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Desert State Park, such as the San Felipe 

Creek drainage, Culp Valley, Pinyon 

Ridge, the Borrego Badlands, and the 

Borrego Valley, may have formed a socalled ‘‘transitional zone’’ between the 

Cahuilla and the Kumeyaay. The two 

groups would have used the areas 

jointly or, as convenient, for subsistence 

or ceremonial needs. 

The traditional territory of the 

Kumeyaay includes a significant portion 

of present-day San Diego County up to 

the Aqua Hedionda area and inland 

along the San Felipe Creek (just south 

of Borrego Springs). Bound to the east 

by the Sand Hills in Imperial County 

and includes the southern end of the 

Salton Basin and all of the Chocolate 

Mountains, the territory extends 

southward to Todos Santos Bay, Laguna 

Salada and along the New River in 

northern Baja California. The central 

and southern portions of Anza Borrego 

Desert State Park lie within the 

traditional territory of the Kumeyaay. 

The traditional aboriginal territory of 

the Cahuilla, as defined by 

anthropologist Lowell John Bean, 

encompasses a geographically diverse 

area of mountains, valleys and low 

desert zones. The southernmost 

boundary approximately followed a line 

from just below Borrego Springs to the 

north end of the Salton Basin and the 

Chocolate Mountains. The eastern 

boundary ran along the summit of the 

San Bernardino Mountains. The 

northern boundary stood within the San 

Jacinto Plain near Riverside, while the 

base of Palomar Mountain formed the 

western boundary. According to Bean 

and archeologist William D. Strong, the 

northern end of Anza Borrego Desert 

State Park lies within the traditional 

territory of the Cahuilla and includes 

the areas of Borrego Palm Canyon, 

Coyote Canyon, Clark Valley, the Santa 

Rosa Mountains, Jackass Flat, 

Rockhouse Canyon and Horse Canyon. 

At an unknown date in the 1930s, a 

human incisor representing, at 

minimum, one individual was collected 

by Harry D. Ross from an unidentified 

site and added to the Harry D. Ross 

Collection. The Harry D. Ross 

collection, consisting primarily of flaked 

tools collected from Lower Borrego, 

Cuyamaca and Harper Flat, were later 

donated to the Bigole Archaeological 

Research Center in Borrego Springs, CA. 

No known individual was identified. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

The age of the human remains is 

unknown. Given the lack of specific 

provenience, the geographical location 

of the site is impossible to determine. 

Based on the provenience of other 

objects in the Harry D. Ross Collection, 

it can be reasonably assumed that these 

remains were collected from the same 

geographic region as other objects in the 

collection. 

At an unknown date in the 1970s, 

cremated human remains representing, 

at minimum, one individual were 

collected by archeologist William Seidel 

from an unidentified site northwest of 

the Borrego Sink in Borrego Springs, 

CA. No known individual was 

identified. No associated funerary 

objects are present. The age of the 

human remains is unknown. 

At an unknown date prior to 1977, 

human remains representing, at 

minimum, one individual were removed 

by an unidentified individual from an 

unidentified site in the Anza Borrego 

Desert State Park and were donated to 

California State Parks by Lloyd T. 

Findley in 1977. No known individual 

was identified. No associated funerary 

objects are present. The age of the 

human remains is unknown. 

At an unknown date prior to 1976, 

cremated human remains representing, 

at minimum, one individual were 

removed by an unidentified individual 

from an unidentified site in the Anza 

Borrego Desert State Park in San Diego 

County, CA, and were donated 

anonymously to California State Parks 

in 1976. No known individual was 

identified. No associated funerary 

objects are present. The age of the 

human remains is unknown. 

At an unknown date prior to the 

1970s, cremated human remains 

representing, at minimum, one 

individual were removed by an 

unidentified individual from an 

unidentified site in the Borrego Valley 

area of Anza Borrego Desert State Park. 

The cremated human remains were 

included in the DuVall Collection, 

which was later donated to California 

Department of Parks and Recreation in 

the 1970s. The DuVall Collection 

represents cultural materials collected 

on and around an early settlers’ ranch 

in Borrego Valley. No known individual 

was identified. No associated funerary 

objects are present. The age of the 

human remains is unknown. Given the 

lack of specific provenience, the 

geographical location of the site is 

impossible to determine. Based on the 

provenience of the other objects from 

the DuVall Ranch in Borrego Valley, it 

can be reasonably assumed that these 

remains were collected from the same 

geographic region. 

