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Wisconsin may proceed after that date 

if no additional claimants come 

forward. 

The Peabody Museum of Archaeology 

and Ethnology is responsible for 

notifying the Cherokee Nation, 

Oklahoma; Delaware Nation, Oklahoma; 

Stockbridge Munsee Community, 

Wisconsin; and Delaware Tribe of 

Indians, a non-federally recognized 

Indian group, that this notice has been 

published. 

Dated: September 10, 2008 

Sherry Hutt, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. E8–23694 Filed 10–6–08; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

Notice of Inventory Completion: San 

Diego Archaeological Center, San 

Diego, CA 

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 of the San Diego 

Archaeological Center, San Diego, CA. 

The human remains were removed from 

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 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 San Diego 

Archaeological Center professional staff 

in consultation with representatives of 

the Kumeyaay Nation, on behalf of the 

Barona Group of Capitan Grande Band 

of Mission Indians of the Barona 

Reservation, California; Campo Band of 

Diegueno Mission Indians of the Campo 

Indian Reservation, California; Capitan 

Grande Band of Diegueno Mission 

Indians of California; Ewiiaapaayp Band 

of Kumeyaay Indians, 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; 

Santa Ysabel Band of Diegueno Mission 

Indians of the Santa Ysabel Reservation, 

California; Sycuan Band of the 

Kumeyaay Nation (formerly the Sycuan 

Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of 

California); and Viejas (Baron Long) 

Group of Capitan Grande Band of 

Mission Indians of the Viejas 

Reservation, California. 

In 1983, human remains representing 

a minimum of one individual were 

removed from archeological site CASDI–4358 (W–108/954), Carlsbad 

(Encinitas Quadrangle), San Diego 

County, CA, as part of an archeological 

excavation performed in compliance 

with the California Environmental 

Quality Act (CEQA). On June 29, 2007, 

the collection was accessioned by the 

San Diego Archaeological Center, and 

was assessed for objects eligible for 

repatriation in accordance with 

NAGPRA. No known individual was 

identified. No associated funerary 

objects are present. 

In 1987 and 1988, human remains 

representing a minimum of one 

individual were removed from 

archeological site CA-SDI–4609 within 

Sorrento Valley, San Diego (Del Mar 

Quadrangle), San Diego County, CA, as 

part of an archeological excavation 

performed in compliance with the 

California Environmental Quality Act 

(CEQA). On June 29, 2007, the 

collection was accessioned by the San 

Diego Archaeological Center, and was 

assessed for objects eligible for 

repatriation in accordance with 

NAGPRA. No known individual was 

identified. The three associated funerary 

objects are soil samples. 

No lineal descendants have been 

identified. Geographic affiliation is 

consistent with the historically 

documented Kumeyaay Nation 

traditional tribal area. The burials have 

been attributed to the proto-historic 

period that has been associated with the 

cultural antecedents of the Kumeyaay 

Nation in the region. 

The Kumeyaay Nation is represented 

by the Barona Group of Capitan Grande 

Band of Mission Indians of the Barona 

Reservation, California; Campo Band of 

Diegueno Mission Indians of the Campo 

Indian Reservation, California; Capitan 

Grande Band of Diegueno Mission 

Indians of California; Ewiiaapaayp Band 

of Kumeyaay Indians, 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; 

Santa Ysabel Band of Diegueno Mission 

Indians of the Santa Ysabel Reservation, 

California; Sycuan Band of the 

Kumeyaay Nation (formerly the Sycuan 

Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of 

California); and Viejas (Baron Long) 

Group of Capitan Grande Band of 

Mission Indians of the Viejas 

Reservation, California. 

Officials of the San Diego 

Archaeological Center 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 San Diego 

Archaeological Center also have 

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

3001 (3)(A), the three 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 San 

Diego Archaeological Center 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 

Kumeyaay Nation, represented by the 

Barona Group of Capitan Grande Band 

of Mission Indians of the Barona 

Reservation, California; Campo Band of 

Diegueno Mission Indians of the Campo 

Indian Reservation, California; Capitan 

Grande Band of Diegueno Mission 

Indians of California; Ewiiaapaayp Band 

of Kumeyaay Indians, 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; 

Santa Ysabel Band of Diegueno Mission 

Indians of the Santa Ysabel Reservation, 

California; Sycuan Band of the 

Kumeyaay Nation (formerly the Sycuan 

Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of 

California); and Viejas (Baron Long) 

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Group of Capitan Grande Band of 

Mission Indians of the Viejas 

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 Cindy Stankowski, San Diego 

