Notice of Inventory Completion: North Carolina Office of State Archaeology, Raleigh, NC, 3418-3419 [2024-00831]

Download as PDF 3418 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 12 / Thursday, January 18, 2024 / Notices Suffolk County, NY, and no temporal information for their interments can be established. Dated: January 11, 2024. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. Aboriginal Land [FR Doc. 2024–00833 Filed 1–17–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P The human remains in this notice were removed from known geographic locations. These locations are the aboriginal lands of one or more Indian Tribes. The following information was used to identify the aboriginal land: authoritative documents. Determinations Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes, the PMAE has determined that: • The human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of three individuals of Native American ancestry. • No relationship of shared group identity can be reasonably traced between the human remains and any Indian Tribe. • The human remains described in this notice were removed from the aboriginal land of the Shinnecock Indian Nation. khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES Requests for Disposition Written requests for disposition of the human remains 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 described in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after February 20, 2024. If competing requests for disposition are received, the PMAE must determine the most appropriate requestor prior to disposition. Requests for joint disposition 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 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. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:32 Jan 17, 2024 Jkt 262001 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0037263; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Inventory Completion: North Carolina Office of State Archaeology, Raleigh, NC National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the North Carolina Office of State Archaeology 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 Burke County, NC. DATES: Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects in this notice may occur on or after February 20, 2024. ADDRESSES: Emily McDowell, Office of State Archaeology, 215 West Lane Street, Raleigh, NC 27616, telephone (919) 715–5599, email emily.mcdowell@ dncr.nc.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 North Carolina Office of State Archaeology. 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 North Carolina Office of State Archaeology. SUMMARY: Description Human remains representing, at minimum, three individuals were removed from Burke County, NC. Burials were excavated from the Berry Site/Joara/Fort San Juan in 1986 by Dr. David Moore of Warren Wilson College. The site itself is both an American Indian Mississippian village and Historic 16th-century Spanish PO 00000 Frm 00049 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 settlement known as Joara and Fort San Juan, respectively. Joara is known as one of the largest Mississippian settlements in North Carolina. It is unclear when this collection came into the possession of the Office of State Archaeology in Raleigh, NC. The three individuals were removed from two burials and can be identified as follows: Burial 1, one adult male aged 23–30; Burial 2, two adult females aged less than 26 years (Individual A) and 18–22 years (Individual B). The 57 associated funerary objects are two feather rachis, one iron knife, eight chipped stone projectile points, one clay pipe, one quartz cobble, two ground stone, 10 flakes, one bag turtle carapace fragments, two copper discs, three charcoal fragments, seven pieces of organic fibers, two rocks, 10 washings/ soil samples from Burial 1, four copper fragments, one charcoal fragment, and two soil samples from Burial 2. 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: archeological information, geographical information, historical information, and expert opinion. Determinations Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations, the North Carolina Office of State Archaeology has determined that: • The human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of three individuals of Native American ancestry. • The 57 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 Catawba Indian Nation. E:\FR\FM\18JAN1.SGM 18JAN1 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 12 / Thursday, January 18, 2024 / Notices 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 20, 2024. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the North Carolina Office of State Archaeology 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 North Carolina Office of State Archaeology 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: January 11, 2024. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2024–00831 Filed 1–17–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–AKR–ANIA–CAKR–KOVA–LACL– WRST–36917; PPAKAKROR4, PPMPRLE1Y.LS0000] khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES Request for Nominations for the National Park Service Alaska Region Subsistence Resource Commission Program National Park Service, Interior. Request for nominations. AGENCY: ACTION: The National Park Service (NPS) is seeking nominations for individuals to represent subsistence users on the following Subsistence Resource Commissions (SRC): the Aniakchak National Monument SRC, SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:32 Jan 17, 2024 Jkt 262001 the Cape Krusenstern National Monument SRC, the Kobuk Valley National Park SRC, the Lake Clark National Park SRC, and the Wrangell-St. Elias National Park SRC. DATES: Nominations must be postmarked by April 17, 2024. ADDRESSES: Nominations should be sent to: Eva Patton, Regional Subsistence Program Manager, National Park Service Alaska Regional Office, 240 W 5th Avenue, Anchorage, AK 99501, or eva_ patton@nps.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eva Patton via telephone at (907) 644–3601. 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 NPS SRC program is authorized under section 808 of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 3118). The SRCs hold meetings to develop NPS subsistence program recommendations and advise on related regulatory proposals and resource management issues. Each SRC is composed of nine members: (a) three members appointed by the Secretary of the Interior; (b) three members appointed by the Governor of the State of Alaska; and (c) three members appointed by a Regional Advisory Council (RAC), established pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 3115, which has jurisdiction within the area in which the park is located. Each of the three members appointed by the RAC must be a member of either the RAC or a local advisory committee within the region who also engages in subsistence uses within the park or national monument. We are now seeking nominations for those members of each of the SRCs listed above. These members are to be appointed by the Secretary of the Interior. Members will be appointed for a term of three years. Members of the SRC serve without compensation. However, while away from their homes or regular places of business in the performance of services for the SRC, and as approved by the Designated Federal Officer (DFO), members may be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in the same manner as persons employed intermittently in Government service are allowed such expenses under Section 5703 of Title 5 of the United States Code. PO 00000 Frm 00050 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 3419 SRC meetings will take place at such times as designated by the DFO. Members are expected to make every effort to attend all meetings. Members may not appoint deputies or alternates. All those interested in serving as members, including current members whose terms are expiring, must follow the same nomination process. Nominations should be typed and should include a resume providing an adequate description of the nominee’s qualifications, including information that would enable the Department of the Interior to make an informed decision regarding meeting the membership requirements of the SRC, and to permit the Department to contact a potential member. Authority: 5 U.S.C. ch. 10. Alma Ripps, Chief, Office of Policy. [FR Doc. 2024–00823 Filed 1–17–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0037264; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: Pioneer Museum, Blue Licks Battlefield State Resort, Kentucky Department of Parks, Carlisle, KY National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Pioneer Museum, Blue Licks Battlefield State Resort Park, Kentucky Department of Parks intends to repatriate certain cultural items that meet the definition of unassociated funerary objects and that have a cultural affiliation with the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice. The cultural items were removed from Mason, KY. DATES: Repatriation of the cultural items in this notice may occur on or after February 20, 2024. ADDRESSES: Jennifer Spence, Parks Museum Curator, Kentucky Department of Parks, 500 Mero Street, 5th Floor, Frankfort, KY 40601, telephone (502) 892–3339, email Jennifer.spence@ ky.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 Kentucky SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\18JAN1.SGM 18JAN1

