Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 163 / Thursday, August 21, 2008 / Notices 49485 

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 Museum of 

Anthropology, Washington State 

University professional staff in 

consultation with representatives of the 

Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis 

Reservation, Washington. 

This notice is an addition to the 

minimum number of individuals 

removed from the Minard site (45–GH–

15) in Grays Harbor County, WA, which 

were previously described in a Notice of 

Inventory Completion published in the 

Federal Register of May 17, 2007 (FR 

Doc. E7–9455, pages 27845–27846). In 

January of 2008, Dr. Lourdes DeLeon, a 

physical anthropologist at Central 

Washington University, prepared a 

description of a number of sets of 

human remains known as the ‘‘Former 

Teaching Collection at Washington State 

University.’’ During the course of this 

work she identified the remains of two 

individuals who, based on the color of 

the bone, were believed to have been 

buried in a shell midden. Examination 

of photographs taken during the burial 

excavations done at the Minard site 

indicated that these were human 

remains formerly determined to be 

missing from the Minard collection. 

In the Federal Register notice of May 

17, 2007, paragraph 4 is corrected by 

substituting the following paragraphs: 

In 1969 and 1970, human remains 

representing a minimum of 11 

individuals were removed from the 

Minard site (45–GH–15) in Grays Harbor 

County, WA, by Richard Daugherty, an 

employee, and Tom E. Roll, a graduate 

student, of Washington State University. 

The excavations were conducted under 

research funds allocated by the 

Washington State Legislature. No 

known individuals were identified. The 

82 associated funerary objects are 2 

nipple topped mauls, 1 ground slate 

knife, 1 ground stone club, 1 necklace 

of rolled copped and dentalium section 

beads, 1 straight adze with a whale bone 

handle and metal blade, 1 knife or small 

adze-chisel with a bone handle and 

metal blade, 1 metal chisel, 1 metal awl, 

1 lot of metal fragments from wood 

working tools, 5 lots of nails, 2 lots of 

glass beads, 2 lots of tin can fragments, 

5 lots of unidentified metal fragments, 2 

spoons, 3 lots of wood fragments, 14 

thimbles on a string, 1 lot of 

unidentified plant material, and 38 lots 

of dishes and dish fragments. 

In the Federal Register notice of May 

17, 2007, paragraph 6 is corrected by 

substituting the following paragraph: 

Officials of the Museum of 

Anthropology, Washington State 

University have determined that, 

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

human remains described above 

represent the physical remains of 11 

individuals of Native American 

ancestry. Officials of the Museum of 

Anthropology, Washington State 

University also have determined that, 

pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (3)(A), the 82 

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 

Museum of Anthropology, Washington 

State University 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 

Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis 

Reservation, Washington. 

Representatives of any other Indian 

tribe that believes itself to be culturally 

affiliated with the human remains and 

associated funerary items should 

contact Mary Collins, Director of the 

Museum of Anthropology, Washington 

State University, P.O. Box 62291, 

Pullman, WA 99164–4910, telephone 

(509) 335–4314, before September 22, 

2008. Repatriation of the human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

to the Confederated Tribes of the 

Chehalis Reservation, Washington may 

proceed after that date if no additional 

claimants come forward. 

The Museum of Anthropology, 

Washington State University is 

responsible for notifying the 

Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis 

Reservation, Washington that this notice 

has been published. 

Dated: July 28, 2008 

Sherry Hutt, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, San Juan 

National Forest, Durango, CO, and 

University of Denver Department of 

Anthropology and Museum of 

Anthropology, Denver, CO; Correction 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice; correction. 

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 in the control of the U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, San Juan 

National Forest, Durango, CO, and in 

the possession of the University of 

Denver Department of Anthropology 

and Museum of Anthropology, Denver, 

CO. The human remains were removed 

from Dolores County, CO. 

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. The National 

Park Service is not responsible for the 

determinations in this notice. 

This notice corrects the Notice of 

Inventory Completion published by the 

University of Denver Department of 

Anthropology and Museum of 

Anthropology in the Federal Register of 

October 9, 2001, (FR Doc. 01–25140; 

pages 51472–51474). This notice 

corrects the controller of the human 

remains, per 43 CFR 10.2 (a)(3)(ii), and 

the cultural affiliation of the human 

remains, per 43 CFR 10.14 (c), of one 

individual (catalog numbers DU6015 

and DU 6066). After publication, a 

review of the records associated with 

the human remains indicated that the 

human remains had been removed from 

lands administered by the U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, San Juan 

National Forest, Durango, CO. 

Therefore, the San Juan National Forest 

has the control of the human remains 

for the purposes of NAGPRA. An overall 

evaluation of the totality of the 

circumstances and evidence pertaining 

to the human remains by the officials of 

the U.S. Department of Agriculture, San 

Juan National Forest indicate that no 

cultural affiliation can be determined by 

the preponderance of the evidence. 

Therefore, the human remains have 

been determined to be culturally 

unidentifiable. 

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49486 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 163 / Thursday, August 21, 2008 / Notices 

A companion notice published in the 

Federal Register by the University of 

Denver Department of Anthropology 

and Museum of Anthropology also 

corrects the October 9, 2001 notice by 

deleting the references in paragraph 11, 

page 51473, to the one individual 

(catalog numbers DU6015 and DU 6066) 

that were collected at Dove Creek, 

Dolores County, CO, from lands 

administered by the U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, San Juan National Forest. 

