[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 124 (Thursday, June 27, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 53639]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-14102]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0038167; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: New York University, College of 
Dentistry, New York, 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), NYU Dentistry has completed an inventory of 
human remains and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation 
between the human remains and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian 
organizations in this notice.

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

ADDRESSES: Joshua Hayes Johnson, NYU Dentistry, 345 E 24th Street, New 
York, NY 10010, telephone (646) 341-1016, 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 NYU 
Dentistry, 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 minimum, nine individuals were 
removed from several counties in Tennessee. The nine individuals 
consist of four crania and five mandibles. No associated funerary 
objects are present. The human remains were removed from the following 
sites and localities in Tennessee: two crania from an unknown locality 
in TN; one mandible from Steward County, TN; one cranium 3.5 miles 
above Franklin, Williamson County, TN; one mandible from Dayton, TN; 
three mandibles from Lenoir City, TN; and one cranium from Lenoir City, 
Loudon County, TN.

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.

Determinations

    NYU Dentistry has determined that:
     The human remains described in this notice represent the 
physical remains of nine individuals of Native American ancestry.
     There is a connection between the human remains and The 
Muscogee (Creek) Nation.

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:
    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 an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization with 
cultural affiliation.
    Repatriation of the human remains described in this notice to a 
requestor may occur on or after July 29, 2024. If competing requests 
for repatriation are received, NYU Dentistry 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. NYU Dentistry 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: June 14, 2024.
Mariah Soriano,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024-14102 Filed 6-26-24; 8:45 am]
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