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Hawaiian organizations identified in 

this notice. 

This notice was submitted before the 

effective date of the revised regulations 

(88 FR 86452, December 13, 2023, 

effective January 12, 2024). As the 

notice conforms to the mandatory 

format of the Federal Register and 

includes the required information, the 

National Park Service is publishing this 

notice as submitted. 

Authority: Native American Graves 

Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 

U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing 

regulations, 43 CFR 10.10. 

Dated: February 7, 2024. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0037388; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural 

Items: 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 

intends to repatriate certain cultural 

items that meet the definition of 

unassociated funerary objects and that 

have a cultural affiliation with the 

Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian 

organizations in this notice. The 

cultural items were removed from 

unknown locations in Tennessee and 

sites along the Little Tennessee River, 

Monroe County, TN. 

DATES: Repatriation of the cultural items 

in this notice may occur on or after 

March 18, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Ryan J. Wheeler, Robert S. 

Peabody Institute of Archaeology, 

Phillips Academy, 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 summary or related records held 

by the Robert S. Peabody Institute of 

Archaeology. 

Description 

Fourteen cultural items were removed 

from Monroe County, TN. The 14 

unassociated funerary objects are two 

lots of ceramic sherds (271/01 and 271/ 

15), one antler tool (271/02), one lot of 

unmodified shell (271/03), one shell 

ornament (271/04), three lots of chipped 

stone tools and tool-making debitage 

(271/05; 271/07, and 271/08), one 

obsidian pestle (271/09), three lots of 

ground stone tools (271/11; 271/13; and 

271/17), one bone flute (271/19), and 

one stone axe (271/16). In 1942, George 

Sherwood removed cultural items from 

several historic Cherokee town sites 

along the Little Tennessee River above 

Fort Loudoun. Sherwood transferred the 

cultural items to the Robert S. Peabody 

Institute of Archaeology (then known as 

the Robert S. Peabody Foundation for 

Archaeology) in 1981. 

Ninety-six cultural items were 

removed from unknown sites in 

Tennessee, likely northwestern 

Tennessee. The 96 unassociated 

funerary objects are three lots of stone 

anvils, one lot of stone axes, nine lots 

of stone bifaces, three lots of stone celts, 

nine lots chipped stone tools, one lot 

stone choppers, one lot stone cores, two 

lots stone debitage, four lots stone edge 

tools, two lots chipped stone flakes, 

three lots ground stone items, four lots 

hammerstones, nine lots knives, three 

lots miscellaneous stone tools, one lot 

mortars, one lot stone nodules, one lot 

pebbles, four lots stone perforators, two 

lots stone pestles, 24 lots chipped stone 

points, eight lot scrapers, and one large 

animal tooth. Catalog numbers for these 

cultural items range from 25433 through 

25530, with the exception of Catalog ID 

25434, which was not assigned. In 1903, 

Mollie Hall, a resident of Hopkinsville, 

KY, transferred 96 cultural items from 

Tennessee to the Robert S. Peabody 

Institute of Archaeology (then known as 

the Department of Archaeology, Phillips 

Academy). More detailed provenance 

was not given for the cultural items, 

though Hall may have been removing 

items from localities in northwestern 

Tennessee, near Hopkinsville, KY, 

where she lived. 

Cultural Affiliation 

The cultural items 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, archeological information, 

geographical information, 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 110 cultural items described 

above 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 and are believed, by a 

preponderance of the evidence, to have 

been removed from a specific burial site 

of a Native American individual. 

• There is a relationship of shared 

group identity that can be reasonably 

traced between the cultural items and 

the Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band of 

Cherokee Indians; and the United 

Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in 

Oklahoma. 

Requests for Repatriation 

Additional, written requests for 

repatriation of the cultural items in this 

notice must be sent to the Responsible 

Official identified in ADDRESSES. 

Requests for repatriation may be 

submitted by 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 cultural items in 

this notice to a requestor may occur on 

or after March 18, 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 cultural items 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. 

This notice was submitted before the 

effective date of the revised regulations 

(88 FR 86452, December 13, 2023, 

effective January 12, 2024). As the 

notice conforms to the mandatory 

format of the Federal Register and 


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includes the required information, the 

National Park Service is publishing this 

notice as submitted. 

Authority: Native American Graves 

Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 

U.S.C. 3004, and the implementing 

regulations, 43 CFR 10.9. 

Dated: February 7, 2024. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

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[NPS–PWRO–TUSK–37395; PPPWTUSK00, 

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Tule Springs Fossil Beds National 

Monument Advisory Council Notice of 

Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Meeting notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 

amended, the National Park Service is 

hereby giving notice that the Tule 

Springs Fossil Beds National Monument 

Advisory Council (Council) will meet as 

indicated below. 

DATES: The meeting will be held 

virtually on Wednesday, March 6, 2024, 

at 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. (PACIFIC). 

ADDRESSES: Information on how to 

access the meeting will be posted by 

March 1, 2024, to the Council’s website 

at https://www.nps.gov/tusk/index.htm. 

Individuals who wish to participate 

virtually must contact the person listed 

in the (FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT) section at least five (5) 

business days prior to the meeting. The 

format and/or location of the meeting 

are subject to change depending on local 

health restrictions or mandates. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Further information concerning the 

meeting may be obtained from Mike 

Theune, Acting Public Affairs Officer, 

Lake Mead National Recreation Area, 

601 Nevada Way, Boulder City, Nevada 

89005, via telephone at (702) 293–8691, 

or email at mike_theune@nps.gov. 

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-ofcontact in the United States. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Council was established pursuant to 

section 3092(a)(6) of Public Law 113– 

291 and in accordance with the 

provisions of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (5 U.S.C. ch. 10). The 

purpose of the Council is to advise the 

Secretary of the Interior with respect to 

the preparation and implementation of 

the management plan. Detailed minutes 

of the meeting will be available for 

public inspection within 90 days of the 

meeting. 

Purpose of the Meeting: The Council 

agenda will include: 

1. Superintendent Updates will include: 

General Management Plan (GMP) 

2. Resource Management Updates 

3. Advisory Council GMP Comments 

4. Old Business 

5. New Business 

6. Public Comments 

The meeting is open to the public. 

Interested persons may make oral or 

written presentations to the Council 

during the business meeting or file 

written statements. Requests to address 

the Council should be made to the 

Superintendent prior to the meeting. 

Members of the public may submit 

written comments by mailing them to 

Derek Carter, Superintendent, Tule 

Springs Fossil Beds National 

Monument, 601 Nevada Way, Boulder 

City, NV 89005, or by email derek_

carter@nps.gov. All written comments 

will be provided to members of the 

Council. Due to time constraints during 

the meeting, the Council is not able to 

read written public comments 

submitted into the record. Depending on 

the number of people who wish to speak 

and the time available, the time for 

individual comments may be limited. 

Meeting Accessibility/Special 

Accommodations: The meeting is open 

to the public. 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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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0037386; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: 

Kansas State University, Manhattan, 

KS 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native 

American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), Kansas 

State University 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 Saline County, MO. 

DATES: Repatriation of the human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

in this notice may occur on or after 

March 18, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Megan Williamson, 

Department of Sociology, Anthropology, 

and Social Work, Kansas State 

University, 204 Waters Hall, 1603 Old 

Claflin Place, Manhattan, KS 66506– 

4003, telephone (785) 532–6005, email 

mwillia1@ksu.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 Kansas State 

University. 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 Kansas State 

University. 

Description 

Human remains representing, at 

minimum, two individuals were 

removed from Hamner Mounds, 

23SA115, in Saline County, MO, four 

mounds on the bluff edge south of and 


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