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Determinations Made by the Florida 

Department of State, Division of 

Historical Resources 

Officials of the Florida Department of 

State, Division of Historical Resources, 

have determined that: 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the 

human remains described in this notice 

are Native American based on 

contextual and historical information. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the 

human remains described in this notice 

represent the physical remains of one 

individual of Native American ancestry. 

• 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 

any present-day Indian Tribe. 

• Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), a 

‘‘tribal land’’ or ‘‘aboriginal land’’ 

provenience cannot be ascertained. 

• Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.10(g)(2)(ii) 

and 43 CFR 10.16, the disposition of the 

human remains will be to the 

Unkechaug Indian Nation, a nonfederally recognized Indian group. 

Additional Requestors and Disposition 

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 Jason O’Donoughue, 

Florida Department of State, Division of 

Historical Resources, The Governor John 

Martin House, 1001 De Soto Park Drive, 

Tallahassee, FL 32301, telephone (850) 

245–6481, email Jason.ODonoughue@

dos.myflorida.com, by October 23, 2017. 

After that date, if no additional 

requestors have come forward, transfer 

of control of the human remains to the 

Unkechaug Indian Nation, a nonfederally recognized Indian group, may 

proceed. 

The Florida Department of State, 

Division of Historical Resources, is 

responsible for notifying the Shinnecock 

Indian Nation, the Unkechaug Indian 

Nation, and the Matinecock Tribe of 

Long Island that this notice has been 

published. 

Dated: August 8, 2017. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2017–20300 Filed 9–21–17; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0023997; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, Forest 

Service, Rogue River-Siskiyou National 

Forest, Medford, OR 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, 

Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest, 

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 Rogue RiverSiskiyou National Forest. 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 Rogue River-Siskiyou 

National Forest, at the address in this 

notice by October 23, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: Robert MacWhorter, Forest 

Supervisor, Rogue River-Siskiyou 

National Forest, 3040 Biddle Road, 

Medford, OR 97501, telephone (541) 

618–2030, email rmacwhorter@fs.fed.us. 

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 that are housed at the 

Southern Oregon University Laboratory 

of Anthropology and under the control 

of the USDA, Forest Service, Rogue 

River-Siskiyou National Forest. The 

human remains were removed from the 

Siskiyou Mountains Ranger District of 

the Rogue River-Siskiyou National 

Forest, Jackson County, OR. 

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 

Based on the likely cultural affiliation 

of the human remains and the 

aboriginally occupied lands of the 

Tribes, the Rogue River-Siskiyou 

National Forest consulted with the 

Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of 

Oregon (previously listed as the 

Confederated Tribes of the Siletz 

Reservation); Confederated Tribes of the 

Grand Ronde Community of Oregon; 

and Quartz Valley Indian Community of 

the Quartz Valley Indian Reservation of 

California. Formal consultation 

regarding the human remains began in 

1995 and continued through 2007. 

History and Description of the Remains 

In 1971, and at some time between 

1975 and 1979, human remains 

representing, at minimum, three 

individuals were removed from site 

35JA90 in Jackson County, OR. The site 

is located on Federal land within the 

Siskiyou Mountains Ranger District. The 

Jackson County Sheriff’s Department 

was notified of the discovery and 

removed the human remains for further 

examination. After examination, the 

Sheriff’s Department turned the skeletal 

remains over to the Department of 

Sociology and Anthropology at 

Southern Oregon State College (now 

Southern Oregon University). Analysis 

of the human remains in 1995 and 1999 

identified one female of an unknown 

age (Catalogue #11–425), one male 

between 20–23 years old (Catalogue 

#11–426), and one incomplete set of 

human remains of unknown sex and age 

(Catalogue Collection #2). No known 

individuals were identified. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

Site 35JA90 is a pre-contact village 

site with burial grounds located on 

Federal lands with a portion of the site 

located on private property. In 1979, 

Oregon State University (OSU) 

Department of Anthropology was 

contracted by the Rogue River National 

Forest to further investigate the site. The 

site was archeologically tested and 

recorded by archeologists Dr. David 

Brauner and Sandy Snyder. A Guntherbarbed projectile point and other 

projectile point types were noted at the 

site indicating an occupation date of 

approximately 1,500–150 years BP. The 

site is associated with the descendants 

of the Dakubetede (applegate 

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athapascan) or Upland Takelma/ 

Latgawa or Shasta peoples, based on 

artifacts and the site location. 

