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Oklahoma and the Kiowa Indian Tribe

of Oklahoma may begin after that date

if no additional claimants come

forward.

Dated: April 5, 2001.

John Robbins,

Assistant Director, Cultural Resources

Stewardship and Partnerships.

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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 U.S. Department of

the Interior, National Park Service,

Natchez Trace Parkway, Tupelo, MS

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), 43 CFR 10.9, of the

completion of an inventory of human

remains and associated funerary objects

in the possession of the U.S. Department

of the Interior, National Park Service,

Natchez Trace Parkway, Tupelo, MS.

This notice is published as part of the

National Park Service’s administrative

responsibilities under NAGPRA, 43 CFR

10.2 (c). The determinations within this

notice are the sole responsibility of the

National Park unit that has control or

possession of these Native American

human remains. The Assistant Director,

Cultural Resources Stewardship and

Partnerships is not responsible for the

determinations within this notice.

A detailed assessment of the human

remains was made by National Park

Service professional staff in

consultation with representatives of the

Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Indians of

Oklahoma; Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of

Texas; Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town,

Oklahoma; Cherokee Nation, Oklahoma;

Chickasaw Nation, Oklahoma;

Chitimacha Tribe of Louisiana; Choctaw

Nation of Oklahoma; Eastern Band of

Cherokee Indians of North Carolina;

Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma;

Jena Band of Choctaw Indians,

Louisiana; Kialegee Tribal Town,

Oklahoma; Miccosukee Tribe of Indians

of Florida; Mississippi Band of Choctaw

Indians, Mississippi; Muskogee (Creek)

Nation, Oklahoma; Poarch Band of

Creek Indians of Alabama; Seminole

Nation of Oklahoma; Seminole Tribe of

Florida, Dania, Big Cypress, Brighton,

Hollywood & Tampa Reservations;

Thlopthlocco Tribal Town, Oklahoma;

Tunica-Biloxi Indian Tribe of Louisiana;

and the United Keetoowah Band of

Cherokee Indians of Oklahoma. The

Shawnee Tribe, also known also as the

‘‘Loyal Shawnee’’ or ‘‘Cherokee

Shawnee,’’ a nonfederally recognized

Native American group at the time that

they were consulted, have since been

recognized as eligible for the special

programs and services provided by the

United States to Indians because of their

status as Indians under provisions of

P.L. 106–568.

The 75 human remains and 41

associated funerary objects described

below were recovered from three

different sites.

In 1963 and 1964, human remains

representing 10 individuals were

recovered from the Boyd site during an

authorized National Park Service project

to mitigate construction impacts from

the Natchez Trace Parkway. No known

individuals were identified. The 24

associated funerary objects are pieces of

a single Baytown Plain ceramic jar.

The Boyd site is located in Madison

County, MS, and consists of a village

area and six mounds. On the basis of

artifacts recovered during the

excavations, the village area was

occupied during the Woodland period

(A.D. 300–700), while the mounds were

built during the Mississippian period

(A.D. 1000–1650). The human remains

and associated funerary objects were

associated with the Mississippian

period use of the site. One burial was

recovered with fragments of a Baytown

Plain ceramic jar, a ceramic type often

associated with the Late Woodland and

Early Mississippian period (A.D. 700–

1200). In 1949, human remains

representing 36 individuals were

recovered from the Gordon Mounds site

during a legally authorized National

Park Service excavation prior to the

construction of the Natchez Trace

Parkway. No known individuals were

identified. The 17 associated funerary

objects are 12 ceramic fragments

representing 5 different vessels, 3

projectile points, and 1 stone celt.

The Gordon Mounds site is located in

Jefferson County, MS, and consists of

two mounds and a village area. On the

basis of artifacts recovered during the

excavations the site was occupied

during the Late Woodland and

Mississippian periods (A.D. 600–1750).

Ceramic types include Mazique Incised

and Addis Plain, ceramic types often

associated with the late prehistoric

occupants of the Natchez, MS, area and

with the Natchez Indians.

