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comparability to other data sources
which collect annual data (surveys such
as the American Community Survey and
key estimates such as homeownership/
vacancy rates).
The survey will continue to be
longitudinal, interviewing the same
housing unit every two years. The
sample will be divided into 12 cohorts
where each cohort has a 2-month data
collection period. Data collection will
begin May 2025.
In addition to the ‘‘core’’ data, HUD
plans to collect supplemental data on
climate adaptation and mitigation, arts
and culture, accessibility, doubling up,
and accessory dwelling units.
Additionally wording variations related
to sexual orientation and gender will be
tested in support of the American
Community Survey Content Test.
The 2025 survey will begin a new
longitudinal sample consisting of
approximately 175,000 housing units.
The sample is designed to provide
estimates twenty metropolitan areas and
at least seventeen states. An oversample
of HUD-assisted housing units is
included in the sample design. For the
first survey cycle (2025–26) a bridge
sample will be fielded. The bridge
sample will be drawn from housing
units that were successfully interviewed
in 2023.
Number of
respondents
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The bridge sample serves as an
evaluation tool. If something unforeseen
were to happen with the 2025 sample,
the estimates from the bridge sample
can measure what the 2025 estimates
would have looked like if we had not
redesigned the AHS sample. The bridge
sample size will be 8,500.
Approximately seven percent of all
interviews will be reinterviewed for the
purpose of interviewer quality control
(an estimated total of 12,845 housing
units).
To help reduce respondent burden on
households in the longitudinal sample,
the 2025 AHS will make use of
dependent interviewing techniques,
which will decrease the number of
questions asked. Policy analysts,
program managers, budget analysts, and
Congressional staff use AHS data to
advise executive and legislative
branches about housing conditions and
the suitability of public policy
initiatives. Academic researchers and
private organizations also use AHS data
in efforts of specific interest and
concern to their respective
communities.
The Department of Housing and
Urban Development (HUD) needs the
AHS data for the following two reasons:
1. With the data, policy analysts can
monitor the interaction among housing
Frequency
of response
Responses
per annum
Burden
hour per
response
needs, demand and supply, as well as
changes in housing conditions and
costs, to aid in the development of
housing policies and the design of
housing programs appropriate for
different target groups, such as first-time
home buyers and the elderly.
2. With the data, HUD can evaluate,
monitor, and design HUD programs to
improve efficiency and effectiveness.
Members of affected public:
Households.
Estimated number of respondents:
187,845.
Estimated time per response: 29.64
minutes.
Frequency of response: One time
every two years.
Estimated total annual burden hours:
46,416.91.
Estimated total annual cost: The only
cost to respondents is that of their time.
The total estimated cost is
$1,072,694.79.
Respondent’s obligation: Voluntary.
Legal authority: The collection of
information is conducted under title 12,
United States Code, section 1701z and
section 3507 of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. ch. 35,
as amended.
Annual
burden
hours
Hourly
cost per
response
Annual cost
Occupied Interviews .....................
Vacant Interviews .........................
Non-interviews .............................
Ineligible .......................................
119,000.00
17,500.00
33,250.00
5,250.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
59,500.00
8,750.00
16,625.00
2,625.00
.75
.08
.00
.00
44,625.00
700.00
.00
.00
$23.11
23.11
23.11
23.11
$1,031,283.75
16,177.00
0.00
0.00
Subtotal .................................
Reinterviews .................................
175,000.00
12,845.00
1.00
1.00
87,500.00
6,423.00
.00
.17
.00
1,091.91
23.11
23.11
0.00
25,234.04
Total ......................................
187,845.00
....................
93,923.00
....................
46,416.91
....................
1,072,694.79
B. Solicitation of Public Comment
This notice is soliciting comments
from members of the public and affected
parties concerning the collection of
information described in Section A on
the following:
(1) Whether the proposed collection
of information is necessary for the
proper performance of the functions of
the agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(2) The accuracy of the agency’s
estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection of information;
(3) Ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected, and
(4) Ways to minimize the burden of
the collection of information on those
who are to respond; including through
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the use of appropriate automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submission of responses.
