81_FR_4674 81 FR 4657 - Notice of Inventory Completion: Fowler Museum at the University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, and California Department of Parks and Recreation, Sacramento, CA

81 FR 4657 - Notice of Inventory Completion: Fowler Museum at the University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, and California Department of Parks and Recreation, Sacramento, CA

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 17 (January 27, 2016)

Page Range4657-4659
FR Document2016-01595

The Fowler Museum at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) and California Department of Parks and Recreation have completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects, in consultation with the appropriate Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations, and have determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and associated funerary objects and present- day Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations. 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 to the California Department of Parks and Recreation. If no additional requestors come forward, transfer of control of the human remains and associated funerary objects to the lineal descendants, Indian tribes, or Native Hawaiian organizations stated in this notice may proceed.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

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Notice of Inventory Completion: Fowler Museum at the University 
of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, and California Department 
of Parks and Recreation, Sacramento, CA

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Fowler Museum at the University of California Los Angeles 
(UCLA) and California Department of Parks and Recreation have completed 
an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects, in 
consultation with the appropriate Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian 
organizations, and have determined that there is a cultural affiliation 
between the human remains and associated funerary objects and present-
day Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations. 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 to the California Department of Parks and Recreation. 
If no additional requestors come forward, transfer of control of the 
human remains and associated funerary objects to the lineal 
descendants, Indian tribes, or Native Hawaiian organizations stated in 
this notice may proceed.

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 California Department of Parks and 
Recreation at the address in this notice by February 26, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Leslie Hartzell, Ph.D., NAGPRA Coordinator, Cultural 
Resources Division Chief, California State Parks, P.O. Box 942896, 
Sacramento, CA 94296-0001, telephone (916) 653-9946, 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 completion of an inventory of human remains and 
associated funerary objects in the physical custody of the Fowler 
Museum at UCLA and under the control of the California Department of 
Parks and Recreation. The human remains and associated funerary objects 
were removed from Ventura and Los Angeles counties, CA.
    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.

Consultation

    A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by the Fowler 
Museum at UCLA professional staff in consultation with representatives 
of Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians of the Santa Ynez 
Reservation, California, and the following nonfederally recognized 
Indian groups: Barbareno Chumash Council; Barbareno/Ventureno Band of 
Mission Indians; Coastal Band of the Chumash Nation; Fernande[ntilde]o 
Tataviam Band of Mission Indians; Gabrielino/Tongva Indians of 
California Tribe; Gabrielino/Tongva Nation; Gabrieleno/Tongva Tribal 
Council; Northern Chumash Tribe; San Gabriel Band of Mission Indians; 
Ti'at Society; and the Traditional Council of Pimu.

History and Description of the Human Remains and Associated Funerary 
Objects

    In 1954 and 1970, human remains representing, at minimum, 40 
individuals were removed from Arroyo Sequit (CA-LAN-52) in Los Angeles 
County, CA. Excavations were conducted by Clement Meighan as a UCLA 
Department of Anthropology and Sociology field school to salvage 
information from portions of the site that were to be lost due to 
highway widening. This collection was curated at UCLA after analysis 
was complete. Thomas King also conducted excavations at the site in 
1970 with volunteers, and these artifacts were curated at UCLA after 
analysis as well. The excavations occurred on lands belonging to the 
California Department of Parks and Recreation. Arroyo Sequit is also 
recorded as the village of Lisiqshi with a radiocarbon date of A.D. 610 
+/-100, placing occupation in the Late Period through Spanish contact. 
No formal burials were curated at UCLA, but fragmentary human remains 
were identified from midden contexts totaling 31 individuals from the 
1954 excavations, of which 21 were distinguished as adult, 7 as 
infants, and 2 as juvenile. One individual could not be aged and none 
of the human remains could be identified to sex. Human remains from the 
1970 excavations represent a minimum of 9 individuals (4 adults, 2 
juveniles, and 3 unidentified). Since most the human remains are single 
elements, none could be attributed to sex. No known individuals were 
identified. No associated funerary objects were identified.
    In 1970 and 1971, human remains representing, at minimum, 220 
individuals were removed from Humaliwu (CA-LAN-264) in Malibu, Los 
Angeles County, CA. Nelson N. Leonard obtained permission to have a 
UCLA Anthropology field course, which included excavation of the 
historic cemetery on California Department of Parks and Recreation 
property. Collections were accessioned at UCLA as they returned from 
the field. The village dates from A.D. 550-1805. The excavations 
identified 159 formal burials as well as additional fragmentary human 
remains from midden contexts. In total, a minimum of 220 individuals 
were identified (130 adults, 39 juveniles, 35 infants, 3 neonates, 5 
perinates, and 8 unidentified), of which 20 adults were distinguishable 
as males and 16 females. No known individuals were identified. The 
54,655 associated funerary objects include 1,192 fragments, lumps, and 
plugs of

