Notice of Inventory Completion Amendment: California Department of Parks and Recreation, Sacramento, CA, 42743-42744 [2023-14082]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 126 / Monday, July 3, 2023 / Notices sherds, one piece of lithic debitage, and one liter of soil fill. Cultural Affiliation The human remains and associated funerary objects in this notice are connected to one or more identifiable earlier groups, tribes, peoples, or cultures. There is a relationship of shared group identity between the identifiable earlier groups, tribes, peoples, or cultures and one or more Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations. The following types of information were used to reasonably trace the relationship: anthropological, archeological, biological, geographical, historical, and expert opinion. Determinations Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations, TxDOT has determined that: • The human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of three individuals of Native American ancestry. • The 47 objects described in this notice are reasonably believed to have been placed with or near individual human remains at the time of death or later as part of the death rite or ceremony. • There is a relationship of shared group identity that can be reasonably traced between the human remains and associated funerary objects described in this notice and the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma. Requests for Repatriation lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 Written requests for repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects in this notice must be sent to the Responsible Official identified in ADDRESSES. Requests for repatriation may be submitted by: 1. Any one or more of the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations identified in this notice. 2. Any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice who shows, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the requestor is a lineal descendant or a culturally affiliated Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization. Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after August 2, 2023. If competing requests for repatriation are received, TxDOT must determine the most appropriate requestor prior to repatriation. Requests for joint repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects are considered a single request and not competing requests. TxDOT is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the Indian Tribe identified in this notice. Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.9, 10.10, and 10.14. Dated: June 21, 2023. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2023–14074 Filed 6–30–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0036101; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Inventory Completion Amendment: California Department of Parks and Recreation, Sacramento, CA National Park Service, Interior. Notice; amendment. AGENCY: ACTION: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and SUMMARY: 42743 Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the California Department of Parks and Recreation has amended a Notice of Inventory Completion in the Federal Register on September 28, 2012. This notice amends the number of associated funerary objects in a collection removed from Shannon County, SD. Disposition of the human remains and associated funerary objects in this notice may occur on or after August 2, 2023. DATES: Dr. Leslie L. Hartzell, NAGPRA Coordinator, California Department of Parks and Recreation, P.O. Box 942896, Sacramento, CA 94296–0001, telephone (916) 425–8016, email Leslie.Hartzell@parks.ca.gov. ADDRESSES: 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 California Department of Parks and Recreation. The National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice. Additional information on the amendments and determinations in this notice, including the results of consultation, can be found in the inventory or related records held by the California Department of Parks and Recreation. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Amendment This notice amends the determinations published in a Notice of Inventory Completion in the Federal Register (77 FR 59647–59648, September 28, 2012). Disposition of the items in the original Notice of Inventory Completion has not occurred. During consultation regarding the original notice, Department of Parks and Recreation staff located and subsequently identified additional associated funerary objects from the Wounded Knee Massacre Site. Site Original No. Amended No. Amended description Wounded Knee Massacre Site in Shannon County, SD. 2 12 four photographs, two armlets, two bandanas, one arm band, one lot of beads, one periodical, and one spur. Determinations (As Amended) Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes, the California Department of Parks and Recreation has determined that: • The human remains represent the physical remains of two individuals of Native American ancestry. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:10 Jun 30, 2023 Jkt 259001 • The 12 objects are reasonably believed to have been placed with or near individual human remains at the time of death or later as part of the death rite or ceremony. • There is a relationship of shared group identity that can be reasonably traced between the human remains and associated funerary objects and the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe of the PO 00000 Frm 00066 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Cheyenne River Reservation, South Dakota; Oglala Sioux Tribe; and the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe of North & South Dakota. Requests for Disposition Written requests for disposition of the human remains and associated funerary objects in this notice must be sent to the Responsible Official identified in E:\FR\FM\03JYN1.SGM 03JYN1 42744 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 126 / Monday, July 3, 2023 / Notices ADDRESSES. Requests for disposition may be submitted by: 1. Any one or more of the Indian Tribes identified in this notice. 2. Any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice who shows, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the requestor is a lineal descendant or a culturally affiliated Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization, or who shows that the requestor is an aboriginal land Indian Tribe. Disposition of the human remains and associated funerary objects in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after August 2, 2023. If competing requests for disposition are received, the California Department of Parks and Recreation must determine the most appropriate requestor prior to disposition. Requests for joint disposition of the human remains and associated funerary objects are considered a single request and not competing requests. The California Department of Parks and Recreation is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the Indian Tribes identified in this notice. Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.9, 10.11, and 10.13. Dated: June 21, 2023. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2023–14082 Filed 6–30–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0036104; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Inventory Completion: Edge of the Cedars State Park Museum, Blanding, UT National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Edge of the Cedars State Park Museum (ECSPM) has completed an inventory of human remains and has determined that there is no cultural affiliation between the human remains and any Indian Tribe. The human remains were removed from Utah. DATES: Disposition of the human remains in this notice may occur on or after August 2, 2023. lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:10 Jun 30, 2023 Jkt 259001 Chris Hanson, Manager, Edge of the Cedars State Park Museum, 660 W 400 N, Blanding, UT 84511– 4000, telephone (435) 678–2238, email chanson@utah.gov. 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 ECSPM. The National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice. Additional information on the determinations in this notice, including the results of consultation, can be found in the inventory or related records held by the ECSPM. ADDRESSES: Description Human remains of 13 individuals were inadvertently discovered in the State of Utah by the public. These human remains were recovered by local law enforcement agencies and transferred to the Utah State Medical Examiner’s Office throughout the decade of the 1980s. Very little information is known concerning the human remains other than the counties where they were recovered. No associated funerary objects are present. Aboriginal Land The human remains in this notice were removed from known geographic locations. These locations are the aboriginal lands of one or more Indian Tribes. The following information was used to identify the aboriginal land: a final judgment of the Indian Claims Commission. Determinations Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes, the ECSPM has determined that: • The human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of 13 individuals of Native American ancestry. • No relationship of shared group identity can be reasonably traced between the human remains and any Indian Tribe. • The human remains described in this notice were removed from the aboriginal land of the Confederated Tribes of the Goshute Reservation, Nevada and Utah; Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation; Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah (Cedar Band of Paiutes, Kanosh Band of Paiutes, Koosharem Band of Paiutes, Indian Peaks Band of Paiutes, and Shivwits Band of Paiutes); and the Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah & Ouray Reservation, Utah. PO 00000 Frm 00067 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Requests for Disposition Written requests for disposition of the human remains in this notice must be sent to the Responsible Official identified in ADDRESSES. Requests for disposition may be submitted by: 1. Any one or more of the Indian Tribes identified in this notice. 2. Any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice who shows, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the requestor is a lineal descendant or a culturally affiliated Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization, or who shows that the requestor is an aboriginal land Indian Tribe. Disposition of the human remains described in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after August 2, 2023. If competing requests for disposition are received, the ECSPM must determine the most appropriate requestor prior to disposition. Requests for joint disposition of the human remains are considered a single request and not competing requests. The ECSPM is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the Indian Tribes identified in this notice. Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.9 and 10.11. Dated: June 21, 2023. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2023–14077 Filed 6–30–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0036106; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Inventory Completion: Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), Central Washington University has completed an inventory of human remains and has determined that there is no cultural affiliation between the human remains and any Indian Tribe. The human remains were removed from the Olympic Peninsula, WA. DATES: Disposition of the human remains in this notice may occur on or after August 2, 2023. SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\03JYN1.SGM 03JYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 126 (Monday, July 3, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42743-42744]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-14082]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0036101; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion Amendment: California Department 
of Parks and Recreation, Sacramento, CA

