45660 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 175 / Monday, September 10, 2018 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0026098; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: San 

Diego Museum of Man, San Diego, CA 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The San Diego Museum of 

Man has completed an inventory of 

human remains, in consultation with 

the appropriate Indian Tribes or Native 

Hawaiian organizations, and has 

determined that there is a cultural 

affiliation between the human remains 

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 should submit 

a written request to the San Diego 

Museum of Man. If no additional 

requestors come forward, transfer of 

control of the human remains 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 should submit a written 

request with information in support of 

the request to the San Diego Museum of 

Man at the address in this notice by 

October 10, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Ben Garcia, Deputy 

Director, San Diego Museum of Man, 

1350 El Prado, Balboa Park, San Diego, 

CA 32101, telephone (619) 239–2001 

ext. 17, email bgarcia@

muesumofman.org. 

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 under the control of 

the San Diego Museum of Man, San 

Diego, CA. The human remains were 

removed from the Mission San Diego de 

Alcala and the vicinity of the 

intersection of 40th Street and Meade 

Avenue, San Diego, 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. 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 San Diego 

Museum of Man professional staff in 

consultation with representatives of the 

Campo Band of Diegueno Mission 

Indians of the Campo Indian 

Reservation, California; Capitan Grande 

Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of 

California (Barona Group of Capitan 

Grande Band of Mission Indians of the 

Barona Reservation, California; Viejas 

(Baron Long) Group of Capitan Grande 

Band of Mission Indians of the Viejas 

Reservation, California); Ewiiaapaayp 

Band of Kumeyaay Indians, California; 

Iipay Nation of Santa Ysabel, California 

(previously listed as the Santa Ysabel 

Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of 

the Santa Ysabel Reservation); Inaja 

Band of Diegueno Indians of the Inaja 

and Cosmit Reservation, California; 

Jamul Indian Village of California; La 

Posta Band of Diegueno Mission Indians 

of the La Posta Indian Reservation, 

California; Manzanita Band of Diegueno 

Mission Indians of the Manzanita 

Reservation, California; Mesa Grande 

Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of 

the Mesa Grande Indian Reservation, 

California; San Pasqual Band of 

Diegueno Mission Indians of California; 

and Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay 

Nation (hereafter referred to as ‘‘The 

Tribes’’). 

History and Description of the Remains 

In 1959, human remains representing, 

at minimum, one individual were 

removed from the vicinity of the 

intersection of 40th Street and Meade 

Avenue in San Diego, CA, by a San 

Diego road crew. The human remains 

were initially received by the San Diego 

County Coroner’s Office. On October 9, 

1959 the human remains were 

transferred to the San Diego Natural 

History Museum and then gifted to the 

San Diego Museum of Man sometime 

between October and December of 1959. 

No known individuals were identified. 

No associated funerary objects are 

present. 

The area of 40th Street and Meade 

Avenue is located within territory 

traditionally occupied by the Kumeyaay 

Nation, which is today represented by 

The Tribes. Based on collection 

research, geographic location, 

ethnographic information, and oral 

history evidence, these human remains 

have been identified as Kumeyaay. 

In 1989, human remains representing, 

at minimum, four individuals were 

removed from an unknown site in the 

vicinity of Mission San Diego de Alcala, 

San Diego, CA. The human remains 

were likely excavated by Rose Tyson, a 

former Curator at the Museum of Man. 

These human remains lack specific 

information on the dates of collection/ 

donation, excavation or documentation 

beyond a handwritten 3x5 card, reading; 

‘‘San Diego Missions burials exc. By R. 

Tyson 1989,’’ and a label reading; ‘‘San 

Diego Mission Leftovers.’’ No known 

individuals were identified. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

Mission San Diego de Alcala, San 

Diego, CA, is located within territory 

traditionally occupied by the Kumeyaay 

Nation, which is today represented by 

The Tribes. Based on geographic 

location, ethnographic information, and 

oral history evidence, these human 

remains have been identified as 

Kumeyaay. 

Determinations Made by the San Diego 

Museum of Man 

Officials of the San Diego Museum of 

Man have determined that: 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the 

human remains described in this notice 

represent the physical remains of five 

individuals of Native American 

ancestry. 

• 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 The Tribes. 

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 should submit 

a written request with information in 

support of the request to Ben Garcia, 

Deputy Director, San Diego Museum of 

Man, 1350 El Prado, Balboa Park, San 

Diego, CA 32101, telephone (619) 239– 

2001 ext. 17, email bgarcia@

muesumofman.org, by October 10, 2018. 

After that date, if no additional 

requestors have come forward, transfer 

of control of the human remains to The 

Tribes may proceed. 

The San Diego Museum of Man is 

responsible for notifying The Tribes that 

this notice has been published. 

Dated: July 25, 2018. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2018–19522 Filed 9–7–18; 8:45 am] 

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