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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 December 16, 

2024. If competing requests for 

repatriation are received, the San 

Bernardino County 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 San Bernardino 

County 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: November 7, 2024. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2024–26450 Filed 11–13–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0039025; 

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Notice of Intended Disposition: U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa 

District, Tulsa, OK 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native 

American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa District 

(USACE Tulsa) intends to carry out the 

disposition of human remains removed 

from Federal or Tribal lands to the 

lineal descendants, Indian Tribe, or 

Native Hawaiian organization with 

priority for disposition in this notice. 

DATES: Disposition of the human 

remains in this notice may occur on or 

after December 16, 2024. If no claim for 

disposition is received by November 14, 

2025, the human remains in this notice 

will become unclaimed human remains. 

ADDRESSES: Jacqueline Rodgers, U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa District, 

2488 East 81st Street, Tulsa, OK 74137, 

telephone (918) 669–4964, email 

jacqueline.rodgers@usace.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 the USACE Tulsa, 

and additional information on the 

human remains or cultural items in this 

notice, including the results of 

consultation, can be found in the related 

records. The National Park Service is 

not responsible for the identifications in 

this notice. 

Abstract of Information Available 

Based on the information available, 

human remains representing, at least, 

one individual have been reasonably 

identified. No associated funerary 

objects are present. On August 12, 2012, 

the remains were discovered along the 

shoreline of Canton Lake in Blaine 

County, Oklahoma and reported to local 

law enforcement. The remains were 

collected by law enforcement and 

remitted to the Medical Examiner, who 

determined the remains to be Native 

American and not of forensic interest. 

The individual was transferred to the 

Oklahoma Archaeological Survey (OAS) 

on August 28, 2013, and transferred 

from OAS to the Tulsa District 

Archaeological Repository on April 26, 

2023. A precise location of the 

discovery was not recorded. Two nearby 

sites include 34BL27, a precontact site 

and 34BL110, a historic trash dump 

dating to the 1900s. The property at 

Canton Lake was allotted to the 

Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes, 

Oklahoma before being transferred to 

USACE Tulsa. 

Determinations 

The USACE Tulsa has determined 

that: 

• The human remains described in 

this notice represent the physical 

remains of one individual of Native 

American ancestry. 

• The Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes, 

Oklahoma have priority for disposition 

of the human remains described in this 

notice. 

Claims for Disposition 

Written claims for disposition of the 

human remains in this notice must be 

sent to the appropriate official identified 

in this notice under ADDRESSES. If no 

claim for disposition is received by 

November 14, 2025, the human remains 

in this notice will become unclaimed 

human remains. Claims for disposition 

may be submitted by: 

1. Any lineal descendant, Indian 

Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization 

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 

they have priority for disposition. 

Disposition of the human remains in 

this notice may occur on or after 

December 16, 2024. If competing claims 

for disposition are received, the USACE 

Tulsa must determine the most 

appropriate claimant prior to 

disposition. Requests for joint 

disposition of the human remains are 

considered a single request and not 

competing requests. The USACE Tulsa 

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: November 5, 2024. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2024–26461 Filed 11–13–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0039028; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Intended Repatriation: 

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) 

intends to repatriate a certain cultural 

item that meets the definition of an 

unassociated funerary 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 

December 16, 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. 


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90044 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 220 / Thursday, November 14, 2024 / Notices 

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 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 

object of cultural patrimony is a large 

sandstone abrader. 

On August 18, 1977, WWU Master’s 

candidate Jerry Bailey was given 

permission to conduct a test excavation 

at registered archaeological site 45SJ84 

located in Reid-Prevost Harbor State 

Park. Certain conditions were outlined 

by Jan T. Tveten, Assistant Director of 

Resources Development, Washington 

State Parks and Recreation Commission 

(WSPRC). Completion of a final report 

and shipment of artifactual materials to 

Fort Warden State Park were two of 

these conditions (Archaeological Test 

Excavations at Reid Harbor, Stuart 

Island, Washington, Published by The 

Department of Anthropology, WWU, 

Papers in Archaeology No. 9). This 

project was conducted as part of Jerry 

Bailey’s M.A. thesis project, A 

Distributional Study of Three Late 

Prehistoric Culture Types in the Gulf of 

Georgia Region. 

No hazardous chemicals are known to 

have been used to treat the item while 

in the custody of WWU. 

Determinations 

The WWU has determined that: 

• The one object of cultural 

patrimony described in this notice has 

ongoing historical, traditional, or 

cultural importance central to the 

Native American group, including any 

constituent sub-group (such as a band, 

clan, lineage, ceremonial society, or 

other subdivision), according to the 

Native American traditional knowledge 

of an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian 

organization. 

• There is a reasonable connection 

between the cultural item described in 

this notice and the Lummi Tribe of the 

Lummi Reservation; Samish Indian 

Nation; and the Swinomish Indian 

Tribal Community. 

Requests for Repatriation 

Additional, written requests for 

repatriation of the cultural items 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 

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 items in 

this notice to a requestor may occur on 

or after December 16, 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 cultural items 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 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: November 5, 2024. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2024–26455 Filed 11–13–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0039023; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: 

University of Virginia, Charlottesville, 

VA 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native 

American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the 

University of Virginia 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 

December 16, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Meg Kennedy, University of 

Virginia, 170 McCormick Road, 

Charlottesville, VA 22812, telephone 

(434) 924–9425, email mmkennedy@

virginia.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 University of 

Virginia, 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, 

five individuals have been identified. 

The one lot of associated funerary 

objects are charcoal from a burial 

context, pottery, copper, stone, and 

walnut. Human remains representing, at 

minimum, five individuals were 

removed from several archaeological 

sites by University of Virginia faculty 

and students during the twentieth 

century. Charlton Gilmore (Gilly) 

Holland, M.D., a neuropsychiatrist at 

the University of Virginia who taught 

Virginia archaeology in the department 

of sociology for ten years, actively 

excavated sites in Augusta, Bath, 

Highland, Rockingham and Rockbridge 

Counties in Virginia the mid-twentieth 

century. Some of this work was done in 

conjunction with the Smithsonian 

Institution. 

On an unknown date(s), Holland 

removed ‘‘bones scattered through sod’’ 

from Virginia Department of Historic 

Resources (DHR) site number 44AU12 

in Augusta County, Virginia. The bones 

are believed to be human. 

On an unknown date(s) in 1962, 

Holland removed human remains and 

associated funerary objects from the 

Hirsch Mound (DHR site number 

44BA35) in Bath County, Virginia. The 

material includes human remains, 

charcoal from a burial context and 

associated funerary objects including 

pottery, copper, stone and walnut. From 

his notes: ‘‘bones and charcoal from 

lowest level in Square A,’’ ‘‘charcoal 

from 24’’1’ south of stake (W) for 

trench,’’ ‘‘square F2 feet from surface +6 

above skull, SE post, chips in fill,’’ 

‘‘skull + teeth fragments burial of square 

F,’’ and ‘‘burial 1 square A second 

level,’’ as well as ‘‘square A below 3rd 

level stones separated from skull + 

burial,’’ ‘‘possible copper, square A 14 

inches,’’ ‘‘1 sherd pottery found under 

burial #2 in 1st level,’’ and ‘‘walnut 

Square A.’’ 

On an unknown date(s), Holland or 

another colleague removed one human 

bone (bag labeled ‘‘12–19 inches’’) from 

Lee Site #3 in Wise County, Virginia. 

Holland published research on 10 sites 


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