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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. 

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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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considered a single request and not 

competing requests. The OSA BP 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. 2024–20281 Filed 9–9–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0038657; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: 

Western Washington University, 

Department of Anthropology, 

Bellingham, WA 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native 

American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), Western 

Washington University (WWU) 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 

removed from 35–TI–09 in Tillamook 

County, OR. 

DATES: Repatriation of the human 

remains in this notice may occur on or 

after October 10, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Dr. Judith Pine, Western 

Washington University, Department of 

Anthropology, Arntzen Hall 340, 516 

High Street, Bellingham, WA 98225, 

telephone (360) 650–4783, email pinej@

wwu.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 WWU, 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, one individual were removed 

from 35–TI–09, Rube Wilkens Farm, 

north bank of the Kilchis River, 

Tillamook Bay, OR. No associated 

funerary objects are present. 

In August of 1953, Dr. Herbert Taylor 

conducted an archaeological survey in 

Tillamook County, Oregon, where he 

located this site on Rube Wilkens Farm. 

The site was excavated by Western 

Washington State College field school 

students as well as local inhabitants. 

The Revised 1999 WWU NAGPRA 

Inventory has been updated to include 

the Smithsonian trinomial for this 

location, as well as revised cultural 

affiliation. The human remains 

description has not been revised. No 

known individuals were identified. No 

hazardous chemicals are known to have 

been used to treat the human remains or 

associated funerary objects while in the 

custody of WWU. 

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: anthropological 

information, archaeological information, 

geographical information, historical 

information, and oral tradition. 

Cultural Affiliation 

Based on the information available 

and the results of consultation, cultural 

affiliation is clearly identified by the 

information available about the human 

remains described in this notice. 

Determinations 

The WWU has determined that: 

• The human remains described in 

this notice represent the physical 

remains of at least one individual of 

Native American ancestry. 

• There is a connection between the 

human remains described in this notice 

and the Confederated Tribes of Siletz 

Indians of Oregon. 

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 

an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian 

organization with cultural affiliation. 

Repatriation of the human remains 

described in this notice to a requestor 

may occur on or after October 10, 2024. 

If competing requests for repatriation 

are received, the WWU 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 WWU 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. 2024–20297 Filed 9–9–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NRNHL–DTS#–38683; 

PPWOCRADI0, PCU00RP14.R50000] 

National Register of Historic Places; 

Notification of Pending Nominations 

and Related Actions 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The National Park Service is 

soliciting electronic comments on the 

significance of properties nominated 

before August 24, 2024, for listing or 

related actions in the National Register 

of Historic Places. 

DATES: Comments should be submitted 

electronically by September 25, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Comments are encouraged 

to be submitted electronically to 

National_Register_Submissions@

nps.gov with the subject line ‘‘Public 

Comment on <property or proposed 

district name, (County) State>.’’ If you 

have no access to email, you may send 

them via U.S. Postal Service and all 

other carriers to the National Register of 

Historic Places, National Park Service, 

1849 C Street NW, MS 7228, 

Washington, DC 20240. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sherry A. Frear, Chief, National Register 

of Historic Places/National Historic 

Landmarks Program, 1849 C Street NW, 

MS 7228, Washington, DC 20240, 

sherry_frear@nps.gov, 202–913–3763. 


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