39908 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 161 / Tuesday, August 22, 2017 / Notices 

Dated: July 5, 2017. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2017–17650 Filed 8–21–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–52–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–23668; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: 

Tennessee Valley Authority, Knoxville, 

TN 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Tennessee Valley 

Authority (TVA) has completed an 

inventory of human remains and 

associated funerary objects in 

consultation with the appropriate 

Federally recognized Indian Tribes, and 

has determined that a cultural affiliation 

between the human remains and 

associated funerary objects and any 

present-day Federally recognized Indian 

Tribes cannot be reasonably traced. 

Representatives of any Federally 

recognized Indian Tribe 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 TVA. 

If no additional requestors come 

forward, transfer of control of the 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects to the Federally recognized 

Indian Tribe stated in this notice may 

proceed. 

DATES: Representatives of any Federally 

recognized Indian Tribe 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 

TVA at the address in this notice by 

September 21, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: Dr. Thomas O. Maher, TVA, 

400 West Summit Hill Drive, WT11D, 

Knoxville TN 37902–1401, telephone 

(865) 632–7458, email tomaher@tva.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 

TVA. The human remains and 

associated funerary objects were 

removed from archeological sites in 

Franklin County, AL. 

This notice is published as part of the 

National Park Service’s administrative 

responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 

U.S.C. 3003(d)(3) and 43 CFR 10.11(d). 

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. 

Consultation 

A detailed assessment of the human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

was made by TVA professional staff in 

consultation with representatives of the 

Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Indians of 

Oklahoma; Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of 

Texas (previously listed as the AlabamaCoushatta Tribes of Texas); Cherokee 

Nation; Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana; 

Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians; 

Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians; 

Poarch Band of Creeks (previously listed 

as the Poarch Band of Creek Indians of 

Alabama); The Chickasaw Nation; The 

Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; The 

Muscogee (Creek) Nation; The Seminole 

Nation of Oklahoma; and United 

Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in 

Oklahoma (hereafter referred to as ‘‘The 

Consulted Tribes’’). 

History and Description of the Remains 

From 1978 to 1979, human remains 

representing, at minimum, 31 

individuals were removed from the 

Ricker site (1FR310) in Franklin County, 

AL, by the Alabama Museum of Natural 

History at the University of Alabama 

(AMNH). TVA acquired this site on 

August 18, 1977, for the Cedar Creek 

Reservoir project. Material culture 

recovered from this site indicates 

occupations during the Late Archaic 

(4000–1000 B.C.), Middle Woodland 

Lick Creek phase (A.D. 1–300), and 

Mississippian period (A.D. 1200–1500). 

The human remains are in the physical 

custody of AMNH and include children, 

juveniles, and adults. There are three 

individuals identified as male and 28 

individuals of indeterminate sex. No 

known individuals were identified. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

Between September 3 and 18, 1973, 

human remains representing, at 

minimum, 12 individuals were removed 

from site 1FR528, in Franklin County, 

AL, by AMNH. TVA acquired this site 

on January 31, 1972, for the Little Bear 

Creek Reservoir project. Field notes 

indicate that the site was a stone mound 

that had been disturbed by looters, and 

no individual burial units were isolated 

during excavation. Sherds of limestonetempered, fabric-marked pottery were 

found during the excavation and suggest 

the mound may have been constructed 

during the Middle Woodland Lick Creek 

phase (A.D. 1–300). The human remains 

are in the physical custody of AMNH 

and include infants, juveniles, and 

adults of indeterminate sex. No known 

individuals were identified. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

From May 26 to August 4, 1977, 

human remains representing, at 

minimum, 629 individuals were 

removed from the Johnson Mound site 

(1FR571) in Franklin County, AL by 

AMNH. TVA acquired this site on 

March 16, 1976, for the Cedar Creek 

Reservoir project. This site was a small 

stone mound on the edge of a high bluff 

in an area of limestone outcrop 

overlooking the Middle Cedar Creek 

Valley and had been extensively 

damaged. Two uncalibrated radiocarbon 

dates were derived from this site, A.D. 

850 ±50 and A.D. 1070 ±70. Studies 

have suggested that both dates are too 

late and that this mound is from the 

Lick Creek phase (A.D. 1–300) during 

the Middle Woodland period. The 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects are in the physical custody of 

AMNH and include adults, juveniles, 

children, and infants of both sexes. No 

known individuals were identified. The 

12 associated funerary objects are 1 

crinoid stem; 9 shell beads; 1 shell 

gorget; and 1 soil sample. 

Determinations Made by the Tennessee 

Valley Authority 

Officials of TVA have determined 

that: 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the 

human remains described in this notice 

are Native American based on their 

presence in prehistoric archeological 

sites and osteological analysis. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the 

human remains described in this notice 

represent the physical remains of 672 

individuals of Native American 

ancestry. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), 

the 12 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. 

• 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 

associated funerary objects and any 

present-day Indian Tribe. 

• According to final judgments of the 

Indian Claims Commission or the Court 

of Federal Claims, the land from which 

the Native American human remains 

and associated funerary objects were 

removed is the aboriginal land of the 


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Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band of 

Cherokee Indians; and United 

Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in 

Oklahoma. 

