WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 (TNSFR) -- The University of Arizona State Museum, Tucson, has completed an inventory of Native American human remains and an associated funerary object and determined cultural affiliation with multiple Tribal Nations in Arizona and the Southwest. The action is being carried out under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act and involves the remains of at least one individual and a ceramic pitcher that have been part of the museum's collections for more than more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 (TNSFR) -- Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana, has announced its intent to repatriate several Native American cultural items determined to meet the definitions of sacred objects and objects of cultural patrimony under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. The determination follows an inventory review and consultation process that established a cultural affiliation between the items and the Puyallup Tribe of the Puyallup Reservation, clearing the way  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 (TNSinfo) -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Bureau of the Fiscal Service issued the following information collection: Title: Direct Deposit Sign-Up Forms. OMB Number: 1530-0006. Form Number: SF-1199A, FS Form 1200 (English/Spanish), FS Form 1200VADE, FS Form 1201L, FS Form 1201S. Abstract: This series of forms is used by recipients to authorize the deposit of Federal payments into their accounts at financial institutions. The information on the forms routes the direc more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 (TNSinfo) -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Bureau of the Fiscal Service issued the following information collection: Title: Management of Federal Agency Disbursements. OMB Number: 1530-0016. Form Number: None. Abstract: Part 208 This regulation requires that most Federal payments be made by Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT); sets forth waiver requirements; and provides for a low-cost Treasury-designated account to individuals at a financial institution that offers suc more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 (TNSFR) -- The California Department of Transportation, District 7, Los Angeles, has completed an inventory of Native American human remains and determined cultural affiliation with the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians of the Santa Ynez Reservation in California. The action is being taken under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act and involves the remains of at least two Native American individuals removed during a transportation construction p more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 (TNSFR) -- California State University, Sacramento, has announced its intent to repatriate a large collection of Native American cultural items determined to qualify as objects of cultural patrimony under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. Following an inventory review and consultation process, the university concluded that the items share a clear cultural affiliation with the Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California, allowing repatriation to proceed aft more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 (TNSFR) -- The California State University, Sacramento, has completed an inventory of Native American associated funerary objects and determined cultural affiliation with multiple Miwok and Central California Tribal Nations. The action is being taken under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act and involves nine funerary objects originating from an archaeological site in San Joaquin County, California. The notice states that the associated funerary object more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 (TNSFR) -- Columbus-Belmont State Park, Kentucky State Parks, has completed an inventory of Native American human remains and determined cultural affiliation with several Tribal Nations. The action, taken under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, involves the remains of three Native American individuals originally removed from a burial mound in Hickman County, Kentucky. According to the notice, the remains were curated for many years at the museum at  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 (TNSFR) -- Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, has completed an inventory of Native American human remains and associated funerary objects and determined that they are culturally affiliated with several Tribal Nations in Florida and Oklahoma. The finding follows a detailed review conducted under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act and clears the way for repatriation of the ancestral remains and cultural items held in federal custody. The inventory identifie more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Communications Commission issued a rule to move channel 8 from Fort Bragg to Cloverdale, California. This change comes after the FCC adopted a Report and Order on Dec. 11, 2025, to modify the Table of TV Allotments. The decision follows a petition for rulemaking submitted by One Ministries Inc., Fort Bragg, California, the licensee of KQSL(TV). The petitioner requested the relocation to change its community of license. While the proposal was open for  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 (TNSinfo) -- The Federal Reserve System issued the following information collection: Collection title: Recordkeeping and Disclosure Requirements Associated with the CFPB's Regulation E. Collection identifier: CFPB E. OMB control number: 7100-0200. General description of collection: Board-supervised institutions must provide meaningful disclosures about the basic terms, costs, and rights relating to electronic fund transfer services involving a customer's account and must  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 (TNSinfo) -- The Federal Reserve System issued the following information collection: Collection title: Recordkeeping and Disclosure Requirements Associated with the CFPB's Regulation E. Collection identifier: CFPB E. OMB control number: 7100-0200. General description of collection: Board-supervised institutions must provide meaningful disclosures about the basic terms, costs, and rights relating to electronic fund transfer services involving a customer's account and must  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 (TNSinfo) -- The Federal Reserve System issued the following information collection: Collection title: Recordkeeping and Disclosure Requirements Associated with the CFPB's and the Board's Regulations V. Collection identifier: FR V. OMB control number: 7100-0308. General description of collection: The CFPB's Regulation V and the Board's Regulation V implement in part the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), which was enacted in 1970 based on a Congressional finding that the b more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Reserve System has received a request from Fulton Financial Corp., Lancaster, Pennsylvania, to acquire Blue Foundry Bancorp, Rutherford, New Jersey. The application, filed under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, seeks authority for the Pennsylvania company to take control of the assets and voting shares of the Rutherford-based institution. If the agency grants approval, Blue Foundry Bank, Rutherford, New Jersey, will merge into Fulton Financial.