A relationship of shared group 

identity can be reasonably traced 

between this identifiable earlier group 

of people and the Confederated Tribes 

of Siletz Indians of Oregon (previously 

listed as the Confederated Tribes of the 

Siletz Reservation) and the 

Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde 

Community of Oregon. In addition, 

according to final judgments of the 

Indian Claims Commission, the land 

from which the human remains were 

removed is within the aboriginally 

occupied lands of the Confederated 

Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon 

(previously listed as the Confederated 

Tribes of the Siletz Reservation) and the 

Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde 

Community of Oregon. 

Determinations Made by the USDA, 

Forest Service, Rouge River-Siskiyou 

National Forest 

Officials of the Rogue River-Siskiyou 

National Forest have determined that: 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the 

human remains described in this notice 

represent the physical remains of three 

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 Confederated Tribes of 

Siletz Indians of Oregon (previously 

listed as the Confederated Tribes of the 

Siletz Reservation) and Confederated 

Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community 

of Oregon. 

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 Robert 

MacWhorter, Forest Supervisor, Rogue 

River-Siskiyou National Forest, 3040 

Biddle Road, Medford, OR 97501, 

telephone (541) 618–2030, email 

rmacwhorter@fs.fed.us, by October 23, 

2017. After that date, if no additional 

requestors have come forward, transfer 

of control of the human remains to the 

Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of 

Oregon (previously listed as the 

Confederated Tribes of the Siletz 

Reservation) and Confederated Tribes of 

the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon 

may proceed. 

The Rogue River-Siskiyou National 

Forest is responsible for notifying the 

Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of 

Oregon (previously listed as the 

Confederated Tribes of the Siletz 

Reservation); Confederated Tribes of the 

Grand Ronde Community of Oregon; 

and Quartz Valley Indian Community of 

the Quartz Valley Reservation of 

California that this notice has been 

published. 

Dated: August 14, 2017. 

Sarah Glass, 

Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2017–20293 Filed 9–21–17; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0023948; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: 

Alabama Department of 

Transportation, Montgomery, AL 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Alabama Department of 

Transportation 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 Alabama 

Department of Transportation. 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 Alabama Department 

of Transportation at the address in this 

notice by October 23, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: William B. Turner, Alabama 

Department of Transportation, 1409 

Coliseum Boulevard, Montgomery, AL 

36110, telephone (334) 242–6144, email 

turnerw@dot.state.al.us. 

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 Alabama Department of 

Transportation, Montgomery, AL. The 

human remains were removed from the 

Whitesburg Bridge Site (1Ma10), 

Madison 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. 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 Tennessee 

Valley Authority and Alabama 

Department of Transportation staff 

professionals in consultation with 

representatives of the Cherokee Nation, 

Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, The 

Chickasaw Nation, The Muscogee 

(Creek) Nation, and United Keetoowah 

Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma. 

History and Description of the Remains 

In April of 2012, human remains 

representing, at minimum, one 

individual were removed from the 

Whitesburg Bridge site (1Ma10) in 

Madison County, AL. On April 23, 2012, 

Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) 

ARPA Investigations received a call 

from the Huntsville Police Department 

regarding illegal digging of a gravesite 

on the river bank at the Whitesburg 

Bridge in Huntsville, AL. Huntsville 

Police collected a portion of the human 

remains that were exposed in the river 

bank. The human remains were 

transferred to Alabama Department of 

Forensic Sciences (DFS) for 

identification. On April 25, 2012, TVA 

archeologists examined the site to assess 

the damage and determine if the 

location was on State or Federal land. 

After discussions between TVA and the 

Alabama Department of Transportation 

(ALDoT), it was decided that, because of 

evidence of active illegal digging at the 

site, TVA would excavate the rest of the 

human remains. The remaining human 

remains were excavated on April 26, 

2012, by TVA archeologists and the site 

was covered with vegetation. A portion 

of the burial remained within the intact 

shell midden. Discoloration of some of 

the bone recovered on the river bank 

suggests that a portion of the burial had 

eroded out of the shoreline and was 

exposed to sun. A TVA Police 

Investigator collected the remaining 

human remains from DFS. TVA 

archeologist/osteologist Michaelyn