Notice of Inventory Completion: San Jose State University, San Jose, CA, 400-401 [2023-28924]

Download as PDF 400 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 2 / Wednesday, January 3, 2024 / Notices submitted by 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 cultural items in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after February 2, 2024. If competing requests for repatriation are received, YUAG must determine the most appropriate requestor prior to repatriation. Requests for joint repatriation of the cultural items are considered a single request and not competing requests. YUAG 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. 3004, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.8, 10.10, and 10.14. Dated: December 20, 2023. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2023–28927 Filed 1–2–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0037169; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Inventory Completion: San Jose State University, San Jose, CA National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), San Jose State University (SJSU) has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects and has determined that there is no cultural affiliation between the human remains and associated funerary objects and any federally-recognized Indian Tribe. The human remains and associated funerary objects were removed from CA–SCR–12 and CA–SCR–7 Sandhill Bluff of Santa Cruz County, CA. DATES: Disposition of the human remains and associated funerary objects in this notice may occur on or after February 2, 2024. ADDRESSES: Charlotte Sunseri, Ph.D., San Jose State University, One Washington Square, San Jose, CA 95192–0113, telephone (408) 924–5713, email charlotte.sunseri@sjsu.edu. ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:32 Jan 02, 2024 Jkt 262001 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 San Jose State University. 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 San Jose State University. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Description Human remains representing, at minimum, two individuals were removed from Santa Cruz County, CA, from the locales of CA–SCR–12 and CA– SCR–7. The CA–SCR–12 collection was excavated in 1986 by Stephen Dietz and includes burials and cultural remains. The CA–SCR–7 collection from Sandhill Bluff was collected on March 18, 1974, and donated to SJSU; the skull was identified in the College of Science teaching collection in 2023. A separate collection from CA–SCR–12 housed at the University of California Santa Cruz was returned in 2019 to the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band. The 21 boxes of associated funerary objects include faunal remains, shell, lithics, groundstone, and soil samples. Aboriginal Land The human remains and associated funerary objects in this notice were removed from known geographic locations. These locations are the aboriginal lands of one or more federally-recognized Indian Tribes. These locations are also the aboriginal lands of the Ohlone/Costanoan tribes recognized by the State of California. The following information was used to identify the aboriginal land: California Native American Heritage Commission Native American Contact List for implementing AB275 (dated: 6/22/2021 for CA–SCR–12 and 9/11/2023 for CA– SCR–7), Unratified Treaty A ‘‘Treaty at Camp Belt (May 13, 1851)’’, Unratified Treaty B ‘‘Treaty at Camp Keyes (May 30, 1851)’’, and Unratified Treaty N ‘‘Treaty at Camp Barbour (April 29, 1851)’’ (Heizer 1972). Determinations Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes, San Jose State University has determined that: • The human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of two individuals of Native American ancestry. PO 00000 Frm 00082 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 • The 21 boxes of 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. • No relationship of shared group identity can be reasonably traced between the human remains and associated funerary objects and any federally-recognized Indian Tribe. • The human remains and associated funerary objects described in this notice were removed from the aboriginal land of the Buena Vista Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of California; California Valley Miwok Tribe, California; Chicken Ranch Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of California; Ione Band of Miwok Indians of California; Jackson Band of Miwuk Indians; Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians of California; Santa Rosa Indian Community of the Santa Rosa Rancheria, California; Table Mountain Rancheria; and the Tule River Indian Tribe of the Tule River Reservation, California. 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 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 described in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after February 2, 2024. If competing requests for disposition are received, San Jose State University 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. San Jose State University 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. E:\FR\FM\03JAN1.SGM 03JAN1 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 2 / Wednesday, January 3, 2024 / Notices Dated: December 20, 2023. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2023–28924 Filed 1–2–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0037161; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Inventory Completion: Alabama Department of Archives and History, Montgomery, AL National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Alabama Department of Archives and History (ADAH) has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and associated funerary objects and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice. The human remains and associated funerary objects were removed from Elmore County, Covington County, Montgomery County, and Russell County, AL. DATES: Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects in this notice may occur on or after February 2, 2024. ADDRESSES: Kellie Bowers, NAGPRA Coordinator, the Alabama Department of Archives and History, P.O. Box 300100, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, AL 36130, telephone (334) 353–4731, email nagpra.adah@ archives.alabama.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 Alabama Department of Archives and History. 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 Alabama Department of Archives and History. ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 SUMMARY: Description Elmore County, AL On an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed from the VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:32 Jan 02, 2024 Jkt 262001 Taskigi site by members of the Alabama Anthropological Society. Between 1916 and 1951, the human remains were donated to the ADAH (Human Remains Identification Number 4104). No associated funerary objects are present. On an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed from the Taskigi site by members of the Alabama Anthropological Society. Between 1916 and 1951, the human remains were donated to the ADAH (Human Remains Identification Number 4113). No associated funerary objects are present. On an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed from the Taskigi site by members of the Alabama Anthropological Society. Between 1916 and 1951, the human remains were donated to the ADAH (Human Remains Identification Number 4120). The 2,112 associated funerary objects are 2,111 glass trade beads and one mirror. On an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed from the site of Ft. Toulouse/Ft. Jackson by the Alabama Historical Commission (AHC) and transferred to the ADAH in the late 1970s or early 1980s (Human Remains Identification Number 4090). Associated funerary objects were discovered in the collections of the AHC as part of research prior to NAGPRA consultation and were transferred to the ADAH on August 17, 2022. The 1,456 associated funerary objects are 52 flakes/stone debitage, 48 miscellaneous stones, one stone celt, 1,354 sand and shell tempered ceramic sherds representing a minimum of 17 vessels, and one lot of faunal remains. On an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed from the site of Coosada/Koasati by members of the Alabama Anthropological Society. Between 1916 and 1951, the human remains were donated to the ADAH (Human Remains Identification Number 4121). No associated funerary objects are present. Covington County At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed from the site of Searight by members of the Alabama Anthropological Society. Between 1916 and 1951, the human remains were donated to the ADAH (Human Remains Identification Number 4114). No associated funerary objects are present. Montgomery County At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, one PO 00000 Frm 00083 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 401 individual were removed from the site of Ashley Place/Catoma Creek by members of the Alabama Anthropological Society. Between 1916 and 1951, the human remains were donated to the ADAH (Human Remains Identification Number 4111). No associated funerary objects are present. Russell County At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed from the site of Girard by members of the Alabama Anthropological Society. On February 25, 1916, the human remains were donated to the ADAH (Human Remains Identification Number 4123). 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: archeological information, geographical information, historical information, kinship, and linguistics. Determinations Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations, the Alabama Department of Archives and History has determined that: • The human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of eight individuals of Native American ancestry. • The 3,568 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 Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas; Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town; Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana; Kialegee Tribal Town; Miccosukee Tribe of Indians; Poarch Band of Creek Indians; Seminole Tribe of Florida; The Muscogee (Creek) Nation; The Seminole Nation of Oklahoma; and the Thlopthlocco Tribal Town. 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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 2 (Wednesday, January 3, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 400-401]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-28924]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0037169; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: San Jose State University, San 
Jose, 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), San Jose State University (SJSU) has 
completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects 
and has determined that there is no cultural affiliation between the 
human remains and associated funerary objects and any federally-
recognized Indian Tribe. The human remains and associated funerary 
objects were removed from CA-SCR-12 and CA-SCR-7 Sandhill Bluff of 
Santa Cruz County, CA.

