Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA, 15071-15072 [2023-04901]
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• The eight objects described in this
notice are reasonably believed to have
been placed with or near individual
human remains at the time of death or
later as part of the death rite or
ceremony.
• There is a relationship of shared
group identity that can be reasonably
traced between the human remains and
associated funerary objects described in
this notice and the Campo Band of
Diegueno Mission Indians of the Campo
Indian Reservation, California; Capitan
Grande Band of Diegueno Mission
Indians of California (Barona Group of
Capitan Grande Band of Mission Indians
of the Barona Reservation, California;
Viejas (Baron Long) Group of Capitan
Grande Band of Mission Indians of the
Viejas Reservation, California);
Ewiiaapaayp Band of Kumeyaay
Indians, California; Iipay Nation of
Santa Ysabel, California (previously
listed as Santa Ysabel Band of Diegueno
Mission Indians of the Santa Ysabel
Reservation); Inaja Band of Diegueno
Mission Indians of the Inaja and Cosmit
Reservation, California; Jamul Indian
Village of California; La Jolla Band of
Luiseno Indians, California (previously
listed as La Jolla Band of Luiseno
Mission Indians of the La Jolla
Reservation); 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; Pala Band of Mission Indians
(previously listed as Pala Band of
Luiseno Mission Indians of the Pala
Reservation, California); Pauma Band of
Luiseno Mission Indians of the Pauma
& Yuima Reservation, California;
Pechanga Band of Indians (previously
listed as Pechanga Band of Luiseno
Mission Indians of the Pechanga
Reservation, California); Rincon Band of
Luiseno Mission Indians of Rincon
Reservation, California; San Pasqual
Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of
California; Soboba Band of Luiseno
Indians, California; and the Sycuan
Band of the Kumeyaay Nation.
Requests for Repatriation
Written requests for repatriation of the
human remains and associated funerary
objects in this notice must be sent to the
Responsible Official identified in
ADDRESSES. Requests for repatriation
may be submitted by:
1. Any one or more of the Indian
Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations
identified in this notice.
2. Any lineal descendant, Indian
Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization
not identified in this notice who shows,
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by a preponderance of the evidence, that
the requestor is a lineal descendant or
a culturally affiliated Indian Tribe or
Native Hawaiian organization.
Repatriation of the human remains
and associated funerary objects in this
notice to a requestor may occur on or
after April 10, 2023. If competing
requests for repatriation are received,
the University of California San Diego
must determine the most appropriate
requestor prior to repatriation. Requests
for joint repatriation of the human
remains and associated funerary objects
are considered a single request and not
competing requests. The University of
California San Diego is responsible for
sending a copy of this notice to the
Indian Tribes identified in this notice.
Authority: Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Act, 25
U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing
regulations, 43 CFR 10.9, 10.10, and
10.14.
Dated: March 1, 2023.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2023–04897 Filed 3–9–23; 8:45 am]
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Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural
Items: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,
MA
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the Native
American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA)
intends to repatriate certain cultural
items that meet the definition of
unassociated funerary objects and that
have a cultural affiliation with the
Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations in this notice. The
cultural items were removed from a site
between Matamoras and Dingman’s
Ferry in Pike County, Pennsylvania.
DATES: Repatriation of the cultural items
in this notice may occur on or after
April 10, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Julia McCarthy, Interim
Director of Collections, Museum of Fine
Arts Boston, 465 Huntington Avenue,
Boston, MA 02115, telephone (617)
369–3499, email jmccarthy@mfa.org.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
notice is published as part of the
National Park Service’s administrative
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responsibilities under NAGPRA. The
determinations in this notice are the
sole responsibility of the MFA. The
National Park Service is not responsible
for the determinations in this notice.
Additional information on the
determinations in this notice, including
the results of consultation, can be found
in the summary or related records held
by the MFA.
Description
The 11 cultural items were removed
in 1962 from the property of Marie
Zimmermann, located between
Matamoras and Dingman’s Ferry, in
Pike County, Pennsylvania. The site was
excavated by Lenape Chapter 12 of the
Society for Pennsylvania Archaeology.
During these excavations, 22 Native
American graves were uncovered. The
objects listed in this notice were kept by
an amateur archeologist working at the
site. His widow sold them to a New
Jersey dealer who, in turn, sold them to
the MFA in 1993.
