[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 121 (Tuesday, June 24, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35772-35773]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-14756]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-15899; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Pennsylvania Museum
of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia, PA
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and
Anthropology has completed an inventory of human remains, in
consultation with the appropriate Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations, and has determined that there is no cultural affiliation
between the human remains and any present-day Indian tribes or Native
Hawaiian organizations. Representatives of any Indian tribe or Native
Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to
request transfer of control of these human remains should submit a
written request to the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology
and Anthropology. If no additional requestors come forward, transfer of
control of the human remains to the Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations stated in this notice may proceed.
DATES: Representatives of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization not identified in this notice that wish to request
transfer of control of these human remains should submit a written
request with information in support of the request to the University of
Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology at the address in
this notice by July 24, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Julian Siggers, University of Pennsylvania Museum of
Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia, PA 19014, telephone (215)
898-4050.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is here given in accordance with the
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25
U.S.C. 3003, of the completion of an inventory of human remains under
the control of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and
Anthropology. The human remains were removed from Tranquility, in
Fresno County, CA.
This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's
administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 U.S.C. 3003(d)(3) and
43 CFR 10.11(d). The determinations in this notice are the sole
responsibility of the museum, institution, or Federal agency that has
control of the Native American human remains. The National Park Service
is not responsible for the determinations in this notice.
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by the
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
professional staff in consultation with representatives of the Santa
Rosa Indian Community of the Santa Rosa Rancheria, California. The
Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians of California; Table Mountain
Rancheria of California; Tule River Indian Tribe of the Tule River
Reservation, California; and the Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians of the
Tuolumne Rancheria of California were invited to consult, but did not
respond.
History and Description of the Remains
Between May 13 and June 6, 1944, human remains representing, at
minimum, five individuals were removed from the Tranquillity site (CA-
FRE-48), in Fresno County, CA, by Malcolm Lloyd, Jr. and Dr. Linton
Satterthwaite under the auspices of the University of Pennsylvania
Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. The human remains range in age
from three or six months to later adulthood. Both males and females are
represented. No known individuals were identified. No associated
funerary objects are present. The site is a multi-component site that
dates from the Early Archaic or Millingstone Period (ca. 6000 B.P.) to
the California Early-Middle Horizon (ca. 1500-2500 B.P.) based on
museum documentation and published information.
Determinations Made By the University of Pennsylvania Museum of
Archaeology and Anthropology
Officials of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology
and Anthropology have determined that:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice are Native American based on their examination by a
physical anthropologist, their recovery from a known archeological
site, museum documents and published records, and associated
radiocarbon dates.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice represent the physical remains of five individuals of
Native American ancestry.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), a relationship of shared
group identity cannot be reasonably traced between the Native American
human remains and any present-day Indian tribe.
Treaties, Acts of Congress, or Executive Orders, indicate
that the land from which the Native American human remains were removed
is the aboriginal land of the Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians
of California; Santa Rosa Indian Community of the Santa Rosa Rancheria,
California; Table Mountain Rancheria of California; Tule River Indian
Tribe of the Tule River Reservation, California; and the Tuolumne Band
of Me-Wuk Indians of the Tuolumne Rancheria of California
Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the disposition of the
human remains may be to the Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians of
California; Santa Rosa Indian Community of the Santa
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Rosa Rancheria, California; Table Mountain Rancheria of California;
Tule River Indian Tribe of the Tule River Reservation, California; and
the Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians of the Tuolumne Rancheria of
California.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Representatives of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian organization
not identified in this notice that wish to request transfer of control
of these human remains should submit a written request with information
in support of the request to Dr. Julian Siggers, Director, University
of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of
Pennsylvania, 3260 South Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, telephone
(215) 898-4050, by July 24, 2014. After that date, if no additional
requestors have come forward, transfer of control of the human remains
to the Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians of California; Santa
Rosa Indian Community of the Santa Rosa Rancheria, California; Table
Mountain Rancheria of California; Tule River Indian Tribe of the Tule
River Reservation, California; and the Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians
of the Tuolumne Rancheria of California may proceed.
The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and
Anthropology is responsible for notifying the Picayune Rancheria of
Chukchansi Indians of California; Santa Rosa Indian Community of the
Santa Rosa Rancheria, California; Table Mountain Rancheria of
California; Tule River Indian Tribe of the Tule River Reservation,
California; and the Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians of the Tuolumne
Rancheria of California that this notice has been published.
Dated: May 27, 2014.
David Tarler,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2014-14756 Filed 6-23-14; 8:45 am]
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