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• 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 the Hopi Tribe of Arizona 

and the Zuni Tribe of the Zuni 

Reservation, New Mexico. 

Additional Requestors and Disposition 

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 Anna Pardo, NAGPRA 

Coordinator, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 

12220 Sunrise Valley Drive, Room 6084, 

Reston, VA 20191, telephone (703) 390– 

6343, email Anna.Pardo@bia.gov, by 

October 5, 2017. After that date, if no 

additional requestors have come 

forward, transfer of control of the 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects to the Hopi Tribe of Arizona and 

the Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, 

New Mexico, may proceed. 

The Arizona State Museum is 

responsible for notifying the Hopi Tribe 

of Arizona; White Mountain Apache 

Tribe of the Fort Apache Reservation, 

Arizona; and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni 

Reservation, New Mexico, that this 

notice has been published. 

Dated: August 29, 2017. 

Sarah Glass, 

Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2017–18685 Filed 9–1–17; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–23766; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. 

Fish and Wildlife Service, Alaska 

Region, Anchorage, AK 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service, Alaska Region, (Alaska Region 

USFWS), has completed an inventory of 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects, in consultation with the 

appropriate Indian Tribes or Native 

Hawaiian organizations, and has 

determined that there is a cultural 

affiliation between the human remains 

and present-day Indian Tribes or Native 

Hawaiian organizations. Lineal 

descendants or representatives of any 

Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian 

organization, including Alaska Native 

Tribes, 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 Alaska Region USFWS. If 

no additional requestors come forward, 

transfer of control of the human remains 

to the lineal descendants, Indian Tribes, 

or Native Hawaiian organizations stated 

in this notice may proceed. 

DATES: Representatives of any Indian 

Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations 

not identified in this notice that wish to 

request transfer of control of these 

human remains should submit a written 

request with information in support of 

the request to the Alaska Region USFWS 

at the address in this notice by October 

5, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: Edward J. DeCleva, Regional 

Historic Preservation Officer, U.S. Fish 

and Wildlife Service, Alaska Region, 

1011 East Tudor Road, MS–235, 

Anchorage, AK 99503, telephone (907) 

786–3399, email edward_decleva@

fws.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 under the control of 

the Alaska Region USFWS. The human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

were recovered from two sites on 

Kodiak Island, AK. 

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 Alaska Region 

USFWS professional staff in 

consultation with representatives of the 

Alutiiq Museum and Archaeological 

Repository of Kodiak, Alaska, a 

NAGPRA representative on Kodiak 

Island designated by the Kaguyak 

Village, Native Village of Afognak, 

Native Village of Akhiok, Native Village 

of Larsen Bay, Native Village of 

Ouzinkie, Native Village of Port Lions, 

Sun’aq Tribe of Kodiak (previously 

listed as the Shoonaq’ Tribe of Kodiak), 

Tangirnaq Native Village (formerly 

Lesnoi Village (aka Woody Island)), and 

the Alutiiq Tribe of Old Harbor 

(previously listed as Native Village of 

Old Harbor and Village of Old Harbor). 

History and Description of the Remains 

In 1963, human remains representing, 

at minimum, 13 individuals were 

removed from the Younger Kiavak site 

418, Alaska Heritage Resources Survey 

(AHRS) site number 049–KOD–00099, 

Kodiak Island, AK. There are eight 

numbered burials and these burials 

contain nine of the individuals. The 

human remains include three possible 

females, two possible males, and eight 

individuals of indeterminate sex. No 

known individuals were identified. The 

31 associated funerary objects include 3 

wood samples, 1 soil sample, 1 sulfide 

mineral, 2 projectile points, 1 bone 

labret, 4 ulu blades, 2 spear prongs, 3 

modified mammal bone, 1 unmodified 

bone, 1 metal hammerhead, 1 metal 

spoon, 1 lot of metal fragments, 1 unotched stone, 1 bone socket piece, 1 

groundstone scrap, 1 stone scrap, 1 lot 

of prehistoric pottery sherds, 1 glass 

bottle stopper, 1 chipped stone, 1 

mammal tooth, 1 polishing stone, and 1 

abrasive stone. 

In 1963, human remains representing, 

at minimum, 2 individuals were 

removed from the Old Kiavak site 419, 

AHRS site number 049–KOD–00100, 

Kodiak Island, AK. The human remains 

include 2 adult individuals of 

indeterminate sex. No known 

individuals were identified. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

As part of the Aleut-Konyag project 

conducted by the University of 

Wisconsin Madison, excavations took 

place at several sites on Kodiak Island. 

