44442 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 183 / Friday, September 22, 2017 / Notices 

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 Lindsay Randall, Robbins 

Museum of Archaeology, 17 Jackson 

Street, Middleborough, MA 02346, 

telephone (978) 7497–4496, email 

lrandall@andover.edu, by October 23, 

2017. After that date, if no additional 

requestors have come forward, transfer 

of control of the human remains and 

associated funerary objects to the 

Wampanoag Repatriation Confederation, 

representing the Mashpee Wampanoag 

Indian Tribe (previously listed as the 

Mashpee Wampanoag Indian Tribal 

Council, Inc.) and the Wampanoag Tribe 

of Gay Head (Aquinnah), and, if joined 

to one or more of the culturally 

affiliated tribes, the Assonet Band of the 

Wampanoag Nation and the Nipmuc 

Nation, which are non-federally 

recognized Indian groups, may proceed. 

The Robbins Museum of Archaeology 

is responsible for notifying the 

Wampanoag Repatriation Confederation, 

representing the Mashpee Wampanoag 

Indian Tribe (previously listed as the 

Mashpee Wampanoag Indian Tribal 

Council, Inc.) and the Wampanoag Tribe 

of Gay Head (Aquinnah) as well as the 

Assonet Band of the Wampanoag Nation 

and the Nipmuc Nation (non-federally 

recognized Indian groups) that this 

notice has been published. 

Dated: August 21, 2017. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2017–20297 Filed 9–21–17; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0023996; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: 

Department of Anthropology, The 

University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Anthropology, The University of Tulsa, 

has completed an inventory of human 

remains, 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 not identified in this notice 

that wish to request transfer of control 

of these human remains should submit 

a written request to the Department of 

Anthropology, The University of Tulsa. 

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: 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 should submit a written 

request with information in support of 

the request to the Department of 

Anthropology, The University of Tulsa, 

at the address in this notice by October 

23, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: Dr. Thomas Foster, 

Department of Anthropology, The 

University of Tulsa, Harwell Hall, Tulsa, 

OK 74104, telephone (918) 631–3082, 

email thomas-foster@utulsa.edu. 

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 Department of Anthropology, The 

University of Tulsa. The human remains 

were removed from Craighead 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. 

Consultation 

A detailed assessment of the human 

remains was made by the Department of 

Anthropology, The University of Tulsa, 

professional staff in consultation with 

representatives of The Quapaw Tribe of 

Indians. 

History and Description of the Remains 

From 1964 to 1968, human remains 

representing, at minimum, 21 

individuals were removed from the 

McDuffie or MacDuffie site (3CG21) in 

Craighead County, AR. These human 

remains were likely obtained by the 

Department of Anthropology at The 

University of Tulsa from the Gilcrease 

Museum in Tulsa, OK, which obtained 

artifacts and human remains from the 

site in 1982. The human remains 

represent three adult females, three 

adult males, ten adults of indeterminate 

sex, one juvenile of indeterminate sex, 

and four infants. No known individuals 

were identified. No associated funerary 

objects are present. 

According to the Gilcrease Museum 

records, the McDuffie site (3CG21) is 

located near the town of Lunsford in 

Craighead County, AR. Excavation 

records indicate that the site consisted 

of a large village with two mounds. 

Non-destructive analysis indicates that 

the human remains are Native 

American. Cultural items associated 

with the human remains have been 

determined to date to the Middle 

Mississippian period (A.D. 1170–1300). 

Oral history evidence presented by 

representatives of The Quapaw Tribe of 

Indians indicates that the region has 

long been included in their traditional 

and hunting territory. French colonial 

records from 1700 also indicate that the 

Quapaw were known at that time to be 

the only Native American group present 

in the St. Francis River valley region 

where the McDuffie site is located. 

Based on the geographical location and 

the date of interment, the human 

remains are most likely to be culturally 

affiliated with The Quapaw Tribe of 

Indians. 

Determinations Made by the 

Department of Anthropology, The 

University of Tulsa 

Officials of the Department of 

Anthropology, The University of Tulsa, 

have determined that: 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the 

human remains described in this notice 

represent the physical remains of 21 

individuals of Native American 

ancestry. 

• 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 Quapaw Tribe of 

Indians. 

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 should submit 

a written request with information in 

support of the request to Dr. Thomas 

Foster, Department of Anthropology, 

The University of Tulsa, Harwell Hall, 

Tulsa, OK 74104, telephone (918) 631– 

3082, email thomas-foster@utulsa.edu, 

by October 23, 2017. After that date, if 

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no additional requestors have come 

forward, transfer of control of the 

human remains to The Quapaw Tribe of 

Indians may proceed. 

The Department of Anthropology, The 

University of Tulsa, is responsible for 

notifying The Quapaw Tribe of Indians 

that this notice has been published. 

Dated: August 14, 2017. 

