[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 175 (Wednesday, September 10, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53730-53731]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-21518]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-16402; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of Defense, Army, 
National Museum of Health and Medicine, Silver Spring, MD

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The National Museum of Health and Medicine has completed an 
inventory of human remains, in consultation with the appropriate Indian 
tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations, and has determined that there 
is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and present-day 
Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations. Lineal descendants or 
representatives of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian organization not 
identified in this notice that wish to request transfer of control of 
these human remains should submit a written request to the National 
Museum of Health and Medicine. If no additional requestors come 
forward, transfer of control of the human remains to the lineal 
descendants, Indian tribes, or Native Hawaiian organizations stated in 
this notice may proceed.

DATES: Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian tribe or 
Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to 
request transfer of control of these human remains should submit a 
written request with information in support of the request to the 
National Museum of Health and Medicine at the address in this notice by 
October 10, 2014.

ADDRESSES: Dr Franklin E. Damann, National Museum of Health and 
Medicine, 2460 Linden Lane, Building 2500, Silver Spring, MD 20910, 
telephone (301) 319-3306, email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is here given in accordance with the 
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 
U.S.C. 3003, of the completion of an inventory of human remains under 
the control of the National Museum of Health and Medicine, Silver 
Spring, MD. The human remains were removed from Amaknak Island, 
Captain's Bay, Unalaska, AK.
    This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's 
administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The 
determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the 
museum, institution, or Federal agency that has control of the Native 
American human remains. The National Park Service is not responsible 
for the determinations in this notice.

Consultation

    A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by the National 
Museum of Health and Medicine professional staff in consultation with 
representatives of the Qawalangin Tribe of Unalaska.

History and Description of the Remains

    A single human skeleton was collected in 1872 by W.H. Dall on 
behalf of the Smithsonian Institution. The human remains were found in 
a compartment of what had been a large community house on Amaknak 
Island, Captain's Bay, Unalaska, AK.
    The human remains were received at the Army Medical Museum (AMM) 
from the U.S. National Museum Smithsonian Institution on November 15, 
1872, and accessioned into the AMM as PS 12937 on November 21, 1872.
    On August 24, 1904 by order of the AMM Curator James Carroll, the 
human remains were returned to the U.S. National Museum, Smithsonian 
Institution, except for the pathological portions of the skeleton. 
These portions remain to this day as PS 12937 at the National Museum of 
Health and Medicine (NMHM), formally known as the AMM.
    Accession documents relating to the collection history of these 
human remains were retained by the Smithsonian. Through a recent review 
of records in consultation with the Smithsonian Institution 
Repatriation Office, provenance for these remains has been 
reassociated. No known individuals were identified. No associated 
funerary objects are present.
    The human remains consist of the spine, hips, and ribs. The remains 
show ankylosing spondylitis, kyphosis, and fusion of the interpubic 
joint. Morphological characteristics of the hips indicate male sex. The 
remains are those of an adult.
    Accession file information indicates that the individual is an 
Aleut male approximately 40 years of age from Amaknak Island, Captain's 
Bay, Unalaska. Evidence of a male with ankylosing spondylitis and 
kyphosis is consistent with the biological and pathological description 
in the accession file documents.

Determinations Made by the National Museum of Health and Medicine

    Officials of the National Museum of Health and Medicine have 
determined that:

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     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described 
in this notice represent the physical remains of one individual of 
Native American ancestry.
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there is a relationship of 
shared group identity that can be reasonably traced between the Native 
American human remains and the Qawalangin Tribe of Unalaska.

Additional Requestors and Disposition

    Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian tribe or Native 
Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to 
request transfer of control of these human remains should submit a 
written request with information in support of the request to Dr 
Franklin E. Damann, National Museum of Health and Medicine, 2460 Linden 
Lane, Building 2500, Silver Spring, MD 20910, telephone (301) 319-3306, 
email [email protected], by October 10, 2014. After that 
date, if no additional requestors have come forward, transfer of 
control of the human remains to the Qawalangin Tribe of Unalaska may 
proceed.
    The National Museum of Health and Medicine is responsible for 
notifying the Qawalangin Tribe of Unalaska that this notice has been 
published.

    Dated: August 1, 2014.
Melanie O'Brien,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2014-21518 Filed 9-9-14; 8:45 am]
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