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Description 

Human remains representing, at 

minimum, one individual were removed 

from Hancock County, MS. On 

November 24, 2021, Bay St. Louis Police 

Department responded to a report 

detailing human remains found in a 

wooded area on Chapman Road near 

Longfellow Road in Bay St. Louis, MS. 

On December 8, 2021, the Hancock 

County Chief Medical Examiner 

Investigator was notified of the 

discovery and arranged to have the 

human remains sent to the State 

Medical Examiner’s Office in Biloxi, 

MS. The human remains were examined 

prior to transport to the Office of the 

State Medical Examiner in Pearl, MS, 

for forensic anthropological analysis. 

Completed analysis determined the 

human remains were removed adjacent 

to a known archeological site and the 

human remains have biological markers 

consistent with Native American 

ancestry. On May 16, 2022, the Office of 

the State Medical Examiner transferred 

legal control of the individual to the 

MDAH. No associated funerary objects 

are present. 

Cultural Affiliation 

The human remains and associated 

funerary objects in this notice are 

connected to one or more identifiable 

earlier groups, Tribes, peoples, or 

cultures. There is a relationship of 

shared group identity between the 

identifiable earlier groups, Tribes, 

peoples, or cultures and one or more 

Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian 

organizations. The following types of 

information were used to reasonably 

trace the relationship: biological 

information, geographical information, 

historical information, and other 

relevant information. 

Determinations 

Pursuant to NAGPRA and its 

implementing regulations, and after 

consultation with the appropriate 

Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian 

organizations, the MDAH has 

determined that: 

• The human remains described in 

this notice represent the physical 

remains of one individual of Native 

American ancestry. 

• There is a relationship of shared 

group identity that can be reasonably 

traced between the human remains and 

associated funerary objects described in 

this notice and the Jena Band of 

Choctaw Indians; Mississippi Band of 

Choctaw Indians; and The Choctaw 

Nation of Oklahoma. 

Requests for Repatriation 

Written requests for repatriation of the 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects in this notice must be sent to the 

Responsible Official identified in 

ADDRESSES. Requests for repatriation 

may be submitted by: 

1. Any one or more of the Indian 

Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations 

identified in this notice. 

2. Any lineal descendant, Indian 

Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization 

not identified in this notice who shows, 

by a preponderance of the evidence, that 

the requestor is a lineal descendant or 

a culturally affiliated Indian Tribe or 

Native Hawaiian organization. 

Repatriation of the human remains 

and associated funerary objects in this 

notice to a requestor may occur on or 

after August 15, 2022. If competing 

requests for repatriation are received, 

the MDAH must determine the most 

appropriate requestor prior to 

repatriation. Requests for joint 

repatriation of the human remains and 

associated funerary objects are 

considered a single request and not 

competing requests. The MDAH is 

responsible for sending a copy of this 

notice to the Indian Tribes and Native 

Hawaiian organizations identified in 

this notice. 

Authority: Native American Graves 

Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 

U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing 

regulations, 43 CFR 10.9, 10.10, and 

10.14. 

Dated: July 6, 2022. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2022–15040 Filed 7–13–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–52–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0034195; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: 

Mississippi Department of Archives 

and History, Jackson, MS 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native 

American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the 

Mississippi Department of Archives and 

History (MDAH) has completed an 

inventory of human remains and 

associated funerary objects and has 

determined that there is a cultural 

affiliation between the human remains 

and associated funerary objects and 

Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian 

organizations in this notice. The human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

were removed from multiple counties in 

Mississippi. 

DATES: Repatriation of the human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

in this notice may occur on or after 

August 15, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: Meg Cook, Director of 

Archaeology Collections, Mississippi 

Department of Archives and History, 

Museum Division, 222 North Street, 

P.O. Box 571, Jackson, MS 39205, 

telephone (601) 576–6927, email 

mcook@mdah.ms.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice is published as part of the 

National Park Service’s administrative 

responsibilities under NAGPRA. The 

determinations in this notice are the 

sole responsibility of the MDAH. The 

National Park Service is not responsible 

for the determinations in this notice. 

Additional information on the 

determinations in this notice, including 

the results of consultation, can be found 

in the inventory or related records held 

by the MDAH. 

Description 

In 1961 and 1965, human remains 

representing, at minimum, nine 

individuals were removed from 

22LA509 and 22LA517 during 

excavations conducted by the 

University of Mississippi in Lafayette 

County, MS. These collections were 

transferred to MDAH on July 30, 2021. 

The six associated funerary objects are 

two lots of ceramics, two lots lithic 

material, one lot of charcoal, and one lot 

of faunal remains. 

Before 1990, human remains 

representing, at minimum, six 

individuals were removed during 

excavations by the University of 

Mississippi (22LE519) and the 

Mississippi Department of 

Transportation (22LE?) from Lee 

County, MS. These collections were 

transferred to MDAH on July 30, 2021, 

and May 4, 2022. The one associated 

funerary object is one lot of shell. 

