WASHINGTON, May 8 (TNSFR) -- The Autry Museum of the American West in Los Angeles, California, has completed an inventory of associated funerary objects and has identified a chert triangular point that is culturally affiliated with the Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska and the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma. This item, an associated funerary object, is linked to human remains that were previously repatriated following a notice published in the Federal Register in September 2007. The object, a cher  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 (TNSFR) -- The Autry Museum of the American West, located in Los Angeles, California, has completed an inventory of human remains and determined that they are culturally affiliated with the Berry Creek Rancheria of Maidu Indians of California. The remains were collected by Caroline Gill in 1941 near Biggs, Butte County, in the Sacramento Valley and later gifted to the Southwest Museum in 1942, which is now part of the Autry Museum. The remains, specifically a human cranium,  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 (TNSFR) - The Autry Museum of the American West in Los Angeles, California, has announced its intent to repatriate unassociated funerary objects to the Berry Creek Rancheria of Maidu Indians of California, a federally recognized tribe, on behalf of the Konkow Valley Band of Maidu. According to a notice published May 8, 2025, in the Federal Register by the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service, the museum determined that the objects are culturally affiliated wi  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 (TNSFR) -- The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects and has determined a cultural affiliation between these remains and the Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation of California. The human remains represent at least 16 individuals, and the associated funerary objects include over 12,000 cataloged items, such as lithics, paleobotanicals, faunal remains, shell beads, and ground stone. These objects, wh  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 (TNSFR) -- California State University, Sacramento (CSUS) and East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) have completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). The inventory includes the remains of 90 individuals and 45,740 associated objects, such as baked clay items, flaked stones, faunal remains, and various ceremonial artifacts. These materials were excavated from archaeolo  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 (TNSFR) -- California State University, Sacramento, and the East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) have announced their intention to repatriate 1,092 cultural items to the California Valley Miwok Tribe. These items, which include flaked and ground stones, faunal and flora remains, historic objects, and modified materials, have been identified as cultural patrimony under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). A notice regarding this repatriat  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 (TNSFR) -- California State University, Sacramento (CSUS) has finalized the inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects, determining a cultural affiliation with several Native American tribes. The inventory includes the remains of 14 individuals and 18,830 associated funerary objects, such as flaked and ground stones, faunal and floral remains, and other ceremonial items. These items were removed from multiple archaeological sites in Calaveras County, Califor  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 (TNSFR) -- The California State University, Sacramento has announced its intent to repatriate 521 cultural items of significance to the California Valley Miwok Tribe. The items, which include flaked and ground stones, faunal remains, modified stone and shell objects, historic materials, and baskets, were removed from various sites in Calaveras County during the 1960s and 1970s. The repatriation notice was issued by the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service and   more

WASHINGTON, May 8 (TNSFR) -- California State University, Sacramento (CSUS) has completed an inventory of human remains and determined a cultural affiliation with the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria, California. The remains, identified as those of one individual, were discovered in Sausalito, Marin County, California. Although the exact circumstances of how these remains came into CSUS's possession are unclear, they have been housed under accession 81-CSUS-197. The human remains are b  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 (TNSFR) -- The Center for the History of Medicine in the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts, has completed an inventory of human remains under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). The remains of two individuals, believed to be of Native American ancestry, were removed from a mound in present-day North and South Dakota, also known as the Dakota Territory, sometime between 1878 and 1891. The remai  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration has issued notice of a proposed subsequent arrangement to retransfer U.S.-obligated nuclear material from Australia to France for reprocessing. Acting under the authority of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, the proposed transfer falls within the framework of the U.S.-Australia Agreement Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy and the U.S.-Euratom Agreement for Cooperation in the Peaceful Uses of   more

WASHINGTON, May 8 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Education Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education has approved new testing materials and extended the usability of certain existing assessments for use in the National Reporting System for Adult Education (NRS). The announcement confirms that the CASAS Reading GOALS 2 Series is now deemed suitable for evaluating Literacy and English Language Arts at all Adult Basic Education (ABE) levels for a period of seven years beginning May 8, 2  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 (TNSFR) -- The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed a revision to the Missouri State Implementation Plan SIP aimed at reducing volatile organic compound VOC emissions from petroleum liquid storage, loading, and transfer in the Kansas City metropolitan area. The proposed rule, published on May 8, 2025, would approve amendments to Missouri rule 10 CSR 10-2.260 which applies to facilities in Jackson, Clay, and Platte counties. These revisions are intended to improve the   more