In 1943, the human remains were found 

in the office of Lee A. Brown, an 

employee of the U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, Forest Service, who had 

been transferred from the Dolores 

Ranger District to Washington, D.C, by 

Fred R. Johnsono. At the time, Dr. E.B. 

Renaud of the University of Denver, 

Department of Anthropology was asked 

to examine the human remains, which 

were physically transferred to the 

University of Denver by Mr. Johnson. 

No known individual was identified. No 

associated funerary objects were 

present. 

While the examination of the human 

remains (DU 6015 and DU 6066) by Dr. 

E.B. Renaud established that the human 

remains were of Native American 

ancestry, Dr. Renaud’s examination did 

not provide any information regarding 

the cultural ancestry. The officials of the 

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest 

Service have determined that the human 

remains are culturally unidentifiable 

human remains based on the lack of 

evidence regarding the specific 

provenience from which the human 

remains were removed, the absence of 

associated funerary objects, the lack of 

evidence that provides a date for the 

original burial of the human remains, 

and the lack of evidence regarding the 

cultural ancestry of the human remains. 

Officials of the U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, Forest Service 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 U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, Forest 

Service also have determined that, 

pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (2), a 

relationship of shared group identity 

cannot be reasonably traced between the 

Native American human remains and 

any present-day Indian Tribe. 

Representatives of any Indian tribe 

that believes itself to be culturally 

affiliated with the human remains 

should contact Julie Coleman, Heritage 

Program Manager, San Juan National 

Forest, San Juan Public Lands Center, 15 

Burnett Court, Durango, CO 81301, 

telephone (970) 385–1250, before 

September 22, 2008. 

The San Juan National Forest is 

responsible for notifying the Colorado 

River Indian Tribes of the Colorado 

River Indian Reservation, Arizona and 

California; Hopi Tribe of Arizona; 

Jicarilla Apache Nation, New Mexico; 

Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico & 

Utah; Ohkay Owingeh, New Mexico 

(formerly Pueblo of San Juan); Pueblo of 

Acoma, New Mexico; Pueblo of Cochiti, 

New Mexico; Pueblo of Isleta, New 

Mexico; Pueblo of Jemez, New Mexico; 

Pueblo of Laguna, New Mexico; Pueblo 

of Nambe, New Mexico; Pueblo of 

Picuris, New Mexico; Pueblo of 

Pojoaque, New Mexico; Pueblo of San 

Felipe, New Mexico; Pueblo of San 

Ildefonso, New Mexico; Pueblo of 

Sandia, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa 

Ana, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa 

Clara, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santo 

Domingo, New Mexico; Pueblo Of Taos, 

New Mexico; Pueblo of Tesuque, New 

Mexico; Pueblo of Zia, New Mexico; 

Skull Valley Band of Goshute Indians of 

Utah; Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the 

Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado; Ute 

Mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain 

Reservation, Colorado, New Mexico & 

Utah; Ysleta del Sur Pueblo of Texas; 

and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, 

New Mexico that this notice has been 

published. 

Dated: July 14, 2008 

Sherry Hutt, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

Notice of Meeting for the Denali 

National Park and Preserve Aircraft 

Overflights Advisory Council Within 

the Alaska Region 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting for the Denali 

National Park and Preserve Aircraft 

Overflights Advisory Council within the 

Alaska Region. 

SUMMARY: The National Park Service 

(NPS) announces a meeting of the 

Denali National Park and Preserve 

Aircraft Overflights Advisory Council. 

The purpose of this meeting is to 

discuss mitigation of impacts from 

aircraft overflights at Denali National 

Park and Preserve. This meeting is open 

to the public and will have time 

allocated for public testimony. The 

public is welcomed to present written or 

oral comments. The meeting will be 

recorded and a summary will be 

available upon request from the 

Superintendent for public inspection 

approximately six weeks after each 

meeting. The Aircraft Overflights 

Advisory Council is authorized to 

operate in accordance with the 

provisions of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act. 

DATES: The Denali National Park and 

Preserve Aircraft Overflights Advisory 

Council meeting will be held on 

Sunday, September 7th from 1 p.m. to 

5 p.m. and continue on Monday, 

September 8th from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., 

Alaska Standard Time. The meeting 

may end early if all business is 

completed. 

Location: Murie Science and Learning 

Center Dining Hall, mile 1.5 of the 

Denali Park Road, Denali National Park 

and Preserve, Alaska 99755. Telephone: 

(907) 683–9532. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Miriam Valentine, Denali Planning. Email: Miriam_Valentine@nps.gov. 

Telephone: (907) 733–9102 at Denali 

National Park, Talkeetna Ranger Station, 

PO Box 588, Talkeetna, AK 99676. For 

accessibility requirements please call 

Miriam Valentine (907) 733–9102. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Meeting 

location and dates may need to be 

changed based on weather or local 

circumstances. If the meeting dates and 

location are changed, notice of the new 

meeting will be announced on local 

radio stations and published in local 

newspapers. 

The agenda for the meeting will 

include the following, subject to minor 

adjustments: 

1. Call to Order 

2. Roll Call and Confirmation of 

Quorum 

3. Chair’s Welcome and Introductions 

4. Review and Approve Agenda 

5. Member Reports 

6. Agency and Public Comments 

7. Superintendent and NPS Staff 

Reports 

8. Agency and Public Comments 

9. Other New Business 

10. Agency and Public Comments 

11. Set Time and Place of Next 

Advisory Council Meeting 

12. Adjournment 

Dated: July 30, 2008. 

Victor Knox, 

Acting Regional Director, Alaska Region, 

National Park Service. 

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