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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] 

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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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remains and the Caddo Nation of 

Oklahoma. 

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 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, by April 11, 2022. After that 

date, if no additional requestors have 

come forward, transfer of control of the 

human remains to the Caddo Nation of 

Oklahoma may proceed. 

The University of Southern 

Mississippi is responsible for notifying 

the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma that this 

notice has been published. 

Dated: March 2, 2022. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0033498; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: 

Museum of Us (Formerly the San Diego 

Museum of Man), San Diego, CA 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Museum of Us (formerly 

the San Diego Museum of Man) 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 

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 the Museum of Us. 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 the Museum of Us at the 

address in this notice by April 11, 2022. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 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. 

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 

Museum of Us, San Diego, CA. The 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects were removed from San Diego 

and Imperial Counties, CA. 

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 and 

associated funerary objects. 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 Museum of Us 

professional staff in consultation with 

representatives of the Campo Band of 

Diegueno Mission Indians of the Campo 

Indian Reservation, California; Capitan 

Grande Band of Diegueno Mission 

Indians of California (Barona Group of 

Capitan Grande Band of Mission Indians 

of the Barona Reservation, California; 

Viejas (Baron Long) Group of Capitan 

Grande Band of Mission Indians of the 

Viejas Reservation, California); 

Ewiiaapaayp Band of Kumeyaay 

Indians, California; Iipay Nation of 

Santa Ysabel, California [previously 

listed as Santa Ysabel Band of Diegueno 

Mission Indians of the Santa Ysabel 

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’’). 

History and Description of the Remains 

Between April 7, 1968 and January 8, 

1969, human remains representing, at 

minimum, four individuals were 

removed from site W–340 (aka CA–SDI– 

17391) in San Diego, CA, by Emma Lou 

Davis. Davis, an anthropologist, 

conducted reconnaissance and salvage 

excavations on behalf of the Museum of 

Us (formerly the Museum of Man) 

throughout San Diego County in the late 

1960s and early 1970s. This museumsponsored excavation focused on 

salvaging archeological information 

after the landowner reported having 

unearthed lithic artifacts during 

excavation for a development. No 

known individuals were identified. The 

848 associated funerary objects are one 

modified faunal bone, 97 unmodified 

faunal bones, five bifaces, 10 choppers, 

44 cores, nine core tools, five projectile 

points, 14 scrapers, 50 utilized flakes, 

288 unworked flake, 47 manos, one 

metate, one mortar, one groundstone 

abrader, four pestles, one insect cocoon, 

three organic plants, 105 ecofacts, two 

modified shells, 120 lots of unmodified 

shell, five soil samples, nine midden 

samples, 11 battered stones, eight fireaffected stones, one piece of organic 

yellow ochre, and six pieces of organic 

red ochre. 

Between October 23 and November 4, 

1968, human remains representing, at 

minimum, one individual, were 

removed by Emma Lou Davis from W– 

380, an archeological site located in 

Poway, San Diego County, CA. This 

museum-sponsored excavation focused 

on salvaging archeological information 

after the landowner reported having 

unearthed many metates in her 

backyard over the years and also having 

encountered ‘‘pothunters’’ on her 

property. The age and sex of this 

individual are unknown. No known 

individual was identified. The 177 

associated funerary objects are 11 

unmodified faunal bones, one ceramic 

pendant, seven undecorated ceramic 

body sherds, two undecorated ceramic 

rim sherds, two bifaces, five choppers, 

19 cores, 11 core tools, one ground stone 

sucking tube, 12 projectile points, 28 

scrapers, 19 unworked flakes, 11 

utilized flakes, 12 manos, two historic 

ceramic, five pieces of charcoal, 12 

ecofacts, two modified shells, eight 

unmodified shells, two battered stones, 

and five fire-affected rocks. 


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