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asphaltum; 15 bags of asphaltum many with basketry, wood, and fabric 
impressions; 366 pieces and 14 bags of unmodified animal bone; 17 
pieces of worked bone; 2 pieces of ceramic; 27 fragments and 1 bag of 
charcoal; 1 glass pendant; 2 cordage fragments; 56 whole and fragmented 
shells; 264 worked shell objects; 29 bags of soil samples; 1 shell and 
11 copper buttons; 51,849 individual stone, shell, and glass beads; 1 
copper cup; 1 apothecary jar; 2 leather fragments; 2 possible plaster 
fragments; 77 pieces and 1 bag of ochre; 1 bag and 136 wood fragments; 
31 metal objects; 1 bag of iron fragments; 8 comal fragments; 1 
steatite bowl; 30 bowl fragments; 361 chipped stone flakes and tools; 
97 ground stone tools; and 58 stone fragments.
    In 1983, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual was 
removed from CA-LAN-454 near Point Dume, Los Angeles, CA. Doug 
Armstrong and a UCLA Archaeological Survey crew conducted excavations 
on land owned by the California State Parks and Recreation. At some 
unknown time, a burial was loaned to the Natural History Museum of Los 
Angeles County for display. The museum returned the burial in 2000. The 
site dates from A.D. 0 to 800. The burial represents an adult female. 
No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects 
were distinguished.
    In 1981, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual was 
removed from CA-LAN-1111, near Corral Canyon, Los Angeles County, CA. 
Fred Ghiradelli led excavations for the State Department of Beaches and 
Parks at this prehistoric village site. After analysis, the collection 
was accessioned at UCLA. A single human phalanx was removed from the 
surface represented an individual of unknown age or sex. No known 
individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects were 
identified.
    In the summer of 1967, human remains representing, at minimum, two 
individuals were removed from Big Sycamore Canyon (CA-VEN-89) in 
Ventura County, CA. The site was excavated by Chester King and a 
University of California (UC) Archaeological Survey crew on land owned 
by the California State Parks in preparation for the construction of 
recreational facilities that would impact the site. The collection was 
accessioned at UCLA after analysis. The site is estimated to date to 
the Late Period (A.D. 700-1869) through Spanish contact, as the site 
was recorded as the village of Shuwalashu. Fragmentary human remains 
represent two adult individuals of unknown sex. No known individuals 
were identified. No associated funerary objects were identified.
    In 1974, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual was 
removed from CA-VEN-101 in Ventura County, CA. Nelson N. Leonard and a 
UC Archaeological Survey crew excavated the site as part of a larger 
survey project in the La Jolla Valley at Point Mugu State Park. The 
collection was curated at UCLA upon completion of analysis. The site 
dates from A.D. 200-400. Two human bone elements from a shell midden 
represent a single adult individual of unknown sex. No known 
individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects were 
identified.
    The sites detailed in this notice have been identified through 
tribal consultation to be within the traditional territory of the 
Chumash people. These locations are consistent with ethnographic and 
historic documentation of the Chumash people.
    The Chumash territory, anthropologically defined first on the basis 
of linguistic similarities, and subsequently on broadly shared material 
and cultural traits, reaches from San Luis Obispo to Malibu on the 
coast, inland to the western edge of the San Joaquin Valley, to the 
edge of the San Fernando Valley, and includes the four Northern Channel 
Islands. At the southern and southeastern boundaries of the territory 
there is evidence of the physical co-existence of Chumash, Tataviam, 
and Gabrielino/Tongva languages and beliefs systems. At the northern 
boundary of the territory there is evidence of the physical co-
existence of Chumash and Salinan groups. The sites in this notice are 
located in northwestern Los Angeles County and Ventura County and fall 
within the geographical area identified as Chumash. Some tribal 
consultants state that these areas were the responsibility of regional 
leaders, who were themselves organized into a pan-regional association 
of both political power and ceremonial knowledge. Further, these 
indigenous areas are identified by some tribal consultants to be 
relational with clans or associations of traditional practitioners of 
specific kinds of indigenous medicinal and ceremonial practices. Some 
tribal consultants identified these clans as existing in the pre-
contact period and identified some clans as also existing in the 
present day. Other tribal consultants do not recognize present-day 
geographical divisions to be related to clans of traditional 
practitioners. However, they do state that Chumash, Tataviam, and 
Gabrielino/Tongva territories were and are occupied by socially 
distinct, yet interrelated, groups which have been characterized by 
anthropologists. Ethnographic evidence suggests that the social and 
political organization of the pre-contact Channel Islands were 
primarily at the village level, with a hereditary chief, in addition to 
many other specialists who wielded power.
    The associated funerary objects described in this notice are 
consistent with those of groups ancestral to the present-day Chumash, 
Tataviam, and Gabrielino/Tongva. The material cultures of earlier 
groups living in the geographical areas mentioned in this notice are 
characterized by archeologists as having passed through stages over the 
past 10,000 years. Many local archeologists assert that the changes in 
the material culture reflect evolving ecological adaptations and 
related changes in social organization of the same populations and do 
not represent population displacements or movements. The same range of 
artifact types and materials were used from the early pre-contact 
period until historic times. Tribal consultants explicitly state that 
population mixing, which did occur on a small scale, would not alter 
the continuity of the shared group identities of people associated with 
specific locales. Based on this evidence, continuity through time can 
be traced for all sites listed in this notice with present-day Chumash 
people, specifically the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians of 
the Santa Ynez Reservation, California.