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Reserve System reviewed a proposal from a group of investors to increase their ownership in Whitcorp Financial Co., Leoti, Kansas. The move would allow the group to acquire additional voting shares and broaden its influence over the parent organization of two regional lenders. If approved, the transaction would grant the Whitham Family Control Group indirect ownership of Western State Bank, Garden City, Kansas, and Frontier Bank, Lamar, Colorado. CMJ  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 (TNSFR) -- The Florida Department of State, Tallahassee, has completed an inventory of Native American human remains and determined cultural affiliation with the Native Village of Barrow Inupiat Traditional Government. The action is being taken under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act and involves the remains of at least three individuals currently under the custody of the Florida Department of State in Tallahassee. According to the notice, the ancest more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service announced plans to return the remains of three individuals and 10 boxes of artifacts to Native American tribes with ancestral ties to the Mississippi Delta. This decision follows the guidelines of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, a federal law governing the return of cultural items and human remains to lineal descendants and tribes. The remains and objects, which include ceramic sherds,  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 (TNSFR) -- The Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, Oklahoma, has completed an inventory of Native American human remains and associated funerary objects and determined cultural affiliation with numerous Tribal Nations. The action, taken under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, involves the remains of at least 28 individuals and 286 funerary objects excavated from the Yokem archaeological site in Pike County, Illinois. According to the notice, the Yokem site, id more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 (TNSFR) -- The Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, Oklahoma has completed an inventory of Native American human remains and associated funerary objects and identified cultural affiliation with numerous Tribal Nations. The action is being taken under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act and involves the remains of at least 36 Native American individuals and more than 1,000 funerary objects excavated from multiple archaeological sites in Pike County, Illinois. Accor more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 (TNSFR) -- The Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, Oklahoma, has completed an inventory of Native American associated funerary objects and determined cultural affiliation with the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma. The action, carried out under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, involves more than 3,000 funerary objects recovered from numerous archaeological sites across Arkansas and curated for decades as part of the museum's collections. According to the notice, the 3 more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 (TNSFR) -- The Harvard University Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, has completed an inventory of Native American human remains and associated funerary objects and determined cultural affiliation with multiple Tribal Nations in Arizona and New Mexico. The action is being carried out under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act and involves ancestral remains representing at least 148 individuals, along with 30 associated more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 (TNSFR) -- The Harvard University Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, has completed an inventory of Native American human remains collected from two federal Indian boarding schools and determined a cultural affiliation with the Gila River Indian Community of the Gila River Indian Reservation, Arizona, and the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community of the Salt River Reservation, Arizona. The inventory covers human remains representing at  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 (TNSFR) -- Harvard University Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, has announced its intent to repatriate a collection of Native American cultural items after completing a review under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. The museum determined that the materials meet the definitions of unassociated funerary objects, sacred objects, and objects of cultural patrimony and are culturally affiliated with multiple Indian Tri more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 (TNSFR) -- The Harvard University Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, has completed an inventory of Native American human remains collected at the Sherman Institute in Riverside County, California, and determined a cultural affiliation with the Tejon Indian Tribe. The inventory covers human remains representing at least two individuals, consisting of hair clippings taken from students at the Sherman Institute, a federal off-reservation boar more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 (TNSFR) -- The Henry L Ferguson Museum, Fishers Island, New York, has completed an inventory of Native American human remains and associated funerary objects and determined cultural affiliation with the Mashantucket Pequot Indian Tribe, the Narragansett Indian Tribe and the Shinnecock Indian Nation. The action is being taken under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act and involves the remains of one Native American individual and two funerary objects held more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 (TNSinfo) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following information collection: Title of the Collection: Public Health Service Policies on Research Misconduct (42 CFR part 93) . Type of Collection: Revision. OMB No. 0937-0198. Abstract: The Office of Research Integrity (ORI) is seeking a revision of its collection instruments to reflect updates in the Public Health Service Policies on Research Misconduct (42 CFR part 93) published on September 1 more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 (TNSinfo) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development issued the following information collection: Title of Information Collection: Consolidated Plan, Annual Action Plan and Annual Performance Report. OMB Approval Number: 2506-0117. Type of Request: Reinstatement, with change. Form Number: N/A. Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The Department's collection of this information is in compliance with statutory provisions of the Cransto more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 (TNSFR) -- The International Trade Commission initiated an investigation into the importation and sale of low-profile microwave-hood combination products following a complaint filed by Whirlpool Corp., Benton Harbor, Michigan. The company alleges that several competitors are violating section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 by infringing upon five specific United States patents. Whirlpool filed the initial complaint on November 18, 2025, and provided additional information on more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 (TNSFR) -- The International Trade Commission announced that it has started an investigation into the importation and sale of vaporizer devices and cartridges. This action follows a complaint filed by JUUL Labs Inc. and VMR Products LLC. ITC is looking into allegations that imported products infringe on two specific U.S. patents: the '722 patent and the '981 patent. The investigation focuses on electronic nicotine delivery system (ENDS) devices, frequently called pods, and  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 (TNSFR) -- The International Trade Commission launched an investigation into the importation and sale of smart wearable devices following a complaint by Ouraring Inc., San Francisco, California. The company alleges that several competitors are violating section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 by infringing upon four United States patents. Ouraring filed its initial complaint on November 18, 2025, and provided an amendment on December 9, 2025. The dispute focuses on smart ring more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 (TNSFR) -- The International Trade Commission (ITC) voted to begin an investigation into allegations of trade secret theft involving cancer treatments. The decision follows a complaint filed by AbbVie Inc., North Chicago, Illinois, ImmunoGen Inc., Waltham, Massachusetts, and ImmunoGen Switzerland, Zug, which claims that several companies imported products using misappropriated technology. The dispute centers on antibody drug conjugates, specifically a product known as Rina-S more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 (TNSFR) -- The Kansas State Historical Society, Topeka, has completed an inventory of Native American associated funerary objects and determined cultural affiliation with the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma. The action is being taken under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act and involves 240 funerary objects recovered from the Kohr site in Saline County, Kansas, an area closely associated with other burial locations previously repatriated to the Pawnee Nation more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 (TNSinfo) -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following information collection: Title of Collection: Additional Requirements for Special Dipping and Coating Operations (Dip Tanks). OMB Control Number: 1218-0237. Affected Public: Private Sector--Businesses or other for-profits. Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 10. Total Estimated Number of Responses: 10. Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 1 hour. Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0. SUMMARY: The more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 (TNSFR) -- The Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation, Alhambra, California, has announced its intent to repatriate a substantial collection of Native American cultural items following a determination under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. After completing review and consultation, the department concluded that the items are culturally affiliated with the Yuhaaviatam of San Manuel Nation, supporting their return beginning in January 20 more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 (TNSFR) -- Boston College McMullen Museum of Art, Massachusetts, has received a federal determination from the U.S. Department of State that clears the way for the temporary exhibition of the "Collaborating in Conflict: The Yeats Family and the Public Arts." The determination applies to the objects being imported from abroad pursuant to an agreement established with their foreign owner or custodian. The State Department determined that the imported objects possess cultural  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 (TNSFR) -- Mercyhurst University, Erie, Pennsylvania, has completed an inventory of Native American human remains and identified cultural affiliation with a wide range of Tribal Nations. The action is being taken under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act and involves the remains of one Native American individual removed decades ago from an archaeological site in northern Ohio. According to the notice, the individual was removed on an unknown date, like more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 (TNSFR) -- Mercyhurst University, Erie, Pennsylvania, has completed an inventory of Native American human remains and associated funerary objects and determined cultural affiliation with a broad group of Tribal Nations. The action is being taken under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act and involves the remains of at least 25 Native American individuals and two associated funerary objects originating from archaeological sites in Lorain County, Ohio. Th more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 (TNSFR) -- Mercyhurst University, Erie, Pennsylvania, has completed an inventory of Native American human remains and determined cultural affiliation with a broad group of Tribal Nations. The action is being taken under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act and concerns the remains of one Native American individual held in the university's collections. The notice states that the individual, identified as VM-056, was removed on an unknown date from an uni more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 (TNSFR) -- The Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Jackson, has completed a comprehensive inventory of Native American human remains and associated funerary objects and determined a cultural affiliation with The Chickasaw Nation. The action is being taken under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act and covers ancestral remains and cultural materials that have been held in state collections following decades of archaeological investigations, tr more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 (TNSFR) -- The New York Public Library has announced plans to repatriate Native American human remains to the Seneca Nation of Indians after completing an inventory under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. The inventory identified human remains representing at least one individual, consisting of a lock of hair attributed to Philip Konjockoty, described in