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There are no associated funerary objects 

present. The female calvarium was 

transferred to Kansas State University 

Sociology, Anthropology and Social 

Work- Osteology Lab from Kansas State 

University Division of Biology in 1999, 

after being identified as possibly Native 

American. No prior history or 

provenience known. 

Human remains representing, at least, 

one individual has been identified. 

There are no associated funerary objects 

present. Assemblage consists of 

fragmented remains including 48 skull 

fragments and one long bone. Adult 

male of unknown age. Remains show 

signs of cremation. Human skeletal 

fragments that were on display at in 

small museum display in Fairchild Hall, 

Kansas State University Manhattan 

Campus. The museum display and 

assemblage predate the Anthropology 

program at the university. No other 

information is known. 

Human remains representing, at least, 

one individual has been identified. This 

assemblage of fragmented remains 

including one distal phalanx of an adult 

of indeterminate sex. Skeletal fragments 

that were on display at in small 

museum display in Fairchild Hall, 

Kansas State University Manhattan 

Campus. The museum display and 

assemblage predate the Anthropology 

program at the university and have a 

note stating, ‘Fort Riley Area’. No other 

information is known. 

Lastly, human remains representing, 

at least, one individual has been 

identified. The fragmentary pieces 

represent one male approximately 45– 

55 years old and were transferred to 

Kansas State University in the early 

1970s. No known provenience or known 

background other than a note stating, 

‘James Starr mound’ and an osteological 

analysis form stating, ‘James Starr 

Mound Grave 10 and cremation’. This is 

not associated with James Starr Mound 

in Illinois as the Illinois state archive 

was contacted and no professional 

excavations have ever been done at the 

mounds. No associated funerary objects 

accompany these remains. 

Consultation 

Invitations to consult were sent to the 

Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes, 

Oklahoma, Citizen Potawatomi Nation, 

Oklahoma; Iowa Tribe of Kansas and 

Nebraska; Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma; Kaw 

Nation, Oklahoma; Kickapoo Tribe of 

Indians of the Kickapoo Reservation in 

Kansas; Omaha Tribe of Nebraska; OtoeMissouria Tribe of Indians, Oklahoma; 

Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma; Ponca 

Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; Ponca 

Tribe of Nebraska; Prairie Band 

Potawatomi Nation; The Osage Nation; 

and the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes 

(Wichita, Keechi, Waco & Tawakonie), 

Oklahoma. In attendance were the 

Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes, 

Oklahoma; Iowa Tribe of Kansas and 

Nebraska; Ponca Tribe of Nebraska; 

Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation; and 

The Osage Nation. 

Cultural Affiliation 

The following types of information 

about the cultural affiliation of the 

human remains in this notice are 

available: geographical. The 

information, including the results of 

consultation, identified no Indian Tribe 

or Native Hawaiian organization 

connected to the human remains. 

Determinations 

The Kansas State University has 

determined that: 

• The human remains described in 

this notice represent the physical 

remains of five individuals of Native 

American ancestry. 

• No known lineal descendant who 

can trace ancestry to the human remains 

in this notice has been identified. 

• No Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian 

organization with cultural affiliation to 

the human remains in this notice has 

been clearly or reasonably identified. 

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 any lineal 

descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native 

Hawaiian organization 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. 

Upon request, repatriation of the 

human remains described in this notice 

may occur on or after October 21, 2024. 

If competing requests for repatriation 

are received, Kansas State University 

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. Kansas 

State University is responsible for 

sending a copy of this notice to any 

consulting lineal descendant, Indian 

Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization. 

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. 2024–21541 Filed 9–19–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–52–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0038746; 

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, 

Department of Anthropology (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 eight associated funerary objects are 

bone, stone and antler tools, an eagle 

talon and phalanx, and red ochre. 

In November of 1980, Western 

Washington University entered a 

contract (C530–563–02) with the 

Washington Department of Ecology and 

the Lummi Indian Business Council. 

