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Society also have determined that, 

pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (3)(A), the 

one object described above is reasonably 

believed to have been placed with or 

near individual human remains at the 

time of death or later as part of the death 

rite or ceremony. Lastly, officials of the 

Ohio Historical Society have 

determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 

3001 (2), there is a relationship of 

shared group identity that can be 

reasonably traced between the Native 

American human remains and the 

associated funerary object and the 

Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma. 

Representatives of any other Indian 

tribe that believes itself to be culturally 

affiliated with the human remains and 

associated funerary object should 

contact James Strider, Acting Executive 

Director, Ohio Historical Society, 1982 

Velma Ave., Columbus, OH 43211, 

telephone (614) 297–2350, before 

November 12, 2009. Repatriation of the 

human remains and associated funerary 

object to the Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma 

may proceed after that date if no 

additional claimants come forward. 

The Ohio Historical Society is 

responsible for notifying the Forest 

County Potawatomi Community, 

Wisconsin; Grand Traverse Band of 

Ottawa Indians, Michigan; Little River 

Band of Ottawa Indians, Michigan; 

Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa 

Indians, Michigan; and Ottawa Tribe of 

Oklahoma that this notice has been 

published. 

Dated: September 15, 2009 

Sherry Hutt, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. E9–24591 Filed 10–9–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

Notice of Inventory Completion: 

Museum of Natural History and 

Planetarium, Roger Williams Park, 

Providence, RI 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

Notice is here given in accordance 

with the Native American Graves 

Protection and Repatriation Act 

(NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3003, of the 

completion of an inventory of human 

remains in the Museum of Natural 

History and Planetarium, Roger 

Williams Park, Providence, RI. The 

human remains were removed from 

Puget Sound, WA. 

This notice is published as part of the 

National Park Service’s administrative 

responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 

U.S.C. 3003 (d)(3). The determinations 

in this notice are the sole responsibility 

of the museum, institution, or Federal 

agency that has control of the Native 

American human remains. The National 

Park Service is not responsible for the 

determinations in this notice. 

A detailed assessment of the human 

remains was made by Museum of 

Natural History and Planetarium, Roger 

Williams Park professional staff in 

consultation with representatives of the 

Muckleshoot Indian Tribe of the 

Muckleshoot Reservation, Washington; 

Nisqually Indian Tribe of the Nisqually 

Reservation, Washington; Port Gamble 

Indian Tribe of the Port Gamble 

Reservation, Washington; Puyallup 

Tribe of the Puyallup Reservation, 

Washington; Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe 

of Washington; Skokomish Indian Tribe 

of the Skokomish Reservation, 

Washington; Squaxin Island Tribe of the 

Squaxin Island Reservation, 

Washington; Stillaguamish Tribe of 

Washington; Suquamish Indian Tribe of 

the Port Madison Reservation, 

Washington; Swinomish Indians of the 

Swinomish Reservation, Washington; 

Tulalip Tribes of the Tulalip 

Reservation, Washington; and Upper 

Skagit Indian Tribe of Washington. A 

claim for the human remains described 

in this notice has been received by the 

Museum of Natural History and 

Planetarium from the Puyallup Tribe of 

the Puyallup Reservation, Washington. 

In July 2008, a letter was sent notifying 

the above-mentioned tribes of the claim 

by the Puyallup Tribe of the Puyallup 

Reservation, Washington, and 

statements of support or non-support 

were also solicited. 

In 1913 or earlier, human remains 

representing a minimum of one 

individual were removed from the Puget 

Sound region, WA. No known 

individual was identified. No associated 

funerary objects are present. 

A letter dated December 30, 1913, 

from the museum’s curator 

acknowledges receipt of the human 

remains from the ‘‘Puget Sound region’’ 

as a loan from Sydney R. Turner of East 

Providence, RI (Accn.# RIR035; Cat. # E 

4166). The letter also acknowledges 

receipt of ‘‘beads and other small 

articles found in the grave with it.’’ 

However, these objects were not located 

in the museum collections during the 

inventory. Therefore, no associated 

funerary objects are currently present 

with these human remains. There is no 

information regarding how the human 

remains (and the articles that once 

accompanied them) came into Mr. 