The human remains listed above were 

stored at facilities within the Colorado 

Desert District of the California 

Department of Parks and Recreation 

until an inventory effort was begun in 

2004. Since then, the remains have been 

stored at the Bigole Archaeological 

Research Center (BARC–2) in Borrego 

Springs, CA. 

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 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 

Representatives of any Indian tribe 

that believes itself to be culturally 

affiliated with the human remains 

should contact Rebecca Carruthers, 

NAGPRA Coordinator, California 

Department of Parks and Recreation, 

1416 9th Street, Room 902, telephone 

(916) 653–8893, before May 2, 2012. 

Repatriation of the human remains 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 28, 2012. 

Sherry Hutt, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2012–7875 Filed 3–30–12; 8:45 am] 

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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, in 

consultation with the appropriate 

Indian tribes, and has determined that 

there is a cultural affiliation between the 

human remains and present-day Indian 

tribes. Representatives of any Indian 

tribe that believes itself to be culturally 

affiliated with the human remains may 

contact the California Department of 

Parks and Recreation. Repatriation of 

the human remains to the Indian tribes 

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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 should 

contact the California Department of 

Parks and Recreation at the address 

below by May 2, 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 under the control of 

the California Department of Parks and 

Recreation. The human remains were 

removed from three sites located in San 

Diego 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. 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 California 

Department of Parks and Recreation 

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, 

and 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 (formerly the 

Santa Ysabel Band of Diegueno Mission 

Indians of the Santa Ysabel 

Reservation); Inaja Band of Diegueno 

Mission 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 Reservation, California; San 

Pasqual Band of Diegueno Mission 

Indians of California; and the Sycuan 

Band of the Kumeyaay Nation (hereafter 

referred to as ‘‘The Tribes’’). 

History and description of the remains 

The human remains were removed 

from three sites located in San Diego 

County, CA. The geographical location 

of these three sites indicates that the 

human remains were recovered within 

the historically documented territory of 

the Kumeyaay. The traditional territory 

of the Kumeyaay includes a significant 

portion of present-day San Diego 

County up to the Aqua Hedionda area 

and inland along the San Felipe Creek 

(just south of Borrego Springs). Bound 

to the east by the Sand Hills in Imperial 

County and includes the southern end 

of the Salton Basin and all of the 

Chocolate Mountains, the territory 

extends southward to Todos Santos Bay, 

Laguna Salada and along the New River 

in northern Baja California. The central 

and southern portions of Anza Borrego 

Desert State Park lie within the 

traditional territory of the Kumeyaay. 

In 1975, human remains representing, 

at minimum, one individual were 

removed from site CA–SDI–4010 

(McCallister) in San Diego County, CA, 

by the Archaeological Survey 

Association. No known individual was 

identified. No associated funerary 

objects are present. The age of the 

human remains is unknown. 

At an unknown date prior to 1977, 

cremated human remains representing, 

at minimum, one individual were 

removed from an unidentified site 

within the Mason Valley area of Anza 

Borrego Desert State Park. The human 

remains were donated by Lloyd T. 

Findley to the Colorado Desert District 

of the California Department of Parks 

and Recreation in 1977. No known 

individual was identified. No associated 

funerary objects are present. The age of 

the human remains is unknown. 

At an unknown date, cremated human 

remains representing, at minimum, one 

individual were removed from an 

unidentified site in Ocotillo, CA. The 

human remains were collected by 

Chester Qualey who reported the 

remains as being ‘‘strewn across desert 

from cremation vessel in disturbed 

area.’’ No known individual was 

identified. No associated funerary 

objects are present. The age of the 

human remains is unknown. 

The human remains listed above were 

stored at facilities within the Colorado 

Desert District of the California 

Department of Parks and Recreation 

until an inventory effort was begun in 

2004. Since then, the remains have been 

stored at the Bigole Archaeological 

Research Center (BARC–2) in Borrego 

Springs, CA. 

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 three 

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 

Representatives of any Indian tribe 

that believes itself to be culturally 

affiliated with the human remains 

should contact Rebecca Carruthers, 

NAGPRA Coordinator, California 

Department of Parks and Recreation, 

1416 9th Street, Room 902, telephone 

(916) 653–8893, before May 2, 2012. 

Repatriation of the human remains 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 28, 2012. 

Sherry Hutt, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2012–7891 Filed 3–30–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–50–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[2253–665] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: Sam 

Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural 

History, Norman, OK 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Sam Noble Oklahoma 

Museum of Natural History 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 Sam 

Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural 

History. Repatriation of the human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

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