Notice of Inventory Completion: Kansas City Museum, Kansas City, MO, 37576-37577 [2023-12281]

Download as PDF 37576 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 110 / Thursday, June 8, 2023 / Notices 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 10.8, 10.10, and 10.14. Dated: May 31, 2023. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2023–12285 Filed 6–7–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0035975; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Inventory Completion: Kansas City Museum, Kansas City, MO National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Kansas City Museum has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and associated funerary objects and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice. The human remains and associated funerary objects were removed from Amchitka Island, AK. DATES: Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects in this notice may occur on or after July 10, 2023. ADDRESSES: Lisa Shockley, Kansas City Museum, 3218 Gladstone Blvd., Kansas City, MO 64133, telephone (816) 702– 7700, email lshockley@ kansascitymuseum.org. 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 Kansas City 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 Kansas City Museum. ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 SUMMARY: Description In 1943, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:15 Jun 07, 2023 Jkt 259001 removed from Amchitka Island, AK, (catalogue number: 1961.56.8). The collector removed these human remains while stationed at a now-abandoned nuclear test site on Amchitka Island, in the Aleutian Islands, and subsequently donated them to the Kansas City Museum. The human remains—a jawbone fragment without teeth and a jawbone fragment with a single tooth— belong to an individual of unknown age and sex. The one associated funerary object is a faunal tooth, possibly from a bear. 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, historical, and expert opinion. Determinations Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations, the Kansas City Museum has determined that: • The human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of one individual of Native American ancestry. • The one object described in this notice is 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 object described in this notice and the Native Village of Atka. 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 PO 00000 Frm 00072 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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 July 10, 2023. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the Kansas City 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 Kansas City Museum 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, and 10.14. Dated: May 31, 2023. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2023–12280 Filed 6–7–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0035976; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Inventory Completion: Kansas City Museum, Kansas City, MO National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Kansas City Museum (KCM) 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 Platte County, MO. DATES: Repatriation of the human remains in this notice may occur on or after July 10, 2023. ADDRESSES: Lisa Shockley, Kansas City Museum, 3218 Gladstone Blvd., Kansas City, MO 64133, telephone (816) 702– 7700, email lshockley@ kansascitymuseum.org. 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 Kansas City Museum. The National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\08JNN1.SGM 08JNN1 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 110 / Thursday, June 8, 2023 / Notices 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 Kansas City Museum. Description In 1954, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed from site 23PL1, commonly referred to as the Renner Site, in Platte County, MO. These human remains (catalogue number: I.1995.268 (part of 2000.7)) were excavated with the private landowner’s permission during an archeological project conducted jointly by the Kansas City Museum, the University of Missouri, and the Kansas City Archaeological Society. The human remains—skull fragments—belong to a subadult of unknown sex. No associated funerary objects are present. 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, historical, and expert opinion. BILLING CODE 4312–52–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0035979; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 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 16:15 Jun 07, 2023 Jkt 259001 Dated: May 31, 2023. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2023–12281 Filed 6–7–23; 8:45 am] Determination Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations, the Kansas City Museum has determined that: • The human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of at least one individual 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 Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma. VerDate Sep<11>2014 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 July 10, 2023. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the Kansas City Museum 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 Kansas City Museum 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, and 10.14. Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, and University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the University of California, Davis (UC Davis) and University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley) intend to repatriate certain cultural items that meet the definition of unassociated funerary objects and certain cultural items that meet the definition of objects of cultural patrimony, and that have a cultural affiliation with the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice. The cultural items were removed from Sacramento County, CA. DATES: Repatriation of the cultural items in this notice may occur on or after July 10, 2023. ADDRESSES: Megon Noble, NAGPRA Project Manager, University of California, Davis, 412 Mrak Hall, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, telephone (530) 752–8501, email mnoble@ucdavis.edu, and Alex Lucas, Repatriation Coordinator, University of California, Berkeley, Office of SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00073 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 37577 Government and Community Relations, 120 California Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720, telephone (510) 570–0964, email nagpra-ucb@berkeley.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 UC Davis and UC Berkeley. 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 UC Davis and UC Berkeley. Description The four cultural items listed in this notice were removed from a site along the American River (CA–SAC–157) in Sacramento County, CA. In 1981, as a part of an archeology course, Richard Burrill, Cordova Senior High School, removed archeological items from CA–SAC–157. Subsequently, these items were donated to the Folsom Historical Society, and in 2016, they were transferred to the UC Davis Shields Library. The items include two lots of unassociated funerary objects, only one of which is present and accounted for in the UC Davis collections. The unassociated funerary objects are one lot consisting of abalone shells and one lot consisting of projectile points, flakes, a scraper, a net weight, and a clamshell disc bead. On February 16, 1942, Jeremiah B. Lillard, Harry Wanzer, and the Sacramento County Board of Education gifted archeological items from CA– SAC–157 to the Phoebe A. Hearst Museum at the University of California, Berkeley. These items include one lot of unassociated funerary objects consisting of sinkers, mortars, and pestles. On June 3, 1938, the Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology at the University of California, Berkeley, acquired archeological items from CA– SAC–157 that were excavated by Robert Fleming Heizer and the University of California Field Party. These items include one lot of objects of cultural patrimony consisting of awls, ulnas, points, pestles, mortars, shells, and flakes. 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 E:\FR\FM\08JNN1.SGM 08JNN1

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 110 (Thursday, June 8, 2023)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-12281]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0035976; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: Kansas City Museum, Kansas City, 
MO

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 Kansas City Museum (KCM) 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 Platte County, MO.

DATES: Repatriation of the human remains in this notice may occur on or 
after July 10, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Lisa Shockley, Kansas City Museum, 3218 Gladstone Blvd., 
Kansas City, MO 64133, telephone (816) 702-7700, 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 
Kansas City Museum. The National Park Service is not responsible for 
the determinations

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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 Kansas City Museum.

Description

    In 1954, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual 
were removed from site 23PL1, commonly referred to as the Renner Site, 
in Platte County, MO. These human remains (catalogue number: I.1995.268 
(part of 2000.7)) were excavated with the private landowner's 
permission during an archeological project conducted jointly by the 
Kansas City Museum, the University of Missouri, and the Kansas City 
Archaeological Society. The human remains--skull fragments--belong to a 
subadult of unknown sex. No associated funerary objects are present.

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, historical, and expert opinion.

Determination

    Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after 
consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian 
organizations, the Kansas City Museum has determined that:
     The human remains described in this notice represent the 
physical remains of at least one individual 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 Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma.

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 July 10, 2023. If competing requests for repatriation 
are received, the Kansas City Museum 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 Kansas City Museum 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, 
and 10.14.

    Dated: May 31, 2023.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2023-12281 Filed 6-7-23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4312-52-P

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