Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Anchorage, AK, 14712 [2024-04094]
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Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 40 / Wednesday, February 28, 2024 / Notices
This notice was submitted before the
effective date of the revised regulations
(88 FR 86452, December 13, 2023,
effective January 12, 2024). As the
notice conforms to the mandatory
format of the Federal Register and
includes the required information, the
National Park Service is publishing this
notice as submitted.
Authority: Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Act, 25
U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing
regulations, 43 CFR 10.10.
Dated: February 20, 2024.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024–04100 Filed 2–27–24; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0037480;
PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S.
Department of the Interior, Bureau of
Land Management, Anchorage, AK
National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the Native
American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the U.S.
Department of the Interior, Bureau of
Land Management (BLM Alaska) 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 near Wainwright in the
North Slope Borough, Alaska.
DATES: Repatriation of the human
remains in this notice may occur on or
after March 29, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Miriam (Nicole) Hayes,
Bureau of Land Management, 222 W 7th
Avenue #13, Anchorage, AK 99513,
telephone (907) 271–4354, email
mnhayes@blm.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 BLM Alaska. 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 BLM Alaska.
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Description
In 1980, human remains representing,
at minimum, one individual were
removed from the Siraagruk
archeological site (WAI–095), about 17
miles northeast of Wainwright, AK. The
human remains, which are estimated to
be over 120 years old, were excavated
by an archeological crew working under
authority of the BLM. The human
remains were shipped to the University
of Wisconsin in Madison, where they
remained until moved to Anchorage,
AK. In 2023, they were transferred to
the University of Alaska Museum of the
North in Fairbanks, AK, where they are
currently held. The identity of the
individual is unknown. No associated
funerary objects are present.
Cultural Affiliation
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: archeological
information and oral tradition.
Determinations
Pursuant to NAGPRA and its
implementing regulations, and after
consultation with the appropriate
Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian
organizations, BLM Alaska has
determined that:
• The human remains described in
this notice represent the physical
remains of 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 Village
of Wainwright.
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
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or after March 29, 2024. If competing
requests for repatriation are received,
BLM Alaska 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. BLM Alaska is
responsible for sending a copy of this
notice to the Indian Tribes and Native
Hawaiian organizations identified in
this notice.
This notice was submitted before the
effective date of the revised regulations
(88 FR 86452, December 13, 2023,
effective January 12, 2024). As the
notice conforms to the mandatory
format of the Federal Register and
includes the required information, the
National Park Service is publishing this
notice as submitted.
Authority: Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Act, 25
U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing
regulations, 43 CFR 10.10.
Dated: February 20, 2024.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024–04094 Filed 2–27–24; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0037481;
PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: State
University of New York Potsdam,
Department of Anthropology, Potsdam,
NY
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the Native
American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the State
University of New York Potsdam (SUNY
Potsdam), Department of Anthropology,
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 St. Lawrence
County, NY.
DATES: Repatriation of the human
remains and associated funerary objects
in this notice may occur on or after
March 29, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Hadley Kruczek-Aaron,
SUNY Potsdam, Department of
Anthropology, 44 Pierrepont Avenue,
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0037480; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior,
Bureau of Land Management, Anchorage, AK
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 U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau
of Land Management (BLM Alaska) 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 near Wainwright in the
North Slope Borough, Alaska.
DATES: Repatriation of the human remains in this notice may occur on or
after March 29, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Miriam (Nicole) Hayes, Bureau of Land Management, 222 W 7th
Avenue #13, Anchorage, AK 99513, telephone (907) 271-4354, 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 BLM
Alaska. 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 BLM Alaska.
Description
In 1980, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual
were removed from the Siraagruk archeological site (WAI-095), about 17
miles northeast of Wainwright, AK. The human remains, which are
estimated to be over 120 years old, were excavated by an archeological
crew working under authority of the BLM. The human remains were shipped
to the University of Wisconsin in Madison, where they remained until
moved to Anchorage, AK. In 2023, they were transferred to the
University of Alaska Museum of the North in Fairbanks, AK, where they
are currently held. The identity of the individual is unknown. No
associated funerary objects are present.
Cultural Affiliation
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: archeological information
and oral tradition.
Determinations
Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after
consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian
organizations, BLM Alaska has determined that:
The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of 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 Village of Wainwright.
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 March 29, 2024. If competing requests for
repatriation are received, BLM Alaska 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. BLM Alaska is responsible for sending a copy of
this notice to the Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations
identified in this notice.
This notice was submitted before the effective date of the revised
regulations (88 FR 86452, December 13, 2023, effective January 12,
2024). As the notice conforms to the mandatory format of the Federal
Register and includes the required information, the National Park
Service is publishing this notice as submitted.
Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act,
25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.10.
Dated: February 20, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024-04094 Filed 2-27-24; 8:45 am]
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