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human, and consultation with NHOs 

resulted in the determination they be 

treated as iwi kupuna and repatriated. 

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 human remains and 

associated funerary objects described in 

this notice. 

Determinations 

The Kikuchi Center at Kaua1i 

Community College has determined 

that: 

• The human remains described in 

this notice represent the physical 

remains of an estimated six individuals 

of Native Hawaiian ancestry. 

• The two lots of 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 

Hale Mua Cultural Group and Protect 

Keopuka Ohana. 

Requests for Repatriation 

Written requests for repatriation of the 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects 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 human remains 

and associated funerary objects 

described in this notice to a requestor 

may occur on or after January 13, 2025. 

If competing requests for repatriation 

are received, the Kikuchi Center at 

Kaua1i Community College 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 Kikuchi Center 

at Kaua1i Community College 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 4, 2024. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2024–29266 Filed 12–11–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0039180; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. 

Department of the Interior, National 

Park Service, Investigative Services 

Branch, Boulder City, NV 

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, National 

Park Service, Investigative Services 

Branch (ISB) 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: Brian Lake, Assistant 

Special Agent in Charge, Investigative 

Services Branch, 1400 Colorado Street, 

Suite C, Boulder City, NV 89005, 

telephone (702) 293–8732, email brian_

lake@nps.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 Assistant 

Special Agent in Charge, ISB, and 

additional information on the 

determinations in this notice, including 

the results of consultation, can be found 

in the inventory or related records. 

Abstract of Information Available 

Based on the information available, 

human remains representing, at least, 

one individual has been reasonably 

identified. The two associated funerary 

objects are one stone mortar base and 

one ground stone pestle. The human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

were removed from Contra Costa 

County, CA during a federal highway 

project in the early 1960s. The remains 

and cultural items were collected and 

removed from the site by a contractor 

and remained in the contractor’s 

possession until his death, when they 

were passed to his descendant. In 2015 

they were seized during a criminal 

investigation by the ISB. After seizure, 

the human remains were stored at 

Joshua Tree National Park until their 

transfer in March of 2022 to the 

curatorial facility at Lake Mead National 

Recreation Area. Cultural affiliation was 

determined based on anthropological, 

historical, geographic, and Native 

American traditional knowledge. These 

human remains and cultural items have 

not been treated with hazardous 

substances. 

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 

ISB has determined that: 

• The human remains described in 

this notice represent the physical 

remains of one individual of Native 

American ancestry. 

• The two 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 reasonable connection 

between the human remains and 

associated funerary objects described in 

this notice and the Wilton Rancheria, 

California. 

Requests for Repatriation 

Written requests for repatriation of the 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects 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 and, if joined to 

a request from one or more of the Indian 

Tribes, the North Valley Yokuts Tribe, a 

non-federally recognized Indian group. 

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 

a culturally affiliated Indian Tribe or 

Native Hawaiian organization. 


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Repatriation of the human remains 

and associated funerary objects in this 

notice to a requestor may occur on or 

after January 13, 2025. If competing 

requests for repatriation are received, 

ISB 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. ISB 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 4, 2024. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2024–29256 Filed 12–11–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0039190; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: 

Georgia Department of Natural 

Resources, Atlanta, GA 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native 

American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Georgia 

Department of Natural Resources has 

completed an inventory of human 

remains and has determined that there 

is a cultural affiliation between the 

human remains and Indian Tribes or 

Native Hawaiian organizations in this 

notice. 

DATES: Repatriation of the human 

remains in this notice may occur on or 

after January 13, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: Dr. Rachel Black, State 

Archaeologist, Georgia Department of 

Natural Resources, 2610 GA Hwy. 155 

SW, Stockbridge, GA 30281, telephone 

(770) 389–7862, email rachel.black@

dnr.ga.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 Georgia 

Department of Natural Resources, 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, 

one individual have been identified. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

In December 2023, this individual was 

located by a hunter on private property 

in Athens-Clarke County, GA north of 

Athens. The hunter removed the human 

remains from the ground surface and 

brought them to the Athens-Clarke 

County Police Department. Once the 

individual was determined to not be 

part of a forensic case, the human 

remains were examined by the 

University of Georgia, Department of 

Anthropology. Skeletal measurements 

were taken and run through the 

FORDISC program indicating possible 

Native American ancestry. The Georgia 

Department of Natural Resources was 

notified and worked with the AthensClarke County Police Department to 

inspect the area where the human 

remains were found. No archaeological 

sites or cultural features are associated 

with the individual. The individual is 

housed in a secured facility at the 

Georgia Department of Natural 

Resources, Office of the State 

Archaeologist. 

Cultural Affiliation 

Based on the information available 

and the results of consultation, cultural 

affiliation is reasonably identified by the 

geographical location of the human 

remains described in this notice. 

Determinations 

The Georgia Department of Natural 

Resources has determined that: 

• The human remains described in 

this notice represent the physical 

remains of one individual of Native 

American ancestry. 

• There is a connection between the 

human remains described in this notice 

and the Eastern Band of Cherokee 

Indians and The Muscogee (Creek) 

Nation. 

Requests for Repatriation 

Written requests for repatriation of the 

human remains 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 human remains 

described in this notice to a requestor 

may occur on or after January 13, 2025. 

If competing requests for repatriation 

are received, the Georgia Department of 

Natural Resources must determine the 

most appropriate requestor prior to 

repatriation. Requests for joint 

repatriation of the human remains are 

considered a single request and not 

competing requests. The Georgia 

Department of Natural Resources 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 4, 2024. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2024–29264 Filed 12–11–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–NERO–GATE–38451; PPNEGATEB0, 

PPMVSCS1Z.Y00000] 

Gateway National Recreation Area Fort 

Hancock 21st Century Advisory 

Committee 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of renewal. 

SUMMARY: The Secretary of the Interior 

is giving notice of renewal of the 

Gateway National Recreation Area Fort 

Hancock 21st Century Advisory 

Committee. The Committee provides 

advice on the development of a reuse 

plan and on matters relating to future 

uses of the Fort Hancock Historic 

Landmark District of Gateway National 

Recreation Area. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Daphne Yun, Acting Public Affairs 

Officer, Gateway National Recreation 

Area, 210 New York Avenue, Staten 

Island, New York 10305, or by 

telephone (718) 815–3651, or by email 

daphne_yun@nps.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice is published in accordance with 

section 1008 of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act of 1972, as amended (5 

U.S.C. ch.10). 

Certification Statement: I hereby 

certify that the renewal of the Gateway 

National Recreation Area Fort Hancock 


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