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1,806 beads, 1 bird burial, 5 blades, 10 

can fragments, 9 choppers, 2 claws, 6 

concretions, 1 piece of cordage, 2 cores, 

1 cup, 1 cylinder, 9 dices, 1 disc, 5 

drills, 2 fishhooks, 187 obsidian and 

chert flakes, 1 iron guide, 5 knives, 2 

manos, the remains of 1 ‘‘meal,’’ 1 

metate, 1 iron nail, 14 flint and obsidian 

nodules, 5 pebbles, 1 pencil, 11 

pendants, 27 pestles, 7 lumps of 

pigment, 1 pipe, 62 points, 41 projectile 

points, 11 scrapers, 568 shells and shell 

fragments (approximate count), 8 shoe 

fragments, 12 shroud fragments, 1 skirt, 

9 slabs, 6 stones, 3 animal teeth, 4 twine 

fragments, and 1 whistle. 

Site CA-Teh–58 is a burial mound, 

associated with at least one permanent 

village site. The University of California 

Archaeological Survey started its 

excavation in 1953. Although, in 1948, 

the land was privately owned, the 

National Park Service provided the 

permit and the project funding under 

the River Basin Survey program. The 

historic age of the site is confirmed by 

the presence of glass beads and other 

metallic objects that are associated with 

some of the burials. Site CA-Teh–58 lies 

entirely within the Nomlaki aboriginal 

territory whose northern border extends 

to Cottonwood Creek almost 10 miles to 

the north of the site. Descendants of the 

Nomlaki are members of the Grindstone 

Indian Rancheria of Wintun-Wailaki 

Indians of California; Paskenta Band of 

Nomlaki Indians of California; and 

Round Valley Indian Tribes of the 

Round Valley Reservation, California. 

Officials of the Phoebe A. Hearst 

Museum of Anthropology have 

determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 

3001 (9–10), the human remains 

described above represent the physical 

remains of 100 individuals of Native 

American ancestry. Officials of the 

Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of 

Anthropology have also determined 

that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (3)(A), 

the 2,912 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. Lastly, 

officials of the Phoebe A. Hearst 

Museum of Anthropology have 

determined that, 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 and the 

Grindstone Indian Rancheria of WintunWailaki Indians of California; Paskenta 

Band of Nomlaki Indians of California; 

and Round Valley Indian Tribes of the 

Round Valley Reservation, California. 

Representatives of any other Indian 

tribe that believes itself to be culturally 

affiliated with the human remains and 

associated funerary objects should 

contact Judd King, Interim Director of 

the Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of 

Anthropology, University of California, 

Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, 

telephone (510) 642–3682, before 

September 29, 2008. Repatriation of the 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects to the Grindstone Indian 

Rancheria of Wintun-Wailaki Indians of 

California; Paskenta Band of Nomlaki 

Indians of California; and Round Valley 

Indian Tribes of the Round Valley 

Reservation, California may proceed 

after that date if no additional claimants 

come forward. 

The Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of 

Anthropology is responsible for 

notifying the Grindstone Indian 

Rancheria of Wintun-Wailaki Indians of 

California; Paskenta Band of Nomlaki 

Indians of California; and Round Valley 

Indian Tribes of the Round Valley 

Reservation, California that this notice 

has been published. 

Dated: July 28, 2008. 

Sherry Hutt, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. E8–20095 Filed 8–28–08; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

Notice of Inventory Completion: St. 

Lawrence University, Department of 

Anthropology, Canton, NY 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

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 in the possession of St. 

Lawrence University, Department of 

Anthropology, Canton, NY. The human 

remains were removed from St. 

Lawrence County, NY. 

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 remain. The National 

Park Service is not responsible for the 

determinations in this notice. 

A detailed assessment of the human 

remain was made by professional staff 

of the Department of Anthropology at 

St. Lawrence University in consultation 

with representatives of the Saint Regis 

Mohawk Tribe, New York (formerly the 

St. Regis Band of Mohawk Indians of 

New York). 

At an unknown date, but probably 

either in 1928 or 1948, a human remain 

representing a minimum of one 

individual was removed from private 

land near Gouverneur in St. Lawrence 

County, NY, by John Frank Murray. Mr. 

Murray kept the human remain safely 

stored in his basement until the 1980s. 

During the early 1980’s (1983 at the 

latest), Mr. Murray turned over the 

human remain to Lauren (Foster) 

French, who was a student at St. 

Lawrence University. Ms. French then 

turned the human remain over to Dr. 

John Barthelme of the Department 

Anthropology at St. Lawrence 

University. On January 16, 2008, Dr. 

Richard A. Gonzalez took custody of the 

human remain. No known individual 

was identified. No associated funerary 

objects are present. 

The human remain is the cranium of 

a single individual. After conducting 

morphological analysis on the cranium, 

Dr. Gonzalez determined that the 

cranium belonged to an individual of 

Native American descent, as the 

craniofacial features are consistent with 

features present in crania of individuals 

of Native American descent. 

Specifically, the cranium exhibits 

artificial remodeling of the occipital 

region of the cranium, which is 

consistent with cranial alterations 

resulting from cradle-boarding. Cradleboarding was commonly practiced 

among the Iroquois. 

The region of Gouverneur has been 

constantly occupied by Native 

Americans from 10,000 BP up to the 

historic period and beyond. The St. 

Lawrence River and its tributaries were 

continually used as part of Native 

American hunting and fishing grounds. 

During the French and Indian War, 

Native Americans who lived in the 

Oswegatchie River region (Oswegatchie 

is a tributary of the St. Lawrence River) 

were dislocated as a result of the war. 

