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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 Yankton Sioux Tribe of South 

Dakota. 

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 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, 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 

Yankton Sioux Tribe of South Dakota 

may proceed. 

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 

Omaha District is responsible for 

notifying the Yankton Sioux Tribe of 

South Dakota that this notice has been 

published. 

Dated: August 29, 2017. 

Sarah Glass, 

Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2017–20303 Filed 9–21–17; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0023884; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: 

Missouri Department of Natural 

Resources, Jefferson City, MO; 

Correction 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice; correction. 

SUMMARY: The Missouri Department of 

Natural Resources has corrected an 

inventory of human remains and 

associated funerary objects, published 

in a Notice of Inventory Completion in 

the Federal Register on July 30, 2013. 

This notice corrects the cultural 

affiliation of the human remains and 

associated funerary objects. 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 to the Missouri Department of 

Natural Resources. If no additional 

requestors come forward, transfer of 

control of the human remains and 

associated funerary objects 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 and associated funerary 

objects should submit a written request 

with information in support of the 

request to the Missouri Department of 

Natural Resources at the address in this 

notice by October 23, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: Heather Gibb, Missouri 

Department of Natural Resources, P.O. 

Box 176, Jefferson City, MO 65102, 

telephone (573) 751–7858, email 

heather.gibb@dnr.mo.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given in accordance with the 

Native American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 

3003, of the correction of an inventory 

of human remains and associated 

funerary objects under the control of the 

Missouri Department of Natural 

Resources, Jefferson City, MO. The 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects were removed from the 

Clarksville Mound Group site (23PI6) in 

Pike County, MO. 

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 Missouri Department of Natural 

Resources, which has control of the 

Native American human remains and 

associated funerary objects to which this 

notice pertains. The National Park 

Service is not responsible for the 

determinations in this notice. 

This notice corrects the cultural 

affiliation of the human remains and 

associated funerary objects published in 

a Notice of Inventory Completion in the 

Federal Register (78 FR 45960, July 30, 

2013). The correction is based on 

evidence of cultural affiliation of the 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects with The Osage Nation 

(previously listed as the Osage Tribe) 

that was provided after the Notice of 

Inventory Completion was published. 

Transfer of control of the items in this 

correction notice has not occurred. 

Correction 

In the Federal Register (78 FR 45960, 

July 30, 2013), column 2, full paragraph 

2, under the heading ‘‘Consultation,’’ is 

corrected by substituting the following 

paragraph: 

A detailed assessment of the human 

remains was made by professional staff of the 

Missouri Department of Natural Resources in 

consultation with representatives of the Sac 

& Fox Nation, Oklahoma; Sac & Fox Nation 

of Missouri in Kansas and Nebraska; Sac & 

Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa; and The 

Osage Nation (previously listed as the Osage 

Tribe). 

In the Federal Register (78 FR 45960, 

July 30, 2013), column 3, full paragraph 

1, under the heading ‘‘History and 

Description of the Remains,’’ is 

corrected by substituting the following 

paragraph: 

The area of Pike County, MO, was 

occupied by The Osage Nation (previously 

listed as the Osage Tribe) at various points 

in prehistory and was ceded by the Sauk and 

Fox in a series of treaties with the United 

States between 1804 and 1816. The Sauk and 

Fox are represented by the present-day Sac 

& Fox Nation, Oklahoma; Sac & Fox Nation 

of Missouri in Kansas and Nebraska; and Sac 

& Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa. 

Cultural affiliation was determined based on 

tribal history, oral history, and the historical 

association of these tribes to the counties 

bordering the Mississippi River, including 

Pike County, MO. 

In the Federal Register (78 FR 45960, 

July 30, 2013), column 3, full paragraph 

5, under the heading ‘‘Determinations 

Made by the Missouri Department of 

Natural Resources,’’ is corrected by 

substituting the following paragraph: 

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 Sac & Fox 

Nation, Oklahoma; Sac & Fox Nation of 

Missouri in Kansas and Nebraska; Sac & Fox 

Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa; and The 

Osage Nation (previously listed as the Osage 

Tribe). 

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 Heather Gibb, Missouri 

Department of Natural Resources, P.O. 

Box 176, Jefferson City, MO 65102, 

telephone (573) 751–7858, email 

heather.gibb@dnr.mo.gov, by October 

23, 2017. After that date, if no 

additional requestors have come 

forward, transfer of control of the 

human remains and associated funerary 

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objects to the Sac & Fox Nation, 

Oklahoma; Sac & Fox Nation of 

Missouri in Kansas and Nebraska; Sac & 

Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa; 

and The Osage Nation (previously listed 

as the Osage Tribe) may proceed. 

