Notice of Intended Repatriation: The University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, 100522-100523 [2024-29249]

Download as PDF 100522 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 239 / Thursday, December 12, 2024 / Notices Class III tribal gaming ordinances. Section 2710(d)(2)(B) of IGRA, as implemented by NIGC regulations, 25 CFR 522.8, requires the Chairman to publish, in the Federal Register, approved Class III tribal gaming ordinances and the approvals thereof. IGRA requires all tribal gaming ordinances to contain the same requirements concerning tribes’ sole proprietary interest and responsibility for the gaming activity, use of net revenues, annual audits, health and safety, background investigations and licensing of key employees and primary management officials. The Commission, therefore, believes that publication of each ordinance in the Federal Register would be redundant and result in unnecessary cost to the Commission. Thus, the Commission believes that publishing a notice of approved Class III tribal gaming ordinances in the Federal Register, is sufficient to meet the requirements of 25 U.S.C. 2710(d)(2)(B). Every ordinance and approval thereof is posted on the Commission’s website (www.nigc.gov) under General Counsel, Gaming Ordinances within five (5) business days of approval. On December 7, 2023, the Chairman of the National Indian Gaming Commission approved Tulalip Tribes Class III Gaming Ordinance. A copy of the approval letter is posted with this notice and can be found with the approved ordinance on the NIGC’s website (www.nigc.gov) under General Counsel, Gaming Ordinances. A copy of the approved Class III ordinance will also be made available upon request. Requests can be made in writing to the Office of General Counsel, National Indian Gaming Commission, Attn: Dena Wynn, 1849 C Street NW, MS #1621, Washington, DC 20240 or at info@ nigc.gov. September 1, 2023 through Resolution 2023– 401. The amendment adds a subsection to the Tribes’ ordinance that permits the Tulalip Gaming Agency to issue civil fines to tribal gaming operators, vendors, and manufacturers for failure to comply with the Tribes’ gaming compact with the State of Washington. Thank you for bringing this amendment to our attention and for providing us with a thorough submission of the Tribes’ gaming laws and regulations. Please be aware, on August 15, 2023, the NIGC published final rules for Parts 502 (Definitions) and 558 (Gaming Licenses for Key Employees and Primary Management Officials), among other revisions, which became effective on September 14, 2023.1 The Nation’s Ordinance does not reflect the recent changes made to the definitions of ‘‘key employee’’ and ‘‘primary management official’’ at 25 CFR 502.14 and 502.19, respectively. However, I have been assured that the Tribes are aware of the changes to NIGC regulations and will incorporate them into the Tribes’ gaming ordinance. The Tribes’ attorney has indicated that they had attended NIGC’s informational session on the regulation changes and will submit additional amendments after tribal leadership has a chance to approve them. As such, the amended ordinance is approved. If you have any questions, please contact NIGC Staff Attorney Josh Proper at joshua.proper@nigc.gov or 540–760–3026. Sincerely, E. Sequoyah Simermeyer, Chairman 1 88 FR 55, 366 (August 15, 2023). National Indian Gaming Commission. Dated: December 12, 2023. Rea Cisneros, General Counsel (Acting). AGENCY: ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 Jkt 265001 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0039189; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Intended Repatriation: The University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS National Park Service, Interior. Notice. In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the University of Kansas intends to repatriate certain a cultural item that meets the definition of an unassociated funerary object and that has a cultural affiliation with the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice. DATES: Repatriation of the cultural item in this notice may occur on or after January 13, 2025. ADDRESSES: Dr. Thomas Torma, Repatriation Program Manager, Office of Audit, Risk & Compliance, The University of Kansas, 1450 Jayhawk Boulevard, 351 Strong Hall, Lawrence, SUMMARY: December 7, 2023 VIA E–MAIL Chair Teri Gobin Board of Directors, Tulalip Tribes 6406 Marine Drive Tulalip, WA 98271 Re: Tulalip Tribes Amended Gaming Ordinance Dear Chair Gobin: This letter responds to the September 11, 2023 email submission on behalf of the Tulalip Tribes (Tribes) informing the National Indian Gaming Commission that the Tribes amended its gaming ordinance on 19:13 Dec 11, 2024 BILLING CODE 7565–01–P ACTION: Editorial note: This document was received for publication by the Office of the Federal Register on December 3, 2024. VerDate Sep<11>2014 [FR Doc. 2024–28753 Filed 12–11–24; 8:45 am] PO 00000 Frm 00060 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 KS 66045, telephone (406) 850–2220, email t-torma@ku.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 the University of Kansas, 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 not responsible for the determinations in this notice. Abstract of Information Available A total of one cultural item has been requested for repatriation. The one unassociated funerary object is a discoidal stone from an unknown site in McCracken County, Kentucky. This item was accessioned into the University of Kansas in 1992 when the Menninger Foundation deaccessioned its collection to the University. Determinations The University of Kansas has determined that: • The one unassociated funerary object described in this notice is reasonably believed to have been placed intentionally with or near human remains, and is 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 object has 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 item described in this notice and The Chickasaw Nation. Requests for Repatriation Additional, written requests for repatriation of the cultural item 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 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. E:\FR\FM\12DEN1.SGM 12DEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 239 / Thursday, December 12, 2024 / Notices Repatriation of the cultural item in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after January 13, 2025. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the University of Kansas must determine the most appropriate requestor prior to repatriation. Requests for joint repatriation of the cultural item are considered a single request and not competing requests. The University of Kansas is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the Indian Tribes 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. 3004 and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.9. Dated: December 4, 2024. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. BILLING CODE 4312–52–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0039191; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Intended Disposition: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Region 10: CaliforniaGreat Basin, Sacramento, CA; Correction ACTION: National Park Service, Interior. Notice; correction. The National Park Service is correcting a notice of intended disposition published in the Federal Register on October 30, 2024. SUMMARY: Dr. Melanie Ryan, Bureau of Reclamation, Region 10: CaliforniaGreat Basin, 2800 Cottage Way, Sacramento, CA 95825, telephone (916) 978–5526, email emryan@usbr.gov. ADDRESSES: This notice is published as part of the National Park Service’s administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 Correction In the Federal Register (89 FR 86364– 86365, October 30, 2024), replace all instances of ‘‘BLM Region 10’’ with ‘‘Bureau of Reclamation, Region 10.’’ Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 U.S.C. 3002, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.7. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:28 Dec 11, 2024 Jkt 265001 [FR Doc. 2024–29265 Filed 12–11–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0039178; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Intended Repatriation: 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), the Western Washington University, Department of Anthropology (WWU), intends to repatriate certain cultural items that meet the definition of objects of cultural patrimony 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 January 13, 2025. ADDRESSES: Dr. Judith Pine, Western Washington University, Department of Anthropology, Arntzen Hall 340, 516 High Street, Bellingham, WA 98225, telephone (360) 650–4783, email pinej@ wwu.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 the WWU, 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 not responsible for the determinations in this notice. SUMMARY: [FR Doc. 2024–29249 Filed 12–11–24; 8:45 am] AGENCY: Dated: December 4, 2024. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. Abstract of Information Available A total of two cultural items have been requested for repatriation. The two objects of cultural patrimony are a shell bead and a red ochre sample. In the summers of 1999 and 2000, Drs. Campbell and Koetje of Western Washington University led field schools as part of a multi-year ‘‘Whidbey Island Prehistory Project’’. 45–SK–46, the Lighthouse Point Midden, and 45–SK– 144 were two of the sites investigated during this project. The field school participants excavated six 1 x 1m units PO 00000 Frm 00061 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 100523 and fifteen shovel tests at 45–SK–46 during the 2000 field season. This site was chosen for investigation because it was a small, shallow shell midden, subject to trail and bank erosion, and they were focusing on smaller sites most in need of documentation (WWU Field School Permit Application, 2000). 45–SK–144 is located to the north of 45–SK–46, on the east side of the tombolo that connects Lighthouse Point to the mainland, separating Lottie and Bowman Bays. Seven 1 x 1m units were excavated at this site during the 1999 field season (Anderson, 2001 ‘‘Sediment Analysis of Two Archaeological Sites in the Deception Pass Area, Fidalgo Island, Washington: A Geoarchaeological Approach’’). No hazardous chemicals are known to have been used to treat the items while in the custody of WWU. Determinations The WWU has determined that: • The two objects of cultural patrimony described in this notice have ongoing historical, traditional, or cultural importance central to the Native American group, including any constituent sub-group (such as a band, clan, lineage, ceremonial society, or other subdivision), according to the Native American traditional knowledge of an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization. • There is a reasonable connection between the cultural items described in this notice and the Lummi Tribe of the Lummi Reservation; Samish Indian Nation; and the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community. 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 under ADDRESSES. Requests for repatriation may be submitted by 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 cultural items in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after January 13, 2025. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the WWU must determine the most appropriate requestor prior to repatriation. Requests for joint repatriation of the cultural items are considered a single request and not competing requests. The WWU is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the Indian Tribes and Native E:\FR\FM\12DEN1.SGM 12DEN1

