Gateway National Recreation Area Fort Hancock 21st Century Advisory Committee, 100527-100528 [2024-29296]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 239 / Thursday, December 12, 2024 / Notices Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after January 13, 2025. If competing requests for repatriation are received, ISB 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. ISB 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: December 4, 2024. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2024–29256 Filed 12–11–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0039190; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Inventory Completion: Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Atlanta, GA National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Georgia Department of Natural Resources 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. DATES: Repatriation of the human remains in this notice may occur on or after January 13, 2025. ADDRESSES: Dr. Rachel Black, State Archaeologist, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, 2610 GA Hwy. 155 SW, Stockbridge, GA 30281, telephone (770) 389–7862, email rachel.black@ dnr.ga.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 Georgia Department of Natural Resources, and additional information on the determinations in this notice, including the results of consultation, can be found ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:28 Dec 11, 2024 Jkt 265001 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, one individual have been identified. No associated funerary objects are present. In December 2023, this individual was located by a hunter on private property in Athens-Clarke County, GA north of Athens. The hunter removed the human remains from the ground surface and brought them to the Athens-Clarke County Police Department. Once the individual was determined to not be part of a forensic case, the human remains were examined by the University of Georgia, Department of Anthropology. Skeletal measurements were taken and run through the FORDISC program indicating possible Native American ancestry. The Georgia Department of Natural Resources was notified and worked with the AthensClarke County Police Department to inspect the area where the human remains were found. No archaeological sites or cultural features are associated with the individual. The individual is housed in a secured facility at the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Office of the State Archaeologist. Cultural Affiliation Based on the information available and the results of consultation, cultural affiliation is reasonably identified by the geographical location of the human remains described in this notice. Determinations The Georgia Department of Natural Resources has determined that: • The human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of one individual of Native American ancestry. • There is a connection between the human remains described in this notice and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and The Muscogee (Creek) Nation. 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: 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 PO 00000 Frm 00065 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 100527 the requestor is a lineal descendant or an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization with cultural affiliation. Repatriation of the human remains described in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after January 13, 2025. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the Georgia Department of Natural Resources 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 Georgia Department of Natural Resources 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: December 4, 2024. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2024–29264 Filed 12–11–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–NERO–GATE–38451; PPNEGATEB0, PPMVSCS1Z.Y00000] Gateway National Recreation Area Fort Hancock 21st Century Advisory Committee National Park Service, Interior. Notice of renewal. AGENCY: ACTION: The Secretary of the Interior is giving notice of renewal of the Gateway National Recreation Area Fort Hancock 21st Century Advisory Committee. The Committee provides advice on the development of a reuse plan and on matters relating to future uses of the Fort Hancock Historic Landmark District of Gateway National Recreation Area. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daphne Yun, Acting Public Affairs Officer, Gateway National Recreation Area, 210 New York Avenue, Staten Island, New York 10305, or by telephone (718) 815–3651, or by email daphne_yun@nps.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is published in accordance with section 1008 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, as amended (5 U.S.C. ch.10). Certification Statement: I hereby certify that the renewal of the Gateway National Recreation Area Fort Hancock SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\12DEN1.SGM 12DEN1 100528 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 239 / Thursday, December 12, 2024 / Notices 21st Century Advisory Committee is necessary and in the public interest in connection with the performance of duties imposed on the Department of the Interior by the National Park Service Organic Act (54 U.S.C. 100101(a) et seq.), and other statutes relating to the administration of the National Park Service. Authority: 5 U.S.C. ch. 10. Deb Haaland, Secretary of the Interior. [FR Doc. 2024–29296 Filed 12–11–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0039183; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Intended Repatriation: Beloit College, Logan Museum of Anthropology, Beloit, WI National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Beloit College, Logan Museum of Anthropology (LMA) 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 January 13, 2025. ADDRESSES: Nicolette B. Meister, Beloit College, Logan Museum of Anthropology, 700 College Street, Beloit, WI 53511, telephone (608) 363– 2305, email meistern@beloit.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 LMA, 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. ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 SUMMARY: Abstract of Information Available A total of five cultural items have been requested for repatriation. The five unassociated funerary objects (catalog numbers 970.1–.5) are shell gorgets removed from a grave in Sacramento County, CA on an unknown date by an VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:28 Dec 11, 2024 Jkt 265001 unknown individual. The LMA obtained the gorgets from NE Carter of Elkhorn, WI in 1935. Mr. Carter was a well-known collector and dealer of Native American items active in the early 1900s. The Sacramento Valley is home to Nisenan-speaking groups, of which Wilton Rancheria, California is one. The LMA has no record that the shell gorgets were exposed to any hazardous substances while in the LMA’s stewardship. Determinations The LMA 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 Wilton Rancheria, 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 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 LMA 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 LMA 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. PO 00000 Frm 00066 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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. 2024–29258 Filed 12–11–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0039185; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Intended Repatriation: Field Museum, Chicago, IL National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Field Museum intends to repatriate certain cultural items that meet the definition of sacred 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 January 13, 2025. ADDRESSES: June Carpenter, NAGPRA Director, Field Museum, 1400 S Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60605, telephone (312) 665–7820, email jcarpenter@fieldmuseum.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 Field Museum, 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: Abstract of Information Available A total of 17 cultural items have been requested for repatriation. The 17 sacred objects are four plumes, five baskets, a stone pestle, a fish dip, two stone balls, two pieces of tinder, a medicine charm, and a meal leach bag. In 1901, the sacred objects were removed from Fresno and Madera Counties in California. The items were collected by Dr. John Hudson on behalf of the Field Museum during a two-year expedition among the Native populations of California and accessioned by the Museum in 1901. E:\FR\FM\12DEN1.SGM 12DEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 239 (Thursday, December 12, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 100527-100528]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-29296]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-NERO-GATE-38451; PPNEGATEB0, PPMVSCS1Z.Y00000]


Gateway National Recreation Area Fort Hancock 21st Century 
Advisory Committee

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of renewal.

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SUMMARY: The Secretary of the Interior is giving notice of renewal of 
the Gateway National Recreation Area Fort Hancock 21st Century Advisory 
Committee. The Committee provides advice on the development of a reuse 
plan and on matters relating to future uses of the Fort Hancock 
Historic Landmark District of Gateway National Recreation Area.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daphne Yun, Acting Public Affairs 
Officer, Gateway National Recreation Area, 210 New York Avenue, Staten 
Island, New York 10305, or by telephone (718) 815-3651, or by email 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is published in accordance with 
section 1008 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, as amended 
(5 U.S.C. ch.10).
    Certification Statement: I hereby certify that the renewal of the 
Gateway National Recreation Area Fort Hancock

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21st Century Advisory Committee is necessary and in the public interest 
in connection with the performance of duties imposed on the Department 
of the Interior by the National Park Service Organic Act (54 U.S.C. 
100101(a) et seq.), and other statutes relating to the administration 
of the National Park Service.
    Authority: 5 U.S.C. ch. 10.

Deb Haaland,
Secretary of the Interior.
[FR Doc. 2024-29296 Filed 12-11-24; 8:45 am]
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