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Category Three, which includes persons

who hold state, county or local elected

office, employees of state agencies

responsible for natural resources,

teachers involved in the natural

sciences, members of Native American

tribes, and the public at large. Members

are appointed by the Secretary of the

Interior to serve three-year terms. The

person selected must have knowledge or

experience in the interest area specified,

and must have knowledge of the

geographic area under the council’s

purview (the northeast portion of

California and the northwest portion of

Nevada). Qualified applicants must

have demonstrated a commitment to

collaborate to solve a broad spectrum of

natural resource issues.

Nomination forms are available by

contacting BLM Public Affairs Officer

Joseph J. Fontana, 2950 Riverside Drive,

Susanville, CA 96130; by telephone

(530) 257–5381; or email,

jfontana@ca.blm.gov. Completed

nomination forms, and letters of

support, must be returned to: Bureau of

Land Management, 2950 Riverside

Drive, Susanville, CA 96130, Attention

Public Affairs Officer, no later than

Friday, May 26, 2000.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Contact BLM Alturas Field Manager

Tim Burke, (530) 233–4666, or Public

Affairs Officer Joseph J. Fontana at the

above phone or email address.

Joseph J. Fontana,

Public Affairs Officer.

[FR Doc. 00–11452 Filed 5–5–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–40–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Notice of Intent to Repatriate Cultural

Items in the Possession of the

California State Office, Bureau of Land

Management, Sacramento, CA

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

Notice is hereby given under the

Native American Graves Protection and

Repatriation Act, 43 CFR 10.10 (a)(3), of

the intent to repatriate cultural items in

the possession of the California State

Office, Bureau of Land Management,

Sacramento, CA which meet the

definition of ‘‘unassociated funerary

objects’’ under Section 2 of the Act.

The 90 cultural items consist of

olivella shell beads and pottery sherds.

In 1989, these cultural items were

removed from a cremation at site CAIMP–6315, ancient Lake Cahuilla,

western Imperial County, CA during

legally authorized investigations

conducted by the University of

California, Riverside. The human

remains interred with these cultural

items were not collected.

The one cultural item is a projectile

point.

In 1989, this cultural item was

removed from a cremation at site CAIMP–6315, ancient Lake Cahuilla,

western Imperial County, CA during

legally authorized investigations

conducted by the University of

California, Riverside. The human

remains interred with these cultural

items were not collected.

Based on the common occurrence of

brown and buff ware pottery derived

from the lower Colorado river area,

small projectile points, and late period

shell beads imported from the Southern

California coastal area, all of these

cultural items can be dated to the late

precontact period in the Southern

California, Colorado Desert sequence, c.

1500 A.D. to the 19th century. Based on

archeological and material culture

evidence, there is a clear continuum

from the late period precontact

archeological cultures to the native

peoples present in the area at the time

of European contact. Consultation

evidence presented by the Kumeyaay

Cultural Repatriation Committee

(authorized representatives of the

Campo Band of Diegueno Mission

Indians of the Campo Reservation, the

Capitan Grande Band of Diegueno

Mission Indians of California, the

Barona Group of Capitan Grande Band

of Mission Indians of the Barona

Reservation, the Viejas (Baron Long)

Group of Capitan Grande Band of

Mission Indians of the Viejas

Reservation, the Cuyapaipe Community

of Degueno Mission Indians of the

Cuyapaipe Reservation, the Inaja Band

of Diegueno Mission Indians of the Inaja

and Cosmit Reservation, the La Posta

Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of

the La Posta Reservation, the Manzanita

Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of

the Manzanita Reservation, the Jamul

Indian Village, the Mesa Grande Band of

Diegueno Mission Indians of the Mesa

Grande Reservation, the San Pasqual

Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of

California, the Santa Ysabel Band of

Diegueno Mission Indians of the Santa

Ysabel Reservation, and the Sycuan

Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of

California) also supports the recognition

of this area of Imperial County as

Kumeyaay ancestral homeland.

Based on the above mentioned

information, officials of the Bureau of

Land Management have determined

that, pursuant to 43 CFR 10.2 (d)(2)(ii),

these cultural items 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 and are believed, by a

preponderance of the evidence, to have

been removed from a specific burial site

of an Native American individual.

