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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 8, 2024. If competing 

requests for repatriation are received, 

the Fort Ticonderoga Association 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 Fort 

Ticonderoga Association is responsible 

for sending a copy of this notice to the 

Indian Tribes identified in this notice. 

Authority: Native American Graves 

Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 

U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing 

regulations, 43 CFR 10.9, 10.10, and 

10.14. 

Dated: September 30, 2024. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2024–23367 Filed 10–8–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0038843; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. 

Army Garrison Fort Cavazos, Fort 

Cavazos, TX 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native 

American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the U.S. 

Army Garrison Fort Cavazos (formerly, 

Fort Hood) has completed an inventory 

of associated funerary objects and has 

determined that there is a cultural 

affiliation between the associated 

funerary object and Indian Tribes or 

Native Hawaiian organizations in this 

notice. 

DATES: Repatriation of the associated 

funerary object in this notice may occur 

on or after November 8, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Ricky C. Robinson, 

Archaeologist, Fort Cavazos, Building 

4612 Engineer Drive, Fort Cavazos, TX 

76544, telephone (254) 287–1092, email 

ricky.c.robinson2.civ@army.mil. 

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 Fort Cavazos 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, 

one associated funerary object is 

present. The one cultural item, a single 

bone awl, was removed from Bell 

County, TX. In 1990, the remains of an 

adult female individual, along with the 

partial and fragmentary remains of five 

other individuals, were removed from 

site 41BL671 by a University of Texas 

field school. The individual was 

discovered in a tightly flexed position 

and a bone pin was found in the 

abdominal area. The individuals were 

documented in a Notice of Inventory 

Completion published in the Federal 

Register on August 14, 1995, returned to 

the Tonkawa Tribe of Indians of 

Oklahoma, and reburied in the 

Comanche National Indian Cemetery on 

post. The bone awl, currently housed in 

Fort Cavazos’ curation facility, was not 

returned, and was found in Fort 

Cavazos’ archaeological collections in 

2021. No known substances were used 

to treat the associated funerary object. 

Cultural Affiliation 

Based on the information available 

and the results of consultation, cultural 

affiliation is clearly identified by the 

information available about the cultural 

item. The site from which the cultural 

item originates, 41BL671, has been 

previously identified as being culturally 

affiliated with the Tonkawa Tribe of 

Indians of Oklahoma based on oral 

traditions and historic accounts of their 

occupation in central Texas and through 

consultation with representatives of the 

Tonkawa Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma. 

Determinations 

Fort Cavazos has determined that: 

• The one cultural item described in 

this notice is 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 reasonable connection 

between the cultural item described in 

this notice and the Tonkawa Tribe of 

Indians of Oklahoma. 

Requests for Repatriation 

Written requests for repatriation of the 

associated funerary object 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 associated 

funerary object in this notice to a 

requestor may occur on or after 

November 8, 2024. If competing 

requests for repatriation are received, 

Fort Cavazos must determine the most 

appropriate requestor prior to 

repatriation. Requests for joint 

repatriation of the associated funerary 

object are considered a single request 

and not competing requests. Fort 

Cavazos 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 30, 2024. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2024–23372 Filed 10–8–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0038841; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: 

Hastings Museum, Hastings, NE 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native 

American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the 

Hastings Museum 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 

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in this notice may occur on or after 

November 8, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Teresa Kreutzer-Hodson, 

Hastings Museum, 1330 North 

Burlington Avenue, Hastings, NE 68901, 

telephone (402) 461–2399, email 

tkreutzerhodson@cityofhastings.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 Hastings 

Museum, 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 individuals has been identified. The 

26 associated funerary objects are the 

clothes remaining on the body as well 

a mixture of tribally made items and US 

military gear. The clothing consists of a 

US military long coat with cape, red 

striped long sleave cotton shirt, leather 

belt and loin cloth with beaded leggings, 

and beaded moccasins. Other funerary 

objects found with the body include 

tepee poles, bison robe, pipe bag, hoof 

rattle, lariat, several other leather bags, 

trade knife, willow back rest, bow and 

arrows and a Henry Rifle. 

In July 1921, human remains 

representing one individual and 

associated funerary objects were 

removed a rock ledge overlooking the 

Powder River near Barnum, Johnson 

County, Wyoming by Adam Keith. The 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects were brought to the Hastings 

Museum by Albert Brooking and Ray 

Cole and cataloged in 1930 (09211– 

09224). These remains were identified 

in the 1920s as belonging to High Back 

Wolf III, a Cheyenne warrior killed in 

1865. However, there is compelling 

evidence that this is the body could be 

of a different Cheyenne man known as 

Eagle Chef, killed in 1876. Once in the 

Museum care, the body and associated 

funerary objects were fumigated on 

multiple occasions and treated with a 

mixture of formaldehyde, alcohol and 

bichloride of mercury. It is highly likely 

other poisonous substances were used 

up through the1970s to prevent insect 

infestation. 

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 Hastings Museum has determined 

that: 

• The human remains described in 

this notice represent the physical 

remains of one individuals of Native 

American ancestry. 

• The 26 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 

Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes, 

Oklahoma and the Northern Cheyenne 

Tribe of the Northern Cheyenne Indian 

Reservation, Montana. 

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 November 8, 2024. 

If competing requests for repatriation 

are received, the Hastings Museum 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 Hastings 

Museum 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 30, 2024. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2024–23370 Filed 10–8–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0038842; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. 

Department of the Interior, Bureau of 

Land Management, New Mexico State 

Office, Santa Fe, NM, and New Mexico 

Junior College—Western Heritage 

Museum and Lea County Cowboy Hall 

of Fame, Hobbs, NM 

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 

Land Management, New Mexico State 

Office (BLM), and New Mexico Junior 

College—Western Heritage Museum and 

Lea County Cowboy Hall of Fame 

(NMJC) has completed an inventory of 

human remains and has determined that 

there is a cultural affiliation between the 

human 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 8, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Cynthia Herhahn, Bureau of 

Land Management, New Mexico State 

Office, 301 Dinosaur Trail, Santa Fe, 

NM 87508, telephone (505) 761–8938, 

email cherhahn@blm.gov, and Laura 

Hockensmith, New Mexico Junior 

College—Western Heritage Museum and 

Lea County Cowboy Hall of Fame, 1 

Thunderbird Circle, Hobbs, NM 88240, 

telephone (575) 492–2679, email 

lhockensmith@nmjc.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 BLM and 

NMJC, 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, 

four individuals have been reasonably 

identified. Between 1960 and 1970, the 

individuals were removed from the 

Lusk Ranch Site (NM–06–2099; 

LA43721), Eddy County, New Mexico, 

by Calvin C. Smith, the father of the 

previous Executive Director of the 


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