Notice of Inventory Completion: Columbia Gorge Discovery Center and Museum, The Dalles, OR, 31816-31817 [2023-10555]

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Zablan, Regional Program Manager for Restoration and Endangered Species Classification, Pacific Region. [FR Doc. 2023–10612 Filed 5–17–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4333–15–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0035860; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Inventory Completion: Columbia Gorge Discovery Center and Museum, The Dalles, OR National Park Service, Interior. VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:05 May 17, 2023 Notice. In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Columbia Gorge Discovery Center and Museum 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 an unknown burial site on the banks of the Columbia River (between Washington and Oregon) of the Columbia River Plateau and Klickitat County, WA. DATES: Repatriation of the human remains in this notice may occur on or after June 20, 2023. ADDRESSES: Susan Buce, Columbia Gorge Discovery Center & Museum, 5000 Discovery Drive, The Dalles, OR 97058, telephone (541) 296–8600 Ext. 242, email collections@ gorgediscovery.org. SUMMARY: 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 Columbia Gorge Discovery Center and Museum. 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 the Columbia Gorge Discovery Center and Museum. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Description National Park Service AGENCY: ACTION: Jkt 259001 Human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed at an unknown time from a burial site located along the banks or islands of the Columbia River near The Dalles, in Wasco County, OR, and Wishram, in Klickitat County, WA, by James Gosson. In 2003, Gosson donated these human PO 00000 Frm 00148 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Permit action New. Renew and amend. remains to the Museum. The human remains belong to an adult of unknown sex. No known individual was identified. No associated funerary objects are present. Human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed from private property in White Salmon, Klickitat County, WA by Allen B. Clarke. Clarke found these human remains while digging out his basement. Following his death, the human remains were donated to the Museum in 2013 by his wife, Rosalie Clarke. The human remains belong to an adult male. No known individual was identified. No associated funerary objects are present. Native American People from both sides of the Columbia River utilized the islands on the Columbia River that border the present-day states of Oregon and Washington, in the north central Columbia River Plateau region, for burial. Early and late published ethnographic documentation indicates that this area was the aboriginal territory of the Western Columbia River Sahaptins, Wasco, Wishram, Yakima, Walla Walla, Umatilla, Tenino, and Skin (Daugherty 1973, Hale 1841, Hunn and French 1998, Stern 1998, French and French 1998, Mooney 1896, Murdock 1938, Ray 1936 and 1974, Spier 1936). Cultural Affiliation The human remains and associated funerary objects 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 E:\FR\FM\18MYN1.SGM 18MYN1 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 96 / Thursday, May 18, 2023 / Notices consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations, the Columbia Gorge Discovery Center and Museum has determined that: • The human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of two individuals of Native American ancestry. • 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 Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation; Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation; and the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon. Requests for Repatriation lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 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 20, 2023. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the Columbia Gorge Discovery Center and 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 Columbia Gorge Discovery Center and 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, and 10.14. Dated: May 10, 2023. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2023–10555 Filed 5–17–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:05 May 17, 2023 Jkt 259001 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–D–COS–POL–35730; PPWODIREP0; PPMPSAS1Y.000000; PX.XDIRE0039] Notice of Public Meeting for the Advisory Committee on Reconciliation in Place Names National Park Service, Interior. Meeting notice. AGENCY: ACTION: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, the National Park Service (NPS) is hereby giving notice that the Advisory Committee on Reconciliation in Place Names (Committee) will meet as noted below. DATES: The Committee will hold public meetings on Wednesday June 14, 2023, from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. (MOUNTAIN) and Thursday June 15, 2023, from 8:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. (MOUNTAIN). Individuals that wish to participate must contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section no later than June 7, 2023, to receive instructions for accessing the meeting. ADDRESSES: The Committee will meet at the Horace M. Albright Training Center, 1 Albright Avenue, Grand Canyon, Arizona 86023. Electronic submissions of materials or requests are to be sent to reconciliation_committee@nps.gov. The meeting will also be accessible virtually via webinar and audio conference technology. SUMMARY: For information concerning attending the Committee meeting in-person or virtually, submitting written comments to the Committee, or requesting to address the Committee, contact Andrea DeKoter, Committee Manager for the Advisory Committee on Reconciliation in Place Names, Office of Policy, National Park Service, at reconciliation_ committee@nps.gov or by telephone at (202) 354–2220. 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: The Committee has been established by authority of the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) under 54 U.S.C. 100906 and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: PO 00000 Frm 00149 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 31817 is regulated by the Federal Advisory Committee Act. Purpose of the Meeting: The Committee will receive briefings and discuss topics related to identifying existing Federal land unit names and geographic feature names that may be considered derogatory and developing recommendations for potential replacement names. The final agenda and briefing materials will be posted to the Committee’s website prior to the meeting at https://www.nps.gov/orgs/ 1892/advisory-committee-onreconciliation-in-place-names.htm. The meeting is open to the public. Interested persons may choose to make oral comments at the meeting during the designated time for this purpose. Depending on the number of people wishing to comment and the time available, the amount of time for oral comments may be limited. Interested parties should contact the Committee Manager (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) for advance placement on the public speaker list for this meeting. Members of the public may also choose to submit written comments by emailing them to reconciliation_committee@ nps.gov. Due to time constraints during the meeting, the Committee is not able to read written public comments submitted into the record. All comments will be made part of the public record and will be electronically distributed to all Committee members. Detailed minutes of the meeting will be available for public inspection within 90 days of the meeting. Meeting Accessibility Please make requests in advance for sign language interpreter services, assistive listening devices, or other reasonable accommodations. We ask that you contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice at least seven (7) business days prior to the meeting to give the Department of the Interior sufficient time to process your request. All reasonable accommodation requests are managed on a case-by-case basis. Public Disclosure of Comments: 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. E:\FR\FM\18MYN1.SGM 18MYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 96 (Thursday, May 18, 2023)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-10555]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0035860; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: Columbia Gorge Discovery Center 
and Museum, The Dalles, OR

