Notice2025-23157
Notice of Inventory Completion: New York State Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation, Waterford, NY
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Published
December 18, 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 no lineal descendant and no Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization with cultural affiliation.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 241 (Thursday, December 18, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 59177]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-23157]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[N6710; NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0041453; 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 no lineal descendant
and no Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization with cultural
affiliation.
DATES: Upon request, repatriation of the human remains in this notice
may occur on or after January 20, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Send written requests for repatriation of the human remains
in this notice to Jessica Vavrasek, New York State Office of Parks,
Recreation & Historic Preservation, Peebles Island State Park, P.O. Box
189, Waterford, NY 12188-0189, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#014b6472726862602f576077736072646a417160736a722f6f782f666e77"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="23694650504a40420d75425551425046486353425148500d4d5a0d444c55">[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, two individuals has been
identified. No associated funerary objects are present. A necklace
containing suspected Native American hand and foot bones with blue
glass trade beads in-between the remains was discovered during a visit
to view the 80+ year old exhibit dedicated to Dan Beard located within
Bear Mountain State Park. The necklace was discovered hung on a replica
mantle display. No information is available as to where, when or how it
was acquired by Mr. Beard prior to his death and eventual donation of
the necklace to the park.
Consultation
Invitations to consult were sent to the Delaware Nation, Oklahoma;
Delaware Tribe of Indians; and the Stockbridge Munsee Community,
Wisconsin. The Delaware Nation, Oklahoma; Delaware Tribe of Indians,
and the Stockbridge Munsee Community, Wisconsin all responded yes to
NYOPRHP's request for consultation on this matter with all three
Nations agreeing that the Stockbridge Munsee Community, Wisconsin would
take the lead during this consultation.
Cultural Affiliation
The following types of information about the cultural affiliation
of the human remains in this notice are available: geographical, and
historical. The information, including the results of consultation,
identified:
1. No earlier group connected to the human remains.
2. No Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization connected to the
human remains.
3. No relationship of shared group identity between the earlier
group and the Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization that can be
reasonably traced through time.
Determinations
The NYOPRHP has determined that:
<bullet> The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of two individuals of Native American ancestry.
<bullet> No known lineal descendant who can trace ancestry to the
human remains in this notice has been identified.
<bullet> No Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization with
cultural affiliation to the human remains in this notice has been
clearly or reasonably identified.
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
any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization
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.
Upon request, repatriation of the human remains described in this
notice may occur on or after January 20, 2026. 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: November 25, 2025.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2025-23157 Filed 12-17-25; 8:45 am]
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