[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 150 (Monday, August 5, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38054-38055]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-16681]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0028404; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: Nevada State Museum, Carson City, 
NV

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Nevada State Museum, Carson City completed an inventory of 
human remains, in consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribe or 
Native Hawaiian organizations, and has determined that there is no 
cultural affiliation between the human remains and any present-day 
Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations. 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 Nevada State Museum, Carson 
City. If no additional requestors come forward, transfer of control of 
the human remains to the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations 
stated in this notice may proceed.

DATES: 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 their request to the Nevada 
State Museum, Carson City at the address in this notice by September 4, 
2019.

ADDRESSES: Anna J. Camp, Nevada State Museum, 600 North Carson Street, 
Carson City, NV 89701, telephone (775) 687-4810 Ext. 261, 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 completion of an inventory of human remains under the 
control of the Nevada State Museum, Carson City, NV. The human remains 
were removed from the area of Mud Lake Creek, Douglas County, NV.
    This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's 
administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 U.S.C. 3003(d)(3) and 
43 CFR 10.11(d). 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 Nevada 
State Museum professional staff in consultation with representatives of 
the Washoe Tribe of Nevada & California (Carson Colony, Dresslerville 
Colony, Woodfords Community, Stewart Community & Washoe Ranches).

History and Description of the Remains

    On November 11, 1996, human remains representing, at minimum, two 
individuals, were removed from an

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eroding bank of Mud Lake Creek in Douglas County, NV. The human 
remains--several rib fragments--were collected by an anonymous private 
citizen and brought to the Nevada State Museum. They were later 
discovered in the collections at the Nevada State Museum and rehoused. 
A note in the file suggests these human remains were found close to an 
archeological site (26Do524), which contained burials of two adolescent 
individuals. The excavation of the associated site located nearby was 
done in conjunction with the Douglas County Sheriff's Department, the 
Washoe Tribe of Nevada & California, and the Nevada State Museum. No 
known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are 
present.

Determinations Made by the Nevada State Museum

    Officials of the Nevada State Museum have determined that:
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), human remains described in 
this notice are Native American based on the age of 162050 
\14\C B.P. (radiocarbon years before present), and 149050 
\14\C B.P. The location of the site was also in close proximity to an 
excavated Native American burial site.
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), human remains described in 
this notice represent the physical remains of two individuals of Native 
American ancestry.
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), a relationship of shared 
group identity cannot be reasonably traced between the Native American 
human remains and any present-day Indian Tribe.
     According to final judgments of the Indian Claims 
Commission or the Court of Federal Claims, the land from which the 
Native American human remains were removed is the aboriginal land of 
the Washoe Tribe of Nevada & California (Carson Colony, Dresslerville 
Colony, Woodfords Community, Stewart Community & Washoe Ranches).
     Treaties, Acts of Congress, or Executive Orders, indicate 
that the land from which these Native American human remains were 
removed is the aboriginal land of the Washoe Tribe of Nevada & 
California (Carson Colony, Dresslerville Colony, Woodfords Community, 
Stewart Community & Washoe Ranches).
     Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the disposition of the 
human remains may be to the Washoe Tribe of Nevada & California (Carson 
Colony, Dresslerville Colony, Woodfords Community, Stewart Community & 
Washoe Ranches).

Additional Requestors and Disposition

    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 their request to Anna Camp, Nevada State Museum, 600 
North Carson Street, NV 89701, telephone (775) 687-4810 Ext. 261, email 
[email protected], by September 4, 2019. After that date, if no 
additional requestors have come forward, transfer of control of the 
human remains to the Washoe Tribe of Nevada & California (Carson 
Colony, Dresslerville Colony, Woodfords Community, Stewart Community & 
Washoe Ranches) may proceed.
    The Nevada State Museum is responsible for notifying the Washoe 
Tribe of Nevada & California (Carson Colony, Dresslerville Colony, 
Woodfords Community, Stewart Community & Washoe Ranches) that this 
notice has been published.

    Dated: July 9, 2019.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2019-16681 Filed 8-2-19; 8:45 am]
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