Two of the sites, Old and Younger 

Kiavak, are located on the southeastern 

coast of Kodiak Island, south of the 

mouth of the lagoon at the head of 

Kiavak Bay. The Younger Kiavak site, 

originally tested and reported by Alesˇ

Hrdlicˇka in 1944, contained several 

eroding burials, glass beads, stone 

lamps, and unspecified artifacts. During 

the 1963 excavation, Donald Clark notes 

that the site revealed sparse evidence of 

historic occupation, although numerous 

trade goods accompanied a shallow 

burial. 

The Old Kiavak site is located 

adjacent to the Younger Kiavak site. 

Two trenches were excavated in the 

main mounded portion of the site and 

a small test trench was excavated in the 

lower secondary portion of the site. 

Three components were identified that 

included the Old Kiavak phase (1678– 

407 B.C) of the Kachemak tradition, the 

Early Koniag Tradition (to A.D. 1040), 

and an historic period occupation (circa 

A.D. 1900). 

The collection was curated and stored 

at the University of Wisconsin-Madison 

until 2006. The U.S. Army Corps of 

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Engineers was tasked by the Regional 

Historic Preservation Officer of the 

Alaska Region USFWS to determine 

locations of Alaskan archeological 

collections. The U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers located and recovered this 

collection, conducted a complete 

inventory, and returned the human 

remains to the Alaska Region USFWS 

for storage. 

Determinations Made by the Alaska 

Region USFWS 

Officials of the Alaska Region USFWS 

have determined that: 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the 

human remains described in this notice 

represent the physical remains of 15 

individuals of Native American 

ancestry. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), 

the 31 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), 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 Alutiiq Tribe of Old Harbor 

(previously listed as Native Village of 

Old Harbor and Village of Old Harbor). 

Additional Requestors and Disposition 

Lineal descendants or representatives 

of any Alaska Native Tribe not 

identified in this notice that wishes 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 Edward DeCleva, Regional 

Historic Preservation Officer/ 

Archaeologist, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service, Alaska Region, 1011 East Tudor 

Road, MS–235, Anchorage, AK 99013, 

telephone (907) 786–3399, email 

edward_decleva@fws.gov, by October 5, 

2017. After that date, if no additional 

requestors have come forward, transfer 

of control of the human remains and 

associated funerary objects to the 

Alutiiq Tribe of Old Harbor (previously 

listed as Native Village of Old Harbor 

and Village of Old Harbor) may proceed. 

The Alaska Region USFWS is 

responsible for notifying the Alutiiq 

Tribe of Old Harbor (previously listed as 

Native Village of Old Harbor and Village 

of Old Harbor) that this notice has been 

published. 

Dated: August 29, 2017. 

Sarah Glass, 

Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2017–18686 Filed 9–1–17; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–23787] 

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 

October 5, 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 

Jackson and Marshal 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 the United 

Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in 

Oklahoma (hereafter referred to as ‘‘The 

Consulted Tribes’’). 

History and Description of the Remains 

The sites listed in this notice were 

excavated as part of TVA’s Guntersville 

Reservoir project by the Alabama 

Museum of Natural History (AMNH) at 

the University of Alabama, using labor 

and funds provided by the Works 

Progress Administration. Details 

regarding these excavations and sites 

may be found in a report, ‘‘An 

Archaeological Survey of Guntersville 

Basin on the Tennessee River in 

Northern Alabama,’’ by William S. 

Webb and Charles G. Wilder. The 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects excavated from the sites listed in 

this notice have been in the physical 

custody of the AMNH at the University 

of Alabama since excavation, but are 

under the control of TVA. 

From March to April of 1938, human 

remains representing, at minimum, 37 

individuals were removed from the 

Hardin site (1JA27) in Jackson County, 

AL, after TVA acquired the site on 

October 16, 1936. Excavations revealed 

two occupations, including Late 

Woodland Flint River phase (A.D. 500– 

1000) and Mississippian Henry Island 

phase (A.D. 1200–1450). The human 

remains include adults, juveniles, and 

infants of both sexes. No known 

individuals were identified. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

From January to June of 1938, human 

remains representing, at minimum, 158 

individuals were removed from the 

Saulty and Riley site (1JA28) in Jackson 

County, AL, after TVA purchased the 

site on October 16, 1936. Site 1JA28 was 

composed of both a village and adjacent 

mound, with Woodland (Flint River 

phase) and Mississippian (Henry Island 

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