80 FR 77008 - Notice of Inventory Completion: Northwest Museum, Whitman College, Walla Walla, WA; Correction

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 238 (December 11, 2015)

Page Range		77008-77008
FR Document		2015-31317

The Maxey Museum (formerly Northwest Museum), Whitman College, has corrected an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects, published in a Notice of Inventory Completion in the Federal Register on August 13, 2008. This notice corrects the minimum number of individuals and number of associated funerary objects. Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to request transfer of control of these human remains and associated funerary objects should submit a written request to the Maxey Museum. If no additional requestors come forward, transfer of control of the human remains and associated funerary objects to the lineal descendants, Indian tribes, or Native Hawaiian organizations stated in this notice may proceed.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

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[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-19812;PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: Northwest Museum, Whitman 
College, Walla Walla, WA; Correction

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Correction.

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SUMMARY: The Maxey Museum (formerly Northwest Museum), Whitman College, 
has corrected an inventory of human remains and associated funerary 
objects, published in a Notice of Inventory Completion in the Federal 
Register on August 13, 2008. This notice corrects the minimum number of 
individuals and number of associated funerary objects. Lineal 
descendants or representatives of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian 
organization not identified in this notice that wish to request 
transfer of control of these human remains and associated funerary 
objects should submit a written request to the Maxey Museum. If no 
additional requestors come forward, transfer of control of the human 
remains and associated funerary objects to the lineal descendants, 
Indian tribes, or Native Hawaiian organizations stated in this notice 
may proceed.

DATES: Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian tribe or 
Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to 
request transfer of control of these human remains and associated 
funerary objects should submit a written request with information in 
support of the request to the Maxey Museum at the address in this 
notice by January 11, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Dr. Lisa Perfetti, Maxey Museum, Whitman College, 345 Boyer 
Avenue, Walla Walla, WA 99362, telephone (509) 527-5187, email 
perfetlr@whitman.edu.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is here given in accordance with the 
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 
U.S.C. 3003, of the correction of an inventory of human remains and 
associated funerary objects under the control of the Maxey Museum, 
Walla Walla, WA. The human remains and associated funerary objects were 
removed from Sheep Island and Canoe Island, Benton County, WA.
    This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's 
administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The 
determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the 
museum, institution, or Federal agency that has control of the Native 
American human remains and associated funerary objects. The National 
Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice.
    This notice corrects the minimum number of individuals and number 
of associated funerary objects published in a Notice of Inventory 
Completion in the Federal Register (73 FR 47231, August 13, 2008). A 
re-inventory of the museum collection identified additional human 
remains and associated funerary objects from this collection. Transfer 
of control of the items in this correction notice has not occurred.

Correction

    In the Federal Register (73 FR 47231, August 13, 2008), paragraph 
ten, sentence one is corrected by substituting the following sentence:

