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47512 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 162 / Wednesday, August 25, 2021 / Notices

by Pueblo Grande Museum, have DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR email kathleen.ungvarsky@ determined that: usace.army.mil. National Park Service • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is human remains described in this notice [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0032449; here given in accordance with the represent the physical remains of 16 PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Native American Graves Protection and individuals of Native American Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. ancestry. Notice of Inventory Completion: The 3003, of the completion of an inventory University of , Berkeley, • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), of human remains and associated Berkeley, CA, and the funerary objects under the control of the the 29 objects described in this notice Army Corps of Engineers, San University of California, Berkeley; are reasonably believed to have been Francisco District, , CA Berkeley, CA, and the United States placed with or near individual human Army Corps of Engineers, San Francisco AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. remains at the time of death or later as District, San Francisco, CA. The human part of the death rite or ceremony. ACTION: Notice. remains and associated funerary objects • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there SUMMARY: The University of California, were removed from around Humboldt is a relationship of shared group Berkeley and the United States Army Bay, Humboldt County, CA, and they identity that can be reasonably traced Corps of Engineers, San Francisco are presently located at the University of between the Native American human District have jointly completed an California, Berkeley. remains and associated funerary objects inventory of human remains and This notice is published as part of the and the Ak-Chin Indian Community associated funerary objects, in National Park Service’s administrative [previously listed as Ak Chin Indian consultation with the appropriate responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 Community of the Maricopa (Ak Chin) Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations in , Arizona]; Gila River organizations, and have determined that this notice are the sole responsibility of Indian Community of the Gila River there is a cultural affiliation between the the museum, institution, or Federal Indian Reservation, Arizona; Hopi Tribe human remains and associated funerary agency that has control of the Native of Arizona, Salt River Pima-Maricopa objects and present-day Indian Tribes or American human remains and Indian Community of the Salt River Native Hawaiian organizations. Lineal associated funerary objects. The National Park Service is not responsible Reservation, Arizona; Tohono O’odham descendants or representatives of any for the determinations in this notice. Nation of Arizona; and the Zuni Tribe Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico organization not identified in this notice Consultation that wish to request transfer of control (hereafter referred to as ‘‘The Tribes’’). A detailed assessment of the human of these human remains and associated remains was made by the University of Additional Requestors and Disposition funerary objects should submit a written California, Berkeley and the United request to the University of California, Lineal descendants or representatives States Army Corps of Engineers, San Berkeley or the United States Army Francisco District professional staff in of any Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian Corps of Engineers, San Francisco consultation with representatives of the organization not identified in this notice District. If no additional requestors Tribe, California [previously that wish to request transfer of control come forward, transfer of control of the listed as Table Bluff Reservation—Wiyot of these human remains and associated human remains and associated funerary Tribe]. funerary objects should submit a written objects to the lineal descendants, Indian request with information in support of Tribes, or Native Hawaiian History and Description of the Remains the request to Lindsey Vogel-Teeter, organizations stated in this notice may Pueblo Grande Museum, 4619 E In October 1953, human remains proceed. representing, at minimum, 20 Washington Street, Phoenix, AZ 85034, DATES: Lineal descendants or individuals were removed from CA– telephone (602) 534–1572, email representatives of any Indian Tribe or HUM–112 in Humboldt County, CA, by [email protected], by Native Hawaiian organization not Albert B. Elsasser and James Allan September 24, 2021. After that date, if identified in this notice that wish to Bennyhoff. The human remains had no additional requestors have come request transfer of control of these been discovered by F. Hodgkinson, the forward, transfer of control of the human remains and associated funerary night editor for the Humboldt Times. human remains and associated funerary objects should submit a written request The remains likely were exposed as a objects to The Tribes may proceed. with information in support of the result of a United States Army Corps of The U.S. Department of the Interior, request to the University of California, Engineers, San Francisco District Bureau of Indian Affairs, assisted by the Berkeley or the United States Army (USACE) project nearby, but whether Pueblo Grande Museum, is responsible Corps of Engineers, San Francisco they were removed from USACE- for notifying The Tribes that this notice District at the address in this notice by controlled property is unclear. Some has been published. September 24, 2021. museum records suggest that they were FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. under the control of the USACE, while Dated: August 11, 2021. Thomas Torma, NAGPRA Liaison, others suggest that they were under the Melanie O’Brien, Office of the Vice Chancellor for jurisdiction of the Humboldt County Manager, National NAGPRA Program. Research, 119 California Hall, Berkeley, Sheriff. Because the matter of control is [FR Doc. 2021–18268 Filed 8–24–21; 8:45 am] CA 94720–1500, telephone (512) 672– unclear, this notice is being submitted BILLING CODE 4312–52–P 5388, email [email protected] and/ jointly by the University of California, or Kathleen Ungvarsky, M.A., RPA, Berkeley and the United States Army United States Army Corps of Engineers, Corps of Engineers, San Francisco San Francisco District, 450 Golden Gate District. As most of the human remains Avenue, Suite 4–201, San Francisco, CA were sorted by skeletal element, the age 94103–1001, telephone (415) 503–6842, and the sex of the individuals were not

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recorded. No known individuals were and the Bear River Band of the consultation with the appropriate identified. Rohnerville Rancheria, California; Blue Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian The 136 associated funerary objects Lake Rancheria, California; and the organizations, and has determined that are counted and described according to Wiyot Tribe, California [previously there is a cultural affiliation between the individual catalog entries as follows: 59 listed as Table Bluff Reservation—Wiyot human remains and present-day Indian entries described as ‘‘Beads’’; 25 entries Tribe]. Tribes or Native Hawaiian described as ‘‘Bead’’; 33 entries Additional Requestors and Disposition organizations. Lineal descendants or described as ‘‘Ornament’’; one entry representatives of any Indian Tribe or described as ‘‘Ornament Fragment’’; one Lineal descendants or representatives Native Hawaiian organization not entry described as ‘‘Dentalia’’; one entry of any Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian identified in this notice that wish to described as ‘‘Arrowhead Fragment’’; organization not identified in this notice request transfer of control of these two entries described as ‘‘Flake’’; one that wish to request transfer of control human remains should submit a written entry described as ‘‘Sinker (Fishing)’’; of these human remains and associated request to the Mississippi Department of one entry described as ‘‘Worked Stone’’; funerary objects should submit a written Archives and History. If no additional one entry described as ‘‘Flakes’’; two request with information in support of requestors come forward, transfer of entries described as ‘‘Bone (tools)’’; one the request to Dr. Thomas Torma, control of the human remains to the entry described as ‘‘Potsherd’’; one entry NAGPRA Liaison, Office of the Vice lineal descendants, Indian Tribes, or described as ‘‘Ceramic Fragment’’; one Chancellor for Research, 119 California Native Hawaiian organizations stated in entry described as ‘‘Knife’’; one entry Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720–1500, this notice may proceed. telephone (512) 672–5388, email described as ‘‘Hook and Eye’’; one entry DATES: Lineal descendants or described as ‘‘Rod’’; one entry described [email protected] and/or Kathleen representatives of any Indian Tribe or as ‘‘Metal Fragments’’; one entry Ungvarsky M.A., RPA, San Francisco Native Hawaiian organization not described as ‘‘Cloth Fragments’’; one District Archaeologist, 450 Golden Gate identified in this notice that wish to entry described as ‘‘Tooth (elk)’’; and Avenue, Suite 4–201, San Francisco, CA request transfer of control of these one entry described as ‘‘Bone and 94103, telephone (415) 503–6842, email human remains should submit a written beads.’’ Based on the condition of the [email protected], by request with information in support of human remains, the concentration of September 24, 2021. After that date, if the request to the Mississippi European-American manufactured no additional requestors have come Department of Archives and History at goods, and the location of the human forward, transfer of control of the the address in this notice by September remains, these human remains likely human remains and associated funerary 24, 2021. belong to the victims of the Indian objects to the Bear River Band of the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Island Massacre, which took place on Rohnerville Rancheria, California; Blue Meg February 26, 1860. Lake Rancheria, California; and the Cook, Director of Archaeology Most of the sites around Humboldt Wiyot Tribe, California [previously Collections, Mississippi Department of Bay date to the creation of the Bay listed as Table Bluff Reservation—Wiyot Archives and History, Museum approximately 5000–7000 years ago. Tribe] may proceed. Division, 222 North Street, P.O. Box Based on archeological and Wiyot oral The University of California, Berkeley 571, Jackson, MS 39205, telephone (601) traditional evidence, Wiyot have and the United States Army Corps of 576–6927, email [email protected]. occupied this area since before the Engineers, San Francisco District is SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is creation of . Wiyot responsible for notifying the Bear River here given in accordance with the culture is represented by the Bear River Band of the Rohnerville Rancheria, Native American Graves Protection and Band of the Rohnerville Rancheria, the California; , Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. Blue Lake Rancheria, and the Wiyot California; and Wiyot Tribe, California 3003, of the completion of an inventory Tribe. [previously listed as Table Bluff of human remains under the control of Reservation—Wiyot Tribe] that this the Mississippi Department of Archives Determinations Made by the University notice has been published. and History, Jackson, MS. The human of California, Berkeley and the United remains were removed from the Coastal Dated: August 11, 2021. States Army Corps of Engineers, San Pine Meadow region of Mississippi, in Francisco District Melanie O’Brien, Hancock County, MS. Officials of the University of Manager, National NAGPRA Program. This notice is published as part of the California, Berkeley and the United [FR Doc. 2021–18266 Filed 8–24–21; 8:45 am] National Park Service’s administrative States Army Corps of Engineers, San BILLING CODE 4312–52–P responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 Francisco District have determined that: U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations in • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the this notice are the sole responsibility of human remains described in this notice DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR the museum, institution, or Federal represent the physical remains of at National Park Service agency that has control of the Native least 20 individuals of Native American American human remains. The National ancestry. [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0032455; Park Service is not responsible for the • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] determinations in this notice. the 136 objects described in this notice are reasonably believed to have been Notice of Inventory Completion: Consultation placed with or near individual human Mississippi Department of Archives A detailed assessment of human remains at the time of death or later as and History, Jackson, MS remains was made by the Mississippi part of the death rite or ceremony. AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. Department of Archives and History • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there ACTION: Notice. professional staff in consultation with is a relationship of shared group representatives from the Alabama- identity that can be reasonably traced SUMMARY: The Mississippi Department Coushatta Tribe of Texas [previously between the Native American human of Archives and History has completed listed as Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of remains and associated funerary objects an inventory of human remains, in Texas]; Alabama-Quassarte Tribal

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