88 FR 139 pgs. 47165-47166 - Notice of Inventory Completion: Eastern California Museum, Independence, CA
Type: NOTICEVolume: 88Number: 139Pages: 47165 - 47166
Pages: 47165, 47166Docket number: [NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0036217; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
FR document: [FR Doc. 2023-15517 Filed 7-20-23; 8:45 am]
Agency: Interior Department
Sub Agency: National Park Service
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0036217; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Eastern California Museum, Independence, CA
AGENCY:
National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY:
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Eastern California Museum (ECM) has completed an inventory of human remains and has determined that there is no cultural affiliation between the human remains and any Indian Tribe. The human remains were removed from Inyo County, CA.
DATES:
Disposition of the human remains in this notice may occur on or after the August 21, 2023.
ADDRESSES:
Shawn E. Lum, Eastern California Museum, 155 Grant Street, P.O. Box 206, Independence, CA 93526, telephone (760) 878-0258, email ecmuseum@inyocounty.us.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA. The determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of Eastern California Museum. The National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice. Additional information on the determinations in this notice, including the results of consultation, can be found in the inventory or related records held by Eastern California Museum.
Description
Human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed from Inyo County, CA. The human remains (ECM Accession #A699/NL4) were found East of Big Pine by the donor, Ed Matlick, of Bishop, CA, and were gifted to Eastern California Museum on March 15, 1958. The human remains-a human skull-belong to an individual of unknown age and sex. No associated funerary objects are present.
Aboriginal Land
The human remains in this notice were removed from known geographic locations. These locations are the aboriginal lands of one or more Indian Tribes. The following information was used to identify the aboriginal land: a final judgment of the Indian Claims Commission.
Determinations
Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes, Eastern California Museum has determined that:
• The human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of one individual of Native American ancestry.
• No relationship of shared group identity can be reasonably traced between the human remains and any Indian Tribe.
[top] • The human remains described in this notice were removed from the aboriginal land of the Big Pine Paiute Tribe of the Owens Valley.
Requests for Disposition
Written requests for disposition of the human remains in this notice must be sent to the Responsible Official identified in ADDRESSES . Requests for disposition may be submitted by:
1. Any one or more of the Indian Tribes identified in this notice.
2. Any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice who shows, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the requestor is a lineal descendant or a culturally affiliated Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization, or who shows that the requestor is an aboriginal land Indian Tribe.
Disposition of the human remains described in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after the August 21, 2023. If competing requests for disposition are received, Eastern California Museum must determine the most appropriate requestor prior to disposition. Requests for joint disposition of the human remains are considered a single request and not competing requests. Eastern California Museum is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the Indian Tribe identified in this notice.
Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.9 and 10.11.
Dated: July 14, 2023.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2023-15517 Filed 7-20-23; 8:45 am]
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