Officials of the Bureau of Land

Management have also determined that,

pursuant to 43 CFR 10.2 (e), there is a

relationship of shared group identity

which can be reasonably traced between

these items and the Campo Band of

Diegueno Mission Indians of the Campo

Reservation, the Capitan Grande Band of

Diegueno Mission Indians of California,

the Barona Group of Capitan Grande

Band of Mission Indians of the Barona

Reservation, the Viejas (Baron Long)

Group of Capitan Grande Band of

Mission Indians of the Viejas

Reservation, the Cuyapaipe Community

of Degueno Mission Indians of the

Cuyapaipe Reservation, the Inaja Band

of Diegueno Mission Indians of the Inaja

and Cosmit Reservation, the La Posta

Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of

the La Posta Reservation, the Manzanita

Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of

the Manzanita Reservation, the Jamul

Indian Village, the Mesa Grande Band of

Diegueno Mission Indians of the Mesa

Grande Reservation, the San Pasqual

Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of

California, the Santa Ysabel Band of

Diegueno Mission Indians of the Santa

Ysabel Reservation, and the Sycuan

Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of

California.

This notice has been sent to officials

of the Kumeyaay Cultural Repatriation

Committee and the Campo Band of

Diegueno Mission Indians of the Campo

Reservation, the Capitan Grande Band of

Diegueno Mission Indians of California,

the Barona Group of Capitan Grande

Band of Mission Indians of the Barona

Reservation, the Viejas (Baron Long)

Group of Capitan Grande Band of

Mission Indians of the Viejas

Reservation, the Cuyapaipe Community

of Degueno Mission Indians of the

Cuyapaipe Reservation, the Inaja Band

of Diegueno Mission Indians of the Inaja

and Cosmit Reservation, the La Posta

Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of

the La Posta Reservation, the Manzanita

Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of

the Manzanita Reservation, the Jamul

Indian Village, the Mesa Grande Band of

Diegueno Mission Indians of the Mesa

Grande Reservation, the San Pasqual

Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of

California, the Santa Ysabel Band of

Diegueno Mission Indians of the Santa

Ysabel Reservation, and the Sycuan

Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of

California. Representatives of any other

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Indian tribe that believes itself to be

culturally affiliated with these objects

should contact Russell Kaldenberg,

Archeologist, Division of Natural

Resources, California State Office,

Bureau of Land Management, 2800

Cottage Way, Sacramento, CA 95825;

telephone: (916) 978–4635 before June

7, 2000. Repatriation of these objects to

the Campo Band of Diegueno Mission

Indians of the Campo Reservation, the

Capitan Grande Band of Diegueno

Mission Indians of California, the

Barona Group of Capitan Grande Band

of Mission Indians of the Barona

Reservation, the Viejas (Baron Long)

Group of Capitan Grande Band of

Mission Indians of the Viejas

Reservation, the Cuyapaipe Community

of Degueno Mission Indians of the

Cuyapaipe Reservation, the Inaja Band

of Diegueno Mission Indians of the Inaja

and Cosmit Reservation, the La Posta

Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of

the La Posta Reservation, the Manzanita

Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of

the Manzanita Reservation, the Jamul

Indian Village, the Mesa Grande Band of

Diegueno Mission Indians of the Mesa

Grande Reservation, the San Pasqual

Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of

California, the Santa Ysabel Band of

Diegueno Mission Indians of the Santa

Ysabel Reservation, and the Sycuan

Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of

California may begin after that date if no

additional claimants come forward.

Dated: April 26, 2000.

Veletta Canouts,

Acting Departmental Consulting

Archeologist,

Deputy Manager, Archeology and

Ethnography Program.

[FR Doc. 00–11379 Filed 5–5–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–70–F

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Notice of Inventory Completion for

Native American Human Remains in

the Possession of the Dayton Museum

of Natural History, Dayton, OH

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

Notice is hereby given in accordance

with provisions of the Native American

Graves Protection and Repatriation Act

(NAGPRA), 43 CFR 10.9, of the

completion of an inventory of human

remains in the possession of the Dayton

Museum of Natural History (a division

of the Dayton Society of Natural

History), Dayton, OH.