Determinations Made by the California Department of Parks and 
Recreation

    Officials of the California Department of Parks and Recreation have 
determined that:
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described 
in this notice represent the physical remains of 265 individuals of 
Native American ancestry.
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the 54,655 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.
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there is a relationship of 
shared group identity that can be reasonably traced between the Native 
American human remains and associated funerary objects and the Santa 
Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians of the Santa Ynez Reservation, 
California.

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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 Leslie Hartzell, Ph.D., NAGPRA Coordinator, 
Cultural Resources Division Chief, California State Parks, P.O. Box 
942896, Sacramento, CA 94296-0001, telephone (916) 653-9946, 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 Santa Ynez Band of 
Chumash Mission Indians of the Santa Ynez Reservation, California, may 
proceed.
    The California Department of Parks and Recreation is responsible 
for notifying the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians of the 
Santa Ynez Reservation, California, that this notice has been 
published.

    Dated: December 21, 2015.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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                                                    organization not identified in this notice              DATES:  Lineal descendants or                          History and Description of the Human
                                                    that wish to claim these cultural items                 representatives of any Indian tribe or                 Remains and Associated Funerary
                                                    should submit a written request with                    Native Hawaiian organization not                       Objects
                                                    information in support of the claim to                  identified in this notice that wish to                    In 1954 and 1970, human remains
                                                    Wendy G. Teeter, Ph.D., Fowler                          request transfer of control of these                   representing, at minimum, 40
                                                    Museum at UCLA, Box 951549, Los                         human remains and associated funerary                  individuals were removed from Arroyo
                                                    Angeles, CA 90095–1549, telephone                       objects should submit a written request                Sequit (CA–LAN–52) in Los Angeles
                                                    (310) 825–1864, email wteeter@                          with information in support of the                     County, CA. Excavations were
                                                    arts.ucla.edu, by February 26, 2016.                    request to the California Department of                conducted by Clement Meighan as a
                                                    After that date, if no additional                                                                              UCLA Department of Anthropology and
                                                                                                            Parks and Recreation at the address in
                                                    claimants have come forward, transfer                                                                          Sociology field school to salvage
                                                                                                            this notice by February 26, 2016.
                                                    of control of the unassociated funerary                                                                        information from portions of the site
                                                    objects to Santa Ynez Band of Chumash                   ADDRESSES:   Leslie Hartzell, Ph.D.,                   that were to be lost due to highway
                                                    Mission Indians of the Santa Ynez                       NAGPRA Coordinator, Cultural                           widening. This collection was curated at
                                                    Reservation, California, may proceed.                   Resources Division Chief, California                   UCLA after analysis was complete.
                                                      The Fowler Museum at UCLA is                          State Parks, P.O. Box 942896,                          Thomas King also conducted
                                                    responsible for notifying the Santa Ynez                Sacramento, CA 94296–0001, telephone                   excavations at the site in 1970 with
                                                    Band of Chumash Mission Indians of                      (916) 653–9946, email leslie.hartzell@                 volunteers, and these artifacts were
                                                    the Santa Ynez Reservation, California,                 parks.ca.gov.
                                                    that this notice has been published.                                                                           curated at UCLA after analysis as well.
                                                                                                                                                                   The excavations occurred on lands
                                                     Dated: December 21, 2015.                              SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:     Notice is               belonging to the California Department
                                                    Melanie O’Brien,                                        here given in accordance with the                      of Parks and Recreation. Arroyo Sequit
                                                    Manager, National NAGPRA Program.                       Native American Graves Protection and                  is also recorded as the village of Lisiqshi
                                                    [FR Doc. 2016–01593 Filed 1–26–16; 8:45 am]             Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C.                   with a radiocarbon date of A.D. 610
                                                    BILLING CODE 4312–50–P
                                                                                                            3003, of the completion of an inventory                +/¥100, placing occupation in the Late
                                                                                                            of human remains and associated                        Period through Spanish contact. No
                                                                                                            funerary objects in the physical custody               formal burials were curated at UCLA,
                                                    DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR                              of the Fowler Museum at UCLA and                       but fragmentary human remains were
                                                                                                            under the control of the California                    identified from midden contexts totaling
                                                    National Park Service                                   Department of Parks and Recreation.                    31 individuals from the 1954
                                                    [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–20019;                                 The human remains and associated                       excavations, of which 21 were
                                                    PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000]                            funerary objects were removed from                     distinguished as adult, 7 as infants, and
