Notice of Inventory Completion: Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 16010-16011 [2024-04658]

Download as PDF 16010 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 45 / Wednesday, March 6, 2024 / Notices An agency may not conduct or sponsor and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. The authority for this action is the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). Marc A. Smith, Associate Solicitor—Administration. [FR Doc. 2024–04683 Filed 3–5–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4334–63–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [BLM_NV_FRN_MO4500177889] Notice of Application for Extension of Withdrawal of Public Lands for Runway Safe Zone, Nevada AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior. Notice. ACTION: The United States Air Force has requested that the Secretary of the Interior extend the withdrawal established by Public Land Order (PLO) No. 7613 for an additional 20-year term. PLO No. 7613 withdrew 40 acres of public lands from settlement, sale, location, or entry under the general land laws, including the United States mining laws, subject to valid existing rights, for a period of 20 years, to protect a runway safe zone at Nellis Air Force Base located in Las Vegas, Nevada. This notice advises the public of an opportunity to comment on the U.S. Air Force application for extension of the withdrawal and to request a public meeting. SUMMARY: Comments and recommendations for a public meeting regarding the withdrawal extension application must be received on or before June 4, 2024. ADDRESSES: Comments and meeting requests should be sent to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Las Vegas Field Manager, 4701 North Torrey Pines Dr., Las Vegas, NV 89130. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eric Benavides, Realty Specialist, BLM Las Vegas Field Office, at (702) 515–5144, email: ebenavides@blm.gov. 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The 40 acres of public lands are located wholly within Nellis Air Force Base, a secured military installation, at the northern end of an active runway; public access to these lands has been restricted since the 1950’s. The 40 acres withdrawn by PLO No. 7613 are in the northeast portion of Las Vegas, Nevada, east of Las Vegas Blvd., and are legally described as: Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada T. 19 S., R. 62 E., Sec. 35, SE1⁄4SW1⁄4. Frm 00042 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 (Authority: 43 CFR 2310.4) Jon K. Raby, State Director, Nevada. [FR Doc. 2024–04714 Filed 3–5–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4331–21–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0037520; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Inventory Completion: Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: The area described contains 40.00 acres, according to the official plats of the surveys of the said lands, on file with the BLM. Comments, including name and street address of respondents, will be available for public review at the BLM Las Vegas Field Office, 4701 North Torrey Pines Drive, Las Vegas, Nevada 89130, during regular business hours 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except holidays. Before including your address, phone number, email address, or other personally identifiable information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment—including your personally identifiable information—may be made publicly available at any time. While you may ask the BLM in your comment to withhold your personally identifiable information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. Notice is hereby given that an opportunity for a public meeting is afforded in connection with the application for withdrawal extension. All interested persons who desire a public meeting for the purpose of being heard on the application for withdrawal extension must submit a written request to the Field Manager, BLM Las Vegas Field Office, at the address in the ADDRESSES section, within 90 days from the date of publication of this notice. If the authorized officer determines that a public meeting will be held, a notice of the date, time, and place will be published in the Federal Register, local newspapers, and on the BLM website at PO 00000 www.blm.gov at least 30 days before the scheduled date of any meeting. This withdrawal extension application will be processed in accordance with the regulations set forth in 43 CFR 2310.4. ACTION: 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 Chemawa (Salem) Indian School in Marion County, OR. DATES: Repatriation of the human remains in this notice may occur on or after April 5, 2024. ADDRESSES: 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. SUMMARY: 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: Description Human remains representing, at minimum, one individual was collected at the Chemawa (Salem) Indian School, E:\FR\FM\06MRN1.SGM 06MRN1 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 45 / Wednesday, March 6, 2024 / Notices Marion County, OR. The human remains are hair clippings collected from one individual who was recorded as being 15 years old and identified as ‘‘Siletz.’’ James T. Ryan took the hair clippings at the Chemawa (Salem) Indian School between 1930 and 1933. Ryan sent the hair clippings to George Woodbury, who donated the hair clippings to the PMAE in 1935. 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: kinship and anthropological. ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 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 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 Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon. 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 April 5, 2024. 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 VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:57 Mar 05, 2024 Jkt 262001 competing requests. The PMAE is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the Indian Tribe identified in this notice. This notice was submitted after the effective date of the revised regulations (88 FR 86452, December 13, 2023, effective January 12, 2024) but in the older format. 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 27, 2024. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2024–04658 Filed 3–5–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0037537; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Inventory Completion: Michigan History Center, Lansing, MI National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Michigan History Center 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 in this notice. The human remains and associated funerary objects were removed from Allen County, IN. DATES: Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects in this notice may occur on or after April 5, 2024. ADDRESSES: Tobi Voigt, Director of Museums, Michigan History Center, 702 W. Kalamazoo St., Lansing, MI 48915, telephone (517) 243–4041, email VoigtT@Michigan.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 Michigan History Center. The National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice. Additional information on the determinations in this notice, including SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00043 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 16011 the results of consultation, can be found in the inventory or related records held by the Michigan History Center. Description Human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed from Allen County, IN. On an unknown date in 1912, Joseph Edinger was said to have excavated the burial site of the Miami leader, Little Turtle. A braid of hair with silver buckles was donated to the Michigan History Center. According to the Michigan History Center’s records, most of what Edinger excavated from the burial site was said to have been donated to the Smithsonian Museum in Washington, DC, but this is unconfirmed, and no further details are known. The one associated funerary object is one lot of silver buckles. 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. The following types of information were used to reasonably trace the relationship: historical information, other relevant information, or expert opinion. Lineal Descent The human remains and associated funerary objects in this notice are connected to an identifiable individual whose descendants can be traced directly and without interruption by means of a traditional kinship system or by the common law system of descendance. The following types of information were used to reasonably trace the relationship: historical information, other relevant information, or expert opinion. Determinations Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes, the Michigan History Center has determined that: • The human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of one individual of Native American ancestry. • The one lot of 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 E:\FR\FM\06MRN1.SGM 06MRN1

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0037520; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: Peabody Museum of Archaeology and 
Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA

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 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 
Chemawa (Salem) Indian School in Marion County, OR.

DATES: Repatriation of the human remains in this notice may occur on or 
after April 5, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Jane Pickering, Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, 
Harvard University, 11 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138, telephone 
(617) 496-2374, 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 
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.

Description

    Human remains representing, at minimum, one individual was 
collected at the Chemawa (Salem) Indian School,

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Marion County, OR. The human remains are hair clippings collected from 
one individual who was recorded as being 15 years old and identified as 
``Siletz.'' James T. Ryan took the hair clippings at the Chemawa 
(Salem) Indian School between 1930 and 1933. Ryan sent the hair 
clippings to George Woodbury, who donated the hair clippings to the 
PMAE in 1935. 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: kinship and anthropological.

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 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 Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon.

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 April 5, 2024. 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.
    This notice was submitted after the effective date of the revised 
regulations (88 FR 86452, December 13, 2023, effective January 12, 
2024) but in the older format. 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 27, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024-04658 Filed 3-5-24; 8:45 am]
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