Gateway National Recreation Area Fort Hancock 21st Century Advisory Committee Notice of Public Meeting, 45919-45920 [2023-15164]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 136 / Tuesday, July 18, 2023 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Cultural Affiliation National Park Service 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: kinship and anthropological. [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0036193; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Inventory Completion: Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA AGENCY: ACTION: National Park Service, Interior. Notice. In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University (PMAE) 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 collected at the Sherman Institute, Riverside County, CA. SUMMARY: Repatriation of the human remains in this notice may occur on or after August 17, 2023. DATES: Jane Pickering, Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, 11 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138, telephone (617) 496–2374, email jpickering@ fas.harvard.edu. ADDRESSES: 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 PMAE. 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 PMAE. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 Description Human remains representing, at minimum, two individuals were collected at the Sherman Institute in Riverside County, CA. The human remains are hair clippings collected from two individuals identified as ‘‘Hoopa,’’ one recorded as 16 years old and the other recorded as 17 years old. Samuel R. Gilliam took the hair clippings at the Sherman Institute between 1930 and 1933. Gilliam sent the hair clippings to George Woodbury, who donated the hair clippings to the PMAE in 1935. No associated funerary objects are present. VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:16 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 259001 Determinations Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after consultation with the appropriate lineal descendants, Indian Tribes, and Native Hawaiian organizations, the PMAE 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 described in this notice and the Hoopa Valley Tribe, California. 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 August 17, 2023. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the PMAE 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 PMAE 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. PO 00000 Frm 00038 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 45919 Dated: July 6, 2023. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2023–15109 Filed 7–17–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–NERO–GATE–35965; PPNEGATEB0, PPMVSCS1Z.Y00000] Gateway National Recreation Area Fort Hancock 21st Century Advisory Committee Notice of Public Meeting 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 Gateway National Recreation Area Fort Hancock 21st Century Advisory Committee (Committee) will meet as indicated below. SUMMARY: The virtual meeting will take place on Tuesday, September 19, 2023. The meeting will begin at 9:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m., with a public comment period at 11:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (EASTERN), with advance registration required. Individuals that wish to participate must contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section no later than Thursday, September 14, 2023, to receive instructions for accessing the meeting. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: This will be a virtual meeting. Anyone interested in attending should contact Daphne Yun, Acting Public Affairs Officer, Gateway National Recreation Area, 210 New York Avenue, Staten Island, New York 10305, by telephone (718) 815–3651, or by email daphne_ yun@nps.gov. 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 was established on April 18, 2012, by authority of the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) under 54 U.S.C. 100906(a) and is regulated by the Federal Advisory Committee Act. The Committee provides advice to the Secretary, through the Director of the NPS, on matters relating to the Fort Hancock Historic District of Gateway DATES: E:\FR\FM\18JYN1.SGM 18JYN1 ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 45920 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 136 / Tuesday, July 18, 2023 / Notices National Recreation Area. All meetings are open to the public. Purpose of the Meeting: The Gateway National Recreation Area will discuss leasing updates, working group updates, social equity related to leasing, and general park updates. The final agenda will be posted on the Committee’s website at https:// www.forthancock21.org prior to the meeting. The website includes meeting minutes from all prior meetings. Interested persons may present, either orally or through written comments, information for the Committee to consider during the public meeting. Written comments will be accepted prior to, during, or after the meeting. Members of the public may submit written comments by mailing them to the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. Due to time constraints during the meeting, the Committee is not able to read written public comments submitted into the record. Individuals or groups requesting to make oral comments at the public Committee meeting will be limited to no more than three minutes per speaker. 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/Special Accommodations: The meeting is open to the public. 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 written comments, you should be aware that your entire comment including your personal identifying information will be publicly available. 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. Authority: 5 U.S.C. ch. 10. Alma Ripps, Chief, Office of Policy. [FR Doc. 2023–15164 Filed 7–17–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:16 Jul 17, 2023 Jkt 259001 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0036184; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Inventory Completion: Connecticut Office of State Archaeology, Connecticut State Museum of Natural History, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Connecticut State Museum of Natural History (CSMNH) 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 Hennepin County, MN. SUMMARY: Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects in this notice may occur on or after August 17, 2023. ADDRESSES: Dr. Jacqueline VeningerRobert, University of Connecticut, 75 N. Eagleville Road, Unit 3023, Storrs, CT 06269, telephone (860) 486–6953, email jacqueline.veninger@uconn.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 the CSMNH. 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 CSMNH. DATES: Description Human remains representing, at minimum, five individuals were removed from Hennepin County, MN. In the 1880s, a resident of Colebrook, Connecticut purchased an island in Lake Minnetonka, Hennepin County, Minnesota, to construct a sporting lodge. During construction, a burial mound was disturbed, and the human remains of at least five individuals and a ceramic vessel were exhumed and brought back to Connecticut. More than 100 years later, these human remains and this ceramic vessel were given to PO 00000 Frm 00039 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 the Colebrook Historical Society by the Colebrook resident’s descendants, and in 2014, the human remains and associated funerary objects were transferred to the Connecticut Office of State Archaeology (OSA). Forensic examination conducted in 2014 determined that the fragmentary human remains belong to two adults, two juveniles, and one infant. The two associated funerary objects are one lot consisting of ceramic vessel fragments and one mineral fragment. 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 type of information was used to reasonably trace the relationship: geographical. Determinations Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations, the CSMNH has determined that: • The human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of five individuals of Native American ancestry. • The two 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 Lower Sioux Indian Community in the State of Minnesota; Prairie Island Indian Community in the State of Minnesota; Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community of Minnesota; and the Upper Sioux Community, Minnesota. 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 E:\FR\FM\18JYN1.SGM 18JYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 136 (Tuesday, July 18, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45919-45920]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-15164]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-NERO-GATE-35965; PPNEGATEB0, PPMVSCS1Z.Y00000]