                                                                                                            Ventura and Los Angeles counties, CA.                  2 as juvenile. One individual could not
                                                    Notice of Inventory Completion: Fowler                                                                         be aged and none of the human remains
                                                    Museum at the University of California                    This notice is published as part of the
                                                                                                            National Park Service’s administrative                 could be identified to sex. Human
                                                    Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, and                                                                              remains from the 1970 excavations
                                                    California Department of Parks and                      responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25
                                                                                                                                                                   represent a minimum of 9 individuals (4
                                                    Recreation, Sacramento, CA                              U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations in
                                                                                                                                                                   adults, 2 juveniles, and 3 unidentified).
                                                                                                            this notice are the sole responsibility of             Since most the human remains are
                                                    AGENCY:   National Park Service, Interior.              the museum, institution, or Federal
                                                    ACTION:   Notice.                                                                                              single elements, none could be
                                                                                                            agency that has control of the Native                  attributed to sex. No known individuals
                                                    SUMMARY:    The Fowler Museum at the                    American human remains and                             were identified. No associated funerary
                                                    University of California Los Angeles                    associated funerary objects. The                       objects were identified.
                                                    (UCLA) and California Department of                     National Park Service is not responsible                  In 1970 and 1971, human remains
                                                    Parks and Recreation have completed an                  for the determinations in this notice.                 representing, at minimum, 220
                                                    inventory of human remains and                                                                                 individuals were removed from
                                                                                                            Consultation
                                                    associated funerary objects, in                                                                                Humaliwu (CA–LAN–264) in Malibu,
                                                    consultation with the appropriate                         A detailed assessment of the human                   Los Angeles County, CA. Nelson N.
                                                    Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian                        remains was made by the Fowler                         Leonard obtained permission to have a
                                                    organizations, and have determined that                 Museum at UCLA professional staff in                   UCLA Anthropology field course, which
                                                    there is a cultural affiliation between the             consultation with representatives of                   included excavation of the historic
                                                    human remains and associated funerary                   Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission                     cemetery on California Department of
                                                    objects and present-day Indian tribes or                Indians of the Santa Ynez Reservation,                 Parks and Recreation property.
                                                    Native Hawaiian organizations. Lineal                   California, and the following                          Collections were accessioned at UCLA
                                                    descendants or representatives of any                                                                          as they returned from the field. The
                                                                                                            nonfederally recognized Indian groups:
                                                    Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian                                                                                village dates from A.D. 550–1805. The
                                                                                                            Barbareno Chumash Council;
                                                    organization not identified in this notice                                                                     excavations identified 159 formal
                                                    that wish to request transfer of control                Barbareno/Ventureno Band of Mission
                                                                                                                                                                   burials as well as additional fragmentary
                                                    of these human remains and associated                   Indians; Coastal Band of the Chumash                   human remains from midden contexts.
                                                    funerary objects should submit a written                Nation; Fernandeño Tataviam Band of                   In total, a minimum of 220 individuals
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                                                    request to the California Department of                 Mission Indians; Gabrielino/Tongva                     were identified (130 adults, 39
                                                    Parks and Recreation. If no additional                  Indians of California Tribe; Gabrielino/               juveniles, 35 infants, 3 neonates, 5
                                                    requestors come forward, transfer of                    Tongva Nation; Gabrieleno/Tongva                       perinates, and 8 unidentified), of which
                                                    control of the human remains and                        Tribal Council; Northern Chumash                       20 adults were distinguishable as males
                                                    associated funerary objects to the lineal               Tribe; San Gabriel Band of Mission                     and 16 females. No known individuals
                                                    descendants, Indian tribes, or Native                   Indians; Ti’at Society; and the                        were identified. The 54,655 associated
                                                    Hawaiian organizations stated in this                   Traditional Council of Pimu.                           funerary objects include 1,192
                                                    notice may proceed.                                                                                            fragments, lumps, and plugs of


