Request for Nominations for the Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park Advisory Commission, 68198-68199 [2024-18989]

Download as PDF 68198 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 164 / Friday, August 23, 2024 / Notices 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 Kansas State University, 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. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Abstract of Information Available Human remains representing, at least, one individual have been identified. The 42 associated funerary objects are one unmodified shell, two ceramic body sherds, five unmodified stones, and 34 chipped stone debris. This assemblage was transferred to Kansas State University from University of Kansas in the early 1970s. No known provenience or known background other than a note stating ‘Liberal’ is with the remains. Liberal, Kansas is in Seward County, Kansas. There are no known potentially hazardous substances used to treat any of the human remains or associated funerary objects. Human remains representing, at least, one individual has been identified. There are no associated funerary objects present. The human remains in this Notice were transferred to Kansas State University from a physician in Hill City, KS in the 1970s. The name of the physician is unknown however a site number 14GH601 had been assigned. No Hazardous materials have been used in the treatment of the human remain. 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. khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES Determinations Kansas State University has determined that: • The human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of two individuals of Native American ancestry. • The 42 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 connection between the human remains and associated funerary objects described in this notice and the VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:23 Aug 22, 2024 Jkt 262001 Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes, Oklahoma. 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 an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization with cultural affiliation. Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects described in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after September 23, 2024. If competing requests for repatriation are received, Kansas State University 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. Kansas State University 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: August 15, 2024. Mariah Soriano, Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2024–18961 Filed 8–22–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–NERO–CEBE–38323; PPNECEBE00, PPMPSPD1Z.Y00000] Request for Nominations for the Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park Advisory Commission National Park Service, Interior. Request for nominations. AGENCY: ACTION: The National Park Service (NPS), U.S. Department of the Interior, is requesting nominations for qualified persons to serve as members on the Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park Advisory Commission (Commission). SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00074 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Written nominations must be received by September 23, 2024. ADDRESSES: Nominations or requests for further information should be sent to Karen Beck-Herzog, Site Manager, Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park, P.O. Box 700, Middletown, Virginia 22645, or via email karen_beck-herzog@nps.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen Beck-Herzog, via telephone (540) 868–0938. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission was established in accordance with the Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park Act of 2002 (16 U.S.C. 410iii–7). The Commission was designated by Congress to provide advice to the Secretary of the Interior on the preparation and implementation of the park’s general management plan and in the identification of sites of significance outside the park boundary. The Commission consists of 15 members appointed by the Secretary, as follows: (a) 1 representative from the Commonwealth of Virginia; (b) 1 representative each from the local governments of Strasburg, Middletown, Frederick County, Shenandoah County, and Warren County; (c) 2 representatives of private landowners within the Park; (d) 1 representative from a citizen interest group; (e) 1 representative from the Cedar Creek Battlefield Foundation; (f) 1 representative from the Belle Grove, Incorporated; (g) 1 representative from the National Trust for Historic Preservation; (h) 1 representative from the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation; (i) 1 exofficio representative from the National Park Service; and (j) 1 ex-officio representative from the United States Forest Service. Alternate members may be appointed to the Commission. We are currently seeking primary and alternate members to represent Belle Grove, Inc., the Cedar Creek Battlefield Foundation, the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation, the Town of Strasburg, and Warren County. Each member shall be appointed for a term of three years and may be reappointed for not more than two successive terms. A member may serve after the expiration of that member’s term until a successor has been appointed. The Chairperson of the Commission shall be elected by the members to serve a term of one-year renewable for one additional year. Nominations should be typed and should include a resume providing an adequate description of the nominee’s DATES: E:\FR\FM\23AUN1.SGM 23AUN1 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 164 / Friday, August 23, 2024 / Notices qualifications, including information that would enable the Department of the Interior to make an informed decision regarding meeting the membership requirements of the Commission and permit the Department to contact a potential member. Members of the Commission serve without compensation. However, while away from their homes or regular places of business in the performance of services for the Commission as approved by the NPS, 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 5 U.S.C. 5703. (Authority: 5 U.S.C. Ch. 10) Alma Ripps, Chief, Office of Policy. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0038569; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Determinations Notice of Inventory Completion: San Bernardino County Museum, Redlands, CA National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), San Bernardino County Museum 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. DATES: Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects in this notice may occur on or after September 23, 2024. ADDRESSES: Tamara Serrao-Leiva, San Bernardino County Museum, 2024 Orange Tree Lane, Redlands, CA 92374, telephone (909) 435–5359, email tserrao-leiva@sbcm.sbcounty.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 San Bernardino County Museum, and additional information on the determinations in this notice, including khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: 17:23 Aug 22, 2024 Based on the information available, human remains representing, at least, one individual have been reasonably identified. The eight associated funerary objects are petrified wood, flaked stone, shell, plant material, ground stone, historic objects, ceramics, and faunal. On November 19, 1939, land surveyor Benjamin McCown collected items from Pinyon Wash in Davis Valley and Dry Lake, Imperial County, California. These were brought to San Bernardino County Museum once Archaeological Survey Association of Southern California disbanded in 2008. 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. BILLING CODE 4312–52–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 Abstract of Information Available Cultural Affiliation [FR Doc. 2024–18989 Filed 8–22–24; 8:45 am] ACTION: 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. Jkt 262001 The San Bernardino County Museum has determined that: • The human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of one individuals of Native American ancestry. • The eight lots of 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 Campo Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of the Campo Indian Reservation, California; Capitan Grande Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of California (Barona Group of Capitan Grande Band of Mission Indians of the Barona Reservation, California; Viejas (Baron Long) Group of Capitan Grande Band of Mission Indians of the Viejas Reservation, California); Ewiiaapaayp Band of Kumeyaay Indians, California; Inaja Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of the Inaja and Cosmit Reservation, California; Jamul Indian Village of California; La Posta Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of the La Posta Indian Reservation, California; Manzanita Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of the Manzanita Reservation, California; Mesa Grande Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of PO 00000 Frm 00075 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 68199 the Mesa Grande 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 23, 2024. If competing requests for repatriation are received, San Bernardino County Museum 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 San Bernardino County Museum 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: August 15, 2024. Mariah Soriano, Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2024–18954 Filed 8–22–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0038568; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Alaska State Office, Anchorage, AK National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Alaska State Office (BLM Alaska) has completed an inventory of human remains and has determined that there is a cultural SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\23AUN1.SGM 23AUN1