Sarah Glass, 

Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2017–20301 Filed 9–21–17; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0023954; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: Logan 

Museum of Anthropology, Beloit 

College, Beloit, WI 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Logan Museum of 

Anthropology has completed an 

inventory of human remains, in 

consultation with the appropriate 

Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian 

organizations, and has determined that 

there is no cultural affiliation between 

the human remains and any present-day 

Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian 

organizations. 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 should submit 

a written request to the Logan Museum 

of Anthropology. If no additional 

requestors come forward, transfer of 

control of the human remains to the 

Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian 

organizations stated in this notice may 

proceed. 

DATES: 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 should submit a written 

request with information in support of 

the request to the Logan Museum of 

Anthropology at the address in this 

notice by October 23, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: William Green, Logan 

Museum of Anthropology, Beloit 

College, 700 College Street, Beloit, WI 

53511, telephone (608) 363–2119, email 

greenb@beloit.edu. 

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 Logan Museum of Anthropology, 

Beloit College, Beloit, WI. The human 

remains were removed from Collier, 

Lee, and Martin Counties, FL, and 

possibly other locations in South 

Florida. 

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. 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 Logan 

Museum of Anthropology’s professional 

staff in consultation with 

representatives of the Miccosukee Tribe 

of Indians. Representatives of the 

Seminole Tribe of Florida (previously 

listed as the Seminole Tribe of Florida 

(Dania, Big Cypress, Brighton, 

Hollywood & Tampa Reservations)) and 

The Seminole Nation of Oklahoma were 

also contacted, but did not express an 

interest in being a part of the NAGPRA 

consultation. 

History and Description of the Remains 

In the 1970s, human remains 

representing, at minimum, four 

individuals were removed from the 

Buck Key South site (8LL2624) in Lee 

County, FL, by avocational 

archeologists. The excavated burials 

were mostly bundle burials believed, on 

the basis of their depth and the absence 

of historic trade goods, to be pre-contact 

Calusa. No temporally or culturally 

diagnostic material was noted or 

recovered with the burials. The site did 

contain Spanish contact material in the 

form of small glass beads on the surface, 

and not associated with the excavated 

burials. Other archeological sites on 

Buck Key contain material associated 

with the Caloosahatchee III–V periods 

(A.D. 1200–1750). James E. Lockwood, 

Jr., acquired the human remains and 

donated them to the Logan Museum in 

1983. The human remains include three 

subadults of indeterminate sex and one 

adult male. No known individuals were 

identified. No associated funerary 

objects are present. 

In the 1970s, human remains 

representing, at minimum, one 

individual were removed from the 

Horr’s Island 6 site (8CR42) in Collier 

County, FL, by avocational 

archeologists. James E. Lockwood, Jr., 

acquired the human remains and 

donated them to the Logan Museum in 

1983. Previous excavations had found 

European beads with the uppermost 

burials at the site, but the human 

remains removed in the 1970s are likely 

pre-contact Calusa (Glades 1–III periods, 

A.D. 800–1600) because they were 

found at a greater depth in the mound 

and had no trade goods. The human 

remains include one adult male. No 

known individual was identified. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

In the 1970s, human remains 

representing, at minimum, six 

individuals were removed from the 

Buck Key South site (8LL2624, Lee 

County, FL) and/or the Horr’s Island 6 

site (8CR42, Collier County, FL), by 

avocational archeologists. James E. 

Lockwood, Jr., acquired these human 

remains and donated them to the Logan 

Museum in 1983. On the basis of the 

known human remains from Buck Key 

South and Horr’s Island 6 in the 

Lockwood collection, it is likely that 

these human remains are pre-contact in 

age (A.D. 800–1600). The human 

remains include one adult female, three 

adult probable females, and two adult 

males. No known individuals were 

identified. No associated funerary 

objects are present. 

Around 1972, human remains 

representing, at minimum, 20 

individuals were removed from the 

Hutchinson’s Island Burial Mound 

(8MT37) in Martin County, FL, by 

avocational archeologists. Burials were 

located at depths of two to four feet and 

included several secondary burials 

(bundled, flexed, extended) as well as 

one primary extended burial. James E. 

Lockwood, Jr., acquired these human 

remains and donated them to the Logan 

Museum in 1983. At a minimum, the 

human remains of one individual were 

definitely removed from Hutchinson’s 

Island Burial Mound, and 19 additional 

individuals were likely removed from 

this mound. The individuals 

determined as likely from this site are 

those that were not treated with a 

preservative. Notes indicate that this 

site is the only one in the Lockwood 

collection whose human remains were 

not so treated. Previously excavated 

material from this site has been 

attributed to the Late Archaic (2000– 

1200 B.C.) and Glades I (1000 B.C.–A.D. 

750) periods and to the pre-contact Ais 

culture. The human remains include 

three adult males, six adult probable 

females, six adult probable males, two 

adults of unknown sex, one adult or 

subadult of unknown sex, one subadult 

female, and one subadult of unknown 

sex. No known individuals were 

identified. No associated funerary 

objects are present.