WASHINGTON, May 8 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Reserve System published a notice regarding an application under the Change in Bank Control Act. Michelle Lynn Ahneman, a resident of Eau Claire, Wisconsin, has applied to acquire control of the voting shares of Frandsen Financial Corporation, headquartered in Arden Hills, Minnesota. Ahneman's acquisition would occur through her appointment as a co-trustee of the Dennis Frandsen 2014 Children's Trust Agreement and the Dennis Frandsen 2015 Grandchildren'  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has initiated an investigation into the rate schedule of Longview Power, LLC, to determine whether the company's rates are unjust, unreasonable, discriminatory, or preferential, in violation of the Federal Power Act (FPA). The investigation, under Docket No. EL25-73-000, was prompted by concerns regarding the fairness of the company's rate structure. The order was issued on May 2, 2025, under section 206 of the FPA, a  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has published an Environmental Assessment (EA) for the proposed upgrades to the generating units and construction of a new transformer at the Eel Weir Project, as well as the proposed modifications to the transmission lines at both the Dundee and Eel Weir projects, owned by Presumpscot Hydro LLC and Relevate Power Maine LLC. The EA provides an analysis of the potential environmental effects of these proposed modificat  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has issued an environmental assessment (EA) for the 507G Line Abandonment Project proposed by Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, LLC (Tennessee). The project involves the abandonment of portions of Tennessee's 507G-100 and 507G-500 pipelines, which are located in Acadia, Vermilion, Iberia, and St. Mary Parishes in Louisiana. Tennessee is requesting approval to abandon approximately 58 miles of the 507G-100 Line in place,  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has revised the schedule for the environmental review of Rover Pipeline LLC's Rover-Bulger Compressor Station and Harmon Creek Meter Station Expansion Project. Initially scheduled for completion by May 5, 2025, the environmental assessment (EA) has been delayed due to the need for additional time to process Rover's response to a staff request for further environmental information made on April 24, 2025. Consequently,   more

WASHINGTON, May 8 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has issued a Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the North-South Corridor, Segment 1, a proposed new highway running between U.S. Highway 60 (US 60) and Arizona Farms Road in Pinal County, Arizona. This initiative is part of a broader effort to enhance north-to-south transportation capacity in the region, a need identified in the Tier 1 Final EIS co  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has published a notice regarding a request for amendment (RFA) submitted by the South Florida Regional Transportation Authority (SFRTA). The RFA pertains to a temporary modification of SFRTA's FRA-certified positive train control (PTC) system, specifically seeking approval to disable the system for a scheduled upgrade. The upgrade, which involves replacing the end-of-life wayside signal ope  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Gatlinburg, Tennessee, has announced its intention to repatriate 4,506 unassociated funerary objects. The items, which span a wide array of artifacts including faunal remains, ceramics, beads, lithic fragments, and stone tools, were collected from various burial sites across North Carolina and Tennessee. The announcement was published in the Federal Register on May 8, 2  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. International Trade Commission has announced its decision not to review an initial determination that found Xiamen Dirongte Trading Co., Ltd., the sole respondent in a Section 337 investigation, in default for failing to respond to allegations of patent infringement involving dryer wall exhaust vent assemblies. The case, docketed as Investigation No. 337-TA-1437, stems from a February 2025 complaint filed by InOvate Acquisition Company of Jupiter, Florida,  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. International Trade Commission has determined there is a reasonable indication that U.S. industry is being materially injured by imports of polypropylene corrugated boxes from China and Vietnam, which are alleged to be sold at less than fair value, and by subsidized imports from China. The Commission's finding, issued under Investigation Nos. 701-TA-757 and 731-TA-1737-1738, follows petitions filed by four U.S. manufacturers--CoolSeal USA Inc. of Perrysburg  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. International Trade Commission has instituted Investigation No. 337-TA-1447 following a complaint filed by BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc., headquartered in Novato, California, alleging patent infringement involving certain drug products containing C-type natriuretic peptide (CNP) variants. The complaint, received on April 2, 2025, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, accuses several foreign and domestic companies of unlawfully importing, selling for   more

WASHINGTON, May 8 (TNSFR) -- The Kansas State Historical Society, Topeka has completed the inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). The remains of two individuals, along with a deer tooth associated with the burial, were excavated from the Taylor Mound site (14DP3) in Doniphan County, Kansas. The site, located on a bluff near the Kansas River, has been dated to the Middle Woodland period, around 100   more