The 11 unassociated funerary objects
are seven earthenware vessels (MFA
accession nos. 1993.611–1993.616 and
1993.621), two earthenware pipes
(1993.617–1993.618), one stone bowl
(1993.619), and one stone plumb bob
(1993.620). They have been dated to
about A.D. 1340 based on their
appearance.
Cultural Affiliation
The cultural items in this notice are
connected to one or more identifiable
earlier groups, tribes, peoples, or
cultures. There is a relationship of
shared group identity between the
identifiable earlier groups, tribes,
peoples, or cultures and one or more
Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations. The following types of
information were used to reasonably
trace the relationship: archeological,
geographical, and historical.
Determinations
Pursuant to NAGPRA and its
implementing regulations, and after
consultation with the appropriate
Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian
organizations, the MFA has determined
that:
• The 11 cultural items described
above are reasonably believed to have
been placed with or near individual
human remains at the time of death or
later as part of the death rite or
ceremony and are believed, by a
preponderance of the evidence, to have
been removed from a specific burial site
of a Native American individual.
• There is a relationship of shared
group identity that can be reasonably
traced between the cultural items and
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the Delaware Nation, Oklahoma;
Delaware Tribe of Indians; and the
Stockbridge Munsee Community,
Wisconsin.
Requests for Repatriation
Additional, written requests for
repatriation of the cultural items in this
notice must be sent to the Responsible
Official identified in ADDRESSES.
Requests for repatriation may be
submitted by any lineal descendant,
Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian
organization not identified in this notice
who shows, by a preponderance of the
evidence, that the requestor is a lineal
descendant or a culturally affiliated
Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization.
Repatriation of the cultural items in
this notice to a requestor may occur on
or after April 10, 2023. If competing
requests for repatriation are received,
the MFA must determine the most
appropriate requestor prior to
repatriation. Requests for joint
repatriation of the cultural items are
considered a single request and not
competing requests. The MFA is
responsible for sending a copy of this
notice to the Indian Tribes identified in
this notice.
Authority: Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Act, 25
U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing
regulations, 43 CFR 10.8, § 10.10, and
§ 10.14.
Dated: March 1, 2023.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2023–04901 Filed 3–9–23; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
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Control Number 1024–NEW]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; National Park Service Virtual
Visitor Study
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 we,
the National Park Service (NPS) are
proposing a new information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before May 9,
2023.
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SUMMARY:
Please provide a copy of
your comments to the NPS Information
ADDRESSES:
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Collection Clearance Officer (ADIR–
ICCO), 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive (MS–
242) Reston, Virginia 20192 (mail); or to
phadrea_ponds@nps.gov (email). Please
reference OMB Control Number 1024–
NEW (Virtual Visitor) in the subject line
of your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request additional information about
this ICR, contact Todd Edgar, Solutions
Architect, NPS Information Resources
Management Directorate to todd_edgar@
nps.gov (email) or by telephone at 202–
306–3909. Please reference OMB
Control Number 1024–NEW (Virtual
Visitor) in the subject line of your
comments. 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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
In accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA, 44 U.S.C.
3501 et seq.) 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.
We are soliciting comments on the
proposed ICR that is described below.
We are especially interested in public
comment addressing the following
issues: (1) is the collection necessary to
the proper functions of the NPS; (2) will
this information be processed and used
in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate
of burden accurate; (4) how might the
NPS enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (5) how might the NPS
minimize the burden of this collection
on the respondents, including through
the use of information technology.
Comments that you submit in
response to this notice are a matter of
public record. We will include or
summarize each comment in our request
to OMB to approve this ICR. 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.
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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: Under the authority of the
Organic Act of 1916, the National Park
Service (NPS) is responsible for
protecting resources and providing for
the enjoyment of current and future
generations. Of increasing importance to
the NPS, is the experience of virtual
visitors to NPS virtual resources. The
NPS Virtual Visitor Study is a new
information collection request. The
study will administer online surveys to
users who visit NPS digital assets,
including NPS.gov, park-managed social
media accounts, and the NPS Mobile
App. The study’s objectives are to
describe the NPS virtual visitor
population, understand their
motivations, and determine which
platforms are most effective. For one
year, across four seasonal waves, this
study will collect data through an
online survey offered to NPS digital
platform visitors.
