47516 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 162 / Wednesday, August 25, 2021 / Notices 

Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48109–1340, 

telephone (734) 647–9085, email 

bsecunda@umich.edu, by September 24, 

2021. After that date, if no additional 

requestors have come forward, transfer 

of control of the human remains and 

associated funerary objects to the 

Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin 

may proceed. 

The University of Michigan is 

responsible for notifying The Consulted 

Tribes and The Invited Tribes that this 

notice has been published. 

Dated: August 18, 2021. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–NERO–CHHO–32133; PPNCCHOHS0– 

PPMPSPD1Z.YM0000] 

Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National 

Historical Park Commission Request 

for Nominations 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Request for nominations. 

SUMMARY: The National Park Service, 

U.S. Department of the Interior, is 

requesting nominations for qualified 

persons to serve as members of the 

Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National 

Historical Park Commission 

(Commission). 

DATES: Written nominations must be 

received by October 25, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Send nominations to: 

Mackensie Henn, Assistant to the 

Superintendent, Chesapeake and Ohio 

Canal National Historical Park, 142 W 

Potomac Street, Williamsport, Maryland 

21795, or by email choh_information@

nps.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mackensie Henn, by email choh_

information@nps.gov or telephone at 

(240) 520–3135. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Commission was established by section 

6 of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal 

Development Act (16 U.S.C. 410y–4) 

and terminated January 8, 2011. The 

Commission has been extended by 

Public Law 113–178 and the new 

termination date is September 26, 2024. 

The purpose of the Commission is to 

meet and consult with the Secretary of 

the Interior (Secretary), or the 

Secretary’s designee, on general policies 

and specific matters related to the 

administration and development of the 

Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National 

Historical Park. 

The Commission shall be composed 

of 19 members appointed by the 

Secretary for 5-year terms as follows: (1) 

Eight members to be appointed from 

recommendations submitted by the 

boards of commissioners or the county 

councils, as the case may be, of 

Montgomery, Frederick, Washington, 

and Allegany Counties, Maryland, of 

which two members shall be appointed 

from recommendations submitted by 

each such board or council, as the case 

may be; (2) Eight members to be 

appointed from recommendations 

submitted by the Governor of the State 

of Maryland, the Governor of the State 

of West Virginia, the Governor of the 

Commonwealth of Virginia, and the 

Mayor of the District of Columbia, of 

which two members shall be appointed 

from recommendations submitted by 

each such Governor or Mayor, as the 

case may be; and (3) Three members to 

be appointed by the Secretary, one of 

whom shall be designated Chairman of 

the Commission and two of who shall 

be members of regularly constituted 

conservation organizations. 

We are currently seeking members to 

represent all categories. 

Some members may be appointed as 

special Government employees (SGEs). 

Please be aware that members selected 

to serve as SGEs will be required, prior 

to appointment, to file a Confidential 

Financial Disclosure Report in order to 

avoid involvement in real or apparent 

conflicts of interest. You may find a 

copy of the Confidential Financial 

Disclosure Report at the following 

website: https://www.doi.gov/ethics/ 

special-government-employees/ 

financial-disclosure. Additionally, after 

appointment, members appointed as 

SGEs will be required to meet 

applicable financial disclosure and 

ethics training requirements. Please 

contact (202) 208–7960 or DOI_Ethics@

sol.doi.gov with any questions about the 

ethics requirements for members 

appointed as SGEs. 

Nominations should be typed and 

should include a resume providing an 

adequate description of the nominee’s 

qualifications, including information 

that would enable the Department of the 

Interior to make an informed decision 

regarding meeting the membership 

requirements of the Commission and 

permit the Department to contact a 

potential member. All documentation, 

including letters of recommendation, 

must be compiled and submitted in one 

complete package. All those interested 

in membership, including current 

members whose terms are expiring, 

must follow the same nomination 

process. Members may not appoint 

deputies or alternates. 

Members of the Commission serve 

without compensation. However, while 

away from their homes or regular places 

of business in the performance of 

services for the Commission as 

approved by the NPS, members may be 

allowed travel expenses, including per 

diem in lieu of subsistence, in the same 

manner as persons employed 

intermittently in Government service 

are allowed such expenses under 

section 5703 of title 5 of the United 

States Code. 

(Authority: 5 U.S.C. Appendix 2) 

Alma Ripps, 

Chief, Office of Policy. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–NERO–CEBE–32331; PPNECEBE00, 

PPMPSPD1Z.Y00000] 

Request for Nominations for the Cedar 

Creek and Belle Grove National 

Historical Park Advisory Commission 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Request for nominations. 

SUMMARY: The National Park Service 

(NPS), U.S. Department of the Interior, 

is requesting nominations for qualified 

persons to serve as members on the 

Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National 

Historical Park Advisory Commission 

(Commission). 

DATES: Written nominations must be 

received by September 24, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Nominations or requests for 

further information should be sent to 

Karen Beck-Herzog, Site Manager, Cedar 

Creek and Belle Grove National 

Historical Park, P.O. Box 700, 

Middletown, Virginia 22645, or via 

email karen_beck-herzog@nps.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Karen Beck-Herzog, via telephone (540) 

868–0938. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Cedar 

Creek and Belle Grove National 

Historical Park Advisory Commission 

was established in accordance with the 

Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National 

Historical Park Act of 2002 (16 U.S.C. 

410iii–7). The Commission was 

designated by Congress to provide 

advice to the Secretary of the Interior on 

the preparation and implementation of 

the park’s general management plan and 

in the identification of sites of 

significance outside the park boundary. 


