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and associated funerary objects in this 

notice has been identified. 

• No Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian 

organization with cultural affiliation to 

the human remains and associated 

funerary objects in this notice has been 

clearly or reasonably identified. 

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 

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 and associated funerary 

objects described in this notice may 

occur on or after November 21, 2024. If 

competing requests for repatriation are 

received, the Eastern California 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 Eastern 

California Museum 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: October 11, 2024. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2024–24428 Filed 10–21–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0038929; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: 

University of Tennessee, McClung 

Museum of Natural History & Culture, 

Knoxville, TN 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native 

American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the 

University of Tennessee, McClung 

Museum of Natural History & Culture 

(UTK), 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 

November 21, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Dr. Ellen Lofaro, University 

of Tennessee, Office of Repatriation, 

5723 Middlebrook Pike, Knoxville, TN 

37921–6053, telephone (865) 974–3370, 

email nagpra@utk.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 UTK, 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, 

56 individuals have been identified. The 

397 lots of associated funerary objects 

are 146 lots of ceramics, 105 lots of 

faunal remains, 29 lots of lithics, 88 lots 

of daub, one lot of petrified wood, 17 

lots of indeterminate/other objects, 10 

lots of botanicals, and one lot of historic 

objects. 

The remains and funerary objects 

were removed from 40SY1, the 

Chucalissa site, in Shelby County, TN. 

The site was excavated in 1940 by 

T.M.N. Lewis, George Lidberg, and C.H. 

Nash of the University of Tennessee, 

Knoxville. After excavation ended, the 

remains and funerary objects were 

transferred to UTK. Chucalissa was a 

Mississippian site, with the most 

intensive occupation between 900–1500 

CE. Some of the remains and associated 

funerary objects have been ‘‘repaired’’ 

using an unknown adhesive/s, but to 

our knowledge, no potentially 

hazardous substances were used to treat 

the remains or objects. 

During consultation the Quapaw 

Nation communicated their cultural 

affiliation with the Chucalissa site, 

based off the following types of 

information: historical, geographical, 

linguistic, anthropological, 

archaeological, folkloric, oral tradition, 

and expert opinion. 

During consultation, The Chickasaw 

Nation communicated their cultural 

affiliation with the Chucalissa site based 

off historical and geographical 

information, specifically referencing the 

Treaty with the US and the Chickasaw 

of 1818. 

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 

UTK has determined that: 

• The human remains described in 

this notice represent the physical 

remains of 56 individuals of Native 

American ancestry. 

• The 397 lots of 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 

Quapaw Nation and The Chickasaw 

Nation. 

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 21, 

2024. If competing requests for 

repatriation are received, UTK 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. UTK 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. 


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84392 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 204 / Tuesday, October 22, 2024 / Notices 

Dated: October 11, 2024. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2024–24422 Filed 10–21–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–52–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0038934; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: St. 

Louis County Office of the Medical 

Examiner, St. Louis, MO 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native 

American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the St. 

Louis County Office of the Medical 

Examiner (MEO) 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: Dr. Lindsay Trammell, St. 

Louis County Office of the MEO, 6059 

North Hanley Road, St. Louis, MO 

63134, telephone (314) 615–0809, email 

LTrammell@stlouiscountymo.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 St. Louis 

County MEO 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, 

two individuals have been identified. 

No associated funerary objects are 

present. Remains were discovered in a 

private residence in Florissant, Missouri 

on May 5, 2024. They were reportedly 

originally collected by a private citizen 

in the 1960’s in Clarksville, Missouri, 

near the Clarksville Mound Groups site, 

23PI6. These remains are from the Late 

Woodland to Emergency Mississippian 

Period and culturally affiliated with the 

Osage Nation. 

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 St. Louis County MEO has 

determined that: 

• The human remains described in 

this notice represent the physical 

remains of two individuals of Native 

American ancestry. 

• There is a connection between the 

human remains described in this notice 

and The Osage Nation. 

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 21, 

2024. If competing requests for 

repatriation are received, the St. Louis 

County MEO 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 St. Louis 

County MEO 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. 2024–24425 Filed 10–21–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–52–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0038923; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Intended Repatriation: 

Museum of Us, San Diego, CA 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native 

American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the 

Museum of Us intends to repatriate 

certain cultural items that meet the 

definition of unassociated funerary 

objects and that have a cultural 

affiliation with the Indian Tribes or 

Native Hawaiian organizations in this 

notice. 

DATES: Repatriation of the cultural items 

in this notice may occur on or after 

November 21, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Carmen Mosley, NAGPRA 

Repatriation Manager, Museum of Us, 

1350 El Prado, Balboa Park, San Diego, 

CA 92101, telephone (619) 239–2001 

Ext. 42, email cmosley@

museumofus.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 Museum of Us, 

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 12 cultural items have been 

requested for repatriation. The 12 

unassociated funerary objects are from 

three separate acquisitions. 

In December of 1954, Adele Ronecker 

of San Diego, CA, donated one blade 

from Stewart County, TN and one bird 

effigy pipe from Southeastern United 

States to the San Diego Museum of Man 

(now Museum of Us), along with a 

collection of 112 other Native American 

cultural items from California, Texas, 

New Mexico, Southeastern United 

States, Mexico and Southeast Asia. 

Acquisition records indicate that Ms. 

Ronecker received the cultural items 

from Lemley Osborne of Las Cruces, 

New Mexico. 

In May of 1955, the San Diego 

Museum of Man (now Museum of Us) 

purchased one shell gorget from 

Hamilton County, TN, along with 11 

other Native North American items, 


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