[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 155 (Monday, August 12, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65662-65663]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-17881]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0038468; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: New York State Museum, Albany, 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 Museum (NYSM) 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 September 11, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Lisa Anderson, New York State Museum, 3049 Cultural 
Education Center, Albany, NY 12230, telephone (518) 486-2020, 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 
New York State Museum, 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 have been 
identified. No associated funerary objects are present. The human 
remains are from the Bates site, Chenango County, NY and were acquired 
in 1957 through excavations conducted by Dr. William A. Ritchie of the 
NYSM.
    Human remains representing, at least, one individual have been 
identified. The 14 associated funerary objects are three carbonized 
textile fragments, six samples of carbonized cordage fragments, four 
samples of fire-reddened clay, and one sample of carbonized organic 
material. The human remains and associated funerary objects were 
removed from the White site, Chenango County, NY, in 1974 and donated 
to the NYSM by the family of Mr. Stanford Gibson in 2009.

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    Human remains representing, at least, one individual have been 
identified. No associated funerary objects are present. The human 
remains were removed from the Bronck site, Madison County, NY, in the 
1970s and donated to the NYSM by the family of Mr. Stanford Gibson in 
2009.
    Human remains representing, at least, eight individuals have been 
identified. No associated funerary objects are present. The human 
remains were removed from the Diable site, Madison County, NY, in 1986-
1987 and donated to the NYSM by families of Dr. Alexander Neill in 
2007, Mr. Daniel Weiscotten in 2008, and Mr. Stanford Gibson in 2009.
    Human remains representing, at least, one individual have been 
identified. No associated funerary objects are present. The human 
remains were removed from the Marshall site, Madison County, NY, in 
1988 and donated to the NYSM in 2007 by the family of Dr. Alexander 
Neill.
    Human remains representing, at least, one individual have been 
identified. The 193 associated funerary objects are 118 very small 
purple disk shell beads, 72 very small white disk shell beads, two 
glass beads, and one Job's Tear seed bead. The human remains and 
associated funerary objects were removed from the vicinity of 
Munnsville, Madison County, NY, prior to 1889 and given to Rev. William 
M. Beauchamp. They were donated to the NYSM by his daughter, Mrs. Grace 
B. Lodder in 1949.
    Human remains representing, at least, one individual have been 
identified. No associated funerary objects are present. The human 
remains are from the vicinity of Utica, Oneida County, NY, and were 
donated to the NYSM by Mr. George C. Hodges in 1934.
    Human remains representing, at least, one individual have been 
identified. No associated funerary objects are present. The human 
remains were removed from the Washburn site, St. Lawrence County, NY, 
during an archaeological survey conducted in 1954 by Dr. William A. 
Ritchie of the NYSM.
    Human remains representing, at least 17 individuals have been 
identified. The 24 associated funerary objects include one Brewerton 
type projectile point, 12 small mica flakes, 10 soil samples, and one 
pottery rim sherd. The human remains and associated funerary objects 
were removed from the Clark site, St. Lawrence County, NY, during 
excavations conducted in 1954 by Dr. William A. Ritchie of the NYSM.
    Human remains representing, at least, two individuals have been 
identified. The 22 associated funerary objects are one groundstone 
celt, one groundstone celt fragment, and 20 pottery sherds. The human 
remains and associated funerary objects were removed from the Pine Hill 
site, St. Lawrence County, NY, and donated to the NYSM in 1958 by Mr. 
Lester Laird.
    Human remains representing, at least two individuals have been 
identified. The 22 associated funerary objects are 22 small black glass 
beads. The human remains and associated funerary objects were found 
during gravel mining on the William Walker Farm, St. Lawrence County, 
NY, and donated to the NYSM by Mr. William Walker in 1952.

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

    The New York State Museum has determined that:
     The human remains described in this notice represent the 
physical remains of 36 individuals of Native American ancestry.
     The 275 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 connection between the human remains and 
associated funerary objects described in this notice and the Oneida 
Indian 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 an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization with 
cultural affiliation.
    Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects 
described in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after September 
11, 2024. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the New 
York State Museum must determine the most appropriate 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 New York State 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: August 1, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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