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice; amendment.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and 
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the California Department of Parks and 
Recreation has amended a Notice of Inventory Completion in the Federal 
Register on September 28, 2012. This notice amends the number of 
associated funerary objects in a collection removed from Shannon 
County, SD.

DATES: Disposition of the human remains and associated funerary objects 
in this notice may occur on or after August 2, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Dr. Leslie L. Hartzell, NAGPRA Coordinator, California 
Department of Parks and Recreation, P.O. Box 942896, Sacramento, CA 
94296-0001, telephone (916) 425-8016, email 
[email protected].

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 
California Department of Parks and Recreation. The National Park 
Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice. 
Additional information on the amendments and determinations in this 
notice, including the results of consultation, can be found in the 
inventory or related records held by the California Department of Parks 
and Recreation.

Amendment

    This notice amends the determinations published in a Notice of 
Inventory Completion in the Federal Register (77 FR 59647-59648, 
September 28, 2012). Disposition of the items in the original Notice of 
Inventory Completion has not occurred. During consultation regarding 
the original notice, Department of Parks and Recreation staff located 
and subsequently identified additional associated funerary objects from 
the Wounded Knee Massacre Site.

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                   Site                       Original No.     Amended No.            Amended description
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Wounded Knee Massacre Site in Shannon                    2               12   four photographs, two armlets, two
 County, SD.                                                                   bandanas, one arm band, one lot
                                                                               of beads, one periodical, and one
                                                                               spur.
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Determinations (As Amended)

    Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after 
consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes, the California 
Department of Parks and Recreation has determined that:
     The human remains represent the physical remains of two 
individuals of Native American ancestry.
     The 12 objects are reasonably believed to have been placed 
with or near individual human remains at the time of death or later as 
part of the death rite or ceremony.
     There is a relationship of shared group identity that can 
be reasonably traced between the human remains and associated funerary 
objects and the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe of the Cheyenne River 
Reservation, South Dakota; Oglala Sioux Tribe; and the Standing Rock 
Sioux Tribe of North & South Dakota.

Requests for Disposition

    Written requests for disposition of the human remains and 
associated funerary objects in this notice must be sent to the 
Responsible Official identified in

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ADDRESSES. Requests for disposition may be submitted by:
    1. Any one or more of the Indian Tribes identified in this notice.
    2. Any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian 
organization not identified in this notice who shows, by a 
preponderance of the evidence, that the requestor is a lineal 
descendant or a culturally affiliated Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian 
organization, or who shows that the requestor is an aboriginal land 
Indian Tribe.
    Disposition of the human remains and associated funerary objects in 
this notice to a requestor may occur on or after August 2, 2023. If 
competing requests for disposition are received, the California 
Department of Parks and Recreation must determine the most appropriate 
requestor prior to disposition. Requests for joint disposition of the 
human remains and associated funerary objects are considered a single 
request and not competing requests. The California Department of Parks 
and Recreation is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the 
Indian Tribes identified in this notice.
    Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 
25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.9, 10.11, 
and 10.13.

    Dated: June 21, 2023.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2023-14082 Filed 6-30-23; 8:45 am]
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