Notice of Inventory Completion: Portland State University, Portland, OR, 948-949 [2024-00129]

Download as PDF 948 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 5 / Monday, January 8, 2024 / Notices Saint Paul Island (See Pribilof Islands Aleut Communities of St. Paul & St. George Islands) Salamatof Tribe Seldovia Village Tribe Shageluk Native Village Sitka Tribe of Alaska Skagway Village South Naknek Village Stebbins Community Association Sun’aq Tribe of Kodiak Takotna Village Tangirnaq Native Village Telida Village Traditional Village of Togiak Tuluksak Native Community Twin Hills Village Ugashik Village Umkumiut Native Village Village of Alakanuk Village of Anaktuvuk Pass Village of Aniak Village of Atmautluak Village of Bill Moore’s Slough Village of Chefornak Village of Clarks Point Village of Crooked Creek Village of Dot Lake Village of Iliamna Village of Kalskag Village of Kaltag Village of Kotlik Village of Lower Kalskag Village of Ohogamiut Village of Red Devil Village of Sleetmute Village of Solomon Village of Stony River Village of Venetie (See Native Village of Venetie Tribal Government) Village of Wainwright Wrangell Cooperative Association Yakutat Tlingit Tribe Yupiit of Andreafski [FR Doc. 2024–00109 Filed 1–5–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4337–15–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [LLOR957000.L1440000.BJ0000.245; BLM_ OR_FRN_MO4500177341] Filing of Plats of Survey: Oregon/ Washington Bureau of Land Management, Interior ACTION: Notice of official filing. ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 AGENCY: SUMMARY: The plats of survey of the following described lands are scheduled to be officially filed in the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Oregon State Office, Portland, Oregon, 30 calendar days from the date of this publication. DATES: Protests must be received by the BLM prior to the scheduled date of official filing, February 7, 2024. ADDRESSES: A copy of the plats may be obtained from the Public Room at the Bureau of Land Management, Oregon VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:46 Jan 05, 2024 Jkt 262001 State Office, 1220 SW 3rd Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97204, upon required payment. The plats may be viewed at this location at no cost. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Femling, telephone: (503) 808– 6633, email: rfemling@blm.gov, Branch of Geographic Sciences, Bureau of Land Management, 1220 SW 3rd Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97204. Persons who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Relay Service at 1–800–877–8339 to contact Mr. Femling during normal business hours. The service is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to leave a message or question. You will receive a reply during normal business hours. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The plats of survey of the following described lands are scheduled to be officially filed in the Bureau of Land Management, Oregon State Office, Portland, Oregon: Willamette Meridian, Oregon T. 33 S., R. 5 W., accepted December 15, 2023 T. 25 S., R. 23 E. & T. 26 S., R. 24 E., accepted December 15, 2023 T. 38 S., R. 4 W., accepted December 15, 2023 T. 34 S., R. 1 E., accepted December 15, 2023 A person or party who wishes to protest one or more plats of survey identified above must file a written notice of protest with the Chief Cadastral Surveyor for Oregon/ Washington, Bureau of Land Management. The notice of protest must identify the plat(s) of survey that the person or party wishes to protest. The notice of protest must be filed before the scheduled date of official filing for the plat(s) of survey being protested. Any notice of protest filed after the scheduled date of official filing will be untimely and will not be considered. A notice of protest is considered filed on the date it is received by the Chief Cadastral Surveyor for Oregon/ Washington during regular business hours; if received after regular business hours, a notice of protest will be considered filed the next business day. A written statement of reasons in support of a protest, if not filed with the notice of protest, must be filed with the Chief Cadastral Surveyor for Oregon/ Washington within 30 calendar days after the notice of protest is filed. If a notice of protest against a plat of survey is received prior to the scheduled date of official filing, the official filing of the plat of survey identified in the notice of protest will be stayed pending consideration of the protest. A plat of survey will not be officially filed until the next business day following dismissal or resolution of all protests of the plat. PO 00000 Frm 00050 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Before including your address, phone number, email address, or other personal identifying information in a notice of protest or statement of reasons, you should be aware that the documents you submit—including your personal identifying information—may be made publicly available in their entirety at any time. While you can ask us to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. (Authority: 43 U.S.C. chapter 3) Robert Femling, Chief Cadastral Surveyor of Oregon/ Washington. [FR Doc. 2024–00156 Filed 1–5–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4331–24–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0037200; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Inventory Completion: Portland State University, Portland, OR National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), Portland State University (PSU) 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 southwest Florida. DATES: Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects in this notice may occur on or after February 7, 2024. ADDRESSES: Reno Nims, Portland State University, Research & Graduate Studies, P.O. Box 751, Portland, OR 97207, telephone (503) 725–6611, email nagpra@pdx.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 PSU. 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 PSU. E:\FR\FM\08JAN1.SGM 08JAN1 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 5 / Monday, January 8, 2024 / Notices Description Human remains representing, at minimum, six individuals were removed from unknown locations in southwest Florida at an unknown date. PSU faculty members encountered these human remains in the Anthropology Department’s archeology holdings at an unknown date between 1990 and 2002 in a box labeled ‘‘Arch-2 Burial.’’ Some of the human remains in this box were kept in a bag labeled ‘‘Florida,’’ and they were associated with other Native American human remains that were removed from Galt’s Kay in Sarasota County, FL (Smithsonian catalog number: 292.763) and Casey Key in Lee County, FL (Smithsonian catalog numbers: 229.311, 229.316, 229.319, 229.320, 229.324, 229.328, 229.330, 229.334, 229.253, 229.259, and 229.844) by Alesˇ Hrdlicˇka in 1916 or 1917 that are under the control of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. These human remains are all reasonably believed to have been brought to PSU by Marshall ‘‘Bud’’ Newman in 1962 when he left his position as Associate Curator of Physical Anthropology at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History to join the Anthropology Department at PSU. The 11 associated funerary objects are six pieces of worked faunal remains, two stone projectile points, one stone drill, one metal fragment, and one stone bowl 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 types of information were used to reasonably trace the relationship: anthropological information, archeological information, geographical information, and historical information. ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 Determinations Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations, PSU has determined that: • The human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of six individuals of Native American ancestry. • The 11 objects described in this notice are reasonably believed to have been placed with or near individual VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:46 Jan 05, 2024 Jkt 262001 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 Seminole Tribe of Florida and The Seminole Nation of Oklahoma. 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 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 February 7, 2024. If competing requests for repatriation are received, PSU 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. PSU is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations 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: December 28, 2023. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2024–00129 Filed 1–5–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0037199; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Inventory Completion: The Fort Ticonderoga Association, Ticonderoga, NY National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: PO 00000 Frm 00051 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 949 SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), The Fort Ticonderoga Association 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 Essex County, NY. DATES: Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects in this notice may occur on or after February 7, 2024. ADDRESSES: Margaret Staudter, The Fort Ticonderoga Association, 30 Fort Ti Rd., Ticonderoga, NY 12883, telephone (518) 585–1015, email mstaudter@fortticonderoga.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 Fort Ticonderoga Association. 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 Fort Ticonderoga Association. Description Human remains representing, at minimum, three individuals were removed from the Ticonderoga Rock Shelter #2 in Essex County, NY. In September 1936, members of the Champlain Valley Archaeology Society led an excavation of a rock shelter near ‘‘Sentinel Rock’’, a point on the Ticonderoga peninsula. The individuals (FT HR–01; FT HR–03; FT HR–08), and associated funerary objects were removed during the excavations were brought to Fort Ticonderoga. The 73 associated funerary objects are two bone awls, one lot of beaver teeth, one lot of bird bones, one lot of bear bones, one lot of bobcat bones, one lot of unidentified bones, one lot of nutshell fragments, one bullfrog pelvis, one lot of Canadian goose bones, one carnivore mandible, one lot of catfish/bullhead bones, one lot of Cervidae bones, one lot of chipmunk bones, one antler chisel, two bone claws, one lot of Colubridae (snake) bones, one lot of debitage, one lot of dog bones, one lot of duck bones, one lot of bone engravers, one lot of fish bones, one lot of fisher bones, one bone fishhook, one lot of bone flakers, one freshwater drum, two freshwater E:\FR\FM\08JAN1.SGM 08JAN1

