Notice of Inventory Completion: Sam Noble Museum of Natural History, Norman, OK, 4799-4800 [2025-01014]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 90, No. 10 / Thursday, January 16, 2025 / Notices in 1935. No associated funerary objects are present. Cultural Affiliation Based on the available information and the results of consultation, cultural affiliation is clearly identified by the information available about the human remains described in this notice. The PMAE has determined that: • The human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of four individuals of Native American ancestry. • There is a reasonable connection between the human remains described in this notice and the Pueblo of Zia, New Mexico. Requests for Repatriation ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 Written requests for repatriation of the human remains in this notice must be sent to the Responsible Official identified in 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 in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after February 18, 2025. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the PMAE 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 PMAE is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the Indian Tribe 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: January 6, 2025. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2025–01006 Filed 1–15–25; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–12–P 19:42 Jan 15, 2025 National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0039323; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Inventory Completion: Sam Noble Museum of Natural History, Norman, OK National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: Determinations VerDate Sep<11>2014 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Jkt 265001 ACTION: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History (SNOMNH) 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 February 18, 2025. ADDRESSES: Dr. Marc Levine, Associate Curator of Archaeology, Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History, University of Oklahoma, 2401 Chautauqua Avenue, Norman, OK 73072–7029, telephone (405) 325–1994, email mlevine@ou.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 SNOMNH, 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. SUMMARY: Abstract of Information Available Human remains representing, at least, 281 individuals were removed from the Raymond Mackey site (34Lf29) in LeFlore County, OK. This site was excavated by the Works Progress Administration in 1940 and transferred to the Museum the same year. The human remains include 62 adult females, 32 adult males, 21 adolescents, 25 children, two infants, one fetus, 60 probable adult females, 41 probable adult males, two females for whom age could not be determined, 18 adults for whom sex could not be determined, and 17 individuals for whom neither age nor sex could be determined. No known individuals were identified. The 169 associated funerary objects are two PO 00000 Frm 00088 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 4799 potsherds, 39 projectile points, one projectile point fragment, three stone manos, two hammerstones, one stone hoe, one boatstone, six stone bifaces, seven bags of stone biface fragments, 17 paintstones, one worked stone, one stone flake, one unmodified piece of quartz, one partial dog skeleton, two bone awls, four bags of awl fragments, two bone beads, two bags of bone fish hook fragments, one bag of bone pin fragments, one worked deer antler, one worked deer ulna, three bags of worked animal bone, 14 bags of deer antler fragments, 44 bags of animal bone fragments, two shell beads, one conch disc, six bags of mussel shell fragments, one snail shell, one burned nut, and one bag of ash. The human remains and associated funerary objects from site 34Lf29 were interred during the Woodland Period (300 B.C.–A.D. 900). Cultural Affiliation Based on the information available and the results of consultation, cultural affiliation is clearly identified by the information available about the human remains and associated funerary objects described in this notice. Determinations The SNOMNH has determined that: • The human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of 281 individuals were of Native American ancestry. • The 169 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 Caddo Nation of Oklahoma and the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes (Wichita, Keechi, Waco, & Tawakonie), 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. E:\FR\FM\16JAN1.SGM 16JAN1 4800 Federal Register / Vol. 90, No. 10 / Thursday, January 16, 2025 / Notices Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after February 18, 2025. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the SNOMNH 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 SNOMNH 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: January 6, 2025. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0039322; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), Naval Weapons Station Yorktown (NWSY) intends to carry out the disposition of human remains removed from Federal or Tribal lands to the lineal descendants, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization with priority for disposition in this notice. DATES: Disposition of the human remains in this notice may occur on or after February 18, 2025. If no claim for disposition is received by January 16, 2026, the human remains in this notice will become unclaimed human remains. ADDRESSES: Mike Makin, Cultural Resources Manager at NWSY, 160 Main Road, Building 406, York County, VA 23691, telephone (757) 887–4148, email douglas.m.makin.civ@us.navy.mil. 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 NWSY and additional information on the human remains or cultural items in this notice, ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 19:42 Jan 15, 2025 Jkt 265001 BILLING CODE 4312–52–P Based on the information available, human remains representing, at least, one individual have been reasonably identified. No associated funerary objects are present. These human remains were recovered on 9 April 2003 during archaeological excavations at 44YO0002, the site of the Woodland and Contact Period village of Kiskiak located at NWSY in York County, VA. They were recovered from a 1920s trench that disturbed an earlier period burial. Most of the burial was left undisturbed and only material from the trench was removed. Claims for Disposition Notice of Intended Disposition: Naval Weapons Station, Yorktown, VA VerDate Sep<11>2014 Abstract of Information Available NWSY has determined that: • The human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of one individual of Native American ancestry. • The Pamunkey Indian Tribe has priority for disposition of the human remains described in this notice. BILLING CODE 4312–52–P SUMMARY: Dated: January 6, 2025. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. Determinations [FR Doc. 2025–01014 Filed 1–15–25; 8:45 am] ACTION: including the results of consultation, can be found in the related records. The National Park Service is not responsible for the identifications in this notice. Written claims for disposition of the human remains in this notice must be sent to the appropriate official identified in this notice under ADDRESSES. If no claim for disposition is received by January 16, 2026, the human remains in this notice will become unclaimed human remains. Claims for disposition may be submitted by: 1. Any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization 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 they have priority for disposition. Disposition of the human remains in this notice may occur on or after February 18, 2025. If competing claims for disposition are received, NWSY must determine the most appropriate claimant prior to disposition. Requests for joint disposition of the human remains are considered a single request and not competing requests. NWSY is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the lineal descendants, 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. 3002, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.7. PO 00000 Frm 00089 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 [FR Doc. 2025–01013 Filed 1–15–25; 8:45 am] DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0039327; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Intended Disposition: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Chugach National Forest, 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 Agriculture, Forest Service, Chugach National Forest intends to carry out the disposition of human remains removed from Federal or Tribal lands to the lineal descendants, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization with priority for disposition in this notice. DATES: Disposition of the human remains in this notice may occur on or after February 18, 2025. If no claim for disposition is received by January 16, 2026, the human remains in this notice will become unclaimed human remains. ADDRESSES: Jeff E. Schramm, Forest Supervisor, Chugach National Forest, Supervisor’s Office, 161 E 1st Ave., Door 8, Anchorage, AK 99501, telephone (907) 743–9500, email jeff.schramm@ usda.gov. SUMMARY: 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 Chugach National Forest, and additional information on the human remains in this notice, including the results of consultation, can be found in the related records. The National Park Service is not responsible for the identifications in this notice. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Abstract of Information Available Based on the information available, human remains representing, at least, one individual have been reasonably identified. In 1992, human remains were recovered near the Eagle Glacier Nordic Training Center cabin, within the Municipality of Anchorage, near Girdwood, AK by a private individual. E:\FR\FM\16JAN1.SGM 16JAN1

