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telephone (210) 458–4379, email 

cindy.munoz@utsa.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 CAR, and 

additional information on the 

determinations in this notice, including 

the results of consultation, can be found 

in its inventory or related records. The 

National Park Service is not responsible 

for the determinations in this notice. 

Abstract of Information Available 

Human remains representing, at least, 

58 individuals have been identified. The 

80 associated funerary objects are bone 

awls, bone beads, one possible bone 

bead, bone pins, one incised bone, 

modified bone, possibly modified bone, 

one shark tooth, one sting ray spine, one 

turtle shell, lithic bifaces, one lithic 

blade, one possible boatstone, lithic dart 

points, lithic debitage, red ochre (74 

grams), marine shell, one modified 

shell, and shell pendants. The remains 

and associated funerary objects are 

associated with the 1990–1991 and 

1997–1998 Houston Archaeological 

Society archaeological investigations of 

41FB3, the Bowser Site, in Fort Bend 

County, Texas. The burials and objects 

were donated by the land owner to CAR 

in 2016. The land owner retained most 

of the grave goods. The remains consist 

of 13 adult females, 25 adult males, five 

adults of indeterminate sex, 13 

juveniles, and two individuals of 

indeterminate age and sex. The burials 

represent Native Americans from the 

Late Archaic Period, 2500 BC–AD 600/ 

700, based on dates of two burials 

obtained by the original investigators. 

Recovered point types, including 

Pedernales, Marshall, Gary, Kent, 

Morhiss, Ensor, and Ellis, are consistent 

with the time period. No known 

hazardous substances were used to treat 

the remains or objects. 

Cultural Affiliation 

Based on the information available 

and the results of consultation, cultural 

affiliation is reasonably identified by the 

geographical location or acquisition 

history of the human remains and 

associated funerary objects described in 

this notice. 

Determinations 

The CAR has determined that: 

• The human remains described in 

this notice represent the physical 

remains of 58 individuals of Native 

American ancestry. 

• The 80 objects described in this 

notice are reasonably believed to have 

been placed intentionally with or near 

individual human remains at the time of 

death or later as part of the death rite 

or ceremony. 

• There is a connection between the 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects described in this notice and the 

Tonkawa Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma. 

Requests for Repatriation 

Written requests for repatriation of the 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects in this notice must be sent to the 

authorized representative identified in 

this notice under 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 

an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian 

organization with cultural affiliation. 

Repatriation of the human remains 

and associated funerary objects 

described in this notice to a requestor 

may occur on or after October 10, 2024. 

If competing requests for repatriation 

are received, the CAR 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 CAR 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 10.10. 

Dated: August 29, 2024. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2024–20293 Filed 9–9–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0038656; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: 

Tennessee Department of Environment 

and Conservation Division of 

Archaeology, Nashville, TN 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native 

American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the 

Tennessee Department of Environment 

and Conservation, Division of 

Archaeology (TDEC–DOA) has 

completed an inventory of human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

and has determined in consultation that 

there is a cultural affiliation between the 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects and Indian Tribes or Native 

Hawaiian organizations in this notice. 

DATES: Repatriation of the human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

in this notice may occur on or after 

October 10, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Phillip R. Hodge, Tennessee 

Department of Environment and 

Conservation, Division of Archaeology 

(TDEC–DOA), 1216 Foster Avenue, Cole 

Building #3, Nashville, TN 37243, 

telephone (615) 626–2025, email 

Phil.Hodge@tn.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 TDEC–DOA, 

and additional information on the 

determinations in this notice, including 

the results of consultation, can be found 

in its inventory or related records. The 

National Park Service is not responsible 

for the determinations in this notice. 

Abstract of Information Available 

Human remains representing at 

minimum 39 individuals and associated 

funerary objects (AFO) consisting of one 

lot of faunal material. 

Hampton Place (40HA146), Moccasin 

Bend, Hamilton County, Tennessee 

Ancestral remains of at minimum 37 

individuals were recovered from 

disturbed and looted contexts by the 

Chattanooga Regional Anthropological 

Association in 1982, transferred to 

TDEC–DOA in 1984, and subsequently 

housed at the University of TennesseeChattanooga from 1991–2007. For 

unknown reasons, the ancestral remains 

were temporarily transferred to the 

Hamilton County Medical Examiner in 

2007 and then returned to TDEC–DOA 

that same year. A single lot of associated 

faunal material is commingled with the 

ancestral remains, and at the request of 

the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians 

was not inventoried for the purposes of 

this notice. Consultation took place on 

May 24, June 6, and June 24, 2024. 