WASHINGTON, May 8 (TNSFR) - The Longyear Museum of Anthropology at Colgate University in Hamilton, New York, has announced its intent to repatriate 40 shell beads identified as unassociated funerary objects to the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma. The cultural items were originally removed from a burial context in Phillips County, Kansas, and were later transferred to the museum by the Smithsonian Institution. The repatriation notice was issued by the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Ser  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 (TNSFR) -- The Los Rios Community College District, Sacramento, California, has finalized its inventory of human remains under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). The inventory includes remains from at least seven individuals, discovered across multiple locations in Sacramento, California. Among the remains, two sets were found in 1994 by Public Works employees checking for storm-related debris on Auburn Boulevard. The remains were donated t  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 (TNSFR) -- Mercyhurst University, located in Erie, Pennsylvania, has completed its inventory of human remains under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). The remains, identified as those of at least one individual of Native American ancestry, were removed from a location in the vicinity of Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, on an unknown date. The remains were acquired by Raymond C. Vietzen, an avocational archaeologist and collector, who   more

WASHINGTON, May 8 (TNSFR) - The Mukwonago Community Library in Wisconsin, intends to repatriate two Native American cultural items classified as unassociated funerary objects to the Delaware Nation, Oklahoma. The announcement was made in a notice published by the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service in the Federal Register on May 8, 2025. The two items slated for repatriation are a stone discoidal, catalogued as G0034, and a banner stone, catalogued as G00474. The discoidal was  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is reviewing an application from Duke Energy Progress, LLC, requesting the subsequent renewal of Renewed Facility Operating License No. DPR-23 for the operation of the H.B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant, Unit No. 2, located near Hartsville, South Carolina. The subsequent renewal application seeks to extend the plant's operational life by 20 years beyond the current license expiration, which is set for July 31, 2030. The   more

WASHINGTON, May 8 (TNSFR) -- The Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology (PMAE) at Harvard University has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects and confirmed a cultural affiliation with multiple Native American tribes. The remains, which represent at least 23 individuals, were removed from sites in the Missouri River region near Bismarck, North Dakota, and in the Dakota Territory (modern-day North and South Dakota). These remains were collected in the ear  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. State Department has authorized the importation of certain culturally significant objects for temporary display in the upcoming exhibition "Vermeer's Love Letters." The exhibition, which will be hosted at The Frick Collection in New York City, will showcase a selection of artworks that have been deemed of cultural significance. The objects, which have been temporarily obtained from their foreign owners or custodians, will be displayed at The Frick Collec  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 (TNSFR) -- The University of California, Davis (UC Davis) has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects, determining a cultural affiliation with multiple Native American tribes. The remains, representing at least five individuals, were unearthed from the Yolo Landfill Cemetery Site (CA-YOL-171) in Yolo County, California. The discovery occurred between May and July 1981, during the excavation of a new waste management pit at the landfill. Human  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 (TNSFR) -- The University of Florida, Florida Museum of Natural History, Gainesville, has finalized an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects, confirming a cultural affiliation with the Seminole Tribe of Florida. The remains, representing at least 429 individuals, were excavated from the Palmer Burial Mound/Historic Spanish Point (8SO2/8SO2a) in Sarasota County, Florida, with the fieldwork conducted in 1959, 1960, and 1962 by Ripley P. and Adelaide Bullen.  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 (TNSFR) -- The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has completed an inventory of human remains and identified a cultural affiliation with several Native American tribes. The remains, representing at least two individuals, were excavated from the Conway site (45Sk59), a shell midden located in the Skagit River delta, during salvage projects conducted by the University of Washington in 1969 and 1970. These remains have since been transferred to the University of Illinois   more

WASHINGTON, May 8 (TNSFR) -- The Office of the State Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program (OSA BP) at the University of Iowa has completed an inventory of human remains and determined cultural affiliation with several Native American tribes. The remains, representing at least one individual, were removed from an unknown location near St. Johns in Apache County, Arizona, possibly in the 1930s. The remains were subsequently transferred to the Greene County Historical Society in Jefferson, Iowa,   more

WASHINGTON, May 8 (TNSFR) -- The University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan has announced regarding the completion of an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects. The inventory identifies Ancestral remains and associated funerary objects with cultural affiliations to several Native American tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations. This notice is part of the National Park Service's administrative responsibilities under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has issued a Notice of Funding Opportunity for the Staff Sergeant Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program (SSG Fox SPGP), making up to $52.5 million available in federal fiscal year 2026 for suicide prevention initiatives across the United States. The program supports community-based organizations in delivering non-clinical suicide prevention services to eligible Veterans and their families, focusing on mental health, financial   more