Notice2026-04050
Notice of Inventory Completion: Nassau County Department of Parks, Recreation & Museums, Garvies Point Museum & Preserve, Glen Cove, NY
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Published
March 2, 2026
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Nassau County Department of Parks, Recreation & Museums--Garvies Point Museum & Preserve 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 91, Number 40 (Monday, March 2, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10126-10127]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-04050]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[N6971; NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0042112; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Nassau County Department of
Parks, Recreation & Museums, Garvies Point Museum & Preserve, Glen
Cove, 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 Nassau County Department of Parks,
Recreation & Museums--Garvies Point Museum & Preserve 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 April 1, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Send written requests for repatriation of the human remains
in this notice to Veronica Natale, Garvies Point Museum & Preserve, 50
Barry Drive, Glen Cove, NY 11542, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#42342c2336232e27022c2331312337212d372c363b2c3b6c252d34"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9ceaf2fde8fdf0f9dcf2fdefeffde9fff3e9f2e8e5f2e5b2fbf3ea">[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
Nassau County Department of Parks, Recreation & Museums--Garvies Point
Museum & Preserve, 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, one individual have been
identified. No associated funerary objects are present. The remains
consist of the femora, left tibia and fibula, eight thoracic vertebrae,
the radii and humeri, and two metacarpals; most of the bones are
fragmentary. Tufano site nears Athens, Greene County, NY. They were
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collected on August 27, 1964, by Columbia University and later donated
to Nassau County Department of Parks, Recreation & Museums--Garvies
Point Museum & Preserve in 1970.
Cultural Affiliation
Based on the information available and the results of consultation,
cultural affiliation is clearly identified by the information available
about the human remains described in this notice.
Determinations
The Nassau County Department of Parks, Recreation & Museums--
Garvies Point Museum & Preserve has determined that:
<bullet> The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of one individual of Native American ancestry.
<bullet> There is a connection between the human remains described
in this notice and the Stockbridge Munsee Community, Wisconsin.
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 April 1, 2026. If competing requests
for repatriation are received, the Nassau County Department of Parks,
Recreation & Museums--Garvies Point Museum & Preserve 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 Nassau County Department of Parks,
Recreation & Museums--Garvies Point Museum & Preserve is responsible
for sending a copy of this notice to the Indian Tribes and Native
Hawaiian organizations identified in this notice and any other
consulting parties.
Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act,
25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.10.
Dated: February 20, 2026.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2026-04050 Filed 2-27-26; 8:45 am]
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