The purpose of the contract was to 


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conduct an archaeological survey and 

impact mitigation along 31 miles of the 

proposed sewer pipeline right-of-way 

and two treatment plant locales located 

on the Lummi Indian Reservation. Work 

began under the direction of Dr. Garland 

Grabert (WWU) in December of 1980 

and continued until the summer of 

1982. 

During this work, numerous 

archaeological sites were recorded, and 

materials were collected from both 

excavation and monitoring activities 

(Grabert and Griffin 1983, 

Archaeological Investigation on Lummi 

Peninsula, Whatcom County, 

Washington, Reports in Archaeology 

No. 18, Department of Anthropology, 

Western Washington University, 

Bellingham, Washington). No known 

individuals were identified. No 

hazardous chemicals are known to have 

been used to treat the human remains 

while in the custody of WWU. 

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 and associated funerary objects 

described in this notice. 

Determinations 

The WWU has determined that: 

• The human remains described in 

this notice represent the physical 

remains of seven individuals of Native 

American ancestry. 

• The eight 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 

Lummi Tribe of the Lummi Reservation 

and the Nooksack Indian Tribe. 

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 21, 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 and 

associated funerary objects 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: September 12, 2024. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2024–21546 Filed 9–19–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–52–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0038745; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Intended Disposition: U.S. 

Department of the Interior, Bureau of 

Reclamation, Missouri Basin Region, 

Nebraska-Kansas Area Office, 

McCook, NE 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native 

American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the U.S. 

Department of the Interior, Bureau of 

Reclamation, Nebraska-Kansas Area 

Office (Reclamation Nebraska-Kansas 

Area Office) intends to carry out the 

disposition of human remains and 

associated funerary objects removed 

from Federal or Tribal lands to the 

lineal descendants, Indian Tribe, or 

Native Hawaiian organization with 

priority for disposition in this notice. 

DATES: Disposition of the human 

remains and cultural items in this notice 

may occur on or after October 21, 2024. 

If no claim for disposition is received by 

September 22, 2025, the human remains 

and cultural items in this notice will 

become unclaimed human remains and 

cultural items. 

ADDRESSES: Send written claims for 

disposition of the human remains and 

cultural items identified in this notice to 

Catherine Griffin, Bureau of 

Reclamation, Nebraska-Kansas Area 

Office, 1706 West 3rd Street, McCook, 

NE 69001, telephone (308) 345–8324, 

email cgriffin@usbr.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 Reclamation 

Nebraska-Kansas Area Office, and 

additional information on the human 

remains and cultural items in this 

notice, including the results of 

consultation, can be found in the related 

records. The National Park Service is 

not responsible for the identifications in 

this notice. 

Abstract of Information Available 

Based on the information available, 

human remains representing, at least, 14 

individuals have been reasonably 

identified. The 10 associated funerary 

objects are one lot of bracelets, three lots 

of ceramic sherds, one lot of chipped 

stone debitage, two stone scraper tools, 

one stone tool fragment, one projectile 

point fragment, and one lot of animal 

bone. During a period between 1992 to 

2020, the human remains and associated 

funerary objects were discovered and 

removed from federal lands in Jewell, 

Mitchell, and Norton Counties, KS, and 

Frontier and Greeley Counties, NE. 

Determinations 

The Reclamation Nebraska-Kansas 

Area Office has determined that: 

• The human remains described in 

this notice represent the physical 

remains of 14 individuals of Native 

American ancestry. 

• The 10 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. 

• The Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma; 

Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort 

Berthold Reservation, North Dakota; and 

the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes 

(Wichita, Keechi, Waco, & Tawakonie), 

Oklahoma have priority for disposition 

of the human remains and cultural 

items described in this notice. 

Claims for Disposition 

Written claims for disposition of the 

human remains and cultural items in 

this notice must be sent to the 

appropriate official identified in this 

notice under ADDRESSES. If no claim for 

disposition is received by September 22, 

2025, the human remains and cultural 

items in this notice will become 

unclaimed human remains and cultural 

items. Claims for disposition may be 

submitted by: 


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