5994 Federal Register / Vol. 90, No. 11 / Friday, January 17, 2025 / Notices 

ADDRESSES: Heidi McRoberts, US 

Department of Agriculture, Cibola 

NF&NGs, 2113 Osuna Rd NE, 

Albuquerque, NM 87113, telephone 

(505) 346–3804, email heidi.mcroberts@

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 USDA-Cibola 

NF&NGs, and additional information on 

the human remains 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 one 

individual have been reasonably 

identified. No associated funerary 

objects are present. In 1992, one human 

cranium was recovered from site AR 03– 

03–02–01912/LA 89988 in the Zuni 

Mountains, Mount Taylor Ranger 

District (Cibola NF&NGs), Cibola 

County, NM. 

Determinations 

The USDA-Cibola NF&NGs has 

determined that: 

• The human remains described in 

this notice represent the physical 

remains of one individual of Native 

American ancestry. 

• The Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Pueblo 

of Acoma, New Mexico; Pueblo of 

Laguna, New Mexico; and the Zuni 

Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New 

Mexico have priority for disposition of 

the human remains described in this 

notice. 

Claims for Disposition 

Written claims for disposition of the 

human remains in this notice must be 

sent to the appropriate official identified 

in this notice under ADDRESSES. If no 

claim for disposition is received by 

January 20, 2026, the human remains in 

this notice will become unclaimed 

human remains. 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 in 

this notice may occur on or after 

February 18, 2025. If competing claims 

for disposition are received, the USDACibola NF&NGs must determine the 

most appropriate claimant prior to 

disposition. Requests for joint 

disposition of the human remains are 

considered a single request and not 

competing requests. The USDA-Cibola 

NF&NGs 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: January 6, 2025. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2025–01180 Filed 1–16–25; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0039344; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Intended Repatriation: U.S. 

Department of the Interior, National 

Park Service, Great Smoky Mountains 

National Park, Gatlinburg, TN 

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, Great Smoky Mountain 

National Park (GRSM) intends to 

repatriate a certain cultural item that 

meets the definition of a sacred object 

and that has a known lineal descendant. 

DATES: Repatriation of the cultural item 

in this notice may occur on or after 

February 18, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: Cassius Cash, 

Superintendent, Great Smoky 

Mountains National Park, 107 Park 

Headquarters Road, Gatlinburg, TN 

37738, telephone (865) 8436–1200, 

email cassius_cash@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 

Superintendent, GRSM, and additional 

information on the determinations in 

this notice, including the results of 

consultation, can be found in the 

summary or related records. 

Abstract of Information Available 

A total of one cultural item has been 

requested for repatriation. The one 

sacred item is a stone pipe. The stone 

pipe was reported to have been given to 

Colonel William Holland Thomas by 

Yonaguska. In 1937, it was donated to 

GRSM by Colonel Thomas’ daughter-inlaw, Mrs. James R. Thomas. Yonaguska 

was a known Cherokee leader in the 

early 19th century. No hazardous 

substances are known to have been used 

to treat the cultural item. 

Determinations 

GRSM 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. 

• A known lineal descendant (name 

withheld per request) is connected to 

the cultural item described in this 

notice. 

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 February 18, 2025. If competing 

requests for repatriation are received, 

GRSM 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. GRSM 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. 


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Federal Register / Vol. 90, No. 11 / Friday, January 17, 2025 / Notices 5995 

Dated: January 13, 2025. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2025–01181 Filed 1–16–25; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–52–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0039360; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: No 

Man’s Land Museum, Goodwell, OK 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native 

American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the No 

Man’s Land Museum has completed an 

inventory of human remains and has 

determined that there is no lineal 

descendant and no Indian Tribe or 

Native Hawaiian organization with 

cultural affiliation. 

DATES: Upon request, repatriation of the 

human remains in this notice may occur 

on or after February 18, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: Sue Weissinger, No Man’s 

Land Historical Society, 214 E. Avenue, 

Goodwell, OK 73939, telephone (580) 

349–2670, email:nmlhs@outlook.com. 

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 No Man’s Land 

Museum, 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, 

two individuals have been identified. 

No associated funerary objects are 

present. One individual adult was 

removed from a site six miles west of 

Texhoma Texas county, Oklahoma and 

donated on May 11, 1976. The second 

adult was uncovered while excavating 

sand for construction in a sand pit north 

of Guymon, Texas County, Oklahoma. 

The individual was 6′ to 7′ deep in the 

sand. Donated to No Man’s Land 

Museum on May 28, 1976. 

Consultation 

Invitations to consult were sent to the 

Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; Cheyenne 

and Arapaho Tribes, Oklahoma; 

Comanche Nation, Oklahoma; The 

Osage Nation; and the Wichita & 

Affiliated Tribes (Wichita, Keechi, 

Waco, & Tawakonie), Oklahoma. 

The Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes, 

Oklahoma; Comanche Nation, 

Oklahoma; The Osage Nation; and the 

Wichita & Affiliated Tribes (Wichita, 

Keechi, Waco, & Tawakonie), Oklahoma 

agreed to consult. The Quapaw Nation 

declined to comment. 

Cultural Affiliation 

The following types of information 

about the cultural affiliation of the 

human remains in this notice are 

available: geographical, and expert 

opinion. The information, including the 

results of consultation, identified 

1. No earlier group connected to the 

human remains. 

2. No Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian 

organization connected to the human 

remains. 

3. No relationship of shared group 

identity between the earlier group and 

the Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian 

organization that can be reasonably 

traced through time. 

Determinations 

The No Man’s Land Museum has 

determined that: 

• The human remains described in 

this notice represent the physical 

remains of one individual of Native 

American ancestry. 

• No known lineal descendant who 

can trace ancestry to the human remains 

in this notice has been identified. 

• No Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian 

organization with cultural affiliation to 

the human remains in this notice has 

been clearly or reasonably identified. 

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 any lineal 

descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native 

Hawaiian organization 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. 

Upon request, repatriation of the 

human remains described in this notice 

may occur on or after February 18, 2025. 

If competing requests for repatriation 

are received, the No Man’s Land 

Museum 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 No Man’s Land 

Museum is responsible for sending a 

copy of this notice to any consulting 

lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or 

Native Hawaiian organization. 

Authority: Native American Graves 

Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 

U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing 

regulations, 43 CFR 10.10. 

Dated: January 13, 2025. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2025–01172 Filed 1–16–25; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–52–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0039353; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Intended Repatriation: 

Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, OK 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native 

American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the 

Gilcrease Museum intends to repatriate 

certain cultural items that meet the 

definition of unassociated funerary 

objects or 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 

February 18, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: Laura Bryant, Gilcrease 

Museum, 800 S. Tucker Drive, Tulsa, 

OK 74104, telephone (918) 596–2747, 

email laura-bryant@utulsa.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 Gilcrease 

Museum, 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 nine cultural items have 

been requested for repatriation. 

The four unassociated funerary 

objects are glass and ceramic beads. 

These were removed in 1931 from a 

mid- to late 19th century cemetery at 

Rocky Hill near Portersville in Tulare 

County, California. The items were 

acquired by Thomas Gilcrease likely in 

the 1950s and transferred to the City of 

Tulsa in 1955. 


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