[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 210 (Wednesday, October 30, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 86363-86364]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-25195]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0038966; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Intended Repatriation: Corning Museum of Glass, 
Corning, NY

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 Corning Museum of Glass (CMOG) intends 
to repatriate a certain cultural item that meets the definition of a 
sacred object 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 November 29, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Katherine Larson, Corning Museum of Glass, One Museum Way, 
Corning, NY 14830, telephone (607) 438-5147, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#563a37242539383d3716353b393178392431"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6804091a1b07060309280b05070f46071a0f">[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 
CMOG, 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 sacred object is an obsidian bifaced blade. This object is a 
ceremonial dance blade considered sacred by the Wiyot Tribe. It entered 
the CMOG collection in 1965 as a gift from a New York City-based 
dealer. XRF analysis conducted in 2020 identified the obsidian source 
as Cascade Mountains. No hazardous substances used to treat the object 
are known.

Determinations

    The Corning Museum of Glass has determined that:
    <bullet> The one sacred object described in this notice is a 
specific ceremonial object needed by a traditional Native American 
religious leader for present-day adherents to practice traditional 
Native American religion, according to the Native American traditional 
knowledge of a lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian 
organization.
    <bullet> There is a reasonable connection between the cultural 
items described in this notice and the Wiyot Tribe, California.

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

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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 November 29, 2024. If competing requests for 
repatriation are received, the Corning Museum of Glass 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 Corning Museum of Glass 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: October 25, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024-25195 Filed 10-29-24; 8:45 am]
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