There is no known exposure to 

hazardous substances or treatments. 

Unknown Sites, Moccasin Bend, 

Hamilton County, Tennessee 

Ancestral remains of at minimum two 

individuals recovered from unknown 


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proveniences on Moccasin Bend, 

Hamilton County, Tennessee. One 

ancestor was recovered by the Hamilton 

County Medical Examiner near the Blue 

Blazes Trail and transferred to the 

TDEC–DOA for repatriation in August 

2020. A second individual was 

recovered by a private individual along 

the Tennessee River bankline near the 

Moccasin Bend Archaeological District 

and turned over to the Hamilton County 

Medical Examiner, later transferred to 

the National Park Service Law 

Enforcement at Chickamauga National 

Military Park, and transferred to the 

DOA for repatriation in August 2019. 

Consultation took place on May 24, June 

6, and June 24, 2024. In consultation on 

May 24, 2024 TDEC–DOA suggested 

that these ancestors be included in the 

Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians’ 2021 

claim for the ancestors from 40HA146. 

All consulting Nations agreed to this 

course of action. There is no known 

exposure to hazardous substances or 

treatments. 

Cultural Affiliation 

Based on the information available 

and the results of consultation, cultural 

affiliation is reasonably identified by the 

geographical location or acquisition 

history of the human remains and 

associated funerary objects described in 

this notice. 

Determinations 

TDEC–DOA have determined that: 

• The human remains described in 

this notice represent the physical 

remains of at minimum 39 individuals 

of Native American ancestry; 

• The one lot of objects described in 

this inventory are reasonably believed to 

be directly or indirectly mortuary 

related; 

• There is a connection between the 

human remains and objects from 

Hamilton County described in this 

notice and the Cherokee Nation; Eastern 

Band of Cherokee Indians; Poarch Band 

of Creek Indians; and The Muscogee 

(Creek) Nation. 

Requests for Repatriation 

Written requests for repatriation of the 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects in this notice must be sent to the 

authorized representative identified in 

this notice under 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 

an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian 

organization with cultural affiliation. 

Repatriation of the human remains 

and associated funerary objects 

described in this notice to a requestor 

may occur on or after October 10, 2024. 

If competing requests for repatriation 

are received, TDEC–DOA 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. TDEC– 

DOA 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 10.10. 

Dated: August 29, 2024. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2024–20300 Filed 9–9–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–52–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0038663; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: Office 

of the State Archaeologist, University 

of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native 

American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Office 

of the State Archaeologist 

Bioarchaeology Program (OSA BP) 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. 

DATES: Repatriation of the human 

remains in this notice may occur on or 

after October 10, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Dr. Lara Noldner, Office of 

the State Archaeologist Bioarchaeology 

Program, University of Iowa, 700 S 

Clinton Street, Iowa City, IA 52242, 

telephone (319) 384–0740, email laranoldner@uiowa.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 OSA BP and 

additional information on the 

determinations in this notice, including 

the results of consultation, can be found 

in the inventory or related records. The 

National Park Service is not responsible 

for the determinations in this notice. 

Abstract of Information Available 

Based on the information available, 

human remains representing, at least, 

one individual were removed from the 

Knife River in Mercer County, ND. In 

2004, a private citizen found the cranial 

remains in the Knife River to the south 

of Hazen, ND. In 2014, the citizen 

transferred the remains to the OSA BP. 

A middle-aged to older adult of 

indeterminate sex is represented by the 

remains (Burial Project 3025). No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

No potentially hazardous substances 

were used to treat the human remains. 

Cultural Affiliation 

Based on the information available 

and the results of consultation, cultural 

affiliation is reasonably identified by the 

geographical location and acquisition 

history of the human remains described 

in this notice. 

Determinations 

The OSA BP has determined that: 

• The human remains described in 

this notice represent the physical 

remains of one individual of Native 

American ancestry. 

• There is a reasonable connection 

between the human remains described 

in this notice and the Cheyenne and 

Arapaho Tribes, Oklahoma 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 authorized representative 

identified in this notice under 

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 October 10, 2024. If competing 

requests for repatriation are received, 

the OSA BP must determine the most 

appropriate requestor prior to 

repatriation. Requests for joint 

repatriation of the human remains are 


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