Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV, 64462-64463 [2023-20194]

Download as PDF 64462 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 180 / Tuesday, September 19, 2023 / Notices Dated: September 11, 2023. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. Aboriginal Land The human remains and associated funerary objects in this notice were removed from a known geographic location. This location is the aboriginal land of one or more Indian Tribes. The following information was used to identify the aboriginal land: a final judgment of the Indian Claims Commission. [FR Doc. 2023–20196 Filed 9–18–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0036575; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the University of Nevada, Las Vegas has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects and has determined that there is no cultural affiliation between the human remains and associated funerary objects and any Indian Tribe. The human remains and associated funerary objects were removed from White Pine County, Nevada. DATES: Disposition of the human remains and associated funerary objects in this notice may occur on or after October 19, 2023. ADDRESSES: Dr. Daniel Benyshek, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4505 S Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, NV 89154 telephone (702) 895–2070, email Daniel.Benyshek@unlv.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 University of Nevada, Las Vegas. 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 University of Nevada, Las Vegas. ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 SUMMARY: Description Human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed from the Ely Site in White Pine County, NV (Accession # FHUR 65). The seven associated funerary objects are one lot consisting of faunal bones, an obsidian tool, a quartzite fragment, one lot consisting of chert flakes, one lot consisting of ochre, one lot consisting of charcoal, and one lot consisting of shell disc beads. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:21 Sep 18, 2023 Jkt 259001 Determinations Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes, the University of Nevada, Las Vegas has determined that: • The human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of one individual of Native American ancestry. • The seven 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. • No relationship of shared group identity can be reasonably traced between the human remains and associated funerary objects and any Indian Tribe. • The human remains and associated funerary objects described in this notice were removed from the aboriginal land of the Confederated Tribes of the Goshute Reservation, Nevada and Utah; Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon; Fort McDermitt Paiute and Shoshone Tribes of the Fort McDermitt Indian Reservation, Nevada and Oregon; Paiute-Shoshone Tribe of the Fallon Reservation and Colony, Nevada; Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe of the Pyramid Lake Reservation, Nevada; Reno-Sparks Indian Colony, Nevada; Skull Valley Band of Goshute Indians of Utah; Walker River Paiute Tribe of the Walker River Reservation, Nevada; Washoe Tribe of Nevada & California (Carson Colony, Dresslerville Colony, Woodfords Community, Stewart Community, & Washoe Ranches); and the Yerington Paiute Tribe of the Yerington Colony & Campbell Ranch, Nevada. Requests for Disposition Written requests for disposition of the human remains and associated funerary objects in this notice must be sent to the Responsible Official identified in ADDRESSES. Requests for disposition 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 PO 00000 Frm 00062 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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, or who shows that the requestor is an aboriginal land Indian Tribe. Disposition of the human remains and associated funerary objects described in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after October 19, 2023. If competing requests for disposition are received, the University of Nevada, Las Vegas must determine the most appropriate requestor prior to disposition. Requests for joint disposition of the human remains and associated funerary objects are considered a single request and not competing requests. The University of Nevada, Las Vegas 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 and § 10.11. Dated: September 11, 2023. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2023–20192 Filed 9–18–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0036577; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the University of Nevada, Las Vegas has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects and has determined that there is no cultural affiliation between the human remains and associated funerary objects and any Indian Tribe. The human remains and associated funerary objects were removed from an unknown county in Utah. DATES: Disposition of the human remains and associated funerary objects in this notice may occur on or after October 19, 2023. ADDRESSES: Dr. Daniel Benyshek, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4505 S Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, NV 89154, telephone (702) 895–2070, email Daniel.Benyshek@unlv.edu. SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\19SEN1.SGM 19SEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 180 / Tuesday, September 19, 2023 / Notices 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 University of Nevada, Las Vegas. 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 University of Nevada, Las Vegas. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Description Human remains representing, at minimum, two individuals were removed from an unknown county in Utah. (Accession # AHUR 145 (Judd Ranch Site)). While these ancestral remains are attributed to a named site, we are unable to identify this site and, consequently, we are unable to identify the county from which the human remains were removed. The eight associated funerary objects are one lot consisting of faunal bones, a ring, a glass fragment, a broche, one lot consisting of stone flakes, a stone tool, a snail shell, and a tool. ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 Aboriginal Land The human remains and associated funerary objects in this notice were removed from a known geographic location (i.e., the State of Utah). This location is the aboriginal land of one or more Indian Tribes. The following information was used to identify the aboriginal land: a final judgment of the Indian Claims Commission. Determinations Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes, the University of Nevada, Las Vegas has determined that: • The human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of two individuals of Native American ancestry. • The eight 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. • No relationship of shared group identity can be reasonably traced between the human remains and associated funerary objects and any Indian Tribe. • The human remains and associated funerary objects described in this notice were removed from the aboriginal land of the Confederated Tribes of the Goshute Reservation, Nevada and Utah; VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:21 Sep 18, 2023 Jkt 259001 Eastern Shoshone Tribe of the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming; Kaibab Band of Paiute Indians of the Kaibab Indian Reservation, Arizona; Las Vegas Tribe of Paiute Indians of the Las Vegas Indian Colony, Nevada; Moapa Band of Paiute Indians of the Moapa River Indian Reservation, Nevada; Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico, & Utah; Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation; Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah (Cedar Band of Paiutes, Kanosh Band of Paiutes, Indian Peaks Band of Paiutes, and Shivwits Band of Paiutes); Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of the Fort Hall Reservation; Skull Valley Band of Goshute Indians of Utah; Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah & Ouray Reservation, Utah; and the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe. Requests for Disposition Written requests for disposition of the human remains and associated funerary objects in this notice must be sent to the Responsible Official identified in ADDRESSES. Requests for disposition 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, or who shows that the requestor is an aboriginal land Indian Tribe. Disposition of the human remains and associated funerary objects described in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after October 19, 2023. If competing requests for disposition are received, the University of Nevada, Las Vegas must determine the most appropriate requestor prior to disposition. Requests for joint disposition of the human remains and associated funerary objects are considered a single request and not competing requests. The University of Nevada, Las Vegas 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 and § 10.11. Dated: September 11, 2023. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2023–20194 Filed 9–18–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P PO 00000 Frm 00063 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 64463 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0036574; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, Southwest Region, Albuquerque, NM National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the U.S Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) intends to repatriate a certain cultural item that meets the definition of a sacred object and that has a cultural affiliation with the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice. The cultural item was removed from Cherokee County, OK. DATES: Repatriation of the cultural item in this notice may occur on or after October 19, 2023. ADDRESSES: Victoria Owens, U.S Fish and Wildlife Service, P.O. Box 329, Albuquerque, NM 87103, telephone (505) 248–7897, email victoria_owens@ 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 the USFWS. 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 the USFWS. SUMMARY: Description One cultural item was removed from Tahlequah, Cherokee County, OK. Dennis R. ‘‘Siera’’ McPherron received the cultural item from William Smith, who was head of the Central Cherokee Medicine Council in the late 1980s. When the cultural item was seized by the USFWS in 2016, Mr. McPherron’s traveling companion was Mr. Henry Vann, who is William Smith’s nephew and a member of the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma. The sacred item is a Golden Eagle feather. Cultural Affiliation The cultural item in this notice is connected to one or more identifiable earlier groups, tribes, peoples, or cultures. There is a relationship of E:\FR\FM\19SEN1.SGM 19SEN1

