Notice of Inventory Completion: California State University, Sacramento, Sacramento, CA, 63977-63978 [2024-17264]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 151 / Tuesday, August 6, 2024 / Notices 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, 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. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Abstract of Information Available A total of 44 cultural items have been requested for repatriation. The 44 objects of cultural patrimony are flaked and ground stone, faunal remains, and historic glass. These items were removed from two locations in Sacramento County, CA (CA–SAC–1217 and CA–Linda Creek). The items from CA–SAC–1217 were collected during a student survey in 1968–1970 and have since been housed at the California State University, Sacramento under accession 81–132. Items from CA–SAC–Linda Creek were located in California State University, Sacramento collections in 2024 and were assigned accession number 81–459. No acquisition records have been located. ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 Determinations The California State University, Sacramento has determined that: • The 44 objects of cultural patrimony described in this notice have ongoing historical, traditional, or cultural importance central to the Native American group, including any constituent sub-group (such as a band, clan, lineage, ceremonial society, or other subdivision), according to the Native American traditional knowledge of an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization. • There is a reasonable connection between the cultural items described in this notice and the Wilton Rancheria, California. 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 VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:40 Aug 05, 2024 Jkt 262001 or after September 5, 2024. 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 cultural items 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 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: July 26, 2024. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2024–17263 Filed 8–5–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0038404; 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. DATES: Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects in this notice may occur on or after September 5, 2024. ADDRESSES: Dr. Mark R. Wheeler, Senior Advisor to President Luke Wood, California State University, Sacramento, 6000 J Street Sacramento, CA 95819, telephone (916) 460–0490, email mark.wheeler@csus.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 California State University, Sacramento, and additional information on the determinations in this notice, including SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00068 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 63977 the results of consultation, can be found in its inventory or related records. The National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice. Abstract of Information Available Human remains representing, at least, one individual have been identified from CA–SAC–57, located in the westcentral portion of Sacramento County, CA. The one associated funerary object is a projectile point. The human remains and funerary objects were collected by individuals associated with the California State University, Sacramento in 1980. They have since been housed at the University under accession 81–97. Human remains representing, at least, one individual have been identified from CA–SAC–118, located in the south-central portion of Sacramento County, CA. The two associated funerary objects are flaked stones and thermally-altered rocks. The human remains and funerary objects were removed from the site in 1974 during a survey by California State University, Sacramento. They have since been housed at the University. They were relocated in collections in 2024 and assigned accession number 81–461. Human remains representing, at least, one individual have been identified from CA–SAC–329, located in the south-western portion of Sacramento County, CA. The 1,006 associated funerary objects are flaked, ground, and modified stone; modified bone; modified shell; baked clay; faunal remains; floral remains; thermallyaltered rock; and one lot of uncataloged materials. The human remains and funerary objects were removed from the site in 1975 during excavations done by California State University, Sacramento under contract with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. They have since been housed at the University under accession 81–70. An unknown number of objects may be missing from the above collections, and California State University, Sacramento continues to look for them. 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 California State University, Sacramento has determined that: • The human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of three individuals of Native American ancestry. E:\FR\FM\06AUN1.SGM 06AUN1 63978 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 151 / Tuesday, August 6, 2024 / Notices • The 1,009 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 connection 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. ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 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 an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization with cultural affiliation. Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects described in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after September 5, 2024. 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 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: July 26, 2024. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2024–17264 Filed 8–5–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:40 Aug 05, 2024 Jkt 262001 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0038393; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Intended Repatriation: South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology (SCIAA) 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 September 5, 2024. ADDRESSES: Nina Schreiner, South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology (SCIAA), College of Arts and Sciences, University of South Carolina, 1321 Pendleton Street, Columbia, SC 29208, email Schreinn@ email.sc.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 SCIAA, 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. SUMMARY: Abstract of Information Available A total of one cultural item has been requested for repatriation. The one unassociated funerary object is one lot of beads. The beads were removed from the Tomassee site (38OC186) by Marshall Williams at an unknown date and brought to the University of Georgia Laboratory of Archaeology (UGA) at an unknown date. UGA transferred the beads to SCIAA in 2024 to facilitate repatriation. SCIAA has no knowledge of hazardous substances used to treat the cultural items. Tomassee is an eighteenth-century Cherokee town in Oconee County, SC. Determinations The SCIAA has determined that: • The one unassociated funerary object described in this notice are PO 00000 Frm 00069 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 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 reasonable connection between the cultural items described in this notice and the Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians; and the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in 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 September 5, 2024. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the {1. SCIAA} 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 {1. SCIAA} 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: July 25, 2024. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2024–17255 Filed 8–5–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P E:\FR\FM\06AUN1.SGM 06AUN1

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0038404; 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.

DATES: Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary 
objects in this notice may occur on or after September 5, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Dr. Mark R. Wheeler, Senior Advisor to President Luke Wood, 
California State University, Sacramento, 6000 J Street Sacramento, CA 
95819, telephone (916) 460-0490, 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, and additional information on 
the determinations in this notice, including the results of 
consultation, can be found in its inventory or related records. The 
National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this 
notice.

Abstract of Information Available

    Human remains representing, at least, one individual have been 
identified from CA-SAC-57, located in the west-central portion of 
Sacramento County, CA. The one associated funerary object is a 
projectile point. The human remains and funerary objects were collected 
by individuals associated with the California State University, 
Sacramento in 1980. They have since been housed at the University under 
accession 81-97.
    Human remains representing, at least, one individual have been 
identified from CA-SAC-118, located in the south-central portion of 
Sacramento County, CA. The two associated funerary objects are flaked 
stones and thermally-altered rocks. The human remains and funerary 
objects were removed from the site in 1974 during a survey by 
California State University, Sacramento. They have since been housed at 
the University. They were relocated in collections in 2024 and assigned 
accession number 81-461.
    Human remains representing, at least, one individual have been 
identified from CA-SAC-329, located in the south-western portion of 
Sacramento County, CA. The 1,006 associated funerary objects are 
flaked, ground, and modified stone; modified bone; modified shell; 
baked clay; faunal remains; floral remains; thermally-altered rock; and 
one lot of uncataloged materials. The human remains and funerary 
objects were removed from the site in 1975 during excavations done by 
California State University, Sacramento under contract with the U.S. 
Army Corps of Engineers. They have since been housed at the University 
under accession 81-70.
    An unknown number of objects may be missing from the above 
collections, and California State University, Sacramento continues to 
look for them.

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 California State University, Sacramento has determined that:
     The human remains described in this notice represent the 
physical remains of three individuals of Native American ancestry.

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     The 1,009 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 connection 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 
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 an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization with 
cultural affiliation.
    Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects 
described in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after September 
5, 2024. 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 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: July 26, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024-17264 Filed 8-5-24; 8:45 am]
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