In 1948 and 1972, human remains

representing 29 individuals were

recovered from the Emerald Mound site

during legally authorized excavation

projects. No known individuals were

identified. No associated funerary

objects are present.

The Emerald Mound site is located in

the vicinity of Natchez, MS, and

consists of two mounds and a plaza

area. On the basis of artifacts recovered

during excavation, the site was

occupied during the late precontact

phase of the Mississippian period (A.D.

1200–1650, or later). Ceramic types that

have been historically associated with

the Natchez Indians were found

throughout the site. The cremated

remains of infants were found in the

mound. Infant sacrifice is a cultural trait

that has been affiliated with the

Natchez.

In 1542, Hernando de Soto’s

expedition heard of, and later

encountered hostile Indians along the

lower Mississippi River believed to have

been the Natchez and their allies. In

1682, the de La Salle expedition

specifically identified the Natchez as

living along the banks of the lower

Mississippi River. Following an

unsuccessful rebellion against the

French in 1729, the Natchez were

dispersed. About 400 individuals

surrendered to the French and were sent

to the West Indies as slaves. The

remaining Natchez withdrew among the

Chickasaw and ultimately separated

into two main bands, one settling among

the Upper Creeks and the other uniting

with the Cherokee.

After their removal to Indian

Territory, Natchez descendants settled

along both sides of the border between

the Creek and Cherokee Nations.

Consultation with tribal representatives

indicates that those Natchez in the

Cherokee Nation were regarded as

‘‘Nahchee Creeks.’’ The Natchez

language was still spoken by some in

the Creek Nation until the early 20th

century and by some among the

Cherokee until the 1940s. Despite the

later survival of the Natchez language

among the Cherokee, the Natchez

survived longest as a recognizable

sociocultural entity among the Creeks,

where the Natchez remnant ultimately

was taken in by the still-extant Ahbika

ceremonial ground in the present-day

Muskogee (Creek) Nation. Given

territorial proximity and complexities of

modern Cherokee tribal alignments in

Oklahoma, both the Cherokee Nation

and the United Keetowah Band of

Cherokee Indians are likely to include

tribal members of Natchez descent.

Based on the above mentioned

information, the superintendent of

Natchez Trace Parkway has determined

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

human remains listed above represent

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the physical remains of 75 individuals

of Native American ancestry. The

superintendent of Natchez Trace

Parkway has also determined that,

pursuant to 43 CFR 10.2 (d)(2), the 41

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 a death

rite or ceremony. Lastly, the

superintendent of Natchez Trace

Parkway has determined that, pursuant

to 43 CFR 10.2 (e), there is a

relationship of shared group identity

that can be reasonably traced between

the Native American human remains

and associated funerary objects

recovered from the Boyd site, Gordon

Mounds site, and Emerald Mound site,

and the Muskogee (Creek) Nation,

Oklahoma; Cherokee Nation, Oklahoma;

and United Keetoowah Band of

Cherokee Indians of Oklahoma.

This notice has been sent to officials

of the Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of

Indians of Oklahoma; Alabama and

Coushatta Tribes of Texas; AlabamaQuassarte Tribal Town, Oklahoma;

Cherokee Nation, Oklahoma; Chickasaw

Nation, Oklahoma; Chitimacha Tribe of

Louisiana; Choctaw Nation of

Oklahoma; Eastern Band of Cherokee

Indians of North Carolina; Eastern

Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma; Jena Band

of Choctaw Indians, Louisiana; Kialegee

Tribal Town, Oklahoma; Miccosukee

Tribe of Indians of Florida; Mississippi

Band of Choctaw Indians, Mississippi;

Muskogee (Creek) Nation, Oklahoma;

Poarch Band of Creek Indians of

Alabama; Seminole Nation of

Oklahoma; Seminole Tribe of Florida,

Dania, Big Cypress, Brighton,

Hollywood & Tampa Reservations;

Shawnee Tribe, Oklahoma;

Thlopthlocco Tribal Town, Oklahoma;

Tunica-Biloxi Indian Tribe of Louisiana;

and the United Keetoowah Band of

Cherokee Indians of Oklahoma.

