Notice of Inventory Completion: California State University, Sacramento, Sacramento, CA, 13147-13148 [2023-04260]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 41 / Thursday, March 2, 2023 / Notices Dated: February 22, 2023. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2023–04262 Filed 3–1–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0035425; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: California State University, Sacramento, Sacramento, CA National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the California State University, Sacramento, Sacramento, CA 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. The cultural items were removed from Yolo County, CA. DATES: Repatriation of the cultural items in this notice may occur on or after April 3, 2023. ADDRESSES: Dr. Dianne Hyson, Dean of the College of Social Sciences and Interdisciplinary Studies, California State University, Sacramento, 6000 J Street Sacramento, CA 95819, telephone (916) 278–6504, email dhyson@ csus.edu. SUMMARY: 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 California State University, Sacramento. The National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice. Additional information on the determinations in this notice, including the results of consultation, can be found in the summary or related records held by California State University, Sacramento. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 Description The 61 cultural items were removed from three sites in Yolo County, CA. Sometime in the 1950s, cultural items were removed from CA–YOL–16 (also known as the Kuchler Site) by students at Sacramento State College (now California State University, Sacramento) under the direction of Dr. Reeves. At all times thereafter, the collection has been VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:21 Mar 01, 2023 Jkt 259001 housed at California State University, Sacramento. In 1966, cultural items were removed from CA–YOL–71 by Harry Hanson. How this collection came into the possession of California State University, Sacramento is unknown. In 1973, cultural items were found during a survey of unknown sites in the Capay Valley. How this collection came into the possession of California State University, Sacramento is unknown. In total there are 61 unassociated funerary objects, of which six objects are currently missing from the collections. The 61 unassociated funerary objects include faunal and floral remains; flaked and ground stone; historic period materials; and modified bones, shells, and stones. California State University, Sacramento continues to look for the six missing objects. Cultural Affiliation The cultural items in this notice are connected to one or more identifiable earlier groups, tribes, peoples, or cultures. There is a relationship of shared group identity between the identifiable earlier groups, tribes, peoples, or cultures and one or more Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations. The following types of information were used to reasonably trace the relationship: anthropological, archeological, folkloric, geographical, historical, kinship, linguistic, oral, traditional, other relevant information, and expert opinion. Determinations Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations, the California State University, Sacramento, Sacramento, CA has determined that: • The 61 cultural items 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 and are believed, by a preponderance of the evidence, to have been removed from a specific burial site of a Native American individual. • There is a relationship of shared group identity that can be reasonably traced between the cultural items and the Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation, California. Requests for Repatriation Additional, written requests for repatriation of the cultural items in this notice must be sent to the Responsible Official identified in ADDRESSES. Requests for repatriation may be submitted by any lineal descendant, PO 00000 Frm 00068 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 13147 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 April 3, 2023. If competing requests for repatriation are received, California State University, Sacramento 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. California State University, Sacramento is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the Indian Tribe identified in this notice. Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.8, § 10.10, and § 10.14. Dated: February 22, 2023. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2023–04261 Filed 3–1–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0035424; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Inventory Completion: California State University, Sacramento, Sacramento, CA National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the California State University, Sacramento 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. The human remains and associated funerary objects were removed from Sacramento County, CA. DATES: Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects in this notice may occur on or after April 3, 2023. ADDRESSES: Dr. Dianne Hyson, Dean of the College of Social Sciences and Interdisciplinary Studies, California State University, Sacramento, 6000 J SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\02MRN1.SGM 02MRN1 13148 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 41 / Thursday, March 2, 2023 / Notices Street Sacramento, CA 95819, telephone (916) 278–6504, email dhyson@ csus.edu. 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 California State University, Sacramento. The National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice. Additional information on the determinations in this notice, including the results of consultation, can be found in the inventory or related records held by the California State University, Sacramento. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 Description In 1965, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed from site CA–SAC–113 (known, variously, as Calhoun #1, Calquhoun 1, and Sukididi) in Sacramento County, CA, by Dr. William Beeson for Sacramento State College (now California State University, Sacramento). Occupation of site SAC– 113 is estimated to have occurred during the Late Horizon, with possible use during the Historic period. No known individual was identified. The 323 associated funerary objects include baked clay; faunal remains; flaked and ground stone; historic material; and modified bone, stone, and shell. Of this number, 129 objects are currently missing from the collection. California State University, Sacramento continues to look for these 129 missing objects. In 1967 and 1972–73, human remains representing, at minimum, 378 individuals were removed from site CA– SAC–127 (known, variously, as Augustine Mound, Rooney Site, and Oo’Le-Waymah), which is located along Deer Creek in Sacramento County, CA. The 1967 excavations, located in a cemetery area known as the Rooney Extension, were led by William Beeson and Mark Grady for Sacramento State College (now California State University, Sacramento). The 1972–73 excavations, located in an area adjacent to the cemetery, were led by Jerald Johnson for Sacramento State College (now California State University, Sacramento). The landowner, Rooney Brothers, Inc., gifted the collections to Sacramento State. Occupation of the site is estimated to range from the Middle Horizon through Historic periods. The 24,850 associated funerary objects include baked clay; faunal and floral remains; flaked and ground stones; historic materials; modified shells, bones, stone, and wood; non-cultural VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:21 Mar 01, 2023 Jkt 259001 items; soil samples; ash; charcoal; pigment; unidentified materials; unmodified stone; and thermally altered rock. Of this number, 136 objects are currently missing from the collection. California State University, Sacramento continues to look for these 136 missing objects. Cultural Affiliation The human remains and associated funerary objects in this notice are connected to one or more identifiable earlier groups, tribes, peoples, or cultures. There is a relationship of shared group identity between the identifiable earlier groups, tribes, peoples, or cultures and one or more Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations. The following types of information were used to reasonably trace the relationship: anthropological, archeological, folkloric, geographical, historical, kinship, linguistic, oral, traditional, and expert opinion. Determinations Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations, the California State University, Sacramento has determined that: • The human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of 379 individuals of Native American ancestry. • The 25,173 objects described in this notice 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. • There is a relationship of shared group identity that can be reasonably traced between the human remains and associated funerary objects described in this notice and the Buena Vista Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of California; Chicken Ranch Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of California; Ione Band of Miwok Indians of California; Jackson Band of Miwuk Indians; Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, Shingle Springs Rancheria (Verona Tract), California; United Auburn Indian Community of the Auburn Rancheria of California; and the Wilton Rancheria, California. Requests for Repatriation Written requests for repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects in this notice must be sent to the Responsible Official identified in ADDRESSES. Requests for repatriation may be submitted by: PO 00000 Frm 00069 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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 April 3, 2023. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the California State University, Sacramento 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 California State University, Sacramento is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the Indian Tribes identified in this notice. Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.9, § 10.10, and § 10.14. Dated: February 22, 2023. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2023–04260 Filed 3–1–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0035426; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Inventory Completion: California State University, Sacramento, Sacramento, CA National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the California State University, Sacramento 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. The human remains and associated funerary objects were removed from Yolo County, CA. DATES: Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects in this notice may occur on or after April 3, 2023. SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\02MRN1.SGM 02MRN1

