Notice of Inventory Completion: California State Department of Transportation, Sacramento, CA, 13741-13742 [2024-03652]
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Hawaiian organizations identified in
this notice and to any other consulting
parties.
Authority: Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Act, 25
U.S.C. 3002, and the implementing
regulations, 43 CFR 10.7.
Dated: February 14, 2024.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0037433;
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Notice of Inventory Completion:
California State Department of
Transportation, Sacramento, CA
National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the Native
American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the
California State Department of
Transportation (Caltrans) has completed
an inventory of human remains and
associated funerary objects and have
determined that there is a cultural
affiliation between the human remains
and associated funerary objects and
Indian Tribes 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
March 25, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Lisa Bright, Branch
Chief District 3, Cultural Resources
(South), California State Department of
Transportation, 703 B Street Marysville,
CA 95901, telephone (530) 812–4569,
email Lisa.Bright@dot.ca.gov.
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 Caltrans. 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 California State University,
Sacramento (Sacramento State) and
Caltrans.
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Description
In the spring of 1957 (approximately
February/March) human remains
representing, at minimum, six
individuals were removed from CA–
SAC–96 (Accession Number 81–299;
also known as Allen/Allyn Mound). The
1957 excavations were carried out by
Sacramento State College (now
Sacramento State) under the direction of
Norman Wilson on behalf of the
California Division of Highways (now
Caltrans). No excavation reports were
written, and the collection remained
uncatalogued until October 2023.
Occupation of the site is estimated to
have occurred during the Late Phase 2,
post 500 years before present based on
bead and pendent size and shape
although occupation could extend back
as far as 1,000 years before present. The
associated funerary objects removed
from this site (83 catalog entries)
include baked clay objects; modified
bones, stones, and shells; historic
materials; flaked and ground stones;
faunal remains; burnt basketry; and
beads. The human remains were not
individually catalogued, and those that
had been previously boxed separately
were treated as lots. Bags of faunal
remains were also treated as lots to
minimize handling. An additional 18
objects are currently missing from the
collection and Caltrans and Sacramento
State continues to look for them. This
count is based on handwritten index
cards that were identified as associated
with this collection. These 18 objects
were not identified during the
cataloging process.
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, geographical, historical,
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, Caltrans has determined
that:
• The human remains described in
this notice represent the physical
remains of six individuals of Native
American ancestry.
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• The 83 catalog entries 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 March 25, 2024. 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 human
remains and associated funerary objects
are considered a single request and not
competing requests. Caltrans is
responsible for sending a copy of this
notice to the Indian Tribes identified in
this notice.
This notice was submitted after the
effective date of the revised regulations
(88 FR 86452, December 13, 2023,
effective January 12, 2024) but in the
older format. As the notice conforms to
the mandatory format of the Federal
Register and includes the required
information, the National Park Service
is publishing this notice as submitted.
Authority: Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Act, 25
U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing
regulations, 43 CFR 10.10.
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Dated: February 14, 2024.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
name, sex, age, or geographic location
has been found. There is no known
presence of any potentially hazardous
substances.
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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 describes in this notice.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
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Determinations
Notice of Inventory Completion: Field
Museum, Chicago, IL
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the Native
American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Field
Museum has completed an inventory of
human remains and has determined that
there is a cultural affiliation between the
human remains and Indian Tribes or
Native Hawaiian organizations in this
notice.
SUMMARY:
Repatriation of the human
remains in this notice may occur on or
after March 25, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Helen Robbins, Repatriation
Director, Field Museum, 1400 S Lake
Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60605,
telephone (312) 665–7317, email
hrobbins@fieldmuseum.org.
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 Field Museum,
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.
