[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 135 (Monday, July 19, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38117-38118]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-15254]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0032265; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: Case Western Reserve University, 
Cleveland, OH

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) 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 CWRU. If no 
additional requestors come forward, transfer of

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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 CWRU at 
the address in this notice by August 18, 2021.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stacy Fening, Ph.D., Technology 
Transfer Office LC: 7219, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid 
Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106-7219, telephone (216) 368-0451, 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 Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH. The 
human remains were removed from a shoreline area on Maui Island, HI.
    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 Case 
Western Reserve University professional staff in consultation with 
representatives of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA).

History and Description of the Remains

    Sometime in the early part of the 20th century, human remains 
representing, at minimum, five individuals were removed from the 
shoreline area of Maui, HI, by a Mr. Woods, a resident of Ohio. The 
records accompanying the human remains describe them as likely 
belonging to three males and two females and surmise that their 
presence Maui was a result of Polynesian migration patterns. In 1932, 
the human remains were donated to CWRU for research and study and were 
assigned catalog numbers HTD 0.234-0.238. Subsequently, the Woods 
collection was permanently loaned to the Cleveland Museum of Natural 
History (CMNH), where the human remains listed in this notice now 
reside. No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary 
objects are present.

Determinations Made by Case Western Reserve University

    Officials of Case Western Reserve University have determined that:
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described 
in this notice represent the physical remains of five individuals of 
Native Hawaiian 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 
Hawaiian human remains and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs.

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 Stacy 
Fening, Ph.D., Technology Transfer Office LC: 7219, Case Western 
Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106-7219, 
telephone (216) 368-0451, email [email protected], by August 18, 
2021. After that date, if no additional requestors have come forward, 
transfer of control of the human remains to the Office of Hawaiian 
Affairs may proceed.
    Case Western Reserve University is responsible for notifying the 
Office of Hawaiian Affairs that this notice has been published.

    Dated: July 7, 2021.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2021-15254 Filed 7-16-21; 8:45 am]
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