Notice2023-17790
Notice of Inventory Completion Amendment: U.S. Department of Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Washington, DC
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Published
August 18, 2023
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Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the U.S. Department of Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) has amended a Notice of Inventory Completion published in the Federal Register on October 8, 2003. This notice amends the number of associated funerary objects in a collection removed from Riverside County, CA.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 159 (Friday, August 18, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56656-56657]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-17790]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0036392; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion Amendment: U.S. Department of
Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Washington, DC
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice; amendment.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the U.S. Department of Interior, Bureau of
Indian Affairs (BIA) has amended a Notice of Inventory Completion
published in the Federal Register on October 8, 2003. This notice
amends the number of associated funerary objects in a collection
removed from Riverside County, CA.
DATES: Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary
objects in this notice may occur on or after September 18, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Tamara Billie, NAGPRA Lead, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1001
Indian School Road NW, Mailbox 44--Suite 345, Albuquerque, NM 87104,
telephone (505) 879-9711, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#dbafbab6baa9baf5b9b2b7b7b2be9bb9b2baf5bcb4ad"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="dda9bcb0bcafbcf3bfb4b1b1b4b89dbfb4bcf3bab2ab">[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 the
BIA. The National Park Service is not responsible for the
determinations in this notice. Additional information on the amendments
and determinations in this notice, including the results of
consultation, can be found in the inventory or related records held by
the BIA.
Amendment
This notice amends the determinations published in a Notice of
Inventory Completion in the Federal Register (68 FR 58137-58138,
October 8, 2003). Repatriation of the items in the original Notice of
Inventory Completion has not occurred. The amendment is being made to
reflect the addition of newly identified associated funerary objects
from the same archeological collection (accession 22). These funerary
objects are under the control of the BIA and in the physical custody of
the University of California, Riverside. The original notice listed
human remains and did not list any associated funerary objects. Tribal
representatives have reviewed the remaining objects in the collection
and have identified funerary objects. The five associated funerary
objects are one lot consisting of animal bones, one lot consisting of
ceramic sherds, one lot consisting of lithics, one lot consisting of
mineralogical objects, and one lot consisting of unmodified shells.
Determinations (as Amended)
Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after
consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian
organizations, the BIA has determined that:
<bullet> The human remains represent the physical remains of one
individual of Native American ancestry.
<bullet> The five lots of objects 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.
<bullet> There is a relationship of shared group identity that can
be reasonably traced between the human remains and associated funerary
objects described in this notice and the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla
Indians of the Agua Caliente Indian Reservation, California.
Requests for Repatriation
Written requests for repatriation of the human remains and
associated funerary objects in this notice must be sent to the
Responsible Official identified in ADDRESSES. Requests for repatriation
may be submitted by:
1. Any one or more of the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations 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.
Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects
in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after September 18, 2023.
If competing requests for repatriation are received, the BIA must
determine the most appropriate requestor prior to repatriation.
Requests for joint repatriation of the human remains and associated
funerary objects are considered a single request and not competing
requests. The BIA is
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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, 10.10,
0.13, and 10.14.
Dated: August 9, 2023.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2023-17790 Filed 8-17-23; 8:45 am]
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