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identified as an Upland Mogollon

village and masonry roomblock

occupied between 600 1100 A.D.

Between 1979-1986, human remains

representing one individual were

recovered from the WS Ranch site

during legally authorized excavations

and collections conducted by Dr. James

A. Neely of the University of Texas at

Austin. These human remains are

currently curated at the University of

Texas at Austin. No known individual

was identified. The five associated

funerary objects include lithics, sherds,

and ceramic jars. The ceramic jars are

curated at Western New Mexico

University.

Based on materical culture,

architecture, and site organization, the

WS Ranch site has been identified as an

Upland Mogollon masonry pueblo

occupied between 1150 -1300 A.D.

In 1933, human remains representing

three individuals from Mogollon Village

during legally authorized excavations

and collections conducted by Dr. Emil

Haury of the Gila Pueblo Foundation.

These human remains are currently

curated at the Peabody Museum,

Harvard University and the Arizona

State Museum, University of Arizona.

No known individuals were identified.

The seven associated funerary objects

include beads and a projectile point

fragment.

Based on material culture,

architecture, and site organization,

Mogollon Village has been identified as

an Upland Mogollon pithouse village

occupied between 600-1050 A.D.

Between 1947-1949, human remains

representing nine individuals were

recovered from the Jewett Gap site

during legally authorized excavations

and collections by the Gila Pueblo

Foundation. These human remains are

currently curated by the Arizona State

Museum, University of Arizona. No

known individuals were identified. The

26 associated funerary objects include

ceramic vessels.

Based on material culture,

architecture, and site organization, the

Jewett Gap site has been identified as an

Upland Mogollon pueblo occupied

between 1000-1150 A.D.

In 1986, human remains representing

one individual from the Eva Faust site

were recovered during legally

authorized excavations and collections

conducted by Dr. James Neely,

University of Texas-Austin. These

human remains are currently curated at

the Western New Mexico State

University Museum. No known

individual was identified. No associated

funerary objects were present.

Based on material culture and site

organization, the Eva Faust site has been

identified as a Mogollon pithouse

village with surface rooms occupied

between 600–1100 A.D.

In 1955, human remains representing

three individuals were recovered from

sites LA 2947 and LA 2948 during

legally authorized excavations and

collections conducted by Edwin N.

Ferdon of the Museum of New Mexico.

These human remains are currently

curated at the Museum of New Mexico.

No known individuals were identified.

The two associated funerary objects

include ceramic vessels.

Based on material culture and site

organization, LA 2947 and LA 2948

have been identified as two Upland

Mogollon pithouses occupied between

200-1000 A.D.

In 1971 and 1972, human remains

representing a minimum of 49

individuals were recovered from sites

LA 4987, LA 4988, LA 6082, and LA

6083 during legally authorized

excavations and collections conducted

by David W. Kayser of the Museum of

New Mexico. These human remains are

currently curated at the Museum of New

Mexico. No known individuals were

identified. The 60 associated funerary

objects include ceramic vessels, a stone

bowl, and stone tools.

Based on material culture,

architecture, and site organization, LA

4987, LA 4988, LS 6082, and LA 6083

have been identified as Upland

Mogollon pueblos and a pithouse

occupied between 1150-1300 A.D.

In 1973, human remains representing

a minimum of four individuals were

removed without a permit from an unnamed site northwest of Apache Creek

by Mr. Brad Triplehorn. Mr. Triplehorn

then donated these human remains to

the Ohio Historical Society, where they

are currently curated. No known

individuals were identified. The 12

associated funerary objects include

ceramic sherds and animal bone.

Based on material culture, this site

has been identified as an Upland

Mogollon site occupied between 600-

1300 A.D.

Continuities of ethnographic

materials, technology, and architecture

indicate affiliation of the Upland

Mogollon sites listed above with historic

and present-day Puebloan cultures. Oral

traditions presented by representatives

of the Hopi Tribe, the Pueblo of Acoma,

and the Pueblo of Zuni support cultural

affiliation with these Upland Mogollon

sites in this portion of southwestern

New Mexico.

