Notice of Inventory Completion: San Jose State University, San Jose, CA, 402-403 [2023-28925]

Download as PDF 402 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 2 / Wednesday, January 3, 2024 / Notices 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 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 February 2, 2024. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the Alabama Department of Archives and History 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 Alabama Department of Archives and History is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations 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: December 20, 2023. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2023–28916 Filed 1–2–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0037170; 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 Uvas/Little Arthur Creek in Santa Clara County, CA. ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:32 Jan 02, 2024 Jkt 262001 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. 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. DATES: Description Human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed from Santa Clara County, CA. The Uvas/ Little Arthur Creek Site in Gilroy was excavated by West Valley College. The collection was temporarily housed at San Jose State University, and then title to the collection was transferred from West Valley College to SJSU in 2021– 2022. The one box of associated funerary objects includes lithics. 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: 9/30/ 2021), 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 one individual of Native American ancestry. PO 00000 Frm 00084 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 • The one box 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. 2023–28925 Filed 1–2–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0037158; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Hopewell Culture National Historical Park, Chillicothe, OH National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Hopewell Culture National Historical Park 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 Ross County, OH. DATES: Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects in this notice may occur on or after February 2, 2024. ADDRESSES: Chris Alford, Superintendent, Hopewell Culture National Historical Park, 16062 State Route 104, Chillicothe, OH 45601, telephone (740) 774–1126, email chris_ alford@nps.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 Superintendent, Hopewell Culture National Historical Park. Additional information on the determinations in this notice, including the results of consultation, can be found in the inventory or related records held by Hopewell Culture National Historical Park. ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 SUMMARY: Description Human remains representing, at minimum, two individuals were removed from the Hopewell Mound Group (33RO27) or a nearby locale in Ross County, OH, most likely in the late VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:32 Jan 02, 2024 Jkt 262001 19th century by a member of the Biszantz family. A collection including these human remains and funerary objects was gifted to Mound City National Monument (now Hopewell Culture National Historical Park) by Miss Anna Biszantz in 1964. The 167 associated funerary objects are four ceramic sherds, one ceramic disk, one copper earspool fragment, three cut mica disks, four chert bifaces, two quartz bifaces, three prismatic blades, one hematite ring, one chlorite schist gorget, one fragmented chisel of meteoric iron, two fragments of galena, 10 shark teeth fragments, three fragments of crystal quartz objects, 20 animal teeth, 105 shell beads, four bone beads, one faunal remain, and one animal bone object. Human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed from the Mound City Group, Ross County, OH, between 1917 and 1921 by a Lt. Kuhn. The human remains were removed from federal property and were accessioned into the collections at Mound City Group National Monument (now Hopewell Culture National Historical Park). The human remains most probably date to the Middle Woodland period. No associated funerary objects are present. Human remains representing, at minimum, six individuals were removed from the Mound City Group, Ross County, OH between 1920 and 1921 by William C. Mills of the Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society (now Ohio History Connection). The human remains and funerary objects were removed from federal property and were accessioned into the collections at Mound City Group National Monument (now Hopewell Culture National Historical Park). The human remains most probably date to the Middle Woodland period. The 279 associated funerary objects are one copper axe, one copper headplate, one copper headdress, four copper strips, 14 copper beads, one copper earspool, two obsidian bifaces, one chert biface, one quartz fragment, six marine shell containers, 34 stones, 204 mica, and nine pearls. Human remains representing, at minimum, 25 individuals were removed from the Mound City Group, Ross County, OH in 1963 by James Brown. The human remains and funerary objects were removed from federal property and were accessioned into the collections at Mound City Group National Monument (now Hopewell Culture National Historical Park). The human remains and funerary objects most probably date to the Middle Woodland period. The 381 associated PO 00000 Frm 00085 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 403 funerary objects are 11 pearl beads, 31 shell beads, two prismatic blades, four bone artifacts, one stone celt, one copper celt, one copper headplate, nine chert bifaces, eight copper artifacts, six fossilized coral, 178 faunal remains, one obsidian flake, 100 mica, one pipe, eight shells and shell fragments, five ceramic sherds, three red ocher fragments, and 11 stones. Human remains representing one individual were removed from the Mound City Group, Ross County, OH in 1965 by National Park Service archeologist Lee Hanson. The human remains were removed from federal property and were accessioned into the collections at Mound City Group National Monument (now Hopewell Culture National Historical Park). The human remains most probably date to the Middle Woodland period. No associated funerary objects are present. Human remains representing, at minimum, six individuals were removed from the Mound City Group, Ross County, OH in 1971 by Raymond S. Baby and colleagues of the Ohio Historical Society (now Ohio History Connection). The human remains and funerary objects were removed from federal property and were accessioned into the collections at Mound City Group National Monument (now Hopewell Culture National Historical Park). The human remains and funerary objects most probably date to the Middle Woodland period. The 389 associated funerary objects are six shell fragments, 123 mica, 31 chert flakes, 55 ceramic sherds, one fossil, 118 faunal remains, two chert tools, one prismatic blade, one chert biface, and 51 stones. Human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed from the Mound City Group, Ross County, OH in 1972 by Bert Drennan of the Ohio Historical Society (now Ohio History Connection). The human remains were removed from federal property and were accessioned into the collections at Mound City Group National Monument (now Hopewell Culture National Historical Park). The human remains most probably date to the Middle Woodland period. No associated funerary objects are present. Human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed from the Mound City Group, Ross County, OH in 1973 by Raymond S. Baby and Bert Drennan of the Ohio Historical Society (now Ohio History Connection). The human remains and funerary objects were removed from federal property and were accessioned into the collections at Mound City Group National Monument (now Hopewell Culture National Historical E:\FR\FM\03JAN1.SGM 03JAN1

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 2 (Wednesday, January 3, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 402-403]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-28925]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0037170; 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 Uvas/Little Arthur Creek in Santa Clara 
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, one individual were removed 
from Santa Clara County, CA. The Uvas/Little Arthur Creek Site in 
Gilroy was excavated by West Valley College. The collection was 
temporarily housed at San Jose State University, and then title to the 
collection was transferred from West Valley College to SJSU in 2021-
2022. The one box of associated funerary objects includes lithics.

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: 9/30/2021), 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 one individual of Native American ancestry.
     The one box 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. 2023-28925 Filed 1-2-24; 8:45 am]
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