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 41 (Thursday, March 2, 2023)]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0035424; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: California State University, 
Sacramento, Sacramento, 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), the California State University, Sacramento 
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. The human remains and 
associated funerary objects were removed from Sacramento County, CA.

DATES: Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary 
objects in this notice may occur on or after April 3, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Dr. Dianne Hyson, Dean of the College of Social Sciences and 
Interdisciplinary Studies, California State University, Sacramento, 
6000 J

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Street Sacramento, CA 95819, telephone (916) 278-6504, email 
[email protected].

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 
California State University, Sacramento. The National Park Service is 
not responsible for the determinations in this notice. Additional 
information on the determinations in this notice, including the results 
of consultation, can be found in the inventory or related records held 
by the California State University, Sacramento.

Description

    In 1965, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual 
were removed from site CA-SAC-113 (known, variously, as Calhoun #1, 
Calquhoun 1, and Sukididi) in Sacramento County, CA, by Dr. William 
Beeson for Sacramento State College (now California State University, 
Sacramento). Occupation of site SAC-113 is estimated to have occurred 
during the Late Horizon, with possible use during the Historic period. 
No known individual was identified. The 323 associated funerary objects 
include baked clay; faunal remains; flaked and ground stone; historic 
material; and modified bone, stone, and shell. Of this number, 129 
objects are currently missing from the collection. California State 
University, Sacramento continues to look for these 129 missing objects.
    In 1967 and 1972-73, human remains representing, at minimum, 378 
individuals were removed from site CA-SAC-127 (known, variously, as 
Augustine Mound, Rooney Site, and Oo'Le-Waymah), which is located along 
Deer Creek in Sacramento County, CA. The 1967 excavations, located in a 
cemetery area known as the Rooney Extension, were led by William Beeson 
and Mark Grady for Sacramento State College (now California State 
University, Sacramento). The 1972-73 excavations, located in an area 
adjacent to the cemetery, were led by Jerald Johnson for Sacramento 
State College (now California State University, Sacramento). The 
landowner, Rooney Brothers, Inc., gifted the collections to Sacramento 
State. Occupation of the site is estimated to range from the Middle 
Horizon through Historic periods. The 24,850 associated funerary 
objects include baked clay; faunal and floral remains; flaked and 
ground stones; historic materials; modified shells, bones, stone, and 
wood; non-cultural items; soil samples; ash; charcoal; pigment; 
unidentified materials; unmodified stone; and thermally altered rock. 
Of this number, 136 objects are currently missing from the collection. 
California State University, Sacramento continues to look for these 136 
missing objects.

Cultural Affiliation

    The human remains and associated funerary objects in this notice 
are connected to one or more identifiable earlier groups, tribes, 
peoples, or cultures. There is a relationship of shared group identity 
between the identifiable earlier groups, tribes, peoples, or cultures 
and one or more Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations. The 
following types of information were used to reasonably trace the 
relationship: anthropological, archeological, folkloric, geographical, 
historical, kinship, linguistic, oral, traditional, and expert opinion.

Determinations

    Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after 
consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian 
organizations, the California State University, Sacramento has 
determined that:
     The human remains described in this notice represent the 
physical remains of 379 individuals of Native American ancestry.
     The 25,173 objects described in this notice 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.
     There is a relationship of shared group identity that can 
be reasonably traced between the human remains and associated funerary 
objects described in this notice and the Buena Vista Rancheria of Me-
Wuk Indians of California; Chicken Ranch Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of 
California; Ione Band of Miwok Indians of California; Jackson Band of 
Miwuk Indians; Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, Shingle Springs 
Rancheria (Verona Tract), California; United Auburn Indian Community of 
the Auburn Rancheria of California; and the Wilton Rancheria, 
California.

Requests for Repatriation

    Written requests for repatriation of the human remains and 
associated funerary objects in this notice must be sent to the 
Responsible Official identified in 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 April 3, 2023. If 
competing requests for repatriation are received, the California State 
University, Sacramento 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 California State University, Sacramento 
is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the Indian Tribes 
identified in this notice.
    Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 
25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.9, Sec.  
10.10, and Sec.  10.14.

    Dated: February 22, 2023.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2023-04260 Filed 3-1-23; 8:45 am]
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