Notice2023-28921
Notice of Inventory Completion: San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
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Published
January 3, 2024
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), San Jose State University has completed an inventory of human and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice. The human remains were removed from Ventura County, CA.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 2 (Wednesday, January 3, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 394-395]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-28921]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0037166; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: San Jose State University, San
Jose, 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 Jose State University has completed an
inventory of human and has determined that there is a cultural
affiliation between the human remains and Indian Tribes or Native
Hawaiian organizations in this notice. The human remains were removed
from Ventura County, CA.
DATES: Repatriation of the human remains in this notice may occur on or
after February 2, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Charlotte Sunseri, Ph.D., San Jose State University, One
Washington Square, San Jose, CA 95192-0113, telephone (408) 924-5713,
email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#dbb8b3baa9b7b4afafbef5a8aeb5a8bea9b29ba8b1a8aef5bebfae"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a1c2c9c0d3cdced5d5c48fd2d4cfd2c4d3c8e1d2cbd2d48fc4c5d4">[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 San
Jose State University. 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 San Jose State
University.
Description
Human remains representing, at minimum, two individuals were
removed from Ventura County, CA. In an unknown year, human remains were
removed from Ferndale Ranch (CA-VEN-404). One lot of teeth were donated
to the San Jose State University College of Science with labels that
indicate site provenience. The excavation or collection dates are
unknown, yet other investigations at this site were conducted in 1976-
1977 by C. W. Clewlow and the University of Santa Clara, and in 1977 by
Dr. Christopher L. Moser. No associated funerary objects are present.
Cultural Affiliation
The human remains in this notice are connected to one or more
identifiable earlier groups, tribes, peoples, or cultures. There is a
relationship of shared group identity between the identifiable earlier
groups, tribes, peoples, or cultures and one or more Indian Tribes or
Native Hawaiian organizations. The following types of information were
used to reasonably trace the relationship: oral history and traditional
territorial boundaries provided during consultation.
Determinations
Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after
consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian
organizations, San Jose State University has determined that:
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<bullet> The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of at least two individuals of Native American
ancestry.
<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 Santa Ynez Band of Chumash
Mission Indians of the Santa Ynez Reservation, California.
Requests for Repatriation
Written requests for repatriation of the human remains 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 in this notice to a requestor may
occur on or after February 2, 2024. If competing requests for
repatriation are received, San Jose State University must determine the
most appropriate requestor prior to repatriation. Requests for joint
repatriation of the human remains are considered a single request and
not competing requests. San Jose State University is responsible for
sending a copy of this notice to the Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian
organizations 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,
and 10.14.
Dated: December 20, 2023.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2023-28921 Filed 1-2-24; 8:45 am]
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