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men because they were thought to be 

too powerful for anyone else to possess. 

Therefore, officials of the U.S. 

Department of Defense, Army Corps of 

Engineers, Walla Walla District, 

reasonably believe the object is an 

unassociated funerary object. 

Archeological evidence provides the 

most direct line of evidence supporting 

affiliation between an earlier group and 

a present-day Indian tribe. The evidence 

found at site 45FR50, and in nearby 

archeological sites, supports a nearly 

continuous occupation of this region of 

the Columbia Plateau beginning as far 

back as 11,500 years. The archeological 

assemblage of site 45FR50 represents a 

long sequence of cultural occupation. 

Archeological and geological 

connections at the site can be drawn 

both horizontally across the site, from 

the rockshelter to the floodplain and 

across the floodplain, and also 

vertically, from the earlier deposits to 

the later deposits. Cultural continuity 

from the earliest to latest occupations 

within the site can be traced through the 

changes in the use of subsistence 

resources (marine and other) and the 

gradual changes in lithic assemblages. 

Additionally, the presence of the 

articulated owl foot object provides 

further support for cultural affiliation. 

The owl image is commonly seen in 

petroglyphs and on stone objects in the 

region. The Sahaptin languages have 

words for owls, and ‘‘owl’’ appears in the 

names of individuals (for example, there 

is a Maynard White Owl Lavadour of 

the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla 

Indian Reservation). The owl is a 

primary character in many Nez Perce 

Coyote stories, and is often 

characterized as having superior 

abilities. Cultural practices of historic 

Native groups in the region include owl 

dances. 

Geographical and anthropological 

lines of evidence support the 

archeological evidence of earlier group 

habitation in the same geographic 

location as the historic groups. 

Anthropologically, evidence for 

continuity includes the presence of red 

ochre and olivella shells in the earliest 

Windust Phase deposits, continuing into 

later deposits and found in the later 

burials. Finally, oral tradition evidence 

provided by tribal elders indicates a 

large Palus village, which had been 

inhabited by tribal ancestors from time 

immemorial, was once located near the 

Marmes Rockshelter, site 45FR50. 

According to tribal elders, their 

ancestors were mobile and traveled the 

landscape to gather resources, as well as 

to trade. 

Ethnographic documentation 

indicates that the present-day location 

of the Marmes Rockshelter in Franklin 

County, WA, is within the territory 

occupied historically by the Palus 

(Palouse) Indians. During the historic 

period, the Palouse people settled along 

the Snake River; relied on fish, game, 

and root resources for subsistence; 

shared their resource areas and 

maintained extensive kinship 

connections with other groups in the 

area; and had limited political 

integration until the adoption of the 

horse (Walker 1998). These 

characteristics are common to the 

greater Plateau cultural communities 

surrounding the Palouse territory 

including the Nez Perce, Cayuse, Walla 

Walla, Yakama, and Wanapum groups. 

Moreover, information provided during 

consultation by representatives of the 

Confederated Tribes of the Colville 

Reservation, Washington; Confederated 

Tribes of the Umatilla Indian 

Reservation, Oregon; Confederated 

Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation, 

Washington; Nez Perce Tribe, Idaho; 

and the Wanapum Band, a nonFederally recognized Indian group, 

substantiate shared past and present 

traditional lifeways that bind the 

aforementioned Indian tribes and the 

Wanapum Band to common ancestors. 

The descendants of these Plateau 

communities of southeastern 

Washington are now widely dispersed 

and are members of the Confederated 

Tribes of the Colville Reservation, 

Washington; Confederated Tribes of the 

Umatilla Indian Reservation, Oregon; 

Confederated Tribes and Bands of the 

Yakama Nation, Washington; Nez Perce 

Tribe, Idaho; and the Wanapum Band, a 

non-Federally recognized Indian group. 

Officials of the U.S. Department of 

Defense, Army Corps of Engineers, 

Walla Walla District, have determined 

that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(B), 

the one cultural item described above is 

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 and is 

believed, by a preponderance of the 

evidence, to have been removed from a 

specific burial site of an Native 

American individual. Officials of the 

U.S. Department of Defense, Army 

Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla 

District, also 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 unassociated funerary object and the 

Confederated Tribes of the Colville 

Reservation, Washington; Confederated 

Tribes of the Umatilla Indian 

Reservation, Oregon; Confederated 

Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation, 

Washington; and the Nez Perce Tribe, 

Idaho. Furthermore, officials of the U.S. 

Department of Defense, Army Corps of 

Engineers, Walla Walla District, have 

determined that there is a cultural 

relationship between the unassociated 

funerary object and the Wanapum Band, 

a non-Federally recognized Indian 

group. 

Representatives of any other Indian 

tribe that believes their tribe is 

culturally affiliated with the 

unassociated funerary object should 

contact LTC Michael Farrell, U.S. 

Department of Defense, Army Corps of 

Engineers, Walla Walla District, 201 

North Third Ave., Walla Walla, WA 

99362–1876, telephone (509) 527–7700, 

before June 11, 2010. Repatriation of the 

unassociated funerary objects to the 

Confederated Tribes of the Colville 

Reservation, Washington; Confederated 

Tribes of the Umatilla Indian 

Reservation, Oregon; Confederated 

Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation, 

Washington; and Nez Perce Tribe, 

Idaho, may proceed after that date if no 

additional claimants come forward. The 

U.S. Department of Defense, Army 

Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla 

District, recognizes the participation of 

the Wanapum Band, a non-Federally 

recognized Indian group, during the 

transfer of the cultural item to the 

Indian tribes. 

