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Reservation]; Inaja Band of Diegueno 

Mission Indians of the Inaja and Cosmit 

Reservation, California; Jamul Indian 

Village of California; La Posta Band of 

Diegueno Mission Indians of the La 

Posta Indian Reservation, California; 

Manzanita Band of Diegueno Mission 

Indians of the Manzanita Reservation, 

California; Mesa Grande Band of 

Diegueno Mission Indians of the Mesa 

Grande Reservation, California; San 

Pasqual Band of Diegueno Mission 

Indians of California; and the Sycuan 

Band of the Kumeyaay Nation (hereafter 

referred to as ‘‘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 claim these cultural items 

should submit a written request with 

information in support of the claim to 

Kara Vetter, Director of Cultural 

Resources, Museum of Us, 1350 El 

Prado, Balboa Park, San Diego, CA 

92101, telephone (619) 239–2001 Ext. 

44, email kvetter@museumofus.org, by 

April 11, 2022. After that date, if no 

additional claimants have come 

forward, transfer of control of the 

unassociated funerary objects and 

sacred object to The Tribes may 

proceed. 

The Museum of Us is responsible for 

notifying The Tribes that this notice has 

been published. 

Dated: March 2, 2022. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2022–05061 Filed 3–9–22; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–CR–NAGPRA–NPS0033415; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000 (222); 

OMB Control Number 1024–0144] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget for Review 

and Approval; Native American Graves 

Protection and Repatriation 

Regulations 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Information 

Collection; request for comment. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, 

the National Park Service (NPS) are 

proposing to renew an information 

collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before April 11, 

2022. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

suggestions on the information 

collection requirements should be 

submitted by the date specified above in 

DATES to http://www.reginfo.gov/public/ 

do/PRAMain. Find this particular 

information collection by selecting 

‘‘Currently under Review—Open for 

Public Comments’’ or by using the 

search function. Please provide a copy 

of your comments to the NPS 

Information Collection Clearance Officer 

(ADIR–ICCO), 12201 Sunrise Valley 

Drive, (MS–242) Reston, VA 20191 

(mail); or phadrea_ponds@nps.gov 

(email). Please include OMB Control 

Number 1024–0144 in the subject line of 

your comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request additional information about 

this ICR, contact Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program by 

email at melanie_o’brien@nps.gov, or by 

telephone at (202) 354–2204. 

Individuals in the United States who are 

deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have 

a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, 

TDD, or TeleBraille) to access 

telecommunications relay services. 

Individuals outside the United States 

should use the relay services offered 

within their country to make 

international calls to the point-ofcontact in the United States. You may 

also view the ICR at http://

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with the PRA and 5 CFR 

1320.8(d)(1), we provide the general 

public and other Federal agencies with 

an opportunity to comment on new, 

proposed, revised, and continuing 

collections of information. This helps us 

assess the impact of our information 

collection requirements and minimize 

the public’s reporting burden. It also 

helps the public understand our 

information collection requirements and 

provide the requested data in the 

desired format. 

A Federal Register notice with a 60- 

day public comment period soliciting 

comments on this collection of 

information was published on 

November 9, 2021 (86 FR 62203). The 

public comment period ended on 

January 10, 2022. No comments were 

received. 

As part of our continuing effort to 

reduce paperwork and respondent 

burdens, we are again soliciting 

comments from the public and other 

Federal agencies on the proposed ICR 

that is described below. We are 

especially interested in public comment 

addressing the following: 

(1) Whether or not the collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether or not the 

information will have practical utility. 

(2) The accuracy of our estimate of the 

burden for this collection of 

information, including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions used. 

(3) Ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected. 

(4) How might the agency minimize 

the burden of the collection of 

information on those who are to 

respond, including through the use of 

appropriate automated, electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology, e.g., permitting 

electronic submission of response. 

Comments that you submit in 

response to this notice are a matter of 

public record. 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. 

Abstract: Authorized by the Native 

American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA or the Act 

25 U.S.C. 3001–3013), all public and 

private museums receiving Federal 

funds are required to compile 

information regarding Native American 

cultural items in their possession or 

control. This information must be 

provided to lineal descendants, likely 

interested Indian tribes, Native 

Hawaiian organizations, and the NPS 

National NAGPRA Program. Under 

NAGPRA and its implementing 

regulations, we are mandated to collect 

any information that is pertinent in 

determining the cultural affiliation and 

geographical origin of Native American 

human remains and cultural items. This 

includes descriptions, acquisition data, 

and records of consultation. Once the 

identity and cultural affiliation of 

human remains and cultural items are 

determined, the museum must send 

written notice of determination to the 

affected Indian tribes or Native 

Hawaiian organizations and the 

NAGPRA Program for publication in the 

Federal Register. 


