[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 175 (Tuesday, September 10, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73443-73444]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-20295]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0038665; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Intended Repatriation: University of Georgia, 
Laboratory of Archaeology, Athens, GA

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 University of Georgia, Laboratory of 
Archaeology intends to repatriate a certain cultural item that meets 
the definition of an object of cultural patrimony and that has a 
cultural affiliation with the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian 
organizations in this notice.

DATES: Repatriation of the cultural item in this notice may occur on or 
after October 10, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Amanda Thompson, University of Georgia, Laboratory of 
Archaeology, 1125 Whitehall Road, Athens, GA 30605, telephone (706) 
542-8737, 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 
University of Georgia, Laboratory of Archaeology and additional 
information on the determinations in this notice, including the results 
of consultation, can be found in the summary or related records. The 
National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this 
notice.

Abstract of Information Available

    A total of one cultural item has been requested for repatriation. 
The one object of cultural patrimony is a basket that was donated to 
the University of Georgia libraries in 2016 from Nancy Montgomery. The 
object of cultural patrimony was appraised prior to its donation and 
the appraisal documentation details that it was from the Central 
California region and dates to the early 20th century. The Laboratory 
has been unable to locate information for any research on this object 
and does not have any history of contamination.

Determinations

    The University of Georgia, Laboratory of Archaeology has determined 
that:
     The one object of cultural patrimony described in this 
notice have ongoing historical, traditional, or cultural importance 
central to the Native American group, including any constituent sub-
group (such as a band, clan, lineage, ceremonial society, or other 
subdivision), according to the Native American traditional knowledge of 
an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization.
     There is a reasonable connection between the cultural item 
described in this notice and the Timbisha Shoshone Tribe.

Requests for Repatriation

    Additional, written requests for repatriation of the cultural item 
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 not identified in this notice who shows, by a 
preponderance of the evidence, that

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the requestor is a lineal descendant or a culturally affiliated Indian 
Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization.
    Repatriation of the cultural item in this notice to a requestor may 
occur on or after October 10, 2024. If competing requests for 
repatriation are received, the University of Georgia, Laboratory of 
Archaeology must determine the most appropriate requestor prior to 
repatriation. Requests for joint repatriation of the cultural item are 
considered a single request and not competing requests. The University 
of Georgia, Laboratory of Archaeology is responsible for sending a copy 
of this notice to the Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations 
identified in this notice and to any other consulting parties.
    Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 
25 U.S.C. 3004 and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.9.

    Dated: August 29, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024-20295 Filed 9-9-24; 8:45 am]
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