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Reservation]; Inaja Band of Diegueno
Mission Indians of the Inaja and Cosmit
Reservation, California; Jamul Indian
Village of California; La Posta Band of
Diegueno Mission Indians of the La
Posta Indian Reservation, California;
Manzanita Band of Diegueno Mission
Indians of the Manzanita Reservation,
California; Mesa Grande Band of
Diegueno Mission Indians of the Mesa
Grande Reservation, California; San
Pasqual Band of Diegueno Mission
Indians of California; and the Sycuan
Band of the Kumeyaay Nation (hereafter
referred to as ‘‘The Tribes’’).
Additional Requestors and Disposition
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
Kara Vetter, Director of Cultural
Resources, Museum of Us, 1350 El
Prado, Balboa Park, San Diego, CA
92101, telephone (619) 239–2001 Ext.
44, email kvetter@museumofus.org, by
April 11, 2022. After that date, if no
additional claimants have come
forward, transfer of control of the
unassociated funerary objects and
sacred object to The Tribes may
proceed.
The Museum of Us is responsible for
notifying The Tribes that this notice has
been published.
Dated: March 2, 2022.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–CR–NAGPRA–NPS0033415;
PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000 (222);
OMB Control Number 1024–0144]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation
Regulations
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice of Information
Collection; request for comment.

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AGENCY:
ACTION:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we,
the National Park Service (NPS) are
proposing to renew an information
collection.

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Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before April 11,
2022.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
suggestions on the information
collection requirements should be
submitted by the date specified above in
DATES to http://www.reginfo.gov/public/
do/PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under Review—Open for
Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function. Please provide a copy
of your comments to the NPS
Information Collection Clearance Officer
(ADIR–ICCO), 12201 Sunrise Valley
Drive, (MS–242) Reston, VA 20191
(mail); or phadrea_ponds@nps.gov
(email). Please include OMB Control
Number 1024–0144 in the subject line of
your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request additional information about
this ICR, contact Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program by
email at melanie_o’brien@nps.gov, or by
telephone at (202) 354–2204.
Individuals in the United States who are
deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have
a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY,
TDD, or TeleBraille) to access
telecommunications relay services.
Individuals outside the United States
should use the relay services offered
within their country to make
international calls to the point-ofcontact in the United States. You may
also view the ICR at http://
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with the PRA and 5 CFR
1320.8(d)(1), we provide the general
public and other Federal agencies with
an opportunity to comment on new,
proposed, revised, and continuing
collections of information. This helps us
assess the impact of our information
collection requirements and minimize
the public’s reporting burden. It also
helps the public understand our
information collection requirements and
provide the requested data in the
desired format.
A Federal Register notice with a 60day public comment period soliciting
comments on this collection of
information was published on
November 9, 2021 (86 FR 62203). The
public comment period ended on
January 10, 2022. No comments were
received.
As part of our continuing effort to
reduce paperwork and respondent
burdens, we are again soliciting
comments from the public and other
Federal agencies on the proposed ICR
that is described below. We are
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especially interested in public comment
addressing the following:
(1) Whether or not the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
agency, including whether or not the
information will have practical utility.
(2) The accuracy of our estimate of the
burden for this collection of
information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used.
(3) Ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected.
(4) How might the agency minimize
the burden of the collection of
information on those who are to
respond, including through the use of
appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submission of response.
Comments that you submit in
response to this notice are a matter of
public record. Before including your
address, phone number, email address,
or other personal identifying
information in your comment, you
should be aware that your entire
comment—including your personal
identifying information—may be made
publicly available at any time. While
you can ask us in your comment to
withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
Abstract: Authorized by the Native
American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA or the Act
25 U.S.C. 3001–3013), all public and
private museums receiving Federal
funds are required to compile
information regarding Native American
cultural items in their possession or
control. This information must be
provided to lineal descendants, likely
interested Indian tribes, Native
Hawaiian organizations, and the NPS
National NAGPRA Program. Under
NAGPRA and its implementing
regulations, we are mandated to collect
any information that is pertinent in
determining the cultural affiliation and
geographical origin of Native American
human remains and cultural items. This
includes descriptions, acquisition data,
and records of consultation. Once the
identity and cultural affiliation of
human remains and cultural items are
determined, the museum must send
written notice of determination to the
affected Indian tribes or Native
Hawaiian organizations and the
NAGPRA Program for publication in the
Federal Register.