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                                                    asphaltum; 15 bags of asphaltum many                    individuals were identified. No                        territories were and are occupied by
                                                    with basketry, wood, and fabric                         associated funerary objects were                       socially distinct, yet interrelated, groups
                                                    impressions; 366 pieces and 14 bags of                  identified.                                            which have been characterized by
                                                    unmodified animal bone; 17 pieces of                       In 1974, human remains representing,                anthropologists. Ethnographic evidence
                                                    worked bone; 2 pieces of ceramic; 27                    at minimum, one individual was                         suggests that the social and political
                                                    fragments and 1 bag of charcoal; 1 glass                removed from CA–VEN–101 in Ventura                     organization of the pre-contact Channel
                                                    pendant; 2 cordage fragments; 56 whole                  County, CA. Nelson N. Leonard and a                    Islands were primarily at the village
                                                    and fragmented shells; 264 worked shell                 UC Archaeological Survey crew                          level, with a hereditary chief, in
                                                    objects; 29 bags of soil samples; 1 shell               excavated the site as part of a larger                 addition to many other specialists who
                                                    and 11 copper buttons; 51,849                           survey project in the La Jolla Valley at               wielded power.
                                                    individual stone, shell, and glass beads;               Point Mugu State Park. The collection                     The associated funerary objects
                                                    1 copper cup; 1 apothecary jar; 2 leather               was curated at UCLA upon completion                    described in this notice are consistent
                                                    fragments; 2 possible plaster fragments;                of analysis. The site dates from A.D.                  with those of groups ancestral to the
                                                    77 pieces and 1 bag of ochre; 1 bag and                 200–400. Two human bone elements
                                                                                                                                                                   present-day Chumash, Tataviam, and
                                                    136 wood fragments; 31 metal objects; 1                 from a shell midden represent a single
                                                                                                                                                                   Gabrielino/Tongva. The material
                                                    bag of iron fragments; 8 comal                          adult individual of unknown sex. No
                                                                                                                                                                   cultures of earlier groups living in the
                                                    fragments; 1 steatite bowl; 30 bowl                     known individuals were identified. No
                                                                                                                                                                   geographical areas mentioned in this
                                                    fragments; 361 chipped stone flakes and                 associated funerary objects were
                                                                                                                                                                   notice are characterized by archeologists
                                                    tools; 97 ground stone tools; and 58                    identified.
                                                                                                               The sites detailed in this notice have              as having passed through stages over the
                                                    stone fragments.                                                                                               past 10,000 years. Many local
                                                       In 1983, human remains representing,                 been identified through tribal
                                                                                                            consultation to be within the traditional              archeologists assert that the changes in
                                                    at minimum, one individual was
                                                                                                            territory of the Chumash people. These                 the material culture reflect evolving
                                                    removed from CA–LAN–454 near Point
                                                    Dume, Los Angeles, CA. Doug                             locations are consistent with                          ecological adaptations and related
                                                    Armstrong and a UCLA Archaeological                     ethnographic and historic                              changes in social organization of the
                                                    Survey crew conducted excavations on                    documentation of the Chumash people.                   same populations and do not represent
                                                    land owned by the California State                         The Chumash territory,                              population displacements or
                                                    Parks and Recreation. At some unknown                   anthropologically defined first on the                 movements. The same range of artifact
                                                    time, a burial was loaned to the Natural                basis of linguistic similarities, and                  types and materials were used from the
                                                    History Museum of Los Angeles County                    subsequently on broadly shared material                early pre-contact period until historic
                                                    for display. The museum returned the                    and cultural traits, reaches from San                  times. Tribal consultants explicitly state
                                                    burial in 2000. The site dates from A.D.                Luis Obispo to Malibu on the coast,                    that population mixing, which did
