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historical information, and expert 

opinion. 

Determinations 

Pursuant to NAGPRA and its 

implementing regulations, and after 

consultation with the appropriate 

Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian 

organizations, the Robert S. Peabody 

Institute of Archaeology has determined 

that: 

• The human remains described in 

this notice represent the physical 

remains of one individual of Native 

American ancestry. 

• There is a relationship of shared 

group identity that can be reasonably 

traced between the human remains 

described in this notice and the 

Onondaga Nation. 

Requests for Repatriation 

Written requests for repatriation of the 

human remains 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 in 

this notice to a requestor may occur on 

or after January 12, 2024. If competing 

requests for repatriation are received, 

the Robert S. Peabody Institute of 

Archaeology must determine the most 

appropriate requestor prior to 

repatriation. Requests for joint 

repatriation of the human remains are 

considered a single request and not 

competing requests. The Robert S. 

Peabody Institute of Archaeology is 

responsible for sending a copy of this 

notice to the Indian Tribes and Native 

Hawaiian organizations 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: December 6, 2023. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2023–27378 Filed 12–12–23; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0037048; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, Forest 

Service, Sierra National Forest, Clovis, 

CA 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native 

American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, Forest 

Service, Sierra National Forest 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 

and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian 

organizations in this notice. The human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

were removed from Fresno County, CA. 

DATES: Repatriation of the human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

in this notice may occur on or after 

January 12, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Kim Sorini-Wilson, Sierra 

National Forest, 29688 Auberry Road, 

Prather, CA 93651, telephone (559) 855– 

5355, email kim.sorini@usda.gov. 

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 Sierra National 

Forest. 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 Sierra National 

Forest. 

Description 

In 1977, human remains representing, 

at minimum, five individuals were 

removed from sites CA–FRE–613 (1), 

CA–FRE–682 (1), CA–FRE–741 (2), and 

CA–FRE–747 (1) on the Sierra National 

Forest in Fresno County, CA, by Don 

Wren of Fresno City College (FCC) as 

part of planning for a proposed 

hydroelectric project. Sites CA–FRE– 

613, CA–FRE–682, CA–FRE–741, and 

CA–FRE–747 lie in the Sierra Nevada 

mountains and foothills on lands 

managed by the Forest Service. This 

area is well-documented 

ethnographically as the territory of the 

Holkoma people. All four sites include 

features and artifacts indicative of lateprecontact occupation, and two of them 

also evidence a proto-historic 

occupation. 

In January of 2017, an osteological 

examination of the faunal remains 

collected from the excavations and 

curated at FCC was conducted to 

determine if human remains were 

present. That examination resulted in 

the identification of the human remains 

listed in this notice. All the human 

remains are fragmentary. A total of two 

bone fragments and 27 teeth, 

representing a minimum of five 

individuals, were identified. No known 

individuals were identified. The 13 

associated funerary objects are 11 beads 

(five glass, three shell, two steatite, one 

of unknown material) and two steatite 

sherds. 

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: anthropological 

information, archaeological information, 

and geographical information. 

Determinations 

Pursuant to NAGPRA and its 

implementing regulations, and after 

consultation with the appropriate 

Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian 

organizations, the Sierra National Forest 

has determined that: 

• The human remains described in 

this notice represent the physical 

remains of at least five individuals of 

Native American ancestry. 

• The 13 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 Cold Springs 

Rancheria of Mono Indians of 

California. 

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 


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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 January 12, 2024. If competing 

requests for repatriation are received, 

the Sierra National Forest 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. The Sierra National 

Forest is responsible for sending a copy 

of this notice to the Indian Tribes and 

Native Hawaiian organizations 

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: December 6, 2023. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2023–27363 Filed 12–12–23; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–NCR–NAMA–NPS0036844; 

PPNCNAMAN70, PPMPSPD1Z.YM00000 

(222); OMB Control Number 1024–0021] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget for Review 

and Approval; National Capital Area 

Application for Public Gathering 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of information collection; 

request for comment. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, 

the National Park Service (NPS) are 

proposing to renew an information 

collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before January 

12, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

suggestions on the information 

collection requirements should be 

submitted by the date specified above in 

DATES to http://www.reginfo.gov/public/ 

do/PRAMain. Find this particular 

information collection by selecting 

‘‘Currently under Review—Open for 

Public Comments’’ or by using the 

search function. Please provide a copy 

of your comments to the NPS 

Information Collection Clearance Officer 

(ADIR–ICCO), 13461 Sunrise Valley 

Drive, (MS 244) Reston, VA 20192 

(mail); or phadrea_ponds@nps.gov 

(email). Please reference OMB Control 

Number 1024–0021 in the subject line of 

your comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request additional information about 

this ICR, contact Marisa Richardson, 

Permit Specialist, at marisa_

richardson@nps.gov (email); or 202– 

245–4715 (telephone). Please reference 

OMB Control Number 1024–0021 in the 

subject line of your comments. 

Individuals in the United States who are 

deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have 

a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, 

TDD, or TeleBraille) to access 

telecommunications relay services. 

Individuals outside the United States 

should use the relay services offered 

within their country to make 

international calls to the point of 

contact in the United States. You may 

also view the ICR at https:// 

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA, 44 U.S.C. 

3501 et seq.) and 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), we 

provide the general public and other 

Federal agencies with an opportunity to 

comment on new, proposed, revised, 

and continuing collections of 

information. This helps us assess the 

impact of our information collection 

requirements and minimize the public’s 

reporting burden. It also helps the 

public understand our information 

collection requirements and provide the 

requested data in the desired format. 

A Federal Register notice with a 60- 

day public comment period soliciting 

comments on this collection of 

information was published on January 

12, 2023 (88 FR 2121). We did not 

receive any comments in response to 

that notice. 

As part of our continuing effort to 

reduce paperwork and respondent 

burdens, we are again soliciting 

comments from the public and other 

Federal agencies on the proposed ICR 

that is described below. We are 

especially interested in public comment 

addressing the following: 

(1) Whether or not the collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether or not the 

information will have practical utility. 

(2) The accuracy of our estimate of the 

burden for this collection of 

information, including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions used. 

(3) Ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected. 

(4) How might the agency minimize 

the burden of the collection of 

information on those who are to 

respond, including through the use of 

appropriate automated, electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology, e.g., permitting 

electronic submission of response. 

Comments that you submit in 

response to this notice are a matter of 

public record. 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. 

Abstract: The Division of Permits 

Management of the National Mall and 

Memorial Parks is authorized by 

regulations codified in 36 CFR 7.96(g) to 

issue permits for public gatherings, 

including special events and 

demonstrations, held on NPS property 

within the National Capital Area. The 

regulations reflect the special demands 

on many urban National Capital Area 

parks used as sites for demonstrations 

and special events. A special event is 

defined as any presentation, program, or 

display that is recreational, entertaining, 

or celebratory in nature (e.g., sports 

events, pageants, celebrations, historical 

reenactments, regattas, entertainments, 

exhibitions, parades, fairs, festivals, and 

similar events). The term 

‘‘demonstration’’ includes 

demonstrations, picketing, 

speechmaking, marching, holding vigils 

or religious services, and all other forms 

of conduct that involve the 

communication or expression of views 

or grievances. We use NPS Form 10–941 

‘‘Application for a Permit to Conduct a 

Demonstration or Special Event in Park 

Areas’’ to collect information that is 

used to identify the nature of the 

proposed activity and determine the 

statutory authority to grant the permit. 

Title of Collection: National Capital 

Area Application for Public Gathering. 

OMB Control Number: 1024–0021. 


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