HUD encourages interested parties to
submit comments in response to these
questions.
C. Authority
Section 3507 of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3507.
Todd M. Richardson,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy
Development and Research.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0038623;
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Notice of Inventory Completion:
Science Museum of Minnesota, Saint
Paul, MN
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the Native
American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Science
Museum of Minnesota has completed an
inventory of human remains and
associated funerary objects and has
determined that there is a cultural
SUMMARY:
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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
October 3, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Alison Rempel Brown,
President and CEO, Science Museum of
Minnesota, 120 W Kellogg Boulevard,
St. Paul, MN 55102, telephone (651)
221–9415, email abrown@smm.org.
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 Science
Museum of Minnesota, 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.
Abstract of Information Available
Human remains representing, at least,
19 individuals have been identified. The
479 associated funerary objects are bone
harpoon points, bone beads, shell
gorgets, shell ornaments/pendants,
stone tools, pottery sherds, antler tine,
shells, lithic flakes, bark fragments, and
soil and rocks.
The following have been determined
to be culturally affiliated with the
Prairie Island Indian Community based
upon geographic location and oral
tradition. One human cranium donated
in 1949, found at Mendota, Minnesota
(SMM Accession 2011). Two bone
fragments and 16 teeth representing at
least one individual from excavation at
the Lee Mill Cave site (21DK0002) in
Dakota County, Minnesota, by the
Science Museum of Minnesota in 1953
(SMM Accession 2102). Six artifacts
from excavation of Mound 1 and 2 at the
Bremer Mounds site (21DK0005) in
Dakota County, Minnesota, by the
Science Museum of Minnesota in 1955
(SMM Accession 2158). Twenty-two
cranial fragments and 50+ small bone
fragments representing at least one
individual, and 14 artifacts from
excavation of Mound 1 at the Schilling
site (21WA0001) in Washington County,
Minnesota, by the Science Museum of
Minnesota in 1958 (SMM Accession
2167). Seven bone fragments and two (2)
teeth from excavation in 1959–1960
(SMM Accession 2354) and two teeth
from excavation in 2015 (SMM
Accession A2015:4) at the Sheffield site
(21WA0001) in Washington County,
Minnesota, by the Science Museum of
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Minnesota. Four-hundred and fortyeight artifacts from excavation of
Mounds 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 at the Fort
Sweney site (21GD0086) in Goodhue
County, Minnesota, by the Science
Museum of Minnesota in 1960–1962
(SMM Accession 2416). Eleven artifacts
from excavation of burials at the
Pemton/River Hills site (21DK0041) in
Dakota County, Minnesota, by the
Science Museum of Minnesota in 1968.
Thirteen human bone fragments, 2+
likely human bone fragments, and 110
teeth/tooth fragments representing at
least four individuals from excavation at
the Mero site (47PI0002) in Pierce
County, Minnesota, by the Institute for
Minnesota Archaeology in 1991–1992,
and transferred to the Science Museum
of Minnesota in 2001 (SMM Accession
A2001:11). Twenty-five human bone
fragments and eight bone fragments that
are likely human representing at least
one individual from excavation at the
Energy Park site (21GD0158) in
Goodhue County, Minnesota, by the
Institute for Minnesota Archaeology in
1986–1990, and transferred to the
Science Museum of Minnesota in 2001
(SMM Accession A2001:13). Four
human cranial fragments and 11+ tooth
fragments from representing at least one
individual from excavation at the
Silvernale site (21GD0003) in Goodhue
County, Minnesota, by archaeologists
affiliated with the Minnesota
Archaeological Society, Carlton Summer
Institute, and Hamline University in
1974, 1976, and 1977. The collection
had been held by the Institute for
Minnesota Archaeology until 2001
when it was transferred to the Science
Museum of Minnesota (SMM Accession
A2017:1). Five human bone fragments
and six tooth fragments representing at
least one individual from excavation at
the Burnside School site (21GD0159) in
Goodhue County, Minnesota, by the
Institute for Minnesota Archaeology in
1995, and transferred to the Science
Museum of Minnesota in 2001 (SMM
Accession A2018:1). One human cranial
fragment from the Science Museum of
Minnesota’s educational collection (not
accessioned) from southeastern
Minnesota. No additional information is
available.
