41590 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 149 /Tuesday, August 4, 1998 / Notices

Drive, SW., Room 344, Washington, DC

20242.

Dated: July 28, 1998.

James I. McDaniel,

Director, White House Liaison.

[FR Doc. 98–20803 Filed 8–3–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Notice of Inventory Completion for

Native American Human Remains and

Associated Funerary Objects from

Saguache County, CO in the

Possession of the Anasazi Heritage

Center, Bureau of Land Management,

Dolores, CO

AGENCY: National Park Service, DOI.

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 Anasazi

Heritage Center, Bureau of Land

Management, Dolores, CO.

A detailed assessment of the human

remains was made by Bureau of Land

Management professional staff in

consultation with representatives of the

Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the

Southern Ute Reservation, the Ute

Mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain

Reservation, and the Ute Indian Tribe of

the Uintah & Ouray Reservation

In 1982, human remains representing

one individual were recovered from Site

5SH99, Saguache County, CO during

legally authorized excavations

conducted by the Bureau of Land

Management personnel. No known

individual was identified. The three

associated funerary objects include

saddle fragments, one button, and one

shell.

Based on dental morphology, this

individual has been identified as Native

American. Based on associated funerary

objects and burial type, Site 5SH99 has

been identified as a burial site from the

mid- to late-nineteenth century. Based

on manner of interment, location of the

burial, and associated funerary objects,

archeological and ethnohistorical

evidence indicate this individual is

affiliated with the Ute culture.

Consultation with representative of the

Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the

Southern Ute Reservation, the Ute

Mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain

Reservation, and the Ute Indian Tribe of

the Uintah & Ouray Reservation

indicates this is a Ute burial based on

historic band locations and traditional

burial practices.

Based on the above mentioned

information, officials of the Bureau of

Land Management 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 Bureau of Land Management have

also determined that, pursuant to 43

CFR 10.2 (d)(2), the three 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 Bureau

of Land Management 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 Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah

& Ouray Reservation.

This notice has been sent to officials

of the Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the

Southern Ute Reservation, the Ute

Mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain

Reservation, and the Ute Indian Tribe of

the Uintah & Ouray Reservation.

Representatives of any other Indian tribe

that believes itself to be culturally

affiliated with these human remains and

associated funerary objects should

contact LouAnn Jacobson, Director,

Anasazi Heritage Center, 27501

Highway 184, Dolores, CO 81323;

telephone: (970) 882–4811, before

September 3, 1998. Repatriation of the

human remains and associated funerary

objects to the the Ute Indian Tribe of the

Uintah & Ouray Reservation may begin

after that date if no additional claimants

come forward.

Dated: July 24, 1998.

Francis P. McManamon,

Departmental Consulting Archeologist,

Manager, Archeology and Ethnography

Program.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Notice of Inventory Completion for

Native American Human Remains and

Associated Funerary Objects from New

Mexico and Texas in the Possession of

the Carlsbad Museum and Art Center,

Carlsbad, NM

AGENCY: National Park Service, DOI.

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

from New Mexico and Texas in the

possession of the Carlsbad Museum and

Art Center, Carlsbad, NM.

A detailed assessment of the human

remains was made by Carlsbad Museum

and Art Center and University of New

Mexico Archaeology/Osteology Lab

professional staff in consultation with

representatives of the Fort Sill Apache

Tribe, the Mescalero Apache Tribe, and

the Jicarilla Apache Tribe.

In 1934 or 1935, human remains

representing a minimum of two

individuals were recovered from

Williams Cave, Culberson County, TX

during excavations conducted by the

University of Pennsylvania. No known

individuals were identified. The five

associated funerary objects include an

antelope hide bag and pieces of cord

and twine.

In 1934 or 1935, human remains

representing two individuals were

recovered from the Guadalupe

Mountains, TX during excavations

conducted by the University of

Pennsylvania. No known individuals

were identified. The one associated

funerary object consists of a large basket

with the bottom and sides broken.

In 1934 or 1935, human remains

representing one individual were

recovered form the Guadalupe

Mountains, TX during excavations

conducted by the University of

Pennsylvania. No known individual was

identified. The one associated funerary

object consists of a burial basket with

the bottom broken, small round woven

object, straw or grass in bottom of the

basket.

In 1934 or 1935, human remains

representing one individual were

recovered from the Guadalupe

Mountains, TX during excavations

conducted by the University of

Pennsylvania. No known individual was

identified. The ten associated funerary

objects include a cradleboard made of

long reeds bound with larger twigs and

fastened with twine or rope, multiple

strands of cotton-like yarn woven

together, and a hide infant bonnet.

Based on the associated funerary

objects, these human remains have been

identified as Native American. Based on

the form and styles of the basketry,

cradleboard, and manner of interments,

these individuals have been identified

as Apache. Consultation with

representatives of the Fort Sill Apache

Tribe, the Mescalero Apache Tribe, and

the Jicarilla Apache Tribe indicates that