Notice of Intended Repatriation: San Francisco State University NAGPRA Program, San Francisco, CA, 63969-63970 [2024-17268]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 151 / Tuesday, August 6, 2024 / Notices not responsible for the identifications in this notice. Abstract of Information Available Based on the information available, human remains representing, one individual (ancestor) have been reasonably identified. No associated funerary objects, sacred objects or objects of cultural patrimony are present. On July 21, 2021, one isolated, calcined fragment of parietal bone was removed during archaeological excavations conducted by the University of Notre Dame du Lac, operating under an ARPA permit, on Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie, USDA, Forest Service, in Will County, Illinois. ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 Determinations The FS Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie has determined that: • The human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of one individual of Native American ancestry. • The Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin have priority for disposition of the human remains described in this notice. Claims for Disposition Written claims for disposition of the human remains in this notice must be sent to the appropriate official identified in this notice under ADDRESSES. If no claim for disposition is received by August 6, 2025, the human remains in this notice will become unclaimed human remains. Claims for disposition may be submitted by: 1. Any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization 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 they have priority for disposition. Disposition of the human remains in this notice may occur on or after September 5, 2024. If competing claims for disposition are received, the FS Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie must determine the most appropriate claimant prior to disposition. Requests for joint disposition of the human remains are considered a single request and not competing requests. The FS Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the lineal descendants, Indian Tribes, and Native Hawaiian organizations identified in this notice and to any other consulting parties. Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 U.S.C. 3002, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.7. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:40 Aug 05, 2024 Jkt 262001 Dated: July 26, 2024. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2024–17265 Filed 8–5–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0038408; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Intended Repatriation: San Francisco State University NAGPRA Program, San Francisco, CA National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the San Francisco State University (SF State) NAGPRA Program intends to repatriate certain cultural items that meet the definition of unassociated funerary objects and that have a cultural affiliation with the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice. SUMMARY: Repatriation of the cultural items in this notice may occur on or after September 5, 2024. ADDRESSES: Elise Green, San Francisco State University NAGPRA Program, 1600 Holloway Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94132, telephone (415) 338–1381, email egreen@sfsu.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 the SF State NAGPRA Program, and additional information on the determinations in this notice, including the results of consultation, can be found in the summary or related records. The National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice. DATES: Abstract of Information Available A total of 85 lots of cultural items have been requested for repatriation. The 85 lots of unassociated funerary objects are stone pestles, worked faunal bones, tools, pestle fragments, projectile points, a mortar fragment, chert, worked stones, mano, and an anvil. These cultural items are from archaeological sites CA–GLE–1 and CA–GLE–15 which are located along Black Butte Lake in Glenn County. CA–GLE–1 was excavated by Adan E. Treganza in 1963 as part of the Tehama-Colusa Canal Survey. CA–GLE–15 was also excavated PO 00000 Frm 00060 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 63969 by Treganza in 1960 and he kept archaeological records at San Francisco State College (SFSC) now renamed San Francisco State University. It was once common practice by museums to use chemicals on cultural items to prevent deterioration by mold, insects, and moisture. To date, the SF State NAGPRA Program has no records documenting use of chemicals at our facilities, and we currently do not use chemicals on any cultural items. A former SF State professor, Dr. Michael Moratto, stated that staff used glues, polyvinyl acetate, and a solution called Glyptol to mend and stabilize cultural objects in the past. Prior non-invasive and non-destructive hazardous chemical tests conducted at the SF State NAGPRA Program repositories show arsenic, mercury, and/or lead in some storage containers, surfaces, and certain cultural items. Determinations The SF State NAGPRA Program has determined that: • The 85 lots of unassociated funerary objects described in this notice are reasonably believed to have been placed intentionally with or near human remains, and are connected, either at the time of death or later as part of the death rite or ceremony of a Native American culture according to the Native American traditional knowledge of a lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization. The unassociated funerary objects have been identified by a preponderance of the evidence as related to human remains, specific individuals, or families, or removed from a specific burial site or burial area of an individual or individuals with cultural affiliation to an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization. • There is a reasonable connection between the cultural items described in this notice and the Grindstone Indian Rancheria of Wintun-Wailaki Indians of California and the Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians of California. Requests for Repatriation Additional, written requests for repatriation of the cultural items in this notice must be sent to the authorized representative identified in this notice under ADDRESSES. Requests for repatriation may be 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. E:\FR\FM\06AUN1.SGM 06AUN1 63970 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 151 / Tuesday, August 6, 2024 / Notices Repatriation of the cultural items in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after September 5, 2024. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the SF State NAGPRA Program 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. The SF State NAGPRA Program is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations identified in this notice and to any other consulting parties. Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 U.S.C. 3004 and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.9. Dated: July 26, 2024. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2024–17268 Filed 8–5–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0038397; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Intended Repatriation: Autry Museum of the American West, Los Angeles, CA, and Pasadena City College, Los Angeles, CA National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), Autry Museum of the American West and Pasadena City College intend to repatriate certain cultural items that meet the definition of unassociated funerary objects and that have a cultural affiliation with the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice. DATES: Repatriation of the cultural items in this notice may occur on or after September 5, 2024. ADDRESSES: Karimah Richardson, M.Phil., RPA, Associate Curator of Anthropology and Repatriation Supervisor, Autry Museum of the American West, 4700 Western Heritage Way, Los Angeles, CA 90027, telephone (323) 495–4203, email krichardson@ theautry.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 Autry Museum ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:40 Aug 05, 2024 Jkt 262001 of the American West and Pasadena City College, and additional information on the determinations in this notice, including the results of consultation, can be found in the summary or related records. The National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice. Abstract of Information Available A total of two lots of cultural items have been requested for repatriation. The two unassociated funerary objects are one lot of shell beads and one lot of woven grass mat fragments. In an unknown year, an unknown collector collected cultural material from unknown site(s) on Santa Rosa Island, Channel Islands, in Santa Barbara County, CA. Mr. Keith Dixon (1073.G) obtained the shell beads from Pasadena City College at an unknown year. Additionally, Mr. Dixon collected the woven sea grass mat at an unknown year from an unknown burial site on Santa Rosa Island. Mr. Dixon gifted the cultural items to the Southwest Museum in 1946. Determinations The Autry Museum of the American West and Pasadena City College has determined that: • The two lots of unassociated funerary objects described above are reasonably believed to have been placed intentionally with or near individual human remains, and are connected, either at the time of death or later as part of the death rite or ceremony and are believed, by a preponderance of the evidence, to have been removed from a specific burial site of an individual or individuals with cultural affiliation to an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization. • There is a reasonable connection between the cultural items described in this notice and the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians of the Santa Ynez Reservation, California. Requests for Repatriation Additional, written requests for repatriation of the cultural items in this notice must be sent to the authorized representative identified in this notice under ADDRESSES. Requests for repatriation may be 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 September 5, 2024. If competing PO 00000 Frm 00061 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 requests for repatriation are received, the Autry Museum of the American West and Pasadena City College 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. The Autry Museum of the American West and Pasadena City College is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations identified in this notice and to any other consulting parties. Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 U.S.C. 3004 and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.9. Dated: July 25, 2024. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2024–17259 Filed 8–5–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0038401; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Inventory Completion: Fort Leavenworth, Fort Leavenworth, KS National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), Fort Leavenworth 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. DATES: Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects in this notice may occur on or after September 5, 2024. ADDRESSES: Dale Cleland, Fort Leavenworth, 820 McClellan Avenue, Fort Leavenworth, KS 66027, telephone (913) 680–5270, email dale.d.cleland.civ@army.mil. 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 Fort Leavenworth, and additional information on the determinations in this notice, including the results of consultation, can be found in its inventory or related records. The SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\06AUN1.SGM 06AUN1

