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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] 

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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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At some time during the 1950s, 

human remains representing, at 

minimum, two individuals were 

removed from sites 1LI25 and 1LI26 in 

Limestone County, AL, by James 

Cambron. TVA acquired these sites on 

December 17, 1935, for the Wheeler 

Reservoir project, but no formal 

excavations were conducted. Site 1LI25 

was described as an earthen mound, but 

no chronological placement was 

determined for either site. The human 

remains are in the physical custody of 

AMNH and include one individual, 10– 

13 years old, of indeterminate sex, from 

site 1LI25; and one adult of 

indeterminate sex from site 1LI26. No 

known individuals were identified. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

In March of 1934, human remains 

representing, at minimum, 46 

individuals were removed from site 

1LI36, in Lawrence County, AL, by 

AMNH. TVA acquired this site on 

December 17, 1935, for the Wheeler 

Reservoir project, and the excavation 

was conducted with Federal funds in 

anticipation of the inundation of this 

site. The site was a shell mound 

adjacent to the river bank with two 

raised areas designated Mounds A and 

B. Mound A was excavated by C.B. 

Moore in 1914, but artifacts from that 

excavation are not under TVA’s control. 

Mound B had some evidence of 

stratification with hearths and burned 

clay floors, but it is difficult to 

determine if this mound was primarily 

due to the collection of village midden, 

mussel shell, and flood soils over time, 

or intentionally constructed earthen 

work. There are no radiocarbon dates 

available for this site, but artifacts 

suggest at least two occupations: a Late 

Woodland McKelvey II phase (A.D. 

700–1000) and a Mississippian Hobbs 

Island phase (A.D. 1200–1450). The 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects are in the physical custody of 

AMNH and include infants, adolescents, 

and adults of both sexes. No known 

individuals were identified. The three 

associated funerary objects are one 

antler tool, one Mississippi Plain jar, 

and one Mississippi Plain 

hemispherical bowl. 

From January 1939 to April 1940, 

human remains representing, at 

minimum, 232 individuals were 

removed from the Whitesburg Bridge 

site (1MA10) in Madison County, AL. 

TVA acquired this site on July 6, 1936, 

for the Wheeler Reservoir project, and 

excavations of both trenches and blocks 

identified five natural zones (strata). 

Limestone-tempered Long Branch 

Fabric Marked ceramics from Zone B 

suggests an occupation during the 

Colbert phase (300 B.C.–A.D. 100). 

Zones D and E were considered preceramic by the excavators and most of 

the human remains were recovered from 

Zone D. The presence of ground 

sandstone and soapstone vessels and 

Wade and Cotaco Creek projectile points 

suggest a Late Archaic (4000–1000 B.C.) 

to Early Woodland (1000–500 B.C.) 

occupation. The human remains and 

associated funerary objects are in the 

physical custody of AMNH and include 

adults, juveniles, and infants of both 

sexes. No known individuals were 

identified. The 1,800 associated 

funerary objects are 2 bar gorgets; 4 bone 

awls; 1 bone billet; 2 bone pins; 7 bone 

punches; 2 bone shaft-wrench; 14 celts 

(whole and fragments); 1 Cotaco Creek 

projectile point; 1 Ebenezer projectile 

point ; 1 grooved stone axe; 1 ground 

stone tool; 4 ground stone fragments; 1 

hafted limestone tool; 1 hammerstone; 2 

wolf jaws (headdress); 3 limestone hoes; 

1 limestone hoe fragment; 2 limestone 

fragments; 1 flaked and ground 

limestone tool; 1 chert knife; 1 Little 

Bear Creek projectile point; 3 

unidentified projectile points; 1 chert 

preform; 2 sandstone bowls; 224 

sandstone bowl sherds; 175 shell and 

copper beads; 1,217 shell beads; 1 

siltstone fragment; 6 soapstone bead 

fragments; 110 soapstone bowl sherds; 1 

stone bead; 2 turtle plastrons; and 5 

Wade projectile points. 

From February to March of 1934, 

human remains representing, at 

minimum, 80 individuals were removed 

from site 1MG2 in Morgan County, AL, 

by AMNH. TVA acquired two parcels of 

land encompassing this site on March 

15, 1935, and July 24, 1935, for the 

Wheeler Reservoir project.The 

excavation was conducted with Federal 

funds in anticipation of the inundation 

of this site. There are no radiocarbon 

dates from this site, but artifacts suggest 

occupations from the Late Archaic 

(4000–1000 B.C.) to the Late Woodland 

(500–900 B.C.). The human remains are 

in the physical custody of AMNH and 

include adults, juveniles, and infants of 

both sexes. No known individuals were 

identified. No associated funerary 

objects are present. 

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 468 

individuals of Native American 

ancestry. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), 

the 1,803 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 

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 Chickasaw Nation has 

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 Cherokee Nation; Eastern 

Band of Cherokee Indians; and United 

Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in 

Oklahoma. 

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 Cherokee Nation; Eastern 

Band of Cherokee Indians; and United 

Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in 

Oklahoma may proceed. 