The Missouri Department of Natural 

Resources is responsible for notifying 

the Sac & Fox Nation, Oklahoma; Sac & 

Fox Nation of Missouri in Kansas and 

Nebraska; Sac & Fox Tribe of the 

Mississippi in Iowa; and The Osage 

Nation (previously listed as the Osage 

Tribe) that this notice has been 

published. 

Dated: July 26, 2017. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2017–20296 Filed 9–21–17; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–23967; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: The 

Florida Department of State, Division 

of Historical Resources, Tallahassee, 

FL 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Florida Department of 

State, Division of Historical Resources, 

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 Florida Department of 

State, Division of Historical Resources. 

If no additional requestors come 

forward, transfer of control of the 

human remains to the non-federally 

recognized Indian group 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 Florida Department of 

State, Division of Historical Resources, 

at the address in this notice by October 

23, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: 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. 

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 Florida Department of State, 

Division of Historical Resources, 

Tallahassee, FL. The human remains 

were removed from a site in Queens 

County, Long Island, NY. 

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 Florida 

Department of State, Division of 

Historical Resources, professional staff 

in consultation with the Unkechaug 

Indian Nation and the Matinecock Tribe 

of Long Island, both of which are nonfederally recognized Indian groups. The 

Shinnecock Indian Nation was invited 

to participate but was not involved in 

consultations. 

History and Description of the Remains 

At an unknown date, human remains 

representing, at minimum, one 

individual were removed from an 

unknown site in Long Island, Queens 

County, NY, and were subsequently 

donated to the Museum of Arts and 

Sciences in Daytona Beach. The Florida 

Department of State, Division of 

Historical Resources, assumed 

jurisdiction over these human remains 

pursuant to Section 872.05, Florida 

Statutes. The human remains were 

determined to be from a Native 

American individual based on the 

labeling on the mandible stating 

‘‘MATINICACK INDIN LONG ISLAND.’’ 

The Matinecock are a Native American 

group who are historically documented 

on Long Island and connected through 

kinship to the other Long Island Nations 

including the Unkechaug, Shinnecock, 

and Montaukett. Historical evidence 

suggests that the human remains may 

have come from a Matinecock cemetery 

that was removed in 1931 and 1932, 

when Northern Boulevard was widened 

in Queens Borough, Long Island, NY. 

The burials belonging to that cemetery 

were reportedly relocated to another 

cemetery. Descendants of people buried 

in the cemetery note that some of the 

human remains and items removed 

during the exhumations were not 

reburied. The Museum of Arts and 

Sciences in Daytona Beach lacked 

accession records from many of its older 

collections. The spelling of ‘‘Matinicack 

Indin’’ on the label of the mandible 

suggests that the human remains were 

collected by a non-professional 

archeologist or anthropologist who, on 

information or belief, determined that 

they were affiliated with the 

Matinecock. No other provenience 

information is available. No known 

individual was identified. No associated 

funerary objects are present. 

Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.16, the 

Secretary of the Interior may 

recommend transfer of control of 

culturally unidentifiable human 

remains. In September 2016, the Florida 

Department of State, Division of 

Historical Resources, requested that the 

Secretary, through the Native American 

Graves Protection and Repatriation 

Review Committee, recommend the 

proposed transfer of control of the 

culturally unidentifiable Native 

American human remains in this notice 

to the Unkechaug Indian Nation, a nonfederally recognized Indian group. The 

Review Committee, acting pursuant to 

its responsibility under 25 U.S.C. 

3006(c)(5), considered the request at its 

March 2017 meeting and recommended 

to the Secretary that the proposed 

transfer of control proceed. An April 

2017 letter on behalf of the Secretary of 

Interior from the National Park Service 

Associate Director for Cultural 

Resources, Partnerships, and Science 

transmitted the Secretary’s independent 

review and concurrence with the 

Review Committee that: 

• No Indian Tribes or Indian groups 

objected to the proposed transfer of 

control, and 

• the Florida Department of State, 

Division of Historical Resources, may 

proceed with the agreed upon transfer of 

control of the culturally unidentifiable 

human remains to the Unkechaug 

Indian Nation, a non-federally 

recognized Indian group. 

Transfer of control is contingent on 

the publication of a Notice of Inventory 

Completion in the Federal Register. 

This notice fulfills that requirement.