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 151 (Tuesday, August 6, 2024)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-17268]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0038408; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Intended Repatriation: San Francisco State University 
NAGPRA Program, San Francisco, 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 San Francisco State University (SF 
State) NAGPRA Program intends to repatriate certain cultural items that 
meet the definition of unassociated funerary objects and that have a 
cultural affiliation with the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian 
organizations in this notice.

DATES: Repatriation of the cultural items in this notice may occur on 
or after September 5, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Elise Green, San Francisco State University NAGPRA Program, 
1600 Holloway Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94132, telephone (415) 338-
1381, 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 SF 
State NAGPRA Program, and additional information on the determinations 
in this notice, including the results of consultation, can be found in 
the summary or related records. The National Park Service is not 
responsible for the determinations in this notice.

Abstract of Information Available

    A total of 85 lots of cultural items have been requested for 
repatriation. The 85 lots of unassociated funerary objects are stone 
pestles, worked faunal bones, tools, pestle fragments, projectile 
points, a mortar fragment, chert, worked stones, mano, and an anvil. 
These cultural items are from archaeological sites CA-GLE-1 and CA-GLE-
15 which are located along Black Butte Lake in Glenn County. CA-GLE-1 
was excavated by Adan E. Treganza in 1963 as part of the Tehama-Colusa 
Canal Survey. CA-GLE-15 was also excavated by Treganza in 1960 and he 
kept archaeological records at San Francisco State College (SFSC) now 
renamed San Francisco State University.
    It was once common practice by museums to use chemicals on cultural 
items to prevent deterioration by mold, insects, and moisture. To date, 
the SF State NAGPRA Program has no records documenting use of chemicals 
at our facilities, and we currently do not use chemicals on any 
cultural items. A former SF State professor, Dr. Michael Moratto, 
stated that staff used glues, polyvinyl acetate, and a solution called 
Glyptol to mend and stabilize cultural objects in the past. Prior non-
invasive and non-destructive hazardous chemical tests conducted at the 
SF State NAGPRA Program repositories show arsenic, mercury, and/or lead 
in some storage containers, surfaces, and certain cultural items.

Determinations

    The SF State NAGPRA Program has determined that:
     The 85 lots of unassociated funerary objects described in 
this notice are reasonably believed to have been placed intentionally 
with or near human remains, and are connected, either at the time of 
death or later as part of the death rite or ceremony of a Native 
American culture according to the Native American traditional knowledge 
of a lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization. 
The unassociated funerary objects have been identified by a 
preponderance of the evidence as related to human remains, specific 
individuals, or families, or removed from a specific burial site or 
burial area of an individual or individuals with cultural affiliation 
to an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization.
     There is a reasonable connection between the cultural 
items described in this notice and the Grindstone Indian Rancheria of 
Wintun-Wailaki Indians of California and the Paskenta Band of Nomlaki 
Indians of California.

Requests for Repatriation

    Additional, written requests for repatriation of the cultural items 
in this notice must be sent to the authorized representative identified 
in this notice under ADDRESSES. Requests for repatriation may be 
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.

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    Repatriation of the cultural items in this notice to a requestor 
may occur on or after September 5, 2024. If competing requests for 
repatriation are received, the SF State NAGPRA Program 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. The SF State NAGPRA Program is 
responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the Indian Tribes and 
Native Hawaiian organizations identified in this notice and to any 
other consulting parties.
    Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 
25 U.S.C. 3004 and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.9.

    Dated: July 26, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024-17268 Filed 8-5-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4312-52-P
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