100522 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 239 / Thursday, December 12, 2024 / Notices 

Class III tribal gaming ordinances. 

Section 2710(d)(2)(B) of IGRA, as 

implemented by NIGC regulations, 25 

CFR 522.8, requires the Chairman to 

publish, in the Federal Register, 

approved Class III tribal gaming 

ordinances and the approvals thereof. 

IGRA requires all tribal gaming 

ordinances to contain the same 

requirements concerning tribes’ sole 

proprietary interest and responsibility 

for the gaming activity, use of net 

revenues, annual audits, health and 

safety, background investigations and 

licensing of key employees and primary 

management officials. The Commission, 

therefore, believes that publication of 

each ordinance in the Federal Register 

would be redundant and result in 

unnecessary cost to the Commission. 

Thus, the Commission believes that 

publishing a notice of approved Class III 

tribal gaming ordinances in the Federal 

Register, is sufficient to meet the 

requirements of 25 U.S.C. 2710(d)(2)(B). 

Every ordinance and approval thereof is 

posted on the Commission’s website 

(www.nigc.gov) under General Counsel, 

Gaming Ordinances within five (5) 

business days of approval. 

On December 7, 2023, the Chairman 

of the National Indian Gaming 

Commission approved Tulalip Tribes 

Class III Gaming Ordinance. A copy of 

the approval letter is posted with this 

notice and can be found with the 

approved ordinance on the NIGC’s 

website (www.nigc.gov) under General 

Counsel, Gaming Ordinances. A copy of 

the approved Class III ordinance will 

also be made available upon request. 

Requests can be made in writing to the 

Office of General Counsel, National 

Indian Gaming Commission, Attn: Dena 

Wynn, 1849 C Street NW, MS #1621, 

Washington, DC 20240 or at info@

nigc.gov. 

National Indian Gaming Commission. 

Dated: December 12, 2023. 

Rea Cisneros, 

General Counsel (Acting). 

Editorial note: This document was 

received for publication by the Office of the 

Federal Register on December 3, 2024. 

December 7, 2023 

VIA E–MAIL 

Chair Teri Gobin 

Board of Directors, Tulalip Tribes 6406 

Marine Drive 

Tulalip, WA 98271 

Re: Tulalip Tribes Amended Gaming 

Ordinance 

Dear Chair Gobin: 

This letter responds to the September 11, 

2023 email submission on behalf of the 

Tulalip Tribes (Tribes) informing the 

National Indian Gaming Commission that the 

Tribes amended its gaming ordinance on 

September 1, 2023 through Resolution 2023– 

401. The amendment adds a subsection to the 

Tribes’ ordinance that permits the Tulalip 

Gaming Agency to issue civil fines to tribal 

gaming operators, vendors, and 

manufacturers for failure to comply with the 

Tribes’ gaming compact with the State of 

Washington. 

Thank you for bringing this amendment to 

our attention and for providing us with a 

thorough submission of the Tribes’ gaming 

laws and regulations. Please be aware, on 

August 15, 2023, the NIGC published final 

rules for Parts 502 (Definitions) and 558 

(Gaming Licenses for Key Employees and 

Primary Management Officials), among other 

revisions, which became effective on 

September 14, 2023.1 The Nation’s 

Ordinance does not reflect the recent changes 

made to the definitions of ‘‘key employee’’ 

and ‘‘primary management official’’ at 25 

CFR 502.14 and 502.19, respectively. 

However, I have been assured that the Tribes 

are aware of the changes to NIGC regulations 

and will incorporate them into the Tribes’ 

gaming ordinance. The Tribes’ attorney has 

indicated that they had attended NIGC’s 

informational session on the regulation 

changes and will submit additional 

amendments after tribal leadership has a 

chance to approve them. As such, the 

amended ordinance is approved. 

If you have any questions, please contact 

NIGC Staff Attorney Josh Proper at 

joshua.proper@nigc.gov or 540–760–3026. 

