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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 152 / Wednesday, August 11, 2021 / Notices 44041 telephone (609) 258–8805, email bjust@ 258–8805, email [email protected], address in this notice by September 10, princeton.edu. by September 10, 2021. After that date, 2021. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is if no additional requestors have come FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: here given in accordance with the forward, transfer of control of the Andrew Farry (Scientist/Archaeology), Native American Graves Protection and human remains to the Indian Tribes Division for Historic Preservation, P.O. Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. from whose aboriginal land the Box 189, Waterford, NY 12188–0189, 3003, of the correction of an inventory culturally unidentifiable Native telephone (518) 268–2185, email of human remains under the control of American human remains were [email protected]. the Princeton University, Princeton, NJ. removed may proceed. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is The human remains were removed from Princeton University is responsible here given in accordance with the Henry County, IN. for notifying The Consulted Tribes, The Native American Graves Protection and This notice is published as part of the Invited Tribes and Groups, and the Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. National Park Service’s administrative Indian Tribes from whose aboriginal 3003, of the completion of an inventory responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 land the culturally unidentifiable Native of human remains under the control of U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations in American human remains were the New York State Office of Parks, this notice are the sole responsibility of removed that this notice has been Recreation, and Historic Preservation, the museum, institution, or Federal published. Waterford, NY. The human remains agency that has control of the Native Dated: July 28, 2021. were removed from the Old Arsenal/ American human remains. The National Melanie O’Brien, Arsenal Hill Site, Canandaigua, Ontario Park Service is not responsible for the Manager, National NAGPRA Program. County and the Ball Farm/Totiakton determinations in this notice. [FR Doc. 2021–17062 Filed 8–10–21; 8:45 am] Site, Mendon, Monroe County, NY. This notice corrects the list of Indian BILLING CODE 4312–52–P This notice is published as part of the Tribes from whose aboriginal land the National Park Service’s administrative culturally unidentifiable Native responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 American human remains were DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations in removed published in a Notice of this notice are the sole responsibility of Inventory Completion in the Federal National Park Service the museum, institution, or Federal Register (86 FR 17196–17197, April 1, agency that has control of the Native 2021). That list omitted the Kaw Nation, [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0032391; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] American human remains. The National Oklahoma. Transfer of control of the Park Service is not responsible for the items in this correction notice has not Notice of Inventory Completion: New determinations in this notice. occurred. York State Office of Parks, Recreation, Consultation Correction and Historic Preservation, Waterford, NY A detailed assessment of the human In the Federal Register (86 FR 17197, remains was made by the New York April 1, 2021), column 2, paragraph 1, AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. State Office of Parks, Recreation, and bullet point 6 is corrected by ACTION: Notice. Historic Preservation professional staff substituting the following sentence: in consultation with representatives of • According to other authoritative SUMMARY: The New York State Office of the Cayuga Nation; Seneca Nation of government sources, the land from which the Parks, Recreation, and Historic Indians [previously listed as Seneca Native American human remains were Preservation (NYSOPRHP) has Nation of New York]; Seneca-Cayuga removed is the aboriginal land of the completed an inventory of human Nation [previously listed Seneca-Cayuga Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Indians of remains, in consultation with the Tribe of Oklahoma]; Tonawanda Band Oklahoma; Citizen Potawatomi Nation, appropriate Indian Tribes or Native Oklahoma; Eastern Shawnee Tribe of of Seneca [previously listed as Hawaiian organizations, and has Tonawanda Band of Seneca Indians of Oklahoma; Forest County Potawatomi determined that there is a cultural Community, Wisconsin; Hannahville Indian New York]; and the Tuscarora Nation Community, Michigan; Kaw Nation, affiliation between the human remains (hereafter referred to as ‘‘The Consulted Oklahoma; Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa and present-day Indian Tribes or Native Tribes’’). Indians