National Park System Advisory Board; Charter Re-Establishment, 29944-29945 [2023-09746]

Download as PDF 29944 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 89 / Tuesday, May 9, 2023 / Notices Requests for Repatriation Written requests for repatriation of the human remains 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 in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after June 8, 2023. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the Karshner Museum and Center for Culture & Arts must determine the most appropriate requestor prior to repatriation. Requests for joint repatriation of the human remains are considered a single request and not competing requests. The Karshner Museum and Center for Culture & Arts 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: May 3, 2023. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2023–09768 Filed 5–8–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0035801; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, Bismarck Field Office, Bismarck, ND U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of Interior. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, Bismarck Field Office (FWS Bismarck) has completed an inventory of human remains and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:27 May 08, 2023 Jkt 259001 organizations in this notice. The human remains were obtained from Fall River County, SD. DATES: Repatriation of the human remains in this notice may occur on or after June 8, 2023. ADDRESSES: Karri Springer, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Bismarck Field Office, 3425 Miriam Avenue, Bismarck, ND 58501, telephone (701) 355–8577, email karri_springer@fws.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 FWS Bismarck. 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 inventory or related records held by FWS Bismarck. Description On February 19, 2015, human remains representing, at minimum, two individuals were recovered from the premises of an individual in Fall River County, SD, by FWS Bismarck during a law enforcement operation. Conviction and sentencing of the individual resulted in these human remains being forfeited to the USFWS. One individual, represented by a skull with jaw—belong to an individual of unknown age and sex. Another individual, represented by a scalp with a group of human hairs— belong to an individual of unknown age and sex. No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are present. Cultural Affiliation The human remains 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. The following types of information were used to reasonably trace the relationship: geographical, kinship, biological, linguistic, cultural, historical, and expert opinion. Determinations Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations, FWS Bismarck has determined that: • The human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of two individuals of Native American ancestry. PO 00000 Frm 00065 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 • There is a relationship of shared group identity that can be reasonably traced between the human remains described in this notice and the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe of the Cheyenne River Reservation, South Dakota; Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe of South Dakota; Omaha Tribe of Nebraska; Rosebud Sioux Tribe of the Rosebud Indian Reservation, South Dakota; Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate of the Lake Traverse Reservation, South Dakota; and the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe of North & South Dakota. Requests for Repatriation Written requests for repatriation of the human remains 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 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 in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after June 8, 2023. If competing requests for repatriation are received, FWS Bismarck 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 Bismarck 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: May 3, 2023. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2023–09763 Filed 5–8–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–D–COS–POL–33364; PPWODIREP0; PPMPSAS1Y.YP0000] National Park System Advisory Board; Charter Re-Establishment National Park Service, Interior. Notice of advisory committee reestablishment. AGENCY: ACTION: E:\FR\FM\09MYN1.SGM 09MYN1 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 89 / Tuesday, May 9, 2023 / Notices The Secretary of the Interior intends to re-establish the National Park System Advisory Board (Board), in accordance with Federal Advisory Committee Act. The Secretary has chosen to re-establish the Board so that the Board may continue to provide advice to the Secretary on matters relating to the National Park Service, the National Park System, and programs administered by the National Park Service. SUMMARY: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joshua Winchell, Staff Director and Designated Federal Officer for the National Park System Advisory Board, Office of Policy, National Park Service, joshua_winchell@nps.gov, 202–513– 7053. The Board was originally authorized by the Historic Sites, Buildings and Antiquities Act of 1935. When that authority expired in 2010, the Secretary reestablished the Board as a discretionary committee. The Board again terminated on January 8, 2023, when its charter expired. The Secretary is re-establishing the Board. The advice and recommendations provided by the Board fulfill an important need within the Department of the Interior and the National Park Service, and it is necessary to reestablish the Board to ensure its work is not disrupted. The Board’s members will be balanced, consistent with its charter, to represent a cross-section of disciplines and expertise relevant to the National Park Service mission. Board members will be selected from regions throughout the country. Certification: I hereby certify that the re-establishment of the National Park System Advisory Board is necessary and in the public interest in connection with the performance of duties imposed on the Department of the Interior by the National Park Service Organic Act (54 U.S.C. 100101(a) et seq.), and other statutes relating to the administration of the National Park Service. Authority: 5 U.S.C. 10. ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Dated: May 2, 2023. Deb Haaland, Secretary of the Interior. [FR Doc. 2023–09746 Filed 5–8–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:27 May 08, 2023 Jkt 259001 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0035822; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Inventory Completion: Mercyhurst University, Erie, PA National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), Mercyhurst University has completed an inventory of human remains and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice. The human remains were removed from Ballard County, KY. DATES: Repatriation of the human remains in this notice may occur on or after June 8, 2023. ADDRESSES: Anne Marjenin, Mercyhurst University, 501 E 38th Street, Erie, PA 16546, telephone (814) 824–2012, email nagpra@mercyhurst.edu. 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 Mercyhurst University. 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 inventory or related records held by Mercyhurst University. SUMMARY: Description Human remains representing, at minimum, three individuals were removed from the Wickliffe Mounds Site (15Ba4) in Ballard County, KY. The individuals (V–MAN–0009; V–MAN– 0223; VM–026; V–MAN–0058; V–MAN– 0105; KY–BA–TIN–0001) were removed on an unknown date by Raymond C. Vietzen (1907–1995). According to his accounts and descriptions, Vietzen visited mounds in Wickliffe, Kentucky with Colonel and Mrs. Fain King (Vietzen 1946:19). The collection location was reportedly near ‘‘Ancient Buried City’’ and possibly King Mounds. Vietzen, an avocational archeologist and author, established the Indian Ridge Museum in Elyria, Ohio, and the Archaeological Society of Ohio (formerly the Ohio Indian Relic Collectors Society). The Indian Ridge Museum, founded in the 1930s, served as Vietzen’s laboratory and repository, and it remained in operation until the PO 00000 Frm 00066 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 29945 mid-1990s. After Vietzen’s death, the facility fell into disrepair and most of the items he had acquired and housed at the museum were sold. In 1998, the Ohio Historical Society (presently the Ohio History Connection) removed ancestral human remains and some of the remaining items from the facility and temporarily housed them at the Ohio Historical Society. In October of 2003, these human remains and items were transferred from the Ohio Historical Society to Mercyhurst College (presently Mercyhurst University). No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are present. Cultural Affiliation The human remains 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: geographical and historical. Determinations Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations, Mercyhurst University has determined that: • The human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of three individuals of Native American ancestry. • There is a relationship of shared group identity that can be reasonably traced between the human remains described in this notice and The Chickasaw Nation. Requests for Repatriation Written requests for repatriation of the human remains 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 in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after June 8, 2023. If competing requests for repatriation are received, Mercyhurst University must determine E:\FR\FM\09MYN1.SGM 09MYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 89 (Tuesday, May 9, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29944-29945]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-09746]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-D-COS-POL-33364; PPWODIREP0; PPMPSAS1Y.YP0000]


