Notice of Inventory Completion: Warren Anatomical Museum Collection, Center for the History of Medicine in the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, Harvard University, Boston, MA

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [N7561; NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0043935; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Inventory Completion: Warren Anatomical Museum Collection, Center for the History of Medicine in the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, Harvard University, Boston, MA AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University (PMAE) and Warren Anatomical Museum collection in the Center for the History of Medicine, Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, Harvard University (CHoM) have completed an inventory of human remains and have determined that there are known lineal descendants connected to the human remains in this notice. DATES: Repatriation of the human remains in this notice may occur on or after November 16, 2026. ADDRESSES: Send written requests for repatriation of the human remains in this notice to Jane Pickering, Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, 11 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138, email jpickering@fas.harvard.edu . 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 PMAE and CHoM, 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 named individual have been identified. No associated funerary objects are present. The remains of the named individual, George Burr, were taken after his death in Boston, Suffolk County, MA, in 1852 by Dr. Buckminster Brown and accessioned into the Warren Anatomical Museum collection in 1891. Lineal Descendant Based on the information available and the results of consultation, lineal descendants are connected to the human remains described in this notice. Determinations The PMAE and CHoM have determined that: • The human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of one individual of Native American ancestry. • The Solomon family are connected to the human remains described in this notice. 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. The known lineal descendants connected to the human remains. 2. Any other lineal descendant not identified who shows, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the requestor is a lineal descendant. Repatriation of the human remains described in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after November 16, 2026. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the PMAE and CHoM 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 PMAE and CHoM are responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the lineal descendants 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: October 7, 2026. Melanie O'Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2026-21113 Filed 10-15-26; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312-52-P