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Title of Collection: Native American 

Graves Protection and Repatriation 

Regulations. 

OMB Control Number: 1024–0144. 

Form Number: None. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: State, 

local and tribal governments, 

universities, museums, etc. that receive 

Federal funds and have possession of, or 

control over, Native American human 

remains, funerary objects, sacred 

objects, or objects of cultural patrimony. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Respondents: 448. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 448. 

Estimated Completion Time per 

Response: Varies from 0.5 hours to 100 

hours depending on respondent and/or 

activity. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 4,470. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. 

Frequency of Collection: On occasion. 

Total Estimated Annual Nonhour 

Burden Cost: None. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor and a person is not required to 

respond to a collection of information 

unless it displays a currently valid OMB 

control number. 

The authority for this action is the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). 

Phadrea Ponds, 

Information Collection Clearance Officer, 

National Park Service. 

[FR Doc. 2022–04527 Filed 3–9–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–52–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0033500; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: 

University of Southern Mississippi, 

Hattiesburg, MS 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The University of Southern 

Mississippi 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 University of 

Southern Mississippi. 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 University of 

Southern Mississippi at the address in 

this notice by April 11, 2022. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Marie Elaine Danforth, Professor of 

Anthropology, School of Social Science 

and Global Studies, University of 

Southern Mississippi, 118 College Drive 

#5108, Hattiesburg, MS 39406–0001, 

telephone (601) 266–5629, email 

m.danforth@usm.edu. 

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 University of Southern Mississippi, 

Hattiesburg, MS. The human remains 

are presumed to have been removed 

from eastern Texas. 

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 University of 

Southern Mississippi professional staff 

in consultation with representatives of 

the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma. 

History and Description of the Remains 

Sometime prior to 1994, human 

remains representing, at minimum, one 

individual were removed from an 

unknown site in eastern Texas. The 

human remains were brought to the 

Mississippi Petrified Forest Museum in 

Madison County, MS, where they were 

on display for an unknown number of 

years. In 1994, the human remains were 

transferred to the University of Southern 

Mississippi. The nearly complete 

skeleton belongs to a young adult 

female, and the human remains most 

likely predate European contact. No 

known individual was identified. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

The human remains were determined 

to be Native American based on facial 

and dental characteristics. No 

documentation for these human remains 

is known to exist. Instead, their 

provenience and date are based upon 

oral information provided by a longtime 

administrator at the museum. They are 

most likely culturally affiliated with the 

Caddo Nation of Oklahoma based on 

that Indian Tribe’s traditional 

association with eastern Texas. This 

association is supported by information 

provided by a representative of the 

Caddo Nation of Oklahoma during 

consultation. 

At an unknown date, human remains 

representing, at minimum, two 

individuals were removed from sites in 

Oklahoma and eastern Texas. The 

human remains belong to two adults of 

indeterminate sex. No known 

individuals were identified. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

No information concerning how these 

human remains entered the university’s 

archeological holdings is known to 

exist. The human remains were found in 

a box labeled ‘‘Bentley Collection from 

Texas.’’ Notations on the bags in the box 

read ‘‘Fannin City, Texas’’ and ‘‘LeFlore, 

OK; Great Temple Mound.’’ The human 

remains of these two individuals have 

been identified as Native American 

based on the bag labels, especially the 

one referencing the Great Temple 

Mound, a part of Spiro Mounds in 

Oklahoma dating to A.D. 850–1450. 

There is no Fannin City in Texas, but 

there is a Fannin County in the far 

northeastern part of the state on the 

Oklahoma border. Based on the wellaccepted cultural association of Spiro 

Mounds with the Caddo Nation of 

Oklahoma, as well as that Indian Tribe’s 

traditional ties with eastern Texas, these 

human remains most likely are 

culturally affiliated with the Caddo 

Nation of Oklahoma. This association is 

supported by information provided by a 

representative of the Caddo Nation of 

Oklahoma during consultation. 

Determinations Made by the University 

of Southern Mississippi 

Officials of the University of Southern 

Mississippi have determined that: 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the 

human remains described in this notice 

represent the physical remains of three 

individuals 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 


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