Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 108 / Tuesday, June 8, 2021 / Notices 30477 

Anthropology, 3260 South Street, 

Philadelphia, PA 19104–6324, 

telephone (215) 898–4050, email 

director@pennmuseum.org, by July 8, 

2021. After that date, if no additional 

claimants have come forward, transfer 

of control of the unassociated funerary 

objects to The Tribes may proceed. 

The University of Pennsylvania 

Museum of Archaeology and 

Anthropology is responsible for 

notifying The Tribes that this notice has 

been published. 

Dated: May 25, 2021. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2021–11944 Filed 6–7–21; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0032043; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: The 

University of California, Berkeley; 

Berkeley, CA 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The University of California, 

Berkeley has completed an inventory of 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects, in consultation with the 

appropriate Indian Tribes or Native 

Hawaiian organizations, and has 

determined that there is a cultural 

affiliation between the human remains 

and associated funerary objects and 

present-day Indian Tribes or Native 

Hawaiian organizations. Lineal 

descendants or representatives of any 

Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian 

organization not identified in this notice 

that wish to request transfer of control 

of these human remains and associated 

funerary objects should submit a written 

request to the University of California, 

Berkeley. If no additional requestors 

come forward, transfer of control of the 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects 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 

request transfer of control of these 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects should submit a written request 

with information in support of the 

request to the University of California, 

Berkeley at the address in this notice by 

July 8, 2021. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Thomas Torma; University of California, 

Berkeley; Office of the Vice Chancellor 

for Research, 119 California Hall, 

Berkeley, CA 94720–1500, telephone 

(510) 672–5388, email t.torma@

berkeley.edu. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

here given in accordance with the 

Native American Graves Protection and 

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

3003, of the completion of an inventory 

of human remains and associated 

funerary objects under the control of the 

University of California, Berkeley, 

Berkeley, CA. The human remains and 

associated funerary objects were 

removed from Mercer County, NJ. 

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 human remains and 

associated funerary objects. The 

National Park Service is not responsible 

for the determinations in this notice. 

Consultation 

A detailed assessment of the human 

remains was made by the University of 

California, Berkeley professional staff in 

consultation with representatives of the 

Delaware Nation, Oklahoma; Delaware 

Tribe of Indians; and the Stockbridge 

Munsee Community, Wisconsin 

(hereafter referred to as ‘‘The Tribes’’). 

History and Description of the Remains 

In 1904, human remains representing, 

at minimum, four individuals were 

removed from Major Woodward’s Farm 

and Squire Willey’s Farm in Mercer 

County, NJ. They were collected by 

Ernest Volk as part of his annual 

excavations in the area. Although in 

most years during his 22-year-long 

study, Volk’s work was done under the 

supervision of Frederick Ward Putnam 

at Harvard University, for some 

unknown reason, all the materials Volk 

collected in 1904 were sent to the 

University of California. The human 

remains belong to four individuals of 

unknown age and sex. No known 

individuals were identified. The 713 

associated funerary objects are one axe; 

one set of faunal remains; 87 pieces of 

flake and cobble; 109 pieces of flake and 

gravel; 190 pieces of flake and comb 

fragment; six pieces of flake and scraper; 

44 pieces of flake and stone; 100 pieces 

of flake, hammerstone, and gravel; five 

flakes; one graver; two knives; 27 pieces 

of pebble, stone tools, and flake; one 

pestle; 27 points and flakes; 11 

potsherds; one pottery fragment; two 

projectile points; five scrapers; seven 

spear points; 84 pieces of stone tools 

and flakes; and two stones. 

The preponderance of the evidence 

shows that these human remains and 

associated funerary objects are of Native 

American origin and date sometime 

between the middle woodland period 

and the early historic era. Mercer 

County, NJ, is the aboriginal territory of 

the Lenape, or Delaware people. 

Moreover, archeological, historic, 

linguistic, oral traditional, and other 

lines of evidence support a cultural 

affiliation of these human remains and 

objects with the Delaware Nation, 

Oklahoma; Delaware Tribe of Indians; 

and the Stockbridge Munsee 

Community, Wisconsin. 

Determinations Made by the University 

of California, Berkeley 

Officials of the University of 

California, Berkeley have determined 

that: 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the 

human remains described in this notice 

represent the physical remains of four 

individuals of Native American 

ancestry. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), 

the 713 objects described in this notice 

are reasonably believed to have been 

placed with or near individual human 

remains at the time of death or later as 

part of the death rite or ceremony. 

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

is a relationship of shared group 

identity that can be reasonably traced 

between the Native American human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

and The Tribes. 

Additional Requestors and Disposition 

Lineal descendants or representatives 

of any Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian 

organization not identified in this notice 

that wish to request transfer of control 

of these human remains and associated 

funerary objects should submit a written 

request with information in support of 

the request to Dr. Thomas Torma; 

University of California, Berkeley; 

Office of the Vice Chancellor for 

Research, 119 California Hall, Berkeley, 

CA 94720–1500, telephone (510) 672– 

5388, email t.torma@berkeley.edu, by 

July 8, 2021. After that date, if no 

additional requestors have come 

forward, transfer of control of the 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects to The Tribes may proceed. 