                                                    0 to 800. The burial represents an adult                inland to the western edge of the San                  occur on a small scale, would not alter
                                                    female. No known individuals were                       Joaquin Valley, to the edge of the San                 the continuity of the shared group
                                                    identified. No associated funerary                      Fernando Valley, and includes the four                 identities of people associated with
                                                    objects were distinguished.                             Northern Channel Islands. At the                       specific locales. Based on this evidence,
                                                       In 1981, human remains representing,                 southern and southeastern boundaries                   continuity through time can be traced
                                                    at minimum, one individual was                          of the territory there is evidence of the              for all sites listed in this notice with
                                                    removed from CA–LAN–1111, near                          physical co-existence of Chumash,                      present-day Chumash people,
                                                    Corral Canyon, Los Angeles County, CA.                  Tataviam, and Gabrielino/Tongva                        specifically the Santa Ynez Band of
                                                    Fred Ghiradelli led excavations for the                 languages and beliefs systems. At the                  Chumash Mission Indians of the Santa
                                                    State Department of Beaches and Parks                   northern boundary of the territory there               Ynez Reservation, California.
                                                    at this prehistoric village site. After                 is evidence of the physical co-existence               Determinations Made by the California
                                                    analysis, the collection was accessioned                of Chumash and Salinan groups. The                     Department of Parks and Recreation
                                                    at UCLA. A single human phalanx was                     sites in this notice are located in
                                                    removed from the surface represented                    northwestern Los Angeles County and                       Officials of the California Department
                                                    an individual of unknown age or sex.                    Ventura County and fall within the                     of Parks and Recreation have
                                                    No known individuals were identified.                   geographical area identified as                        determined that:
                                                    No associated funerary objects were                     Chumash. Some tribal consultants state                    • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
                                                    identified.                                             that these areas were the responsibility               human remains described in this notice
                                                       In the summer of 1967, human                         of regional leaders, who were                          represent the physical remains of 265
                                                    remains representing, at minimum, two                   themselves organized into a pan-                       individuals of Native American
                                                    individuals were removed from Big                       regional association of both political                 ancestry.
                                                    Sycamore Canyon (CA–VEN–89) in                          power and ceremonial knowledge.
                                                    Ventura County, CA. The site was                        Further, these indigenous areas are                       • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A),
                                                    excavated by Chester King and a                         identified by some tribal consultants to               the 54,655 objects described in this
                                                    University of California (UC)                           be relational with clans or associations               notice are reasonably believed to have
                                                    Archaeological Survey crew on land                      of traditional practitioners of specific               been placed with or near individual
                                                    owned by the California State Parks in                  kinds of indigenous medicinal and                      human remains at the time of death or
                                                    preparation for the construction of                     ceremonial practices. Some tribal                      later as part of the death rite or
                                                    recreational facilities that would impact               consultants identified these clans as                  ceremony.
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                                                    the site. The collection was accessioned                existing in the pre-contact period and                    • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there
                                                    at UCLA after analysis. The site is                     identified some clans as also existing in              is a relationship of shared group
                                                    estimated to date to the Late Period                    the present day. Other tribal consultants              identity that can be reasonably traced
                                                    (A.D. 700–1869) through Spanish                         do not recognize present-day                           between the Native American human
                                                    contact, as the site was recorded as the                geographical divisions to be related to                remains and associated funerary objects
                                                    village of Shuwalashu. Fragmentary                      clans of traditional practitioners.                    and the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash
                                                    human remains represent two adult                       However, they do state that Chumash,                   Mission Indians of the Santa Ynez
                                                    individuals of unknown sex. No known                    Tataviam, and Gabrielino/Tongva                        Reservation, California.


