Notice of Intended Repatriation: San Bernardino County Museum, Redlands, CA, 12555 [2025-04386]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 90, No. 51 / Tuesday, March 18, 2025 / Notices disposition of the human remains and associated funerary objects are considered a single request and not competing requests. KATM 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. Dated: February 4, 2025. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2025–04367 Filed 3–17–25; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0039520; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] ACTION: National Park Service, Interior. Notice. In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), San Bernardino County Museum 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 April 17, 2025. DATES: Gabrielle Carpentier, San Bernardino County Museum, 2024 Orange Tree Lane, Redlands, CA 92374, telephone (909) 798–8613, email gabrielle.carpentier@sbcm.sbcounty.gov. 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 the San Bernardino County Museum, 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. khammond on DSK9W7S144PROD with NOTICES SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:20 Mar 17, 2025 Jkt 265001 A total of 10 unassociated funerary objects have been requested for repatriation. The 10 unassociated funerary objects are one lot of ground stone, one lot of ceramic sherds, one lot of lithic flakes, one lot of fire-affected rock, one lot of bone awls (A5–379), one lot of abalone shells (A5–378), one lot of shell pendants (A5–383 and A5–381), one lot of unworked shell (A5–380), one lot of green slate (A5–283), and one lot of faunal bone. These objects from Turner Springs Ranch (SBCM–88) donated to the museum by Dr. Gerald A. Smith (A5) and accessioned in 1962. They were excavated in the early 1940s by Fred Turner and Gerald Smith, where multiple burials were reported, and in one instance ‘‘an abalone shell was found inverted over the skull of a very small child.’’ The museum nominated the Turner Springs District to the National Register in 1977. The San Bernardino County Museum has determined that: • The 10 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 Yuhaaviatam of San Manuel Nation (previously listed as San Manuel Band of Mission Indians, 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 PO 00000 Frm 00033 Fmt 4703 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 April 17, 2025. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the San Bernardino County Museum 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 San Bernardino County Museum 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: February 11, 2025. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2025–04386 Filed 3–17–25; 8:45 am] Determinations Notice of Intended Repatriation: San Bernardino County Museum, Redlands, CA AGENCY: Abstract of Information Available 12555 Sfmt 4703 BILLING CODE 4312–52–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0039517; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Tennessee, McClung Museum of Natural History & Culture, Knoxville, TN National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the University of Tennessee, McClung Museum of Natural History & Culture (UTK), 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 April 17, 2025. ADDRESSES: Dr. Ellen Lofaro, University of Tennessee, Office of Repatriation, 5723 Middlebrook Pike, Knoxville, TN 37921–6053, telephone (865) 974–3370, email nagpra@utk.edu. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is published as part of the National Park Service’s administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA. The SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\18MRN1.SGM 18MRN1

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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 51 (Tuesday, March 18, 2025)]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0039520; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Intended Repatriation: San Bernardino County Museum, 
Redlands, 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 Bernardino County Museum 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 April 17, 2025.

ADDRESSES: Gabrielle Carpentier, San Bernardino County Museum, 2024 
Orange Tree Lane, Redlands, CA 92374, telephone (909) 798-8613, 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 
San Bernardino County Museum, 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 10 unassociated funerary objects have been requested for 
repatriation.
    The 10 unassociated funerary objects are one lot of ground stone, 
one lot of ceramic sherds, one lot of lithic flakes, one lot of fire-
affected rock, one lot of bone awls (A5-379), one lot of abalone shells 
(A5-378), one lot of shell pendants (A5-383 and A5-381), one lot of 
unworked shell (A5-380), one lot of green slate (A5-283), and one lot 
of faunal bone. These objects from Turner Springs Ranch (SBCM-88) 
donated to the museum by Dr. Gerald A. Smith (A5) and accessioned in 
1962. They were excavated in the early 1940s by Fred Turner and Gerald 
Smith, where multiple burials were reported, and in one instance ``an 
abalone shell was found inverted over the skull of a very small 
child.'' The museum nominated the Turner Springs District to the 
National Register in 1977.

Determinations

    The San Bernardino County Museum has determined that:
     The 10 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 Yuhaaviatam of San Manuel Nation 
(previously listed as San Manuel Band of Mission Indians, 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 April 17, 2025. If competing requests for 
repatriation are received, the San Bernardino County Museum 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 San Bernardino County 
Museum 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: February 11, 2025.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2025-04386 Filed 3-17-25; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4312-52-P

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