Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, 65869-65870 [2020-22920]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
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Osage County Oil and Gas Final
Environmental Impact Statement,
Osage County, Oklahoma
Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
National Environmental Policy Act of
1969 (NEPA), as amended, the Bureau of
Indian Affairs (BIA) has prepared the
Osage County Oil and Gas Final
Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS)
and, by this notice, is announcing its
publication. The FEIS is a programmatic
analysis of the potential impacts that
future oil and gas development may
have on the surface estate and
subsurface mineral estate (Osage
Mineral Estate) in Osage County,
Oklahoma.
SUMMARY:
The BIA will issue a Record of
Decision (ROD) for the proposed action
no earlier than 30 days from the date
this Notice of Availability is published
in the Federal Register.
ADDRESSES: The FEIS is available on the
Osage Agency’s website at: https://
www.bia.gov/regional-offices/easternoklahoma/osage-agency/osage-oil-andgas-eis. A paper copy of the FEIS is also
available for examination at the BIA
Osage Agency, 813 Grandview Avenue,
Pawhuska, OK 74056.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Mosby Halterman, Regional
Environmental Scientist, telephone:
918–781–4660; email:
mosby.halterman@bia.gov; address: BIA
Eastern Oklahoma Regional Office, PO
Box 8002, Muskogee, OK 74402.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Osage
Allotment Act of 1906 (1906 Act), as
amended, reserved all rights to the
subsurface mineral estate underlying
Osage County, Oklahoma (Osage
Mineral Estate) to the Osage Nation. In
accordance with the 1906 Act, the Osage
Mineral Estate is held in trust by the
United States for the benefit of the
Osage Nation. All oil and gas leases,
applications for permits to drill, and
other site-specific permit applications in
Osage County are approved under the
authority of the 1906 Act, as amended,
and 25 Code of Federal Regulations
(CFR), part 226, Leasing of Osage
Reservation Lands for Oil and Gas
Mining.
The purpose of the BIA’s action is to
administer leasing and development of
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the Osage Mineral Estate in the best
interest of the Osage Nation, in
accordance with the 1906 Act, as
amended, balancing resource
conservation and maximization of oil
and gas production in the long term.
The BIA is required, under more
generally applicable statutes, to include
in the best interest calculation the
protection of the environment in Osage
County to enhance conservation of
resources and protection of the health
and safety of the Osage people. Based on
these considerations, the BIA’s action
promotes the maximization of oil and
gas production from the Osage Mineral
Estate in a manner that is economic,
efficient, and safe; prevents pollution;
and is consistent with the mandates of
Federal law.
The FEIS analyzes the following four
alternatives for managing oil and gas
development in Osage County:
D Alternative 1, No Action
Alternative.
D Alternative 2, Emphasize Oil and
Gas Development. Minimize the number
of permit Conditions of Approval
(COAs) to allow producers wider
latitude in determining the methods by
which they will comply with applicable
laws and regulations, such as the
Endangered Species Act of 1973 and
Clean Water Act of 1972.
D Alternative 3, Hybrid Development.
A hybrid approach, by applying
additional protective COAs in sections
with low levels of historical oil and gas
development minimizing the number of
COAs in sections with high levels of
historical oil and gas development. The
BIA would not approve permits for new
ground-disturbing oil and gas
development activities in certain
sensitive areas.
D Alternative 4, Enhanced Resource
Protection. Apply additional protective
COAs in all areas and implement wellspacing requirements. The BIA would
not approve permits for new grounddisturbing oil and gas development
activities in certain sensitive areas.
The alternatives represent the range of
reasonable actions that could be taken to
satisfy the purpose of and need for the
BIA’s action. All alternatives
incorporate measures necessary to
address impacts on air quality, water
resources, cultural resources, public
health and safety, threatened and
endangered species, and
socioeconomics among other things.
The Osage Draft EIS (DEIS), published
on November 22, 2019, did not identify
a preferred alternative because the BIA
did not have one at that time. The BIA
identified Alternative 3, Hybrid
Development, as the preferred
alternative in the FEIS.
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Under all alternatives, the FEIS would
serve as the NEPA review for the
approval of leases and workover permits
that do not require new ground
disturbance. Site-specific environmental
assessments (EAs) would be required for
drilling and workover permits involving
new ground disturbance but would be
tiered to the analysis in the FEIS.
Additional site-specific terms and
conditions could be required prior to
authorization of future oil and gas
development activities.
Authority: This notice of availability is
published in accordance with Section 1503.1
of the Council on Environmental Quality
regulations (40 CFR 1500 et seq.) and the
Department of the Interior Regulations (43
CFR part 46) implementing the procedural
requirements of NEPA (42 U.S.C. 4321 et
seq.), and in accordance with the authority
delegated to the Assistant Secretary, Indian
Affairs, in Part 209 of the Departmental
Manual.
