Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of Defense, Defense Health Agency, National Museum of Health and Medicine, Silver Spring, MD, 16020-16021 [2024-04664]
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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.
results of consultation, can be found in
the related records. The National Park
Service is not responsible for the
identifications in this notice.
Dated: February 27, 2024.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
Determinations
GSA has determined that:
• The fragments of human remains
described in this notice do not reflect an
intact burial site and represent the
physical remains of an unknown
number of individuals of Native
Hawaiian ancestry.
• ‘Ohana Keaweamahi has priority for
disposition of the human remains
described in this notice.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0037529;
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Notice of Intended Disposition:
General Services Administration,
Pacific Rim Region, Design &
Construction Division, San Francisco,
CA
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the Native
American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the General
Services Administration, Pacific Rim
Region, Design & Construction Division
(GSA), intends to carry out the
disposition of human remains removed
from Federal lands to the Native
Hawaiian organization with priority for
disposition in this notice.
DATES: Disposition of the human
remains in this notice may occur on or
after April 5, 2024. If no claim for
disposition is received by March 6,
2025, the human remains in this notice
will become unclaimed human remains.
ADDRESSES: Jason Hagin, Regional
Historic Preservation Officer, Design &
Construction Division, 50 United
Nations Plaza, MB9, Room 3411, San
Francisco, CA 94102, telephone (415)
244–7760, email 1445ason.hagin@
gsa.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 GSA, and
additional information on the human
remains in this notice, including the
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Based on the information available,
fragments of human remains
representing an unknown number of
individuals have been reasonably
identified. No associated funerary
objects are present. No unassociated
funerary objects, sacred objects, or
objects of cultural patrimony are
present.
Claims for Disposition
Written claims for disposition of the
human remains in this notice must be
sent to the appropriate official identified
in this notice under ADDRESSES. If no
claim for disposition is received by
March 6, 2025, the human remains in
this notice will become unclaimed
human remains. Claims for disposition
may be submitted by:
1. Any lineal descendant or Native
Hawaiian organization identified in this
notice.
2. Any lineal descendant or Native
Hawaiian organization not identified in
this notice who shows, by a
preponderance of the evidence, that
they have priority for disposition.
Disposition of the human remains in
this notice may occur on or after April
5, 2024. If competing claims for
disposition are received, GSA must
determine the most appropriate
claimant prior to disposition. Requests
for joint disposition of the human
remains are considered a single request
and not competing requests. GSA is
responsible for sending a copy of this
notice to the lineal descendants and
Native Hawaiian organizations
identified in this notice and to any other
consulting parties.
Authority: Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Act, 25
U.S.C. 3002, and the implementing
regulations, 43 CFR 10.7.
Dated: February 27, 2024.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0037531;
PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S.
Department of Defense, Defense
Health Agency, National Museum of
Health and Medicine, Silver Spring, MD
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the Native
American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the U.S.
Department of Defense, Defense Health
Agency, National Museum of Health
and Medicine 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 Jackson
County, AL; Christian County, KY;
McLean County, KY; Ohio County, KY;
Union County, KY; Hamilton County,
TN; Sevier County, TN; and Kanawha
County, WV.
DATES: Repatriation of the human
remains in this notice may occur on or
after April 5, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Mr. Brian F. Spatola,
Curator of Anatomical Division,
National Museum of Health and
Medicine, U.S. Army Garrison Forest
Glen, 2500 Linden Lane, Silver Spring,
MD 20910, telephone (301) 319–3353,
email brian.f.spatola.civ@health.mil.
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 National
Museum of Health and Medicine. 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 National Museum of Health and
Medicine.
SUMMARY:
Description
Human remains representing, at
minimum, two individuals were
removed from Jackson County, AL. The
human remains consist of a humerus
removed from the Garland’s Ferry site,
and a femur and humerus removed from
the William’s Landing site by Clarence
B. Moore. The human remains were
donated to the Army Medical Museum
(today the National Museum of Health
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and Medicine) by Clarence B. Moore in
May 1915. No associated funerary
objects are present.
Human remains representing, at
minimum, one individual were removed
from Christian County, KY. The human
remains consist of a cranium with no
known collection history. ‘‘MCR–64/
Chr. Co, KY’’ and ‘‘KY–1964’’ are
written on the cranium in black ink. The
human remains were donated to the
National Museum of Health and
Medicine in 2003. No associated
funerary objects are present.
Human remains representing, at
minimum, two individuals were
removed from McLean County, KY. The
remains consist of a femur and tibia
removed from the Austin Place site, and
a radius removed from the Calhoun site
by Clarence B. Moore. The human
remains were donated to the Army
Medical Museum by Clarence B. Moore
in April 1916. No associated funerary
objects are present.
Human remains representing, at
minimum, 12 individuals were removed
from Ohio County, KY. The human
remains consist of multiple skeletal
elements removed from the Indian Knoll
site by Clarence B. Moore. The human
remains were donated to the Army
Medical Museum by Clarence B. Moore
in 1916. No associated funerary objects
are present.
Human remains representing, at
minimum, one individual were removed
from Union County, KY. The human
remains consist of a partial cranium that
was collected by Sydney S. Lyon.
Initially, these human remains were
donated to the Smithsonian Institution.
In January 1870, they were transferred
to the Army Medical Museum. No
associated funerary objects are present.
Human remains representing, at
minimum, four individuals were
removed from Hamilton County, TN.
