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telephone (360) 650–4783, email pinej@

wwu.edu. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice is published as part of the 

National Park Service’s administrative 

responsibilities under NAGPRA. The 

determinations in this notice are the 

sole responsibility of the WWU, and 

additional information on the 

determinations in this notice, including 

the results of consultation, can be found 

in its inventory or related records. The 

National Park Service is not responsible 

for the determinations in this notice. 

Abstract of Information Available 

Human remains representing, at least, 

one individual have been identified. 

The eight associated funerary objects are 

stone, bone and antler tools and red 

ochre. 

Between July 5 and August 6, 1982, 

the WWU Anthropology Department 

conducted an archaeological survey of 

the Lummi River flood plain and 

adjacent areas within the Lummi Indian 

Reservation, Whatcom County, WA. The 

survey was conducted at the request of 

the Bureau of Indian Affairs and was 

restricted to tribal trust and allotment 

lands. The project was designed to 

provide a basic cultural resource 

inventory that would supplement 

previous archaeological investigations 

of other portions of the Lummi 

Reservation. During this survey, six 

previously unrecorded sites were 

located, and test excavations were 

conducted at one of these sites 

(Patterson 1983, An Archaeological 

Investigation of the Lummi River and 

Adjacent Portions of the Lummi 

Reservation, Whatcom County, 

Washington. Reports in Archaeology 

No.19, Department of Anthropology, 

Western Washington University, 

Bellingham, Washington). 

During the WWU 2018–2020 

Repatriation and Rehousing Project, 

ancestral remains and associated 

funerary objects were newly identified 

from three sites (45–WH–171, 45–WH– 

172, and 45–WH–176), and they are 

listed below. No known individuals 

were identified. No hazardous 

chemicals are known to have been used 

to treat the human remains while in the 

custody of WWU. 

Cultural Affiliation 

Based on the information available 

and the results of consultation, cultural 

affiliation is clearly identified by the 

information available about the human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

described in this notice. 

Determinations 

The WWU has determined that: 

• The human remains described in 

this notice represent the physical 

remains of one individual of Native 

American ancestry. 

• The eight objects described in this 

notice are reasonably believed to have 

been placed intentionally with or near 

individual human remains at the time of 

death or later as part of the death rite 

or ceremony. 

• There is a connection between the 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects described in this notice and the 

Lummi Tribe of the Lummi Reservation 

and the Nooksack Indian Tribe. 

Requests for Repatriation 

Written requests for repatriation of the 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects in this notice must be sent to the 

authorized representative identified in 

this notice under ADDRESSES. Requests 

for repatriation may be submitted by: 

1. Any one or more of the Indian 

Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations 

identified in this notice. 

2. Any lineal descendant, Indian 

Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization 

not identified in this notice who shows, 

by a preponderance of the evidence, that 

the requestor is a lineal descendant or 

an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian 

organization with cultural affiliation. 

Repatriation of the human remains 

and associated funerary objects 

described in this notice to a requestor 

may occur on or after November 4, 2024. 

If competing requests for repatriation 

are received, the WWU must determine 

the most appropriate requestor prior to 

repatriation. Requests for joint 

repatriation of the human remains and 

associated funerary objects are 

considered a single request and not 

competing requests. The WWU is 

responsible for sending a copy of this 

notice to the Indian Tribes and Native 

Hawaiian organizations identified in 

this notice. 

Authority: Native American Graves 

Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 

U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing 

regulations, 43 CFR 10.10. 

Dated: September 25, 2024. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2024–22887 Filed 10–3–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–52–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0038785; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: 

University of Georgia, Laboratory of 

Archaeology, Athens, GA 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native 

American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the 

University of Georgia, Laboratory of 

Archaeology has completed an 

inventory of human remains has 

determined that there is a cultural 

affiliation between the human remains 

and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian 

organizations in this notice. 

DATES: Repatriation of the human 

remains in this notice may occur on or 

after November 4, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Dr. Amanda Roberts 

Thompson, The University of Georgia 

Laboratory of Archaeology, 1125 E 

Whitehall Road, Athens, GA 30605, 

telephone (706) 542–8373, email 

arobthom@uga.edu. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice is published as part of the 

National Park Service’s administrative 

responsibilities under NAGPRA. The 

determinations in this notice are the 

sole responsibility of the University of 

Georgia, Laboratory of Archaeology and 

additional information on the 

determinations in this notice, including 

the results of consultation, can be found 

in its inventory or related records. The 

National Park Service is not responsible 

for the determinations in this notice. 

Abstract of Information Available 

Ancestor remains representing one 

individual was found at the Department 

of Anthropology at the University of 

Georgia. It is unclear when this 

individual came to be housed at the 

Department of Anthropology but likely 

was brought to the university after 1948 

when the Anthropology program was 

founded. This individual may be 

associated with work by former faculty 

Harold Huscher who worked in the 

Southwest but no clear documentation 

exists. There is no record of any 

potentially hazardous substances used 

to treat the ancestor, although there does 

appear to be some glue on some of the 

elements. 

Cultural Affiliation 

Based on the information available 

and the results of consultation, cultural 

affiliation is clearly identified by the 


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information available about the 

ancestors and associated funerary 

objects described in this notice. 

Determinations 

The University of Georgia, Laboratory 

of Archaeology has determined that: 

• The human remains described in 

this notice represent the physical 

remains of one individual of Native 

American ancestry. 

