Notice To Rescind a Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Shoshone National Forest, Cody, WY, 63966-63967 [2024-17267]

Download as PDF 63966 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 151 / Tuesday, August 6, 2024 / Notices ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 sole responsibility of the Autry Museum of the American West and additional information on the determinations in this notice, including the results of consultation, can be found in the inventory or related records. The National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice. Abstract of Information Available Based on the information available, human remains representing, at least, two individuals have been reasonably identified. No associated funerary objects are present. The human remains (17.C.20 and 17.C.121) were collected from San Miguel Island, Channel Islands, in Santa Barbara County, CA, exact site is unknown. Cultural material was ‘‘found in collections’’ with no information other than San Miguel Island, thus date collected or how the human remains came to the Southwest Museum (now part of the Autry Museum) is unknown. Based on the information available, human remains representing, at least, one individual has been reasonably identified. The one associated funerary object is one bag of soil. The human remains (1760.G.29) were collected from Santa Cruz Island, Channel Islands, in Santa Barbara County, CA. at an unknown date by Mr. Lawrence W. Rundell. His mother, Mrs. William A. Mendel, gifted the cultural material to the Southwest Museum in 1963. Per museum records, Mr. L. W. Rundell ‘‘found the human remains on one of the Channel Islands (prob. Santa Cruz), but we cannot be sure’’, at an unknown date. Based on the information available, human remains representing at least nine individuals have been reasonably identified. The one associated funerary object is one mussel shell fragment. The human remains (421.G.534 and 421.G.535) were collected from the Northern Channel Islands, in Santa Barbara County, CA by Mr. George Wharton James at unknown date(s). Museum records states ‘‘Chumash Archaeological Material’’ with no indication of which site or island for any of the human remains. Mr. James wife and his stepdaughter gifted the cultural materials to the Southwest Museum in 1932. Based on the information available, human remains representing, at least, two individuals have been reasonably identified. No associated funerary objects are present. The human remains (342.G.1, 342.G.2 and 342.G. 3) were collected from Rincon Point (CA–SBa– 1), in Santa Barbara County, CA. by Mr. Martin R. Westcott and his wife. The cultural material was collected before it VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:40 Aug 05, 2024 Jkt 262001 became part of Rincon Point State Beach. Mr. and Mrs. Westcott gifted the cultural material to Southwest Museum in 1924. Based on the information available, human remains representing at least, one individual has been reasonably identified. The three associated funerary objects are one shell pendant fragment, one shell (missing), and one worked faunal bone fragment incised. The human remains (1052.G.37) and associated funerary objects were collected from the Indian cemetery portion of Rincon Point (CA–SBa–1), in Santa Barbara County, CA by Mr. Harry Clayton Davis as part of the Archaeology Society of Southern California (ASSC) excavation at Rincon Point. The Archaeology Society of Southern California (ASSC) was established circa 1920s and was a non-professional group. Mrs. Harry Clayton Davis gifted the cultural material to the Southwest Museum in 1946. The Chumash village of Shuku and cemetery are located at Rincon Point. There are two site ages for Rincon Point: The Early Period (5,000 to 6,000 B.P.) and the early Middle Period (ca. 2,150–2,750 B.P.). Based on the information available, human remains representing, at least, one individual has been reasonably identified. No associated funerary objects are present. The human remains (871.G.68) were collected from an unknown site in the Santa Barbara region in Santa Barbara County, CA. by Miss Elizabeth Mason at an unknown date. Miss Elizabeth Mason gifted the cultural objects to the Southwest Museum in 1954. Cultural Affiliation Based on the information available and the results of consultation, cultural affiliation is reasonably identified by the geographical location or acquisition history of the human remains and associated funerary objects described in this notice. Determinations The Autry Museum of the American West has determined that: • The human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of 16 individuals of Native American ancestry. • The five objects described in this notice are reasonably believed to have been placed intentionally with or near individual human remains at the time of death or later as part of the death rite or ceremony. • There is a reasonable connection between the human remains and associated funerary objects described in this notice and the Santa Ynez Band of PO 00000 Frm 00057 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Chumash Mission Indians of the Santa Ynez Reservation, California. Requests for Repatriation Written requests for repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects in this notice must be sent to the authorized representative identified in this notice under 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 September 5, 2024. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the Autry Museum of the American West 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 Autry Museum of the American West 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 10.10. Dated: July 25, 2024. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2024–17258 Filed 8–5–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0038407; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice To Rescind a Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Shoshone National Forest, Cody, WY National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Shoshone National Forest is rescinding a Notice of Inventory Completion Correction published in the Federal Register on July 1, 2022. SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\06AUN1.SGM 06AUN1 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 151 / Tuesday, August 6, 2024 / Notices Ken Coffin, Forest Supervisor, Shoshone National Forest, 808 Meadow Lane Avenue, Cody, WY 82414 telephone (307) 578–5187, email kenneth.coffin@usda.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is published as part of the National Park Service’s administrative responsibilities under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). The determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the Shoshone National Forest, and additional information on the determinations in this notice, including the results of consultation, can be found in its inventory or related records. The National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice. The Shoshone National Forest is rescinding a Notice of Inventory Completion Correction published in the Federal Register (87 FR 39553–39554, July 1, 2022), and all paragraphs are deleted in their entirety. The human remains and associated funerary objects were removed from Park County, WY. Transfer of control of the items in this notice has not occurred. The Shoshone National Forest is responsible for notifying the Eastern Shoshone Tribe of the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming and the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of the Fort Hall Reservation that this notice has been published. Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.10. ADDRESSES: Dated: July 26, 2024. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2024–17267 Filed 8–5–24; 8:45 am] DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0038391; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Inventory Completion: University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC National Park Service, Interior. Notice. ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 AGENCY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNC Charlotte) has completed an inventory of human remains and has determined that there SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:40 Aug 05, 2024 Abstract of Information Available Human remains representing, at least, one individual have been identified. No associated funerary objects are present. This includes the cranium of one individual. These remains were uncovered in Haywood County, NC, in 1986 and transferred to the Haywood Country Sheriff’s office, then the NC Medical Examiner’s office in Chapel Hill, NC. They came to UNC Charlotte sometime thereafter. No known hazardous substances have been used to treat the remains. Consultation Invitations to consult were sent to the Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians; and the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma. Cultural Affiliation BILLING CODE 4312–52–P ACTION: is no lineal descendant and no Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization with cultural affiliation. DATES: Upon request, repatriation of the human remains in this notice may occur on or after September 5, 2024. ADDRESSES: Sara Juengst, UNC Charlotte, 9201 University City Boulevard, Barnard 224, Charlotte, NC 28223, telephone (216) 269–1807, email sjuengst@charlotte.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 UNC Charlotte, and additional information on the determinations in this notice, including the results of consultation, can be found in its inventory or related records. The National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice. Jkt 262001 Determinations UNC Charlotte has determined that: Frm 00058 Fmt 4703 • The human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of one individual of Native American ancestry. • No known lineal descendant who can trace ancestry to the human remains in this notice has been identified. • No Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization with cultural affiliation to the human remains in this notice has been clearly or reasonably identified. Requests for Repatriation Written requests for repatriation of the human remains in this notice must be sent to the authorized representative identified in this notice under ADDRESSES. Requests for repatriation may be submitted by any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization who shows, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the requestor is a lineal descendant or an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization with cultural affiliation. Upon request, repatriation of the human remains described in this notice may occur on or after September 5, 2024. If competing requests for repatriation are received, UNC Charlotte 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. UNC Charlotte is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to any consulting lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization. Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.10. Dated: July 25, 2024. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2024–17253 Filed 8–5–24; 8:45 am] The following types of information about the cultural affiliation of the human remains in this notice are available: biological, geographical, historical. The information, including the results of consultation, identified: 1. No earlier group connected to the human remains. 2. The Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians; and the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indian in Oklahoma as the Indian Tribes connected to the human remains. 3. No relationship of shared group identity between the earlier group and the Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization that can be reasonably traced through time. PO 00000 63967 Sfmt 4703 BILLING CODE 4312–52–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0038402; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Inventory Completion: Western Washington University, Department of Anthropology, Bellingham, WA National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), Western Washington University (WWU) has completed an inventory of human SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\06AUN1.SGM 06AUN1

