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• 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 Menominee Indian 

Tribe of Wisconsin. 

Additional Requestors and Disposition 

Lineal descendants or representatives 

of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian 

organization not identified in this notice 

that wish to request transfer of control 

of these human remains should submit 

a written request with information in 

support of the request to Jason Vivori, 

Berkshire Museum, 39 South Street, 

Pittsfield, MA 01201, telephone (413) 

443–7171 ext. 341, email jvivori@

berkshiremuseum.org, by July 18, 2018. 

After that date, if no additional 

requestors have come forward, transfer 

of control of the human remains to the 

Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin 

may proceed. 

The Berkshire Museum is responsible 

for notifying the Menominee Indian 

Tribe of Wisconsin that this notice has 

been published. 

Dated: May 9, 2018. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2018–13041 Filed 6–15–18; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0025558; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: 

Cincinnati Museum Center, Cincinnati, 

OH 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Cincinnati Museum 

Center has completed an inventory of 

human remains, in consultation with 

the appropriate Indian Tribes or Native 

Hawaiian organizations, and has 

determined that there is no cultural 

affiliation between the human remains 

and any present-day Indian Tribes or 

Native Hawaiian organizations. 

Representatives of any Indian Tribe or 

Native Hawaiian organization not 

identified in this notice that wish to 

request transfer of control of these 

human remains should submit a written 

request to the Cincinnati Museum 

Center. If no additional requestors come 

forward, transfer of control of the 

human remains to the Indian Tribes or 

Native Hawaiian organizations stated in 

this notice may proceed. 

DATES: Representatives of any Indian 

Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization 

not identified in this notice that wish to 

request transfer of control of these 

human remains should submit a written 

request with information in support of 

the request to the Cincinnati Museum 

Center at the address in this notice by 

July 18, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Robert Genheimer, 

Cincinnati Museum Center, 250 West 

Court Street, Suite 300E, Cincinnati, OH 

45202, telephone (513) 846–4898, email 

Rgenheimer@cincymuseum.org. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 under the control of 

the Cincinnati Museum Center. The 

human remains were removed from an 

unknown location in Boone County, KY. 

This notice is published as part of the 

National Park Service’s administrative 

responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 

U.S.C. 3003(d)(3) and 43 CFR 10.11(d). 

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. 

Consultation 

A detailed assessment of the human 

remains was made by Cincinnati 

Museum Center professional staff in 

consultation with representatives of the 

Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band of 

Cherokee Indians; Eastern Shawnee 

Tribe of Oklahoma; Miami Tribe of 

Oklahoma; Shawnee Tribe; and the 

United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee 

Indians in Oklahoma. 

History and description of the remains 

At some point prior to 1996, human 

remains representing, at minimum, one 

individual were removed from an 

unknown location in Boone County, KY. 

The human remains were deposited at 

Cincinnati Museum Center by an 

unknown donor. Cincinnati Museum 

Center has no other information 

regarding the excavation of these human 

remains. The human remains are from 

an adult male of unknown age, and 

include one complete left humerus, one 

lumbar vertebrae, one partial left 

innominate, one left proximal femur, 

and one right proximal femur. No 

known individuals were identified. 

There are no funerary objects present. 

Determinations made by the Cincinnati 

Museum Center 

Officials of the Cincinnati Museum 

Center have determined that: 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the 

human remains described in this notice 

are Native American based on 

provenance information. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the 

human remains described in this notice 

represent the physical remains of one 

individual of probable Native American 

ancestry. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), a 

relationship of shared group identity 

cannot be reasonably traced between the 

Native American human remains and 

any present-day Indian Tribe. 

• According to final judgments of the 

Indian Claims Commission or the Court 

of Federal Claims, the land from which 

the Native American human remains 

were removed is the aboriginal land of 

the Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Indians 

of Oklahoma; Cherokee Nation; Eastern 

Band of Cherokee Indians; Eastern 

Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma; Miami 

Tribe of Oklahoma; Shawnee Tribe; and 

the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee 

Indians in Oklahoma. 

• Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the 

disposition of the human remains may 

be to the Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of 

Indians of Oklahoma; Cherokee Nation; 

Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians; 

Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma; 

Miami Tribe of Oklahoma; Shawnee 

Tribe; and the United Keetoowah Band 

of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma. 

Additional Requestors and Disposition 

Representatives of any Indian Tribe or 

Native Hawaiian organization not 

identified in this notice that wish to 

request transfer of control of these 

human remains should submit a written 

request with information in support of 

the request to Robert Genheimer, 

Cincinnati Museum Center, 250 West 

Court Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202, 

telephone (513) 455–7161, email 

Rgenheimer@cincymuseum.org by July 

18, 2018. After that date, if no 

additional requestors have come 

forward, transfer of control of the 

human remains to the AbsenteeShawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; 

Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band of 

Cherokee Indians; Eastern Shawnee 

Tribe of Oklahoma; Miami Tribe of 

Oklahoma; Shawnee Tribe; and the 

United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee 

Indians in Oklahoma may proceed. 

The Cincinnati Museum Center is 

responsible for notifying the AbsenteeShawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; 

Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band of 

Cherokee Indians; Eastern Shawnee 


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Tribe of Oklahoma; Miami Tribe of 

Oklahoma; Shawnee Tribe; and the 

United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee 

Indians in Oklahoma that this notice has 

been published. 