Turner’s possession. 

In the 1913 letter the curator remarks 

to Mr. Turner, ‘‘It is understood that you 

have loaned these specimens to the 

museum and we shall keep them safely 

until you may order their removal.’’ 

This statement must stand as the sole 

justification for why the Puget Sound 

remains were retained in the collection. 

It would appear that Mr. Turner failed 

to recall them. In 2008, museum staff 

reviewed 1913 city directories for East 

Providence, RI. It was learned that Mr. 

Sydney R. Turner owned and operated 

a grocery store with his brother 

Frederick until 1915–16. After that time, 

he initiated a career as a traveling 

salesman until his death in 1932, which 

may explain his failure to retrieve the 

remains. The museum tried to contact 

any possible heirs of Mr. Turner, but 

was unsuccessful. 

No specific information is available 

about the collection of the human 

remains. The human remains were 

found to be consistent with Native 

American morphology by a physical 

anthropologist (1983 Self Study funded 

by the National Endowment for the 

Humanities). Due to the generalized 

‘‘Puget Sound region’’ provenience, the 

human remains were originally reported 

by the Museum of Natural History as 

being culturally unidentifiable under 

NAGPRA, although the 1983 study 

suggested a possible Nootka (Nuu-chahnulth) affiliation for the human remains. 

During consultation with the Puyallup 

Tribe, the museum was notified that 

tribes inhabiting the Puget Sound area 

are culturally identifiable as Salish and 

not Nootka, as the Nootka are further 

north. The human remains show skull 

flattening in the manner consistent with 

the cultural history of Puyallup and 

other Salish tribes. Therefore, officials 

of the Museum of Natural History 

hereby determine the human remains to 

be those of a Salish Indian. Descendants 

of the Salish of the Puget Sound region 

are members of the Muckleshoot Indian 

Tribe of the Muckleshoot Reservation, 

Washington; Nisqually Indian Tribe of 

the Nisqually Reservation, Washington; 

Port Gamble Indian Tribe of the Port 

Gamble Reservation, Washington; 

Puyallup Tribe of the Puyallup 

Reservation, Washington; Sauk-Suiattle 

Indian Tribe of Washington; Skokomish 

Indian Tribe of the Skokomish 

Reservation, Washington; Squaxin 

Island Tribe of the Squaxin Island 

Reservation, Washington; Stillaguamish 

Tribe of Washington; Suquamish Indian 

Tribe of the Port Madison Reservation, 

Washington; Swinomish Indians of the 

Swinomish Reservation, Washington; 

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U.S. copyright law. See 17 U.S.C. 121(d)(2). There, 

the term ‘‘blind or other persons with disabilities’’ 

is defined to include individuals who are eligible 

or who may qualify to receive books and other 

publications in specialized formats in accordance 

with the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to provide books for 

the adult blind,’’ approved March 3, 1931 (2 U.S.C. 

135a; 46 Stat. 1487). 

Reservation, Washington; and Upper 

Skagit Indian Tribe of Washington. 

In consultation with the Puyallup 

Tribe of the Puyallup Reservation, 

Washington, the museum has learned 

that there were many Puyallup villages 

along Puget Sound prior to treaty times. 

Additionally, the territory of the 

Puyallup Tribe of the Puyallup 

Reservation, Washington (within Pierce 

County) extends to the Islands and 

waterways of Puget Sound, up to 

present day Steilacoom, out to present 

day Gig Harbor, embracing the cities of 

Tacoma, Fife, Milton, Puyallup, 

Edgewood, Sumner, and up to the top 

of Mount Rainier (and King County.) 

The Puyallup also occupied seasonal 

encampments in the Puget Sound area. 

Based on lack of information about 

the removal from Puget Sound, Mr. 

Turner’s and his heirs’ failure to remove 

the human remains from the museum, 

and the fact that the Museum of Natural 

History has had stewardship of them 

since 1913, the museum considers the 

human remains abandoned and has 

decided to proceed as the responsible 

entity under NAGPRA. 

Officials of the Museum of Natural 

History and Planetarium, Roger 

Williams Park have determined that, 

pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (9–10), the 

human remains described above 

represent the physical remains of one 

individual of Native American ancestry. 

