Notice of Proposed Transfer or Reinterment: Monterey Peninsula College, Monterey, CA, 96676-96677 [2024-28500]

Download as PDF 96676 ACTION: Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 234 / Thursday, December 5, 2024 / Notices Notice. In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), The Quincy Museum Inc. 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 January 6, 2025. ADDRESSES: Emily Pursley, Executive Director, The Quincy Museum Inc., 1601 Maine Steet, Quincy, IL 62301, telephone (217) 224–7669, email quinmu1@adams.net. 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 Quincy Museum Inc. 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 four cultural items have been requested for repatriation. The four unassociated funerary objects are one tubular pipe, one abalone shell pendant, and two beaded shell necklaces. The tubular pipe is black steatite, geomarked California, and was donated by Byron Knoblock. The abalone shell pendant is orange in color, marked #19 S–22, geo-marked California, and was donated by Byron Knoblock. The two beaded shell necklaces are marked ‘‘grave find in Sacramento Aug. 19, 1928,’’ and was donated by Byron Knoblock. khammond on DSK9W7S144PROD with NOTICES Determinations 16:31 Dec 04, 2024 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 January 6, 2025. If competing requests for repatriation are received, The Quincy Museum Inc. 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 Quincy Museum Inc. 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: November 22, 2024. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2024–28483 Filed 12–4–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR The Quincy Museum Inc. has determined that: • The four 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, VerDate Sep<11>2014 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 Wilton Rancheria, California. Jkt 265001 National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0039145; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Proposed Transfer or Reinterment: Monterey Peninsula College, Monterey, CA National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Monterey Peninsula College proposes to reinter human remains listed in a Notice SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00041 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 of Inventory Completion published in the Federal Register on May 13, 2024. DATES: Reinterment of the human remains in this notice may occur on or after January 6, 2025. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jon Knolle, Vice President of Academic Affairs, Monterey Peninsula College, Monterey, CA 93940, telephone (831) 646–3030, email jknolle@mpc.edu. Individuals who are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay services. Individuals outside the United States should use the relay services offered within their country to make international calls to the point-ofcontact in the United States. 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 Monterey Peninsula College, and additional information on the determinations in this notice, including the results of consultation, can be found in its inventory or related records. The National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice. Abstract of Information Available This notice follows publication of a Notice of Inventory Completion in the Federal Register (89 FR 41465–41466, May 13, 2024). Human remains representing, at least, one individual has been identified. At unknown dates, the human remains, which consist of one skull, multiple teeth, and multiple bones and bone fragments, from unknown locations, likely in Monterey, CA, and deposited at the Monterey Peninsula College Anthropology Department. The College found articles from a former student from the 1960s indicating human remains were discovered in Monterey, CA, ‘‘12 miles south of Point Lobos’’ and ‘‘near Jack’s Peak’’ by a former student and donated to the College. The College has no evidence that the human remains referenced in the article are those listed in this notice other than the location of the human remains. No further information is known about the provenience of these human remains. Consultation Invitations to consult were sent to the Tule River Indian Tribe of the Tule River Reservation, California and to the following non-federally recognized Indian groups: Amah Mutsun Tribal Band in Galt, CA; Amah Mutsun Tribal E:\FR\FM\05DEN1.SGM 05DEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 234 / Thursday, December 5, 2024 / Notices Band of Mission San Juan Bautista in Lakeport, CA; Costanoan Ohlone Rumsen-Mutsen Tribe in Watsonville, CA; Costanoan Rumsen Carmel Tribe in Pomona, CA; Esselen Tribe of Monterey County in Carmel Valley, CA; Indian Canyon Mutsun Band of Costanoan in Hollister, CA; Muwekma Ohlone Indian Tribe of the SF Bay Area in Castro Valley, CA; North Valley Yokuts Tribe in Linden, CA; Ohlone/CostanoanEsselen Nation in Monterey, CA; The Ohlone Indian Tribe in Fremont, CA; KaKoon Ta Ruk Band of OhloneCostanoan Indians of the Big Sur Rancheria in Woodland, CA; Rumsen Am:a Tur:ataj Ohlone in Hesperia, CA; and Tamien Nation in San Jose, CA. The Ohlone/Costanoan Esselen Nation responded to the invitation and participated in consultation. shows, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the requestor is a lineal descendant or an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization with cultural affiliation. Repatriation, transfer, or reinterment of the human remains described in this notice may occur on or after January 6, 2025. If requests for repatriation are received, the Monterey Peninsula College must evaluate the requests and respond in writing to the requestors. The Monterey Peninsula College is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to any consulting lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization. Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.10. Cultural Affiliation The following types of information about the cultural affiliation of the human remains in this notice are available: geographical and other relevant information. The information, including the results of consultation, identified: 1. The Ohlone/Costanoan Esselen Nation as an earlier group connected to the human remains. 2. The Tule River Indian Tribe of the Tule River Reservation, California as an Indian Tribe connected to the human remains. 3. No relationship of shared group identity between the earlier group and the Indian Tribe that can be reasonably traced through time. Dated: November 22, 2024. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. Determinations The Monterey Peninsula College has determined that: • The human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of one individual of Native American ancestry. • No known lineal descendant who can trace ancestry to the human remains in this notice has been identified. • No Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization with cultural affiliation to the human remains in this notice has been clearly or reasonably identified. • The human remains will be reinterred according to applicable laws and policies. khammond on DSK9W7S144PROD with NOTICES Requests for Repatriation Written requests for repatriation of the human remains in this notice must be sent to the authorized representative identified in this notice under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Requests for repatriation may be submitted by any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization who VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:31 Dec 04, 2024 Jkt 265001 [FR Doc. 2024–28500 Filed 12–4–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0039143; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Intended Repatriation: William S. Webb Museum of Anthropology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the William S. Webb Museum of Anthropology, University of Kentucky (WSWM) 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 January 6, 2025. ADDRESSES: Celise Chilcote-Fricker, William S. Webb Museum of Anthropology, University of Kentucky, 1020 Export Street, Lexington, KY 40504, telephone (859) 257–5124, email celise.fricker@uky.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 WSWM, and SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00042 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 96677 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 37 cultural items have been requested for repatriation. The 37 unassociated funerary objects are charcoal, faunal, floatation, lithics, shell, ceramics and a dog burial. Site 15BE06 (Petersburg) in Boone County, KY was excavated as part of a cultural resource management project by K&V CRM and the Kentucky Archaeological Survey in 2013. A Fort Ancient determination for these human remains is based on the presence of shelltempered ceramics and contact-period burial associations. No known hazardous substances are present. A total of eight cultural items have been requested for repatriation. The eight unassociated funerary objects are botanics, faunal, ceramics, lithics, and burned clay. Site 15BB13 (Larkin) in Bourbon County, KY was excavated by Kentucky Heritage Council staff in 1986. A Fort Ancient determination is based on the presence of ceramic vessel shapes (salt pans, colanders, globular jars) and ‘weeping eye’ shell mask gorgets characteristic of Late Fort Ancient culture in the Central Bluegrass region. No known hazardous substances are present. A total of 13 cultural items have been requested for repatriation. The 13 unassociated funerary objects are a stone celt, shell pendants, dogs and ceramics. Site 15GP22 (Hardin Village) in Greenup County, KY was excavated in 1939 by the University of Kentucky Museum of Anthropology under contract to the Works Progress Administration (WPA). A Fort Ancient determination for these human remains is based on the presence of diagnostic shell/limestone-tempered ceramics, and projectile points, wall-trench houses, and shell gorgets. No known hazardous substances are present. A total of 10 cultural items have been requested for repatriation. The 10 unassociated funerary objects are ceramics, charcoal, faunal, lithics, shell, a bear tooth pendant, bone beads and a worked bone. Site 15HR22 (Florence) in Harrison County, KY was excavated between 1989 and 1990 by the Kentucky Archaeology Survey and Kentucky Heritage Council. A Fort Ancient determination for these human remains is based on diagnostic ceramic types, triangular projectile points, and C14 dates. No known hazardous substances are present. E:\FR\FM\05DEN1.SGM 05DEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 234 (Thursday, December 5, 2024)]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0039145; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Proposed Transfer or Reinterment: Monterey Peninsula 
College, Monterey, 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 Monterey Peninsula College proposes to 
reinter human remains listed in a Notice of Inventory Completion 
published in the Federal Register on May 13, 2024.

