83 FR 62889 - Notice of Inventory Completion: Department of Anthropology Museum at the University of California, Davis, Davis, CA; Correction

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 234 (December 6, 2018)

The University of California, Davis (UC Davis) has corrected an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects, published in a Notice of Inventory Completion in the Federal Register on August 13, 2008. This notice corrects the minimum number of individuals and number of associated funerary objects. 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 UC Davis. 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.

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 234 (Thursday, December 6, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62889-62890]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-26444]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0026942; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: Department of Anthropology Museum 
at the University of California, Davis, Davis, CA; Correction

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice; correction.

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SUMMARY: The University of California, Davis (UC Davis) has corrected 
an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects, 
published in a Notice of Inventory Completion in the Federal Register 
on August 13, 2008. This notice corrects the minimum number of 
individuals and number of associated funerary objects. 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 UC Davis. 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 UC Davis at the address in this notice by 
January 4, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Megon Noble, NAGPRA Project Manager, University of 
California, Davis, 433 Mrak Hall, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, 
telephone (530) 752-8501, email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby 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 University of 
California, Davis, Davis, CA. The human remains and associated funerary 
objects were removed from CA-YOL-17 in Yolo 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). 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 minimum number of individuals and number 
of associated funerary objects published in a Notice of Inventory 
Completion in the Federal Register (73 FR 47228-47229, August 13, 
2008). Additional human remains were newly identified after review of 
faunal collections. In addition, human remains from this site 
previously identified as culturally unidentifiable were re-evaluated in 
consultation and determined to be culturally affiliated. Based on 
consultation and review of the original field records, associated 
funerary objects were added. Transfer of control of the items in this 
correction notice has not occurred.

Correction

    In the Federal Register (73 FR 47229, August 13, 2008), column one, 
paragraph one, sentence one is corrected by substituting the following 
sentence:

    In 1967, human remains representing a minimum of four 
individuals were removed from CA-YOL-17 in Yolo County, CA, by the

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University of California, Davis archeological field school 
(Accession 33).

    In the Federal Register (73 FR 47229, August 13, 2008), column one, 
paragraph one, sentence three is corrected by substituting the 
following sentence:

    The 43 associated funerary objects are two Olivella shell beads, 
six lots of non-human bone, one lot of ochre, one bone tube, one 
charcoal sample, one pine hull fragment, one shell bead, one 
charmstone, 21 Haliotis sp. Shell beads, two shells, two clam shell 
disk beads, two steatite beads, and two miscellaneous worked bone 
fragments.

    In the Federal Register (73 FR 47229, August 13, 2008), column 1, 
paragraph 3, sentence one is corrected by substituting the following 
sentence:

    Officials of the Department of Anthropology Museum at the 
University of California, Davis have determined that, pursuant to 25 
U.S.C. 3001 (9-10), the human remains described above represent the 
physical remains of 11 individuals of Native American ancestry.

    In the Federal Register (73 FR 47229, August 13, 2008), column 1, 
paragraph 3, sentence two is corrected by substituting the following 
sentence:

    Officials of the Department of Anthropology Museum at the 
University of California, Davis also have determined that, pursuant 
to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (3) (A), the 6,935 objects described above 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 Megon Noble, NAGPRA Project Manager, 
University of California, Davis, 433 Mrak Hall, One Shields Avenue, 
Davis, CA 95616, telephone (530)752-8501, email [email protected], by 
January 4, 2019. After that date, if no additional requestors have come 
forward, transfer of control of the human remains and associated 
funerary objects to Cachil DeHe Band of Wintun Indians of the Colusa 
Indian Community of the Colusa Rancheria, California; Kletsel Dehe Band 
of Wintun Indians (previously listed as the Cortina Indian Rancheria 
and the Cortina Indian Rancheria of Wintun Indians of California); and 
the Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation, California (previously listed as the 
Rumsey Indian Rancheria of Wintun Indians of California), hereafter 
referred to as ``The Tribes'' may proceed.
    The University of California, Davis is responsible for notifying 
The Tribes that this notice has been published.

    Dated: November 7, 2018.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2018-26444 Filed 12-4-18; 8:45 am]
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