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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 249 (Monday, December 30, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 106563]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-31299]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0039259; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]

Notice of Intended Repatriation: University of Georgia, 
Laboratory of Archaeology, Athens, GA

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and 
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the University of Georgia, Laboratory of 
Archaeology 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 29, 2025.

ADDRESSES: Amanda Thompson, University of Georgia, Laboratory of 
Archaeology, 1125 Whitehall Road, Athens, GA 30605, telephone (706) 
542-8737, email [email protected].

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 Georgia, Laboratory of Archaeology, 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 has been requested for repatriation. 
The two objects of cultural patrimony are baskets that were donated to 
the University of Georgia libraries in 2016 from Nancy Montgomery. The 
objects of cultural patrimony were appraised prior to their donation 
and the appraisal details that the objects of cultural patrimony were 
from the following locations: Carson Valley and Lake Tahoe region in 
Nevada and California to the first half of the 20th century. The 
Laboratory has been unable to locate information for any research on 
these objects and does not have any history of contamination.

Determinations

    The University of Georgia, Laboratory of Archaeology 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 Washoe Tribe of Nevada & 
California (Carson Colony, Dresslerville Colony, Woodfords Community, 
Stewart Community, & Washoe Ranches).

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 29, 2025. If competing requests for 
repatriation are received, the University of Georgia, Laboratory of 
Archaeology 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 University 
of Georgia, Laboratory of Archaeology 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 19, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024-31299 Filed 12-27-24; 8:45 am]
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