[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 206 (Thursday, October 28, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59756-59757]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-23491]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0032883; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: University of California, Santa 
Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The University of California, Santa Barbara (U.C. Santa 
Barbara) has completed an inventory of human remains and associated 
funerary objects, in consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes or 
Native Hawaiian organizations, and has determined that there is a 
cultural affiliation between the human remains and associated funerary 
objects and present-day Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations. 
Lineal descendants or 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 and associated 
funerary objects should submit a written request to U.C. Santa Barbara. 
If no additional requestors come forward, transfer of control of the 
human remains and associated funerary objects to the lineal 
descendants, Indian Tribes, or Native Hawaiian organizations stated in 
this notice may proceed.

DATES: Lineal descendants or 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 and associated 
funerary objects should submit a written request with information in 
support of the request to U.C. Santa Barbara at the address in this 
notice by November 29, 2021.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Douglas Kennett, University of 
California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-3210, telephone (805) 893-3456, 
email [email protected].

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 and 
associated funerary objects under the control of the University of 
California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA. The human remains and 
associated funerary objects were removed from Santa Barbara 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). 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 and associated funerary objects. 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 California, Santa Barbara Repository for Archaeological 
and Ethnographic Collections professional staff in consultation with 
representatives of the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians of 
the Santa Ynez Reservation, California, as well as three non-federally 
recognized Indian groups, namely the Barbare[ntilde]o Band of Chumash 
Indians, the Barbare[ntilde]o/Venture[ntilde]o Band of Mission Indians, 
and the Northern Chumash Tribe (hereafter referred to as ``The 
Consulted Tribe and Groups'').

History and Description of the Remains

    In 1950, human remains representing, at minimum, 13 individuals 
were removed from site CA-SBA-205 in Santa Barbara County, CA 
(Accession 245). The site was excavated under the direction of Norman 
Gabel (U.C. Santa Barbara) and Donald W. Lathrap (U.C. Berkeley). In 
February 1979, the collection was received by U.C. Santa Barbara and 
assigned Accession 245. In June 2015, the County of Santa Barbara 
relinquished legal control of Accession 245 to U.C. Santa Barbara. The 
age of the human remains is unknown, but various materials from CA-SBA-
205 date from approximately 4000 to 170 BP. The human remains represent 
one unaged male adult, three unaged female adults, five unaged adults 
of unknown sex, one 18-year-old male, two children, and one 12-month-
old infant. No known individuals were identified. The five associated 
funerary objects are one pestle and four chipped stone flakes.
    Sometime prior to 1983, human remains representing, at minimum, one 
individual were donated to U.C. Santa Barbara (Accession 248-6). 
Although the age and provenience of the human remains are unknown, 
based on the collecting history of U.C. Santa Barbara, the human 
remains most likely derive from a Chumash site in Santa Barbara County, 
CA. ``Burial 3'' is written on the sacrum. The human remains represent 
a single, mature/old adult male. No known individual was identified. 
The four associated funerary objects are four pieces of wood.
    Sometime prior to 1983, human remains representing, at minimum, 
eight individuals were donated to U.C. Santa Barbara (Accession 248-
23). The human remains were collected on Santa Rosa Island, possibly 
during construction in 1954, and were given to the Biological Sciences 
Department at U.C. Santa Barbara. In August of 1983, the human remains 
were donated to the Department of Anthropology. Although the age of the 
human remains is unknown, based on the provenience information and on 
osteological analyses, the human remains are most likely Chumash. The 
human remains represent three adults and five children of unknown sex. 
No known individuals were identified. The two associated funerary 
objects are two abalone shells.

Determinations Made by the University of California, Santa Barbara

    Officials of the University of California, Santa Barbara have 
determined that:

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     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described 
above represent the physical remains of 22 individuals of Native 
American ancestry.
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the 11 objects described 
above 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.
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there is a relationship of 
shared group identity that can be reasonably traced between the Native 
American human remains and associated funerary objects, and the Santa 
Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians of the Santa Ynez Reservation, 
California.

Additional Requestors and Disposition

    Lineal descendants or 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 and associated 
funerary objects should submit a written request with information in 
support of the request to Dr. Douglas Kennett, University of 
California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-3210, telephone (805) 893-3456, 
email [email protected], by November 29, 2021. After that date, if 
no additional requestors have come forward, transfer of control of the 
human remains and associated funerary objects to the Santa Ynez Band of 
Chumash Indians of the Santa Ynez Reservation, California may proceed.
    The University of California, Santa Barbara is responsible for 
notifying The Consulted Tribe and Groups that this notice has been 
published.

    Dated: October 14, 2021.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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