[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 35 (Wednesday, February 21, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 11045]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-4298]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


Notice of Inventory Completion for Native American Human Remains 
and Associated Funerary Objects in the Possession of the University of 
Alaska Museum, Fairbanks, AK and in the Control of the U.S. Department 
of Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Alaska State Office, Anchorage, 
AK

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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    Notice is hereby given in accordance with provisions of the Native 
American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 43 CFR 10.9, 
of the completion of an inventory of human remains and associated 
funerary objects in the possession of the University of Alaska Museum, 
Fairbanks, AK and in the control of the U.S. Department of Interior, 
Bureau of Land Management, Alaska State Office, Anchorage, AK.
    This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's 
administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 43 CFR 10.2 (c). The 
determinations within this notice are the sole responsibility of the 
museum, institution, or Federal agency that has control of these Native 
American human remains and associated funerary objects. The National 
Park Service is not responsible for the determinations within this 
notice.
    A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by Bureau of 
Land Management and University of Alaska Museum professional staff in 
consultation with representatives of McGrath Native Village.
    In 1961, human remains representing one individual were recovered 
from a site 3/4 of a mile upriver from McGrath Native Village on lands 
controlled by the Bureau of Land Management following their disturbance 
by a bulldozer operated by person(s) unknown. These human remains were 
given to the University of Alaska Museum, Fairbanks, AK, by Pete Egres. 
No known individual was identified. No associated funerary objects are 
present.
    Based on geographic location, this individual has been identified 
as Native American. Based on the estimated age of the human remains 
(early 20th century or before), oral tradition, and evidence of 
traditional use of the area, this individual has been culturally 
affiliated with McGrath Native Village.
    Based on the above-mentioned information, officials of the Bureau 
of Land Management have determined that, pursuant to 43 CFR 10.2 
(d)(1), the human remains listed above represent the physical remains 
of one individual of Native American ancestry. Officials of the Bureau 
of Land Management also have determined that, pursuant to 43 CFR 10.2 
(e), there is a relationship of shared group identity that can be 
reasonably traced between these Native American human remains and 
McGrath Native Village. This notice has been sent to officials of 
McGrath Native Village. Representatives of any other Indian tribe that 
believes itself to be culturally affiliated with these human remains 
should contact Dr. Robert E. King, Alaska State NAGPRA Coordinator, 
Bureau of Land Management, 222 West 7th Avenue, #13, Anchorage, AK 
99513-7599, telephone (907) 271-5510, before March 23, 2001. 
Repatriation of the human remains to McGrath Native Village may begin 
after that date if no additional claimants come forward.

    Dated: February 6, 2001.
John Robbins,
Assistant Director, Cultural Resources Stewardship and Partnerships.
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