[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 164 (Thursday, August 23, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42679-42681]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-18197]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0026058; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: The State Center Community 
College District--Fresno City College, Fresno, CA

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The State Center Community College District--Fresno City 
College has completed an inventory of human remains and associated 
funerary objects, in consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes or 
Native Hawaiian organizations, and has determined that there is no 
cultural affiliation between the human remains and associated funerary 
objects and any present-day Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian 
organizations. Representatives of any Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian 
organization not identified in this notice that wish to request 
transfer of control of these human remains and associated funerary 
objects should submit a written request to the State Center Community 
College District--Fresno City College. If no additional requestors come 
forward, transfer of control of the human remains and associated 
funerary objects to the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations 
stated in this notice may proceed.

DATES: Representatives of any Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian 
organization not identified in this notice that wish to request 
transfer of control of these human remains and associated funerary 
objects should submit a written request with information in support of 
the request to the State Center Community College District--Fresno City 
College at the address in this notice by September 24, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Dr. Margaret Mericle, Fresno City College of The State 
Center Community College District, 1101 East University Avenue, Fresno, 
CA 93741, telephone (559) 442-8210, email 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 under the control of the State Center 
Community College District--Fresno City College, Fresno, CA. The human 
remains and associated funerary objects were removed from Fresno, Kings 
or Madera 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) and 
43 CFR 10.11(d). 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.

Consultation

    A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by the State 
Center Community College District--Fresno City College professional 
staff in consultation with representatives of the Big Sandy Rancheria 
of Western Mono Indians of California (previously listed as the Big 
Sandy Rancheria of Mono Indians of California); Buena Vista Rancheria 
of Me-Wuk Indians of California; Cold Springs Rancheria of Mono Indians 
of California; Middletown Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California; 
Northfork Rancheria of Mono Indians of California; Picayune Rancheria 
of Chukchansi Indians of California; Santa

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Rosa Indian Community of the Santa Rosa Rancheria, California; Shingle 
Springs Band of Miwok Indians, Shingle Springs Rancheria (Verona 
Tract), California; Table Mountain Rancheria (previously listed as the 
Table Mountain Rancheria of California); Tejon Indian Tribe; Tule River 
Indian Tribe of the Tule River Reservation, California; and Tuolumne 
Band of Me-Wuk Indians of the Tuolumne Rancheria of California.
    The California Valley Miwok Tribe, California; Chicken Ranch 
Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of California; Fort McDermitt Paiute and 
Shoshone Tribes of the Fort McDermitt Indian Reservation, Nevada and 
Oregon; Ione Band of Miwok Indians of California; Jackson Band of Miwuk 
Indians (previously listed as the Jackson Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians 
of California); Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe of the Pyramid Lake 
Reservation, Nevada; Reno-Sparks Indian Colony, Nevada; Walker River 
Paiute Tribe of the Walker River Reservation, Nevada; and Yerington 
Paiute Tribe of the Yerington Colony & Campbell Ranch, Nevada were 
contacted and invited to consult, but did not participate.
    Two non-federally recognized groups, the Dunlap Band of Mono 
Indians and Traditional Choinumni Tribe, were consulted. One non-
federally recognized group, the Wukchumni Tribe, was invited to 
consult, but did not participate. Hereafter, all tribes listed in this 
section are referred to as ``The Consulted and Notified Tribes.''

History and Description of the Remains

    On February 12, 1976, human remains representing, at minimum, one 
individual were removed from a site identified as 2-12-76A, in Fresno, 
Kings, or Madera County, CA, by Fresno City College instructor Don 
Wren. The human remains are fragmentary and represent an adult of 
indeterminate sex. No known individuals were identified. The one 
associated funerary object is one lot of non-human bone.
    Between the early 1960s and 2000, human remains representing, at 
minimum, one individual were removed from an unidentified site in 
Fresno, Kings, or Madera County, CA, by Fresno City College instructor 
Don Wren. The human remains are fragmentary and represent an individual 
of indeterminate age and sex. No known individual was identified. No 
associated funerary objects are present.
    The archeological collections under the control of the State Center 
Community College District and housed in the Archeological Repository 
at Fresno City College derive from archeological fieldwork done by Wren 
from the early 1960s through 2000. Over the course of his archeological 
career, Wren documented over 1,500 archeological sites in Fresno, 
Madera, Tulare, Mariposa, and Kings Counties. All of the human remains 
that Wren collected from sites with known provenience were collected 
from Fresno, Kings, and Madera Counties. In January 2017, during an 
examination of the faunal collections for the presence of human 
remains, the human remains described in this inventory were discovered.

