[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 82 (Wednesday, April 30, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 17956]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-07421]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0040020; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Intended Repatriation: California State University, Los 
Angeles, Los Angeles, 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), the California State University, Los Angeles 
intends to repatriate a certain cultural item that meets the definition 
of an object of cultural patrimony and that has a cultural affiliation 
with the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice.

DATES: Repatriation of the cultural item in this notice may occur on or 
after May 30, 2025.

ADDRESSES: Gregorio Pacheco, California State University, Los Angeles, 
5151 State University Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90032, telephone (323) 
343-2002, 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 
California State University Los Angeles, 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 one cultural item has been requested for repatriation. 
The one object of cultural patrimony is a willow conical basket with a 
leather tip. Despite an exhaustive search of available records, no 
documentation has been found regarding its geographical origin, 
collection history, acquisition details, or other relevant information 
about the basket. As a result, we consulted with Dr. Jan Timbrook, a 
basketry specialist, to examine the object. Dr. Timbrook provided her 
expertise to help identify potential culturally affiliated Tribes based 
on the basket's style, type, and materials. She concluded that the 
willow conical basket with a leather tip may have originated from the 
Arizona region and could be associated with either the Havasupai or 
Paiute Tribes.

Determinations

    California State University, Los Angeles has determined that:
     The one object of cultural patrimony described in this 
notice has 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 item 
described in this notice and the Havasupai Tribe of the Havasupai 
Reservation, Arizona.

Requests for Repatriation

    Additional, written requests for repatriation of the cultural item 
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 item in this notice to a requestor may 
occur on or after May 30, 2025. If competing requests for repatriation 
are received, the California State University Los Angeles must 
determine the most appropriate requestor prior to repatriation. 
Requests for joint repatriation of the cultural item are considered a 
single request and not competing requests. The California State 
University Los Angeles 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: April 15, 2025.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2025-07421 Filed 4-29-25; 8:45 am]
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