The following have no provenience
information and appear to be
archaeological. The Prairie Island Indian
Community ‘‘recognizes that there is
limited or no known provenience for
these ancestral remains, and it is
therefore highly unlikely that any clear
descendant groups or relatives may
claim them. The Prairie Island Indian
Community is willing to accept these
individuals into their family so that they
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can be reburied, rather than languishing
without relatives in a museum.’’—Letter
from Noah White, Tribal Historic
Preservation Officer, 22–June–2024.
Two human crania donated in 1958
without provenience (SMM Accession
2283). One human long-bone fragment
donated in 1964 (SMM Accession
A64:6). Unknown provenience. No
additional information is available. Two
cranial fragments that refit (not
accessioned). Unknown provenience.
No additional information is available.
Thirty-three human bones stored
together in a tray representing at least
two individuals (not accessioned).
Unknown provenience. No additional
information is available. One human
cranium and mandible. Unknown
provenience. No additional information
is available.
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 Science Museum of Minnesota
has determined that:
• The human remains described in
this notice represent the physical
remains of 19 individuals of Native
American ancestry.
• The 479 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
Prairie Island Indian Community in the
State of Minnesota.
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
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described in this notice to a requestor
may occur on or after October 3, 2024.
If competing requests for repatriation
are received, the Science Museum of
Minnesota 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 Science
Museum of Minnesota 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 26, 2024.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Intended Repatriation:
Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the Native
American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), Wesleyan
University intends to repatriate certain
cultural items that meet the definition of
unassociated funerary objects and that
have a cultural affiliation with the
Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations in this notice.
DATES: Repatriation of the cultural items
in this notice may occur on or after
October 3, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Wendi Field Murray,
Wesleyan University (Archaeology &
Anthropology Collections), 265 Church
Street, Exley Science Building,
Middletown, CT 06459, telephone
(860)–685–2085, email wmurray01@
wesleyan.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 Wesleyan
University and additional information
on the determinations in this notice,
including the results of consultation,
can be found in the summary or related
records. The National Park Service is
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not responsible for the determinations
in this notice.
Abstract of Information Available
A total of five cultural items have
been jointly requested for repatriation.
The five unassociated funerary objects
are two stone mortars (1972.103.1;
1971.24.1) and three stone pestles
(1971.364.1; 1971.365.1; 1971.367.1).
All five objects were taken by Paul
Schumacher from San Nicolas Island,
CA during the 1870s (likely 1877) while
he was employed as an archaeologist for
the National Park Service. Schumacher’s
collecting was prolific in the Channel
Islands during the 1870s. The looting of
Native American burials figures
prominently in the documentation of
his work via reports and his personal
journals, making it probable that these
items are from funerary contexts. They
were initially delivered to the
Smithsonian Institution, and in 1878,
they were included in a large
(Smithsonian) transfer of cultural
objects originating in the Channel
Islands and other parts of California to
Wesleyan University’s natural history
museum. It should also be noted that
there was a sixth object (a stone pestle,
1971.446.1) from San Nicolas Island
taken by Schumacher and originally
included in the 1878 transfer paperwork
(as well as a 1971 collections inventory),
but was discovered to be missing by
Wesleyan collections staff in 1999. It
has not yet been found, but for future
reference this object has the same
provenance and cultural affiliation as
the five objects listed above. No cultural
affiliation information was included in
the records of the taking or the transfer,
though their geographical origin and the
well-documented cultural, historical,
geographical, and linguistic connections
between the claimants and the southern
Channel Islands indicates a cultural
affiliation with the Payómkawichum
(Luiseño) Tribal Bands and the Santa
Ynez Band of Chumash Indians.
