[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 121 (Tuesday, June 24, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35772-35773]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-14756]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-15899; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Pennsylvania Museum 
of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia, PA

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and 
Anthropology has completed an inventory of human remains, in 
consultation with the appropriate Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian 
organizations, and has determined that there is no cultural affiliation 
between the human remains and any present-day Indian tribes or Native 
Hawaiian organizations. Representatives of any Indian tribe or Native 
Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to 
request transfer of control of these human remains should submit a 
written request to the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology 
and Anthropology. If no additional requestors come forward, transfer of 
control of the human remains to the Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian 
organizations stated in this notice may proceed.

DATES: Representatives of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian 
organization not identified in this notice that wish to request 
transfer of control of these human remains should submit a written 
request with information in support of the request to the University of 
Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology at the address in 
this notice by July 24, 2014.

ADDRESSES: Dr. Julian Siggers, University of Pennsylvania Museum of 
Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia, PA 19014, telephone (215) 
898-4050.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is here given in accordance with the 
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 
U.S.C. 3003, of the completion of an inventory of human remains under 
the control of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and 
Anthropology. The human remains were removed from Tranquility, in 
Fresno County, CA.
    This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's 
administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 U.S.C. 3003(d)(3) and 
43 CFR 10.11(d). The determinations in this notice are the sole 
responsibility of the museum, institution, or Federal agency that has 
control of the Native American human remains. The National Park Service 
is not responsible for the determinations in this notice.

Consultation

    A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by the 
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology 
professional staff in consultation with representatives of the Santa 
Rosa Indian Community of the Santa Rosa Rancheria, California. The 
Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians of California; Table Mountain 
Rancheria of California; Tule River Indian Tribe of the Tule River 
Reservation, California; and the Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians of the 
Tuolumne Rancheria of California were invited to consult, but did not 
respond.

History and Description of the Remains

    Between May 13 and June 6, 1944, human remains representing, at 
minimum, five individuals were removed from the Tranquillity site (CA-
FRE-48), in Fresno County, CA, by Malcolm Lloyd, Jr. and Dr. Linton 
Satterthwaite under the auspices of the University of Pennsylvania 
Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. The human remains range in age 
from three or six months to later adulthood. Both males and females are 
represented. No known individuals were identified. No associated 
funerary objects are present. The site is a multi-component site that 
dates from the Early Archaic or Millingstone Period (ca. 6000 B.P.) to 
the California Early-Middle Horizon (ca. 1500-2500 B.P.) based on 
museum documentation and published information.

Determinations Made By the University of Pennsylvania Museum of 
Archaeology and Anthropology

    Officials of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology 
and Anthropology have determined that:
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described 
in this notice are Native American based on their examination by a 
physical anthropologist, their recovery from a known archeological 
site, museum documents and published records, and associated 
radiocarbon dates.
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described 
in this notice represent the physical remains of five individuals of 
Native American ancestry.
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), a relationship of shared 
group identity cannot be reasonably traced between the Native American 
human remains and any present-day Indian tribe.
     Treaties, Acts of Congress, or Executive Orders, indicate 
that the land from which the Native American human remains were removed 
is the aboriginal land of the Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians 
of California; Santa Rosa Indian Community of the Santa Rosa Rancheria, 
California; Table Mountain Rancheria of California; Tule River Indian 
Tribe of the Tule River Reservation, California; and the Tuolumne Band 
of Me-Wuk Indians of the Tuolumne Rancheria of California
     Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the disposition of the 
human remains may be to the Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians of 
California; Santa Rosa Indian Community of the Santa

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Rosa Rancheria, California; Table Mountain Rancheria of California; 
Tule River Indian Tribe of the Tule River Reservation, California; and 
the Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians of the Tuolumne Rancheria of 
California.

Additional Requestors and Disposition

    Representatives of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian organization 
not identified in this notice that wish to request transfer of control 
of these human remains should submit a written request with information 
in support of the request to Dr. Julian Siggers, Director, University 
of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of 
Pennsylvania, 3260 South Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, telephone 
(215) 898-4050, by July 24, 2014. After that date, if no additional 
requestors have come forward, transfer of control of the human remains 
to the Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians of California; Santa 
Rosa Indian Community of the Santa Rosa Rancheria, California; Table 
Mountain Rancheria of California; Tule River Indian Tribe of the Tule 
River Reservation, California; and the Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians 
of the Tuolumne Rancheria of California may proceed.
    The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and 
Anthropology is responsible for notifying the Picayune Rancheria of 
Chukchansi Indians of California; Santa Rosa Indian Community of the 
Santa Rosa Rancheria, California; Table Mountain Rancheria of 
California; Tule River Indian Tribe of the Tule River Reservation, 
California; and the Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians of the Tuolumne 
Rancheria of California that this notice has been published.

    Dated: May 27, 2014.
David Tarler,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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