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In 1916, a shot glass was ‘‘found in an 

Indian grave at Westport,’’ Clatsop 

County, OR, probably by Miss Frida 

Flood who gifted the cultural item to the 

Horner Collection in 1929. Museum 

records clearly state this object was 

taken from a grave, but there is no 

indication that the remains were 

exhumed. Officials of the Horner 

Collection, Oregon State University 

reasonably believe this item is an 

unassociated funerary object. 

Westport is in Clatsop County, OR, 

which is in the traditional territory of 

the Confederated Tribes of the Grand 

Ronde Community of Oregon. The 

Clatsop, Nehalem, Tillamook, Nestucca, 

Neachesna (Salmon River Tillamook), 

and Siletz Band of Tillamook were all 

parties to the 1855 Coast Treaty. The 

treaty was never ratified and the 

northern Oregon coastal bands were not 

forced to remove to the Siletz 

Reservation as stipulated in the treaty. 

The Grand Ronde Indian Agent, in 1872, 

includes the Clatsop as one of the tribes 

living on the Grand Ronde Reservation. 

Officials of the Horner Collection, 

Oregon State University have 

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

3001 (3)(B), the 63 cultural items 

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 and are believed, by a 

preponderance of the evidence, to have 

been removed from a specific burial site 

of a Native American individual. 

Officials of the Horner Collection, 

Oregon State University 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 objects and the 

Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde 

Community of Oregon. 

Officials of the Horner Collection, 

Oregon State University have 

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

3001 (3)(D), 13 of the cultural items 

described above have ongoing historical, 

traditional, or cultural importance 

central to the Native American group or 

culture itself, rather than property 

owned by an individual. Officials of the 

Horner Collection, Oregon State 

University 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 objects of cultural patrimony and 

the Confederated Tribes of the Grand 

Ronde Community of Oregon. 

Representatives of any other Indian 

tribe that believes itself to be culturally 

affiliated with the objects of cultural 

patrimony and/or unassociated funerary 

objects should contact Sabah Randhawa, 

Executive Vice President and Provost, 

President’s Office, Oregon State 

University, 600 Kerr Administration 

Building, Corvallis, OR 97331, 

telephone (541) 737–8260, before 

September 22, 2008. Repatriation of the 

objects of cultural patrimony and 

unassociated funerary objects to the 

Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde 

Community of Oregon may proceed 

after that date if no additional claimants 

come forward. 

Horner Collection, Oregon State 

University is responsible for notifying 

the Confederated Tribes of the Grand 

Ronde Community of Oregon and 

Confederated Tribes of the Siletz 

Reservation, Oregon that this notice has 

been published. 

Dated: July 14, 2008 

Sherry Hutt, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. E8–19332 Filed 8–20–08; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

Notice of Intent to Repatriate Cultural 

Items: McWane Science Center, 

Birmingham, AL 

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. 3005, of the intent 

to repatriate cultural items in the 

possession of the McWane Science 

Center, Birmingham, AL, that meet the 

definition of ‘‘unassociated funerary 

objects’’ under 25 U.S.C. 3001. 

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 cultural 

items. The National Park Service is not 

responsible for the determinations in 

this notice. 

In the early 1900s, cultural items were 

removed from the Carden Bottoms site 

(3YE14) in Yell County, AR. Between 

1979 and 1985, G.E. Pilquist, a collector 

from Dardanelle, AR, donated the 

cultural items to the Red Mountain 

Museum, Birmingham, AL. In 1994, the 

Red Mountain Museum merged with the 

Discovery Place under the name, 

Discovery 2000 Inc., and now operates 

as McWane Science Center. The cultural 

items are recorded as having been 

recovered from a grave. The five 

unassociated funerary objects are four 

stone beads and one blue glass bead. 

According to oral evidence of the 

Quapaw Tribe of Indians, cultural items 

of personal adornment were placed with 

an individual at the time of death or as 

a part of the death rite or ceremony. 

Funerary objects associated with the 

human remains removed from the 

Carden Bottoms site have been 

determined to date to the early historic 

period. The human remains and 

associated funerary objects may be a late 

component of the Carden Bottoms 

complex, common along the Lower 

Arkansas River, including Yell County. 

The human remains and associated 

funerary objects that are also recorded 

as being removed from the Carden 

Bottoms site are described in an 

accompanying Notice of Inventory 

Completion. Oral history evidence 

presented by representatives of the 

Quapaw Tribe of Indians, Oklahoma 

indicates that the region has long been 

included in the traditional territory of 

the Quapaw. The Quapaw Tribe 

dominated that area when sustained 

European occupation of the lower 

Arkansas River began in the mid to late 

1600s. In 1818, the Quapaw ceded the 

area south of the Arkansas River, 

including what is now Yell County, to 

the United States. 

Officials of the McWane Science 

Center have determined that, pursuant 

to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (3)(B), the five cultural 

items 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 and are believed, by a 

preponderance of the evidence, to have 

been removed from a specific burial site 

of a Native American individual. 

Officials of the McWane Science Center 

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 objects and 

the Quapaw Tribe of Indians, 

Oklahoma. 