A detailed assessment of the human

remains was made by Dayton Museum

of Natural History professional staff in

consultation with representatives of the

Tonto Apache Tribe of Arizona; the

White Mountain Apache Tribe of the

Fort Apache Reservation, Arizona; the

Mescalero Apache Tribe of the

Mescalero Reservation, New Mexico; the

Fort McDowell Mohave-Apache

Community of the Fort McDowell

Indian Reservation, Arizona; the Fort

Sill Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; the

Jicarilla Apache Tribe of the Jicarilla

Apache Indian Reservation, New

Mexico; the San Carlos Apache Tribe of

the San Carlos Reservation, Arizona;

and the Yavapai-Apache Nation of the

Camp Verde Indian Reservation,

Arizona.

In 1943, human remains representing

one individual were donated to the

Dayton Museum of Natural History by

Mrs. E.R. Skillman. No known

individuals were identified. No

associated funerary objects are present.

Based on the original accession form,

these human remains have been

determined to be Native American

affiliated with the Apache. No other

evidence exists to contradict this

accession information. Based on dental

wear, the professional staff of the

Dayton Museum of Natural History are

inclined to believe that this individual

dates to the precontact period rather

than the historic period.

Based on the above mentioned

information, officials of the Dayton

Museum of Natural History have

determined that, pursuant to 43 CFR

10.2 (d)(1), the human remains listed

above represent the physical remains of

one individual of Native American

ancestry. Officials of the Dayton

Museum of Natural History have also

determined that, pursuant to 43 CFR

10.2 (e), there is a relationship of shared

group identity which can be reasonably

traced between these Native American

human remains and the Tonto Apache

Tribe of Arizona; the White Mountain

Apache Tribe of the Fort Apache

Reservation, Arizona; the Mescalero

Apache Tribe of the Mescalero

Reservation, New Mexico; the Fort

McDowell Mohave-Apache Community

of the Fort McDowell Indian

Reservation, Arizona; the Fort Sill

Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; the Jicarilla

Apache Tribe of the Jicarilla Apache

Indian Reservation, New Mexico; the

San Carlos Apache Tribe of the San

Carlos Reservation, Arizona; and the

Yavapai-Apache Nation of the Camp

Verde Indian Reservation, Arizona.

This notice has been sent to officials

of the Tonto Apache Tribe of Arizona;

the White Mountain Apache Tribe of the

Fort Apache Reservation, Arizona; the

Mescalero Apache Tribe of the

Mescalero Reservation, New Mexico; the

Fort McDowell Mohave-Apache

Community of the Fort McDowell

Indian Reservation, Arizona; the Fort

Sill Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; the

Jicarilla Apache Tribe of the Jicarilla

Apache Indian Reservation, New

Mexico; the San Carlos Apache Tribe of

the San Carlos Reservation, Arizona;

and the Yavapai-Apache Nation of the

Camp Verde Indian Reservation,

Arizona. Representatives of any other

Indian tribe that believes itself to be

culturally affiliated with these human

remains should contact Ms. Lynn

Simonelli, Curator, Dayton Museum of

Natural History, 2600 DeWeese

Parkway, Dayton, OH 45414; telephone:

(937) 275–7431, ext. 30 before June 7,

2000. Repatriation of the human

remains to the Tonto Apache Tribe of

Arizona; the White Mountain Apache

Tribe of the Fort Apache Reservation,

Arizona; the Mescalero Apache Tribe of

the Mescalero Reservation, New Mexico;

the Fort McDowell Mohave-Apache

Community of the Fort McDowell

Indian Reservation, Arizona; the Fort

Sill Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; the

Jicarilla Apache Tribe of the Jicarilla

Apache Indian Reservation, New

Mexico; the San Carlos Apache Tribe of

the San Carlos Reservation, Arizona;

and the Yavapai-Apache Nation of the

Camp Verde Indian Reservation,

Arizona may begin after that date if no

additional claimants come forward.

The National Park Service is not

responsible for the determinations

within this notice.

Dated: April 26, 2000.

Veletta Canouts,

Acting Departmental Consulting

Archeologist,

Deputy Manager, Archeology and

Ethnography Program.

[FR Doc. 00–11380 Filed 5–5–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–70–F

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Notice of Intent to Repatriate Cultural

Items from the Nevada Test Site, NV in

the Possession of the Nevada

Operations Office, U.S. Department of

Energy, Las Vegas, NV

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

Notice is hereby given under the

Native American Graves Protection and

Repatriation Act, 43 CFR 10.10 (a)(3), of

the intent to repatriate cultural items