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National Forest, Phoenix, AZ, 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 

unassociated funerary objects. The 

National Park Service is not responsible 

for the determinations in this notice. 

History and Description of the Cultural 

Items 

Prior to 1990, 11 unassociated 

funerary objects were removed from Six 

Shooter Canyon in Gila County, AZ. The 

unassociated funerary objects were 

donated to the Grand Canyon Museum 

and then transferred to the Tonto 

National Forest on December 29, 2016. 

The 11 unassociated funerary objects are 

three shell bracelets, three shell rings, 

and five turquoise tessera pieces. A 

detailed assessment of the unassociated 

funerary objects was made by the Tonto 

National Forest professional staff in 

consultation with representatives of the 

Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian 

Community, who submitted a 

repatriation claim for the cultural items. 

In accordance with the Plan for the 

Treatment and Disposition of Human 

Remains and Other Cultural Items from 

the Tonto National Forest Pursuant to 

the Native American Graves Protection 

and Repatriation Act (as revised in 

2001), it has been determined that the 

primary cultural affiliation of these 

unassociated funerary objects is with 

the Ak-Chin Indian Community 

(previously listed as the Ak Chin Indian 

Community of the Maricopa (Ak Chin) 

Indian Reservation, Arizona); Gila River 

Indian Community of the Gila River 

Indian Reservation, Arizona; Salt River 

Pima-Maricopa Indian Community of 

the Salt River Reservation, Arizona; and 

the Tohono O’odham Nation of Arizona. 

Determinations Made by the USDA, 

Forest Service, Tonto National Forest 

Officials of the Tonto National Forest 

have determined that: 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(B), 

the 11 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 unassociated funerary 

objects and the Ak-Chin Indian 

Community (previously listed as the Ak 

Chin Indian Community of the 

Maricopa (Ak Chin) Indian Reservation, 

Arizona); Gila River Indian Community 

of the Gila River Indian Reservation, 

Arizona; Salt River Pima-Maricopa 

Indian Community of the Salt River 

Reservation, Arizona; and the Tohono 

O’odham Nation of Arizona. 

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 unassociated funerary objects 

should submit a written request with 

information in support of the request to 

Neil Bosworth, Tonto National Forest, 

2324 E McDowell Road, Phoenix, AZ 

85206, telephone (602) 225–5201, email 

nbosworth@fs.fed.us, by September 29, 

2017. After that date, if no additional 

requestors have come forward, transfer 

of control of the unassociated funerary 

objects to the Salt River Pima-Maricopa 

Indian Community of the Salt River 

Reservation, Arizona, may proceed. 

The Tonto National Forest is 

responsible for notifying the Ak-Chin 

Indian Community (previously listed as 

the Ak Chin Indian Community of the 

Maricopa (Ak Chin) Indian Reservation, 

Arizona); Gila River Indian Community 

of the Gila River Indian Reservation, 

Arizona; Salt River Pima-Maricopa 

Indian Community of the Salt River 

Reservation, Arizona; and the Tohono 

O’odham Nation of Arizona that this 

notice has been published. 

Dated: August 14, 2017. 

Sarah Glass, 

Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2017–18346 Filed 8–29–17; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0024011; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural 

Items: Science Museum of Minnesota, 

St. Paul, MN 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Science Museum of 

Minnesota, in consultation with the 

appropriate Indian Tribes or Native 

Hawaiian organizations, has determined 

that the cultural items listed in this 

notice meet the definition of sacred 

objects and objects of cultural 

patrimony. Lineal descendants or 

representatives of any Indian Tribe or 

Native Hawaiian organization not 

identified in this notice that wish to 

claim these cultural items should 

submit a written request to the Science 

Museum of Minnesota. If no additional 

claimants come forward, transfer of 

control of the cultural items 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 

claim these cultural items should 

submit a written request with 

information in support of the claim to 

the Science Museum of Minnesota at the 

address in this notice by September 29, 

2017. 

ADDRESSES: Edward Fleming, Science 

Museum of Minnesota, 120 West 

Kellogg Boulevard, St. Paul, MN 55102, 

telephone (651) 221–4576, email 

efleming@smm.org. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 under the control of the Science 

Museum of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, 

that meet the definition of sacred objects 

and objects of cultural patrimony 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 Native 

American cultural items. The National 

Park Service is not responsible for the 

determinations in this notice. 

History and Description of the Cultural 

Items 

In July of 1958, two cultural items 

were removed from the Nett Lake region 

in Koochiching and St. Louis Counties, 

MN. Karen Peterson, a Science Museum 

of Minnesota affiliate, purchased the 

items on the Museum’s behalf. One 

item, a drum, was purchased from Mrs. 

Ray Drift. The other item, a drumstick, 

was purchased from Mr. Walter Drift. 

Both sellers were members of the Bois 

Forte Band (Nett Lake), one of six 

reservations that, together, comprise the 

Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota. 

The two items go together. The two 

sacred objects/objects of cultural 

patrimony are one drum and one 

drumstick. 

Museum accession, catalogue, 

collector notes and purchase records, as 

well as consultation with 

representatives of the Bois Forte Band 

(Nett Lake) of the Minnesota Chippewa 

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Tribe, Minnesota, indicate that the two 

cultural objects are Ojibwe, are from the 

Nett Lake Reservation, MN, and are 

sacred objects and objects of cultural 

patrimony. On April 18, 2017, Science 

Museum of Minnesota officials met with 

members of the Bois Forte Band. Elders, 

spiritual advisors, and five drumkeepers from the Bois Forte Band were 

present at the meeting, and each in turn 

explained the spiritual and sacred 

importance of drums both to the Ojibwe 

in general, and to the Bois Forte Band 

in particular. According to the group, 

drums are treated as living beings, and 

are cared for by a drum-keeper as long 

as that drum-keeper is able. If a drumkeeper can no longer care for a drum, it 

is passed on to another drum-keeper. 

