[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 124 (Thursday, June 27, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53636-53637]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-14101]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0038159; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: New York State Office of Parks, 
Recreation, & Historic Preservation, Waterford, NY

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and 
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the New York State Office of Parks, 
Recreation, & Historic Preservation (NYOPRHP) has completed an 
inventory of human remains and has determined that there is no lineal 
descendant and no Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization with 
cultural affiliation.

DATES: Upon request, repatriation of the human remains in this notice 
may occur on or after July 29, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Jessica Vavrasek, New York State Office of Parks, Recreation 
& Historic Preservation, Peebles Island State Park, P.O. Box 189, 
Waterford, NY 12188-0189, telephone (518) 268-2199, 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 the 
NYOPRHP, and additional information on the determinations in this 
notice, including the results of consultation, can be found in its 
inventory or related records. The National Park Service is not 
responsible for the determinations in this notice.

Abstract of Information Available

    Human remains representing, at least, one individual has been 
identified. No associated funerary objects are present. A suspected 
Native American scalp was discovered during periotic cleaning of 80+ 
year old exhibit dedicated to Dan

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Beard located within Bear Mountain State Park. The scalp was discovered 
within a riker box inside of a cardboard box with ``Indian Scalp'' 
written on the outside in pencil. This box was buried at the bottom of 
a chest of Mr. Beard's personal items that had been on display since 
the 1940's. No information is available as to where, when, or how it 
was acquired by Mr. Beard prior to his death and eventual donation of 
the scalp to the park.

Consultation

    Invitations to consult were sent to the Delaware Nation, Oklahoma; 
Delaware Tribe of Indians; and Stockbridge Munsee Community, Wisconsin. 
The Delaware Nation, Oklahoma; Delaware Tribe of Indians; and 
Stockbridge Munsee Community, Wisconsin. All responded yes to NYOPRHP's 
request for consultation on this matter with all three Nations agreeing 
that the Stockbridge Munsee Community, Wisconsin, would take the lead 
during this consultation.

Cultural Affiliation

    The following types of information about the cultural affiliation 
of the human remains in this notice are available: geographical, and 
historical. The information, including the results of consultation, 
identified:
    1. No earlier group connected to the human remains;
    2. No Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization connected to the 
human remains; and
    3. No relationship of shared group identity between the earlier 
group and the Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization that can be 
reasonably traced through time.

Determinations

    The NYOPRHP has determined that:
     The human remains described in this notice represent the 
physical remains of one individual of Native American ancestry.
     No known lineal descendant who can trace ancestry to the 
human remains in this notice has been identified.
     No Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization with 
cultural affiliation to the human remains in this notice has been 
clearly or reasonably identified.

Requests for Repatriation

    Written requests for repatriation of the human remains in this 
notice must be sent to the authorized representative identified in this 
notice under ADDRESSES. Requests for repatriation may be submitted by 
any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization 
who shows, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the requestor is a 
lineal descendant or an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization 
with cultural affiliation.
    Upon request, repatriation of the human remains described in this 
notice may occur on or after July 29, 2024. If competing requests for 
repatriation are received, the NYOPRHP must determine the most 
appropriate requestor prior to repatriation. Requests for joint 
repatriation of the human remains are considered a single request and 
not competing requests. The NYOPRHP is responsible for sending a copy 
of this notice to any consulting lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or 
Native Hawaiian organization.
    Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 
25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.10.

    Dated: June 14, 2024.
Mariah Soriano,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024-14101 Filed 6-26-24; 8:45 am]
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