Representatives of any other Indian 

tribe that believes itself to be culturally 

affiliated with the unassociated funerary 

objects should contact Jun Ebersole, 

Collections Manager, McWane Science 

Center, 200 19th St. N, Birmingham, AL 

35203, telephone (205) 714–8347, before 

September 22, 2008. Repatriation of the 

unassociated funerary objects to the 

Quapaw Tribe of Indians, Oklahoma 

may proceed after that date if no 

additional claimants come forward. 

The McWane Science Center is 

responsible for notifying the Quapaw 

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Tribe of Indians, Oklahoma that this 

notice has been published. 

Dated: July 14, 2008 

Sherry Hutt, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. E8–19323 Filed 8–20–08; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

Notice of Inventory Completion: 

Arkansas Highway and Transportation 

Department, Little Rock, AR 

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 Arkansas 

Highway and Transportation 

Department, Little Rock, AR. The 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects were removed from Poinsett 

County, AR. 

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. 

A detailed assessment of the human 

remains was made by the Arkansas 

Highway and Transportation 

Department professional staff with 

assistance from the University of 

Missouri in Columbia, MO, and in 

consultation with representatives of the 

Quapaw Tribe of Indians, Oklahoma. 

In 1988, human remains representing 

a minimum of 15 individuals were 

removed from the Priestly site (3PO490) 

in Poinsett County, AR, by the Center 

for Archaeological Research, Southwest 

Missouri State University, Springfield, 

MO. The human remains were sent to 

the University of Missouri, Columbia for 

analysis and curation. The human 

remains were transferred to the 

Arkansas Highway and Transportation 

in June 2004. No known individuals 

were identified. The 46 associated 

funerary objects are 2 Lander points, 1 

Gary point, 42 plain shell-tempered 

body sherds, and 1 plain shell-tempered 

sherd from the rim of a bowl. 

Archeological evidence indicates the 

human remains are Native American 

and are considered to be from an 

Emergent Mississippian culture. Judging 

from the context and radio-carbon dates 

obtained from various features at the 

site, the main component at the site and 

the human remains are thought to date 

between A.D. 750 to 1100. 

Oral history evidence presented by 

representatives of the Quapaw Tribe of 

Indians, Oklahoma indicates that the 

region has long been included in the 

traditional and hunting territory of the 

Quapaw. French colonial records from 

the 1700s also indicate that at that time, 

the Quapaw were the only Native 

American group present in the St. 

Frances River valley where the Priestly 

site is located. Based on geographical 

location, historical documents, and oral 

history, the human remains are most 

likely associated with the Quapaw Tribe 

of Indians, Oklahoma. 

Officials of the Arkansas Highway and 

Transportation have determined that, 

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

human remains described above 

represent the physical remains of at 

least 15 individuals of Native American 

ancestry. Officials of the Arkansas 

Highway and Transportation also have 

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

3001 (3)(A), the 46 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 

Arkansas Highway and Transportation 

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 

Quapaw Tribe of Indians, Oklahoma. 

Representatives of any other Indian 

tribe that believes itself to be culturally 

affiliated with the human remains and 

associated funerary objects should 

contact Diana Wilks, Arkansas Highway 

and Transportation Department, P.O. 

Box 2261, Little Rock, AR 72203, 

telephone (501) 569–2038, before 

September 22, 2008. Repatriation of the 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects to the Quapaw Tribe of Indians, 

Oklahoma may proceed after that date if 

no additional claimants come forward. 

Arkansas Highway and 

Transportation Department is 

responsible for notifying the Quapaw 

Tribe of Indians, Oklahoma that this 

notice has been published. 

Dated: July 28, 2008 

Sherry Hutt, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. E8–19314 Filed 8–20–08; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

Notice of Inventory Completion: 

Horner Collection, Oregon State 

University, Corvallis, OR 

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 in the Horner Collection, 

Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR. 

The human remains were removed from 

an unknown location in Hawai‘i. 

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. 

A detailed assessment of the human 

remains was made by Horner Collection, 

Oregon State University professional 

staff in consultation with 

representatives of the Office of 

Hawaiian Affairs, Hawai‘i. The Alapa ‘I 

Hanapi, Hawai‘i Island Burial Council, 

Hui Malama I Na Kupuna O Hawai‘i 

Nei, Kauai/Niihau Island Burial 

Council, Maui/Lanai Island Burial 

Council, Molokai Island Burial Council, 

O’ahu Burial Committee, and Van Horn 

Diamond ‘Ohana were notified, but did 

not participate in consultations 

concerning the human remains. 

At an unknown time by an unknown 

donor, human remains representing a 

minimum of one individual were 

accessioned into the Horner Collection. 

This skull came into the Horner 

Collection at an unknown time, but is 

accounted for in an inventory report of 

the Oregon State University’s Osteology 

Collection, located in the Anthropology 

Department, in 1976. Notations taken at 

the time identify the skull as ‘‘Hawaii.’’

No additional information on 

provenience is available. No known 

individual was identified. No associated 

funerary objects are present. 

Osteologist professionals of the 

Anthropology Department at Oregon 

State University have determined that 

the skull is possibly of Native Hawaiian 

ancestry. 

Officials of the Horner Collection, 

Oregon State University have 

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

3001 (9–10), the human remains 

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