[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 74 (Tuesday, April 16, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26907-26908]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-08046]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0037759; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: Boston Children's Museum, Boston, 
MA

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and 
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), Boston Children's Museum 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 May 16, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Melissa Higgins, Vice President of Programs & Exhibits, 
Boston Children's Museum, 308 Congress Street, Boston, MA 02201, 
telephone (617) 986-3692, 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 Boston 
Children's Museum, 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

    Based on the information available, human remains representing 
partial skeletons of at least two individuals have been reasonably 
identified. The two lots of associated funerary objects include Pottery 
Sherds, Flint Flake, Carbonized Beans, and Animal Bones. Remains and 
associated funerary objects were donated in 1969 by Dr. Jack Calvert, 
who was involved in archeological digs as part of the work of James 
Tuck in 1965-1967. The Remains and associated funerary objects are 
believed to have been removed from New York State as part of these 
digs. Accession records note them originating from the Cabin Site (tly 
1-1), though there is a possibility that they originated from one of 
several sites in the area. Due to geographic origin, the remains are 
reasonably believed to be culturally affiliated with the Onondaga 
Nation. There is no documentation of hazardous substances being used to 
treat these individuals or materials.

Cultural Affiliation

    Based on the information available and the results of consultation, 
cultural affiliation is reasonably identified by the geographical 
location or acquisition history of the human remains and associated 
funerary objects described in this notice.

Determinations

    Boston Children's Museum has determined that:
     The human remains described in this notice represent the 
physical partial skeletal remains of two individuals of Native American 
ancestry.
     The two lots of 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 reasonable connection between the human remains 
and associated funerary objects described in this notice and the 
Onondaga Nation.

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 a culturally affiliated Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian 
organization.
    Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects 
in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after May 16, 2024. If 
competing requests for repatriation are received, the Boston Children's 
Museum must determine the most appropriate

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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 Boston Children's Museum 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: April 9, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024-08046 Filed 4-15-24; 8:45 am]
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