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the University of California, Riverside 

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 University of 

California, Riverside 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 19, 2024. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2024–31303 Filed 12–27–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0039266; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Intended Repatriation: Sam 

Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural 

History, Norman, OK 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native 

American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Sam 

Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural 

History (SNOMNH) intends to repatriate 

certain cultural items that meet the 

definition of unassociated funerary 

objects 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: Dr. Marc Levine, Associate 

Curator of Archaeology, Sam Noble 

Oklahoma Museum of Natural History, 

University of Oklahoma, 2401 

Chautauqua Avenue, Norman, OK 

73072–7029, telephone (405) 325–1994, 

email mlevine@ou.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 SNOMNH, 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 731 cultural items from four 

sites have been requested for 

repatriation. 

The 138 unassociated funerary objects 

were removed from the A.W. Davis site 

(34Mc6) in McCurtain County, OK. 

Following extensive looting, the 

University of Oklahoma carried out 

excavations at the site in June and July 

of 1955 and transferred the objects to 

the Museum that same year. The 138 

unassociated funerary objects include 

one reconstructed decorated ceramic 

bowl, three decorated potsherds, 133 

undecorated potsherds, and one sample 

of hematite pigment. 

The 452 unassociated funerary objects 

were removed from the Clement 1 site 

(34Mc8) in McCurtain County, OK. The 

site was excavated in 1941 by the Works 

Progress Administration (WPA) and the 

associated material was transferred to 

the Museum the same year. The 452 

unassociated funerary objects include 

one Taylor engraved ceramic bowl, five 

ceramic vessels, 44 Hodges engraved 

potsherds, three decorated potsherds, 

and 399 undecorated potsherds. 

The 115 unassociated funerary objects 

were removed from the McDonald 1 site 

(34Mc11) in McCurtain County, OK. 

This site was excavated by the WPA in 

1941 and 1942, then resurveyed in 1965 

by the University of Oklahoma. The 

associated materials were transferred to 

the Museum in 1965. The 115 

unassociated funerary objects are 17 

ceramic vessels, five bowls, four bottles, 

three jars, three partially reconstructed 

vessels, 82 potsherds, and one clay 

sample. 

The 26 unassociated funerary objects 

were removed from the McDonald 2 site 

(34Mc12) in McCurtain County, OK. 

This site was excavated by the WPA in 

1941 and 1942, and the associated 

material was transferred to the Museum 

in 1965. The 26 unassociated funerary 

objects are two ceramic bowls, two 

undecorated ceramic vessels, three 

partially reconstructed vessels, one bag 

of decorated potsherds, 17 sherds, and 

one sample of baked clay. 

Determinations 

The SNOMNH has determined that: 

• The 731 unassociated funerary 

objects described in this notice are 

reasonably believed to have been placed 

intentionally with or near human 

remains, and are 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 objects have 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 connection between the 

cultural items described in this notice 

and the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma. 

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 SNOMNH 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 SNOMNH 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. 2024–31297 Filed 12–27–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0039252; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Intended Disposition: U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, Forest 

Service, Santa Fe National Forest, 

Santa Fe, NM 

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 U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, Forest 

Service, Santa Fe National Forest (Forest 

Service), intends to carry out the 

disposition of human remains and 

associated funerary objects removed 

from Federal or Tribal lands to the 

lineal descendants, Indian Tribe, or 

Native Hawaiian organization with 

priority for disposition in this notice. 

DATES: Disposition of the human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

in this notice may occur on or after 

January 29, 2025. If no claim for 

disposition is received by December 30, 

2025, the human remains and associated 

funerary objects in this notice will 

become unclaimed human remains and 

associated funerary objects. 

ADDRESSES: Kathryn Turner, U.S. Forest 

Service, Santa Fe National Forest, 

11 Forest Lane, Santa Fe, NM 87508, 

telephone (505) 438–5380, email 

kathryn.turner@usda.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 Forest Service, 

and additional information on the 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects in this notice, including the 

results of consultation, can be found in 

the related records. The National Park 

Service is not responsible for the 

identifications in this notice. 

