83 FR 19099 - Notice of Inventory Completion: Discovery Place, Inc., Charlotte, NC

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 84 (May 1, 2018)

Discovery Place, Inc., has completed an inventory of human remains, in consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations, and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and present-day Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations. 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 should submit a written request to Discovery Place, Inc. If no additional requestors come forward, transfer of control of the human remains to the lineal descendants, Indian Tribes, or Native Hawaiian organizations stated in this notice may proceed.

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 84 (Tuesday, May 1, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19099-19100]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-09173]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0025396; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: Discovery Place, Inc., Charlotte, 
NC

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Discovery Place, Inc., has completed an inventory of human 
remains, in consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes or Native 
Hawaiian organizations, and has determined that there is a cultural 
affiliation between the human remains and present-day Indian Tribes or 
Native Hawaiian organizations. 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 
should submit a written request to Discovery Place, Inc. If no 
additional requestors come forward, transfer of control of the human 
remains 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 should submit a 
written request with information in support of the request to Discovery 
Place, Inc. at the address in this notice by May 31, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Robyn Levitan, Discovery Place, Inc., 300 North Tryon 
Street, Charlotte, NC 28202, telephone (704) 372-6261 ext. 466, email 
[email protected].

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 completion of an inventory of human remains under 
the control of Discovery Place, Inc., Charlotte, NC. The human remains 
were removed from the Santee/Catawba River, Lancaster County, SC.
    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. The National Park Service is not responsible 
for the determinations in this notice.

Consultation

    A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by Discovery 
Place, Inc. professional staff in consultation with representatives of 
the Catawba Indian Nation (aka Catawba Tribe of South Carolina).

History and Description of the Remains

    On July 22, 1977, human remains representing, at minimum, one 
individual were donated to Discovery Place, Inc. (then Discovery Place 
Nature Museum) by Otto Haas. Records indicate these human remains were 
removed by Otto Haas from a burial site on the Santee/Catawba River in 
Lancaster County, SC. No known individuals were identified. No 
associated funerary objects are present.

Determinations Made by Discovery Place, Inc.

    Officials of Discovery Place, Inc. have determined that:
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described 
in this notice represent the physical remains of one individual of 
Native American ancestry.
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there is a relationship of 
shared group identity that can be reasonably traced between the Native 
American human remains and the Catawba Indian Nation (aka Catawba Tribe 
of South Carolina).

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 should submit a 
written request with information in support of the request to Robyn 
Levitan, Discovery Place, Inc., 300 North Tryon Street, Charlotte, NC 
28202, telephone (704) 372-6261 ext. 466, email 
[email protected], by May 31, 2018. After that date, if no 
additional requestors have come forward, transfer of control of the 
human remains to the Catawba Indian Nation (aka Catawba Tribe of South 
Carolina) may proceed.
    Discovery Place Inc. is responsible for notifying the Catawba 
Indian Nation (aka Catawba Tribe of South Carolina) that this notice 
has been published.


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    Dated: April 9, 2018.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2018-09173 Filed 4-30-18; 8:45 am]
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