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Harle analyzed the human remains and 

determined that the skeletal morphology 

is consistent with prehistoric Native 

American and not considered forensic 

in nature. Subsequent survey by 

Alabama Department of Transportation 

surveyors established that the human 

remains were barely inside ALDoT 

right-of-way. Consequently, on July 10, 

2012, ALDoT took possession of the 

human remains from TVA. 

Determinations Made by the Alabama 

Department of Transportation 

Officials of the Alabama Department 

of Transportation have determined that: 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the 

human remains described in this notice 

are Native American based on a 

recorded archeological site, visual 

osteomorphological structure of the long 

bones, and the significant occlusal wear 

on the dentition. 

• 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. 

• According to final judgments of the 

Indian Claims Commission or the Court 

of Federal Claims, the land from which 

the Native American human remains 

were removed is the aboriginal land 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. 

• Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the 

disposition of the human remains may 

be to the Cherokee Nation, Eastern Band 

of Cherokee Indians, The Chickasaw 

Nation, The Muscogee (Creek) Nation, 

and United Keetoowah Band of 

Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma. 

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 William B. Turner, 

Alabama Department of Transportation, 

1409 Coliseum Boulevard, Montgomery, 

AL 36110, telephone (334) 242–6144, 

email turnerw@dot.state.al.us, by 

October 23, 2017. After that date, if no 

additional requestors have come 

forward, transfer of control of the 

human remains to the Cherokee Nation, 

Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, The 

Chickasaw Nation, The Muscogee 

(Creek) Nation, and United Keetoowah 

Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma 

may proceed. 

The Alabama Department of 

Transportation is responsible for 

notifying the Cherokee Nation, Eastern 

Band of Cherokee Indians, The 

Chickasaw Nation, The Muscogee 

(Creek) Nation, and United Keetoowah 

Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma 

that this notice has been published. 

Dated: August 3, 2017. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2017–20302 Filed 9–21–17; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0023845; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: Luther 

Bean Museum, Adams State 

University, Alamosa, CO 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Luther Bean Museum 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 Luther Bean Museum. 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 Luther Bean Museum 

at the address in this notice by October 

23, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: Danielle Persinger, Luther 

Bean Museum, 208 Edgemont 

Boulevard, Alamosa, CO 81101, 

telephone (719) 587–7151, email 

lutherbean@adams.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 Luther Bean Museum, Alamosa, CO. 

The human remains were removed from 

Alamosa County, CO. 

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 Luther Bean 

Museum professional staff in 

consultation with representatives of the 

Arapahoe Tribe of the Wind River 

Reservation, Wyoming; Cheyenne and 

Arapaho Tribes, Oklahoma (previously 

listed as the Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes 

of Oklahoma); Comanche Nation, 

Oklahoma; Jicarilla Apache Nation, New 

Mexico; Kewa Pueblo, New Mexico 

(previously listed as the Pueblo of Santo 

Domingo); Kiowa Indian Tribe of 

Oklahoma; Navajo Nation, Arizona, 

New Mexico & Utah; Northern 

Cheyenne Tribe of the Northern 

Cheyenne Indian Reservation, Montana; 

Ohkay Owingeh, New Mexico 

(previously listed as the Pueblo of San 

Juan); Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico; 

Pueblo of Cochiti, New Mexico; Pueblo 

of Isleta, New Mexico; Pueblo of Jemez, 

New Mexico; Pueblo of Laguna, New 

Mexico; Pueblo of Picuris, New Mexico; 

Pueblo of Pojoaque, New Mexico; 

Pueblo of San Ildefonso, New Mexico; 

Pueblo of Sandia, New Mexico; Pueblo 

of Santa Ana, New Mexico; Pueblo of 

Santa Clara, New Mexico; Pueblo of 

Taos, New Mexico; Pueblo of Zia, New 

Mexico; San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe 

of Arizona; Southern Ute Indian Tribe of 

the Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado; 

Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah & Ouray 

Reservation, Utah; Ute Mountain Ute 

Tribe (previously listed as the Ute 

Mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain 

Reservation, Colorado, New Mexico & 

Utah); and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni 

Reservation, New Mexico. 

History and Description of the Remains 

In 1962, human remains representing, 

at minimum, one individual were 

removed from a site in Alamosa County, 

CO. The human remains were 

uncovered in the 1960s when an 

artificial lake and bathhouse were being 

developed. The human remains were 

then excavated by two Adams State 

University students and brought to the 

Luther Bean Museum where they have 

been housed ever since. In 2005, the 

Museum brought in a graduate student 

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from the University of Montana with 

training in Native American osteology to 

the museum to examine the remains. 

The remains were determined to be a 

Native American woman in her early 

twenties. The human remains were 

probably not more than a few hundred 

years old. No known individuals were 

identified. No associated funerary 

objects are present. 