Based on the above mentioned

information, officials of the USDA

Forest Service have determined that,

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

human remains listed above represent

the physical remains of a minimum of

162 individuals of Native American

ancestry. Officials of the USDA Forest

Service have also determined that,

pursuant to 43 CFR 10.2 (d)(2), the 319

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

USDA Forest Service have determined

that, pursuant to 43 CFR 10.2 (e), 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 Hopi Tribe, the Pueblo of

Acoma, and the Pueblo of Zuni.

This notice has been sent to officials

of the the Hopi Tribe, the Pueblo of

Acoma, and the Pueblo of Zuni.

Representatives of any other Indian tribe

that believes itself to be culturally

affiliated with these human remains and

associated funerary objects should

contact Dr. Frank E. Wozniak, NAGPRA

Coordinator, Southwestern Region,

USDA Forest Service, 517 Gold Ave.,

SW, Albuquerque, NM 87102;

telephone: (505) 842–3238, fax (505)

842–3800, before August 21, 1998.

Repatriation of the human remains and

associated funerary objects to the the

Hopi Tribe, the Pueblo of Acoma, and

the Pueblo of Zuni may begin after that

date if no additional claimants come

forward.

Dated: June 16, 1998.

Veletta Canouts,

Acting Departmental Consulting

Archeologist,

Deputy Manager, Archeology and

Ethnography Program.

[FR Doc. 98–19536 Filed 7–21–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–70–F

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Notice of Inventory Completion for

Native American Human Remains and

Associated Funerary Objects in the

Possession of the South Dakota State

Archaeological Research Center,

Rapid City, SD

AGENCY: National Park Service

ACTION: Notice

Notice is hereby given in accordance

with provisions of the Native American

Graves Protection and Repatriation Act

(NAGPRA), 43 CFR 10.9, of the

completion of an inventory of human

remains and associated funerary objects

in the possession of the South Dakota
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State Archaeological Research Center,

Rapid City, SD.

A detailed assessment of the human

remains was made by South Dakota

State Archaeological Research Center

and Office of the State Archeologist of

Iowa professional staff in consultation

with representatives of the Three

Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold

Reservation.

In 1934, human remains representing

one individual likely to have been

recovered from the Evart’s Village site

(39WW204), Walworth County, SD

during Works Project Administration

road construction. No known individual

was identified. The two associated

funerary objects consist of a white glass

pony bead and a rifle bullet, identified

as possibly a .44-60 calibre Peabody,

Remington, or Sharps.

In 1990, these human remains were

found in the collections of the Conger

House Museum in Washington, IA and

transferred to the Office of the State

Archeologist of Iowa. Museum

documentation suggests these remains

were recovered from the Evart’s Village

site on Fred Brazel’s land near Evart, SD

and given to his brother-in-law, Thomas

Royster of Muscatine, IA. Mr. Royster

may have donated these remains to the

Conger House Museum, as Washington,

IA is near Muscatine. In 1952, an

interview with Mrs. Fred Brazel

revealed that these human remains were

possibly interred as a primary flexed or

secondary bundle burial, placed face up

on top of a layer of cut willow twigs.

Based on skeletal morphology and

associated funerary objects, these

individuals have been determined to be

Native American. Based on the

associated funerary objects, manner of

interment, and geographical location,

the Evart’s Village site has been

identified as a post–1770 Arikara or

Mandan village. Consultation with

representatives of the Three Affiliated

Tribes indicates there were Arikara and

Mandan villages in this area of South

Dakota during the post contact period.

Based on the above mentioned

information, officials of the South

Dakota State Archaeological Research

Center 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 South Dakota State Archaeological

Research Center have also determined

that, pursuant to 43 CFR 10.2 (d)(2), the

two 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

South Dakota State Archaeological

Research Center have determined that,

pursuant to 43 CFR 10.2 (e), 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

Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort

Berthold Reservation.