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 Columbia Gorge Discovery Center and 
Museum 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 an unknown burial site on the banks of 
the Columbia River (between Washington and Oregon) of the Columbia 
River Plateau and Klickitat County, WA.

DATES: Repatriation of the human remains in this notice may occur on or 
after June 20, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Susan Buce, Columbia Gorge Discovery Center & Museum, 5000 
Discovery Drive, The Dalles, OR 97058, telephone (541) 296-8600 Ext. 
242, 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 
Columbia Gorge Discovery Center and Museum. 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 the Columbia Gorge Discovery Center and Museum.

Description

    Human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed 
at an unknown time from a burial site located along the banks or 
islands of the Columbia River near The Dalles, in Wasco County, OR, and 
Wishram, in Klickitat County, WA, by James Gosson. In 2003, Gosson 
donated these human remains to the Museum. The human remains belong to 
an adult of unknown sex. No known individual was identified. No 
associated funerary objects are present.
    Human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed 
from private property in White Salmon, Klickitat County, WA by Allen B. 
Clarke. Clarke found these human remains while digging out his 
basement. Following his death, the human remains were donated to the 
Museum in 2013 by his wife, Rosalie Clarke. The human remains belong to 
an adult male. No known individual was identified. No associated 
funerary objects are present.
    Native American People from both sides of the Columbia River 
utilized the islands on the Columbia River that border the present-day 
states of Oregon and Washington, in the north central Columbia River 
Plateau region, for burial. Early and late published ethnographic 
documentation indicates that this area was the aboriginal territory of 
the Western Columbia River Sahaptins, Wasco, Wishram, Yakima, Walla 
Walla, Umatilla, Tenino, and Skin (Daugherty 1973, Hale 1841, Hunn and 
French 1998, Stern 1998, French and French 1998, Mooney 1896, Murdock 
1938, Ray 1936 and 1974, Spier 1936).

Cultural Affiliation

    The human remains and associated funerary objects 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

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consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian 
organizations, the Columbia Gorge Discovery Center and Museum has 
determined that:
     The human remains described in this notice represent the 
physical remains of two individuals of Native American ancestry.
     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 Confederated Tribes and Bands 
of the Yakama Nation; Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian 
Reservation; and the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs 
Reservation of Oregon.

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 20, 2023. If competing requests for repatriation 
are received, the Columbia Gorge Discovery Center and 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 Columbia Gorge Discovery Center and 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, 
and 10.14.

    Dated: May 10, 2023.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2023-10555 Filed 5-17-23; 8:45 am]
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