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agency that has control of the Native 

American human remains. The National 

Park Service is not responsible for the 

determinations in this notice. 

Consultation 

In 1995, a detailed assessment of the 

human remains was made by the U.S. 

Fish and Wildlife Service professional 

staff in consultation with the Hopi Tribe 

of Arizona; Pueblo of Acoma, New 

Mexico; Pueblo of Cochiti, New Mexico; 

Pueblo of Isleta, New Mexico; Pueblo of 

Jemez, New Mexico; Pueblo of Laguna, 

New Mexico; Pueblo of Nambe, New 

Mexico; Pueblo of Picuris, New Mexico; 

Pueblo of Pojoaque, New Mexico; 

Pueblo of Sandia, New Mexico; Pueblo 

of Santa Ana, New Mexico; Pueblo of 

Santa Clara, New Mexico; Pueblo of 

Santo Domingo, New Mexico; Pueblo of 

San Felipe, New Mexico; Pueblo of San 

Ildefonso, New Mexico; Pueblo of San 

Juan, New Mexico; Pueblo of Taos, New 

Mexico; Pueblo of Tesuque, New 

Mexico; Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo of Texas; 

and the Zuni Tribe of the Zuni 

Reservation, New Mexico (hereinafter 

referred to as ‘‘The Tribes’’). 

History and Description of the Remains 

In 1980, human remains representing, 

at minimum, one individual were 

removed from Sevilleta National 

Wildlife Refuge, Socorro County, NM. 

The partial set of human remains, 

exposed and undercut by floodwaters, 

was removed by the University of New 

Mexico Office of Contract Archeology. 

The remains from the excavations are 

housed at the Maxwell Museum in 

Albuquerque, NM. No known 

individual was identified. No associated 

funerary objects are present. The 

remains are of prehistoric, Puebloan 

origins. Based on cultural traditions, 

ethnographic sources, and oral history, 

the remains are culturally affiliated to 

the Hopi Tribe of Arizona. 

Determinations Made by the U.S. Fish 

and Wildlife Service, Southwest 

Regional Office 

Officials of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service have determined that: 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the 

human remains described in this notice 

represent the physical remains of one 

individual 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 Hopi Tribe of Arizona. 

Additional Requestors and Disposition 

Representatives of any Indian tribe 

that believes itself to be culturally 

affiliated with the human remains 

should contact Dr. Benjamin J. Tuggle, 

Regional Director, U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, 500 Gold Ave. SW., 

P.O. Box 1306, Albuquerque, NM 87103. 

Procedural questions may be addressed 

to David Siegel, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service, telephone (505) 248–7396, 

before April 16, 2012. Repatriation of 

the human remains to the Hopi Tribe of 

Arizona may proceed after that date if 

no additional claimants come forward. 

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is 

responsible for notifying The Tribes that 

this notice has been published. 

Dated: March 12, 2012. 

Sherry Hutt, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[2253–665] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: 

California Department of Parks and 

Recreation, Sacramento, CA 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The California Department of 

Parks and Recreation has completed an 

inventory of human remains and 

associated funerary objects, in 

consultation with the appropriate 

Indian tribes, and has determined that 

there is a cultural affiliation between the 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects and present-day Indian tribes. 

Representatives of any Indian tribe that 

believes itself to be culturally affiliated 

with the human remains and associated 

funerary objects may contact the 

California Department of Parks and 

Recreation. Repatriation of the human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

to the Indian tribes stated below may 

occur if no additional claimants come 

forward. 

DATES: Representatives of any Indian 

tribe that believes it has a cultural 

affiliation with the human remains and 

associated funerary objects should 

contact the California Department of 

Parks and Recreation at the address 

below by April 16, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Rebecca Carruthers, 

NAGPRA Coordinator, California 

Department of Parks and Recreation, 

1416 9th Street, Room 902, Sacramento, 

CA 95814, telephone (916) 653–8893. 

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 under the control of the 

California Department of Parks and 

Recreation. The human remains and 

associated funerary objects were 

removed from the Morris Mound site 

(CA–SAC–199) in Sacramento 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. 

Consultation 

A detailed assessment of the human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

was made by the California Department 

of Parks and Recreation professional 

staff in consultation with 

representatives of Buena Vista 

Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of 

California; Chicken Ranch Rancheria of 

Me-Wuk Indians of California; Ione 

Band of Miwok Indians of California; 

Jackson Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of 

California; Shingle Springs Band of 

Miwok Indians, Shingle Springs 

Rancheria (Verona Tract), California; 

Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians of 

the Tuolumne Rancheria of California; 

and the United Auburn Indian 

Community of the Auburn Rancheria of 

California (hereafter referred to as ‘‘The 

Tribes’’). 

History and Description of the Remains 

In 1950, human remains representing, 

at minimum, nine individuals were 

removed from Morris Mound (site CA– 

SAC–199) in Sacramento County, CA. 

James Sturgeon of Fair Oaks, CA, 

excavated the site and donated the 

collection to the California Department 

of Parks and Recreation on February 15, 

1977. No known individuals were 

identified. The 11 associated funerary 

objects are 1 silicate flake scraper and 

10 mammal bones. 