DATES: Reinterment of the human remains in this notice may occur on or 
after January 6, 2025.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jon Knolle, Vice President of Academic 
Affairs, Monterey Peninsula College, Monterey, CA 93940, telephone 
(831) 646-3030, email [email protected]. Individuals who are deaf, 
deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 711 
(TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay services. 
Individuals outside the United States should use the relay services 
offered within their country to make international calls to the point-
of-contact in the United States.

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 
Monterey Peninsula College, and additional information on the 
determinations in this notice, including the results of consultation, 
can be found in its inventory or related records. The National Park 
Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice.

Abstract of Information Available

    This notice follows publication of a Notice of Inventory Completion 
in the Federal Register (89 FR 41465-41466, May 13, 2024). Human 
remains representing, at least, one individual has been identified. At 
unknown dates, the human remains, which consist of one skull, multiple 
teeth, and multiple bones and bone fragments, from unknown locations, 
likely in Monterey, CA, and deposited at the Monterey Peninsula College 
Anthropology Department. The College found articles from a former 
student from the 1960s indicating human remains were discovered in 
Monterey, CA, ``12 miles south of Point Lobos'' and ``near Jack's 
Peak'' by a former student and donated to the College. The College has 
no evidence that the human remains referenced in the article are those 
listed in this notice other than the location of the human remains. No 
further information is known about the provenience of these human 
remains.

Consultation

    Invitations to consult were sent to the Tule River Indian Tribe of 
the Tule River Reservation, California and to the following non-
federally recognized Indian groups: Amah Mutsun Tribal Band in Galt, 
CA; Amah Mutsun Tribal

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Band of Mission San Juan Bautista in Lakeport, CA; Costanoan Ohlone 
Rumsen-Mutsen Tribe in Watsonville, CA; Costanoan Rumsen Carmel Tribe 
in Pomona, CA; Esselen Tribe of Monterey County in Carmel Valley, CA; 
Indian Canyon Mutsun Band of Costanoan in Hollister, CA; Muwekma Ohlone 
Indian Tribe of the SF Bay Area in Castro Valley, CA; North Valley 
Yokuts Tribe in Linden, CA; Ohlone/Costanoan-Esselen Nation in 
Monterey, CA; The Ohlone Indian Tribe in Fremont, CA; KaKoon Ta Ruk 
Band of Ohlone-Costanoan Indians of the Big Sur Rancheria in Woodland, 
CA; Rumsen Am:a Tur:ataj Ohlone in Hesperia, CA; and Tamien Nation in 
San Jose, CA.
    The Ohlone/Costanoan Esselen Nation responded to the invitation and 
participated in consultation.

Cultural Affiliation

    The following types of information about the cultural affiliation 
of the human remains in this notice are available: geographical and 
other relevant information.
    The information, including the results of consultation, identified:
    1. The Ohlone/Costanoan Esselen Nation as an earlier group 
connected to the human remains.
    2. The Tule River Indian Tribe of the Tule River Reservation, 
California as an Indian Tribe connected to the human remains.
    3. No relationship of shared group identity between the earlier 
group and the Indian Tribe that can be reasonably traced through time.

Determinations

    The Monterey Peninsula College has determined that:
     The human remains described in this notice represent the 
physical remains of one individual of Native American ancestry.
     No known lineal descendant who can trace ancestry to the 
human remains in this notice has been identified.
     No Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization with 
cultural affiliation to the human remains in this notice has been 
clearly or reasonably identified.
     The human remains will be reinterred according to 
applicable laws and policies.

Requests for Repatriation

    Written requests for repatriation of the human remains in this 
notice must be sent to the authorized representative identified in this 
notice under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Requests for repatriation 
may be submitted by any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native 
Hawaiian organization who shows, by a preponderance of the evidence, 
that the requestor is a lineal descendant or an Indian Tribe or Native 
Hawaiian organization with cultural affiliation.
    Repatriation, transfer, or reinterment of the human remains 
described in this notice may occur on or after January 6, 2025. If 
requests for repatriation are received, the Monterey Peninsula College 
must evaluate the requests and respond in writing to the requestors. 
The Monterey Peninsula College is responsible for sending a copy of 
this notice to any consulting lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or 
Native Hawaiian organization.
    Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 
25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.10.

    Dated: November 22, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024-28500 Filed 12-4-24; 8:45 am]
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