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remains and associated funerary objects 

listed is based upon geographical, 

kinship, biological, archeological, 

linguistic, folklore, oral tradition, 

historic evidence, other information, 

and expert opinion. Primary 

information sources include reviews of 

our accession and catalogue records 

conducted by museum staff and 

consultant Dena Lewis between 1991 

and 2015, a review of archaological 

publications on Prieta Vista Pueblo and 

Tonque Pueblo, and consultation with 

Indian tribe officials and traditional 

religious leaders. The location where 

the human remains are believed to have 

been collected lies within the 

historically documented territory of 

Jemez Pueblo. The Pueblo of Acoma 

Review Committee participated in an 

on-site review of the human remains 

and associated funerary objects, but 

declined to view them or identify a 

cultural affiliation of the remains and 

associated funerary objects. The Pueblo 

of Cochiti Review Committee consulted 

the inventory while on site, but did not 

participate in a physical review of the 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects. The Committee indicated that it 

would consult with the Pueblos of Zuni, 

Acoma, Hopi, and Zia regarding the 

cultural affiliation of the remains, and 

that the human remains and associated 

funerary objects should be stored 

separately from the other collections. 

The Pueblo of Santa Clara Review 

Committee reviewed the human remains 

and associated funerary objects, and 

offered to consult with other Pueblos 

regarding repatriation. 

Determinations Made by the 

Albuquerque Museum 

Officials of the Albuquerque Museum 

have determined that: 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the 

human remains described in this notice 

represent the physical remains of six 

individuals of Native American 

ancestry. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), 

the 34 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 Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Kewa 

Pueblo, New Mexico (previously listed 

as the Pueblo of Santo Domingo); Ohkay 

Owingeh, New Mexico (previously 

listed as the Pueblo of San Juan); Pueblo 

of Acoma, New Mexico; Pueblo of 

Cochiti, New Mexico; Pueblo of Isleta, 

New Mexico; Pueblo of Jemez, New 

Mexico; Pueblo of Laguna, New Mexico; 

Pueblo of Nambe, New Mexico; Pueblo 

of Pojoaque, New Mexico; Pueblo of San 

Felipe, New Mexico; Pueblo of San 

Ildefonso, New Mexico; Pueblo of 

Sandia, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa 

Ana, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa 

Clara, New Mexico; Pueblo of Tesuque, 

New Mexico; Pueblo of Zia, New 

Mexico; and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni 

Reservation, New Mexico (hereafter 

referred to as ‘‘The Tribes’’). 

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 Deb Slaney, History 

Curator, Albuquerque Museum, 2000 

Mountain Road NW, Albuquerque, NM 

87104, telephone (505) 243–7255, email 

dslaney@cabq.gov, by September 7, 

2018. After that date, if no additional 

requestors have come forward, transfer 

of control of the human remains and 

associated funerary objects to The 

Tribes may proceed. 

The Albuquerque Museum is 

responsible for notifying The Tribes that 

this notice has been published. 

Dated: June 29, 2018. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2018–16926 Filed 8–7–18; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0025951; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: 

Binghamton University, State 

University of New York, Binghamton, 

NY 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Binghamton University 

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 Binghamton University. 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 Binghamton University at 

the address in this notice by September 

7, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Nina M. Versaggi, Public 

Archaeology Facility, Binghamton 

University, P.O. Box 6000, Binghamton, 

NY 13902–6000, telephone (607) 777– 

478, email nversagg@binghamton.edu. 

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 

Binghamton University, Binghamton, 

NY. The human remains and associated 

funerary objects were removed from the 

following four sites: Roundtop (SUBi365), Village of Endicott, Broome 

County, NY; Steen Topsoil Removal 

Plant, Town of Owego, Tioga County, 

NY; Cottage (SUBi-220), Town of 

Owego, Tioga County, NY; and Owego 

Sewage Plant Site (SUBi-336), Town of 

Owego, Tioga County, NY. 

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 Binghamton 

University professional staff in 

consultation with representatives of the 

Cayuga Nation; Delaware Nation, 

Oklahoma; Delaware Tribe of Indians; 

Oneida Nation (previously listed as the 

Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin); 

Oneida Indian Nation (previously listed 

as the Oneida Nation of New York); 

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Tribe (previously listed as the St. Regis 

Band of Mohawk Indians of New York); 

Seneca Nation of Indians (previously 

listed as the Seneca Nation of New 

York); Seneca-Cayuga Nation 

(previously listed as the Seneca-Cayuga 

Tribe of Oklahoma); Stockbridge 

Munsee Community, Wisconsin; 

Tonawanda Band of Seneca (previously 

listed as the Tonawanda Band of Seneca 

Indians of New York); and Tuscarora 

Nation (hereafter referred to as ‘‘The 

Consulted Tribes’’). 