Dated: May 9, 2018. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2018–13031 Filed 6–15–18; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0025465; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: New 

Jersey State Museum, Trenton, NJ 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The New Jersey State 

Museum has completed an inventory of 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects, in consultation with the 

appropriate Indian Tribes or Native 

Hawaiian organizations, and has 

determined that there is a cultural 

affiliation between the human remains 

and associated funerary objects and 

present-day Indian Tribes or Native 

Hawaiian organizations. Lineal 

descendants or representatives of any 

Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian 

organization not identified in this notice 

that wish to request transfer of control 

of these human remains and associated 

funerary objects should submit a written 

request to the New Jersey State 

Museum. If no additional requestors 

come forward, transfer of control of the 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects to the lineal descendants, Indian 

Tribes, or Native Hawaiian 

organizations stated in this notice may 

proceed. 

DATES: Lineal descendants or 

representatives of any Indian Tribe or 

Native Hawaiian organization not 

identified in this notice that wish to 

request transfer of control of these 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects should submit a written request 

with information in support of the 

request to the New Jersey State Museum 

at the address in this notice by July 18, 

2018. 

ADDRESSES: Dr. Gregory D. Lattanzi, 

Bureau of Archaeology & Ethnology, 

New Jersey State Museum, 205 West 

State Street, Trenton, NJ 08625, 

telephone (609) 984–9327, email 

gregory.lattanzi@sos.nj.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 and associated 

funerary objects under the control of the 

New Jersey State Museum, Trenton, NJ. 

The human remains and associated 

funerary objects were removed from the 

Abbott Farm National Historic 

Landmark, Mercer County, NJ. 

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 and 

associated funerary objects. The 

National Park Service is not responsible 

for the determinations in this notice. 

Consultation 

A detailed assessment of the human 

remains was made by the New Jersey 

State Museum professional staff in 

consultation with representatives of 

Delaware Nation, Oklahoma; Delaware 

Tribe of Indians; and Stockbridge 

Munsee Community, Wisconsin. 

History and Description of the Remains 

Human remains representing, at 

minimum, 39 individuals were removed 

from the Abbott Farm National Historic 

Landmark in Mercer County, NJ, by the 

Indian Site Survey, which performed 

archeological excavations for the New 

Jersey State Museum from 1936 to 1940. 

No known individuals were identified. 

The 4,751 associated funerary objects 

are 470 lithics, 3,277 pottery sherds, 

1,000 rolled copper beads, three copper 

boatstones, and one copper concretion. 

At an unknown date, human remains 

representing, at minimum, two 

individuals were removed from the 

Abbott Farm National Historic 

Landmark in Mercer County, NJ, by Mr. 

Norman Lister. No known individuals 

were identified. The 623 associated 

funerary objects are five drilled shell 

beads, 438 small rolled copper beads, 

one piece of charred material, 45 lithics 

and 134 potsherds. 

Human remains representing, at 

minimum, three individuals were 

removed from the Abbott Farm National 

Historic Landmark in Mercer County, 

NJ, by Dr. Janet Pollak in 1966, during 

the Archaeological Society of New 

Jersey Unami Chapter excavations 

around the Watson House. No known 

individuals were identified. The six 

associated funerary objects are five 

pottery sherds and one prehistoric 

ceramic pipe. 

At an unknown date, human remains 

representing, at minimum, one 

individual were removed from the 

Abbott Farm National Historic 

Landmark (Lalor Farm) in Mercer 

County, NJ, by Dr. John Wittekind and 

given to the New Jersey State Museum. 

No known individuals were identified. 

No associated funerary objects are 

present. 

Human remains representing, at 

minimum, one individual were removed 

from the Abbott Farm National Historic 

Landmark in Mercer County, NJ, in 1985 

by a Mr. Griswold who gave them to the 

New Jersey State Museum. No known 

individuals were identified. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

Determinations Made by the New Jersey 

State Museum 

Officials of the New Jersey State 

Museum have determined that: 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the 

human remains described in this notice 

represent the physical remains of 46 

individuals of Native American 

ancestry. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), 

the 5,380 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. 

• 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 associated funerary objects 

and the Delaware Nation, Oklahoma; 

Delaware Tribe of Indians; and 

Stockbridge Munsee Community, 

Wisconsin. 

Additional Requestors and Disposition 

Lineal descendants or representatives 

of any Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian 

organization not identified in this notice 

that wish to request transfer of control 

of these human remains and associated 

funerary objects should submit a written 

request with information in support of 

the request to Dr. Gregory D. Lattanzi, 

Bureau of Archaeology & Ethnology, 

New Jersey State Museum, 205 West 

State Street, Trenton, NJ 08625, 

telephone (609) 984–9327, email 

gregory.lattanzi@sos.nj.gov, by July 18, 

2018. After that date, if no additional 

requestors have come forward, transfer 

of control of the human remains and 

associated funerary objects to the 

Delaware Nation, Oklahoma; Delaware 

Tribe of Indians; and Stockbridge 

Munsee Community, Wisconsin, may 

proceed. 

The New Jersey State Museum is 

responsible for notifying the Delaware 

Nation, Oklahoma; Delaware Tribe of 

Indians; and Stockbridge Munsee 


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