Supernatural beings bestow the honor 

and duty of caring for a drum through 

dreams and visions. Ceremonial songs 

and dances associated with drums are 

similarly revealed. According to the 

informants’ testimonies, the investiture 

and traditional religious practices of 

drum-keepers, and the drums used in 

such practices are central to Ojibwe 

religion and the Bois Forte Band. Drums 

made by this community belong to the 

community, and are not the property of 

drum-keepers or any other custodian. 

According to the elders, spiritual 

advisors, and drum-keepers present 

during consultation, the drum and 

drumstick should never have been sold, 

and should be returned. 

Determinations Made by the Science 

Museum of Minnesota 

Officials of the Science Museum of 

Minnesota have determined that: 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(C), 

the two cultural items described above 

are specific ceremonial objects needed 

by traditional Native American religious 

leaders for the practice of traditional 

Native American religions by their 

present-day adherents. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(D), 

the two 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. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there 

is a relationship of shared group 

identity that can be reasonably traced 

between the sacred objects and objects 

of cultural patrimony and the Bois Forte 

Band (Nett Lake) of the Minnesota 

Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota. 

Additional Requestors and Disposition 

Lineal descendants or representatives 

of any Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian 

organization not identified in this notice 

that wish to claim these cultural items 

should submit a written request with 

information in support of the claim to 

Edward Fleming, Science Museum of 

Minnesota, 120 West Kellogg Boulevard, 

St. Paul, MN 55102, telephone (651) 

221–4576, email efleming@smm.org, by 

September 29, 2017. After that date, if 

no additional claimants have come 

forward, transfer of control of the sacred 

objects and objects of cultural 

patrimony to the Bois Forte Band (Nett 

Lake) of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, 

Minnesota, may proceed. 

The Science Museum of Minnesota is 

responsible for notifying the Bois Forte 

Band (Nett Lake) of the Minnesota 

Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota, that this 

notice has been published. 

Dated: August 15, 2017. 

Sarah Glass, 

Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2017–18345 Filed 8–29–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–52–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Reclamation 

[RR02050400, 17XR0687NA, 

RX.18527901.3000000] 

Central Valley Project Improvement 

Act Water Management Plans 

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Reclamation 

has made available to the public the 

Water Management Plans for eight 

entities. For the purpose of this 

announcement, Water Management 

Plans (Plans) are considered the same as 

Water Conservation Plans. Reclamation 

is publishing this notice in order to 

allow the public an opportunity to 

review the Plans and comment on the 

preliminary determinations. 

DATES: Submit written comments on the 

preliminary determinations on or before 

September 29, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to 

Ms. Charlene Stemen, Bureau of 

Reclamation, 2800 Cottage Way, MP– 

400, Sacramento, CA 95825; or via email 

at cstemen@usbr.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

be placed on a mailing list for any 

subsequent information, please contact 

Ms. Charlene Stemen at the email 

address above or at 916–978–5218 (TDD 

978–5608). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: To meet 

the requirements of the Central Valley 

Project Improvement Act of 1992 and 

the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982, the 

Bureau of Reclamation developed and 

published the Criteria for Evaluating 

Water Management Plans (Criteria) in 

the Federal Register on March 25, 2011 

(76 FR 16818). 

Each of the eight entities listed below 

has developed a Plan that has been 

evaluated and preliminarily determined 

to meet the requirements of these 

Criteria. The following Plans are 

available for review: 

• City of Avenal 

• Banta Carbona Irrigation District 

• Chowchilla Water District 

• Delano Earlimart Irrigation District 

• City of Fernley 

• Goleta Water District 

• City of Shasta Lake 

• Tranquility Irrigation District 

We are inviting the public to 

comment on our preliminary (i.e., draft) 

determination of Plan adequacy. Section 

3405(e) of the Central Valley Project 

Improvement Act (Title 34 Public Law 

102–575), requires the Secretary of the 

Interior to establish and administer an 

office on Central Valley Project water 

conservation best management practices 

that shall ‘‘develop criteria for 

evaluating the adequacy of all water 

conservation plans developed by project 

contractors, including those plans 

required by Section 210 of the 

Reclamation Reform Act of 1982.’’ Also, 

according to Section 3405(e)(1), these 

criteria must be developed ‘‘with the 

purpose of promoting the highest level 

of water use efficiency reasonably 

achievable by project contractors using 

best available cost-effective technology 

and best management practices.’’ These 

criteria state that all parties 

(Contractors) that contract with 

Reclamation for water supplies 

(municipal and industrial contracts over 

2,000 acre-feet and agricultural 

contracts over 2,000 irrigable acres) 

must prepare a Plan that contains the 

following information: 

1. Description of the District; 

2. Inventory of Water Resources; 

3. Best Management Practices (BMPs) 

for Agricultural Contractors; 

4. BMPs for Urban Contractors; 

5. Plan Implementation; 

6. Exemption Process; 

7. Regional Criteria; and 

8. Five-Year Revisions. 

Reclamation evaluates Plans based on 

these criteria. A copy of these Plans will 

be available for review at Reclamation’s 

Mid-Pacific Regional Office, 2800 

Cottage Way, MP–400, Sacramento, CA 

95825. Our practice is to make 

comments, including names and home 

addresses of respondents, available for 

public review. If you wish to review a 

copy of these Plans, please contact Ms. 

Stemen. 

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