    In 1949, human remains representing a minimum of 14 individuals 
were removed from site 45BN55, Sheep Island, Site 17 and Canoe Island, 
Site 13, Benton County, WA, by Thomas R. Garth, Jr. and accessioned 
into the museum (Cat Whit-J-028, 034, 057, 060, 063-072, 107-108, 0114, 
0116 Whit-X-0003, 0004, 0007, 0061).
    In the Federal Register (73 FR 47231, August 13, 2008), paragraph 
ten, sentence three is corrected by substituting the following 
sentence:
    The 79 associated funerary objects are 46 light red beads, 11 
pestle fragments, 2 flint scrapers, 1 rock with ochre, 1 mud-dauber's 
nest, 1 sandstone smoother, 1 bag of charcoal, 2 cranial faunal 
remains, 1 lot of seven faunal remains, 1 lot of nine faunal remains, 9 
faunal remains, 2 petrified bone awls, and 1 chert flake (Cat. Whit-J-
2, 3, 5, 18, 19, 23 to 25, 133, Whit-X-0003, 0004, 0005, 0060, 0062, 
Whit-J-0110, 0111, 0112, 0113, 0115, 0117, 0118, 0119, 0120, 0121).
    In the Federal Register (73 FR 47231, August 13, 2008), paragraph 
eleven, sentence one is corrected by substituting the following 
sentence:
    Sheep Island and Canoe Island were important burial islands for the 
Imatalamlama and are within the ceded lands of the Confederated Tribes 
of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, Oregon.
    In the Federal Register (73 FR 47231, August 13, 2008), paragraph 
nineteen, sentence one is corrected by substituting the following 
sentence:
    Officials of the Northwest Museum, Whitman College have determined 
that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (9-10), the human remains described 
above represent the physical remains of a minimum of 24 individuals of 
Native American ancestry.
    In the Federal Register (73 FR 47231, August 13, 2008), paragraph 
nineteen, sentence two is corrected by substituting the following 
sentence:
    Officials of the Northwest Museum, Whitman College also have 
determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the 105 objects 
described above are reasonably believed to have been placed with or 
near individual human remains at the time of death or later as part of 
the death rite or ceremony.

Additional Requestors and Disposition

    Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian tribe or Native 
Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to 
request transfer of control of these human remains and associated 
funerary objects should submit a written request with information in 
support of the request to Dr. Lisa Perfetti, Maxey Museum, Whitman 
College, 345 Boyer Avenue, Walla Walla, WA 99362, telephone (509) 527-
5187, email perfetlr@whitman.edu, by January 11, 2016. After that date, 
if no additional requestors have come forward, transfer of control of 
the human remains and associated funerary objects to the Confederated 
Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation may proceed.
    The Maxey Museum is responsible for notifying the Confederated 
Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation that this notice has been 
published.