Native American refugees were forced to 

settle at St. Regis, NY. Consultation with 

tribal representatives of the Saint Regis 

Mohawk Tribe, New York provided 

additional lines of evidence. 

Through ongoing consultation with 

Native American groups and Lauren 

French, examination of the human 

remains, and review of the available 

literature, officials of St. Lawrence 

University have determined that the 

human remain is Native American and 

most likely culturally affiliated with the 

Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe, New York. 

Officials of the Department of 

Anthropology at St. Lawrence 

University have determined that, 

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pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (9–10), the 

human remain described above 

represents the physical remain of one 

individual of Native American ancestry. 

Officials of the Department of 

Anthropology at St. Lawrence 

University have determined that, 

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 remain and 

the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe, New 

York. 

Representatives of any other Indian 

tribe that believes itself to be culturally 

affiliated with the human remain should 

contact Dr. Richard A. Gonzalez, 

Department of Anthropology, St. 

Lawrence University, Canton, NY 

13617, telephone (315) 229–5745, before 

September 29, 2008. Repatriation of the 

human remain to the Saint Regis 

Mohawk Tribe, New York may proceed 

after that date if no additional claimants 

come forward. 

St. Lawrence University is responsible 

for notifying the Saint Regis Mohawk 

Tribe, New York that this notice has 

been published. 

Dated: July 31, 2008. 

Sherry Hutt, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. E8–20111 Filed 8–28–08; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

Notice of Inventory Completion: 

University of Wyoming, Anthropology 

Department, Human Remains 

Repository, Laramie, WY 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

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 

in the possession and control of the 

University of Wyoming Anthropology 

Department Human Remains Repository 

in Laramie, WY. The human remains 

and associated funerary objects were 

removed from Goshen County, WY. 

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. 

A detailed assessment of the human 

remains was made by University of 

Wyoming Anthropology Department 

Human Remains Repository 

professional staff in consultation with 

representatives of the Rosebud Sioux 

Tribe of the Rosebud Indian 

Reservation, South Dakota. 

In 1977, human remains representing 

a minimum of two individuals were 

removed from near the old Bordeaux 

Trading Post in Goshen County, WY, by 

personnel from Fort Laramie, Goshen 

County Sheriff’s Office, and Goshen 

County Coroner, after the burial location 

had been disturbed by earth leveling 

activities associated with farming. No 

known individuals were identified. The 

four associated funerary objects are one 

set of glass trade beads, one brass 

button, one set of cloth fragments, and 

one set of wooden coffin fragments. 

The remains are a partial skeleton of 

a female of probable mixed Native 

American/Euroamerican parentage. 

Some features on the cranium and 

mandible suggest that the individual has 

both Euroamerican and Native 

American aspects in her parentage. The 

cranial cap is partially mummified and 

a stripe of red ocher or vermillion had 

been painted down the center of the top 

of the head, approximately at the part of 

the hair. The woman was apparently 

pregnant or had just delivered a child at 

the time of her death. The child interred 

with her is also likely of mixed 

parentage and was likely a newborn 

infant. 

Historic background research and 

ethnographic inquiries indicates that the 

human remains are most likely related 

to the Sioux groups that were known to 

have intermarried with the Bordeaux 

family and their employees at the old 

Bordeaux Trading Post a few miles 

below Fort Laramie near the North 

Platte River. The Bordeaux name is still 

carried by members of the Rosebud 

Sioux Tribe and tribal representatives 

identified specific bands of the Rosebud 

Sioux Tribe that had married Bordeaux 

Trading Post employees. Tribal 

evidence presented for cultural 

affiliation is based on review of records 

afforded to the tribe, contact with the 

Bordeaux family, and review of the 

information from the Human Remains 

Repository. 

Officials of the University of 

Wyoming, Anthropology Department, 

Human Remains Repository have 

determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 

3001 (9–10), the human remains 

described above represent the physical 

remains of two individuals of Native 

American ancestry. Officials of the 

University of Wyoming, Anthropology 

Department, Human Remains 

Repository also have determined that, 

pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (3)(A), the 

four 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. Lastly, 

officials of the University of Wyoming, 

Anthropology Department, Human 

Remains Repository have determined 

that, 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 

and the Rosebud Sioux Tribe of the 

Rosebud Indian Reservation, South 

Dakota. 

Representatives of any other Indian 

tribe that believes itself to be culturally 

affiliated with the human remains and 

associated funerary objects should 

contact Rick L. Weathermon, NAGPRA 

Contact at the University of Wyoming 

Department 3431, Anthropology, 1000 

E. University Ave., Laramie, WY 82071, 

telephone (307) 766–5136, before 

September 29, 2008. Repatriation of the 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects to the Rosebud Sioux Tribe of 

the Rosebud Indian Reservation, South 

Dakota may proceed after that date if no 

additional claimants come forward. 

University of Wyoming Anthropology 

Department Human Remains Repository 

is responsible for notifying the Rosebud 

Sioux Tribe of the Rosebud Indian 

Reservation, South Dakota that this 

notice has been published. 

Dated: July 29, 2008. 

Sherry Hutt, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Reclamation 

San Luis Low Point Improvement 

Project, California 

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of intent (NOI) to prepare 

an environmental impact statement/ 

environmental impact report (EIS/EIR) 

and notice of public scoping meetings. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National 

Environmental Policy Act and the 

California Environmental Quality Act, 

the Bureau of Reclamation 

(Reclamation) and the Santa Clara 

Valley Water District, in coordination 

with the San Luis and Delta Mendota 

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