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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 January 29, 2025. If competing 

requests for repatriation are received, 

the University of Oregon Museum of 

Natural and Cultural History must 

determine the most appropriate 

requestor prior to repatriation. Requests 

for joint repatriation of the cultural 

items are considered a single request 

and not competing requests. The 

University of Oregon Museum of 

Natural and Cultural History 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: December 19, 2024. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2024–31284 Filed 12–27–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0039255; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: 

University of California, Riverside, 

Riverside, CA 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native 

American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the 

University of California, Riverside has 

completed an inventory of human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

and has determined that there is a 

cultural affiliation between the human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian 

organizations in this notice. 

DATES: Repatriation of the human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

in this notice may occur on or after 

January 29, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: Megan Murphy, University 

of California, Riverside, 900 University 

Avenue, Riverside, CA 92517–5900, 

telephone (951) 827–6349, email 

megan.murphy@ucr.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 

California, Riverside, and additional 

information on the determinations in 

this notice, including the results of 

consultation, can be found in the 

inventory or related records. The 

National Park Service is not responsible 

for the determinations in this notice. 

Abstract of Information Available 

Based on the information available, 

human remains representing, at least, 

one individual has been reasonably 

identified. The three associated funerary 

objects are one lot of lithic materials, 

one lot of pottery sherds, and one lot of 

grinding stones. In 1975, the University 

of California, Riverside Archaeological 

Research Unit (UCRARU) was 

contracted by Hirsch and Koptionak 

Consulting Engineers and Planners to 

conduct an archaeological filed 

reconnaissance of the Mason Valley 

Ranch. The property is in Oriflamme 

Canyon, adjacent to the Anza-Borrego 

Desert State Park in central San Diego 

County. During the survey 

archaeologists recorded twenty 

archaeological sites and a test unit in 

archaeological site CA–SDI–4812. 

Archaeologists removed approximately 

175 items from the unit including 

pottery sherds, lithic materials, and 

grinding stones. A burnt bone fragment 

was also removed from the unit and 

initially identified as faunal remains. In 

2024, at the request of tribal 

representatives, an osteologist reviewed 

the bone fragment and identified it as a 

human rib fragment. During 

consultation tribal representatives also 

identified the objects in the collection to 

be associated funerary objects. In the 

report for the project, ARU Report #151, 

archaeologists noted that cremation 

burials have been previously identified 

in the canyon as well as village sites and 

surface artifacts. Tribal representatives 

confirmed this to be true during 

consultation and noted that they had 

conducted repatriations of other burials 

removed from the area. 

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 University of California, 

Riverside has determined that: 

• The human remains described in 

this notice represent the physical 

remains of one individual of Native 

American ancestry. 

• The three 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 reasonable connection 

between the human remains and 

associated funerary objects described in 

this notice and 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; 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. 

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 

a culturally affiliated Indian Tribe or 

Native Hawaiian organization. 

Repatriation of the human remains 

and associated funerary objects in this 

notice to a requestor may occur on or 

after January 29, 2025. If competing 

requests for repatriation are received, 


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the University of California, Riverside 

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 University of 

California, Riverside 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: December 19, 2024. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2024–31303 Filed 12–27–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0039266; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Intended Repatriation: Sam 

Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural 

History, Norman, OK 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native 

American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Sam 

Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural 

History (SNOMNH) intends to repatriate 

certain cultural items that meet the 

definition of unassociated funerary 

objects 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 

January 29, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: Dr. Marc Levine, Associate 

Curator of Archaeology, Sam Noble 

Oklahoma Museum of Natural History, 

University of Oklahoma, 2401 

Chautauqua Avenue, Norman, OK 

73072–7029, telephone (405) 325–1994, 

email mlevine@ou.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 SNOMNH, 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 731 cultural items from four 

sites have been requested for 

repatriation. 

The 138 unassociated funerary objects 

were removed from the A.W. Davis site 

(34Mc6) in McCurtain County, OK. 

Following extensive looting, the 

University of Oklahoma carried out 

excavations at the site in June and July 

of 1955 and transferred the objects to 

the Museum that same year. The 138 

unassociated funerary objects include 

one reconstructed decorated ceramic 

bowl, three decorated potsherds, 133 

undecorated potsherds, and one sample 

of hematite pigment. 

The 452 unassociated funerary objects 

were removed from the Clement 1 site 

(34Mc8) in McCurtain County, OK. The 

site was excavated in 1941 by the Works 

Progress Administration (WPA) and the 

associated material was transferred to 

the Museum the same year. The 452 

unassociated funerary objects include 

one Taylor engraved ceramic bowl, five 

ceramic vessels, 44 Hodges engraved 

potsherds, three decorated potsherds, 

and 399 undecorated potsherds. 

The 115 unassociated funerary objects 

were removed from the McDonald 1 site 

(34Mc11) in McCurtain County, OK. 

This site was excavated by the WPA in 

1941 and 1942, then resurveyed in 1965 

by the University of Oklahoma. The 

associated materials were transferred to 

the Museum in 1965. The 115 

unassociated funerary objects are 17 

ceramic vessels, five bowls, four bottles, 

three jars, three partially reconstructed 

vessels, 82 potsherds, and one clay 

sample. 

The 26 unassociated funerary objects 

were removed from the McDonald 2 site 

(34Mc12) in McCurtain County, OK. 

This site was excavated by the WPA in 

1941 and 1942, and the associated 

material was transferred to the Museum 

in 1965. The 26 unassociated funerary 

objects are two ceramic bowls, two 

undecorated ceramic vessels, three 

partially reconstructed vessels, one bag 

of decorated potsherds, 17 sherds, and 

one sample of baked clay. 

Determinations 

The SNOMNH has determined that: 

• The 731 unassociated funerary 

objects described in this notice are 

reasonably believed to have been placed 

intentionally with or near human 

remains, and are connected, either at the 

time of death or later, as part of the 

death rite or ceremony of a Native 

American culture according to the 

Native American traditional knowledge 

of a lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or 

Native Hawaiian organization. The 

unassociated funerary objects have been 

identified by a preponderance of the 

evidence as related to human remains, 

specific individuals, or families, or 

removed from a specific burial site or 

burial area of an individual or 

individuals with cultural affiliation to 

an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian 

organization. 

• There is a connection between the 

cultural items described in this notice 

and the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma. 

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 January 29, 2025. If competing 

requests for repatriation are received, 

the SNOMNH 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 SNOMNH 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: December 19, 2024. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2024–31297 Filed 12–27–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–52–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0039252; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Intended Disposition: U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, Forest 

Service, Santa Fe National Forest, 

Santa Fe, NM 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 


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