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 164 (Friday, August 23, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68198-68199]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-18989]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-NERO-CEBE-38323; PPNECEBE00, PPMPSPD1Z.Y00000]


Request for Nominations for the Cedar Creek and Belle Grove 
National Historical Park Advisory Commission

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Request for nominations.

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SUMMARY: The National Park Service (NPS), U.S. Department of the 
Interior, is requesting nominations for qualified persons to serve as 
members on the Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park 
Advisory Commission (Commission).

DATES: Written nominations must be received by September 23, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Nominations or requests for further information should be 
sent to Karen Beck-Herzog, Site Manager, Cedar Creek and Belle Grove 
National Historical Park, P.O. Box 700, Middletown, Virginia 22645, or 
via email [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen Beck-Herzog, via telephone (540) 
868-0938.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission was established in accordance 
with the Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park Act of 
2002 (16 U.S.C. 410iii-7). The Commission was designated by Congress to 
provide advice to the Secretary of the Interior on the preparation and 
implementation of the park's general management plan and in the 
identification of sites of significance outside the park boundary.
    The Commission consists of 15 members appointed by the Secretary, 
as follows:
    (a) 1 representative from the Commonwealth of Virginia; (b) 1 
representative each from the local governments of Strasburg, 
Middletown, Frederick County, Shenandoah County, and Warren County; (c) 
2 representatives of private landowners within the Park; (d) 1 
representative from a citizen interest group; (e) 1 representative from 
the Cedar Creek Battlefield Foundation; (f) 1 representative from the 
Belle Grove, Incorporated;
    (g) 1 representative from the National Trust for Historic 
Preservation; (h) 1 representative from the Shenandoah Valley 
Battlefields Foundation; (i) 1 ex-officio representative from the 
National Park Service; and (j) 1 ex-officio representative from the 
United States Forest Service. Alternate members may be appointed to the 
Commission.
    We are currently seeking primary and alternate members to represent 
Belle Grove, Inc., the Cedar Creek Battlefield Foundation, the 
Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation, the Town of Strasburg, and 
Warren County.
    Each member shall be appointed for a term of three years and may be 
reappointed for not more than two successive terms. A member may serve 
after the expiration of that member's term until a successor has been 
appointed. The Chairperson of the Commission shall be elected by the 
members to serve a term of one-year renewable for one additional year.
    Nominations should be typed and should include a resume providing 
an adequate description of the nominee's

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qualifications, including information that would enable the Department 
of the Interior to make an informed decision regarding meeting the 
membership requirements of the Commission and permit the Department to 
contact a potential member.
    Members of the Commission serve without compensation. However, 
while away from their homes or regular places of business in the 
performance of services for the Commission as approved by the NPS, 
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 5 U.S.C. 5703.

(Authority: 5 U.S.C. Ch. 10)

Alma Ripps,
Chief, Office of Policy.
[FR Doc. 2024-18989 Filed 8-22-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4312-52-P


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