This notice has been sent to officials

of the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort

Berthold Reservation. Representatives of

any other Indian tribe that believes itself

to be culturally affiliated with these

human remains and associated funerary

objects should contact Renee Boen,

Curator, South Dakota State

Archaeological Reserch Center, P.O. Box

1257, Rapid City, SD 57709-1257;

telephone: (605) 394–1936, before

August 22, 1999. Repatriation of the

human remains and associated funerary

objects to the Three Affiliated Tribes of

the Fort Berthold Reservation may begin

after that date if no additional claimants

come forward.

Dated: July 6, 1998.

Francis P. McManamon,

Departmental Consulting Archeologist,

Manager, Archeology and Ethnography

Program.

[FR Doc. 98–19538 Filed 7–21–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–70–F

NUCLEAR REGULATORY

COMMISSION

[Docket Nos. 50–280 and 50–281]

In the Matter of Virginia Electric and

Power Company; Surry Power Station,

Units 1 and 2; Exemption

I

The Virginia Electric and Power

Company (VEPCO, the licensee) is the

holder of Facility Operating License No.

DPR–32 and Facility Operating License

No. DPR–37, which authorize operation

of the Surry Power Station, Units 1 and

2. The licenses provide that the licensee

is subject to all rules, regulations, and

orders of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission (NRC or the Commission)

now or hereafter in effect.

The facility consists of two

pressurized-water reactors at the

licensee’s site located in Surry County,

Virginia.

II

Title 10 of the Code of Federal

Regulations (10 CFR) Section 70.24,

‘‘Criticality Accident Requirements,’’

requires that each licensee authorized to

possess special nuclear material shall

maintain a criticality accident

monitoring system in each area in

which such material is handled, used,

or stored. Sections 70.24 (a)(1) and (a)(2)

specify detection and sensitivity

requirements that these monitors must

meet. Section 70.24(a)(1) also specifies

that all areas subject to criticality

accident monitoring must be covered by

two detectors. Section 70.24(a)(3)

requires licensees to maintain

emergency procedures for each area in

which this licensed special nuclear

material is handled, used, or stored, and

provides (1) that the procedures ensure

that all personnel withdraw to an area

of safety upon the sounding of a

criticality accident monitor alarm, (2)

that the procedures must include drills

to familiarize personnel with the

evacuation plan, and (3) that the

procedures designate responsible

individuals for determining the cause of

the alarm and placement of radiation

survey instruments in accessible

locations for use in such an emergency.

Section 70.24(b)(1) requires licensees to

have a means by which to quickly

identify personnel who have received a

dose of 10 rads or more. Section

70.24(b)(2) requires licensees to

maintain personnel decontamination

facilities, to maintain arrangements for a

physician and other medical personnel

qualified to handle radiation

emergencies, and to maintain

arrangements for the transportation of

contaminated individuals to treatment

facilities outside the site boundary.

Section 70.24(c) exempts Part 50

licensees from the requirements of 10

CFR 70.24(c) for special nuclear

material used or to be used in the

reactor. Subsection 70.24(d) states that

any licensee who believes that there is

good cause why he should be granted an

exemption from all or part of 10 CFR

70.24 may apply to the Commission for

such an exemption and shall specify the

reasons for the relief requested.

III

On August 21, 1997, the NRC granted

an exemption from the requirements of

10 CFR 70.24 reflecting the licensee’s

use of fuel enriched to 4.1 weight

percent U235. By letter dated January

14, 1998, VEPCO requested a revised

exemption from 10 CFR 70.24(a) based

on the use of fuel enriched to 4.3 weight

percent U235. The Commission has

reviewed the licensee’s submittal and

has determined that inadvertent

criticality is not likely to occur in

special nuclear materials handling or

storage areas at Surry Power Station,

Units 1 and 2. The quantity of special

nuclear material other than fuel that is

stored on site is small enough to

preclude achieving a critical mass.

The purpose of the criticality

monitors required by 10 CFR 70.24 is to