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by a preponderance of the evidence, that 

they have priority for disposition. 

Disposition of the human remains and 

associated funerary objects in this notice 

may occur on or after November 14, 

2024. If competing claims for 

disposition are received, HOCU must 

determine the most appropriate 

claimant prior to disposition. Requests 

for joint disposition of the human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

are considered a single request and not 

competing requests. HOCU is 

responsible for sending a copy of this 

notice to the lineal descendants, 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. 3002, and the implementing 

regulations, 43 CFR 10.7. 

Dated: October 4, 2024. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2024–23726 Filed 10–11–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–52–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0038880; 

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 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 November 14, 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, 

one individual have been identified. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

Representatives from Western 

Washington University worked at 45– 

WH–17 in both 1973 and 1977. Dr. 

Garland Grabert directed a summer field 

school at the site in 1973. In 1977, 

Western Washington University entered 

a contract (C530–695–02) with the city 

of Blaine, WA, to conduct salvage in 

conjunction with the construction of the 

sewage treatment facility. Operations 

began in June and continued through 

the end of August 1977. One burial was 

recovered at 45–WH–17 in 1973 and a 

total of 40 burials were recovered during 

the 1977 project. All the known burials 

and associated funerary objects in the 

WWU collections from the 1973 and 

1977 work were repatriated to the 

Lummi Nation in the early 1980’s. 

During the WWU NAGPRA 

compliance efforts in 1995, closer 

examination of faunal remains from 45– 

WH–17 resulted in numerous additional 

fragments of human bone being 

recognized. These human remains were 

listed in the original 1995 WWU 

NAGPRA Inventory and they, too, were 

repatriated to the Lummi Nation, upon 

their request in 2001. During the recent 

rehousing project described above, one 

additional human remain was identified 

from the 45–WH–17 collection and it is 

described below. 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 described in this notice. 

Determinations 

The WWU has determined that: 

• The human remains described in 

this notice represent the physical 

remains of one individual of Native 

American ancestry. 

• There is a connection between the 

human remains 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 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 November 14, 

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: October 4, 2024. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2024–23721 Filed 10–11–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0038878; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: 

Willamette University, Salem, OR 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native 

American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), Willamette 

University 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 November 14, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Emilio Solano, Willamette 

University, 900 State Street, Salem, OR 


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