Archaeological Center, 16666 San 

Pasqual Valley Road, Escondido, CA 

92027–7001, telephone (760) 291–0370, 

before November 6, 2008. Repatriation 

of the human remains and associated 

funerary objects to the Kumeyaay 

Nation, on behalf of the Barona Group 

of Capitan Grande Band of Mission 

Indians of the Barona Reservation, 

California; Campo Band of Diegueno 

Mission Indians of the Campo Indian 

Reservation, California; Capitan Grande 

Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of 

California; Ewiiaapaayp Band of 

Kumeyaay Indians, 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; 

Santa Ysabel Band of Diegueno Mission 

Indians of the Santa Ysabel Reservation, 

California; Sycuan Band of the 

Kumeyaay Nation (formerly the Sycuan 

Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of 

California); and Viejas (Baron Long) 

Group of Capitan Grande Band of 

Mission Indians of the Viejas 

Reservation, California, may proceed 

after that date if no additional claimants 

come forward. 

The San Diego Archaeological Center 

is responsible for notifying the Barona 

Group of Capitan Grande Band of 

Mission Indians of the Barona 

Reservation, California; Campo Band of 

Diegueno Mission Indians of the Campo 

Indian Reservation, California; Capitan 

Grande Band of Diegueno Mission 

Indians of California; Ewiiaapaayp Band 

of Kumeyaay Indians, 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; 

Santa Ysabel Band of Diegueno Mission 

Indians of the Santa Ysabel Reservation, 

California; Sycuan Band of the 

Kumeyaay Nation (formerly the Sycuan 

Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of 

California); and Viejas (Baron Long) 

Group of Capitan Grande Band of 

Mission Indians of the Viejas 

Reservation, California that this notice 

has been published. 

Dated: September 10, 2008 

Sherry Hutt, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. E8–23697 Filed 10–6–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–50–S 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

Notice of Inventory Completion: Texas 

Parks and Wildlife Department, Austin, 

TX 

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 of Texas Parks and 

Wildlife Department, Austin, TX. The 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects were removed from Lake 

Quitman, Wood County, TX. 

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 Texas Parks and 

Wildlife Department professional staff 

in consultation with representatives of 

the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma. 

In the 1960s, human remains 

representing a minimum of one 

individual were removed from a known 

Caddo cemetery site (41WD60), at the 

Quitman Lake Dam area in Wood 

County, TX, by person(s) unknown. At 

some point thereafter, the collection 

came into the possession of the Wood 

County Commissioners Court. On 

January 14, 1976, the Wood County 

Commissioners Court donated the 

collection to the Texas Parks and 

Wildlife Department. No known 

individual was identified. The 22 

associated funerary objects are 19 

ceramic vessels, 2 arrow points, and a 

group of ceramic sherds (approximately 

2,249). 

The Caddo Indians historically 

occupied northeast Texas, northwest 

Louisiana, southwest Arkansas, and 

southeast Oklahoma. The Caddo have a 

long history in northeast Texas, with the 

earliest identifiable Caddo sites dating 

to around A.D. 800, and developed 

directly out of the Woodland period 

populations of this region. The Caddo 

Indians were forcibly removed from 

Texas in the 19th century. 

On July 6 and 7, 2005, Texas Parks 

and Wildlife Department archeologists 

and Caddo Nation representatives made 

an assessment of the human remains 

and associated funerary objects and 

found the human remains and 

associated funerary objects are affiliated 

with the Caddo. Aside from one 

untyped vessel, the complete vessels in 

this collection have been identified as 

LaRue Neck Banded (n=1), Womack 

Engraved (n=1), McKinney Plain (n=2), 

and Ripley Engraved (n=14), each of 

which are associated with the Late 

Caddo Period in northeast Texas. 

Specifically, LaRue Neck Banded 

ceramics have been dated to A.D.1430– 

1680. Ripley Engraved ceramics date to 

A.D. 1430–1680 and are typical of the 

Titus Phase in northeast Texas. Perttula 

(2004:401- 404) identifies Ripley 

Engraved as a common ceramic in Titus 

Phase burials and since these are 

complete vessels (although in some 

cases reconstructed) lends itself to this 

interpretation. LaRue Neck Banded 

ceramics are generally considered 

utilitarian vessels, although better 

examples of this ceramic type may have 

been traded. Although LaRue Neck 

Banded and McKinney Plain ceramics 

are not specifically singled out as 

mortuary items, their being relatively 

intact and removed from what has been 

identified as a Caddo cemetery indicate 

that they were intentionally interred, 

probably as a mortuary offering. 

Officials of the Texas Parks and 

Wildlife Department have determined 

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

the human remains described above 

represent the physical remains of at 

least one individual of Native American 

ancestry. Officials of the Texas Parks 

and Wildlife Department also have 

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

3001 (3)(A), the 22 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 Texas 

Parks and Wildlife Department have 

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

3001 (2), there is a relationship of 

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