54078 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 176 / Tuesday, September 13, 2005 / Notices 

Santo Domingo, New Mexico; Pueblo of 

Taos, New Mexico; Pueblo of Tesuque, 

New Mexico; Pueblo of Zia, New 

Mexico; and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni 

Reservation, New Mexico that this 

notice has been published. 

Dated: August 3, 2005 

Sherry Hutt, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 05–18082 Filed 9–12–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–50–S 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

Notice of Inventory Completion: 

University of Missouri-Columbia, 

Museum of Anthropology, Columbia, 

MO 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

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 

in the possession of the University of 

Missouri-Columbia, Museum of 

Anthropology, Columbia, MO. The 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects were removed from Vernon 

County, MO. 

This notice is published as part of the 

National Park Service’s administrative 

responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 

U.S.C. 3003 (d)(3). The determinations 

in this notice are the sole responsibility 

of the museum, institution, or Federal 

agency that has control of the Native 

American human remains and 

associated funerary objects. The 

National Park Service is not responsible 

for the determinations in this notice. 

A detailed assessment of the human 

remains was made by the University of 

Missouri-Columbia, Museum of 

Anthropology professional staff in 

consultation with the Osage Tribe, 

Oklahoma. 

In 1963, human remains representing 

a minimum of one individual were 

removed from the Hayes/Coal Pit site 

(23VE4), Vernon County, MO, during 

excavations conducted by University of 

Missouri-Columbia professional staff 

and supervised field school students. 

Other excavations at the site did not 

produce any evidence of human 

remains or burial areas. No known 

individuals were identified. The seven 

associated funerary objects are 3 silver 

ear bobs/tinklers, 3 small silver band 

fragments, and 1 small soil sample. 

Based on oral tradition, types of 

associated funerary objects, and 

historical documents this individual has 

been determined to be Native American. 

The Hayes/Coal Pit site has been 

identified as a Little Osage village with 

occupation approximately A.D. 1675 to 

A.D. 1806. Little Osage village is a 

village site of the Little Osage tribe 

based on the presence of trade objects, 

historical documents, oral tradition, and 

archeological evidence. Members of the 

federally recognized Osage Tribe, 

Oklahoma are the present-day 

descendants of the Little Osage tribe. 

Officials of the University of 

Missouri-Columbia, Museum of 

Anthropology have determined that, 

pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (9–10), the 

human remains described above 

represent the physical remains of one 

individual of Native American ancestry. 

Officials of the University of MissouriColumbia, Museum of Anthropology 

also have determined that, pursuant to 

25 U.S.C. 3001 (3)(A), the seven objects 

described 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 

University of Missouri-Columbia, 

Museum of Anthropology have 

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

3001 (2), there is a relationship of 

shared group identity that can be 

reasonably traced between the Native 

American human remains and 

associated funerary objects and the 

Osage Tribe, Oklahoma. 

Representatives of any other Indian 

tribe that believes itself to be culturally 

affiliated with the human remains and 

associated funerary objects should 

contact Dr. Michael O’Brien, Director, 

Museum of Anthropology, 317 Lowry 

Hall, University of Missouri-Columbia, 

Columbia, MO 65211, telephone (573) 

882–4421, before October 13, 2005. 

Repatriation of the human remains and 

associated funerary objects to the Osage 

Tribe, Oklahoma may proceed after that 

date if no additional claimants come 

forward. 

University of Missouri-Columbia, 

Museum of Anthropology is responsible 

for notifying the Osage Tribe, Oklahoma 

that this notice has been published. 

Dated: August 3, 2005 

Sherry Hutt, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 05–18083 Filed 9–12–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–50–S 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

Notice of Inventory Completion: 

University of Missouri-Columbia, 

Museum of Anthropology, Columbia, 

MO 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

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 

in the possession of the University of 

Missouri-Columbia, Museum of 

Anthropology, Columbia, MO. The 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects were removed from Vernon 

County, MO. 

This notice is published as part of the 

National Park Service’s administrative 

responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 

U.S.C. 3003 (d)(3). The determinations 

in this notice are the sole responsibility 

of the museum, institution, or Federal 

agency that has control of the Native 

American human remains and 

associated funerary objects. The 

National Park Service is not responsible 

for the determinations in this notice. 

A detailed assessment of the human 

remains was made by the University of 

Missouri-Columbia, Museum of 

Anthropology professional staff in 

consultation with the Osage Tribe, 

Oklahoma. 

In 1963, human remains representing 

a minimum of three individuals were 

removed from the Brown site (23VE3), 

Vernon County, MO, during excavations 

conducted by University of MissouriColumbia professional staff and 

supervised field school students. Other 

excavations at the site did not produce 

any evidence of human remains or 

burial areas. No known individuals 

were identified. The 237 associated 

funerary objects are identified as 200 

faunal bones, 3 pottery fragments, 1 

brass tinkler, 2 glass fragments, 14 metal 

fragments that include kettle parts, 1 

brass trigger guard, 1 iron screw, 2 glass 

beads, 4 sandstone abraders (2 conical), 

1 hematite fragment, and 8 chert 

scrapers/modified spalls. 

The analysis sheet lists the following 

artifacts associated with this 

provenience and catalog number that to 

date have not been located: 1 deer antler 

tool, 2 arrow point fragments or gun 

flints, 1 scraper, 1 sandstone mold, and 

4 pieces of debitage (4 flakes). 

Based on oral tradition, types of 

associated funerary objects, and