Sincerely, 

E. Sequoyah Simermeyer, Chairman 

1 88 FR 55, 366 (August 15, 2023). 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0039189; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Intended Repatriation: The 

University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native 

American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the 

University of Kansas intends to 

repatriate certain a 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 

January 13, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: Dr. Thomas Torma, 

Repatriation Program Manager, Office of 

Audit, Risk & Compliance, The 

University of Kansas, 1450 Jayhawk 

Boulevard, 351 Strong Hall, Lawrence, 

KS 66045, telephone (406) 850–2220, 

email t-torma@ku.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 

Kansas, 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 

unassociated funerary object is a 

discoidal stone from an unknown site in 

McCracken County, Kentucky. This item 

was accessioned into the University of 

Kansas in 1992 when the Menninger 

Foundation deaccessioned its collection 

to the University. 

Determinations 

The University of Kansas has 

determined that: 

• The one unassociated funerary 

object described in this notice is 

reasonably believed to have been placed 

intentionally with or near human 

remains, and is connected, either at the 

time of death or later as part of the death 

rite or ceremony of a Native American 

culture according to the Native 

American traditional knowledge of a 

lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or 

Native Hawaiian organization. The 

unassociated funerary object has been 

identified by a preponderance of the 

evidence as related to human remains, 

specific individuals, or families, or 

removed from a specific burial site or 

burial area of an individual or 

individuals with cultural affiliation to 

an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian 

organization. 

• There is a reasonable connection 

between the cultural item described in 

this notice and The Chickasaw Nation. 

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 

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. 


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Repatriation of the cultural item in 

this notice to a requestor may occur on 

or after January 13, 2025. If competing 

requests for repatriation are received, 

the University of Kansas 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 University of 

Kansas 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: December 4, 2024. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0039191; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Intended Disposition: U.S. 

Department of the Interior, Bureau of 

Reclamation, Region 10: CaliforniaGreat Basin, Sacramento, CA; 

Correction 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice; correction. 

SUMMARY: The National Park Service is 

correcting a notice of intended 

disposition published in the Federal 

Register on October 30, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Dr. Melanie Ryan, Bureau of 

Reclamation, Region 10: CaliforniaGreat Basin, 2800 Cottage Way, 

Sacramento, CA 95825, telephone (916) 

978–5526, email emryan@usbr.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice is published as part of the 

National Park Service’s administrative 

responsibilities under NAGPRA. 

Correction 

In the Federal Register (89 FR 86364– 

86365, October 30, 2024), replace all 

instances of ‘‘BLM Region 10’’ with 

‘‘Bureau of Reclamation, Region 10.’’ 

Authority: Native American Graves 

Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 

U.S.C. 3002, and the implementing 

regulations, 43 CFR 10.7. 

Dated: December 4, 2024. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0039178; 

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, 

Department of Anthropology (WWU), 

intends to repatriate certain cultural 

items that meet the definition of objects 

of cultural patrimony 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 

January 13, 2025. 

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. 

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 two cultural items have 

been requested for repatriation. The two 

objects of cultural patrimony are a shell 

bead and a red ochre sample. 

In the summers of 1999 and 2000, Drs. 

Campbell and Koetje of Western 

Washington University led field schools 

as part of a multi-year ‘‘Whidbey Island 

Prehistory Project’’. 45–SK–46, the 

Lighthouse Point Midden, and 45–SK– 

144 were two of the sites investigated 

during this project. The field school 

participants excavated six 1 x 1m units 

and fifteen shovel tests at 45–SK–46 

during the 2000 field season. This site 

was chosen for investigation because it 

was a small, shallow shell midden, 

subject to trail and bank erosion, and 

they were focusing on smaller sites most 

in need of documentation (WWU Field 

School Permit Application, 2000). 

45–SK–144 is located to the north of 

45–SK–46, on the east side of the 

tombolo that connects Lighthouse Point 

to the mainland, separating Lottie and 

Bowman Bays. Seven 1 x 1m units were 

excavated at this site during the 1999 

field season (Anderson, 2001 ‘‘Sediment 

Analysis of Two Archaeological Sites in 

the Deception Pass Area, Fidalgo Island, 

Washington: A Geoarchaeological 

Approach’’). 

No hazardous chemicals are known to 

have been used to treat the items while 

in the custody of WWU. 

Determinations 

The WWU has determined that: 

• The two objects of cultural 

patrimony described in this notice have 

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 items 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 January 13, 2025. 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 


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