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0037263; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: North Carolina Office of State 
Archaeology, Raleigh, NC

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 North Carolina Office of State 
Archaeology 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 Burke 
County, NC.

DATES: Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary 
objects in this notice may occur on or after February 20, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Emily McDowell, Office of State Archaeology, 215 West Lane 
Street, Raleigh, NC 27616, telephone (919) 715-5599, 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 
North Carolina Office of State Archaeology. 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 North Carolina Office of State Archaeology.

Description

    Human remains representing, at minimum, three individuals were 
removed from Burke County, NC. Burials were excavated from the Berry 
Site/Joara/Fort San Juan in 1986 by Dr. David Moore of Warren Wilson 
College. The site itself is both an American Indian Mississippian 
village and Historic 16th-century Spanish settlement known as Joara and 
Fort San Juan, respectively. Joara is known as one of the largest 
Mississippian settlements in North Carolina. It is unclear when this 
collection came into the possession of the Office of State Archaeology 
in Raleigh, NC. The three individuals were removed from two burials and 
can be identified as follows: Burial 1, one adult male aged 23-30; 
Burial 2, two adult females aged less than 26 years (Individual A) and 
18-22 years (Individual B). The 57 associated funerary objects are two 
feather rachis, one iron knife, eight chipped stone projectile points, 
one clay pipe, one quartz cobble, two ground stone, 10 flakes, one bag 
turtle carapace fragments, two copper discs, three charcoal fragments, 
seven pieces of organic fibers, two rocks, 10 washings/soil samples 
from Burial 1, four copper fragments, one charcoal fragment, and two 
soil samples from Burial 2.

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: archeological information, geographical information, 
historical information, and expert opinion.

Determinations

    Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after 
consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian 
organizations, the North Carolina Office of State Archaeology has 
determined that:
     The human remains described in this notice represent the 
physical remains of three individuals of Native American ancestry.
     The 57 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 Catawba Indian Nation.

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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 20, 2024. 
If competing requests for repatriation are received, the North Carolina 
Office of State Archaeology 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 North Carolina Office of State 
Archaeology 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: January 11, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024-00831 Filed 1-17-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4312-52-P

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