Federal Register/Vol. 85, No. 107/Wednesday, June 3, 2020

34228 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 107 / Wednesday, June 3, 2020 / Notices Oklahoma and the Wichita and of these human remains and associated the request to the University of the Affiliated Tribes (Wichita, Keechi, Waco funerary objects should submit a written Pacific, Dugoni School of Dentistry at & Tawakonie), Oklahoma (hereafter request with information in support of the address in this notice by July 6, referred to as ‘‘The Tribes’’). the request to Dr. Marc Levine, 2020. Associate Curator of Archaeology, Sam History and Description of the Remains ADDRESSES: Dorothy Dechant, Center for Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural Dental History and Craniofacial Study, In 1957, human remains representing, History, University of Oklahoma, 2401 University of the Pacific, Dugoni School at minimum, four individuals were Chautauqua Avenue, Norman, OK of Dentistry, 155 Fifth Street, San excavated by the University of 73072–7029, telephone (405) 325–1994, Francisco, CA 94103–2919, telephone Oklahoma at site 34Ms20 in Muskogee email [email protected], by July 6, 2020. (415) 929–6627, email ddechant@ County, OK. At an unknown date, the After that date, if no additional pacific.edu. associated cultural materials were requestors have come forward, transfer SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: transferred to the Museum. The human of control of the human remains and Notice is here given in accordance with the remains include the partial skeleton of associated funerary objects to The Native American Graves Protection and an adult male 20–35 years old that were Tribes may proceed. Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. commingled with remains of a child 7– The Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of 3003, of the completion of an inventory 9 years old, a young adult 18–22 years Natural History is responsible for of human remains under the control of old of indeterminate sex, and a young notifying The Tribes that this notice has the University of the Pacific, Dugoni adult 20–30 years old of indeterminate been published. sex. No known individuals were School of Dentistry, San Francisco, CA. Dated: May 4, 2020. identified. The eight associated funerary The human remains were removed from objects are faunal bone fragments. Melanie O’Brien, the SJO–91 Brown site in San Joaquin Based on the presence of diagnostic Manager, National NAGPRA Program. County, CA. artifacts (chipped and ground stone, [FR Doc. 2020–11962 Filed 6–2–20; 8:45 am] This notice is published as part of the ceramics, bone tools and ornaments), BILLING CODE 4312–52–P National Park Service’s administrative the human remains and associated responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 funerary objects were most likely U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations in interred at site 34Ms20 during the DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR this notice are the sole responsibility of Mississippian Period (A.D. 1000–1500). the museum, institution, or Federal National Park Service Furthermore, the diagnostic material is agency that has control of the Native consistent with cultural distribution [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0030237; American human remains. The National patterns in the Arkansas River Valley. PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Park Service is not responsible for the The archeological data, together with determinations in this notice. ethnohistoric data, ethnographic data, Notice of Inventory Completion: Consultation and tribal oral histories, show that the University of the Pacific, Dugoni A detailed assessment of the human human remains and associated funerary School of Dentistry, San Francisco, CA remains was made by the Center for objects are culturally affiliated with the AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. Dental History and Craniofacial Study Caddo Nation of Oklahoma and the ACTION: Notice. (CDHCS) professional staff at the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes (Wichita, University of the Pacific, Dugoni School Keechi, Waco & Tawakonie), Oklahoma. SUMMARY: The University of the Pacific, of Dentistry in consultation with Determinations Made by the Sam Noble Dugoni School of Dentistry has representatives of the Ione Band of Oklahoma Museum of Natural History completed an inventory of human Miwok Indians of California; Picayune remains, in consultation with the Rancheria of the Chukchansi Indians of Officials of the Sam Noble Oklahoma appropriate Indian Tribes or Native Museum of Natural History have California; Santa Rosa Indian Hawaiian organizations, and has Community of the Santa Rosa determined that: determined that there is a cultural • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the Rancheria, California; Shingle Springs affiliation between the human remains human remains described in this notice Band of Miwok Indians, Shingle Springs and present-day Indian Tribes or Native represent the physical remains of four Rancheria (Verona Tract), California; Hawaiian