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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 10 (Thursday, January 16, 2025)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0039323; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: Sam Noble Museum of Natural 
History, Norman, OK

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 Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural 
History (SNOMNH) 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 February 18, 2025.

ADDRESSES: Dr. Marc Levine, Associate Curator of Archaeology, Sam Noble 
Oklahoma Museum of Natural History, University of Oklahoma, 2401 
Chautauqua Avenue, Norman, OK 73072-7029, telephone (405) 325-1994, 
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 
SNOMNH, 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

    Human remains representing, at least, 281 individuals were removed 
from the Raymond Mackey site (34Lf29) in LeFlore County, OK. This site 
was excavated by the Works Progress Administration in 1940 and 
transferred to the Museum the same year. The human remains include 62 
adult females, 32 adult males, 21 adolescents, 25 children, two 
infants, one fetus, 60 probable adult females, 41 probable adult males, 
two females for whom age could not be determined, 18 adults for whom 
sex could not be determined, and 17 individuals for whom neither age 
nor sex could be determined. No known individuals were identified. The 
169 associated funerary objects are two potsherds, 39 projectile 
points, one projectile point fragment, three stone manos, two 
hammerstones, one stone hoe, one boatstone, six stone bifaces, seven 
bags of stone biface fragments, 17 paintstones, one worked stone, one 
stone flake, one unmodified piece of quartz, one partial dog skeleton, 
two bone awls, four bags of awl fragments, two bone beads, two bags of 
bone fish hook fragments, one bag of bone pin fragments, one worked 
deer antler, one worked deer ulna, three bags of worked animal bone, 14 
bags of deer antler fragments, 44 bags of animal bone fragments, two 
shell beads, one conch disc, six bags of mussel shell fragments, one 
snail shell, one burned nut, and one bag of ash. The human remains and 
associated funerary objects from site 34Lf29 were interred during the 
Woodland Period (300 B.C.-A.D. 900).

Cultural Affiliation

    Based on the information available and the results of consultation, 
cultural affiliation is clearly identified by the information available 
about the human remains and associated funerary objects described in 
this notice.

Determinations

    The SNOMNH has determined that:
     The human remains described in this notice represent the 
physical remains of 281 individuals were of Native American ancestry.
     The 169 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 Caddo 
Nation of Oklahoma and the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes (Wichita, 
Keechi, Waco, & Tawakonie), 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.

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    Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects 
in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after February 18, 2025. 
If competing requests for repatriation are received, the SNOMNH 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 SNOMNH 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: January 6, 2025.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2025-01014 Filed 1-15-25; 8:45 am]
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