DATES: Disposition of the human remains and associated funerary objects 
in this notice may occur on or after February 2, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Charlotte Sunseri, Ph.D., San Jose State University, One 
Washington Square, San Jose, CA 95192-0113, telephone (408) 924-5713, 
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 San 
Jose State University. 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 San Jose State 
University.

Description

    Human remains representing, at minimum, two individuals were 
removed from Santa Cruz County, CA, from the locales of CA-SCR-12 and 
CA-SCR-7. The CA-SCR-12 collection was excavated in 1986 by Stephen 
Dietz and includes burials and cultural remains. The CA-SCR-7 
collection from Sandhill Bluff was collected on March 18, 1974, and 
donated to SJSU; the skull was identified in the College of Science 
teaching collection in 2023. A separate collection from CA-SCR-12 
housed at the University of California Santa Cruz was returned in 2019 
to the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band. The 21 boxes of associated funerary 
objects include faunal remains, shell, lithics, groundstone, and soil 
samples.

Aboriginal Land

    The human remains and associated funerary objects in this notice 
were removed from known geographic locations. These locations are the 
aboriginal lands of one or more federally-recognized Indian Tribes. 
These locations are also the aboriginal lands of the Ohlone/Costanoan 
tribes recognized by the State of California. The following information 
was used to identify the aboriginal land: California Native American 
Heritage Commission Native American Contact List for implementing AB275 
(dated: 6/22/2021 for CA-SCR-12 and 9/11/2023 for CA-SCR-7), Unratified 
Treaty A ``Treaty at Camp Belt (May 13, 1851)'', Unratified Treaty B 
``Treaty at Camp Keyes (May 30, 1851)'', and Unratified Treaty N 
``Treaty at Camp Barbour (April 29, 1851)'' (Heizer 1972).

Determinations

    Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after 
consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes, San Jose State 
University has determined that:
     The human remains described in this notice represent the 
physical remains of two individuals of Native American ancestry.
     The 21 boxes of 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.
     No relationship of shared group identity can be reasonably 
traced between the human remains and associated funerary objects and 
any federally-recognized Indian Tribe.
     The human remains and associated funerary objects 
described in this notice were removed from the aboriginal land of the 
Buena Vista Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of California; California 
Valley Miwok Tribe, California; Chicken Ranch Rancheria of Me-Wuk 
Indians of California; Ione Band of Miwok Indians of California; 
Jackson Band of Miwuk Indians; Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians 
of California; Santa Rosa Indian Community of the Santa Rosa Rancheria, 
California; Table Mountain Rancheria; and the Tule River Indian Tribe 
of the Tule River Reservation, California.

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 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 
described in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after February 
2, 2024. If competing requests for disposition are received, San Jose 
State University 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. San Jose State University 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.


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    Dated: December 20, 2023.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2023-28924 Filed 1-2-24; 8:45 am]
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