historical records as a Seneca Indian who was 109 years old at the time of examination. Archiva more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 (TNSFR) -- The Indianapolis Museum of Art dba Newfields, Indiana, has announced its intent to repatriate a group of Native American cultural items identified as unassociated funerary objects. The action is being taken under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act and involves 11 cultural items that have been determined to share cultural affiliation with several federally recognized Tribal Nations. According to the notice, the 11 unassociated funerary objec more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 (TNSFR) -- The Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts, has completed an inventory of associated funerary objects and determined a cultural affiliation with Hui Iwi Kuamoo in Hawaii. The action is being carried out under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act and concerns three burial-related objects originating from Hawaii that are currently held in the museum's collections. The funerary objects consist of three fragments of dark brown, patterned buri more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 (TNSFR) -- Princeton University, New Jersey, has completed an inventory of Native American human remains held in its collections and determined that the remains are culturally affiliated with multiple federally recognized Indian Tribes. The inventory identified human remains representing at least two individuals. One individual was removed from Marion County, Indiana and acquired in the late nineteenth century by Reverend R. T. Liston, a Presbyterian missionary. The remains  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Pu'uhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park, Honaunau, Hawaii, has announced its intent to carry out the disposition of Native Hawaiian human remains discovered within park boundaries. The action is being taken under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act and follows damage assessments conducted after a high surf event struck west-facing shores of Hawaii Island in January 2025. The n more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 (TNSFR) -- The Robert S. Peabody Institute of Archaeology, Andover, Massachusetts, has completed an inventory of Native American human remains and associated funerary objects and determined that they are culturally affiliated with the Shawnee Tribe. The inventory identified human remains representing at least one individual, along with 20 associated funerary objects consisting of chipped stone tools and ground stone tools. The remains and objects originated from Big Bone Cre more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 (TNSFR) -- The Robert S. Peabody Institute of Archaeology, Andover, Massachusetts has completed an inventory of Native American human remains and associated funerary objects held in its collections and determined that they are culturally affiliated with the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma. The inventory documents human remains representing at least two individuals, along with 25 associated funerary objects. These objects include faunal remains, ceramic sherds, pipe fragments, mixed more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument, Mountainair, New Mexico, has announced its intent to repatriate a Native American cultural item following a determination made under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. After completing a review of museum records, inventories, and consultations, the monument identified a single unassociated funerary object in its custody that is culturally  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 (TNSFR) -- The Santa Rosa Junior College Multicultural Museum, California, has announced its intent to repatriate a substantial collection of Native American cultural items following a determination made under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. After completing inventory, documentation review, and consultation, the museum concluded that the materials meet the definitions of unassociated funerary objects, sacred objects, and objects of cultural patrim more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 (TNSFR) -- The Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts, has received a federal determination from the U.S. Department of State that clears the way for the temporary exhibition of the "Giorgio Griffa: Paths in the Forest." The determination applies to the objects being imported from abroad pursuant to an agreement established with their foreign owner or custodian. The State Department determined that the imported objects possess cultural signif more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Tonto National Forest, Phoenix, Arizona, has completed a comprehensive inventory of Native American human remains and associated funerary objects recovered from multiple archaeological sites within Gila and Maricopa counties in Arizona. Following this review, the forest determined that the remains and objects are culturally affiliated with several present-day Tribal Nations in Arizona and New Mexico, clearing the w more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced the insurance marketplace aggregate retention amount for the 2026 calendar year, establishing the financial threshold for the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program. The figure, set at $58,673,180,666, determines when the government must recoup payments made for insured losses resulting from certified acts of terrorism. This calculation is a requirement of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act, a law passed in 2002 to stabilize t more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 (TNSFR) -- The University of Alabama Museums, Tuscaloosa, has completed an inventory of Native American human remains and associated funerary objects and determined that they are culturally affiliated with multiple Tribal Nations in the southeastern United States. The finding, made in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, establishes the basis for repatriation of the ancestral remains and cultural items currently held in the museum's care more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 (TNSFR) -- The University of Alabama Museums, Tuscaloosa, has completed an inventory of Native American human remains and determined that they are culturally affiliated with multiple Tribal Nations in the southeastern United States, clearing the way for repatriation under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. The determination concerns ancestral remains recovered from shoreline erosion at the Moundville site along the Black Warrior River in Alabama. The more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 (TNSFR) -- The University of California, Davis, has announced its intent to repatriate Native American cultural items following a determination made under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. After completing inventory review and consultation, the university