[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 204 (Tuesday, October 22, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 84394]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-24421]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0038928; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: William S. Webb Museum of 
Anthropology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and 
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the William S. Webb Museum of Anthropology, 
University of Kentucky (WSWM) 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 21, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Celise Chilcote-Fricker, William S. Webb Museum of 
Anthropology, University of Kentucky, 1020 Export Street, Lexington, KY 
40504, telephone (859) 257-5124, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#650600090c16004b03170c060e001725100e1c4b000110"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2b484e4742584e054d594248404e596b5e4052054e4f5e">[email protected]</span></a>.

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 
WSWM, 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, two individuals have been reasonably identified. No associated 
funerary objects are present. Site 15BA08 was surface collected and 
then donated to the WSWM by Thomas Mitchell, Director of Division of 
Game, State of Kentucky, Ballard County Waterfowl Refuge in December of 
1957. No known hazardous substances are present.

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 WSWM has determined that:
    <bullet> The human remains described in this notice represent the 
physical remains of two individuals of Native American ancestry.
    <bullet> There is a reasonable connection between the human remains 
described in this notice and the Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band of 
Cherokee Indians; The Chickasaw Nation; and the United Keetoowah Band 
of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma.

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 November 21, 2024. If competing requests for 
repatriation are received, the WSWM 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 WSWM 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 11, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024-24421 Filed 10-21-24; 8:45 am]
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