• There is a connection between the 

human remains described in this notice 

and the Navajo Nation, Arizona, New 

Mexico, & Utah; Pueblo of Acoma, New 

Mexico; Ohkay Owingeh, 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 San 

Felipe, New Mexico; Pueblo de San 

Ildefonso, New Mexico; Pueblo of 

Sandia, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa 

Ana, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa 

Clara, New Mexico; Pueblo of Taos, 

New Mexico; Pueblo of Tesuque, New 

Mexico; Pueblo of Zia, New Mexico; 

Santo Domingo Pueblo; Southern Ute 

Indian Tribe of the Southern Ute 

Reservation, Colorado; Ute Indian Tribe 

of the Uintah & Ouray Reservation, 

Utah; Ute Mountain Ute Tribe; Ysleta 

del Sur Pueblo; and the Zuni Tribe of 

the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico. 

Requests for Repatriation 

Written requests for repatriation of the 

human remains in this notice must be 

sent to the authorized representative 

identified in this notice under 

ADDRESSES. Requests for repatriation 

may be submitted by: 

1. Any one or more of the Indian 

Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations 

identified in this notice. 

2. Any lineal descendant, Indian 

Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization 

not identified in this notice who shows, 

by a preponderance of the evidence, that 

the requestor is a lineal descendant or 

an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian 

organization with cultural affiliation. 

Repatriation of the human remains 

described in this notice to a requestor 

may occur on or after November 4, 2024. 

If competing requests for repatriation 

are received, the University of Georgia, 

Laboratory of Archaeology must 

determine the most appropriate 

requestor prior to repatriation. Requests 

for joint repatriation of the human 

remains are considered a single request 

and not competing requests. The 

University of Georgia, Laboratory of 

Archaeology is responsible for sending 

a copy of this notice to the Indian Tribes 

and Native Hawaiian organizations 

identified in this notice. 

Authority: Native American Graves 

Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 

U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing 

regulations, 43 CFR 10.10. 

Dated: September 25, 2024. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2024–22893 Filed 10–3–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–52–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0038787; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Intended Repatriation: San 

Francisco State University NAGPRA 

Program, San Francisco, CA 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native 

American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the San 

Francisco State University (SF State) 

NAGPRA Program intends to repatriate 

certain cultural items that meet the 

definition of objects of cultural 

patrimony and that have a cultural 

affiliation with the Indian Tribes or 

Native Hawaiian organizations in this 

notice. 

DATES: Repatriation of the cultural items 

in this notice may occur on or after 

November 4, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Elise Green, San Francisco 

State University NAGPRA Program, 

1600 Holloway Avenue, San Francisco, 

CA 94132, telephone (415) 338–1381, 

email egreen@sfsu.edu. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice is published as part of the 

National Park Service’s administrative 

responsibilities under NAGPRA. The 

determinations in this notice are the 

sole responsibility of the SF State 

NAGPRA Program and additional 

information on the determinations in 

this notice, including the results of 

consultation, can be found in the 

summary or related records. The 

National Park Service is not responsible 

for the determinations in this notice. 

Abstract of Information Available 

A total of four cultural items are 

requested for repatriation. The four 

objects of cultural patrimony include a 

round basket, one round gift basket 

(Korbel), one twine round basket 

(Korbel), and one plain twine basket. 

These baskets were donated to the 

Treganza Anthropology Museum (TAM) 

at San Francisco State University in the 

1960s and 1970s. When the TAM closed 

in 2012, all the Native American items 

were transferred to the SF State 

NAGPRA Program. The basket cap is 

from the Northwest California Basket 

Collection. Two baskets were donated 

by Elsa Korbel in 1968. There no records 

of the donors of the other two baskets 

at SF State. 

It was once common practice by 

museums to use chemicals on cultural 

items to prevent deterioration by mold, 

insects, and moisture. To date, the SF 

State NAGPRA Program has no records 

documenting use of chemicals at our 

facilities, and we currently do not use 

chemicals on any cultural items. A 

former SF State professor, Dr. Michael 

Moratto, stated that staff used glues, 

polyvinyl acetate, and a solution called 

Glyptol to mend and stabilize cultural 

objects in the past. Prior non-invasive 

and non-destructive hazardous chemical 

tests conducted at the SF State NAGPRA 

Program repositories show arsenic, 

mercury, and/or lead in some storage 

containers, surfaces, and certain cultural 

items. 

Determinations 

The SF State NAGPRA Program has 

determined that: 

• The four objects of cultural 

patrimony described in this notice have 

ongoing historical, traditional, or 

cultural importance central to the 

Native American group, including any 

constituent sub-group (such as a band, 

clan, lineage, ceremonial society, or 

other subdivision), according to the 

Native American traditional knowledge 

of an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian 

organization. 

• There is a reasonable connection 

between the cultural items described in 

this notice and the Grindstone Indian 

Rancheria of Wintun-Wailaki Indians of 

California and the Paskenta Band of 

Nomlaki Indians of California. 

Requests for Repatriation 

Additional, written requests for 

repatriation of the cultural items in this 

notice must be sent to the authorized 

representative identified in this notice 

under ADDRESSES. Requests for 

repatriation may be submitted by any 

lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or 

Native Hawaiian organization not 

identified in this notice who shows, by 

a preponderance of the evidence, that 

the requestor is a lineal descendant or 

a culturally affiliated Indian Tribe or 

Native Hawaiian organization. 

Repatriation of the cultural items in 

this notice to a requestor may occur on 

or after November 4, 2024. If competing 

requests for repatriation are received, 


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