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 151 (Tuesday, August 6, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63966-63967]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-17267]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0038407; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice To Rescind a Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. 
Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Shoshone National Forest, 
Cody, WY

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Shoshone 
National Forest is rescinding a Notice of Inventory Completion 
Correction published in the Federal Register on July 1, 2022.

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ADDRESSES: Ken Coffin, Forest Supervisor, Shoshone National Forest, 808 
Meadow Lane Avenue, Cody, WY 82414 telephone (307) 578-5187, email 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is published as part of the 
National Park Service's administrative responsibilities under the 
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). The 
determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the 
Shoshone National Forest, and additional information on the 
determinations in this notice, including the results of consultation, 
can be found in its inventory or related records. The National Park 
Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice.
    The Shoshone National Forest is rescinding a Notice of Inventory 
Completion Correction published in the Federal Register (87 FR 39553-
39554, July 1, 2022), and all paragraphs are deleted in their entirety. 
The human remains and associated funerary objects were removed from 
Park County, WY. Transfer of control of the items in this notice has 
not occurred.
    The Shoshone National Forest is responsible for notifying the 
Eastern Shoshone Tribe of the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming and the 
Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of the Fort Hall Reservation that this notice 
has been published.
    Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 
25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.10.

    Dated: July 26, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024-17267 Filed 8-5-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4312-52-P
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