DATES:
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Abstract of Information Available
Based on the information available,
human remains representing, at least,
four individuals have been reasonably
identified. No associated funerary
objects are present. The human remains
are hair clippings belonging to four
individuals, identified with the tribal
designations ‘‘Klamath’’ and ‘‘Modoc’’
(Field Museum catalog numbers
193211.7, 193212.4, 193216.10, and
193216.12). Field Museum staff believe
they were collected under the direction
of Franz Boas and Frederick Ward
Putnam for the 1893 World’s Columbian
Exposition in Chicago. The hair
clippings were accessioned into the
Field Museum’s collection in 1939. No
information regarding the individual’s
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Requests for Repatriation
Written requests for repatriation of the
human remains 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 in
this notice to a requestor may occur on
or after March 25, 2024. If competing
requests for repatriation are received,
the Field Museum must determine the
most appropriate requestor prior to
repatriation. Requests for joint
repatriation of the human remains are
considered a single request and not
competing requests. The Field Museum
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: February 14, 2024.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Inventory Completion:
Arkansas Archeological Survey,
Fayetteville, AR
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the Native
American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the
Arkansas Archeological Survey has
completed an inventory of human
remains and has determined that there
is a cultural affiliation between the
human remains and Indian Tribes or
Native Hawaiian organizations in this
notice. The human remains were
removed from unknown locations in the
eastern Arkansas Mississippi River
valley.
SUMMARY:
The Field Museum has determined
that:
• The human remains described in
this notice represent the physical
remains of four individuals of Native
American ancestry.
• There is a reasonable connection
between the human remains described
in this notice and the Klamath Tribes
and the Modoc Nation.
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Repatriation of the human
remains and associated funerary objects
in this notice may occur on or after
March 25, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Sarah Shepard, Arkansas
Archeological Survey, 2475 N. Hatch
Avenue, Fayetteville, AR 72704,
telephone (479) 575–6552, email
nagpra@uark.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 Arkansas
Archeological Survey. 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 Arkansas Archeological Survey.
DATES:
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by the FBI
professional staff in consultation with
representatives of tribal partners
between 2018 and 2023, and finally on
November 8, 2023, in Shawnee,
Oklahoma. Conversations between the
ARAS, Osage Nation, and Quapaw
Nation continued after that point. On
December 4th, 2023, a decision was
made for the Quapaw to move forward
in affiliation with the human remains.
History and Description of the Remains
The Arkansas Archeological Survey
(ARAS) received a transfer from the
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0037433; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: California State Department of
Transportation, 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 Department of
Transportation (Caltrans) has completed an inventory of human remains
and associated funerary objects and have determined that there is a
cultural affiliation between the human remains and associated funerary
objects and Indian Tribes 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 March 25, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Lisa Bright, Branch Chief District 3, Cultural Resources
(South), California State Department of Transportation, 703 B Street
Marysville, CA 95901, telephone (530) 812-4569, 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
Caltrans. 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 California
State University, Sacramento (Sacramento State) and Caltrans.
Description
In the spring of 1957 (approximately February/March) human remains
representing, at minimum, six individuals were removed from CA-SAC-96
(Accession Number 81-299; also known as Allen/Allyn Mound). The 1957
excavations were carried out by Sacramento State College (now
Sacramento State) under the direction of Norman Wilson on behalf of the
California Division of Highways (now Caltrans). No excavation reports
were written, and the collection remained uncatalogued until October
2023.
Occupation of the site is estimated to have occurred during the
Late Phase 2, post 500 years before present based on bead and pendent
size and shape although occupation could extend back as far as 1,000
years before present. The associated funerary objects removed from this
site (83 catalog entries) include baked clay objects; modified bones,
stones, and shells; historic materials; flaked and ground stones;
faunal remains; burnt basketry; and beads. The human remains were not
individually catalogued, and those that had been previously boxed
separately were treated as lots. Bags of faunal remains were also
treated as lots to minimize handling. An additional 18 objects are
currently missing from the collection and Caltrans and Sacramento State
continues to look for them. This count is based on handwritten index
cards that were identified as associated with this collection. These 18
objects were not identified during the cataloging process.
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, geographical, historical,
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, Caltrans has determined that:
The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of six individuals of Native American ancestry.
The 83 catalog entries 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 March 25, 2024. 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 human
remains and associated funerary objects are considered a single request
and not competing requests. Caltrans is responsible for sending a copy
of this notice to the Indian Tribes identified in this notice.
This notice was submitted after the effective date of the revised
regulations (88 FR 86452, December 13, 2023, effective January 12,
2024) but in the older format. As the notice conforms to the mandatory
format of the Federal Register and includes the required information,
the National Park Service is publishing this notice as submitted.
Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act,
25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.10.
[[Page 13742]]
Dated: February 14, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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