The human remains consist of a tibia
removed from Hampton Place at
Moccasin Bend, and an ulna, radius,
and two tibiae removed from the Citico
Mound site by Clarence B. Moore. The
human remains were donated to the
Army Medical Museum by Clarence B.
Moore in 1915. No associated funerary
objects are present.
Human remains representing, at
minimum, three individuals were
removed from Sevier County, TN. The
human remains consist of a sternum,
fibula, and tibia removed from
McMahan Mound by E. Palmer in 1881.
Initially, these human remains were
donated to the Smithsonian Institution.
In July 1886, they were transferred to
the Army Medical Museum. No
associated funerary objects are present.
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Human remains representing, at
minimum, one individual were removed
from Kanawha County, WV. The human
remains consist of a tibia removed from
Smith’s Farm near Charleston by P. W.
Norris. Initially, these human remains
were donated to the Smithsonian
Institution. In 1904, they were
transferred to the Army Medical
Museum. 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: anthropological
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, the National Museum of
Health and Medicine has determined
that:
• The human remains described in
this notice represent the physical
remains of 26 individuals 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
Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band of
Cherokee Indians; and the United
Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in
Oklahoma.
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 National Museum of Health and
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Medicine 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 National
Museum of Health and Medicine 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 27, 2024.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Intended Disposition: U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis
District, St. Louis, MO
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the Native
American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis
District, intends to carry out the
disposition of human remains,
associated funerary objects,
unassociated funerary objects, sacred
objects, or objects of cultural patrimony
removed from Federal or Tribal lands to
the lineal descendants, Indian Tribe, or
Native Hawaiian organization with
priority for disposition in this notice.
DATES: Disposition of the human
remains or cultural items in this notice
may occur on or after April 5, 2024. If
no claim for disposition is received by
March 6, 2025, the human remains or
cultural items in this notice will become
unclaimed human remains or cultural
items.
SUMMARY:
Jenna Domeischel, U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis
District, 1222 Spruce Street, ATTN:
ADDRESSES:
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0037531; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of Defense,
Defense Health Agency, National Museum of Health and Medicine, Silver
Spring, MD
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 Defense, Defense
Health Agency, National Museum of Health and Medicine 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 Jackson County, AL; Christian County, KY; McLean County, KY; Ohio
County, KY; Union County, KY; Hamilton County, TN; Sevier County, TN;
and Kanawha County, WV.
DATES: Repatriation of the human remains in this notice may occur on or
after April 5, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Mr. Brian F. Spatola, Curator of Anatomical Division,
National Museum of Health and Medicine, U.S. Army Garrison Forest Glen,
2500 Linden Lane, Silver Spring, MD 20910, telephone (301) 319-3353,
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
National Museum of Health and Medicine. 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 National Museum of Health and Medicine.
Description
Human remains representing, at minimum, two individuals were
removed from Jackson County, AL. The human remains consist of a humerus
removed from the Garland's Ferry site, and a femur and humerus removed
from the William's Landing site by Clarence B. Moore. The human remains
were donated to the Army Medical Museum (today the National Museum of
Health
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and Medicine) by Clarence B. Moore in May 1915. No associated funerary
objects are present.
Human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed
from Christian County, KY. The human remains consist of a cranium with
no known collection history. ``MCR-64/Chr. Co, KY'' and ``KY-1964'' are
written on the cranium in black ink. The human remains were donated to
the National Museum of Health and Medicine in 2003. No associated
funerary objects are present.
Human remains representing, at minimum, two individuals were
removed from McLean County, KY. The remains consist of a femur and
tibia removed from the Austin Place site, and a radius removed from the
Calhoun site by Clarence B. Moore. The human remains were donated to
the Army Medical Museum by Clarence B. Moore in April 1916. No
associated funerary objects are present.
Human remains representing, at minimum, 12 individuals were removed
from Ohio County, KY. The human remains consist of multiple skeletal
elements removed from the Indian Knoll site by Clarence B. Moore. The
human remains were donated to the Army Medical Museum by Clarence B.
Moore in 1916. No associated funerary objects are present.
Human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed
from Union County, KY. The human remains consist of a partial cranium
that was collected by Sydney S. Lyon. Initially, these human remains
were donated to the Smithsonian Institution. In January 1870, they were
transferred to the Army Medical Museum. No associated funerary objects
are present.
Human remains representing, at minimum, four individuals were
removed from Hamilton County, TN. The human remains consist of a tibia
removed from Hampton Place at Moccasin Bend, and an ulna, radius, and
two tibiae removed from the Citico Mound site by Clarence B. Moore. The
human remains were donated to the Army Medical Museum by Clarence B.
Moore in 1915. No associated funerary objects are present.
Human remains representing, at minimum, three individuals were
removed from Sevier County, TN. The human remains consist of a sternum,
fibula, and tibia removed from McMahan Mound by E. Palmer in 1881.
Initially, these human remains were donated to the Smithsonian
Institution. In July 1886, they were transferred to the Army Medical
Museum. No associated funerary objects are present.
Human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed
from Kanawha County, WV. The human remains consist of a tibia removed
from Smith's Farm near Charleston by P. W. Norris. Initially, these
human remains were donated to the Smithsonian Institution. In 1904,
they were transferred to the Army Medical Museum. 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: anthropological 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, the National Museum of Health and Medicine has
determined that:
The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of 26 individuals 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 Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians; and the
United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma.
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 National Museum of Health and Medicine 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 National Museum of Health and Medicine
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 27, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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