliation is not established in 

an inventory, then, upon request, Native 

American human remains and 

associated funerary objects must be 

expeditiously returned where a 

requesting Indian Tribe or Native 

Hawaiian organization can show 

cultural affiliation by a preponderance 

of the evidence based upon the 

following kinds of relevant information: 

Geographical, kinship, biological, 

archeological, anthropological, 

linguistic, folkloric, oral traditional, 

historical, or other relevant information 

or expert opinion. 25 U.S.C. 3005(a)(4). 

Request for a Finding 

At its November 23, 2021, virtual 

pubic meeting, the Review Committee 

heard a request from the following 

affected parties for a finding of fact: The 

Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, The 

Chickasaw Nation, Coushatta Tribe of 

Louisiana, The Muscogee (Creek) 

Nation, Seminole Tribe of Florida 

[previously listed as Seminole Tribe of 

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Hollywood, & Tampa Reservations)], 

and The Seminole Nation of Oklahoma, 

with support from the Jena Band of 

Choctaw Indians and the AlabamaCoushatta Tribe of Texas [previously 

listed as Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of 

Texas]. The question presented was 

whether the present-day Muskogeanspeaking Indian Tribes are culturally 

affiliated with the human remains and 

funerary objects excavated at, and 

adjacent to, the Moundville 

archeological site (1TU500), in 

Tuscaloosa County, AL. The Review 

Committee considered the relevant 

information submitted by the 

requestors, which included the 

following types of evidence: Linguistic, 

oral tradition, geographical, kinship, 

biological, archeological, historical, and 

anthropological. 

During discussion, members of the 

Review Committee noted that the 

requestors had asked for a finding based 

upon a preponderance of the evidence 

and asked whether a finding of cultural 

affiliation by a preponderance of the 

evidence would differ from a finding by 

a reasonable basis. In response, 

attorneys from the Department’s Office 

of the Solicitor stated that, in practice, 

preponderance of the evidence and 

reasonable basis are similar standards 

for determining whether the evidence 

leans slightly more one way than the 

other. The Review Committee noted 

several times that the University of 

Alabama did not have an opportunity to 

present information on this matter to the 

Review Committee. One member stated 

that the preponderance of the evidence 

means a weighing between two sides, 

and since the Review Committee had 

heard the tribal case but not the 

museum’s case the reasonable basis 

standard was appropriate. 

Finding of Fact 

All six currently appointed Review 

Committee members participated in the 

fact finding. By a vote of five in favor 

and one abstention, the Review 

Committee found that, based on the 

evidence before it, there is a 

preponderance of the evidence for 

cultural affiliation between the human 

remains and funerary objects originating 

from, and adjacent to, the Moundville 

archeological site (1Tu500) and the 

present-day Muskogean-speaking Indian 

Tribes. The abstaining member 

requested, and the other members 

agreed, that a statement be appended to 

the finding. This statement is that the 

one abstaining member of the Review 

Committee found that, based on the 

evidence before the Review Committee, 

there is a reasonable basis for cultural 

affiliation between the human remains 

and funerary objects originating from, or 

adjacent to, the Moundville 

archeological site (1Tu500) and the 

present-day Muskogean-speaking Indian 

Tribes. The requesting, affected parties 

making a request for this finding are: 

The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, The 

Chickasaw Nation, Coushatta Tribe of 

Louisiana, The Muscogee (Creek) 

Nation, Seminole Tribe of Florida 

[previously listed as Seminole Tribe of 

Florida (Dania, Big Cypress, Brighton, 

Hollywood, & Tampa Reservations)], 

and The Seminole Nation of Oklahoma, 

with support from the Jena Band of 

Choctaw Indians and the AlabamaCoushatta Tribe of Texas [previously 

listed as Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of 

Texas]. 

This finding was approved for 

publication by the Chair of the Review 

Committee, Francis P. McManamon. 

Dated: January 26, 2022. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Designated Federal Official, Native American 

Graves Protection and Repatriation Review 

Committee. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NRNHL–DTS#–33335; 

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National Register of Historic Places; 

Notification of Pending Nominations 

and Related Actions 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The National Park Service is 

soliciting electronic comments on the 

significance of properties nominated 

before January 22, 2022, for listing or 

related actions in the National Register 

of Historic Places. 

DATES: Comments should be submitted 

electronically by February 16, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: Comments are encouraged 

to be submitted electronically to 

National_Register_Submissions@

nps.gov with the subject line ‘‘Public 

Comment on <property or proposed 

district name, (County) State>.’’ If you 

have no access to email you may send 

them via U.S. Postal Service and all 

other carriers to the National Register of 

Historic Places, National Park Service, 

1849 C Street NW, MS 7228, 

Washington, DC 20240. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sherry A. Frear, Chief, National Register 

of Historic Places/National Historic 

Landmarks Program, 1849 C Street NW, 

MS 7228, Washington, DC 20240, 

sherry_frear@nps.gov, 202–913–3763. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

properties listed in this notice are being 

considered for listing or related actions 

in the National Register of Historic 

Places. Nominations for their 

consideration were received by the 

National Park Service before January 22, 

2022. Pursuant to Section 60.13 of 36 

CFR part 60, comments are being 

accepted concerning the significance of 

the nominated properties under the 

National Register criteria for evaluation. 

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. 

Nominations submitted by State or 

Tribal Historic Preservation Officers: 

IOWA 

Marshall County 

Riemenschneider, August and Josephine, 

Farmstead, 201 4th Ave. NE, State Center, 

SG100007464 

KANSAS 

Johnson County 

Campbell Dome House, 8126 Hamilton Dr., 

Overland Park, SG100007467 

NEW YORK 

Chemung County 

North Main and West Water Commercial 

Historic District (Boundary Increase), 232– 

261 West Water St. and Wisner Park, North 

Main, West Grey, West Church and West 

First Sts., Elmira, BC100007465 

OREGON 

Malheur County 

Rex Theater, 240 A St. West, Vale, 

SG100007459 

Multnomah County 

Dean’s Beauty Salon and Barber Shop, 

(African American Resources in Portland, 

Oregon, from 1851 to 1973 MPS), 213–215 

NE Hancock St., Portland, MP100007455 

Golden West Hotel, (African American 

Resources in Portland, Oregon, from 1851 

to 1973 MPS), 707 NW Everett St., 

Portland, MP100007456 

Mt. Olivet Baptist Church, (African American 

Resources in Portland, Oregon, from 1851 

to 1973 MPS), 1734 NE 1st Ave., Portland, 

MP100007457 

Polk County 

Burford-Stanley House, 342 Monmouth Ave. 

South, Monmouth, SG100007458 


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