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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. 2017–17647 Filed 8–21–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–52–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–23706; 

PCU00RP14.R50000–PPWOCRDN0] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. 

Department of the Interior, Bureau of 

Indian Affairs, Washington, DC, and 

Nevada State Museum, Carson City, 

NV 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the 

Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, and 

Nevada State Museum have completed 

an inventory of human remains and 

associated funerary objects, in 

consultation with the appropriate 

Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian 

organizations, and have determined that 

there is a cultural affiliation between the 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects and present-day Indian tribes or 

Native Hawaiian organizations. Lineal 

descendants or representatives of any 

Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian 

organization 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 the Bureau of Indian Affairs. 

If no additional requestors come 

forward, transfer of control of the 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects to the lineal descendants, Indian 

tribes, or Native Hawaiian organizations 

stated in this notice may proceed. 

DATES: Lineal descendants or 

representatives of any Indian tribe or 

Native Hawaiian organization 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 the Bureau of Indian Affairs 

at the address in this notice by 

September 21, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: Anna Pardo, Museum 

Program Manager/NAGPRA 

Coordinator, U.S. Department of the 

Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 12220 

Sunrise Valley Drive, Room 6084, 

Reston, VA 20191, telephone (703) 390– 

6343, email Anna.Pardo@bia.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 the 

U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau 

of Indian Affairs, Washington, DC, and 

in the physical custody of the Nevada 

State Museum, Carson City, NV. The 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects were removed from multiple 

sites near Pyramid Lake in Washoe 

County, NV. 

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. 

Consultation 

A detailed assessment of the human 

remains was made by the Bureau of 

Indian Affairs professional staff in 

consultation with representatives of the 

Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe of the 

Pyramid Lake Reservation, Nevada. 

History and Description of the Remains 

In 1954, human remains representing, 

at minimum, one individual were 

removed from site 26WA0005 near 

Pyramid Lake in Washoe County, NV. 

The human remains (AHUR 734/2091) 

were discovered by a member of the 

public. Nevada State Museum staff 

collected the remains and funerary 

objects. They have been housed at the 

Nevada State Museum since being 

collected. No known individuals were 

identified. The three associated funerary 

objects are two strings of shells and one 

fur robe. 

In 1965, human remains representing, 

at minimum, four individuals were 

removed from site 26WA0274 near 

Pyramid Lake in Washoe County, NV. 

The human remains (AHURs 775, 776, 

851, and 852) were removed by Nevada 

State Museum staff under an Antiquities 

Act permit and have been housed at the 

Nevada State Museum since being 

collected. No known individuals were 

identified. No associated funerary 

objects are present. 

In 1965, human remains representing, 

at minimum, nine individuals were 

removed from site 26WA0275 near 

Pyramid Lake in Washoe County, NV. 

The human remains (AHURs 840, 841, 

842, 846, 853, 854, 855, 856, and 6037) 

were removed by Nevada State Museum 

staff under an Antiquities Act permit 

and have been housed at the Nevada 

State Museum since being collected. No 

known individuals were identified. The 

429 associated funerary objects include 

basketry fragments, beads, cordage, 

flakes, projectile points, wood 

fragments, animal bones, bark, twigs, 

and stone materials. 

In 1965, human remains representing, 

at minimum, one individual were 

removed from site 26WA0280 near 

Pyramid Lake in Washoe County, NV. 

The human remains (AHUR 777) were 

removed by Nevada State Museum staff 

under an Antiquities Act permit and 

have been housed at the Nevada State 

Museum since being collected. No 

known individuals were identified. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

In 1965, human remains representing, 

at minimum, three individuals were 

removed from site 26WA0291 near 

Pyramid Lake in Washoe County, NV. 

The human remains (AHURs 778, 779, 

and 2015) were removed by Nevada 

State Museum staff under an Antiquities 

Act permit and have been housed at the 

Nevada State Museum since being 

collected. No known individuals were 

identified. The 213 associated funerary 

objects include basketry fragments, 

cordage, flakes, projectile points, plant 

fragments, and stone materials. 

In 1965, human remains representing, 

at minimum, one individual were 

removed from site 26WA0292 near 

Pyramid Lake in Washoe County, NV. 

The human remains (AHUR 783) were 

removed by Nevada State Museum staff 

under an Antiquities Act permit and 

have been housed at the Nevada State 

Museum since being collected. No 

known individuals were identified. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

In 1965, human remains representing, 

at minimum, three individuals were 

removed from site 26WA0314 near 

Pyramid Lake in Washoe County, NV. 

The human remains (AHURs 780, 781, 

and 782) were removed by Nevada State 

Museum staff under an Antiquities Act 

permit and have been housed at the 

Nevada State Museum since being 

collected. No known individuals were 

identified. No associated funerary 

objects are present. 

In 1965, human remains representing, 

at minimum, three individuals were 

removed from site 26WA0315 near 

Pyramid Lake in Washoe County, NV. 

The human remains (AHURs 850, 859, 

and 2119) were removed by Nevada 

State Museum staff under an Antiquities 

Act permit and have been housed at the 

Nevada State Museum since being 

collected. No known individuals were 

identified. No associated funerary 

objects are present. 


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