Notice2025-05604
Notice of Inventory Completion: New York State Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation, Waterford, NY
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Published
April 2, 2025
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation (NYOPRHP) has completed an inventory of human remains and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 62 (Wednesday, April 2, 2025)]
[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: 2025-05604]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0039809; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: New York State Office of Parks,
Recreation & Historic Preservation, Waterford, 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 State Office of Parks,
Recreation & Historic Preservation (NYOPRHP) has completed an inventory
of human remains and has determined that there is a cultural
affiliation between the human remains and Indian Tribes or Native
Hawaiian organizations in this notice.
DATES: Repatriation of the human remains in this notice may occur on or
after May 2, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Jessica Vavrasek, New York State Office of Parks, Recreation
& Historic Preservation, Peebles Island State Park, P.O. Box 189,
Waterford, NY 12188-0189, telephone (518) 268-2199, email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4f052a3c3c262c2e61192e393d2e3c2a240f3f2e3d243c61213661282039"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="eca6899f9f858f8dc2ba8d9a9e8d9f8987ac9c8d9e879fc28295c28b839a">[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 the
NYOPRHP, and additional information on the determinations in this
notice, including the results of consultation, can be found in its
inventory or related records. The National Park Service is not
responsible for the determinations in this notice.
Abstract of Information Available
Human remains representing, at least, five individuals have been
identified. No associated funerary objects are present. These human
remains were recovered through archaeological excavations conducted on
and around Ganondagan State Park or through donated collections that
were collected near Letchworth State Park. It is suspected that all of
these remains were collected from disturbed contexts and were not
removed from intact burials.
Consultation
Invitations to consult were sent to the Cayuga Nation; Seneca
Nation of Indianans; Seneca-Cayuga Nation; Tonawanda Band of Seneca;
and the Tuscarora Nation. The Seneca Nation of Indians and the
Tonawanda Band of Seneca responded yes to NYOPRHP's request for
consultation on this matter.
Cultural Affiliation
Based on the information available and the results of consultation,
cultural affiliation is reasonably identified by the geographical
location or acquisition history of the human remains described in this
notice.
Determinations
The NYOPRHP has determined that:
<bullet> The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of five individuals of Native American ancestry.
<bullet> There is a connection between the human remains described
in this notice and the Seneca Nation of Indians and the Tonawanda Band
of Seneca.
Requests for Repatriation
Written requests for repatriation of the human remains in this
notice must be sent to the authorized representative identified in this
notice under 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 an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization with
cultural affiliation.
Repatriation of the human remains described in this notice to a
requestor may occur on or after May 2, 2025. If competing requests for
repatriation are received, the NYOPRHP 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. The NYOPRHP is responsible for sending a copy
of this notice to any consulting lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or
Native Hawaiian organization.
Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act,
25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.10.
Dated: March 21, 2025.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2025-05604 Filed 4-1-25; 8:45 am]
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