determined that the materials meet the definition of objects of cultural patrimony and are culturally affiliated with the Wilton Rancheria. The notice covers two lots of cultural items originating  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 (TNSFR) -- The University of California Riverside campus has announced its intent to repatriate Native American cultural items under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act following the completion of an inventory and consultation process. The notice, published in the Federal Register, states that the university has determined a cultural affiliation between the identified items and the Cahuilla Band of Indians. The notice covers a total of 19 cultural item more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 (TNSFR) -- The University of California Riverside campus has announced its intent to repatriate a set of Native American cultural items following a determination made under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. After completing inventory review and consultation, the university concluded that the items qualify as objects of cultural patrimony and are culturally affiliated with the Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians The notice covers six cultural ite more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 (TNSFR) -- The University of Denver Museum of Anthropology, Colorado, has announced its intent to repatriate Native American cultural items in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, following the completion of an inventory and consultation process. The notice, published in the Federal Register, states that the museum has determined a cultural affiliation between the identified items and the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community of the  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 (TNSFR) -- The University of Florida Museum of Natural History, Gainesville, has announced its intent to repatriate Native American cultural items in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, following the completion of an inventory and consultation process. The notice, published in the Federal Register, states that the museum has determined a cultural affiliation between the identified items and the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians and the Semino more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 (TNSFR) -- The University of Florida, Museum of Natural History, Gainesville, has completed a comprehensive inventory of Native American human remains and associated funerary objects from the Pillsbury Mound site in Florida and determined that the ancestors are culturally affiliated with federally recognized Tribes in the state. The findings establish a clear basis for repatriation under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act following updated research and more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 (TNSFR) -- The University of Florida Museum of Natural History, Gainesville, has completed an updated inventory of Native American human remains and associated funerary objects from the Sarasota Bay Mound site in Florida and determined that the ancestors are culturally affiliated with federally recognized Tribes. The finding establishes the basis for repatriation under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act following consultation and reassessment of previo more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 (TNSFR) -- The University of Florida Museum of Natural History, Gainesville, has completed an updated inventory of Native American human remains and associated funerary objects from the Seven Oaks Mound site in Florida and determined that the ancestors are culturally affiliated with federally recognized Tribes in the state. The determination clears the way for repatriation under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act following consultation and reassessment more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 (TNSFR) -- The University of Florida Museum of Natural History, Gainesville, has completed a revised inventory of Native American human remains and associated funerary objects from the Warm Mineral Springs site in Florida and determined that the ancestors are culturally affiliated with federally recognized Tribes in the state. The determination authorizes repatriation under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act following updated research and consultation. more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 (TNSFR) -- The University of Kansas, Lawrence, has completed an inventory of Native American human remains in its collections and determined that they are culturally affiliated with the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation and the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of the Fort Hall Reservation. The inventory concerns human remains representing at least one individual of Native American ancestry. No associated funerary objects were identified. According to more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 (TNSFR) -- The University of Texas Austin campus Harry Ransom Center has received a federal determination from the U.S. Department of State that clears the way for the temporary exhibition of the "Lives and Literacy in Ancient Egypt." The determination applies to the objects being imported from abroad pursuant to an agreement established with their foreign owner or custodian. The State Department determined that the imported objects possess cultural significance. This find more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has issued a response to public comments regarding its plan to evaluate the links between per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and kidney cancer. This review, conducted under the PACT Act, aims to determine if kidney cancer should become a presumptive condition for disability benefits for veterans exposed to these chemicals during military service. VA received 42 comments from veterans, family members, and service org more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 (TNSFR) -- The Yale Peabody Museum, New Haven, Connecticut, has completed an inventory of Native American human remains in its care and determined that the ancestors are culturally affiliated with the Stockbridge Munsee Community. The determination establishes the basis for repatriation under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act following review of historical records and consultation. The inventory covers human remains representing at least 13 individua more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 (TNSFR) -- Yale University Peabody Museum, New Haven, Connecticut, has announced its intent to repatriate Native American cultural items under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, following a determination of cultural affiliation. The notice, published in the Federal Register, states that the museum has identified a connection between the cultural items in its collection and the Stockbridge Munsee Community. The notice covers a total of 14 unassociated more PR