[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 159 (Thursday, August 18, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 50878]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-17762]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0034365; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: University at Albany, State 
University of New York, Albany, NY

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The University at Albany, State University of New York (SUNY 
Albany) has completed an inventory of human remains and associated 
funerary objects, 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 associated funerary 
objects 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 and associated 
funerary objects should submit a written request to SUNY Albany. If no 
additional requestors come forward, transfer of control of the human 
remains and associated funerary objects 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 and associated 
funerary objects should submit a written request with information in 
support of the request to SUNY Albany at the address in this notice by 
September 19, 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher B. Wolff, Department of 
Anthropology, University at Albany, 1400 Washington Avenue, AS105, 
Albany, NY 12222, telephone (518) 442-3982, 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 and 
associated funerary objects under the control of the University at 
Albany, State University of New York, Albany, NY. The human remains and 
associated funerary objects were removed from Duchess County, NY.
    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 and associated funerary objects. The National 
Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice.

Consultation

    A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by SUNY Albany 
professional staff in consultation with representatives of the Delaware 
Nation, Oklahoma; Delaware Tribe of Indians; and the Stockbridge Munsee 
Community, Wisconsin (hereafter referred to as ``The Tribes'').

History and Description of the Remains

    On an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, two 
individuals were removed from Duchess County, NY. Exact provenience is 
unknown, but the various elements have ``Duchess County'' written on 
them in black ink. No known individuals were identified. No associated 
funerary objects are present.
    On an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, 28 
individuals were removed from unknown locations, most likely from New 
York. No known individuals were identified. The two associated funerary 
objects are one chert flake and one amorphous clay fragment.

Determinations Made by the University at Albany, State University of 
New York

    Officials of the University at Albany, State University of New York 
have determined that:
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described 
in this notice represent the physical remains of 30 individuals of 
Native American ancestry.
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the two objects 
described in this notice are reasonably believed to have been placed 
with or near individual human remains at the time of death or later as 
part of the death rite or ceremony.
     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 associated funerary objects and The Tribes.

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 and associated 
funerary objects should submit a written request with information in 
support of the request to Christopher B. Wolff, Department of 
Anthropology, University at Albany, 1400 Washington Avenue, AS105, 
Albany, NY 12222, telephone (518) 442-3982, email [email protected], by 
September 19, 2022. After that date, if no additional requestors have 
come forward, transfer of control of the human remains and associated 
funerary objects to The Tribes may proceed.
    The University at Albany, State University of New York is 
responsible for notifying The Tribes that this notice has been 
published.

    Dated: August 10, 2022.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2022-17762 Filed 8-17-22; 8:45 am]
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