Representatives of any other Indian tribe

that believes itself to be culturally

affiliated with these human remains and

associated funerary objects should

contact Wendell Simpson,

Superintendent, Natchez Trace

Parkway, 2680 Natchez Trace Parkway,

Tupelo, MS 38803, telephone (662) 680–

4005, before July 18, 2001. Repatriation

of the human remains and associated

funerary objects to the Muskogee (Creek)

Nation, Oklahoma; Cherokee Nation,

Oklahoma; and United Keetoowah Band

of Cherokee Indians of Oklahoma may

begin after that date if no additional

claimants come forward.

Dated: May 10, 2001.

Frank P. McManamon,

Acting Assistant Director, Cultural Resources

Stewardship and Partnerships.

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment Standards Administration

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as

part of its continuing effort to reduce

paperwork and respondent burden,

conducts a preclearance consultation

program to provide the general public

and Federal agencies with an

opportunity to comment on proposed

and/or continuing collections of

information in accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

(PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This

program helps to ensure that requested

data can be provided in the desired

format, reporting burden (time and

financial resources) is minimized,

collection instruments are clearly

understood, and the impact of collection

requirements on respondents can be

properly assessed. Currently, the

Employment Standards Administration

is soliciting comments concerning the

proposed extension of Application for

Approval of a Representative’s Fee in

Black Lung Proceedings Conducted by

the U.S. Department of Labor (CM–972);

and OFCCP Complaint Form (CC–4).

DATES: Written comments must be

submitted to the office listed in the

addressee section below on or before

August 17, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Ms. Patricia A. Forkel, U. S.

Department of Labor, 200 Constitution

Ave., NW., Room S–3201, Washington,

DC 20210, telephone (202) 693–0339

(this is not a toll-free number), fax (202)

693–1451.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Application for Approval of a

Representative’s Fee in Black Lung

Proceedings Conducted by the U.S.

Department of Labor (CM–972)

I. Background

Individuals filing with the U.S.

Department of Labor, Office of Workers’

Compensation Programs (OWCP),

Division of Coal Mine Workers’

Compensation (DCMWC) for benefits

under the Black Lung Benefits Act may

elect to be represented or assisted by an

attorney or other representative. For

those cases that are approved, 30 U.S.C.

901 of the Black Lung Benefits Act and

20 CFR 725.365–6 established standards

for the information and documentation

that must be submitted to the Program

for review to approve a fee for services.

The CM–972 is the form used for this

purpose.

II. Review Focus

The Department of Labor is

particularly interested in comments

which:

• Evaluate whether the proposed

collection of information is necessary

for the proper performance of the

functions of the agency, including

whether the information will have

practical utility;

• Evaluate the accuracy of the

agency’s estimate of the burden of the

proposed collection of information,

including the validity of the

methodology and assumptions used;

• Enhance the quality, utility and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and

• 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 submissions

of responses.

III. Current Actions

The Department of Labor seeks the

approval of this information collection

in order to evaluate applications to

approve fees for services rendered.

Type of Review: Extension.

Agency: Employment Standards

Administration.

Title: Application for Approval of a

Representative’s Fee in a Black Lung

Claim Proceeding Conducted by the U.

S. Department of Labor.

OMB Number: 1215–0171.

Agency Number: CM–972.

Affected Public: Businesses or other

for-profit.

Frequency: On occasion.

Total Respondents: 500.

Time per Response: 42 minutes.

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 350.

Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):

$0.

Total Burden Cost (operating/

maintenance): $0.

OFCCP Complaint Form (CC–4)

I. Background

The Office of Federal contract

compliance Programs administers three

equal employment opportunity