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0039189; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Intended Repatriation: The University of Kansas, 
Lawrence, KS

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 University of Kansas intends to 
repatriate certain a cultural item that meets the definition of an 
unassociated funerary object and that has a cultural affiliation with 
the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice.

DATES: Repatriation of the cultural item in this notice may occur on or 
after January 13, 2025.

ADDRESSES: Dr. Thomas Torma, Repatriation Program Manager, Office of 
Audit, Risk & Compliance, The University of Kansas, 1450 Jayhawk 
Boulevard, 351 Strong Hall, Lawrence, KS 66045, telephone (406) 850-
2220, 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 
University of Kansas, 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 not 
responsible for the determinations in this notice.

Abstract of Information Available

    A total of one cultural item has been requested for repatriation. 
The one unassociated funerary object is a discoidal stone from an 
unknown site in McCracken County, Kentucky. This item was accessioned 
into the University of Kansas in 1992 when the Menninger Foundation 
deaccessioned its collection to the University.

Determinations

    The University of Kansas has determined that:
     The one unassociated funerary object described in this 
notice is reasonably believed to have been placed intentionally with or 
near human remains, and is 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 object has 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 item 
described in this notice and The Chickasaw Nation.

Requests for Repatriation

    Additional, written requests for repatriation of the cultural item 
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 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.

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    Repatriation of the cultural item in this notice to a requestor may 
occur on or after January 13, 2025. If competing requests for 
repatriation are received, the University of Kansas must determine the 
most appropriate requestor prior to repatriation. Requests for joint 
repatriation of the cultural item are considered a single request and 
not competing requests. The University of Kansas is responsible for 
sending a copy of this notice to the Indian Tribes 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. 3004 and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.9.

    Dated: December 4, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024-29249 Filed 12-11-24; 8:45 am]
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