81 FR 4654 - Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of Defense, Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston District, Charleston, SC; Correction
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 17 (January 27, 2016)
National Park Service
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 17 (January 27, 2016)
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| FR Document | 2016-01590 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 17 (Wednesday, January 27, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 4654-4655] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-01590] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-19979; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of Defense, Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston District, Charleston, SC; Correction AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice; correction. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston District has corrected an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects published in a Notice of Inventory Completion in the Federal Register on March 16, 2015. This notice corrects the number of associated funerary objects. DATES: Lineal descendants or 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 and associated funerary objects should submit a written request with information in support of the request to the Charleston District at the address in this notice by February 26, 2016. ADDRESSES: Mr. Alan Shirey, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston District, ATTN: CESAC-PM-PL, 69A Hagood Avenue, Charleston, SC 29403- 5107, telephone (843) 329-8166, email [email protected]. 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 correction of an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects under the control of the Charleston District of the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers. The human remains and associated funerary objects were removed from Berkeley County, SC. This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). 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 and associated funerary objects The National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice. This notice corrects the number of associated funerary objects published in a Notice of Inventory Completion in the Federal Register (80 FR 13614, March 16, 2015). Additional boxes of material that contained associated funerary objects were identified by the repository after the original inventory. These items were inventoried in March 2015, after the publication of the initial Notice. Transfer of control of the items in this correction notice has not occurred. Correction In the Federal Register (80 FR 13615, March 16, 2015), column 1, sentence 6, under the heading ``History and Description of the Remains,'' is corrected by substituting the following sentence: The 113,227 associated funerary objects are 3 beads, 323 ceramic sherds, 350 concretions, 106,771 faunal fragments, 60 fossils (shell and coral), 2,281 lithic flakes (orthoquartzite, chert, and quartz), 23 lithic tool fragments, 29 lots of faunal fragments, 95 lots of screened material, 99 soil samples, 228 lots of processed flotation. 4 lots of phytolith samples, 25 organics (wood, seeds, and snail shell), 1 piece of groundstone, 2,569 pieces of miscellaneous stone/ pebbles, 97 pieces of charcoal, 1 glass fragment, 10 shell fragments, and 258 pieces of ochre (red and yellow). In the Federal Register (80 FR 13615, March 16, 2015), column 2, bullet 3, is corrected by substituting the following sentence: Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A) the 113,227 objects described in this notice are reasonably believed to have been placed with or near individual human remains at the time of death or later as part of the death rite or ceremony. Additional Requestors and Disposition Lineal descendants or 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 and associated funerary objects should submit a written request with information in support of the request to Mr. Alan Shirey, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston District, ATTN: CESAC-PM-PL, 69A Hagood Avenue, Charleston, SC 29403- [[Page 4655]] 5107, telephone (843) 329-8166, email [email protected] by February 26, 2016. After that date, if no additional requestors have come forward, transfer of control of the human remains and associated funerary objects to the Catawba Indian Nation may proceed. The Charleston District of the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers is responsible for notifying the Catawba Indian Nation that this notice has been published. Dated: December 10, 2015. Melanie O'Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2016-01590 Filed 1-26-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312-50-P
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associated funerary objects were Manuel Band of Mission Indians, and associated funerary objects were
removed was not the tribal land of any California (previously listed as the San removed from Berkeley County, SC.
Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian Manual Band of Serrano Mission This notice is published as part of the
organization. In 2014 and 2015, the Indians of the San Manual Reservation), National Park Service’s administrative
Fowler Museum at UCLA consulted may proceed. responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25
with Indian tribes who are recognized as The California Department of U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations in
aboriginal to the area from which these Transportation is responsible for this notice are the sole responsibility of
Native American human remains and notifying the San Manuel Band of the museum, institution, or Federal
associated funerary objects were Mission Indians, California (previously agency that has control of the Native
removed. None of these Indian tribes listed as the San Manual Band of American human remains and
agreed to accept control of the human Serrano Mission Indians of the San associated funerary objects The National
remains and associated funerary objects. Manual Reservation), that this notice Park Service is not responsible for the
In October 2015, the Fowler Museum at has been published. determinations in this notice.
UCLA and California Department of Dated: December 21, 2015. This notice corrects the number of
Transportation agreed to transfer control associated funerary objects published in
Melanie O’Brien,
of the human remains and associated a Notice of Inventory Completion in the
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
funerary objects to San Manuel Band of Federal Register (80 FR 13614, March
[FR Doc. 2016–01603 Filed 1–26–16; 8:45 am] 16, 2015). Additional boxes of material
Mission Indians, California (previously
BILLING CODE 4312–50–P that contained associated funerary
listed as the San Manual Band of
Serrano Mission Indians of the San objects were identified by the repository
Manual Reservation). after the original inventory. These items
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR were inventoried in March 2015, after
Determinations Made by the California the publication of the initial Notice.
