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not identified in this notice who shows, 

by a preponderance of the evidence, that 

the requestor is a lineal descendant or 

a culturally affiliated Indian Tribe or 

Native Hawaiian organization, or who 

shows that the requestor is an aboriginal 

land Indian Tribe. 

Disposition of the human remains and 

associated funerary objects described in 

this notice to a requestor may occur on 

or after October 30, 2023. If competing 

requests for disposition are received, the 

University of Nevada, Las Vegas must 

determine the most appropriate 

requestor prior to disposition. Requests 

for joint disposition of the human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

are considered a single request and not 

competing requests. The University of 

Nevada, Las Vegas is responsible for 

sending a copy of this notice to the 

Indian Tribes identified in this notice. 

Authority: Native American Graves 

Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 

U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing 

regulations, 43 CFR 10.9 and § 10.11. 

Dated: September 20, 2023. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2023–21241 Filed 9–27–23; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0036648; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion 

Amendment: Louisiana State 

University, Museum of Natural 

Science, Baton Rouge, LA 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice; amendment. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native 

American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), Louisiana 

State University, Museum of Natural 

Science (LSUMNS) has amended a 

Notice of Inventory Completion 

published in the Federal Register on 

December 13, 2000. This notice amends 

the minimum number of individuals 

and the number of associated funerary 

objects in a collection removed from the 

Phillip Nicks Place site in Avoyelles 

Parish, LA (16AV4). 

DATES: Repatriation of the human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

in this notice may occur on or after 

October 30, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: Dr. Rebecca Saunders, 

Curator, LSUMNS Division of 

Anthropology, 119 Foster Hall, LSU, 

Baton Rouge, LA 70803, telephone (225) 

588–0909, email rsaunde@lsu.edu. 

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 LSUMNS. The 

National Park Service is not responsible 

for the determinations in this notice. 

Additional information on the 

amendments and determinations in this 

notice, including the results of 

consultation, can be found in the 

inventory or related records held by 

LSUMNS. 

Amendment 

This notice amends determinations 

concerning human remains and 

associated funerary objects from site 

16AV4, the Phillip Nicks site, listed in 

a Notice of Inventory Completion that 

was published in the Federal Register 

on December 13, 2000 (65 FR 77907– 

77908). Repatriation of the items in the 

original Notice of Inventory Completion 

has not occurred. During a re-inventory 

of collections from site 16AV4, the 

minimum number of individuals was 

determined to be five, rather than six as 

previously reported. In addition, 64 

historical objects that previously were 

thought to have come from the general 

site area were determined to come from 

the disturbed mound summit and, 

consequently, they are associated 

funerary objects. The 427 associated 

funerary objects (previously identified 

as 363 associated funerary objects) 

include bracelets, rings, glass beads, 

textile fragments, shell fragments, gun 

flints, lead shot, iron nails, and iron nail 

fragments. 

Determinations (as Amended) 

Pursuant to NAGPRA and its 

implementing regulations, and after 

consultation with the appropriate 

Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian 

organizations, LSUMNS has determined 

that: 

• The human remains described in 

this amended notice represent the 

physical remains of five individuals of 

Native American ancestry. 

• The 427 objects described in this 

amended notice are 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. 

• There is a relationship of shared 

group identity that can be reasonably 

traced between the human remains and 

associated funerary objects described in 

this notice and the Jena Band of 

Choctaw Indians; Mississippi Band of 

Choctaw Indians; and The Choctaw 

Nation of Oklahoma. 

Requests for Repatriation 

Written requests for repatriation of the 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects in this notice must be sent to the 

Responsible Official identified in 

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 

a culturally affiliated Indian Tribe or 

Native Hawaiian organization. 

Repatriation of the human remains 

and associated funerary objects in this 

notice to a requestor may occur on or 

after October 30, 2023. If competing 

requests for repatriation are received, 

LSUMNS 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. LSUMNS is 

responsible for sending a copy of this 

notice to the Indian Tribes identified in 

this notice. 

Authority: Native American Graves 

Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 

U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing 

regulations, 43 CFR 10.9, 10.10, 10.13, 

and 10.14. 

Dated: September 20, 2023. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2023–21246 Filed 9–27–23; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0036651; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: 

University of California, Berkeley, 

Berkeley, CA 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native 

American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the 

University of California, Berkeley 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 


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