Notice2023-28190
Notice of Inventory Completion Amendment: Western Washington University, Department of Anthropology, Bellingham, WA
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Published
December 22, 2023
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), Western Washington University (WWU) has amended a Notice of Inventory Completion published in the Federal Register on April 22, 2022. This notice amends the minimum number of individuals in a collection removed from Skagit County, WA.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 245 (Friday, December 22, 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: 2023-28190]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0037137; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion Amendment: Western Washington
University, Department of Anthropology, Bellingham, WA
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), Western Washington University (WWU) has
amended a Notice of Inventory Completion published in the Federal
Register on April 22, 2022. This notice amends the minimum number of
individuals in a collection removed from Skagit County, WA.
DATES: Repatriation of the human remains in this notice may occur on or
after January 22, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Judith Pine, Western Washington University, Department
of Anthropology, Arntzen Hall 340, 516 High Street, Bellingham, WA
98225, telephone (360) 650-4783, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#9eeef7f0fbf4dee9e9ebb0fbfaeb"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="73031a1d1619330404065d161706">[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 WWU.
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 WWU.
Amendment
This notice amends the determinations published in a Notice of
Inventory Completion in the Federal Register (87 FR 24196, April 22,
2022). Repatriation of the items in the original Notice of Inventory
Completion has not occurred. In 2023, elements that were originally
described as ``unidentified'' were reviewed by an osteologist. As a
result of this review, the minimum number of individuals has increased
from three to four individuals.
From Site 45-SK-37 in Skagit County, WA, four individuals were
removed (previously identified as three individuals).
Determinations (as Amended)
Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after
consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian
organizations, WWU has determined that:
<bullet> The human remains described in this amended notice
represent the physical remains of four individuals of Native American
ancestry.
<bullet> There is a relationship of shared group identity that can
be reasonably traced between the human remains described in this notice
and the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community.
Requests for Repatriation
Written requests for repatriation of the human remains 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 in this notice to a requestor may
occur on or after January 22, 2024. If competing requests for
repatriation are received, WWU 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. WWU is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the
Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations 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, 10.10,
10.13, and 10.14.
Dated: December 13, 2023.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2023-28190 Filed 12-21-23; 8:45 am]
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