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Dated: October 8, 2009
Sherry Hutt,
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion:
Warren Anatomical Museum, Harvard
University, Boston, MA
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
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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 in the possession and control of
the Warren Anatomical Museum,
Harvard University, Boston, MA. The
human remains were removed from
Duval County, FL.
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.
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by Peabody Museum
of Archaeology and Ethnology and
Warren Anatomical Museum
professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Miccosukee Tribe
of Indians of Florida, Seminole Nation
of Oklahoma, and Seminole Tribe of
Florida (Dania, Big Cypress, Brighton,
Hollywood & Tampa Reservations).
In 1889, human remains representing
a minimum of one individual were
removed from ‘‘Pablo Beach’’ (now
Jacksonville Beach), Duval County, FL,
by Walter B. Currier. The human
remains were donated to the Harvard
Odontological Society by Mr. Currier
later that same year. In 1892, the
Harvard Odontological Society loaned
these human remains to the Harvard
Dental School Museum. By the late
1960s, the Dental Museum had been
dissolved and its remaining holdings
were transferred to Harvard Medical
School’s Francis A. Countway Library of
Medicine, which includes the Warren
Anatomical Museum. In 2009, the
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Harvard Odontological Society donated
these human remains to the Warren
Anatomical Museum for the purpose of
NAGPRA implementation. No known
individual was identified. No associated
funerary objects are present.
Museum documentation identifies the
individual as ‘‘Seminole’’ from an
‘‘Indian Mound’’ in Pablo Beach (now
Jacksonville Beach), FL. Osteological
information suggests that this individual
most likely dates from the Protohistoric
to early Historic Periods. The human
remains were collected from an area
commonly considered to be traditional
Seminole territory during those periods.
Oral traditions and historic evidence
supports the cultural affiliation to
Seminole people. The Seminole are
represented by the Miccosukee Tribe of
Indians of Florida, Seminole Nation of
Oklahoma, and Seminole Tribe of
Florida.
Officials of the Peabody Museum of
Archaeology and Ethnology and Warren
Anatomical Museum have determined
that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (9–10),
the human remains described above
represent the physical remains of one
individual of Native American ancestry.
Officials of the Peabody Museum of
Archaeology and Ethnology and Warren
Anatomical Museum also have
determined that, 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
Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida,
Seminole Nation of Oklahoma, and
Seminole Tribe of Florida.
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the human remains
should contact Patricia Capone,
Repatriation Coordinator, Peabody
Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology,
Harvard University, 11 Divinity Ave.,
Cambridge, MA 02138, telephone (617)
496–2047, before November 27, 2009.
Repatriation of the human remains to
the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of
Florida, Seminole Nation of Oklahoma,
and Seminole Tribe of Florida may
proceed after that date if no additional
claimants come forward.
The Peabody Museum of Archaeology
and Ethnology, Harvard University is
responsible for notifying the
Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida,
Seminole Nation of Oklahoma, and
Seminole Tribe of Florida that this
notice has been published.
Dated: October 7, 2009
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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National Earthquake Prediction
Evaluation Council
AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
SUMMARY: Pursuant to Public Law 96–
472, the National Earthquake Prediction
Evaluation Council (NEPEC) will hold a
2-day meeting on November 4 and 5,
2009. The first day will be a joint
meeting with the California Earthquake
Prediction Evaluation Council (CEPEC).
The meeting will be held at the U.S.
Geological Survey Offices on the
campus of the California Institue of
Technology, 525 South Wilson Avenue,
Pasadena, California 91106. The Council
is comprised of members from academia
and the Federal Government. The
Council shall advise the Director of the
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) on
proposed earthquake predictions, on the
completeness and scientific validity of
the available data related to earthquake
predictions, and on related matters as
assigned by the Director. Additional
information about the Council may be
found at: https://earthquake.usgs.gov/
aboutus/nepec/.
At the joint meeting on November 4,
the Councils will review methods for
rapidly estimating the probability of a
large earthquake following a possible
foreshock or during a swarm of
seismicity, review and discuss
procedures by which Council findings
are to be transmitted to the USGS and
to the California Emergency
Management Agency (CalEMA), and the
format and content of earthquake
advisory statements that may be
composed and delivered at times of
heightened concern. Findings of an
International Commission convened by
the Italian government to provide advice
on ‘‘operational earthquake forecasting’’
following the damaging L’Aquila
earthquake of April 2009 will be
presented. The Councils will also
discuss review procedures for the
project intended to deliver an updated
Uniform California Earthquake Rupture
Forecast (UCERF) in summer 2012.
On November 5, the NEPEC will
discuss outcomes of the previous day’s
meeting, plan topics to be explored by
the Council in future meetings, and
receive brief updates on previous
discussion topics.
Workshops and meetings of the
National Earthquake Prediction
Evaluation Council are open to the
public. A draft workshop agenda is
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion: Warren Anatomical Museum, Harvard
University, Boston, MA
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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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 in the possession and
control of the Warren Anatomical Museum, Harvard University, Boston,
MA. The human remains were removed from Duval County, FL.
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.
A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by Peabody
Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology and Warren Anatomical Museum
professional staff in consultation with representatives of the
Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida, Seminole Nation of Oklahoma,
and Seminole Tribe of Florida (Dania, Big Cypress, Brighton, Hollywood
& Tampa Reservations).
In 1889, human remains representing a minimum of one individual
were removed from ``Pablo Beach'' (now Jacksonville Beach), Duval
County, FL, by Walter B. Currier. The human remains were donated to the
Harvard Odontological Society by Mr. Currier later that same year. In
1892, the Harvard Odontological Society loaned these human remains to
the Harvard Dental School Museum. By the late 1960s, the Dental Museum
had been dissolved and its remaining holdings were transferred to
Harvard Medical School's Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, which
includes the Warren Anatomical Museum. In 2009, the Harvard
Odontological Society donated these human remains to the Warren
Anatomical Museum for the purpose of NAGPRA implementation. No known
individual was identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
Museum documentation identifies the individual as ``Seminole'' from
an ``Indian Mound'' in Pablo Beach (now Jacksonville Beach), FL.
Osteological information suggests that this individual most likely
dates from the Protohistoric to early Historic Periods. The human
remains were collected from an area commonly considered to be
traditional Seminole territory during those periods. Oral traditions
and historic evidence supports the cultural affiliation to Seminole
people. The Seminole are represented by the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians
of Florida, Seminole Nation of Oklahoma, and Seminole Tribe of Florida.
Officials of the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology and
Warren Anatomical Museum have determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C.
3001 (9-10), the human remains described above represent the physical
remains of one individual of Native American ancestry. Officials of the
Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology and Warren Anatomical
Museum also have determined that, 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 Miccosukee
Tribe of Indians of Florida, Seminole Nation of Oklahoma, and Seminole
Tribe of Florida.
Representatives of any other Indian tribe that believes itself to
be culturally affiliated with the human remains should contact Patricia
Capone, Repatriation Coordinator, Peabody Museum of Archaeology and
Ethnology, Harvard University, 11 Divinity Ave., Cambridge, MA 02138,
telephone (617) 496-2047, before November 27, 2009. Repatriation of the
human remains to the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida, Seminole
Nation of Oklahoma, and Seminole Tribe of Florida may proceed after
that date if no additional claimants come forward.
The Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University
is responsible for notifying the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of
Florida, Seminole Nation of Oklahoma, and Seminole Tribe of Florida
that this notice has been published.
Dated: October 7, 2009
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. E9-25967 Filed 10-27-09; 8:45 am]
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