    Dated: December 7, 2015.
Melanie O'Brien,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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and the Arapaho Tribe of the Wind telephone (509) 527–5187, email sentence one is corrected by substituting
River Reservation, Wyoming, may perfetlr@whitman.edu. the following sentence:
occur. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is Sheep Island and Canoe Island were
The Hudson Museum, University of here given in accordance with the important burial islands for the
Maine is responsible for notifying the Native American Graves Protection and Imatalamlama and are within the ceded
Cheyenne and Arapahoe Tribes, Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. lands of the Confederated Tribes of the
Oklahoma (previously listed as the 3003, of the correction of an inventory
Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma) Umatilla Indian Reservation, Oregon.
of human remains and associated
and the Arapaho Tribe of the Wind funerary objects under the control of the In the Federal Register (73 FR 47231,
River Reservation, Wyoming, that this Maxey Museum, Walla Walla, WA. The August 13, 2008), paragraph nineteen,
notice has been published. human remains and associated funerary sentence one is corrected by substituting
Dated: November 17, 2015. objects were removed from Sheep Island the following sentence:
Melanie O’Brien, and Canoe Island, Benton County, WA. Officials of the Northwest Museum,
This notice is published as part of the Whitman College have determined that,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
National Park Service’s administrative pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (9–10), the
[FR Doc. 2015–31320 Filed 12–10–15; 8:45 am]
responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25
BILLING CODE 4312–50–P human remains described above
U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations in
this notice are the sole responsibility of represent the physical remains of a
the museum, institution, or Federal minimum of 24 individuals of Native
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR agency that has control of the Native American ancestry.
National Park Service American human remains and In the Federal Register (73 FR 47231,
associated funerary objects. The August 13, 2008), paragraph nineteen,
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–19812; National Park Service is not responsible sentence two is corrected by
PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] for the determinations in this notice. substituting the following sentence:
This notice corrects the minimum
Notice of Inventory Completion: Officials of the Northwest Museum,
number of individuals and number of
Northwest Museum, Whitman College, associated funerary objects published in Whitman College also have determined
Walla Walla, WA; Correction a Notice of Inventory Completion in the that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A),
Federal Register (73 FR 47231, August the 105 objects described above are
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
13, 2008). A re-inventory of the museum reasonably believed to have been placed
ACTION: Correction. with or near individual human remains
collection identified additional human
SUMMARY: The Maxey Museum remains and associated funerary objects at the time of death or later as part of
(formerly Northwest Museum), from this collection. Transfer of control the death rite or ceremony.
Whitman College, has corrected an of the items in this correction notice has
Additional Requestors and Disposition
inventory of human remains and not occurred.
associated funerary objects, published Correction Lineal descendants or representatives
in a Notice of Inventory Completion in of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian
the Federal Register on August 13, In the Federal Register (73 FR 47231,
organization not identified in this notice
2008. This notice corrects the minimum August 13, 2008), paragraph ten,
sentence one is corrected by substituting that wish to request transfer of control
number of individuals and number of of these human remains and associated
associated funerary objects. Lineal the following sentence:
funerary objects should submit a written
descendants or representatives of any In 1949, human remains representing
a minimum of 14 individuals were request with information in support of
Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian the request to Dr. Lisa Perfetti, Maxey
organization not identified in this notice removed from site 45BN55, Sheep
Island, Site 17 and Canoe Island, Site Museum, Whitman College, 345 Boyer
that wish to request transfer of control
13, Benton County, WA, by Thomas R. Avenue, Walla Walla, WA 99362,
of these human remains and associated
funerary objects should submit a written Garth, Jr. and accessioned into the telephone (509) 527–5187, email
request to the Maxey Museum. If no museum (Cat Whit-J–028, 034, 057, 060, perfetlr@whitman.edu, by January 11,
additional requestors come forward, 063–072, 107–108, 0114, 0116 Whit-X– 2016. After that date, if no additional
transfer of control of the human remains 0003, 0004, 0007, 0061). requestors have come forward, transfer
and associated funerary objects to the In the Federal Register (73 FR 47231, of control of the human remains and
lineal descendants, Indian tribes, or August 13, 2008), paragraph ten, associated funerary objects to the
Native Hawaiian organizations stated in sentence three is corrected by Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla
this notice may proceed. substituting the following sentence: Indian Reservation may proceed.
The 79 associated funerary objects are
DATES: Lineal descendants or The Maxey Museum is responsible for
46 light red beads, 11 pestle fragments,
representatives of any Indian tribe or 2 flint scrapers, 1 rock with ochre, 1 notifying the Confederated Tribes of the
Native Hawaiian organization not mud-dauber’s nest, 1 sandstone Umatilla Indian Reservation that this
identified in this notice that wish to smoother, 1 bag of charcoal, 2 cranial notice has been published.
request transfer of control of these faunal remains, 1 lot of seven faunal Dated: December 7, 2015.
human remains and associated funerary remains, 1 lot of nine faunal remains, 9
objects should submit a written request Melanie O’Brien,
jstallworth on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES

faunal remains, 2 petrified bone awls, Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
with information in support of the and 1 chert flake (Cat. Whit-J–2, 3, 5, 18,
request to the Maxey Museum at the 19, 23 to 25, 133, Whit-X–0003, 0004,
[FR Doc. 2015–31317 Filed 12–10–15; 8:45 am]
address in this notice by January 11, 0005, 0060, 0062, Whit-J–0110, 0111, BILLING CODE 4312–50–P
2016. 0112, 0113, 0115, 0117, 0118, 0119,
ADDRESSES: Dr. Lisa Perfetti, Maxey 0120, 0121).
Museum, Whitman College, 345 Boyer In the Federal Register (73 FR 47231,
Avenue, Walla Walla, WA 99362, August 13, 2008), paragraph eleven,

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FR Citation		80 FR 77008

80 FR 77008 - Notice of Inventory Completion: Northwest Museum, Whitman College, Walla Walla, WA; Correction

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIORNational Park Service

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 238 (December 11, 2015)

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
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