At an unknown date, human remains 

representing, at minimum, one 

individual were removed from Panola 

County, MS. The individual was 

transferred to MDAH on July 30, 2021. 

The one associated funerary object is 

one lot of faunal remains. 

At an unknown date, human remains 

representing, at minimum, one 

individual was removed from 22PO552 

in Pontotoc County, MS. Skeletal 

elements in the foot have possible 

copper staining. The two associated 


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funerary objects are one lot of metal and 

one lot of wood. 

At an unknown date, human remains 

representing, at minimum, one 

individual were removed from 22PS101 

in Prentiss County, MS. The one 

associated funerary object is one lot of 

shell. 

At an unknown date, human remains 

representing, at minimum, six 

individuals were removed from 

22QU501, 502, 531, and 570 in Quitman 

County, MS. These collections were 

transferred to MDAH on July 30, 2021. 

The seven associated funerary objects 

are two lots of burial matrix, two lots of 

faunal remains, one lot of ceramics, one 

lot of fired clay, and one lot of shell. 

In or around 1964 and at an unknown 

date, human remains representing, at 

minimum, 17 individuals were removed 

from 22YA500 and an unknown site in 

Yalobusha County, MS. The eight 

associated funerary objects are two lots 

of ceramics, one lot of daub, one lot of 

fossils, two lots of lithic materials, one 

lot of unidentified clay, and one lot of 

faunal remains. 

Cultural Affiliation 

The human remains and associated 

funerary objects in this notice are 

connected to one or more identifiable 

earlier groups, Tribes, peoples, or 

cultures. There is a relationship of 

shared group identity between the 

identifiable earlier groups, Tribes, 

peoples, or cultures and one or more 

Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian 

organizations. The following types of 

information were used to reasonably 

trace the relationship: archeological 

information, biological information, and 

geographical information. 

Determinations 

Pursuant to NAGPRA and its 

implementing regulations, and after 

consultation with the appropriate 

Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian 

organizations, the MDAH has 

determined that: 

• The human remains described in 

this notice represent the physical 

remains of 41 individuals of Native 

American ancestry. 

• The 26 objects described in this 

notice 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. 

• There is a relationship of shared 

group identity that can be reasonably 

traced between the human remains and 

associated funerary objects described in 

this notice and the Alabama-Coushatta 

Tribe of Texas (previously listed as 

Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of Texas); 

Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town; 

Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana; Eastern 

Band of Cherokee Indians; Jena Band of 

Choctaw Indians; Miami Tribe of 

Oklahoma; Mississippi Band of Choctaw 

Indians; Quapaw Nation (previously 

listed as The Quapaw Tribe of Indians); 

The Chickasaw Nation; The Choctaw 

Nation of Oklahoma; The Muscogee 

(Creek) Nation; The Osage Nation 

(previously listed as Osage Tribe); and 

the Tunica-Biloxi Indian Tribe. 

Requests for Repatriation 

Written requests for repatriation of the 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects in this notice must be sent to the 

Responsible Official identified in 

ADDRESSES. Requests for repatriation 

may be submitted by: 

1. Any one or more of the Indian 

Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations 

identified in this notice. 

2. Any lineal descendant, Indian 

Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization 

not identified in this notice who shows, 

by a preponderance of the evidence, that 

the requestor is a lineal descendant or 

a culturally affiliated Indian Tribe or 

Native Hawaiian organization. 

Repatriation of the human remains 

and associated funerary objects in this 

notice to a requestor may occur on or 

after August 15, 2022. If competing 

requests for repatriation are received, 

the MDAH must determine the most 

appropriate requestor prior to 

repatriation. Requests for joint 

repatriation of the human remains and 

associated funerary objects are 

considered a single request and not 

competing requests. The MDAH is 

responsible for sending a copy of this 

notice to the Indian Tribes and Native 

Hawaiian organizations identified in 

this notice. 

Authority: Native American Graves 

Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 

U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing 

regulations, 43 CFR 10.9, 10.10, and 

10.14. 

Dated: July 6, 2022. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2022–15042 Filed 7–13–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–52–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0034196; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, Forest 

Service, Pacific Southwest Research 

Station, Albany, CA 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific 

Southwest Research Station, 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 Pacific Southwest 

Research Station. 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 Pacific Southwest 

Research Station at the address in this 

notice by August 15, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: Jeff Irwin, Heritage Program 

Manager, Sierra National Forest, 29688 

Auberry Road, Prather, CA 93651, 

telephone (559) 855–5355 Ext. 3335, 

email jeffrey.irwin@usda.gov. 

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 

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest 

Service, Pacific Southwest Research 

Station, Albany, CA, and in the physical 

custody of Fresno City College, Fresno, 

CA. The human remains and associated 


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