10878 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 46 / Monday, March 10, 1997 / Notices

Box 37127, Washington, DC 20013–

7127; telephone: (202) 343–4101. Draft

summary minutes of the meeting will be

available for public inspection

approximately eight weeks after the

meeting at the office of the

Departmental Consulting Archeologist,

800 North Capitol St. NW, Suite 210,

Washington, DC.

Dated: February 26, 1997.

Francis P. McManamon,

Departmental Consulting Archeologist,

Manager, Archeology and Ethnography

Program.

[FR Doc. 97–5782 Filed 3–7–97; 8:45 am]

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Notice of Inventory Completion for

Native American Human Remains and

Associated Funerary Objects From

Chautauqua and Onondaga Counties,

NY, in the Possession of the

Springfield Science Museum,

Springfield, MA

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

Notice is hereby given in accordance

with provisions of the Native American

Graves Protection and Repatriation Act

(NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3003 (d), of the

completion of an inventory of human

remains and associated funerary objects

in the possession of the Springfield

Science Museum, Springfield, MA.

A detailed assessment of the human

remains was made by Springfield

Science Museum professional staff in

consultation with representatives of the

Onondaga Nation, the Seneca Nation of

Indians, and the Tonawanda Band of

Senecas.

In 1925, human remains representing

two individuals were donated to the

Springfield Science Museum by Mr. J.T.

Bowne. No known individuals were

identified. The approximately 165

associated funerary objects include

mammal bone implements, stone

implements; stone pendants; coral

fossils; red ochre; a brass triangular

point; a metal ax; glass beads; shells and

shell beads; charred corn and beans;

pottery; a red paint stick; and sheet

brass.

In 1907, Mr. J.T. Bowne purchased

these human remains and associated

funerary objects from M.R. Harrington,

who obtained these remains from the

Silverheels Site and the Page Jimmerson

Site, in Chautauqua County, NY.

These two sites, Silverheels Site and

the Page Jimmerson Site were all used

as cemetery areas between the late

precontact period into the midnineteenth century. The associated

funerary objects and manner of

internments indicate a continuity of

occupation throughout this period

consistent with known traditional

Iroquoian practices. Consultation

evidence presented by the Seneca

Nation indicates these associated

funerary objects and burial practices are

identical to Iroquoian, specifically

Seneca, traditional practices.

Based on the above mentioned

information, officials of the Springfield

Science Museum have determined that,

pursuant to 43 CFR 10.2 (d)(1), the

human remains listed above represent

the physical remains of two individuals

of Native American ancestry. Officials of

the Springfield Science Museum have

also determined that, pursuant to 25

U.S.C. 3001 (3)(A), the approximately

165 objects listed above 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. Lastly, officials of the

Springfield Science Museum have

determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C.

3001 (2), there is a relationship of

shared group identity which can be

reasonably traced between these Native

American human remains and

associated funerary objects and the

Seneca Nation of Indians.

In 1861, human remains representing

one individual was donated to the

Springfield Science Museum by Mr.

H.O. Marcy. No known individual was

identified. No associated funerary

objects are present.

H.O. Marcy removed these human

remains from the ‘‘Fort Lot Site’’,

Onondaga County, NY. Consultation

evidence presented by the Onondaga

Nation and the Haudenosunee Standing

Committee on Burial Rules and

Regulations indicates that this site is

likely one of several early Onondaga

historic villages in Onondaga County,

NY which dated from the seventeenth

and eighteenth centuries. These historic

villages are often referred to as ‘‘forts’’

or ‘‘lots’’ in nineteenth century

historical documents.

Based on the above mentioned

information, officials of the Springfield

Science Museum have determined that,

pursuant to 43 CFR 10.2 (d)(1), the

human remains listed above represent

the physical remains of one individual

of Native American ancestry. Officials of

the Springfield Science Museum have

also determined that, pursuant to 25

U.S.C. 3001 (2), there is a relationship

of shared group identity which can be

reasonably traced between these Native

American human remains and

associated funerary objects and the

Onondaga Nation.

This notice has been sent to officials

of the Haudenosaunee Standing

Committee on Burial Rules and

Regulations, the Onondaga Nation, the

Seneca-Cayuga Tribe of Oklahoma, the

Seneca Nation of Indians, and the

Tonawanda Band of Senecas.

Representatives of any other Indian tribe

that believes itself to be culturally

affiliated with these human remains and

associated funerary objects should

contact John Pretola, Curator of

Anthropology, Springfield Science

Museums, 236 State Street, Springfield,

MA 01103; telephone: (413) 263–6800,

before April 7, 1997. Repatriation of the

human remains and associated funerary

objects to the Seneca Nation of Indians

and the Onondaga Nation may begin

after that date if no additional claimants

come forward.

Dated: February 24, 1997.

Francis P. McManamon,

Departmental Consulting Archeologist,

Manager, Archeology and Ethnography

Program.

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OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT

CORPORATION

Sunshine Act Meeting; March 11, 1997

Board of Directors Meeting

TIME AND DATE: Tuesday, March 11,

1997, 1:00 p.m. (OPEN Portion) 1:30

p.m. (CLOSED Portion).

PLACE: Offices of the Corporation,

Twelfth Floor Board Room, 1100 New

York Avenue, NW., Washington, DC.

STATUS: Meeting OPEN to the Public

from 1:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Closed

portion will commence at 1:30 p.m.

(approx.)

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:

1. President’s Report

2. New Appointment

3. Approval of December 10, 1996

Minutes (Open Portion)

4. Meeting schedule through December,

1997

FURTHER MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:

(Closed to the Public 1:30 p.m.).

1. Finance Project in Russia

2. Insurance Project in Bangladesh

3. Pending Major Projects

Finance Project in Venezuela

4. Approval of December 10, 1996

Minutes (Closed Portion)

CONTACT PERSON FOR INFORMATION:

Information on the meeting may be

obtained from Connie M. Downs at (202)

336–8438.