Department of Transportation National Park Service
Transfer of control of the items in this
Officials of the California Department [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–19979; correction notice has not occurred.
of Transportation have determined that: PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000]
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the Correction
human remains described in this notice Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. In the Federal Register (80 FR 13615,
represent the physical remains of 10 Department of Defense, Army Corps of March 16, 2015), column 1, sentence 6,
individuals of Native American ancestry Engineers, Charleston District, under the heading ‘‘History and
based on metric and non-metric Charleston, SC; Correction Description of the Remains,’’ is
analysis. AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. corrected by substituting the following
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), ACTION: Notice; correction. sentence:
the 14 items described in this notice are The 113,227 associated funerary objects are
reasonably believed to have been placed SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of 3 beads, 323 ceramic sherds, 350 concretions,
with or near individual human remains Engineers, Charleston District has 106,771 faunal fragments, 60 fossils (shell
at the time of death or later as part of corrected an inventory of human and coral), 2,281 lithic flakes (orthoquartzite,
the death rite or ceremony. remains and associated funerary objects chert, and quartz), 23 lithic tool fragments, 29
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), a published in a Notice of Inventory lots of faunal fragments, 95 lots of screened
relationship of shared group identity material, 99 soil samples, 228 lots of
Completion in the Federal Register on processed flotation. 4 lots of phytolith
cannot be reasonably traced between the March 16, 2015. This notice corrects the samples, 25 organics (wood, seeds, and snail
Native American human remains and number of associated funerary objects. shell), 1 piece of groundstone, 2,569 pieces
associated funerary objects and any DATES: Lineal descendants or of miscellaneous stone/pebbles, 97 pieces of
present-day Indian tribe. representatives of any Indian tribe or charcoal, 1 glass fragment, 10 shell
• Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(2)(i), Native Hawaiian organization not fragments, and 258 pieces of ochre (red and
the disposition of the human remains identified in this notice that wish to yellow).
and associated funerary objects may be request transfer of control of these In the Federal Register (80 FR 13615,
to San Manuel Band of Mission Indians, human remains and associated funerary March 16, 2015), column 2, bullet 3, is
California (previously listed as the San objects should submit a written request corrected by substituting the following
Manual Band of Serrano Mission with information in support of the sentence:
Indians of the San Manual Reservation). request to the Charleston District at the Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A) the
Additional Requestors and Disposition address in this notice by February 26, 113,227 objects described in this notice are
Representatives of any Indian tribe or 2016. reasonably believed to have been placed with
or near individual human remains at the time
Native Hawaiian organization not ADDRESSES: Mr. Alan Shirey, U.S. Army
of death or later as part of the death rite or
identified in this notice that wish to Corps of Engineers, Charleston District, ceremony.
request transfer of control of these ATTN: CESAC–PM–PL, 69A Hagood
human remains and associated funerary Avenue, Charleston, SC 29403–5107, Additional Requestors and Disposition
objects should submit a written request telephone (843) 329–8166, email Lineal descendants or representatives
with information in support of the alan.d.shirey@usace.army.mil. of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian
request to Tina Biorn, California SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is organization not identified in this notice
asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
Department of Transportation, P.O. Box here given in accordance with the that wish to request transfer of control
942874 MS 27, Sacramento, CA 94271– Native American Graves Protection and of these human remains and associated
0001, telephone (916) 653–0013; email Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. funerary objects should submit a written
tina.biorn@dot.ca.gov, by February 26, 3003, of the correction of an inventory request with information in support of
2016. After that date, if no additional of human remains and associated the request to Mr. Alan Shirey, U.S.
requestors have come forward, transfer funerary objects under the control of the Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston
of control of the human remains and Charleston District of the U.S. Army District, ATTN: CESAC–PM–PL, 69A
associated funerary objects to the San Corp of Engineers. The human remains Hagood Avenue, Charleston, SC 29403–
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5107, telephone (843) 329–8166, email SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is burials were accessioned by UCLA in
alan.d.shirey@usace.army.mil by here given in accordance with the 1969 and 1986 and are contained in a
February 26, 2016. After that date, if no Native American Graves Protection and separate Notice of Inventory
additional requestors have come Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. Completion. The site produced a
forward, transfer of control of the 3005, of the intent to repatriate cultural radiocarbon date of circa 3000 B.C. The
human remains and associated funerary items under the control of the Fowler field notes discuss human remains from
objects to the Catawba Indian Nation Museum at UCLA that meet the the same excavations not curated at
may proceed. definition of unassociated funerary UCLA; funerary objects from these
The Charleston District of the U.S. objects under 25 U.S.C. 3001. burials are, however, present in the
Army Corp of Engineers is responsible This notice is published as part of the collection and under NAGPRA are
for notifying the Catawba Indian Nation National Park Service’s administrative unassociated funerary objects. The
that this notice has been published. responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 unassociated funerary objects are 1 bag
U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations in of shell fragments, 1 soil sample bag, 6
Dated: December 10, 2015.