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0036577; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 
Las Vegas, NV

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 University of Nevada, Las Vegas has 
completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects 
and has determined that there is no cultural affiliation between the 
human remains and associated funerary objects and any Indian Tribe. The 
human remains and associated funerary objects were removed from an 
unknown county in Utah.

DATES: Disposition of the human remains and associated funerary objects 
in this notice may occur on or after October 19, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Dr. Daniel Benyshek, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4505 S 
Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, NV 89154, telephone (702) 895-2070, email 
[email protected].

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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 
University of Nevada, Las Vegas. 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 University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Description

    Human remains representing, at minimum, two individuals were 
removed from an unknown county in Utah. (Accession # AHUR 145 (Judd 
Ranch Site)). While these ancestral remains are attributed to a named 
site, we are unable to identify this site and, consequently, we are 
unable to identify the county from which the human remains were 
removed. The eight associated funerary objects are one lot consisting 
of faunal bones, a ring, a glass fragment, a broche, one lot consisting 
of stone flakes, a stone tool, a snail shell, and a tool.

Aboriginal Land

    The human remains and associated funerary objects in this notice 
were removed from a known geographic location (i.e., the State of 
Utah). This location is the aboriginal land of one or more Indian 
Tribes. The following information was used to identify the aboriginal 
land: a final judgment of the Indian Claims Commission.

Determinations

    Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after 
consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes, the University of 
Nevada, Las Vegas has determined that:
     The human remains described in this notice represent the 
physical remains of two individuals of Native American ancestry.
     The eight 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.
     No relationship of shared group identity can be reasonably 
traced between the human remains and associated funerary objects and 
any Indian Tribe.
     The human remains and associated funerary objects 
described in this notice were removed from the aboriginal land of the 
Confederated Tribes of the Goshute Reservation, Nevada and Utah; 
Eastern Shoshone Tribe of the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming; Kaibab 
Band of Paiute Indians of the Kaibab Indian Reservation, Arizona; Las 
Vegas Tribe of Paiute Indians of the Las Vegas Indian Colony, Nevada; 
Moapa Band of Paiute Indians of the Moapa River Indian Reservation, 
Nevada; Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico, & Utah; Northwestern Band 
of the Shoshone Nation; Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah (Cedar Band of 
Paiutes, Kanosh Band of Paiutes, Indian Peaks Band of Paiutes, and 
Shivwits Band of Paiutes); Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of the Fort Hall 
Reservation; Skull Valley Band of Goshute Indians of Utah; Ute Indian 
Tribe of the Uintah & Ouray Reservation, Utah; and the Ute Mountain Ute 
Tribe.

Requests for Disposition

    Written requests for disposition of the human remains and 
associated funerary objects in this notice must be sent to the 
Responsible Official identified in ADDRESSES. Requests for disposition 
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, or who shows that the requestor is an aboriginal land 
Indian Tribe.
    Disposition of the human remains and associated funerary objects 
described in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after October 
19, 2023. If competing requests for disposition are received, the 
University of Nevada, Las Vegas must determine the most appropriate 
requestor prior to disposition. Requests for joint disposition of the 
human remains and associated funerary objects are considered a single 
request and not competing requests. The University of Nevada, Las Vegas 
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 and Sec.  
10.11.

    Dated: September 11, 2023.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2023-20194 Filed 9-18-23; 8:45 am]
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