Notice2023-27803
Notice of Inventory Completion: New York University, College of Dentistry, New York, NY
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Published
December 19, 2023
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the New York University, College of Dentistry (NYU College of Dentistry) has completed an inventory of human remains and has determined that there is no cultural affiliation between the human remains and any Indian Tribe. The human remains were removed from Queens, Dutchess, and Bronx Counties, NY.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 242 (Tuesday, December 19, 2023)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-27803]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0037100; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: New York University, College of
Dentistry, New York, NY
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 New York University, College of
Dentistry (NYU College of Dentistry) has completed an inventory of
human remains and has determined that there is no cultural affiliation
between the human remains and any Indian Tribe. The human remains were
removed from Queens, Dutchess, and Bronx Counties, NY.
DATES: Disposition of the human remains in this notice may occur on or
after January 18, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Joshua H. Johnson, NYU College of Dentistry, 345 East 24th
Street, New York, NY 10010, telephone (646) 341-1016, email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ee8484d8dbae80979bc08b8a9b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="afc5c5999aefc1d6da81cacbda">[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 NYU
College of Dentistry. The National Park Service is not responsible for
the determinations in this notice. Additional information on the
determinations in this notice, including the results of consultation,
can be found in the inventory or related records held by NYU College of
Dentistry.
Description
Human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed
from Rockaway in Queens County, NY. The human remains of one individual
were excavated at an unknown date by an unknown individual. The human
remains have a label adhered to them that contains the number ``999.''
J. Carton Brevoost donated the human remains to the Museum of American
Indian, and they were catalogued into the Department of Physical
Anthropology at the Museum of American Indian in 1921. In 1956, the
human remains were transferred to NYU College of Dentistry. No
associated funerary objects are present.
Human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed
from Burr Reynolds Farm in Poughquag, Long Island, Dutchess County, NY.
The human remains of one individual were excavated at an unknown date
by an unknown individual. No donor is listed. The human remains are not
catalogued in the ledger of the Department of Physical Anthropology at
the Museum of the American Indian, but a label with the object
identifies the locality and states that the human remains were donated
in the winter of 1940-1941. In 1956, the human remains were transferred
to the NYU College of Dentistry. No associated funerary objects are
present.
Human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed
from Weir Creek Mound, Throgg's Neck, Bronx County, NY. The human
remains were excavated at an unknown date by an unknown individual.
E.O. Sugden donated the human remains to the Museum of American Indian,
and they were catalogued into the Department of Physical Anthropology
at the Museum of American Indian in 1920.
Aboriginal Land
The human remains in this notice were removed from known geographic
locations. These locations are the
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aboriginal lands of one or more Indian Tribes. The following
information was used to identify the aboriginal land: treaties and
expert testimony.
Determinations
Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after
consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes, NYU College of
Dentistry has determined that:
<bullet> The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of three individuals of Native American ancestry.
<bullet> No relationship of shared group identity can be reasonably
traced between the human remains and associated funerary objects and
any Indian Tribe.
<bullet> The human remains and associated funerary objects
described in this notice were removed from the aboriginal land of the
Delaware Nation, Oklahoma; Delaware Tribe of Indians; and the
Stockbridge Munsee Community, Wisconsin.
Requests for Disposition
Written requests for disposition of the human remains in this
notice must be sent to the Responsible Official identified in
ADDRESSES. Requests for disposition may be submitted by:
1. Any one or more of the Indian Tribes 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, or who shows that the requestor is an aboriginal land
Indian Tribe.
Disposition of the human remains described in this notice to a
requestor may occur on or after January 18, 2024. If competing requests
for disposition are received, NYU College of Dentistry must determine
the most appropriate requestor prior to disposition. Requests for joint
disposition of the human remains are considered a single request and
not competing requests. NYU College of Dentistry is responsible for
sending a copy of this notice to the Indian Tribes identified in this
notice.
Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act,
25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.9 and Sec.
10.11.
Dated: December 11, 2023.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2023-27803 Filed 12-18-23; 8:45 am]
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