this notice are the sole responsibility of pieces of unmodified animal bone, 6
Melanie O’Brien, the museum, institution, or Federal shell beads, 1 piece of burned clay, 24
Manager, National NAGPRA Program. agency that has control of the Native ground stone tools, 7 stone fragments,
[FR Doc. 2016–01590 Filed 1–26–16; 8:45 am] American cultural items. The National 14 chipped-stone tools, 5 flaking cores,
BILLING CODE 4312–50–P Park Service is not responsible for the and 5 cobble fragments.
determinations in this notice. In 1967, seven cultural items were
removed from Russell Valley (CA–LAN–
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR History and Description of the Cultural
186) in Thousand Oaks, Los Angeles
Items
County, CA. Excavations were
National Park Service Sometime before 1972 and in 1991, conducted by Chester King during a
2,948 cultural items were removed from salvage operation of this Late Period site
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–20015; Encinal Canyon (CA–LAN–114) in (A.D. 700–1500) initiated to recover as
PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Malibu, Los Angeles County, CA. much information as possible before it
Accession 752 contains 49 cultural was destroyed by development. Field
Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural items identified as being associated with
Items: Fowler Museum at the notes indicate seven artifacts unearthed
the burial found in Encinal Canyon. The by contractors were pulled from a cairn
University of California Los Angeles, site has been dated through diagnostic
Los Angeles, CA in association with Burial 1 as well as
artifacts and radiocarbon dating to the other isolated human remains. The
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. Late Period (A.D. 700–1769) through human remains were left at the site, but
ACTION: Notice. Historic contact. The human remains the curated burial items—6 mortar
were not curated at the Fowler Museum, fragments and 1 metate fragment—are
SUMMARY: The Fowler Museum at the and therefore the burial items are unassociated funerary objects under
University of California Los Angeles identified as unassociated funerary NAGPRA.
(UCLA), in consultation with the objects. The unassociated funerary Between March and June 1968, one
appropriate Indian tribes or Native objects are 15 shell beads, 28 cultural item was removed from Trancas
Hawaiian organizations, has determined unmodified shell fragments, 5 Canyon Cemetery (CA–LAN–197) in
that the cultural items listed in this groundstone fragments, and 1 marine Malibu, Los Angeles County, CA, by the
notice meet the definition of animal bone. Accession 871 contains UC Archaeology Survey under the
unassociated funerary objects. Lineal 2,899 cultural items removed by Brian direction of John Beaton and aided by
descendants or representatives of any Dillon during mitigation work in 1991 the Malibu Archaeological Society. The
Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian on a single parcel that was given to excavations took place on land owned
organization not identified in this notice UCLA in 2001. All human remains were by the Reco Land Company as a salvage
that wish to claim these cultural items reinterred on site along with many of project due to erosion and the
should submit a written request to the the funerary objects. There were many construction of a shopping center. The
Fowler Museum at UCLA. If no more funerary objects that were not collection was accessioned by UCLA in
additional claimants come forward, interred and under NAGPRA are 1978. Radiocarbon dating from the
transfer of control of the cultural items unassociated funerary objects. The cemetery estimates the site age to 370
to the lineal descendants, Indian tribes, unassociated funerary objects are 2,779 B.C. The unassociated funerary object is
or Native Hawaiian organizations stated pieces of shell, 1 bag of shell fragments, one siltstone slab that was associated
in this notice may proceed. 1 bag of charcoal, 2 pieces of worked with Burial 5 (the human remains are
bone, 1 piece of ochre, 10 shell beads, not present in the collection).
DATES: Lineal descendants or
22 grinding stones, 5 metate fragments, In March of 1960, 309 cultural items
representatives of any Indian tribe or were removed from the Village of Sumo
45 pieces of flaked-stone tools and
Native Hawaiian organization not (CA–LAN–207) in Malibu, Los Angeles
debitage, 1 metal button, 26 glass
identified in this notice that wish to County, CA. This site, located along an
fragments, 1 cement fragment, and 5
claim these cultural items should eroding cliff face, was excavated by a
pieces of historic tools.
submit a written request with Between 1950 and 1969, 70 cultural UCLA archeological field course led by
information in support of the claim to items were removed from the Zuma M.B. McKusick. The land where the
asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
the Fowler Museum at UCLA at the Creek Site (CA–LAN–174) in Los excavation took place was owned by a
address in this notice by February 26, Angeles County, CA. Salvage private mobile home park at the time of
2016. excavations were conducted at the site excavation. The collection was
ADDRESSES: Wendy G. Teeter, Ph.D., during 1968 and 1969 by Sally accessioned by UCLA in 1960. The
Fowler Museum at UCLA, Box 951549, MacFadyen and Jinny McKenzie, as cemetery is dated to circa 3050 B.C.
Los Angeles, CA 90095–1549, telephone well as Thomas King and the University Field notes indicate that a ‘‘scattered
(310) 825–1864, email wteeter@ of California (UC) Archaeological reburial’’ of human remains was found
arts.ucla.edu. Survey crew. Human remains from five near Pit 4 with a concentration of shell
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