Officials of the Museum of Natural 

History and Planetarium, Roger 

Williams Park also have determined 

that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (2), 

there is a relationship of shared group 

identity that can be reasonably traced 

between the Native American human 

remains and the Muckleshoot Indian 

Tribe of the Muckleshoot Reservation, 

Washington; Nisqually Indian Tribe of 

the Nisqually Reservation, Washington; 

Port Gamble Indian Tribe of the Port 

Gamble Reservation, Washington; 

Puyallup Tribe of the Puyallup 

Reservation, Washington; Sauk-Suiattle 

Indian Tribe of Washington; Skokomish 

Indian Tribe of the Skokomish 

Reservation, Washington; Squaxin 

Island Tribe of the Squaxin Island 

Reservation, Washington; Stillaguamish 

Tribe of Washington; Suquamish Indian 

Tribe of the Port Madison Reservation, 

Washington; Swinomish Indians of the 

Swinomish Reservation, Washington; 

Tulalip Tribes of the Tulalip 

Reservation, Washington; and Upper 

Skagit Indian Tribe of Washington. 

Representatives of any other Indian 

tribe that believes itself to be culturally 

affiliated with the human remains 

should contact Marilyn Massaro, 

Curator of Collections, Museum of 

Natural History and Planetarium, Roger 

Williams Park, Providence, RI 02907, 

telephone (401)785–9457, ext. 248, 

before November 12, 2009. Repatriation 

of the human remains to the 

Muckleshoot Indian Tribe of the 

Muckleshoot Reservation, Washington; 

Nisqually Indian Tribe of the Nisqually 

Reservation, Washington; Port Gamble 

Indian Tribe of the Port Gamble 

Reservation, Washington; Puyallup 

Tribe of the Puyallup Reservation, 

Washington; Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe 

of Washington; Skokomish Indian Tribe 

of the Skokomish Reservation, 

Washington; Squaxin Island Tribe of the 

Squaxin Island Reservation, 

Washington; Stillaguamish Tribe of 

Washington; Suquamish Indian Tribe of 

the Port Madison Reservation, 

Washington; Swinomish Indians of the 

Swinomish Reservation, Washington; 

Tulalip Tribes of the Tulalip 

Reservation, Washington; and Upper 

Skagit Indian Tribe of Washington may 

proceed after that date if no additional 

claimants come forward. 

The Museum of Natural History and 

Planetarium, Roger Williams Park is 

responsible for notifying the 

Muckleshoot Indian Tribe of the 

Muckleshoot Reservation, Washington; 

Nisqually Indian Tribe of the Nisqually 

Reservation, Washington; Port Gamble 

Indian Tribe of the Port Gamble 

Reservation, Washington; Puyallup 

Tribe of the Puyallup Reservation, 

Washington; Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe 

of Washington; Skokomish Indian Tribe 

of the Skokomish Reservation, 

Washington; Squaxin Island Tribe of the 

Squaxin Island Reservation, 

Washington; Stillaguamish Tribe of 

Washington; Suquamish Indian Tribe of 

the Port Madison Reservation, 

Washington; Swinomish Indians of the 

Swinomish Reservation, Washington; 

Tulalip Tribes of the Tulalip 

Reservation, Washington; and Upper 

Skagit Indian Tribe of Washington that 

this notice has been published. 

Dated: September 21, 2009 

Sherry Hutt, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. E9–24558 Filed 10–9–09; 8:45 am] 

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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 

Copyright Office 

Copyright Office Notice of Inquiry and 

Request for Comments on the Topic of 

Facilitating Access to Copyrighted 

Works for the Blind or Other Persons 

With Disabilities 

AGENCY: Copyright Office, Library of 

Congress. 

ACTION: Notice of inquiry and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The United States Copyright 

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States Patent and Trademark Office 

(USPTO) seek comment on possible 

solutions to enhance the accessibility of 

copyrighted works for the benefit of the 

blind or other persons with disabilities,1

including specifically the objectives and 

text of a draft treaty prepared under the 

auspices of the World Blind Union and 

proposed formally at the May 2009 

session of the World Intellectual 

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