Notice2023-15517
Notice of Inventory Completion: Eastern California Museum, Independence, CA
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Published
July 21, 2023
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Eastern California Museum (ECM) has completed an inventory of human remains and has determined that there is no cultural affiliation between the human remains and any Indian Tribe. The human remains were removed from Inyo County, CA.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 139 (Friday, July 21, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47165-47166]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-15517]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0036217; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Eastern California Museum,
Independence, 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 Eastern California Museum (ECM) has
completed an inventory of human remains and has determined that there
is no cultural affiliation between the human remains and any Indian
Tribe. The human remains were removed from Inyo County, CA.
DATES: Disposition of the human remains in this notice may occur on or
after the August 21, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Shawn E. Lum, Eastern California Museum, 155 Grant Street,
P.O. Box 206, Independence, CA 93526, telephone (760) 878-0258, email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#395c5a544c4a5c4c5479505740565a564c574d40174c4a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="046167697177617169446d6a7d6b676b716a707d2a7177">[email protected]</span></a>.
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
Eastern California Museum. The National Park Service is not responsible
for the determinations in this notice. Additional information on the
determinations in this notice, including the results of consultation,
can be found in the inventory or related records held by Eastern
California Museum.
Description
Human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed
from Inyo County, CA. The human remains (ECM Accession #A699/NL4) were
found East of Big Pine by the donor, Ed Matlick, of Bishop, CA, and
were gifted to Eastern California Museum on March 15, 1958. The human
remains--a human skull--belong to an individual of unknown age and sex.
No associated funerary objects are present.
Aboriginal Land
The human remains in this notice were removed from known geographic
locations. These locations are the aboriginal lands of one or more
Indian Tribes. The following information was used to identify the
aboriginal land: a final judgment of the Indian Claims Commission.
Determinations
Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after
consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes, Eastern California
Museum has determined that:
<bullet> The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of one individual of Native American ancestry.
<bullet> No relationship of shared group identity can be reasonably
traced between the human remains and any Indian Tribe.
<bullet> The human remains described in this notice were removed
from the aboriginal land of the Big Pine Paiute Tribe of the Owens
Valley.
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Requests for Disposition
Written requests for disposition of the human remains in this
notice must be sent to the Responsible Official identified in
ADDRESSES. Requests for disposition may be submitted by:
1. Any one or more of the Indian Tribes identified in this notice.
2. 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, or who shows that the requestor is an aboriginal land
Indian Tribe.
Disposition of the human remains described in this notice to a
requestor may occur on or after the August 21, 2023. If competing
requests for disposition are received, Eastern California Museum must
determine the most appropriate requestor prior to disposition. Requests
for joint disposition of the human remains are considered a single
request and not competing requests. Eastern California Museum is
responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the Indian Tribe
identified in this notice.
Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act,
25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.9 and
10.11.
Dated: July 14, 2023.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2023-15517 Filed 7-20-23; 8:45 am]
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