The presence of potentially hazardous
substances (i.e., pesticide residues) on
these particular objects is unknown. In
2021, Wesleyan University discovered
the presence of pesticide residue
(arsenic) on one organic object from
Samoa that was transferred from the
Smithsonian in the 19th century, as well
as several taxidermy specimens. This
suggests the possibility that other
objects in the collection may be
contaminated. While pesticides were
not typically applied to stone objects
due to their inherent resilience to pest
damage, the objects from San Nicolas
have potentially been intermingling
with organic objects in a large
ethnographic teaching collection since
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the 1870s, and possibly with natural
history specimens as well. To what
extent Wesleyan staff attempted to
mitigate cross-contamination when
objects were stored or handled is
unknown. There is one documented
instance of pest fumigation relating to
the collections that dates to 1972–1973.
This was to treat a silverfish infestation
in underground storage rooms that held
the museum’s objects after it closed. The
proposal was for the application of
dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT)
to the floors, the placement of open
containers of paradichlorobenzene
(PDB) around the room, and the
placement of a mildew-retarding
insecticide inside the wraps of
specimens. The specific contents of the
room in which the chemicals were
applied, and to what extent they were
shielded from them, is unknown.
Determinations
Wesleyan University has determined
that:
• The five unassociated funerary
objects described in this notice are
reasonably believed to have been placed
intentionally with or near human
remains, and are connected, either at the
time of death or later as part of the death
rite or ceremony of a Native American
culture according to the Native
American traditional knowledge of a
lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or
Native Hawaiian organization. The
unassociated funerary objects have been
identified by a preponderance of the
evidence as related to human remains,
specific individuals, or families, or
removed from a specific burial site or
burial area of an individual or
individuals with cultural affiliation to
an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization.
• There is a reasonable connection
between the cultural items described in
this notice and the La Jolla Band of
Luiseno Indians, California; Pala Band
of Mission Indians; Pauma Band of
Luiseno Mission Indians of the Pauma
& Yuima Reservation, California;
Pechanga Band of Indians (previously
listed as Pechanga Band of Luiseno
Mission Indians of the Pechanga
Reservation, California); Rincon Band of
Luiseno Mission Indians of the Rincon
Reservation, California; Santa Ynez
Band of Chumash Mission Indians of
the Santa Ynez Reservation, California;
and the Soboba Band of Luiseno
Indians, California.
Requests for Repatriation
Additional, written requests for
repatriation of the cultural items in this
notice must be sent to the authorized
representative identified in this notice
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0038623; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Science Museum of Minnesota,
Saint Paul, MN
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 Science Museum of Minnesota has
completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects
and has determined that there is a cultural
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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 October 3, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Alison Rempel Brown, President and CEO, Science Museum of
Minnesota, 120 W Kellogg Boulevard, St. Paul, MN 55102, telephone (651)
221-9415, 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
Science Museum of Minnesota, 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.
Abstract of Information Available
Human remains representing, at least, 19 individuals have been
identified. The 479 associated funerary objects are bone harpoon
points, bone beads, shell gorgets, shell ornaments/pendants, stone
tools, pottery sherds, antler tine, shells, lithic flakes, bark
fragments, and soil and rocks.