Gateway National Recreation Area Fort Hancock 21st Century 
Advisory Committee Notice of Public Meeting

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Meeting notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, 
the National Park Service (NPS) is hereby giving notice that the 
Gateway National Recreation Area Fort Hancock 21st Century Advisory 
Committee (Committee) will meet as indicated below.

DATES: The virtual meeting will take place on Tuesday, September 19, 
2023. The meeting will begin at 9:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m., with a 
public comment period at 11:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (EASTERN), with 
advance registration required. Individuals that wish to participate 
must contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT 
section no later than Thursday, September 14, 2023, to receive 
instructions for accessing the meeting.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: This will be a virtual meeting. Anyone 
interested in attending should contact Daphne Yun, Acting Public 
Affairs Officer, Gateway National Recreation Area, 210 New York Avenue, 
Staten Island, New York 10305, by telephone (718) 815-3651, or by email 
[email protected]. 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-
of-contact in the United States.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Committee was established on April 18, 
2012, by authority of the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) under 
54 U.S.C. 100906(a) and is regulated by the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act. The Committee provides advice to the Secretary, through the 
Director of the NPS, on matters relating to the Fort Hancock Historic 
District of Gateway

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National Recreation Area. All meetings are open to the public.
    Purpose of the Meeting: The Gateway National Recreation Area will 
discuss leasing updates, working group updates, social equity related 
to leasing, and general park updates. The final agenda will be posted 
on the Committee's website at https://www.forthancock21.org prior to 
the meeting. The website includes meeting minutes from all prior 
meetings.
    Interested persons may present, either orally or through written 
comments, information for the Committee to consider during the public 
meeting. Written comments will be accepted prior to, during, or after 
the meeting. Members of the public may submit written comments by 
mailing them to the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT section.
    Due to time constraints during the meeting, the Committee is not 
able to read written public comments submitted into the record. 
Individuals or groups requesting to make oral comments at the public 
Committee meeting will be limited to no more than three minutes per 
speaker. 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/Special Accommodations: The meeting is open 
to the public. 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 written comments, you should be aware that your entire comment 
including your personal identifying information will be publicly 
available. 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.
    Authority: 5 U.S.C. ch. 10.

Alma Ripps,
Chief, Office of Policy.
[FR Doc. 2023-15164 Filed 7-17-23; 8:45 am]
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