At the time of the excavation and 

removal of these human remains, the 

land from which the human remains 

were removed was not the tribal land of 

any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian 

organization. In 2017, the Luther Bean 

Museum consulted with all Indian 

tribes who are recognized as aboriginal 

to the area from which these Native 

American human remains were 

removed. These tribes are the Arapahoe 

Tribe of the Wind River Reservation, 

Wyoming; Cheyenne and Arapaho 

Tribes, Oklahoma (previously listed as 

the Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes of 

Oklahoma); Comanche Nation, 

Oklahoma; Jicarilla Apache Nation, New 

Mexico; Kewa Pueblo, New Mexico 

(previously listed as the Pueblo of Santo 

Domingo); Kiowa Indian Tribe of 

Oklahoma; Navajo Nation, Arizona, 

New Mexico & Utah; Northern 

Cheyenne Tribe of the Northern 

Cheyenne Indian Reservation, Montana; 

Ohkay Owingeh, New Mexico 

(previously listed as the Pueblo of San 

Juan); Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico; 

Pueblo of Cochiti, New Mexico; Pueblo 

of Isleta, New Mexico; Pueblo of Jemez, 

New Mexico; Pueblo of Laguna, New 

Mexico; Pueblo of Picuris, New Mexico; 

Pueblo of Pojoaque, New Mexico; 

Pueblo of San Ildefonso, New Mexico; 

Pueblo of Sandia, New Mexico; Pueblo 

of Santa Ana, New Mexico; Pueblo of 

Santa Clara, New Mexico; Pueblo of 

Taos, New Mexico; Pueblo of Zia, New 

Mexico; San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe 

of Arizona; Ute Indian Tribe of the 

Uintah & Ouray Reservation, Utah; Ute 

Mountain Ute Tribe (previously listed as 

the Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute 

Mountain Reservation, Colorado, New 

Mexico & Utah); and Zuni Tribe of the 

Zuni Reservation, New Mexico. None of 

these Indian tribes agreed to accept 

control of the human remains. In 2017, 

the Luther Bean Museum agreed to 

transfer control of the human remains to 

the Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the 

Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado. 

Determinations Made by the Luther 

Bean Museum 

Officials of the Luther Bean Museum 

have determined that: 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the 

human remains described in this notice 

are Native American based on an 

examination by an osteologist. 

• 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)(2)(i), 

the disposition of the human remains 

may be to the Southern Ute Indian Tribe 

of the Southern Ute Reservation, 

Colorado. 

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 Danielle Persinger, Luther 

Bean Museum, 208 Edgemont 

Boulevard, Alamosa, CO 81101, 

telephone (719) 587–7151, email 

lutherbean@adams.edu, by October 23, 

2017. After that date, if no additional 

requestors have come forward, transfer 

of control of the human remains to the 

Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the 

Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado, 

may proceed. 

The Luther Bean Museum is 

responsible for notifying the Arapahoe 

Tribe of the Wind River Reservation, 

Wyoming; Cheyenne and Arapaho 

Tribes, Oklahoma (previously listed as 

the Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes of 

Oklahoma); Comanche Nation, 

Oklahoma; Jicarilla Apache Nation, New 

Mexico; Kewa Pueblo, New Mexico 

(previously listed as the Pueblo of Santo 

Domingo); Kiowa Indian Tribe of 

Oklahoma; Navajo Nation, Arizona, 

New Mexico & Utah; Northern 

Cheyenne Tribe of the Northern 

Cheyenne Indian Reservation, Montana; 

Ohkay Owingeh, New Mexico 

(previously listed as the Pueblo of San 

Juan); Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico; 

Pueblo of Cochiti, New Mexico; Pueblo 

of Isleta, New Mexico; Pueblo of Jemez, 

New Mexico; Pueblo of Laguna, New 

Mexico; Pueblo of Picuris, New Mexico; 

Pueblo of Pojoaque, New Mexico; 

Pueblo of San Ildefonso, New Mexico; 

Pueblo of Sandia, New Mexico; Pueblo 

of Santa Ana, New Mexico; Pueblo of 

Santa Clara, New Mexico; Pueblo of 

Taos, New Mexico; Pueblo of Zia, New 

Mexico; San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe 

of Arizona; Southern Ute Indian Tribe of 

the Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado; 

Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah & Ouray 

Reservation, Utah; Ute Mountain Ute 

Tribe (previously listed as the Ute 

Mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain 

Reservation, Colorado, New Mexico & 

Utah); and the Zuni Tribe of the Zuni 

Reservation, New Mexico, that this 

notice has been published. 

Dated: July 25, 2017. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2017–20306 Filed 9–21–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–52–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0023937; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural 

Items: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 

Omaha District, Omaha, NE 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers, Omaha District (Omaha 

District), 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 

unassociated funerary objects. 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 

Omaha District. 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 Omaha District at the address in this 

notice by October 23, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: Ms. Sandra Barnum, U.S. 

Army Engineer District, Omaha, ATTN: 

CENWO–PM–AB, 1616 Capital Avenue, 

Omaha, NE 68102, telephone, (402) 

995–2674, email sandra.v.barnum@

usace.army.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby 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 Omaha 

District, Omaha, NE, that meet the 

definition of unassociated funerary 

objects under 25 U.S.C. 3001.