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                                                                               Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 17 / Wednesday, January 27, 2016 / Notices                                              4659

                                                    Additional Requestors and Disposition                   human remains and associated funerary                  History and Description of the Human
                                                      Lineal descendants or representatives                 objects to the Indian tribes or Native                 Remains and Associated Funerary
                                                    of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian                  Hawaiian organizations stated in this                  Objects
                                                    organization not identified in this notice              notice may proceed.                                       In the spring of 1961, human remains
                                                    that wish to request transfer of control                DATES:  Representatives of any Indian                  representing, at minimum, 10
                                                    of these human remains and associated                   tribe or Native Hawaiian organization                  individuals were removed from
                                                    funerary objects should submit a written                not identified in this notice that wish to             Sa’angna, the Admiralty Site in Los
                                                    request with information in support of                                                                         Angeles County, CA (CA–LAN–47). The
                                                                                                            request transfer of control of these
                                                    the request to Leslie Hartzell, Ph.D.,                                                                         site was excavated by Keith Johnson and
                                                                                                            human remains and associated funerary
                                                    NAGPRA Coordinator, Cultural                                                                                   F. Brauer in a volunteer salvage effort to
                                                                                                            objects should submit a written request
                                                    Resources Division Chief, California                                                                           preserve archeological human remains
                                                                                                            with information in support of the                     after sewer trenching initiated by the
                                                    State Parks, P.O. Box 942896,
                                                    Sacramento, CA 94296–0001, telephone                    request to the Fowler Museum at UCLA                   owner disturbed and exposed Burial 1.
                                                    (916) 653–9946, email leslie.hartzell@                  at the address in this notice by February              More burials were uncovered by
                                                    parks.ca.gov, by February 26, 2016.                     26, 2016.                                              workmen during construction of the
                                                    After that date, if no additional                       ADDRESSES:  Wendy G. Teeter, Ph.D.,                    Warehouse Restaurant in Marina Del
                                                    requestors have come forward, transfer                                                                         Rey. The human remains were sent to
                                                                                                            Fowler Museum at UCLA, Box 951549,
                                                    of control of the human remains and                                                                            UCLA’s Archaeological Survey for
                                                                                                            Los Angeles, CA 90095–1549, telephone
                                                    associated funerary objects to Santa                                                                           analysis. The Admiralty Site is
                                                                                                            (310) 825–1864, email wteeter@
                                                    Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians                                                                           estimated to date to between A.D. 470
                                                                                                            arts.ucla.edu.                                         and 645, based on radiocarbon dating.
                                                    of the Santa Ynez Reservation,
                                                    California, may proceed.                                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:     Notice is               Upon completion of analysis, the
                                                      The California Department of Parks                    here given in accordance with the                      collection was accessioned at the
                                                    and Recreation is responsible for                       Native American Graves Protection and                  Fowler Museum at UCLA in 1969. The
                                                    notifying the Santa Ynez Band of                        Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C.                   human remains from all excavations at
                                                    Chumash Mission Indians of the Santa                                                                           the site consist of a minimum of 10
                                                                                                            3003, of the completion of an inventory
                                                    Ynez Reservation, California, that this                                                                        individuals from six formally identified
                                                                                                            of human remains and associated
                                                    notice has been published.                                                                                     burials. Further analysis identified four
                                                                                                            funerary objects under the control of the
                                                     Dated: December 21, 2015.                                                                                     adult females; one adult male; one
                                                                                                            Fowler Museum at UCLA, Los Angeles,                    adult, sex unknown; one juvenile (8–9
                                                    Melanie O’Brien,                                        CA. The human remains and associated                   years old); and three sets of human
                                                    Manager, National NAGPRA Program.                       funerary objects were removed from                     remains that were too fragmentary to
                                                    [FR Doc. 2016–01595 Filed 1–26–16; 8:45 am]             sites within Los Angeles County, CA.                   provide age or sex. No known
                                                    BILLING CODE 4312–50–P                                                                                         individuals were identified. The 140
                                                                                                               This notice is published as part of the
