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funerary objects should submit a written archeologist based in Eureka, CA, and Chancellor for Research, University of request to the University of California were part of a donation that was California Berkeley, 119 California Hall, Berkeley. If no additional requestors accessioned into the museum in 1931. Berkeley, CA 94720–1500, telephone come forward, transfer of control of the Most of the individuals are represented (512) 672–5388, email t.torma@ human remains and associated funerary by a very small number of bones, and berkeley.edu, by January 4, 2021. After objects to the lineal descendants, Indian because the digs were not well that date, if no additional requestors Tribes, or Native Hawaiian documented, the age and the sex of the have come forward, transfer of control organizations stated in this notice may individuals were not recorded. No of the human remains and associated proceed. known individuals were identified. The funerary objects to the Wiyot Tribe, DATES: Lineal descendants or one associated funerary object is one set California (previously listed as Table representatives of any Indian Tribe or of unidentified animal bones. Bluff Reservation—Wiyot Tribe) may Native Hawaiian organization not Between July and October 1913, proceed. identified in this notice that wish to human remains representing, at The University of California Berkeley request transfer of control of these minimum, seven individuals were is responsible for notifying the Wiyot human remains and associated funerary removed from sites CA–HUM–33, and Tribe, California (previously listed as objects should submit a written request CA–HUM–37, near the Mad River Table Bluff Reservation—Wiyot Tribe) with information in support of the Slough, in Humboldt County, CA. These that this notice has been published. request to the University of California human remains were collected by Dated: November 24, 2020. Berkeley at the address in this notice by Llewellyn Loud, who was working on Melanie O’Brien, an ethnogeographic and archeological January 4, 2021. Manager, National NAGPRA Program. ADDRESSES: Dr. Thomas Torma, survey of the Wiyot people under the direction of Alfred Kroeber. The human [FR Doc. 2020–26760 Filed 12–3–20; 8:45 am] NAGPRA Liaison, Office of the Vice BILLING CODE 4312–52–P Chancellor for Research, University of remains were accessioned on November California Berkeley, 119 California Hall, 6, 1913. No associated funerary objects are present. Berkeley, CA 94720–1500, telephone DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (512) 672–5388, email t.torma@ Most of the sites around Humboldt berkeley.edu. Bay date to the creation of the Bay, National Park Service approximately 5000–7000 years ago. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is According to archeological evidence, [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0031199; here given in accordance with the Wiyot oral tradition, and the written PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Native American Graves Protection and historical record, the Wiyot Tribe has Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. been present in this area since before Items: Cleveland Museum of Natural 3003, of the completion of an inventory the creation of Humboldt Bay. of human remains and associated History, Cleveland, OH Determinations Made by the University funerary objects under the control of the AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. University of California Berkeley, of California Berkeley ACTION: Notice. Berkeley, CA. The human remains and Officials of the University of associated funerary objects were California Berkeley have determined SUMMARY: The Cleveland Museum of removed from around Humboldt Bay, that: Natural History (CMNH), in Humboldt County, CA. • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the consultation with the appropriate This notice is published as part of the human remains described in this notice Native Hawaiian organizations, has National Park Service’s administrative represent the physical remains of 21 determined that the cultural items listed responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 individuals of Native American in this notice meet the definitions of U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations in ancestry. unassociated funerary objects and • this notice are the sole responsibility of Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), sacred objects and has determined that the museum, institution, or Federal the one object described in this notice there is a cultural affiliation between the agency that has control of the Native are reasonably believed to have been objects and a present-day Native American human remains and placed with or near individual human Hawaiian organization. Lineal associated funerary objects. The remains at the time of death or later as descendants or representatives of any National Park Service is not responsible part of the death rite or ceremony. • Native Hawaiian organization not for the determinations in this notice. Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there identified in this notice that wish to is a relationship of shared group Consultation claim these cultural items should identity that can be reasonably traced submit a written request to the CMNH. A detailed assessment of the human between the Native American human If no additional claimants come remains was made by the University of remains and associated funerary objects forward, transfer of control of the California Berkeley professional staff in and the Wiyot Tribe, California cultural items to the Native Hawaiian consultation with representatives of the (previously listed as Table Bluff organization stated in this notice may Wiyot Tribe, California (previously Reservation—Wiyot Tribe). proceed. listed as Table Bluff Reservation—Wiyot Additional Requestors and Disposition Tribe). DATES: Lineal descendants or Lineal descendants or representatives representatives of any Native Hawaiian History and Description of the Remains of any Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice In the early 20th century, human organization not identified in this notice that wish to submit a claim for these remains representing, at minimum, 14 that wish to request transfer of control cultural items should submit a written individuals were removed from sites of these human remains and associated request with information in support of CA–HUM–68, CA–HUM–33, CA–HUM– funerary objects should submit a written the claim to the CMNH at the address 23, and CA–HUM–112 in Humboldt request with information in support of in this notice by January 4, 2021. County, CA. These human remains were the request to Dr. Thomas Torma, ADDRESSES: Dr. Brian Redmond, collected by H.H. Stuart, an amateur NAGPRA Liaison, Office of the Vice Cleveland Museum of Natural History, 1