Determinations Made by the State Center Community College District--
Fresno City College

    Officials of The State Center Community College District--Fresno 
City College have determined that:
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described 
in this notice are Native American based on osteological analysis.
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described 
in this notice represent the physical remains of two individuals of 
Native American ancestry.
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the one object described 
in this notice is 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.
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), a relationship of shared 
group identity cannot be reasonably traced between the Native American 
human remains and associated funerary objects and any present-day 
Indian Tribe.
     According to final judgments of the Indian Claims 
Commission or the Court of Federal Claims, the land from which the 
Native American human remains and associated funerary objects were 
removed is the aboriginal land of the Fort McDermitt Paiute and 
Shoshone Tribes of the Fort McDermitt Indian Reservation, Nevada and 
Oregon; Paiute-Shoshone Tribe of the Fallon Reservation and Colony, 
Nevada; Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe of the Pyramid Lake Reservation, 
Nevada; Reno-Sparks Indian Colony, Nevada; Walker River Paiute Tribe of 
the Walker River Reservation, Nevada; and Yerington Paiute Tribe of the 
Yerington Colony & Campbell Ranch, Nevada.
     Treaties, Acts of Congress, or Executive Orders, indicate 
that the land from which the Native American human remains and 
associated funerary objects were removed is the aboriginal land of the 
Big Sandy Rancheria of Western Mono Indians of California (previously 
listed as the Big Sandy Rancheria of Mono Indians of California); Buena 
Vista Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of California; California Valley 
Miwok Tribe, California; Chicken Ranch Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of 
California; Cold Springs Rancheria of Mono Indians of California; Ione 
Band of Miwok Indians of California; Jackson Band of Miwuk Indians 
(previously listed as the Jackson Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of 
California); Middletown Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California; 
Northfork Rancheria of Mono Indians of California; Picayune Rancheria 
of Chukchansi Indians of California; Santa Rosa Indian Community of the 
Santa Rosa Rancheria, California; Shingle Springs Band of Miwok 
Indians, Shingle Springs Rancheria (Verona Tract), California; Table 
Mountain Rancheria (previously listed as the Table Mountain Rancheria 
of California); Tule River Indian Tribe of the Tule River Reservation, 
California; and Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians of the Tuolumne 
Rancheria of California.
     Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the disposition of the 
human remains and associated funerary objects may be to the Big Sandy 
Rancheria of Western Mono Indians of California (previously listed as 
the Big Sandy Rancheria of Mono Indians of California); Buena Vista 
Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of California; California Valley Miwok 
Tribe, California; Chicken Ranch Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of 
California; Cold Springs Rancheria of Mono Indians of California; Fort 
McDermitt Paiute and Shoshone Tribes of the Fort McDermitt Indian 
Reservation, Nevada and Oregon; Ione Band of Miwok Indians of 
California; Jackson Band of Miwuk Indians (previously listed as the 
Jackson Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of California); Middletown 
Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California; Northfork Rancheria of Mono 
Indians of California; Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians of 
California; Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe of the Pyramid Lake Reservation, 
Nevada; Reno-Sparks Indian Colony, Nevada; Santa Rosa Indian Community 
of the Santa Rosa Rancheria, California; Shingle Springs Band of Miwok 
Indians, Shingle Springs Rancheria (Verona Tract), California; Table 
Mountain Rancheria (previously listed as the Table Mountain Rancheria 
of California); Tejon Indian Tribe; Tule River Indian Tribe of the Tule 
River Reservation, California; Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians of the 
Tuolumne Rancheria of California; Walker River Paiute Tribe of the 
Walker River Reservation, Nevada; and Yerington

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Paiute Tribe of the Yerington Colony & Campbell Ranch, Nevada.

Additional Requestors and Disposition

    Representatives of any Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization 
not identified in this notice that wish to request transfer of control 
of these human remains and associated funerary objects should submit a 
written request with information in support of the request to Dr. 
Margaret Mericle, Fresno City College of The State Center Community 
College District, 1101 East University Avenue, Fresno, CA 93741, 
telephone (559) 442-8210, email [email protected], by 
September 24, 2018. After that date, if no additional requestors have 
come forward, transfer of control of the human remains and associated 
funerary objects to the Big Sandy Rancheria of Western Mono Indians of 
California (previously listed as the Big Sandy Rancheria of Mono 
Indians of California); Buena Vista Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of 
California; California Valley Miwok Tribe, California; Chicken Ranch 
Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of California; Cold Springs Rancheria of 
Mono Indians of California; Fort McDermitt Paiute and Shoshone Tribes 
of the Fort McDermitt Indian Reservation, Nevada and Oregon; Ione Band 
of Miwok Indians of California; Jackson Band of Miwuk Indians 
(previously listed as the Jackson Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of 
California); Middletown Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California; 
Northfork Rancheria of Mono Indians of California; Picayune Rancheria 
of Chukchansi Indians of California; Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe of the 
Pyramid Lake Reservation, Nevada; Reno-Sparks Indian Colony, Nevada; 
Santa Rosa Indian Community of the Santa Rosa Rancheria, California; 
Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, Shingle Springs Rancheria 
(Verona Tract), California; Table Mountain Rancheria (previously listed 
as the Table Mountain Rancheria of California); Tejon Indian Tribe; 
Tule River Indian Tribe of the Tule River Reservation, California; 
Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians of the Tuolumne Rancheria of 
California; Walker River Paiute Tribe of the Walker River Reservation, 
Nevada; and Yerington Paiute Tribe of the Yerington Colony & Campbell 
Ranch, Nevada may proceed.
    The State Center Community College District--Fresno City College is 
responsible for notifying The Consulted and Notified Tribes that this 
notice has been published.

    Dated: July 17, 2018.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2018-18197 Filed 8-22-18; 8:45 am]
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