of Montana; Match-e-be-nash-she- Hawaiian organizations. Lineal wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians of descendants or representatives of any History and Description of the Remains Michigan; Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian In the late nineteenth century, human Potawatomi, Michigan [previously listed as organization not identified in this notice remains representing, at minimum, two Huron Potawatomi, Inc.]; Omaha Tribe of that wish to request transfer of control individuals were removed from the Old Nebraska; Pokagon Band of Potawatomi of these human remains should submit Arsenal/Arsenal Hill Site in Ontario Indians, Michigan and Indiana; Prairie Band a written request to the NYSOPRHP. If Potawatomi Nation [previously listed as County, NY. The human remains were Prairie Band of Potawatomi Nation, Kansas]; no additional requestors come forward, excavated by William M. Locke and and the Shawnee Tribe. transfer of control of the human remains acquired by William Pryor Letchworth. to the lineal descendants, Indian Tribes, The Letchworth collection was included Additional Requestors and Disposition or Native Hawaiian organizations stated in the gift of the Glen Iris Estate to New Lineal descendants or representatives in this notice may proceed. York State in 1907. The human remains of any Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian DATES: Lineal descendants or include a skull belonging to an adult of organization not identified in this notice representatives of any Indian Tribe or unknown sex (LE.2010.7) and partial that wish to request transfer of control Native Hawaiian organization not cranium vault fragments belonging to an of these human remains should submit identified in this notice that wish to adult of unknown sex (LE.2010.8). No a written request with information in request transfer of control of these known individuals were identified. No support of the request to Bryan R. Just, human remains should submit a written associated funerary objects are present. Princeton University Art Museum, request with information in support of Based on the known context of Princeton, NJ 08544, telephone (609) the request to the NYSOPRHP at the recovery and a 2002 archeological and VerDate Sep<11>2014 23:05 Aug 10, 2021 Jkt 253001 PO 00000 Frm 00054 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\11AUN1.SGM 11AUN1 jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES 44042 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 152 / Wednesday, August 11, 2021 / Notices osteological assessment, the human Indians of New York] (hereafter referred identified in this notice that wish to remains predate A.D. 1400 and are to as ‘‘The Tribes’’). request transfer of control of these connected to earlier Owasco/Seneca. human remains should submit a written Additional Requestors and Disposition The provenience of the human remains request with information in support of is consistent with the historically Lineal descendants or representatives the request to the John Michael Kohler documented territory of the Seneca. of any Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian Arts Center at the address in this notice Consultation has further established the organization not identified in this notice by September 10, 2021. cultural affiliation of these human that wish to request transfer of control remains with the Seneca Nation of of these human remains should submit FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sam Indians [previously listed as Seneca a written request with information in Gappmayer, John Michael Kohler Arts Nation of New York] and the support of the request to Division for Center, 608 New York Avenue, Tonawanda Band of Seneca [previously Historic Preservation, P.O. Box 189, Sheboygan, WI 53081, telephone (920) listed as Tonawanda Band of Seneca Waterford, NY 12188–0189, telephone 694–4526, email sgappmayer@ Indians of New York]. (518) 268–2185, email andrew.farry@ jmkac.org. In the late nineteenth century, human parks.ny.gov, by September 10, 2021. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: remains representing, at minimum, one After that date, if no additional Notice is individual were removed from the Ball requestors have come forward, transfer here given in accordance with the Farm/Totiakton Site, Monroe County, of control of the human remains to The Native American Graves Protection and NY. The human remains were excavated Tribes may proceed. Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. by William M. Locke and acquired by The New York State Office of Parks, 3003, of the completion of an inventory William Pryor Letchworth. The Recreation, and Historic Preservation is of human remains under the control of Letchworth collection was included in responsible for notifying The Consulted the John Michael Kohler Arts Center, the gift of the Glen Iris Estate to New Tribes that this notice has been Sheboygan, WI. The human remains York State in 1907. The human remains
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