Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 225 / Tuesday, November 21, 2000 / Notices 69963

Mohican Indians of Wisconsin, the

Tonawanda Band of Seneca Indians of

New York, and the Tuscarora Nation of

New York. Representatives of any other

Indian tribe that believes itself to be

culturally affiliated with these human

remains and associated funerary objects

should contact Connie Bodner,

NAGPRA Liaison, Rochester Museum

and Science Center, 657 East Avenue,

Rochester, NY 14607–2177, telephone

(716) 271–4552, extension 345, before

December 21, 2000. Repatriation of the

human remains to the St. Regis Band of

Mohawk Indians of New York may

begin after that date if no additional

claimants come forward.

Dated: November 14, 2000.

John Robbins,

Assistant Director, Cultural Resources

Stewardship and Partnerships.

[FR Doc. 00–29809 Filed 11–20–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–70–F

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Notice of Inventory Completion for

Native American Human Remains and

Associated Funerary Objects in the

Possession of the Rochester Museum

and Science Center, Rochester, NY

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

Notice is hereby given in accordance

with provisions of the Native American

Graves Protection and Repatriation Act

(NAGPRA), 43 CFR 10.9, of the

completion of an inventory of human

remains and associated funerary objects

in the possession of the Rochester

Museum and Science Center, Rochester,

NY.

This notice is published as part of the

National Park Service’s administrative

responsibilities under NAGPRA, 43 CFR

10.2(c). The determinations within this

notice are the sole responsibility of the

museum, institution, or Federal agency

that has control of these Native

American human remains and

associated funerary objects. The

National Park Service is not responsible

for the determinations within this

notice.

A detailed assessment of the human

remains was made by Rochester

Museum and Science Center

professional staff in consultation with

representatives of the Cayuga Nation of

New York, the Oneida Nation of New

York, the Oneida Tribe of Wisconsin,

the Onondaga Nation of New York, the

Seneca Nation of New York, the SenecaCayuga Tribe of Oklahoma, the St. Regis

Band of Mohawk Indians of New York,

the Stockbridge-Munsee Community of

Mohican Indians of Wisconsin, the

Tonawanda Band of Seneca Indians of

New York, and the Tuscarora Nation of

New York.

In 1961–1962, partial human remains

representing 25 individuals were

recovered from the Pen site (Tly 003) in

Lafayette, Onondaga County, NY, by

Peter Pratt and other unnamed

individuals. These were donated to the

Rochester Museum and Science Center

in 1979. No known individuals were

identified. No associated funerary

objects are present.

Based on skeletal morphology, these

individuals have been identified as

Native American. Based on site location

and the condition of the human

remains, the Pen site has been identified

as an Onondaga occupation, dating to

circa A.D. 1682–1696.

Based on the above-mentioned

information, officials of the Rochester

Museum and Science Center have

determined that, pursuant to 43 CFR

10.2(d)(1), the human remains listed

above represent the physical remains of

25 individuals of Native American

ancestry. Officials of the Rochester

Museum and Science Center also have

determined that, pursuant to 43 CFR

10.2(e), there is a relationship of shared

group identity that can be reasonably

traced between these Native American

human remains and the Onondaga

Nation of New York.

This notice has been sent to officials

of the Cayuga Nation of New York, the

Oneida Nation of New York, the Oneida

Tribe of Wisconsin, the Onondaga

Nation of New York, the Seneca Nation

of New York, the Seneca-Cayuga Tribe

of Oklahoma, the St. Regis Band of

Mohawk Indians of New York, the

Stockbridge-Munsee Community of

Mohican Indians of Wisconsin, the

Tonawanda Band of Seneca Indians of

New York, and the Tuscarora Nation of

New York. Representatives of any other

Indian tribe that believes itself to be

culturally affiliated with these human

remains should contact Connie Bodner,

NAGPRA Liaison, Rochester Museum

and Science Center, 657 East Avenue,

Rochester, NY 14607–2177, telephone

(716) 271–4552, extension 345, before

December 21, 2000. Repatriation of the

human remains and associated funerary

objects to the Onondaga Nation of New

York may begin after that date if no

additional claimants come forward.

Dated: November 14, 2000.

John Robbins,

Assistant Director, Cultural Resources

Stewardship and Partnerships.

[FR Doc. 00–29810 Filed 11–20–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–70–F

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Notice of Inventory Completion for

Native American Human Remains and

Associated Funerary Objects in the

Possession of the Rochester Museum

and Science Center, Rochester, NY

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

Notice is hereby given in accordance

with provisions of the Native American

Graves Protection and Repatriation Act

(NAGPRA), 43 CFR 10.9, of the

completion of an inventory of human

remains and associated funerary objects

in the possession of the Rochester

Museum and Science Center, Rochester,

NY.

This notice is published as part of the

National Park Service’s administrative

responsibilities under NAGPRA, 43 CFR

10.2(c). The determinations within this

notice are the sole responsibility of the

museum, institution, or Federal agency

that has control of these Native

American human remains and

associated funerary objects. The

National Park Service is not responsible

for the determinations within this

notice.

A detailed assessment of the human

remains and associated funerary objects

was made by Rochester Museum and

Science Center professional staff in

consultation with representatives of the

Cayuga Nation of New York, the Oneida

Nation of New York, the Oneida Tribe

of Wisconsin, the Onondaga Nation of

New York, the Seneca Nation of New

York, the Seneca-Cayuga Tribe of

Oklahoma, the St. Regis Band of

Mohawk Indians of New York, the

Stockbridge-Munsee Community of

Mohican Indians of Wisconsin, the

Tonawanda Band of Seneca Indians of

New York, and the Tuscarora Nation of

New York.

In 1951, partial human remains

representing one individual were

recovered at the Marsh site (Can 007),

East Bloomfield, Ontario County, NY,

and were donated in 1953 to the

Rochester Museum and Science Center

by Albert Hoffman. No known

individual was identified. No associated

funerary objects are present.

Based on skeletal morphology, this

individual has been identified as Native