History and Description of the Remains 

The Roundtop site (SUBi-365): In 

1965, a burial containing the human 

remains of two individuals was 

excavated at the Roundtop site in the 

Village of Endicott, Broome County, NY, 

by a Binghamton University field 

school. Subsequently, the human 

remains were transferred to the control 

of the New York State Museum. This 

site was also excavated by amateurs as 

well as the New York State Museum. 

Much has been published on the site, 

including data showing it was a 

multicomponent site dating between 

circa A.D. 1000 and 1600. No known 

individuals are associated with that 

burial. The human remains and some 

associated funerary objects (AFOs) have 

been under the control of the New York 

State Museum since their excavation; 

the remainder of the AFOs are under the 

control of the University. The 197 AFOs 

under the control of Binghamton 

University are: Six chert decortification 

flakes, one chert shatter, three chert 

blocks, 14 chert waste flakes, one large 

chert waste flake, three chert blocks, 

eight chert shatter, six chert 

decortification flakes, 52 chert waste 

flakes, seven utilized chert flakes, 18 

chert waste flakes, one chert 

decortification flake, two chert shatter, 

one possible utilized flake, eight chert 

shatter, five chert decortification flakes, 

one fire-reddened jasper waste flake, six 

chert chunks, four utilized chert flakes, 

one retouched chert flake, and 49 chert 

waste flakes. Roundtop site is located 

within the traditional territories of the 

Delaware Nation, Oklahoma; Delaware 

Tribe, Oklahoma; and Onondaga Nation 

of New York. 

Steen Topsoil Removal Plant site: 

During the early 1980s, human remains 

representing, at minimum, three 

individuals were removed from a back 

dirt pile at this mining site in the Town 

of Owego, Tioga County, NY. They were 

dropped off at Binghamton University 

anonymously. There were no associated 

funerary objects included in the 

donation. A bioarcheologist and 

archeologist from Binghamton 

University determined that the human 

remains were Native American. No 

known individuals are associated with 

that burial. The site is located within 

the traditional territories of the 

Delaware Nation, Oklahoma; Delaware 

Tribe, Oklahoma; and the Onondaga 

Nation, New York. 

Cottage site (SUBi-220): In 1973, 

human remains representing two 

individuals were donated to 

Binghamton University by a local 

collector who removed items from this 

site located in the Town of Owego, 

Tioga County, NY. There were no 

associated funerary objects included in 

the donation. A bioarcheologist and 

archeologist from Binghamton 

University determined that the human 

remains were Native American. No 

known individuals are associated with 

that burial. The site is located within 

the traditional territories of the 

Delaware Nation, Oklahoma; Delaware 

Tribe, Oklahoma; and the Onondaga 

Nation, New York. 

Owego Sewage Plant site (SUBi-336): 

In 1965, human remains representing, at 

minimum, one individual were removed 

from this site in the Town of Owego, 

Tioga County, NY. A Binghamton 

University faculty member and the 

Triple Cities Chapter of the New York 

State Archaeological Association 

conducted salvage excavations when 

cultural material was uncovered. A 

bioarcheologist and archeologist from 

Binghamton University determined that 

the human remains were Native 

American. No known individuals are 

associated with that burial. The site is 

located within the traditional territories 

of the Delaware Nation, Oklahoma; 

Delaware Tribe, Oklahoma; and the 

Onondaga Nation, New York. 

Haudenosaunee oral tradition states 

that they are affiliated culturally, 

spiritually, biologically, and personally 

to the ancient ancestors located within 

their traditional aboriginal territories. 

This connection is based upon 

Haudenosaunee oral history, cultural 

practices, language, and the philosophy 

of respect for those ancestors that have 

passed. The Haudenosaunee assert this 

affiliation to all Native American 

ancestors located within their extended 

aboriginal territory based on their 

cultural and spiritual beliefs as The 

People of the Long House. Therefore, 

they argue that this evidence supports a 

relationship of shared group identity 

which can be reasonably traced from the 

Onondaga Nation to the Roundtop site, 

Steen Topsoil Removal site, Cottage site, 

and Owego Sewage Plant site. Similarly, 

the Delaware Nation and Delaware Tribe 

recognize that they have a territorial 

connection to, and cultural affiliation 

with, these sites located in Broome and 

Tioga Counties, NY. 

Determinations Made by the 

Binghamton University 

Officials of the Binghamton 

University have determined that: 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the 

human remains described in this notice 

represent the physical remains of eight 

individuals of Native American 

ancestry. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), 

the 197 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 

Onondaga Nation. 

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 Nina M. Versaggi, Public 

Archaeology Facility, Binghamton 

University, P.O. Box 6000, Binghamton, 

NY 13902–6000, telephone (607) 777– 

478, email nversagg@binghamton.edu, 

by September 7, 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 Onondaga Nation may proceed. 

The Binghamton University is 

responsible for The Consulted Tribes 

that this notice has been published. 

Dated: July 9, 2018. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2018–16923 Filed 8–7–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–52–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA– NPS0025916; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: San 

Diego Museum of Man, San Diego, CA 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 


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