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AGENCY:

A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by the University of
Southern Mississippi professional staff
in consultation with representatives of
the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma.

ACTION:

History and Description of the Remains

likely predate European contact. No
known individual was identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
The human remains were determined
to be Native American based on facial
and dental characteristics. No
documentation for these human remains
is known to exist. Instead, their
provenience and date are based upon
oral information provided by a longtime
administrator at the museum. They are
most likely culturally affiliated with the
Caddo Nation of Oklahoma based on
that Indian Tribe’s traditional
association with eastern Texas. This
association is supported by information
provided by a representative of the
Caddo Nation of Oklahoma during
consultation.
At an unknown date, human remains
representing, at minimum, two
individuals were removed from sites in
Oklahoma and eastern Texas. The
human remains belong to two adults of
indeterminate sex. No known
individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
No information concerning how these
human remains entered the university’s
archeological holdings is known to
exist. The human remains were found in
a box labeled ‘‘Bentley Collection from
Texas.’’ Notations on the bags in the box
read ‘‘Fannin City, Texas’’ and ‘‘LeFlore,
OK; Great Temple Mound.’’ The human
remains of these two individuals have
been identified as Native American
based on the bag labels, especially the
one referencing the Great Temple
Mound, a part of Spiro Mounds in
Oklahoma dating to A.D. 850–1450.
There is no Fannin City in Texas, but
there is a Fannin County in the far
northeastern part of the state on the
Oklahoma border. Based on the wellaccepted cultural association of Spiro
Mounds with the Caddo Nation of
Oklahoma, as well as that Indian Tribe’s
traditional ties with eastern Texas, these
human remains most likely are
culturally affiliated with the Caddo
Nation of Oklahoma. This association is
supported by information provided by a
representative of the Caddo Nation of
Oklahoma during consultation.

Sometime prior to 1994, human
remains representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from an
unknown site in eastern Texas. The
human remains were brought to the
Mississippi Petrified Forest Museum in
Madison County, MS, where they were
on display for an unknown number of
years. In 1994, the human remains were
transferred to the University of Southern
Mississippi. The nearly complete
skeleton belongs to a young adult
female, and the human remains most

Determinations Made by the University
of Southern Mississippi
Officials of the University of Southern
Mississippi 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

Title of Collection: Native American
Graves Protection and Repatriation
Regulations.
OMB Control Number: 1024–0144.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: State,
local and tribal governments,
universities, museums, etc. that receive
Federal funds and have possession of, or
control over, Native American human
remains, funerary objects, sacred
objects, or objects of cultural patrimony.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Respondents: 448.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 448.
Estimated Completion Time per
Response: Varies from 0.5 hours to 100
hours depending on respondent and/or
activity.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 4,470.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour
Burden Cost: None.
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor and a person is not required to
respond to a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number.
The authority for this action is the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
Phadrea Ponds,
Information Collection Clearance Officer,
National Park Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0033500;
PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000]

National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.

The University of Southern
Mississippi 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

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of these human remains should submit
a written request to the University of
Southern Mississippi. 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 University of
Southern Mississippi at the address in
this notice by April 11, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Marie Elaine Danforth, Professor of
Anthropology, School of Social Science
and Global Studies, University of
Southern Mississippi, 118 College Drive
#5108, Hattiesburg, MS 39406–0001,
telephone (601) 266–5629, email
m.danforth@usm.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 University of Southern Mississippi,
Hattiesburg, MS. The human remains
are presumed to have been removed
from eastern Texas.
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

Notice of Inventory Completion:
University of Southern Mississippi,
Hattiesburg, MS

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