Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items Amendment: New York State Museum, Albany, NY, 23458-23459 [2023-08059]

Download as PDF 23458 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 73 / Monday, April 17, 2023 / Notices Associated Funerary Objects Original number Site Amended description Kagamil Island, Cold Cave .......... 127 155 Kagamil Island, Warm Cave ....... 23 151 Kagamil Island, Mask Cave ........ 60 72 Determinations (as Amended) Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service has determined that: • The human remains represent the physical remains of 26 individuals of Native American ancestry. • The 378 objects 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 and Native Village of Nikolski. Requests for Repatriation lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 Amended number 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, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the requestor is a lineal descendant or VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:57 Apr 14, 2023 Jkt 259001 one abrader; two awls; one basalt biface; one bentwood bowl; one bentwood bowl fragment; five bidarka skins; five bird feather lots; four bone points; three bone wedges; one bowl bottom; one braid of grass; one braid of hair; one coat fragment; one ethnobotany sample; 60 matting fragments; one fur and hair lot; two grass lots; four containers of grave soil; one hair and feather lot; two hair lots; one harpoon head; 16 kayak frame fragments; eight lengths of cordage; one matting bundle; two moss and grass lots; one obsidian point; one skin and fur bundle; two wood fragments; one wooden mask attachment; nine wooden shaft fragments; one piece of worked antler; nine pieces of worked bone; and five pieces of worked wood. one base of a wood vessel; two bird wing bundles; one blade fragment; one bone and grass lot; five bone lots; one bone, wood, and soil lot; two charcoal samples; two pieces of cordage; two crab legs; three crystal lots; two dust lots; eight feather lots; five pieces of fur; three grass and dust lots; three grass, dust, bone, and feather lots; one hide/leather lot; two pieces of human hair; 13 kayak fragments; one lithic lot; 35 matting fragments; three rock lots; one sea urchin lot; one seed lot; one shell lot; 10 undetermined objects; one wood and charcoal lot; one wood bowl rim; 29 wood fragments; one piece of wood scaffolding; and 10 wood shaft fragments. one adze; two basalt bifaces; two basalt flakes; one bone root digger; one bone wedge; two doll head fragments; five figurines; eight kayak parts; one obsidian flake; one shell object; one lot of undetermined material; one wood disc; 25 wood fragments; 15 wood mask fragments; one wood net float; two wood objects; one wood peg fragment; one wood sample; and one wood shaft fragment. 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 May 17, 2023. If competing requests for repatriation are received, FWS Alaska 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. FWS Alaska is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the Indian Tribe 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, 10.13, and 10.14. Dated: March 29, 2023. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2023–08054 Filed 4–14–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P PO 00000 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0035670; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items Amendment: New York State Museum, Albany, NY National Park Service, Interior. Notice; amendment. AGENCY: ACTION: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the New York State Museum has amended a Notice of Intent to Repatriate published in the Federal Register on December 9, 2022. This notice amends the number of unassociated funerary objects and the cultural affiliation in a collection removed from Orange and Ulster Counties, NY. DATES: Repatriation of the cultural items in this notice may occur on or after May 17, 2023. ADDRESSES: Lisa Anderson, New York State Museum, 3049 Cultural Education Center, Albany, NY 12230, telephone (518) 486–2020, email lisa.anderson@ nysed.gov. SUMMARY: This notice is published as part of the National Park Service’s administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA. The determinations in this notice are the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Frm 00069 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\17APN1.SGM 17APN1 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 73 / Monday, April 17, 2023 / Notices sole responsibility of the New York State Museum. The National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice. Additional information on the amendments and determinations in this notice, including the results of consultation, can be found in the summary or related records held by the New York State Museum. Amendment This notice amends the determinations published in a Notice of Intent to Repatriate in the Federal Register (87 FR 75651–75652, December 9, 2022). Repatriation of the items in the original Notice of Intent to Repatriate has not occurred. This notice amends the determination of cultural affiliation. lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 Determinations (as Amended) Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations, the New York State Museum has determined that: • The four cultural items 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 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 May 17, 2023. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the New York State Museum 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 New VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:57 Apr 14, 2023 Jkt 259001 York State Museum 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, 10.13, and 10.14. Dated: April 6, 2023. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2023–08059 Filed 4–14–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0035671; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Inventory Completion Amendment: New York State Museum, Albany, NY National Park Service, Interior. Notice; amendment. AGENCY: ACTION: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the New York State Museum has amended a Notice of Inventory Completion published in the Federal Register on December 9, 2022. This notice amends the cultural affiliation in collections removed from Bronx, Dutchess, Orange, Sullivan, and Orange Counties, NY. DATES: Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects in this notice may occur on or after May 17, 2023. ADDRESSES: Lisa Anderson, New York State Museum, 3049 Cultural Education Center, Albany, NY 12230, telephone (518) 486–2020, email lisa.anderson@ nysed.gov. 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 New York State Museum. The National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice. Additional information on the amendments and determinations in this notice, including the results of consultation, can be found in the inventory or related records held by the New York State Museum. SUMMARY: Amendment This notice amends the determinations published in a Notice of Inventory Completion in the Federal Register (87 FR 75649–75651, December PO 00000 Frm 00070 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 23459 9, 2022). Repatriation of the items in the original Notice of Inventory Completion has not occurred. This notice amends the determination of cultural affiliation. Determinations (as Amended) Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations, the New York State Museum has determined that: • The human remains represent the physical remains of 80 individuals of Native American ancestry. • The 2,668 objects 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 and the Delaware Nation, Oklahoma; Delaware Tribe of Indians; and the Stockbridge Munsee Community, Wisconsin. 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, 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 May 17, 2023. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the New York State Museum 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 New York State Museum 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, 10.13, and 10.14. E:\FR\FM\17APN1.SGM 17APN1

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 73 (Monday, April 17, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23458-23459]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-08059]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0035670; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items Amendment: New York 
State Museum, Albany, NY

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice; amendment.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and 
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the New York State Museum has amended a 
Notice of Intent to Repatriate published in the Federal Register on 
December 9, 2022. This notice amends the number of unassociated 
funerary objects and the cultural affiliation in a collection removed 
from Orange and Ulster Counties, NY.

DATES: Repatriation of the cultural items in this notice may occur on 
or after May 17, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Lisa Anderson, New York State Museum, 3049 Cultural 
Education Center, Albany, NY 12230, telephone (518) 486-2020, 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

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sole responsibility of the New York State Museum. The National Park 
Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice. 
Additional information on the amendments and determinations in this 
notice, including the results of consultation, can be found in the 
summary or related records held by the New York State Museum.

Amendment

    This notice amends the determinations published in a Notice of 
Intent to Repatriate in the Federal Register (87 FR 75651-75652, 
December 9, 2022). Repatriation of the items in the original Notice of 
Intent to Repatriate has not occurred. This notice amends the 
determination of cultural affiliation.

Determinations (as Amended)

    Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after 
consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian 
organizations, the New York State Museum has determined that:
     The four cultural items 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 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 May 17, 2023. If competing requests for 
repatriation are received, the New York State Museum 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 New York State Museum 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, 
10.13, and 10.14.

    Dated: April 6, 2023.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2023-08059 Filed 4-14-23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4312-52-P
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