The 21st Century Integrated Digital
Experience Act, (44 U.S.C. 3501), was
signed into law to improve the digital
experience for government customers
and reinforce existing requirements for
federal public websites. The objectives
of the NPS Virtual Visitor Study are to
describe the NPS virtual visitor
population, understand their
motivations, determine which NPS
digital assets and platforms are most
effective, and identify where user needs
are not being met to target resources for
improvement. The results from this
study will highlight the strengths and
gaps in NPS digital offerings.
Specifically, the study will inform a
stronger virtual visitor monitoring
program. A virtual visitor monitoring
program will serve to measure the
public’s engagement and satisfaction
with NPS digital assets over time.
Title of Collection: National Park
Service Virtual Visitor Study.
OMB Control Number: 1024–NEW.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: New.
Respondents/Affected Public: General
public.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Respondents: 8,383.
Estimated Completion Time per
Response: 7 minutes.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 978 Hrs.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
Frequency of Collection: Once (four
seasonal survey waves over the course
of one-year).
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour
Burden Cost: None.
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[FR Doc No: 2023-04901]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0035451; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: Museum of Fine
Arts, Boston, MA
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA)
intends to repatriate certain cultural items that meet the definition
of unassociated funerary objects and that have a cultural affiliation
with the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice.
The cultural items were removed from a site between Matamoras and
Dingman's Ferry in Pike County, Pennsylvania.
DATES: Repatriation of the cultural items in this notice may occur on
or after April 10, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Julia McCarthy, Interim Director of Collections, Museum of
Fine Arts Boston, 465 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, telephone
(617) 369-3499, email [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is published as part of the
National Park Service's administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA.
The determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the
MFA. The National Park Service is not responsible for the
determinations in this notice. Additional information on the
determinations in this notice, including the results of consultation,
can be found in the summary or related records held by the MFA.
Description
The 11 cultural items were removed in 1962 from the property of
Marie Zimmermann, located between Matamoras and Dingman's Ferry, in
Pike County, Pennsylvania. The site was excavated by Lenape Chapter 12
of the Society for Pennsylvania Archaeology. During these excavations,
22 Native American graves were uncovered. The objects listed in this
notice were kept by an amateur archeologist working at the site. His
widow sold them to a New Jersey dealer who, in turn, sold them to the
MFA in 1993.
The 11 unassociated funerary objects are seven earthenware vessels
(MFA accession nos. 1993.611-1993.616 and 1993.621), two earthenware
pipes (1993.617-1993.618), one stone bowl (1993.619), and one stone
plumb bob (1993.620). They have been dated to about A.D. 1340 based on
their appearance.
Cultural Affiliation
The cultural items in this notice are connected to one or more
identifiable earlier groups, tribes, peoples, or cultures. There is a
relationship of shared group identity between the identifiable earlier
groups, tribes, peoples, or cultures and one or more Indian Tribes or
Native Hawaiian organizations. The following types of information were
used to reasonably trace the relationship: archeological, geographical,
and historical.
Determinations
Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after
consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian
organizations, the MFA has determined that:
The 11 cultural items described above are reasonably
believed to have been placed with or near individual human remains at
the time of death or later as part of the death rite or ceremony and
are believed, by a preponderance of the evidence, to have been removed
from a specific burial site of a Native American individual.
There is a relationship of shared group identity that can
be reasonably traced between the cultural items and
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the Delaware Nation, Oklahoma; Delaware Tribe of Indians; and the
Stockbridge Munsee Community, Wisconsin.
Requests for Repatriation
Additional, written requests for repatriation of the cultural items
in this notice must be sent to the Responsible Official identified in
ADDRESSES. Requests for repatriation may be submitted by any lineal
descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization not
identified in this notice who shows, by a preponderance of the
evidence, that the requestor is a lineal descendant or a culturally
affiliated Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization.
Repatriation of the cultural items in this notice to a requestor
may occur on or after April 10, 2023. If competing requests for
repatriation are received, the MFA must determine the most appropriate
requestor prior to repatriation. Requests for joint repatriation of the
cultural items are considered a single request and not competing
requests. The MFA is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to
the Indian Tribes identified in this notice.
Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act,
25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.8, Sec.
10.10, and Sec. 10.14.
Dated: March 1, 2023.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2023-04901 Filed 3-9-23; 8:45 am]
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