                                                                                                            National Park Service’s administrative                 associated funerary objects are 1
                                                                                                            responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25                      modified object, 112 unmodified animal
                                                    DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR                                                                                     bones, 2 chert flakes, 2 projectile points,
                                                                                                            U.S.C. 3003(d)(3) and 43 CFR 10.11(d).
                                                    National Park Service                                   The determinations in this notice are                  11 bone harpoons, 1 tarring pebble, 1
                                                                                                            the sole responsibility of the museum,                 modified pebble, 1 worked serpentine
                                                    [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–20017;                                                                                        fragment, 2 modified crystals, 1
                                                    PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000]
                                                                                                            institution, or Federal agency that has
                                                                                                            control of the Native American human                   unmodified shell fragment, and 6
                                                                                                            remains and associated funerary objects.               worked shell fragments.
                                                    Notice of Inventory Completion: Fowler                                                                            In 1983 and 1984, human remains
                                                    Museum at the University of California                  The National Park Service is not
                                                                                                                                                                   representing, at minimum, three
                                                    Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA                            responsible for the determinations in
                                                                                                                                                                   individuals were removed from Playa
                                                                                                            this notice.                                           del Rey Site #1 (CA–LAN–59), also
                                                    AGENCY:   National Park Service, Interior.
                                                    ACTION:   Notice.                                       Consultation                                           known as the Hughes Site, in Los
                                                                                                                                                                   Angeles County, CA. The site was
                                                    SUMMARY:    The Fowler Museum at the                      A detailed assessment of the human                   excavated using a combination of heavy
                                                    University of California Los Angeles                    remains was made by the Fowler                         machinery and wet screening by Brian
                                                    (UCLA) has completed an inventory of                    Museum at UCLA professional staff in                   D. Dillon, David M. Van Horn, and
                                                    human remains and associated funerary                   consultation with representatives of                   James R. Murray. In 1994, fragmentary
                                                    objects, in consultation with the                       Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission                     human remains were identified among
                                                    appropriate Indian tribes or Native                     Indians of the Santa Ynez Reservation,                 the faunal remains during analysis at
                                                    Hawaiian organizations, and has                         California; San Manuel Band of Mission                 the UCLA Institute of Zooarchaeology
                                                    determined that there is no cultural                    Indians, California (previously listed as              Laboratory by Susan Colby. Upon
                                                    affiliation between the human remains                   the San Manual Band of Serrano                         notification of the situation in 1996, Van
                                                    and associated funerary objects and any                 Mission Indians of the San Manual                      Horn indicated that he did not want the
                                                    present-day Indian tribes or Native                     Reservation); and the following                        material returned. The entire collection
                                                    Hawaiian organizations. Representatives                                                                        was then accessioned into the Fowler
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                                                                                                            nonfederally recognized Indian groups:
                                                    of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian                  Fernandeño Tataviam Band of Mission                   Museum at UCLA for inclusion in
                                                    organization not identified in this notice              Indians; Gabrielino/Tongva Indians of                  UCLA’s NAGPRA inventory as per the
                                                    that wish to request transfer of control                California Tribe; Gabrielino/Tongva                    suggestion of Larry Myers, Executive
                                                    of these human remains and associated                                                                          Secretary of the California Native
                                                                                                            Nation; Gabrieleno/Tongva Tribal
                                                    funerary objects should submit a written                                                                       American Heritage Commission.
                                                                                                            Council; San Gabriel Band of Mission
                                                    request to the Fowler Museum at UCLA.                                                                          Radiocarbon dating from Playa del Rey
                                                    If no additional requestors come                        Indians; Ti’at Society; and the
                                                                                                                                                                   Site #1 is estimated to date to A.D. 430–
                                                    forward, transfer of control of the                     Traditional Council of Pimu.                           870, with diagnostic artifacts from the


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesLineal 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 California Department of Parks and
FR Citation81 FR 4657 

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