Tara Sweeney,
Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0030991;
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Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural
Items: University of California
Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The University of California
Berkeley, in consultation with the
appropriate Indian Tribes or Native
Hawaiian organizations, has determined
that the cultural items listed in this
notice meet the definition of sacred
objects and objects of cultural
patrimony. Lineal descendants or
representatives of any Indian Tribe or
Native Hawaiian organization not
identified in this notice that wish to
claim these cultural items should
submit a written request to the Office of
the Vice Chancellor for Research,
University of California Berkeley. If no
additional claimants come forward,
transfer of control of the cultural items
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
claim these cultural items should
submit a written request with
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information in support of the claim to
the Office of the Vice Chancellor for
Research, University of California
Berkeley at the address in this notice by
November 16, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Thomas Torma,
NAGPRA Liaison, Office of the Vice
Chancellor for Research, University of
California Berkeley, 119 California Hall,
Berkeley, CA 94720–1500, telephone
(510) 672–5388, email t.torma@
berkeley.edu.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
here given in accordance with the
Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C.
3005, of the intent to repatriate cultural
items under the control of the
University of California Berkeley,
Berkeley, CA, that meet the definition of
sacred objects and objects of cultural
patrimony under 25 U.S.C. 3001.
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 cultural items. The National
Park Service is not responsible for the
determinations in this notice.
History and Description of the Cultural
Items
In 1906, seven cultural items were
removed from the home of Ms. Julia
Gates, which was located near Salmon
Creek in Humboldt County, CA. The
items are one feather head ornament,
two pipes, two scabbards, one belt, and
one fawn skin casing. They were
‘‘picked up’’ by Alfred Kroeber from Ms.
Gates’ home when she was an ‘‘old,
blind woman.’’ Julia Gates was a wellknown healer and a leader in the Wiyot
community. The items are part of a set
of doctoring regalia used in the practice
of traditional healing and in tribal
ceremonies. Based on consultation with
the Wiyot Tribe, California, these seven
sacred objects items are also objects of
cultural patrimony.
Sometime before 1907, six cultural
items were removed from the home of
Julia Gates, which was located near
Salmon Creek in Humboldt County, CA.
The items are one set of condor feather
hair ties, two condor feathers, one pipe,
one pipe scabbard, and one belt. They
were donated to the University of
California Berkeley by Cornelius E.
Rumsey. How Rumsey came into
possession of the items unclear, but
most likely, the items are part of the set
of doctoring regalia that Krober picked
up from Julia Gates in 1906. Based on
consultation with the Wiyot Tribe,
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California, these six sacred objects items
are also objects of cultural patrimony.
In 1929, eight cultural items were
removed from a location near Humboldt
Bay, in Humboldt County, CA. The
items are one bluebird and yellow
hammer headdress, three condor
feathers, one pipe, one pipe scabbard,
one belt, and one deerskin. Their
transfer to UC Berkeley was arranged by
Ms. Martha Herricks. These items
comprise a set of doctoring regalia. Most
likely, this set was created by Julia Gates
and subsequently was passed on to
Winnie Buckley, who was a Wiyot
‘‘sucking doctor.’’ According to oral
tradition and cultural practice, such a
transfer would have been considered a
loan. Based on consultation with the
Wiyot Tribe, California, these eight
sacred objects items are also objects of
cultural patrimony.
The cultural affiliation of the 21
cultural items listed above is to the
Wiyot Tribe, California. This affiliation
is supported by museum records,
ethnographic sources, historical sources
and newspapers, oral tradition, and
other information provided through
consultation with tribal representatives.
Determinations Made by the University
of California Berkeley
Officials of the University of
California Berkeley have determined
that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(C),
the 21 cultural items described above
are specific ceremonial objects needed
by traditional Native American religious
leaders for the practice of traditional
Native American religions by their
present-day adherents.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(D),
the 21 cultural items described above
have ongoing historical, traditional, or
cultural importance central to the
Native American group or culture itself,
rather than property owned by an
individual.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there
is a relationship of shared group
identity that can be reasonably traced
between the sacred objects and objects
of cultural patrimony and the Wiyot
Tribe, California (previously listed as
Table Bluff Reservation—Wiyot Tribe).
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Lineal descendants or representatives
of any Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization not identified in this notice
that wish to claim these cultural items
should submit a written request with
information in support of the claim to
Dr. Thomas Torma, NAGPRA Liaison,
Office of the Vice Chancellor for
Research, University of California
Berkeley, 119 California Hall, Berkeley,
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CA 94720–1500, telephone (510) 672–
5388, email t.torma@berkeley.edu, by
November 16, 2020. After that date, if
no additional claimants have come
forward, transfer of control of the sacred
objects and objects of cultural
patrimony to the Wiyot Tribe, California
(previously listed as Table Bluff
Reservation—Wiyot Tribe) may proceed.
The University of California, Berkeley
is responsible for notifying the Wiyot
Tribe, California (previously listed as
Table Bluff Reservation—Wiyot Tribe)
that this notice has been published.