The University of California, Berkeley 

is responsible for notifying The Tribes 

that this notice has been published. 


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30478 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 108 / Tuesday, June 8, 2021 / Notices 

Dated: May 25, 2021. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2021–11945 Filed 6–7–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–52–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–CR–NPS0031595; 

PPWOCRADI0, PCU00RP15.R50000, 

212P104215 (211); OMB Control Number 

1024–0018] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Nomination of Properties for 

Listing in the National Register of 

Historic Places 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Information collection; 

request for comment. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, 

the National Park Service (NPS) are 

proposing to renew an information 

collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before August 9, 

2021. 

ADDRESSES: Send your comments on 

this information collection request (ICR) 

by mail to Phadrea Ponds, NPS 

Information Collection Clearance 

Officer, National Park Service, 1201 

Oakridge Drive Fort Collins, CO 80525; 

or by email to phadrea_ponds@nps.gov. 

Please reference Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) Control Number 

1024–0018 in the subject line of your 

comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request additional information about 

this ICR, contact, Alexis Abernathy, 

National Register of Historic Places, by 

email at alexis_abernathy@nps.gov, or 

by telephone at 202 354–2236. 

Individuals who are hearing or speech 

impaired may call the Federal Relay 

Service at 1–800–877–8339 for TTY 

assistance. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA, 44 U.S.C. 

3501 et seq.) and 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), all 

information collections require approval 

under the PRA. We may not conduct or 

sponsor and you are not required to 

respond to a collection of information 

unless it displays a currently valid OMB 

control number. 

As part of our continuing effort to 

reduce paperwork and respondent 

burdens, we invite the public and other 

Federal agencies to comment on new, 

proposed, revised, and continuing 

collections of information. This helps us 

assess the impact of our information 

collection requirements and minimize 

the public’s reporting burden. It also 

helps the public understand our 

information collection requirements and 

provide the requested data in the 

desired format. 

We are especially interested in public 

comment addressing the following: 

(1) Whether or not the collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether or not the 

information will have practical utility. 

(2) The accuracy of our estimate of the 

burden for this collection of 

information, including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions used. 

(3) Ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected. 

(4) How might the agency minimize 

the burden of the collection of 

information on those who are to 

respond, including through the use of 

appropriate automated, electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology, e.g., permitting 

electronic submission of response. 

Comments that you submit in 

response to this notice are a matter of 

public record. We will include or 

summarize each comment in our request 

to OMB to approve this ICR. Before 

including your address, phone number, 

email address, or other personal 

identifying information in your 

comment, you should be aware that 

your entire comment—including your 

personal identifying information—may 

be made publicly available at any time. 

While you can ask us in your comment 

to withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

Abstract: The National Register of 

Historic Places (NRHP) is the official 

Federal list of districts, sites, buildings, 

structures, and objects significant in 

American history, architecture, 

archeology, engineering, and culture. 

National Register properties have 

significance to the history of 

communities, States, or the Nation. The 

National Historic Preservation Act of 

1966 requires the Secretary of the 

Interior to maintain and expand the 

National Register, and to establish 

criteria and guidelines for including 

properties on the National Register. 

National Register properties must be 

considered in the planning for Federal 

or federally assisted projects and listing 

in the National Register is required for 

eligibility for Federal rehabilitation tax 

incentives. 

The NPS is responsible for 

administering the National Register. 

Nominations for listing historic 

properties come from State Historic 

Preservation Officers (SHPO), from 

Federal Preservation Officers (FPO) for 

properties owned or controlled by the 

United States Government, and from 

Tribal Historic Preservation Officers 

(THPO) for properties on tribal lands. 

Private individuals and organizations, 

local governments, and American 

Indian tribes often initiate this process 

and prepare the necessary 

documentation. Regulations at 36 CFR 

60 and 63 establish the criteria and 

guidelines for listing and for 

determining the eligibility of properties. 

Title of Collection: Nomination of 

Properties for Listing in the National 

Register of Historic Places. 

OMB Control Number: 1024–0018. 

Form Number: 10–900, 10–900–a, and 

10–900–b. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Individuals, Private Sector, and 

Government. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Respondents: 2,564. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 8,443. 

Estimated Completion Time per 

Response: Varies from 6 hours to 250 

hours, depending on respondent and/or 

activity. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 226,672. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to 

obtain or retain a benefit. 

Frequency of Collection: On occasion. 

Total Estimated Annual Nonhour 

Burden Cost: None. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor and a person is not required to 

respond to a collection of information 

unless it displays a currently valid OMB 

control number. 

The authority for this action is the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). 

Phadrea Ponds, 

Information Collection Clearance Officer, 

National Park Service. 

[FR Doc. 2021–11988 Filed 6–7–21; 8:45 am] 

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