• The Treaty of September 20, 1816, 

indicates that the land from which the 

Native American human remains were 

removed is the aboriginal land of The 

Chickasaw Nation. 

• Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1)(ii), 

the disposition of the human remains 

may be to the Cherokee Nation; Eastern 

Band of Cherokee Indians; The 

Chickasaw Nation; and United 

Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in 

Oklahoma. The Cherokee Nation; 

Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians; and 

United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee 

Indians in Oklahoma have declined to 

accept transfer of control of the human 

remains. 

• Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(4), 

TVA has decided to transfer control of 

the funerary objects associated with the 

culturally unidentifiable human 

remains to The Chickasaw Nation. 

Additional Requestors and Disposition 

Representatives of any Federally 

recognized Indian Tribe 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 

Dr. Thomas O. Maher, TVA, 400 West 

Summit Hill Drive, WT11D, Knoxville, 

TN 37902–1401, telephone (865) 632– 

7458, email tomaher@tva.gov, by 

September 21, 2017. After that date, if 

no additional requestors have come 

forward, transfer of control of the 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects to The Chickasaw Nation may 

proceed. 

The TVA is responsible for notifying 

The Consulted Tribes that this notice 

has been published. 

Dated: June 28, 2017. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2017–17700 Filed 8–21–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–52–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–23667; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: 

Tennessee Valley Authority, Knoxville, 

TN 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Tennessee Valley 

Authority (TVA) has completed an 

inventory of human remains and 

associated funerary objects in 

consultation with the appropriate 

federally recognized Indian Tribes, and 

has determined that a cultural affiliation 

between the human remains and 

associated funerary objects and any 

present-day federally recognized Indian 

Tribes cannot be reasonably traced. 

Representatives of any federally 

recognized Indian Tribe 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 TVA. 

If no additional requestors come 

forward, transfer of control of the 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects to the federally recognized 

Indian Tribe stated in this notice may 

proceed. 

DATES: Representatives of any federally 

recognized Indian Tribe 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 

TVA at the address in this notice by 

September 21, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: Dr. Thomas O. Maher, TVA, 

400 West Summit Hill Drive, WT11D, 

Knoxville TN 37902–1401, telephone 

(865) 632–7458, email tomaher@tva.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 

TVA. The human remains and 

associated funerary objects were 

removed from multiple archeological 

sites in Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, 

and Morgan Counties, AL. 

This notice is published as part of the 

National Park Service’s administrative 

responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 

U.S.C. 3003(d)(3) and 43 CFR 10.11(d). 

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. 

Consultation 

A detailed assessment of the human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

was made by TVA professional staff in 

consultation with representatives of the 

Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Indians of 

Oklahoma; Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of 

Texas (previously listed as the AlabamaCoushatta Tribes of Texas); Cherokee 

Nation; Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana; 

Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians; 

Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians; 

Poarch Band of Creeks (previously listed 

as the Poarch Band of Creek Indians of 

Alabama); The Chickasaw Nation; The 

Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; The 

Muscogee (Creek) Nation; The Seminole 

Nation of Oklahoma; and United 

Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in 

Oklahoma (hereafter referred to as ‘‘The 

Consulted Tribes’’). 

History and Description of the Remains 

In June of 1934, human remains 

representing, at minimum, 104 

individuals were removed from site 

1LA16 in Lawrence County, AL, by the 

Alabama Museum of Natural History at 

the University of Alabama (AMNH). 

TVA acquired this site on February 14, 

1934, for the Wheeler Reservoir project. 

Flooding prevented extensive 

excavation of the site, which is now 

permanently inundated. There are no 

radiocarbon dates for this site. The 

human remains are in the physical 

custody of AMNH and include adults, 

juveniles, children, and infants of both 

sexes. No known individuals were 

identified. No associated funerary 

objects are present. 

At some time during the 1950s, 

human remains representing, at 

minimum, one individual were removed 

from site 1LI19 in Limestone County, 

AL, by James Cambron. TVA acquired 

this site on August 7, 1934, for the 

Wheeler Reservoir project, but no formal 

excavations were conducted. Stone tools 

associated with the Archaic period were 

collected from the site. The human 

remains are in the physical custody of 

AMNH and include one adult, 

approximately 18 years old, of 

indeterminate sex. No known individual 

was identified. No associated funerary 

objects are present. 

At some time during the 1950s, 

human remains representing, at 

minimum, three individuals were 

removed from sites 1LI20 and 1LI21 in 

Limestone County, AL, by James 

Cambron. TVA acquired these sites on 

November 24, 1934, for the Wheeler 

Reservoir project, but no formal 

excavations were conducted. Both sites 

were described as earthen mounds with 

no chronological placement. The human 

remains are in the physical custody of 

AMNH and include one adult male, 30– 

40 years old, and one adult female, 30– 

40 years old, from site 1LI20; and one 

adult female, approximately 50 years 

old, from site 1LI21. No known 

individuals were identified. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 


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