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The Commission consists of 15 

members appointed by the Secretary, as 

follows: 

(a) 1 Representative from the 

Commonwealth of Virginia; (b) 1 

representative each from the local 

governments of Strasburg, Middletown, 

Frederick County, Shenandoah County, 

and Warren County; (c) 2 

representatives of private landowners 

within the Park; (d) 1 representative 

from a citizen interest group; (e) 1 

representative from the Cedar Creek 

Battlefield Foundation; (f) 1 

representative from the Belle Grove, 

Incorporated; (g) 1 representative from 

the National Trust for Historic 

Preservation; (h) 1 representative from 

the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields 

Foundation; (i) 1 ex-officio 

representative from the National Park 

Service; and (j) 1 ex-officio 

representative from the United States 

Forest Service. 

We are currently seeking members to 

represent all categories. 

Each member shall be appointed for a 

term of three years and may be 

reappointed for not more than two 

successive terms. A member may serve 

after the expiration of that member’s 

term until a successor has been 

appointed. The Chairperson of the 

Commission shall be elected by the 

members to serve a term of one-year 

renewable for one additional year. 

Nominations should be typed and 

should include a resume providing an 

adequate description of the nominee’s 

qualifications, including information 

that would enable the Department of the 

Interior to make an informed decision 

regarding meeting the membership 

requirements of the Commission and 

permit the Department to contact a 

potential member. 

Members of the Commission serve 

without compensation. However, while 

away from their homes or regular places 

of business in the performance of 

services for the Commission as 

approved by the NPS, members may be 

allowed travel expenses, including per 

diem in lieu of subsistence, in the same 

manner as persons employed 

intermittently in Government service 

are allowed such expenses under 

Section 5703 of title 5 of the United 

States Code. 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. Appendix 2. 

Alma Ripps, 

Chief, Office of Policy. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0032452; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural 

Items: Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, OK 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Gilcrease Museum, in 

consultation with the appropriate 

Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian 

organizations, has determined that the 

cultural items listed in this notice meet 

the definition of objects of cultural 

patrimony. Lineal descendants or 

representatives of any Indian Tribe or 

Native Hawaiian organization not 

identified in this notice that wish to 

claim these cultural items should 

submit a written request to the Gilcrease 

Museum. If no additional claimants 

come forward, transfer of control of the 

cultural items to the lineal descendants, 

Indian Tribes, or Native Hawaiian 

organizations stated in this notice may 

proceed. 

DATES: Lineal descendants or 

representatives of any Indian Tribe or 

Native Hawaiian organization not 

identified in this notice that wish to 

claim these cultural items should 

submit a written request with 

information in support of the claim to 

the Gilcrease Museum at the address in 

this notice by September 24, 2021. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Laura Bryant, Gilcrease Museum, 1400 

N Gilcrease Museum Road, Tulsa, OK 

74127, telephone (918) 596–2747, email 

laura-bryant@utulsa.edu. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

here given in accordance with the 

Native American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 

3005, of the intent to repatriate cultural 

items under the control of the Gilcrease 

Museum, Tulsa, OK, that meet the 

definition of objects of cultural 

patrimony under 25 U.S.C. 3001. 

This notice is published as part of the 

National Park Service’s administrative 

responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 

U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations in 

this notice are the sole responsibility of 

the museum, institution, or Federal 

agency that has control of the Native 

American cultural items. The National 

Park Service is not responsible for the 

determinations in this notice. 

History and Description of the Cultural 

Items 

At an unknown date, two cultural 

items were separated from a Pawnee 

community. These items were likely 

purchased from a collector by Thomas 

Gilcrease sometime during the mid-20th 

century. In 1955 and 1962, Gilcrease 

transferred these items along with the 

rest of his collection to the City of Tulsa, 

which owns the Gilcrease Museum. The 

two objects of cultural patrimony are 

bear claw and otter fur necklaces 

(accession numbers 84.2159 and 84.812) 

of 19th century-circa 1900 date. 

In 1971, one cultural item was 

separated from its Pawnee family 

caretaker, who likely resided in 

Oklahoma. The item was given by 

Brummett Echohawk to the Gilcrease 

Museum. The one object of cultural 

patrimony is a medicine bundle 

(accession number 84.1755) made in 

Nebraska and dating to circa 1850. 

At an unknown date, one cultural 

item was separated from its Pawnee 

caretaker—a family headed by Jim Little 

Sun—whose place of residence is 

unknown. The item was likely 

purchased from a collector by Thomas 

Gilcrease sometime during the mid-20th 

century. In 1955 or 1962, Gilcrease 

transferred this item to the City of Tulsa, 

which owns the Gilcrease Museum. The 

one object of cultural patrimony is a 

medicine kit (accession number 

84.2295a–m) dating to circa 1900. 

In the 1960s or early 1970s, two 

cultural items were separated from a 

Pawnee community likely located in 

Oklahoma. They were purchased from a 

pawn shop in Ralston, Oklahoma by 

Ben Stone, a schoolteacher from 

Claremore, Oklahoma. In the early 

1970s, Stone donated these items to the 

Gilcrease Museum. The two objects of 

cultural patrimony are Hako bundles. 

Documentation and records at the 

museum identify all the above listed 

items as Pawnee. Through consultation, 

these were determined to be culturally 

affiliated with the Pawnee Nation of 

Oklahoma and were identified as objects 

of cultural patrimony. 

Determinations Made by the Gilcrease 

Museum 

Officials of the Gilcrease Museum 

have determined that: 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(D), 

the six cultural items described above 

have ongoing historical, traditional, or 

cultural importance central to the 

Native American group or culture itself, 

rather than property owned by an 

individual. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there 

is a relationship of shared group 

identity that can be reasonably traced 

between the objects of cultural 

patrimony and the Pawnee Nation of 

Oklahoma. 


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