Abstract of Information Available 

Based on the information available, 

human remains representing, at least, 

one individual, has been reasonably 

identified. The 46 associated funerary 

objects are pottery sherds and charcoal 

fragments. 

On October 30, 2012, human remains 

representing one individual were 

recovered from Forest Service site 03– 

10–02–01064/LA 74378 by the U.S. 

Forest Service when found eroding from 

a well-travelled Forest Service Road 

which leads to an active communication 

site. The possible associated funerary 

objects include 45 pottery sherds and 

charcoal fragments. 

Site 03–10–02–01064/LA 74378 is 

located in the Cuba Ranger District, 

Santa Fe National Forest, Rio Arriba 

County, NM. The site is located on 

Forest Road 312J on a small ridge south 

of Wolf Draw. This site has been almost 

completely destroyed and currently has 

a radio tower built on top of it. All that 

remains are a few structural stones and 

an artifact assemblage comprised of 

pottery sherds, flaked stone, and a 

cobble tool. Diagnostic pottery types 

documented include Gallina Black-ongray and plainware. Flaked stone 

includes chert, chalcedony, and 

quartzite. The presence of Gallina Blackon-gray pottery suggests that this site 

was occupied by the Gallina from A.D. 

1100 to A.D. 1300. 

Determinations 

The Forest Service has determined 

that: 

• The human remains described in 

this notice represent the physical 

remains of one individual of Native 

American ancestry. 

• The 46 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. 

• Based on geographic location the 

Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Jicarilla Apache 

Nation, New Mexico; Mescalero Apache 

Tribe of the Mescalero Reservation, New 

Mexico; Navajo Nation, Arizona, New 

Mexico, & Utah; Ohkay Owingeh, New 

Mexico; Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico; 

Pueblo of Cochiti, New Mexico; Pueblo 

of Isleta, New Mexico; Pueblo of Jemez, 

New Mexico; Pueblo of Laguna, New 

Mexico; Pueblo of Nambe, New Mexico; 

Pueblo of Picuris, New Mexico; Pueblo 

of Pojoaque, New Mexico; Pueblo of San 

Felipe, New Mexico; Pueblo of San 

Ildefonso, New Mexico; Pueblo of 

Sandia, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa 

Ana, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa 

Clara, New Mexico; Pueblo of Taos, 

New Mexico; Pueblo of Tesuque, New 

Mexico; Pueblo of Zia, New Mexico; 

Santo Domingo Pueblo; Southern Ute 

Indian Tribe of the Southern Ute 

Reservation, Colorado; Ute Mountain 

Ute Tribe; and the Zuni Tribe of the 

Zuni Reservation, New Mexico has 

priority for disposition of the human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

described in this notice. 

Claims for Disposition 

Written claims for disposition of the 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects in this notice must be sent to the 

appropriate official identified in this 

notice under ADDRESSES. If no claim for 

disposition is received by December 30, 

2025, the human remains and associated 

funerary objects in this notice will 

become unclaimed human remains and 

associated funerary objects. Claims for 

disposition may be submitted by: 

1. Any lineal descendant, Indian 

Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization 

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 

they have priority for disposition. 

Disposition of the human remains and 

associated funerary objects in this notice 

may occur on or after January 29, 2025. 

If competing claims for disposition are 

received, the Forest Service must 

determine the most appropriate 

claimant prior to disposition. Requests 

for joint disposition of the human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

are considered a single request and not 

competing requests. The Forest Service 

is responsible for sending a copy of this 

notice to the lineal descendants, 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. 3002, and the implementing 

regulations, 43 CFR 10.7. 

Dated: December 19, 2024. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2024–31289 Filed 12–27–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0039265; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Intended Repatriation: 

Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, MA 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native 

American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the 

Peabody Essex Museum (PEM) intends 

to repatriate a certain cultural item that 

meets the definition of an object of 

cultural patrimony 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 29, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: Kathryn Smith, Registrar of 

Collections, Peabody Essex Museum, 

161 Essex Street, Salem, MA 01970, 

telephone (978) 542–1559, email 

kathryn_smith@pem.org. 

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 Peabody Essex 

Museum, and additional information on 

the determinations in this notice, 

including the results of consultation, 


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