organizations. Lineal individuals of Native American Table Mountain Rancheria (previously descendants or representatives of any ancestry. listed as Table Mountain Rancheria of • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian California); Tejon Indian Tribe; Tule the eight objects described in this notice organization not identified in this notice River Indian Tribe of the Tule River are reasonably believed to have been that wish to request transfer of control Reservation, California; United Auburn placed with or near individual human of these human remains should submit Indian Community of the Auburn remains at the time of death or later as a written request to the University of the Rancheria of California; Wilton part of the death rite or ceremony. Pacific, Dugoni School of Dentistry. If Rancheria, California; and the Northern • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there no additional requestors come forward, Valley Yokut, a non-federally is a relationship of shared group transfer of control of the human remains recognized Indian group. The Buena identity that can be reasonably traced to the lineal descendants, Indian Tribes, Vista Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of between the Native American human or Native Hawaiian organizations stated California; California Valley Miwok remains and associated funerary objects in this notice may proceed. Tribe, California; Chicken Ranch and The Tribes. DATES: Lineal descendants or Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of representatives of any Indian Tribe or California; Jackson Band of Miwuk Additional Requestors and Disposition Native Hawaiian organization not Indians (previously listed as Jackson Lineal descendants or representatives identified in this notice that wish to Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of of any Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian request transfer of control of these California); Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk organization not identified in this notice human remains should submit a written Indians of the Tuolumne Rancheria of that wish to request transfer of control request with information in support of California; as well as the Southern VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:35 Jun 02, 2020 Jkt 250001 PO 00000 Frm 00069 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\03JNN1.SGM 03JNN1 lotter on DSK9F5VC42PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 107 / Wednesday, June 3, 2020 / Notices 34229 Sierra Miwuk Nation and the that the cultural affiliation of CA–SJO– The University of the Pacific, Dugoni Tubatulabals of Kern Valley, California, 91 is to the Northern Valley Yokuts and School of Dentistry is responsible for non-federally recognized Indian groups, Plains Miwok. notifying The Consulted Tribes and were invited but did not participate. Groups that this notice has been Determinations Made by the University Hereafter, all the above entities are published. of the Pacific, Dugoni School of referred to as ‘‘The Consulted Tribes Dentistry Dated: April 23, 2020. and Groups.’’ Officials of the University of the Melanie O’Brien, History and Description of the Remains Pacific, Dugoni School of Dentistry have Manager, National NAGPRA Program. Sometime in 1970 or 1971, human determined that: [FR Doc. 2020–11968 Filed 6–2–20; 8:45 am] remains representing, at minimum, six • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the BILLING CODE 4312–52–P individuals were removed from CA– human remains described in this notice SJO–91 Brown Site on private property, represent the physical remains of six in San Joaquin County, CA. Sometime individuals of Native American DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR ancestry. between 1970 and 1989 these human National Park Service remains were in the possession of Dr. • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there John Stucky of Lodi, CA. Dr. Stucky had is a relationship of shared group [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0030235; received these human remains from his identity that can be reasonably traced PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] neighbor who had been a construction between the Native American human superintendent for A. Teichert and Sons remains and the Buena Vista Rancheria Notice of Inventory Completion: Construction. In 1989, on behalf of Dr. of Me-Wuk Indians of California; University of the Pacific, Dugoni Stucky, these human remains were California Valley Miwok Tribe, School of Dentistry, San Francisco, CA donated to the University of the Pacific California; Chicken Ranch Rancheria of AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. Me-Wuk Indians of California; Ione School of Dentistry by Dr. Kenneth ACTION: Notice. Holcombe, and accessioned into the Band of Miwok Indians of California; school’s Spencer R. Atkinson Library of Jackson Band of Miwuk Indians SUMMARY: The University of the Pacific, Applied Anatomy skull collection. No (previously listed as Jackson Rancheria Dugoni School of Dentistry has

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