Notice2023-08055
Notice of Inventory Completion Amendment: U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, Alaska Region, Anchorage, AK
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Published
April 17, 2023
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, Alaska Region, Anchorage, AK (FWS Alaska) has amended a Notice of Inventory Completion published in the Federal Register on October 29, 2008. This notice amends the minimum number of individuals and the number of associated funerary objects in a collection removed from Carlisle Island, Aleutians West Borough, AK.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 73 (Monday, April 17, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23455-23456]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-08055]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0035615; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion Amendment: U.S. Department of the
Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, Alaska Region, Anchorage, AK
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice; amendment.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish
and Wildlife Service, Alaska Region, Anchorage, AK (FWS Alaska) has
amended a Notice of Inventory Completion published in the Federal
Register on October 29, 2008. This notice amends the minimum number of
individuals and the number of associated funerary objects in a
collection removed from Carlisle Island, Aleutians West Borough, AK.
DATES: Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary
objects in this notice may occur on or after May 17, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Jeremy M. Karchut, Regional Archaeologist/Regional
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Historic Preservation Officer, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1011 E.
Tudor Rd, MS-235, Anchorage, AK 99503, telephone (907) 786-3399, email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#fa909f889f9783a5919b8899928f8eba9c8d89d49d958c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="264c4354434b5f794d4754454e53526640515508414950">[email protected]</span></a>.
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 FWS
Alaska. The National Park Service is not responsible for the
determinations in this notice. Additional information on the amendments
and determinations in this notice, including the results of
consultation, can be found in the inventory or related records held by
FWS Alaska.
Amendment
This notice amends the determinations of a Notice of Inventory
Completion published in the Federal Register (73 FR 64367-64368,
October 29, 2008). Repatriation of the items in the original Notice of
Inventory Completion has not occurred. This notice amends the minimum
number of individuals and number of associated funerary objects. The
number of individuals originally reported from Carlisle Island
increased from one to two and the number of associated funerary objects
increased from zero to six.
Table of Changes
Human Remains
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Original number Amended number
Site of individuals of individuals
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Carlisle Island....................... 1 2
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Associated Funerary Objects
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Original
Site number Amended number Amended description
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Carlisle Island............................ 0 6 one pumice ground stone; two clam
shells; one stone pallet; one
matting fragment; and one worked
bone
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Determinations (as Amended)
Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after
consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian
organizations, FWS Alaska has determined that:
<bullet> The human remains represent the physical remains of two
individuals of Native American ancestry.
<bullet> The six objects 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.
<bullet> There is a relationship of shared group identity that can
be reasonably traced between the human remains and associated funerary
objects and the Native Village of Nikolski.
Requests for Repatriation
Written requests for repatriation of the human remains and
associated funerary objects in this notice must be sent to the
Responsible Official identified in ADDRESSES. Requests for repatriation
may be submitted by:
1. Any one or more of the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations 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 the requestor is a lineal
descendant or a culturally affiliated Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization.
Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects
in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after May 17, 2023. If
competing requests for repatriation are received, FWS Alaska 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. FWS Alaska is responsible for sending a copy of this notice
to the Indian Tribe.
Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act,
25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.9, 10.10,
10.13, and 10.14.
Dated: March 29, 2023.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2023-08055 Filed 4-14-23; 8:45 am]
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