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disturbance. Mound 2 was about 35 

meters to the southeast of Mound 1. It 

contained an irregular rectangular 

limestone vault measuring 2.77 meters 

long on the north side, 2.83 meters long 

on the west side, and 3.11 meters long 

on the east side. The 0.88-meter-wide 

entrance was on the south side, 0.84 

meter from the west wall and 0.82 meter 

from the east wall. The vault was intact, 

but the presence of Euromerican debris 

indicated it had been looted at an 

unknown time in the past. Excavation of 

the Cogan Mounds was conducted in 

June and July of 1973 by staff and 

students from the Kansas 

Archaeological Field School, under the 

direction of Dr. Patricia J. O’Brien from 

Kansas State University. Collections 

were processed and cataloged by field 

school students and then removed to the 

archeology laboratory at Kansas State 

University for analysis, reporting, and 

curation. They have remained in the 

university’s possession since that time. 

Fragmentary human remains belonging 

to one female adult, two adults of 

indeterminate sex, one child and one 

six-month-old infant were removed 

from Mound 1. Some of the bones are 

burnt, suggesting that cremation had 

occurred. Fragmentary human remains 

belonging to an adult of indeterminate 

sex were removed from Mound 2. 

Several pieces of bone show green 

copper staining. Of the 39 associated 

funerary objects, 23 are historic. The 39 

associated funerary objects are eight 

metal nail fragments, one iron stake, one 

metal bridle ring, one bullet casing, two 

glass buttons, one ceramic fragment, 

nine glass and crockery fragments, one 

hematite stone, one projectile point, one 

lot consisting of stone debitage 

(approximately 83 pieces), one stone 

core, one fossil, one animal bone 

fragment, two gastropod shells, one 

ceramic sherd, three seeds, two charcoal 

samples, and two rocks. 

Cultural Affiliation 

The human remains and associated 

funerary objects in this notice are 

connected to one or more identifiable 

earlier groups, tribes, peoples, or 

cultures. There is a relationship of 

shared group identity between the 

identifiable earlier groups, tribes, 

peoples, or cultures and one or more 

Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian 

organizations. The following types of 

information were used to reasonably 

trace the relationship: geographical and 

historical. 

Determinations 

Pursuant to NAGPRA and its 

implementing regulations, and after 

consultation with the appropriate 

Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian 

organizations, Kansas State University 

has determined that: 

• The human remains described in 

this notice represent the physical 

remains of 12 individuals of Native 

American ancestry. 

• The 56 objects described in this 

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 Iowa Tribe of Kansas 

and Nebraska; Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma; 

Omaha Tribe of Nebraska; OtoeMissouria Tribe of Indians, Oklahoma; 

Ponca Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; 

Ponca Tribe of Nebraska; Sac & Fox 

Nation of Missouri in Kansas and 

Nebraska; Sac & Fox Nation, Oklahoma; 

Sac & Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in 

Iowa; and The Osage Nation. 

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, 

Kansas State University 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. Kansas State 

University 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, and 

10.14. 

Dated: September 25, 2023. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

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Notice of the November 14, 15, and 16, 

2023, Meeting of the Advisory 

Committee on Reconciliation in Place 

Names 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Meeting notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act of 

1972, the National Park Service (NPS) is 

hereby giving notice that the Advisory 

Committee on Reconciliation in Place 

Names (Committee) will meet as noted 

below. 

DATES: The Committee will meet on 

Tuesday November 14, 2023, from 9:00 

a.m. until 4:00 p.m. (HAWAIIAN), 

Wednesday November 15, 2023, from 

9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. (HAWAIIAN), 

and Thursday November 16, 2023, from 

9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. (HAWAIIAN). 

Individuals that wish to participate 

must contact the person listed in the 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

section no later than Tuesday November 

7, 2023, to receive instructions for 

accessing the meeting. 

ADDRESSES: The Committee will meet at 

the Campus Center Ballroom, University 

of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI, 

96822. Electronic submissions of 

materials or requests are to be sent to 

reconciliation_committee@nps.gov. The 

meeting will also be accessible virtually 

via webinar and audio conference 

technology. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information concerning attending the 

Committee meeting in-person or 

virtually, submitting written comments 

to the Committee, or requesting to 

address the Committee, contact Andrea 

DeKoter, Committee Manager for the 

Advisory Committee on Reconciliation 

in Place Names, Office of Policy, 

National Park Service, at reconciliation_

committee@nps.gov or by telephone at 

(202) 354–2220. 

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Individuals outside the United States 

should use the relay services offered 

within their country to make 

international calls to the point-ofcontact in the United States. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Committee has been established by 

authority of the Secretary of the Interior 

(Secretary) under 54 U.S.C. 100906 and 

is regulated by the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act. 

