Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 238 / Wednesday, December 13, 2023 / Notices 86377 

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 Lahontan National Fish Hatchery 

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 Lahontan 

National Fish Hatchery 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. 2023–27371 Filed 12–12–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–52–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0037060; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: 

Peabody Museum of Archaeology and 

Ethnology, Harvard University, 

Cambridge, MA 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native 

American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the 

Peabody Museum of Archaeology and 

Ethnology, Harvard University (PMAE) 

has completed an inventory of human 

remains and has determined that there 

is a cultural affiliation between the 

human remains and Indian Tribes or 

Native Hawaiian organizations in this 

notice. The human remains were 

collected at the Sherman Institute, 

Riverside County, CA, Fort Berthold 

Agency, McLean County, ND, and 

Flandreau Indian School, Moody 

County, SD. 

DATES: Repatriation of the human 

remains in this notice may occur on or 

after January 12, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Jane Pickering, Peabody 

Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, 

Harvard University, 11 Divinity Avenue, 

Cambridge, MA 02138, telephone (617) 

496–2374, email jpickering@

fas.harvard.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 PMAE. 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 PMAE. 

Description 

Human remains representing, at 

minimum, two individuals were 

collected at the Sherman Institute, 

Riverside County, CA. The human 

remains are hair clippings collected 

from one individual who was recorded 

as being 18 years old and one individual 

who was recorded as being 19 years old. 

The two individuals were identified as 

‘‘Arikara.’’ Samuel H. Gilliam took the 

hair clippings at the Sherman Institute 

between 1930 and 1933. Gilliam sent 

the hair clippings to George Woodbury, 

who donated the hair clippings to the 

PMAE in 1935. No associated funerary 

objects are present. 

Human remains representing, at 

minimum, 12 individuals were 

collected at the Fort Berthold Agency, 

McLean County, ND. The human 

remains are hair clippings collected 

from two individuals who were 

recorded as being 7 years old, one 

individual who was recorded as being 

10 years old, one individual who was 

recorded as being 11 years old, three 

individuals who were recorded as being 

12 years old, four individuals who were 

recorded as being 13 years old, and one 

individual who were recorded as being 

16 years old. All individuals were 

identified as ‘‘Gros Ventre.’’ Ralph 

Parsons took the hair clippings at the 

Sherman Institute between 1930 and 

1933. Parsons sent the hair clippings to 

George Woodbury, who donated the hair 

clippings to the PMAE in 1935. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

Human remains representing, at 

minimum, one individual were 

collected at the Flandreau Indian 

School, Moody County, SD. The human 

remains are hair clippings collected 

from one individual who was recorded 

as being 20 years old and identified as 

‘‘Mandan.’’ George E. Peters took the 

hair clippings at the Sherman Institute 

between 1930 and 1933. Peters sent the 

hair clippings to George Woodbury, who 

donated the hair clippings to the PMAE 

in 1935. No associated funerary objects 

are present. 

Cultural Affiliation 

The human remains 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: kinship and 

anthropological. 

Determinations 

Pursuant to NAGPRA and its 

implementing regulations, and after 

consultation with the appropriate lineal 

descendants, Indian Tribes, and Native 

Hawaiian organizations, the PMAE has 

determined that: 

• The human remains described in 

this notice represent the physical 

remains of 15 individuals 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 Three 

Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold 

Reservation, North Dakota. 

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 PMAE 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 PMAE 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 


khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES
86378 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 238 / Wednesday, December 13, 2023 / Notices 

regulations, 43 CFR 10.9, 10.10, and 

10.14. 

Dated: December 6, 2023. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2023–27374 Filed 12–12–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–52–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0037063; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: Robert 

S. Peabody Institute of Archaeology, 

Andover, MA 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native 

American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Robert 

S. Peabody Institute of Archaeology 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 McDonald County, 

MO. 

DATES: Repatriation of the human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

in this notice may occur on or after 

January 12, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Ryan Wheeler, Robert S. 

Peabody Institute of Archaeology, 180 

Main Street, Andover, MA 01810, 

telephone (978) 749–4490, email 

rwheeler@andover.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 Robert S. 

Peabody Institute of Archaeology. 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 Robert S. Peabody Institute of 

Archaeology. 

Description 

Human remains representing, at 

minimum, 15 individuals were removed 

from Jacob’s Cavern in McDonald 

County, MO. At the invitation of E.H. 

Jacobs, Charles Peabody, and Warren 

Moorehead of the Department of 

Archaeology at Phillips Academy (now 

the Robert S. Peabody Institute of 

Archaeology) traveled to Jacob’s Cavern 

in April of 1903 to examine the site. The 

ancestors are five adults of 

indeterminate sex, five adult males, 

three adult females, one juvenile of 

indeterminate sex, and one infant. The 

203 associated funerary objects are 203 

faunal bone fragments. 

Human remains representing, at 

minimum, 13 individuals were removed 

from Undetermined Sites in Pineville in 

McDonald County, MO. Undetermined 

Sites in Pineville is an amalgamation of 

four different undefined localities 

associated with Pineville, MO. The 

ancestors were removed between 1895 

to 1905 by individuals associated with 

the Peabody Institute. The ancestors are 

10 adults of indeterminate sex, two 

adult males, and one infant. The 215 

associated funerary objects are two soil 

samples, two sherds, and 211 faunal 

bone fragments. 

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: archeological 

information, geographical information, 

historical information, linguistics, oral 

tradition, and other relevant 

information. 

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 28 individuals of Native 

American ancestry. 

• The 418 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 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 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 and 

associated funerary objects 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. 2023–27377 Filed 12–12–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–52–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Safety and Environmental 

Enforcement 

[BOEM–2021–0043; EEEE500000 

234E1700D2 ET1SF0000.EAQ000 

Oil and Gas Decommissioning 

Activities on the Pacific Outer 

Continental Shelf 

AGENCY: Bureau of Safety and 

Environmental Enforcement (BSEE). 

ACTION: Notice of availability of the 

Record of Decision for the Final 

Programmatic Environmental Impact 

Statement for Oil and Gas 

Decommissioning Activities on the 

Pacific Outer Continental Shelf. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Safety and 

Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) 


khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES