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from burials at site CA-Ker-50, a burial groups documents an oral history of The Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of site in Elk Hills, near the shoreline of continued habitation of an area Anthropology is responsible for former Buena Vista Lake, Kern County, encompassing Kern County, CA, that notifying the Picayune Rancheria of CA, by W.D. Strong, who donated these includes the Protohistoric and Historic Chukchansi Indians of ; Santa human remains to the Phoebe A. Hearst periods. Historical sources corroborate Rosa Indian Community of the Santa Museum of Anthropology in the same oral history. Modern descendants of Rosa Rancheria, California; Table year. No known individuals were Yokuts speakers are the Picayune Mountain Rancheria of California; Tule identified. The 51 associated funerary Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians of River Indian Tribe of the Tule River objects are fragments of the matting in California; Santa Rosa Indian Reservation, California; and Tuolumne which the human remains were Community of the Santa Rosa Band of Me-Wuk Rancheria of California wrapped at the time of burial, 1 lot of Rancheria, California; Table Mountain that this notice has been published. pinkish powder, 2 abalone ornaments, Rancheria of California; Tule River Dated: June 12, 2003. 33 shell beads, 4 bone tubes, 7 projectile Indian Tribe of the Tule River John Robbins, points, and 3 projectile point fragments. Reservation, California; and Tuolumne Characteristics of the associated Band of Me-Wuk Rancheria of Assistant Director, Cultural Resources. funerary objects and nonfunerary California. [FR Doc. 03–18208 Filed 7–17–01; 8:45 am] objects removed from site CA-Ker-50 Officials of the Phoebe A. Hearst BILLING CODE 4310–70–S indicate that this burial site was in use Museum of Anthropology have during the Protohistoric period, the 200- determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. year period immediately prior to 3001 (9-10), the human remains DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR European contact in the mid-1700s. described above represent the physical National Park Service In 1899, human remains representing remains of at least 77 individuals of at least nine individuals were removed Native American ancestry. Officials of Notice of Inventory Completion: San from burials at site CA-Ker-53, a the Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Diego State University, , CA habitation and burial site near Anthropology also have determined Buttonwillow, Kern County, CA, by that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (3)(A), AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. P.M. Jones, who donated the human the 226 objects described above are ACTION: Notice. remains to the Museum of Paleontology, reasonably believed to have been placed University of California, Berkeley in the with or near individual human remains Notice is here given in accordance same year. Some time prior to 1902, the at the time of death or later as part of with the Native American Graves Museum of Paleontology transferred the the death rite or ceremony. Lastly, Protection and Repatriation Act human remains to the Phoebe A. Hearst officials of the Phoebe A. Hearst (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3003, of the Museum of Anthropology. No known Museum of Anthropology have completion of an inventory of human individuals were identified. No determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. remains in the possession of San Diego associated funerary objects are present. 3001 (2), there is a relationship of State University, San Diego, CA. The Characteristics of other objects shared group identity that can be human remains were removed from two removed from site CA-Ker-53 indicate reasonably traced between the Native sites in San Diego County, CA. that this settlement was inhabited American human remains and This notice is published as part of the during the Protohistoric period, the 200- associated funerary objects and the National Park Service’s administrative year period immediately prior to Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 European contact in the mid-1700s. Indians of California; Santa Rosa Indian U.S.C. 3003 (d)(3). The determinations In 1949, human remains representing Community of the Santa Rosa within this notice are the sole at least 15 individuals were removed Rancheria, California; Table Mountain responsibility of the museum, from burials at site CA-Ker-74, located Rancheria of California; Tule River institution, or Federal agency that has on high ground a few miles southeast of Indian Tribe of the Tule River control of the Native American human the former shoreline of Tulare Lake, Reservation, California; and Tuolumne remains. The National Park Service is Kern County, CA, by members of the Band of Me-Wuk Rancheria of not responsible for the determinations California Archaeological Survey, and California. within this notice. were donated to the Phoebe A. Hearst Representatives of any other Indian A detailed assessment of the human Museum of Anthropology in the same tribe that believes itself to be culturally remains was made by San Diego State year. No known individuals were affiliated with the human remains and University professional staff in identified. The 49 associated funerary associated funerary objects should consultation with representatives of the objects are 35 shell beads, 12 glass contact C. Richard Hitchcock, NAGPRA Barona Group of Capitan Grande Band beads, and 2 abalone pendants. Coordinator, Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of of the Barona Characteristics of the associated of Anthropology, University of Reservation, California; Campo Band of funerary objects of Euroamerican origin California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA Diegueno Mission Indians of the Campo indicate that the settlement was 94720, telephone (510) 642-6096, before Indian Reservation, California; Capitan inhabited between approximately 1810 August 18, 2003. Repatriation of the Grande Band of Diegueno Mission and 1860. human remains and associated funerary Indians of California; Cuyapaipe The burial contexts identify the objects to the Picayune Rancheria of Community of Diegueno Mission human remains removed from sites in Chukchansi Indians of California; Santa Indians of the Cuyapaipe Reservation, Kern County, CA, as being Native Rosa Indian Community of the Santa California; Inaja Band of Diegueno American. Linguistic evidence indicates Rosa Rancheria, California; Table Mission Indians of the Inaja and Cosmit that this region of California was Mountain Rancheria of California; Tule Reservation, California; Jamul Indian inhabited by Native American Yokuts River Indian Tribe of the Tule River Village of California; La Posta Band of speakers. Archeological research Reservation, California; and Tuolumne Diegueno Mission Indians of the La suggests that these burial and habitation Band of Me-Wuk Rancheria of California Posta Indian Reservation, California; sites date to a relatively late time period. may proceed after that date if no Manzanita Band of Diegueno Mission Consultation with present-day Yokuts additional claimants come forward. Indians of the Manzanita Reservation,

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California; Mesa Grande Band of California; Manzanita Band of Diegueno Indians of the Cuyapaipe Reservation, Diegueno Mission Indians of the Mesa Mission Indians of the Manzanita California; Inaja Band of Diegueno Grande Reservation, California; San Reservation, California; Mesa Grande Mission Indians of the Inaja and Cosmit Pasqual Band of Diegueno Mission Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of Reservation, California; Jamul Indian Indians of California; Santa Ysabel Band the Mesa Grande Reservation, Village of California; La Posta Band of of Diegueno Mission Indians of the California; San Pasqual Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of the La Santa Ysabel Reservation, California; Diegueno Mission Indians of California; Posta Indian Reservation, California; Sycuan Band of Diegueno Mission Santa Ysabel Band of Diegueno Mission Manzanita Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of California; Viejas (Baron Indians of the Santa Ysabel Reservation, Indians of the Manzanita Reservation, Long) Group of Capitan Grande Band of California; Sycuan Band of Diegueno California; Mesa Grande Band of Mission Indians of the Viejas Mission Indians of California; and Diegueno Mission Indians of the Mesa Reservation, California; and Viejas (Baron Long) Group of Capitan Grande Reservation, California; San Cultural Repatriation Committee, Grande Band of Mission Indians of the Pasqual Band of Diegueno Mission authorized NAGPRA representative for Viejas Reservation, California. The Indians of California; Santa Ysabel Band the above tribes. Kumeyaay Cultural Repatriation of Diegueno Mission Indians of the In 1965, human remains representing Committee is the authorized NAGPRA Santa Ysabel Reservation, California; a minimum of one individual were representative for the above tribes. Sycuan Band of Diegueno Mission removed from an area located near the Representatives of any other Indian Indians of California; Viejas (Baron Carlton Hills Estates (SDSU-0102, 1965- tribe that believes itself to be culturally Long) Group of Capitan Grande Band of 3) in Santee, CA, during salvage surface affiliated with the human remains Mission Indians of the Viejas collections. No known individual was should contact Lynn Gamble, Ph.D., Reservation, California; and Kumeyaay identified. No associated funerary Director, Collections Management Cultural Repatriation Committee that objects are present. Program, San Diego State University, this notice has been published. Between 1977 and 1978, human 5500 Campanile Drive, San Diego, CA remains representing a minimum of one 92182-4443, telephone (619) 594-2305, Dated: June 19, 2003. individual were removed from the before August 18, 2003. Repatriation of John Robbins, Woodward site (SDSU-0015, CA-SDI- the human remains to the Kumeyaay Assistant Director, Cultural Resources. 5216) in Rancho Santa Fe, CA, during Cultural Repatriation Committee on [FR Doc. 03–18209 Filed 7–17–03; 8:45 am] excavations conducted by RECON, an behalf of the Barona Group of Capitan BILLING CODE 4310–70–S environmental cultural resource Grande Band of Mission Indians of the management firm in San Diego. No Barona Reservation, California; Campo known individual was identified. No Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR associated funerary objects are present. the , Bureau of Reclamation The individuals have been identified as California; Capitan Grande Band of Native American based on consultation Diegueno Mission Indians of California; DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY evidence and their geographic origin Cuyapaipe Community of Diegueno within the historically documented Mission Indians of the Cuyapaipe Federal Energy Regulatory territory of the Kumeyaay Indians. The Reservation, California; Inaja Band of Kumeyaay Indians are represented by Diegueno Mission Indians of the Inaja Commission the present-day Indian tribes that are and Cosmit Reservation, California; Battle Creek Salmon and Steelhead members of the Kumeyaay Cultural Jamul Indian Village of California; La Restoration Project, Tehama and Repatriation Committee. Posta Band of Diegueno Mission Indians Shasta Counties, CA Officials of San Diego State University of the La Posta Indian Reservation, have determined that, pursuant to 25 California; Manzanita Band of Diegueno AGENCIES: Bureau of Reclamation, U.S.C. 3001 (9-10), the human remains Mission Indians of the Manzanita Interior. Federal Energy Regulatory described above represent the physical Reservation, California; Mesa Grande Commission, Energy. remains of a minimum of two Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of ACTION: Notice of Availability of the individuals of Native American the Mesa Grande Reservation, Draft Environmental Impact Statement/ ancestry. Officials of San Diego State California; San Pasqual Band of Environmental Impact Report (EIS/EIR) University also have determined that, Diegueno Mission Indians of California; and notice of public workshop and pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (2), there is Santa Ysabel Band of Diegueno Mission notice of public hearing. a relationship of shared group identity Indians of the Santa Ysabel Reservation, that can be reasonably traced between California; Sycuan Band of Diegueno SUMMARY: The Bureau of Reclamation the Native American human remains Mission Indians of California; and (Reclamation), the lead Federal agency; and the Barona Group of Capitan Viejas (Baron Long) Group of Capitan the Federal Energy Regulatory Grande Band of Mission Indians of the Grande Band of Mission Indians of the Commission (FERC), a cooperating Barona Reservation, California; Campo Viejas Reservation, California may Federal agency; and the State Water Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of proceed after that date if no additional Resources Control Board (SWRCB), the the Campo Indian Reservation, claimants come forward. lead State agency, have made available California; Capitan Grande Band of San Diego State University is for public review and comment the Diegueno Mission Indians of California; responsible for notifying the Barona Draft EIS/EIR for the Battle Creek Cuyapaipe Community of Diegueno Group of Capitan Grande Band of Salmon and Steelhead Restoration Mission Indians of the Cuyapaipe Mission Indians of the Barona Project (Restoration Project). The Reservation, California; Inaja Band of Reservation, California; Campo Band of proposed CALFED-supported Diegueno Mission Indians of the Inaja Diegueno Mission Indians of the Campo Restoration Project would restore and Cosmit Reservation, California; Indian Reservation, California; Capitan approximately 42 miles of habitat in Jamul Indian Village of California; La Grande Band of Diegueno Mission Battle Creek and an additional 6 miles Posta Band of Diegueno Mission Indians Indians of California; Cuyapaipe of habitat in its tributaries, while of the La Posta Indian Reservation, Community of Diegueno Mission minimizing the loss of clean and

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