Purpose of the Meeting: The 

Committee will present its work 

identifying Federal land unit and 

geographic feature names that may be 

considered derogatory, and its 

recommendations for determining a 

process to engage Tribes, State and local 

governments, affected Federal agencies, 

and members of the public in 

identifying additional derogatory terms 

and Federal land unit and geographic 

feature names. The final agenda and 

briefing materials will be posted to the 

Committee’s website prior to the 

meeting at https://www.nps.gov/orgs/ 

1892/advisory-committee-onreconciliation-in-place-names.htm. 

The meeting is open to the public. 

Interested persons may choose to make 

oral comments at the meeting during the 

designated time for this purpose. 

Depending on the number of people 

wishing to comment and the time 

available, the amount of time for oral 

comments may be limited. Interested 

parties should contact the Committee 

Manager (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT) for advance placement on the 

public speaker list for this meeting. 

Members of the public may also choose 

to submit written comments by emailing 

them to reconciliation_committee@

nps.gov. Due to time constraints during 

the meeting, the Committee is not able 

to read written public comments 

submitted into the record. All comments 

will be made part of the public record 

and will be electronically distributed to 

all Committee members. Detailed 

minutes of the meeting will be available 

for public inspection within 90 days of 

the meeting. 

Meeting Accessibility: Please make 

requests in advance for sign language 

interpreter services, assistive listening 

devices, or other reasonable 

accommodations. We ask that you 

contact the person listed in the FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of 

this notice at least seven (7) business 

days prior to the meeting to give the 

Department of the Interior sufficient 

time to process your request. All 

reasonable accommodation requests are 

managed on a case-by-case basis. 

Public Disclosure of Comments: 

Before including your address, phone 

number, email address, or other 

personal identifying information in your 

comment, you should be aware that 

your entire comment—including your 

personal identifying information—may 

be made publicly available at any time. 

While you can ask us in your comment 

to withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. Ch.10. 

Alma Ripps, 

Chief, Office of Policy. 

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Notice of Inventory Completion: 

University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Las 

Vegas, NV 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native 

American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the 

University of Nevada, Las Vegas has 

completed an inventory of human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

and has determined that there is no 

cultural affiliation between the human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

and any Indian Tribe. The human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

were removed from Clark County, NV. 

DATES: Disposition of the human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

in this notice may occur on or after 

October 30, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: Dr. Daniel Benyshek, 

University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4505 S 

Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, NV 

89154, telephone (702) 895–2070, email 

Daniel.Benyshek@unlv.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 the University of 

Nevada, Las Vegas. The National Park 

Service is not responsible for the 

determinations in this notice. 

Additional information on the 

determinations in this notice, including 

the results of consultation, can be found 

in the inventory or related records held 

by the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. 

Description 

Human remains representing, at 

minimum, 24 individuals were removed 

from Clark County, Nevada (Accession 

#s A240 (Berger Site), AHUR 1 

(Goodsprings Site), AHUR 2 (New St. 

Joseph Site), AHUR 5 (Miracle Mile 

Trailer Park), AHUR 29 (Unknown Site), 

AHUR 35 (Steve Perkins Site), AHUR 36 

(Burial Hill Site), AHUR 59 (Burial Hill 

Site), AHUR 60 (Burial Hill Site), AHUR 

61 (Burial Hill Site), AHUR 66 (Burial 

Hill Site), AHUR 67 (Burial Hill Site), 

AHUR 68 (Burial Hill Site), AHUR 122 

(Burial Hill Site), AHUR 125(Burial Hill 

Site), AHUR 126 (Steve Perkins Site), 

AHUR 135X (Pueblo Point Site), AHUR 

530 (Burial Hill Site), AHUR 1275 

(Overton Site), AHUR 1279 (Steve 

Perkins Site), FHUR 13 (Tule Springs 

Site), FHUR 56 (Unknown Site)). The 32 

associated funerary objects include 

faunal bones, cloth, a button, seeds, a 

gray ware jar, beads, a pendant, a woven 

mat, worked bones, stone flakes, burnt 

bones, shell disc beads, charcoal, a 

burned corn cob, gravel, a stone tool, 

pottery sherds, textile pieces, ceramic 

pieces, bone beads, wood sticks, 

vegetable fibers (matting), rope, and 

lithic flakes. 

Aboriginal Land 

The human remains and associated 

funerary objects in this notice were 

removed from known geographic 

locations. These locations are the 

aboriginal lands of one or more Indian 

Tribes. The following information was 

used to identify the aboriginal land: a 

final judgment of the Indian Claims 

Commission. 

Determinations 

Pursuant to NAGPRA and its 

implementing regulations, and after 

consultation with the appropriate 

Indian Tribes, the University of Nevada, 

Las Vegas has determined that: 

• The human remains described in 

this notice represent the physical 

remains of 24 individuals of Native 

American ancestry. 

• The 32 objects described in this 

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. 

• No relationship of shared group 

identity can be reasonably traced 

between the human remains and 

associated funerary objects and any 

Indian Tribe. 

• The human remains and associated 

funerary objects described in this notice 

were removed from the aboriginal land 

of the Colorado River Indian Tribes of 


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