The U.S. Department of Defense, 

Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla 

District, is responsible for notifying the 

Confederated Tribes of the Colville 

Reservation, Washington; Confederated 

Tribes of the Umatilla Indian 

Reservation, Oregon; Confederated 

Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation, 

Washington; Nez Perce Tribe, Idaho; 

and the Wanapum Band, a nonFederally recognized Indian group, that 

this notice has been published. 

Dated: May 4, 2010 

Sherry Hutt, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

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Notice of Public Meeting: Sierra FrontNorthwestern Great Basin Resource 

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Land Policy and Management 

Act (FLPMA) and the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act of 1972 (FACA), the U.S. 

Department of the Interior, Bureau of 

Land Management (BLM) Sierra FrontNorthwestern Great Basin Resource 

Advisory Council (RAC), will meet in 

Winnemucca, Nevada. The meeting is 

open to the public. 

Dates and Times: July 13–14, 2010, at 

the BLM Winnemucca District Office, 

5100 E. Winnemucca Blvd., 

Winnemucca, Nevada. A field trip to 

locations in Humboldt County will 

occur on July 14. Approximate meeting 

times are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and will 

include a general public comment 

period, tentatively scheduled for 1 p.m. 

on July 13, unless otherwise listed in 

the final meeting agenda that will be 

available two weeks prior to the start of 

the meeting. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mark Struble, (775) 885–6107, E-mail: 

mstruble@blm.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 15- 

member Council advises the Secretary 

of the Interior, through the BLM, on a 

variety of planning and management 

issues associated with public land 

management in Nevada. 

Topics for discussion will include, 

but are not limited to: District Manager’s 

reports on current program of work, 

Draft Winnemucca RMP/EIS, 

Wilderness Area Planning, Cheat Grass 

Die-Off Implications, Renewable Energy 

Projects Updates, Water Issues with 

Renewable Energy Projects, Black Rock 

Stimulus Projects, and other issues that 

may arise during the meeting. 

The final agendas with any additions/ 

corrections to agenda topics, locations, 

field trips and meeting times, will be 

posted on the BLM Web site at: http:// 

www.blm.gov/nv/st/en/fo/ 

carson_city_field.html, and sent to the 

media at least 14 days before the 

meeting. Individuals who need special 

assistance such as sign language 

interpretation or other reasonable 

accommodations, or who wish to 

receive a copy of each agenda, should 

contact Mark Struble no later than July 

6, 2010. 

Dated: May 5, 2010. 

Christopher J. McAlear, 

Carson City District Manager, (RAC 

Designated Federal Official) 

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Notice of Public Meeting, Western 

Montana Resource Advisory Council 

Meeting 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Land Policy and Management 

Act (FLPMA) and the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act of 1972 (FACA), the U.S. 

Department of the Interior, Bureau of 

Land Management (BLM), the Western 

Montana Resource Advisory Council 

will meet as indicated below. 

DATES: The Western Montana RAC will 

meet May 26, 2010 at 9 a.m. The public 

comment period for the meeting will 

begin at 11:30 a.m. and the meeting is 

expected to adjourn at approximately 3 

p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Missoula Field Office, 3255 Fort 

Missoula Road, Missoula, Montana. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David Abrams, Western Montana 

Resource Advisory Council Coordinator, 

Butte Field Office, 106 North Parkmont, 

Butte, Montana 59701, telephone 406– 

533–7617. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 15- 

member Council advises the Secretary 

of the Interior, through the BLM, on a 

variety of planning and management 

issues associated with public land 

management in western Montana. At the 

May meeting, agenda items include an 

update on new RAC member 

nominations and project updates from 

the Butte, Dillon, and Missoula Field 

Offices. 

All meetings are open to the public. 

The public may present written 

comments to the Council. Each formal 

Council meeting will also have time 

allocated for hearing public comments. 

Depending on the number of persons 

wishing to comment and time available, 

the time for individual oral comments 

may be limited. Individuals who plan to 

attend and need special assistance, such 

as sign language interpretation, or other 

reasonable accommodations, should 

contact the BLM as provided below. 

Richard M. Hotaling, 

District Manager, Western Montana District. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

National Register of Historic Places; 

Notification of Pending Nominations 

and Related Actions 

Nominations for the following 

properties being considered for listing 

or related actions in the National 

Register were received by the National 

Park Service before April 17, 2010. 

Pursuant to section 60.13 of 36 CFR Part 

60 written comments are being accepted 

concerning the significance of the 

nominated properties under the 

National Register criteria for evaluation. 

Comments are also being accepted on 

the following properties being 

considered for removal pursuant to 36 

CFR 60.15. Comments may be 

forwarded by United States Postal 

Service, to the National Register of 

Historic Places, National Park Service, 

1849 C St., NW., 2280, Washington, DC 

20240; by all other carriers, National 

Register of Historic Places, National 

Park Service,1201 Eye St., NW. 8th 

floor, Washington, DC 20005; or by fax, 

202–371–6447. Written or faxed 

comments should be submitted by May 

27, 2010. 

Before including your address, phone 

number, e-mail address, or other 

personal identifying information in your 

comment, you should be aware that 

your entire comment—including your 

personal identifying information—may 

be made publicly available at any time. 

While you can ask us in your comment 

to withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

J. Paul Loether, 

Chief, National Register of Historic Places/ 

National, Historic Landmarks Program. 

ARKANSAS 

Faulkner County 

Century Flyer, 150 E Siebenmorgan Rd, 

Conway, 10000284 

Izard County 

Arnold Springs Farmstead, N end of Jennings 

Ln, Melbourne, 10000285 

Lawrence County 

Walnut Ridge Commercial Historic District, 

Roughly bounded by E and W Main, N and 

S Front Sts, W Vine, and SW Third Sts, 

Walnut Ridge, 10000286 

Monroe County 

Fargo Training School Historic District, 

Floyd Brown Dr, E of M and A Rd, Fargo, 

10000287 

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