Notice of Inventory Completion: Los Angeles County Natural History Museum, Los Angeles, CA, 84352-84353 [2023-26618]

Download as PDF 84352 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 232 / Tuesday, December 5, 2023 / Notices determinations in this notice, including the results of consultation, can be found in the inventory or related records held by the PMAE. Description Human remains representing, at minimum, 25 individuals were removed from the Channel Islands, CA. In 1875, Paul Schumacher led a joint expedition on behalf of PMAE and the Smithsonian Institution to what he referred to as the Santa Barbara Islands, which are today known as the Channel Islands. During this expedition, he removed human remains from San Miguel Island (Santa Barbara County), Santa Cruz Island (Santa Barbara County), San Nicolas Island (Ventura County), and Santa Catalina Island (Los Angeles County). The Smithsonian Institution received the majority of those human remains. One hundred crania removed from San Miguel Island and Santa Cruz Island, and 25 mandibles identified as coming from the Santa Barbara Islands were sent to PMAE. Based on PMAE having received human remains that came from San Miguel Island and Santa Cruz Island, the mandibles most likely came from one or both of those islands, too. No known associated funerary objects are present. Human remains, representing at minimum, one individual were removed from Santa Barbra County, California. In 1934, PMAE received these human remains from the Gila Pueblo Foundation, which identified them as coming from Hope Ranch in Santa Barbara County, CA. No known associated funerary objects are present. Human remains, representing at minimum one individual, were removed from Los Angeles County, CA. In 1939, Isaac Richardson donated to the PMAE the remains of an individual that were recovered from Los Angeles County, CA. The individual was unearthed by a steam shovel in Los Flores Canyon, five miles from Santa Monica on Roosevelt Highway. No known associated funerary objects are present. khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES Cultural Affiliation The human remains 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 evidence were used to reasonably trace the relationship: oral traditional, geographical, and biological. VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:35 Dec 04, 2023 Jkt 262001 Determinations DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations, the PMAE has determined that: • The human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of 27 individuals of Native American ancestry. • There is a relationship of shared group identity that can be reasonably traced between the human remains described in this notice and the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians of the Santa Ynez Reservation, California. National Park Service Requests for Repatriation 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 in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after January 4, 2024. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the PMAE must determine the most appropriate requestor prior to repatriation. Requests for joint repatriation of the human remains are considered a single request and not competing requests. The PMAE 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: November 28, 2023. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2023–26612 Filed 12–4–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P PO 00000 Frm 00056 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0037013; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Inventory Completion: Los Angeles County Natural History Museum, Los Angeles, CA National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Los Angeles County Natural History Museum (LACNHM) has completed an inventory of human remains and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and Indian Tribes in this notice. The human remains were removed from Orange and Los Angeles Counties, CA. DATES: Repatriation of the human remains in this notice may occur on or after January 4, 2024. ADDRESSES: Amy E. Gusick, NAGPRA Officer, Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History, 900 Exposition Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90007, telephone (213) 763–3370, email agusick@nhm.org. 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 LACNHM. 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 LACNHM. SUMMARY: Description At an unknown date, human remains representing, at a minimum, one individual were removed from Laguna Beach in Orange County, CA, and at an unknown date, they were transferred to the Laboratory of Anthropology of the Hancock Foundation, a now disbanded museum once part of the University of Southern California (U.S.C.). In 1966, these human remains were donated to LACNHM. The human remains (L.2397.66–1) consist of a mandible belonging to an adult of indeterminate sex. No associated funerary objects are present. Human remains representing, at a minimum, two individuals were removed from Long Beach in Los Angeles County, CA. In 1953, U.S.C. and California State University, Long E:\FR\FM\05DEN1.SGM 05DEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 232 / Tuesday, December 5, 2023 / Notices Beach conducted a salvage excavation at LAN–270, a site located in the Los Altos neighborhood of Long Beach, under the direction of Dr. William J. Wallace. The human remains excavated by Wallace at Los Altos were transferred to the Laboratory of Anthropology of the Hancock Foundation, and in 1966, they were donated to LACNHM. These human remains consist of eight human vertebrae and two human carpals (L.2397.66–4) belonging of one individual and an almost complete skeleton (L.2397.66–12) belonging to an adult female. No associated funerary objects are present. Cultural Affiliation The human remains 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. The following types of information were used to reasonably trace the relationship: anthropological, archeological, biological, historical, and oral traditional. The Acjachemen Nation, Gabrieleno Tribes and Tongva Tribes (‘‘People of the Earth’’) have strong cultural ties to Laguna Beach and Long Beach coastlines. The site of Puvungna, located on the California State University, Long Beach campus, is sacred to the Gabrieleno, Tongva, and Acjachemen for its association with their Creation account and Tribal history, and annual pilgrimages there by Gabrieleno, Tongva, and Acjachemen continue today. The Luisen˜o people, which include the Pechanga Band of Indians, share cultural practices and beliefs with the Gabrieleno, Tongva, and Acjachemen, and are linguistically related. khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES Determinations Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes, the LACNHM determined that: • The human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of three individuals of Native American ancestry. • There is a relationship of shared group identity that can be reasonably traced between the human remains described in this notice and the Pechanga Band of Indians (Previously listed as Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians of the Pechanga Reservation, California). VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:35 Dec 04, 2023 Jkt 262001 Requests for Repatriation Written requests for repatriation of the human remains 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 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 in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after January 4, 2024. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the LACNHM must determine the most appropriate requestor prior to repatriation. Requests for joint repatriation of the human remains are considered a single request and not competing requests. The LACNHM 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: November 28, 2023. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2023–26618 Filed 12–4–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0036999; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Florida, Florida Museum of Natural History, Gainesville, FL National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the University of Florida, Florida Museum of Natural History (FLMNH) has completed an inventory of human remains and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice. The human remains were removed from Okaloosa County, FL. DATES: Repatriation of the human remains in this notice may occur on or after January 4, 2024. SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00057 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 84353 Catherine Smith, University of Florida, Florida Museum of Natural History, 1659 Museum Road, Gainesville, FL 32611, telephone (352) 273–1921, email smithcatherine@ floridamuseum.ufl.edu. 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 FLMNH. 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 FLMNH. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Description Human remains representing, at minimum, three individuals were removed from Okaloosa County, FL. During the summer of 1977, FLMNH received ancestral remains, ceramics, and a few other items from a private donor whose father had collected them incrementally during fishing trips in the Fort Walton area during the 1920s and 1930s. No associated funerary objects are present. Cultural Affiliation The human remains 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: geographical and archeological. Determinations Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations, FLMNH has determined that: • The human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of three individuals of Native American ancestry. • There is a relationship of shared group identity that can be reasonably traced between the human remains described in this notice and the Seminole Tribe of Florida. Requests for Repatriation Written requests for repatriation of the human remains in this notice must be sent to the Responsible Official E:\FR\FM\05DEN1.SGM 05DEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 232 (Tuesday, December 5, 2023)]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

