[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 99 (Tuesday, May 21, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 44701]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-11094]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0037948; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Intended Repatriation: San Diego State University, San 
Diego, 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 Diego State University (SDSU) intends to 
repatriate certain cultural items that meet the definition of objects 
of cultural patrimony 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 June 20, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Jaime Lennox, San Diego State University, 5500 Campanile 
Drive, San Diego, CA 92182, telephone (619) 594-4575, 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 SDSU, 
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 266 cultural items have been requested for repatriation. 
The 266 objects of cultural patrimony are 17 lithic fragments, two 
unidentified stone tools, four mano fragments, three projectile points, 
208 shell beads, one glass bead, 28 ceramic sherds, two metate 
fragments, and one stone pendant. From June 2004 through March 2022, 
cultural items were removed from the Nathan Harrison homestead site in 
northern San Diego County, CA as part of annual archaeological 
excavations overseen by SDSU; upon removal, all items were held under 
the stewardship of the SDSU Historical Archaeology and Maya Research 
Laboratory. The Nathan Harrison homestead site consists of remnants of 
a stone cabin constructed ca.1865 and associated artifact deposits 
consisting predominantly of dateable materials ranging from ca.1865 to 
ca.1920.

Determinations

    SDSU has determined that:
     The 266 objects of cultural patrimony described in this 
notice have ongoing historical, traditional, or cultural importance 
central to the Native American group, including any constituent sub-
group (such as a band, clan, lineage, ceremonial society, or other 
subdivision), according to the Native American traditional knowledge of 
an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization.
     There is a reasonable connection between the cultural 
items described in this notice and the La Jolla Band of Luiseno 
Indians, California; Pauma Band of Luiseno Mission Indians of the Pauma 
& Yuima Reservation, California; and the Rincon Band of Luiseno Mission 
Indians of Rincon Reservation, 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 June 20, 2024. If competing requests for 
repatriation are received, SDSU 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. SDSU 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: May 9, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024-11094 Filed 5-20-24; 8:45 am]
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