[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 218 (Tuesday, November 12, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 89028]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-26078]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0038996; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Intended Repatriation: Turtle Bay Exploration Park, 
Redding, CA

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and 
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), Turtle Bay Exploration Park (TBEP) intends 
to repatriate certain a cultural item that meets the definition of an 
object of cultural patrimony and that has a cultural affiliation with 
the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice.

DATES: Repatriation of the cultural item in this notice may occur on or 
after December 12, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Julia Cronin, Turtle Bay Exploration Park, 844 Sundial 
Bridge Drive, Redding, CA 96001, telephone (530) 242-3191, email 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#caa0a9b8a5a4a3a48abebfb8bea6afa8abb3e4a5b8ad"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e48e87968b8a8d8aa490919690888186859dca8b9683">[email protected]</span></a>.

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 Turtle 
Bay Exploration Park, 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 one object of cultural patrimony has been requested for 
repatriation. The single Pomo basket is listed in museum records as a 
``gift type'' and was acquired by the Redding Museum and Art Center 
(predecessor of TBEP) in 1981 as part of a donation from James ``Jim'' 
Dotta. Mr. Dotta was a local instructor at Shasta Community College in 
Redding, CA, an archaeologist, and heavily involved in the RMAC. He was 
also an avid collector of books, historical objects, artworks, and 
Indigenous Belongings. A handwritten note in the accession record 
states the basket was purchased from Mildred's Antiques for $25.00 in 
1959, but no further provenance information is provided and it's not 
clear in which city, state, or country Mildred's Antiques operated.
    Conservation records from April 1992 indicate dermestid damage was 
discovered on baskets stored near this Pomo basket. Therefore, 
treatment was conducted on this basket and others. In addition to 
freezer treatment, the basket was placed in an acid-free box with 
paradichlorobenzene suspended from the lid. Paradichlorobenzine is a 
fumigant insecticide used in mothballs and a deodorant in cleaners, 
sanitizers, and deodorizers. There is no documentation as to when the 
treatment was complete, but no chemical treatments have been used in 
Turtle Bay Collections since 2000.

Determinations

    Turtle Bay Exploration Park has determined that:
    <bullet> The one object 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.
    <bullet> There is a reasonable connection between the cultural item 
described in this notice and the Sherwood Valley Rancheria of Pomo 
Indians of California.

Requests for Repatriation

    Additional, written requests for repatriation of the cultural item 
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 item in this notice to a requestor may 
occur on or after December 12, 2024. If competing requests for 
repatriation are received, Turtle Bay Exploration Park must determine 
the most appropriate requestor prior to repatriation. Requests for 
joint repatriation of the cultural item are considered a single request 
and not competing requests. Turtle Bay Exploration Park is responsible 
for sending a copy of this notice to the Indian Tribes and Native 
Hawaiian organizations identified in this notice and to any other 
consulting parties.
    Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 
25 U.S.C. 3004 and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.9.

    Dated: October 29, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024-26078 Filed 11-8-24; 8:45 am]
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