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Wade Oval Drive, Cleveland, OH 44106, Determinations Made by the Cleveland DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR telephone (216) 231–4600 Ext. 3301, Museum of Natural History email [email protected] or Amanda Bureau of Ocean Energy Management McGee, telephone (216) 231–4600 Ext. The Cleveland Museum of Natural Gulf of Mexico, Outer Continental 3275, email [email protected]. History have determined that: Shelf, Geological and Geophysical • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(B), SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is Activities: Western, Central, and the one 22-page scrapbook of burial tapa here given in accordance with the Eastern Planning Areas; Final fragments and the six burial tapa cloths Native American Graves Protection and Programmatic Environmental Impact described above are reasonably believed Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. Statement to have been placed with or near 3005, of the intent to repatriate cultural individual human remains at the time of AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy items under the control of the Cleveland death or later as part of the death rite Management, Interior. Museum of Natural History, Cleveland, or ceremony and are believed, by a ACTION: Notice of availability of a record OH, that meet the definition of of decision. unassociated funerary objects and preponderance of the evidence, to have been removed from a specific burial site sacred objects under 25 U.S.C. 3001. SUMMARY: The Bureau of Ocean Energy of Native Hawaiian individuals. Management (BOEM) is announcing the This notice is published as part of the • National Park Service’s administrative Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(C), availability of a Record of Decision for the final programmatic environmental responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 the one lei niho palaoa described above impact statement (EIS) for proposed U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations in is a specific ceremonial object needed geological and geophysical (G&G) this notice are the sole responsibility of by traditional Native Hawaiian religious activities on the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) the museum, institution, or Federal leaders for the practice of traditional Native Hawaiian religions by their Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). This agency that has control of the Native Record of Decision identifies BOEM’s American cultural items. The National present-day adherents. • selected alternative for conducting Park Service is not responsible for the Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there proposed G&G activities on the Gulf of determinations in this notice. is a relationship of shared group Mexico OCS, which is analyzed in the identity that can be reasonably traced Consultation Gulf of Mexico OCS Proposed between the cultural objects and the Geological and Geophysical Activities: A detailed assessment of the cultural Office of Hawaiian Affairs. Western, Central, and Eastern Planning items was made by CMNH staff in Additional Requestors and Disposition Areas; Final Programmatic consultation with representatives of the Environmental Impact Statement Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA). Lineal descendants or representatives (Programmatic EIS). The Record of of any Native Hawaiian organization not Decision and associated information are History and Description of the Cultural identified in this notice that wish to available on BOEM’s website at http:// Items submit a claim for these cultural items www.boem.gov//or https:// www.boem.gov/regions/gulf-mexico-ocs- In 1935, six Hawaiian burial tapa should submit a written request with region/resource-evaluation/gulf-mexico- cloths were removed from ancient information in support of the claim to geological-and-geophysical-gg. Native Hawaiian corpses in burial caves Dr. Brian Redmond, Cleveland Museum FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: on Hawai1i Island by Glenn W. Russ of of Natural History, 1 Wade Oval Drive, For more information on the Record of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum Cleveland, OH 44106, telephone (216) Decision, you may contact Ms. Helen (BPBM). The exact location of the burial 231–4600 Ext. 3301, email bredmond@ Rucker, Chief, Environmental caves is unknown. At some time soon cmnh.org or Amanda McGee, telephone Assessment Section, Office of after the collection of the burial cloths, (216) 231–4600 Ext. 3275, email Environment, by telephone at 504–736– [email protected], by January 4, 2021. Russ transferred them to D’ Alte Welch, 2421 or by email at helen.rucker@ After that date, if no additional who also worked at BPBM. In 1976, boem.gov. Welch, who became a professor at John claimants have come forward, transfer Carroll University in Ohio, donated the of control of the unassociated funerary SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The burial tapas to CMNH. The accession objects and the sacred object to the Programmatic EIS addresses potential numbers for these six items are #1976– Office of Hawaiian Affairs listed in this environmental impacts of BOEM’s Oil 03: CMNH #s 8460, 8464, 8470, 8476, notice may proceed. and Gas, Renewable Energy, and Marine 8480, 8482. Welch also donated to Minerals Programs, and focuses The Cleveland Museum of Natural particularly on the environmental CMNH one 22-page scrapbook (CMNH History is responsible for notifying the #8458) containing burial tapa fragments. impacts of off-lease and on-lease Office of Hawaiian Affairs that this geological (bottom sampling and test In the early 20th century, one cultural notice has been published. drilling) and geophysical (deep- item, a ‘‘Hawaiian necklace’’ (lei niho Dated: November 24, 2020. penetration, high—resolution palaoa) made of human hair, was Melanie O’Brien, geophysical (HRG), electromagnetic, acquired by Mrs. H.F. Lyman. It is deep stratigraphic, and remote sensing) unknown from where in Hawaii the lei Manager, National NAGPRA Program. surveys. The area evaluated (i.e., Area of niho palaoa had been removed or the [FR Doc. 2020–26762 Filed 12–3–20; 8:45 am] Interest or AOI) includes the OCS circumstances of its removal. In 1922, BILLING CODE 4312–52–P waters that are within BOEM’s Gulf of Mrs. Lyman donated the lei niho palaoa Mexico planning areas (i.e., Western, to CMNH (accession #7, CMNH# 1682). Central, and Eastern Planning Areas). CMNH has determined that the lei niho The AOI also includes, for purposes of palaoa is authentic and is used in the analysis, the coastal waters of Texas, traditional Native Hawaiian religious Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and ceremonies. Florida extending from the coastline

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