[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 181 (Tuesday, September 20, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57516-57517]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-20296]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0034561; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: Department of Anthropology and 
Geography, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Anthropology and Geography, Colorado State 
University 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 the Department of 
Anthropology and Geography. 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 the Department of Anthropology and Geography 
at the address in this notice by October 20, 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeannine Pedersen-Guzm[aacute]n, 
Archaeological Collections Coordinator, Colorado State University, 
Department of Anthropology and Geography, 1787 Campus Delivery, Fort 
Collins, CO 80523, telephone (970) 491-5497, 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 Department of 
Anthropology and Geography, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, 
CO. The human remains and associated funerary objects are believed to 
have been removed from the coastal region of Southern California.
    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 
Department of Anthropology and Geography professional staff with the 
California Native American Heritage Commission and Dr. Wendy Teeter, 
UCLA Repatriation Coordinator, and in consultation with the Santa Ynez 
Band of Chumash Mission Indians of the Santa Ynez Reservation, 
California. The Yuhaaviatam of San Manuel Nation (previously listed as 
San Manuel Band of Mission Indians, California); two non-federally 
recognized Indian groups: the Juane[ntilde]o Band of Mission Indians 
Acjachemen Nation and the San Gabriel Band of Mission Indians; and the 
Tii'at Society--Traditional Council of Pimu, a Tongva Community 
Organization were invited to consult but did not participate.

History and Description of the Remains

    At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, one 
individual were removed from what is reasonably believed to be the 
coastal region of Southern California. The human remains--an adult 
male--were donated to the Department of Anthropology and Geography 
before or during 1990 by an unknown donor. The human remains were given 
the number 90.4 (CSU NAGRPA Case #64). Collection and archival work 
conducted by Professors Dr. Jason LaBelle and Dr. Ann Magennis between 
2005-2010 failed to yield any additional documentation regarding the 
remains of this individual. No known individual was identified. The 10 
associated funerary objects include four olivella (Olivella biplicatta) 
marine shells, one unmodified animal tooth fragment, three bird 
(possibly Common raven, Corvus corax) bones (including the claw), and 
two sea mammal bones (one identified as a harbor seal (Phoca vitulina).
    The human remains are reasonably believed to be Native American 
based on their physical attributes and the associated funerary objects. 
The associated funerary objects have a geographic connection to the 
coast of Southern California and indicate a cultural affiliation to a 
coastal Indian Tribe in the region.

Determinations Made by the Department of Anthropology and Geography, 
Colorado State University

    Officials of the Department of Anthropology and Geography, Colorado 
State University have determined that:
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described 
in this notice represent the physical remains of one individual of 
Native American ancestry.
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the 10 objects described 
in this notice 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 Jeannine Pedersen-Guzm[aacute]n, 
Archaeological Collections Coordinator, Colorado State University, 
Department of Anthropology and

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Geography, 1787 Campus Delivery, Fort Collins, CO 80523, telephone 
(970) 491-5497, email [email protected], by October 20, 
2022. 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 Mission Indians of the Santa 
Ynez Reservation, California may proceed.
    The Department of Anthropology and Geography, Colorado State 
University is responsible for notifying the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash 
Mission Indians of the Santa Ynez Reservation, California and the 
Yuhaaviatam of San Manuel Nation (previously listed as San Manuel Band 
of Mission Indians, California) that this notice has been published.

    Dated: September 14, 2022.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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