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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. 

[FR Doc. 2024–29249 Filed 12–11–24; 8:45 am] 

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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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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. 

[FR Doc. 2024–29254 Filed 12–11–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0039176; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Intended Repatriation: 

Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native 

American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), Indiana 

University intends to repatriate certain 

a 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 

January 13, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: Dr. Jayne-Leigh Thomas, 

NAGPRA Director, Indiana University, 

Student Building 318, 701 E Kirkwood 

Avenue, Bloomington, IN 47405, 

telephone (812) 856–5315, email 

thomajay@iu.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 Indiana University 

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 a mask. It was collected 

by Mollie Greist between 1916–1931 in 

Barrow, Alaska. 

Determinations 

Indiana University has determined 

that: 

• The one sacred object described in 

this notice is a specific ceremonial 

object needed by a traditional Native 

American religious leader for presentday adherents to practice traditional 

Native American religion, according to 

the Native American traditional 

knowledge of a lineal descendant, 

Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian 

organization. 

• There is a reasonable connection 

between the cultural item described in 

this notice and the Native Village of 

Barrow Inupiat Traditional Government. 

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. 

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, 

Indiana University 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. Indiana University 

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–NPS0039177; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: 

Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native 

American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), Indiana 

University 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 

January 13, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: Dr. Jayne-Leigh Thomas, 

NAGPRA Director, Indiana University, 

Student Building 318, 701 E Kirkwood 

Avenue, Bloomington, IN 47405, 

telephone (812) 856–5315, email 

thomajay@iu.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 Indiana University 

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, 

481 individuals have been identified. 

The six associated funerary objects are 

one lot shell; one lot lithics; one lot 

stone; one lot charcoal; one lot faunal; 

and one lotceramics. This collection 

was excavated from the Fisher site in 

Will County, Illinois by George Langford 

in 1926–1929 and the University of 

Chicago in 1940. There are no known 

pesticide contaminants. 

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 

Indiana University has determined 

that: 

• The human remains described in 

this notice represent the physical 

remains of 481 individuals of Native 

American ancestry. 

• The six 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 

Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Indians of 


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