Notice of Inventory Completion: Nassau County Department of Parks, Recreation, and Museums, Garvies Point Museum and Preserve, Glen Cove, NY

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In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Nassau County Department of Parks, Recreation, and Museums--Garvies Point Museum and 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 162 (Monday, August 24, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54753-54754]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-17182]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[N7435; NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0043538; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: Nassau County Department of 
Parks, Recreation, and Museums, Garvies Point Museum and 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, and Museums--Garvies Point Museum and 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 September 23, 2026.

ADDRESSES: Send written requests for repatriation of the human remains 
in this notice to Veronica Natale, Garvies Point Museum and Preserve, 
50 Barry Drive, Glen Cove, NY 11542, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1c6a727d687d70795c727d6f6f7d697f73697268657265327b736a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9aecf4fbeefbf6ffdaf4fbe9e9fbeff9f5eff4eee3f4e3b4fdf5ec">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is published as part of the

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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, and Museums--Garvies 
Point Museum and 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, three individuals have been 
identified. No associated funerary objects are present. A nearly 
complete skeleton recovered from a locality developed from housing on 
Throg's Neck. A second individual represented by a mandible only is 
present. Provenance: Throg's Neck, The Bronx, NY. Donated to the museum 
by Stanley Wisniewski, 1968. A largely complete skeleton. Found in pit 
#5. Provenance: NCM # 140, Archery Range site, The Bronx, NY. 
Reference: Kaeser, Edward J. (1970) ``The Archery Range Site Ossuary, 
Pelham Bay Park, Bronx County, New York, Pennsylvania Archaeologist, 
Vol. 40, Nos. 1-2, pp 9-44. Donated to the museum by Edward J. Kaeser, 
1971.''

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, and Museums--
Garvies Point Museum and Preserve has determined that:
    <bullet> The human remains described in this notice represent the 
physical remains of three individuals of Native American ancestry.
    <bullet> There is a connection between the human remains described 
in this notice and the Delaware Nation, Oklahoma; Delaware Tribe of 
Indians; 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 September 23, 2026. If competing 
requests for repatriation are received, the Nassau County Department of 
Parks, Recreation, and Museums--Garvies Point Museum and 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, and Museums--Garvies Point Museum and 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: August 17, 2026.
Mariah Soriano,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2026-17182 Filed 8-21-26; 8:45 am]
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