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 5 (Monday, January 8, 2024)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-00129]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0037200; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: Portland State University, 
Portland, 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), Portland State University (PSU) 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 southwest Florida.

DATES: Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary 
objects in this notice may occur on or after February 7, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Reno Nims, Portland State University, Research & Graduate 
Studies, P.O. Box 751, Portland, OR 97207, telephone (503) 725-6611, 
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 PSU. 
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 PSU.

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Description

    Human remains representing, at minimum, six individuals were 
removed from unknown locations in southwest Florida at an unknown date. 
PSU faculty members encountered these human remains in the Anthropology 
Department's archeology holdings at an unknown date between 1990 and 
2002 in a box labeled ``Arch-2 Burial.'' Some of the human remains in 
this box were kept in a bag labeled ``Florida,'' and they were 
associated with other Native American human remains that were removed 
from Galt's Kay in Sarasota County, FL (Smithsonian catalog number: 
292.763) and Casey Key in Lee County, FL (Smithsonian catalog numbers: 
229.311, 229.316, 229.319, 229.320, 229.324, 229.328, 229.330, 229.334, 
229.253, 229.259, and 229.844) by Ale[scaron] Hrdli[ccaron]ka in 1916 
or 1917 that are under the control of the Smithsonian National Museum 
of Natural History. These human remains are all reasonably believed to 
have been brought to PSU by Marshall ``Bud'' Newman in 1962 when he 
left his position as Associate Curator of Physical Anthropology at the 
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History to join the Anthropology 
Department at PSU. The 11 associated funerary objects are six pieces of 
worked faunal remains, two stone projectile points, one stone drill, 
one metal fragment, and one stone bowl 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 types of information were used to reasonably trace the 
relationship: anthropological information, archeological information, 
geographical information, and historical information.

Determinations

    Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after 
consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian 
organizations, PSU has determined that:
     The human remains described in this notice represent the 
physical remains of six individuals of Native American ancestry.
     The 11 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 Seminole Tribe of Florida and 
The Seminole Nation of Oklahoma.

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 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 February 7, 2024. 
If competing requests for repatriation are received, PSU 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. PSU is 
responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the Indian Tribes and 
Native Hawaiian organizations 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: December 28, 2023.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024-00129 Filed 1-5-24; 8:45 am]
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