[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 194 (Friday, October 4, 1996)] [Notices] [Page 52058] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 96-25471] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service Notice of Inventory Completion for Native American Human Remains from Shaktoolik, AK, in the Control of the Alaska State Office, Bureau of Land Management, Anchorage, AK AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Notice is hereby given in accordance with provisions of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3003 (d), of the completion of an inventory of human remains in the control of the Alaska State Office, Bureau of Land Management, Anchorage, AK. A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by the Bureau of Land Management professional staff and University of Alaska Museum professional staff in consultation with representatives of the Native Village of Shaktoolik. In 1945, human remains representing one individual were recovered without a federal permit from the vicinity of Shaktoolik, AK by Mr. Simon Newcomb. No known individual was identified. No associated funerary objects are present. In 1949, human remains representing one individual were recovered from Nukleet site during legally authorized excavations. No known individual was identified. No associated funerary objects are present. The current population of Shaktoolik appears to desend from earlier cultural groups who inhabited the general region for a thousand or more years before the present. The remains are believed to date within this time period. Oral history evidence presented during consultation with representatives of the Native Village of Shaktoolik indicate the Nukleet site is traditionally associated with the Village of Shaktoolik. 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 2 individuals of Native American ancestry. Bureau of Land Managment officials have determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (2), there is a relationship of shared group identity which can be reasonably traced between these Native American human remains and associated funerary objects and the Native Village of Shaktoolik. This notice has been sent to officials of the Native Village of Shaktoolik. Representatives of any other Indian tribe that believes itself to be culturally affiliated with these human remains and associated funerary objects should contact Dr. Robert E. King, Alaska State NAGPRA Coordinator, Bureau of Land Management, 222 W. 7th Avenue, #13, Anchorage, AK 99513-7599; telephone: (907) 271-5510, before November 4, 1996. Repatriation of the human remains to the Native Village of Shaktoolik may begin after that date if no additional claimants come forward. Dated: September 30, 1996, Francis P. McManamon, Departmental Consulting Archeologist, Manager, Archeology and Ethnography Program. [FR Doc. 96-25471 Filed 10-3-96; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-70-F