The following have been determined to be culturally affiliated with
the Prairie Island Indian Community based upon geographic location and
oral tradition. One human cranium donated in 1949, found at Mendota,
Minnesota (SMM Accession 2011). Two bone fragments and 16 teeth
representing at least one individual from excavation at the Lee Mill
Cave site (21DK0002) in Dakota County, Minnesota, by the Science Museum
of Minnesota in 1953 (SMM Accession 2102). Six artifacts from
excavation of Mound 1 and 2 at the Bremer Mounds site (21DK0005) in
Dakota County, Minnesota, by the Science Museum of Minnesota in 1955
(SMM Accession 2158). Twenty-two cranial fragments and 50+ small bone
fragments representing at least one individual, and 14 artifacts from
excavation of Mound 1 at the Schilling site (21WA0001) in Washington
County, Minnesota, by the Science Museum of Minnesota in 1958 (SMM
Accession 2167). Seven bone fragments and two (2) teeth from excavation
in 1959-1960 (SMM Accession 2354) and two teeth from excavation in 2015
(SMM Accession A2015:4) at the Sheffield site (21WA0001) in Washington
County, Minnesota, by the Science Museum of Minnesota. Four-hundred and
forty-eight artifacts from excavation of Mounds 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 at
the Fort Sweney site (21GD0086) in Goodhue County, Minnesota, by the
Science Museum of Minnesota in 1960-1962 (SMM Accession 2416). Eleven
artifacts from excavation of burials at the Pemton/River Hills site
(21DK0041) in Dakota County, Minnesota, by the Science Museum of
Minnesota in 1968. Thirteen human bone fragments, 2+ likely human bone
fragments, and 110 teeth/tooth fragments representing at least four
individuals from excavation at the Mero site (47PI0002) in Pierce
County, Minnesota, by the Institute for Minnesota Archaeology in 1991-
1992, and transferred to the Science Museum of Minnesota in 2001 (SMM
Accession A2001:11). Twenty-five human bone fragments and eight bone
fragments that are likely human representing at least one individual
from excavation at the Energy Park site (21GD0158) in Goodhue County,
Minnesota, by the Institute for Minnesota Archaeology in 1986-1990, and
transferred to the Science Museum of Minnesota in 2001 (SMM Accession
A2001:13). Four human cranial fragments and 11+ tooth fragments from
representing at least one individual from excavation at the Silvernale
site (21GD0003) in Goodhue County, Minnesota, by archaeologists
affiliated with the Minnesota Archaeological Society, Carlton Summer
Institute, and Hamline University in 1974, 1976, and 1977. The
collection had been held by the Institute for Minnesota Archaeology
until 2001 when it was transferred to the Science Museum of Minnesota
(SMM Accession A2017:1). Five human bone fragments and six tooth
fragments representing at least one individual from excavation at the
Burnside School site (21GD0159) in Goodhue County, Minnesota, by the
Institute for Minnesota Archaeology in 1995, and transferred to the
Science Museum of Minnesota in 2001 (SMM Accession A2018:1). One human
cranial fragment from the Science Museum of Minnesota's educational
collection (not accessioned) from southeastern Minnesota. No additional
information is available.
The following have no provenience information and appear to be
archaeological. The Prairie Island Indian Community ``recognizes that
there is limited or no known provenience for these ancestral remains,
and it is therefore highly unlikely that any clear descendant groups or
relatives may claim them. The Prairie Island Indian Community is
willing to accept these individuals into their family so that they can
be reburied, rather than languishing without relatives in a museum.''--
Letter from Noah White, Tribal Historic Preservation Officer, 22-June-
2024. Two human crania donated in 1958 without provenience (SMM
Accession 2283). One human long-bone fragment donated in 1964 (SMM
Accession A64:6). Unknown provenience. No additional information is
available. Two cranial fragments that refit (not accessioned). Unknown
provenience. No additional information is available. Thirty-three human
bones stored together in a tray representing at least two individuals
(not accessioned). Unknown provenience. No additional information is
available. One human cranium and mandible. Unknown provenience. No
additional information is available.
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 Science Museum of Minnesota has determined that:
The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of 19 individuals of Native American ancestry.
The 479 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 Prairie
Island Indian Community in the State of Minnesota.
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
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described in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after October
3, 2024. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the
Science Museum of Minnesota 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 Science Museum of Minnesota 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 26, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024-19684 Filed 8-30-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4312-52-P