Dated: September 28, 2020.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
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Notice of Inventory Completion:
University of California Berkeley,
Berkeley, CA
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The University of California
Berkeley 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 the University of
California Berkeley. 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 the University of
California Berkeley at the address in this
notice by November 16, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Thomas Torma,
NAGPRA Liaison, Office of the Vice
Chancellor for Research, University of
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0030991; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: University of
California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The University of California Berkeley, in consultation with
the appropriate Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations, has
determined that the cultural items listed in this notice meet the
definition of sacred objects and objects of cultural patrimony. Lineal
descendants or representatives of any Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization not identified in this notice that wish to claim these
cultural items should submit a written request to the Office of the
Vice Chancellor for Research, University of California Berkeley. If no
additional claimants come forward, transfer of control of the cultural
items 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
claim these cultural items should submit a written request with
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information in support of the claim to the Office of the Vice
Chancellor for Research, University of California Berkeley at the
address in this notice by November 16, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Thomas Torma, NAGPRA Liaison, Office of the Vice
Chancellor for Research, University of California Berkeley, 119
California Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720-1500, telephone (510) 672-5388,
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. 3005, of the intent to repatriate cultural items under the
control of the University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, that
meet the definition of sacred objects and objects of cultural patrimony
under 25 U.S.C. 3001.
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 cultural items. The National Park Service is not responsible
for the determinations in this notice.
History and Description of the Cultural Items
In 1906, seven cultural items were removed from the home of Ms.
Julia Gates, which was located near Salmon Creek in Humboldt County,
CA. The items are one feather head ornament, two pipes, two scabbards,
one belt, and one fawn skin casing. They were ``picked up'' by Alfred
Kroeber from Ms. Gates' home when she was an ``old, blind woman.''
Julia Gates was a well-known healer and a leader in the Wiyot
community. The items are part of a set of doctoring regalia used in the
practice of traditional healing and in tribal ceremonies. Based on
consultation with the Wiyot Tribe, California, these seven sacred
objects items are also objects of cultural patrimony.
Sometime before 1907, six cultural items were removed from the home
of Julia Gates, which was located near Salmon Creek in Humboldt County,
CA. The items are one set of condor feather hair ties, two condor
feathers, one pipe, one pipe scabbard, and one belt. They were donated
to the University of California Berkeley by Cornelius E. Rumsey. How
Rumsey came into possession of the items unclear, but most likely, the
items are part of the set of doctoring regalia that Krober picked up
from Julia Gates in 1906. Based on consultation with the Wiyot Tribe,
California, these six sacred objects items are also objects of cultural
patrimony.
In 1929, eight cultural items were removed from a location near
Humboldt Bay, in Humboldt County, CA. The items are one bluebird and
yellow hammer headdress, three condor feathers, one pipe, one pipe
scabbard, one belt, and one deerskin. Their transfer to UC Berkeley was
arranged by Ms. Martha Herricks. These items comprise a set of
doctoring regalia. Most likely, this set was created by Julia Gates and
subsequently was passed on to Winnie Buckley, who was a Wiyot ``sucking
doctor.'' According to oral tradition and cultural practice, such a
transfer would have been considered a loan. Based on consultation with
the Wiyot Tribe, California, these eight sacred objects items are also
objects of cultural patrimony.
The cultural affiliation of the 21 cultural items listed above is
to the Wiyot Tribe, California. This affiliation is supported by museum
records, ethnographic sources, historical sources and newspapers, oral
tradition, and other information provided through consultation with
tribal representatives.
Determinations Made by the University of California Berkeley
Officials of the University of California Berkeley have determined
that:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(C), the 21 cultural items
described above are specific ceremonial objects needed by traditional
Native American religious leaders for the practice of traditional
Native American religions by their present-day adherents.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(D), the 21 cultural items
described above have ongoing historical, traditional, or cultural
importance central to the Native American group or culture itself,
rather than property owned by an individual.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there is a relationship of
shared group identity that can be reasonably traced between the sacred
objects and objects of cultural patrimony and the Wiyot Tribe,
California (previously listed as Table Bluff Reservation--Wiyot Tribe).
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian Tribe or Native
Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to claim
these cultural items should submit a written request with information
in support of the claim to Dr. Thomas Torma, NAGPRA Liaison, Office of
the Vice Chancellor for Research, University of California Berkeley,
119 California Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720-1500, telephone (510) 672-5388,
email [email protected], by November 16, 2020. After that date, if
no additional claimants have come forward, transfer of control of the
sacred objects and objects of cultural patrimony to the Wiyot Tribe,
California (previously listed as Table Bluff Reservation--Wiyot Tribe)
may proceed.
The University of California, Berkeley is responsible for notifying
the Wiyot Tribe, California (previously listed as Table Bluff
Reservation--Wiyot Tribe) that this notice has been published.
Dated: September 28, 2020.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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