Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 243 / Wednesday, December 18, 2024 / Notices 102945 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0039212; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: 

Louisiana State University, Museum of 

Natural Science, Baton Rouge, LA 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native 

American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the 

Louisiana State University, Museum of 

Natural Science (LSUMNS) has 

completed an inventory of an associated 

funerary object and has determined that 

there is a cultural affiliation between the 

associated funerary object and Indian 

Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations 

in this notice. 

DATES: Repatriation of the associated 

funerary object in this notice may occur 

on or after January 17, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: Dr. Irene Martı ́ Gil, LSU 

Museum of Natural Science, 119 Foster 

Hall, LSU, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, 

telephone (225) 578–2855, email 

imart23@lsu.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 LSUMNS, 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 

One associated funerary object has 

been identified after re-inventorying the 

LSUMNS archaeological collections. 

The associated funerary object is a 

small, anthropomorphic, pottery 

figurine. This figurine was recovered 

from the Morton Shell Mound site 

(16IB3) (also known as Weeks Island or 

LMS 33–I–3), located on the Weeks 

Island salt dome in Iberia Parish, LA, by 

a local individual and donated to the 

LSU Museum of Natural Science when 

Mr. Robert Neuman was the Curator. 

The LSUMNS never formally 

accessioned this object and we do not 

possess any further information. 

This notice supplements the original 

2022 Notice of Inventory Completion 

published in the Federal Register (87 

FR 69307–69313, November 18, 2022), 

which identified only human remains 

representing 275 individuals removed 

from the site as part of an intensive 

research program under the direction of 

then-LSUMNS Curator of Anthropology 

Robert Neuman between 1969 and 1971. 

Cultural Affiliation 

Based on the information available 

and the results of consultation, cultural 

affiliation is reasonably identified by the 

geographical location or acquisition 

history of the associated funerary 

objects described in this notice. 

Determinations 

The LSUMNS has determined that: 

• The one object described in this 

notice is 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 

associated funerary object described in 

this notice and the Chitimacha Tribe of 

Louisiana. 

Requests for Repatriation 

Written requests for repatriation of the 

associated funerary object 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 associated 

funerary object described in this notice 

to a requestor may occur on or after 

January 17, 2025. If competing requests 

for repatriation are received, the 

LSUMNS must determine the most 

appropriate requestor prior to 

repatriation. Requests for joint 

repatriation of the associated funerary 

object are considered a single request 

and not competing requests. The 

LSUMNS 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: December 11, 2024. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2024–29941 Filed 12–17–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–52–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0039224; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. 

Department of the Interior, Bureau of 

Reclamation, Boise, ID 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native 

American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the U.S. 

Department of the Interior, Bureau of 

Reclamation, Interior Region 9: 

Columbia-Pacific Northwest Region 

(Reclamation Region 9) has completed 

an inventory of associated funerary 

objects and has determined that there is 

a cultural affiliation between the 

associated funerary objects and Indian 

Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations 

in this notice. 

DATES: Repatriation of the associated 

funerary objects in this notice may 

occur on or after January 17, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: Dr. Sean Hess, Supervisory 

Regional Archaeologist, ColumbiaPacific Northwest Regional Office, 

Bureau of Reclamation, 1150 N Curtis 

Road, Boise, ID 83706, telephone (208) 

378–5316, email shess@usbr.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 Reclamation 

Region 9, 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 

Site 45ST118 is on Federal lands 

associated with operation and 

maintenance of Grand Coulee Dam 

within the exterior boundary of the 

Spokane Indian Reservation. The 

collection from 45ST118 that has not 

been repatriated consists of two 

associated funerary objects (AFOs): a 

cedar wood stake and a vial of wood 

fibers. There are no associated human 

remains. The AFOs are currently housed 

at Washington State University in 

Pullman, Washington. 

Cultural Affiliation 

Based on the information available 

and the results of consultation, cultural 

affiliation is reasonably identified by the 

geographical location or acquisition 


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