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Notice of Inventory Completion: Los Angeles County Natural 
History Museum, Los Angeles, CA

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and 
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Los Angeles County Natural History 
Museum (LACNHM) has completed an inventory of human remains and has 
determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human 
remains and Indian Tribes in this notice. The human remains were 
removed from Orange and Los Angeles Counties, CA.

DATES: Repatriation of the human remains in this notice may occur on or 
after January 4, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Amy E. Gusick, NAGPRA Officer, Los Angeles County Museum of 
Natural History, 900 Exposition Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90007, 
telephone (213) 763-3370, 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 
LACNHM. 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 LACNHM.

Description

    At an unknown date, human remains representing, at a minimum, one 
individual were removed from Laguna Beach in Orange County, CA, and at 
an unknown date, they were transferred to the Laboratory of 
Anthropology of the Hancock Foundation, a now disbanded museum once 
part of the University of Southern California (U.S.C.). In 1966, these 
human remains were donated to LACNHM. The human remains (L.2397.66-1) 
consist of a mandible belonging to an adult of indeterminate sex. No 
associated funerary objects are present.
    Human remains representing, at a minimum, two individuals were 
removed from Long Beach in Los Angeles County, CA. In 1953, U.S.C. and 
California State University, Long

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Beach conducted a salvage excavation at LAN-270, a site located in the 
Los Altos neighborhood of Long Beach, under the direction of Dr. 
William J. Wallace. The human remains excavated by Wallace at Los Altos 
were transferred to the Laboratory of Anthropology of the Hancock 
Foundation, and in 1966, they were donated to LACNHM. These human 
remains consist of eight human vertebrae and two human carpals 
(L.2397.66-4) belonging of one individual and an almost complete 
skeleton (L.2397.66-12) belonging to an adult female. No associated 
funerary objects are present.

Cultural Affiliation

    The human remains 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. The 
following types of information were used to reasonably trace the 
relationship: anthropological, archeological, biological, historical, 
and oral traditional.
    The Acjachemen Nation, Gabrieleno Tribes and Tongva Tribes 
(``People of the Earth'') have strong cultural ties to Laguna Beach and 
Long Beach coastlines. The site of Puvungna, located on the California 
State University, Long Beach campus, is sacred to the Gabrieleno, 
Tongva, and Acjachemen for its association with their Creation account 
and Tribal history, and annual pilgrimages there by Gabrieleno, Tongva, 
and Acjachemen continue today. The Luise[ntilde]o people, which include 
the Pechanga Band of Indians, share cultural practices and beliefs with 
the Gabrieleno, Tongva, and Acjachemen, and are linguistically related.

Determinations

    Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after 
consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes, the LACNHM determined 
that:
     The human remains described in this notice represent the 
physical remains of three individuals of Native American ancestry.
     There is a relationship of shared group identity that can 
be reasonably traced between the human remains described in this notice 
and the Pechanga Band of Indians (Previously listed as Pechanga Band of 
Luiseno Mission Indians of the Pechanga Reservation, California).

Requests for Repatriation

    Written requests for repatriation of the human remains 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 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 in this notice to a requestor may 
occur on or after January 4, 2024. If competing requests for 
repatriation are received, the LACNHM must determine the most 
appropriate requestor prior to repatriation. Requests for joint 
repatriation of the human remains are considered a single request and 
not competing requests. The LACNHM 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: November 28, 2023.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2023-26618 Filed 12-4-23; 8:45 am]
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