The site was occupied during the Late 

Horizon Period (after A.D. 500). 

Archeologists believe that the Penutianspeaking Maidu and Miwok are 

descended from what have been 

identified as the Windmiller people 

who occupied the Central Valley of 

California 3,000 to 4,000 years ago. 

Geographic affiliation is consistent with 

the historically documented use of the 

area by the Nisenan (Southern Maidu) 

and the Plains Miwok. This collection is 

affiliated with the historic Nisenan or 

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the Northern Sierra Miwok, based on 

the movement of both groups near the 

borders of what is now identified as 

their historic territories. Therefore, the 

professional staff of the California 

Department of Parks and Recreation has 

determined that there is a relationship 

of shared group identity, which can be 

reasonably traced between these Native 

American human remains and The 

Tribes. 

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 nine 

individuals of Native American 

ancestry. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), 

the 11 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. 

• 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 

to The Tribes. 

Additional Requestors and Disposition 

Representatives of any Indian tribe 

that believes itself to be culturally 

affiliated with the human remains and 

associated funerary objects should 

contact Rebecca Carruthers, NAGPRA 

Coordinator, California Department of 

Parks and Recreation, 1416 9th Street, 

Room 902, telephone (916) 653–8893, 

before April 16, 2012. Repatriation of 

the human remains and associated 

funerary objects to The Tribes may 

proceed after that date if no additional 

claimants come forward. 

The California Department of Parks 

and Recreation is responsible for 

notifying The Tribes that this notice has 

been published. 

Dated: March 12, 2012. 

Sherry Hutt, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2012–6321 Filed 3–15–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–50–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[2253–665] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: 

Central Washington University 

Department of Anthropology, 

Ellensburg, WA 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Central Washington 

University Department of Anthropology 

has completed an inventory of human 

remains in consultation with the 

appropriate Indian tribe, and has 

determined that there is a cultural 

affiliation between the human remains 

and a present-day Indian tribe. 

Representatives of any Indian tribe that 

believes itself to be culturally affiliated 

with the human remains may contact 

the Central Washington University 

Department of Anthropology. 

Repatriation of the human remains to 

the Indian tribe stated below may occur 

if no additional claimants come 

forward. 

DATES: Representatives of any Indian 

tribe that believes it has a cultural 

affiliation with the human remains 

should contact the Central Washington 

University Department of Anthropology 

at the address below by April 16, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Lourdes Henebry-DeLeon, 

Central Washington University 

Department of Anthropology, 400 E. 

University Drive, Ellensburg, WA 

98926–7544, telephone (509) 963–2671. 

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 completion of an inventory 

of human remains in the possession of 

the Central Washington University 

Department of Anthropology, 

Ellensburg, WA. The human remains 

were removed from Grays Harbor 

County, WA. 

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 Central 

Washington University Department of 

Anthropology professional staff in 

consultation with representatives of the 

Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis 

Reservation, Washington. 

History and Description of the Remains 

In November 1947, human remains 

representing, at minimum, one 

individual were removed from site 45– 

GH–15 (Minard) in Grays Harbor 

County, WA, by archeologist Richard 

Daugherty of the University of 

Washington during his systematic 

archeological survey of the Washington 

coast. Richard Daugherty noted that the 

property owner had inadvertently 

uncovered at least 27 human skeletons 

while plowing his fields. According to 

the Thomas Burke Memorial 

Washington State Museum (Burke 

Museum) accession ledger, Daugherty 

collected two femora and one humerus. 

The collection was formally accessioned 

by the Burke Museum in 1947 (Burke 

Accn. #3583). In 1974, the Burke 

Museum legally transferred the right 

humerus and left femur to Central 

Washington University Department of 

Anthropology (CWU ID BA). 

The bones were examined by physical 

anthropologist Lourdes Henebry-DeLeon 

of Central Washington University, and 

the skeletal remains, which consist of a 

humerus and femur, cannot be used to 

establish conclusively cultural 

affiliation. However, the human remains 

have markings of 19–15(1) (right 

humerus) and 19–15(2) (left femur) 

written on them indicating the 

collecting location. Burke Museum 

records show 19–15 is the catalog 

number associated with site 45–GH–15. 

Based on the markings on the remains, 

the records at the Burke Museum and 

Richard Daugherty’s survey records it is 

reasonably believed that these remains 

are from site 45–GH–15. There have 

been other Notices of Inventory 

Completion (NICs) published in the 

Federal Register for site 45–GH–15 (72 

FR 27845–27846, May 17, 2007, and 73 

FR 49484–49485, August 21, 2008). The 

materials reported in the earlier NICs 

were culturally affiliated with the 

Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis 

Reservation, Washington. Based on 

archeological context and the 

platymeric femoral morphology, the 

individual has been determined to be 

Native American. No known individual 

was identified. No associated funerary 

objects are present. 

Site 45–GH–15 is located at or near 

the traditional Copalis village of Oyhut. 

The Copalis are considered to have been 

a band of the Lower Chehalis whose 

traditional territory encompassed the 

lower reaches of the Chehalis River and 

the present-day county of Grays Harbor, 

WA. The site is located within the area 

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