77180 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 183 / Friday, September 20, 2024 / Notices 

If competing requests for repatriation 

are received, Reclamation Region 9 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. Reclamation Region 

9 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: September 12, 2024. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2024–21542 Filed 9–19–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0038729; 

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 known lineal descendant connected 

to the human remains in this notice. 

DATES: Repatriation of the human 

remains in this notice may occur on or 

after October 21, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Jane Pickering, Peabody 

Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, 

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, 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 one 

individual has been reasonably 

identified. No associated funerary 

objects are present. The human remains 

were collected at the Sherman Institute, 

Riverside County, CA, and are hair 

clippings collected from one individual, 

Allen Lavine (Lovine), who was 

recorded as being 17 years old and 

identified as ‘‘Digger.’’ 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. 

Lineal Descendant 

Based on the information available 

and the results of consultation, a lineal 

descendant is connected to the human 

remains described in this notice. 

Determinations 

The PMAE has determined that: 

• The human remains described in 

this notice represent the physical 

remains of one individual of Native 

American ancestry. 

• A known lineal descendant, Beverly 

Hipbshman, is connected to the human 

remains described in this notice. 

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. The known lineal descendant 

connected to the human remains. 

2. Any other lineal descendant not 

identified who shows, by a 

preponderance of the evidence, that the 

requestor is a lineal descendant. 

Repatriation of the human remains in 

this notice to a requestor may occur on 

or after October 21, 2024. If competing 

requests for repatriation are received, 

the PMAE must determine the most 

appropriate requestor prior to 

repatriation. The PMAE is responsible 

for sending a copy of this notice to the 

lineal descendant and any other 

consulting parties. 

Authority: Native American Graves 

Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 

U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing 

regulations, 43 CFR 10.10. 

Dated: September 12, 2024. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2024–21532 Filed 9–19–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0038736; 

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), the 

Western Washington University (WWU) 

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. 

DATES: Repatriation of the human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

in this notice may occur on or after 

October 21, 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 least, 

seven individuals have been identified. 

The 39 associated funerary objects are 

bone, stone and antler tools, carved 

bone, midden samples, and shells with 

red ochre. 

Three different projects (conducted in 

1975, 1976, and 2010) related to 

excavation and monitoring of the Birch 

Bay Sewer line resulted in the human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

listed in this notice. 

In 1975, Western Washington State 

College signed a contract with Arcomm 

Construction Company, Inc. of Seattle to 

conduct ‘‘salvage’’ archaeology during 

the development of the Birch Bay 

sewage treatment facility. The project 

was led by Jeannette Gaston and 


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