National Park System Advisory Board; Charter Re-Establishment

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of advisory committee re-establishment.

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SUMMARY: The Secretary of the Interior intends to re-establish the 
National Park System Advisory Board (Board), in accordance with Federal 
Advisory Committee Act. The Secretary has chosen to re-establish the 
Board so that the Board may continue to provide advice to the Secretary 
on matters relating to the National Park Service, the National Park 
System, and programs administered by the National Park Service.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joshua Winchell, Staff Director and 
Designated Federal Officer for the National Park System Advisory Board, 
Office of Policy, National Park Service, [email protected], 202-
513-7053.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board was originally authorized by the 
Historic Sites, Buildings and Antiquities Act of 1935. When that 
authority expired in 2010, the Secretary re-established the Board as a 
discretionary committee. The Board again terminated on January 8, 2023, 
when its charter expired. The Secretary is re-establishing the Board.
    The advice and recommendations provided by the Board fulfill an 
important need within the Department of the Interior and the National 
Park Service, and it is necessary to re-establish the Board to ensure 
its work is not disrupted. The Board's members will be balanced, 
consistent with its charter, to represent a cross-section of 
disciplines and expertise relevant to the National Park Service 
mission. Board members will be selected from regions throughout the 
country.
    Certification: I hereby certify that the re-establishment of the 
National Park System Advisory Board is necessary and in the public 
interest in connection with the performance of duties imposed on the 
Department of the Interior by the National Park Service Organic Act (54 
U.S.C. 100101(a) et seq.), and other statutes relating to the 
administration of the National Park Service.
    Authority: 5 U.S.C. 10.

    Dated: May 2, 2023.
Deb Haaland,
Secretary of the Interior.
[FR Doc. 2023-09746 Filed 5-8-23; 8:45 am]
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