77182 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 183 / Friday, September 20, 2024 / Notices 

• The human remains described in 

this notice represent the physical 

remains of 20 individuals of Native 

American ancestry. 

• There is a reasonable connection 

between the human remains described 

in this notice and the Pueblo of Laguna, 

New Mexico. 

Requests for Repatriation 

Written requests for repatriation of the 

human remains in this notice must be 

sent to the Responsible Official 

identified in 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 21, 2024. If competing 

requests for repatriation are received, 

the PMAE 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 PMAE is 

responsible for sending a copy of this 

notice to the Indian Tribe 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. 2024–21535 Filed 9–19–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0038735; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Intended Repatriation: 

Denver Museum of Nature & Science, 

Denver, CO 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native 

American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Denver 

Museum of Nature & Science intends to 

repatriate certain a cultural item that 

meets the definition of an object of 

cultural patrimony and that has a 

cultural affiliation with the Indian 

Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations 

in this notice. 

DATES: Repatriation of the cultural item 

in this notice may occur on or after 

October 21, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Chris Patrello, Denver 

Museum of Nature & Science, 2001 

Colorado Boulevard, Denver, CO 80205, 

telephone (303) 370–6378, email 

chris.patrello@dmns.org. 

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 Denver 

Museum of Nature & Science, and 

additional information on the 

determinations in this notice, including 

the results of consultation, can be found 

in the summary or related records. The 

National Park Service is not responsible 

for the determinations in this notice. 

Abstract of Information Available 

A total of one cultural item has been 

requested for repatriation. The one 

object of cultural patrimony is a Xheitl 

S’aaxhw (Thunderbird Clan Hat) 

belonging to the Ketchikan Indian 

Community. The clan hat (AC.11360) 

was originally collected in Ketchikan, 

Alaska, by a Mr. Zeigler at an unknown 

date. In 1965, the clan hat was 

purchased by the Michael R. Johnson 

Gallery. In 1973, the clan hat was 

purchased by Mary and Francis Crane, 

who donated their collection to the 

Denver Museum of Nature & Science 

between 1968 and 1983. 

Determinations 

The Denver Museum of Nature & 

Science has determined that: 

• The one object of cultural 

patrimony described in this notice has 

ongoing historical, traditional, or 

cultural importance central to the 

Native American group, including any 

constituent sub-group (such as a band, 

clan, lineage, ceremonial society, or 

other subdivision), according to the 

Native American traditional knowledge 

of an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian 

organization. 

• There is a reasonable connection 

between the cultural item described in 

this notice and the Ketchikan Indian 

Community. 

Requests for Repatriation 

Additional, written requests for 

repatriation of the cultural item 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 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 cultural item in 

this notice to a requestor may occur on 

or after October 21, 2024. If competing 

requests for repatriation are received, 

the Denver Museum of Nature & Science 

must determine the most appropriate 

requestor prior to repatriation. Requests 

for joint repatriation of the cultural item 

are considered a single request and not 

competing requests. The Denver 

Museum of Nature & Science is 

responsible for sending a copy of this 

notice to the Indian Tribes and Native 

Hawaiian organizations identified in 

this notice and to any other consulting 

parties. 

Authority: Native American Graves 

Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 

U.S.C. 3004 and the implementing 

regulations, 43 CFR 10.9. 

Dated: September 12, 2024. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2024–21538 Filed 9–19–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0038734; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Intended Disposition: U.S. 

Department of the Interior, National 

Park Service, Timucuan Ecological and 

Historic Preserve, Jacksonville, FL 

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, National 

Park Service, Timucuan Ecological and 

Historic Preserve (TIMU) intends to 

carry out the disposition of human 

remains 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 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 in this notice 

will become unclaimed human remains. 

ADDRESSES: Chris Hughes, 

Superintendent, Timucuan Ecological 


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