[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 139 (Friday, July 21, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47160-47162]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-15520]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0036223; 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), 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 August 21, 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 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is published as part of the

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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 inventory or related records held 
by California State University, Sacramento.

Description

    Human remains representing, at minimum, three individuals were 
removed from CA-SAC-06 (also known as Johnson Mound) in Sacramento 
County, CA. These human remains and associated funerary objects came 
into the University's possession through donations by Anthony Zallio's 
estate (in 1951), the family of Charles McKee, and unknown individuals; 
and through a survey by the University's students (in 1974). Occupation 
of the site is estimated to have occurred during the Middle through 
Historic periods. No known individuals were identified. The 722 
associated funerary objects consist of baked clay objects; basketry 
fragments; faunal and floral remains; flaked and ground stones; 
historic materials; unmodified stones; and modified bones, stones, and 
shells. Of this number, 15 objects are currently missing, and 
California State University, Sacramento continues to look for them.
    Associated funerary objects were removed from site CA-SAC-21 (also 
known as Hollister Mound) in Sacramento County, CA, by Anthony Zallio 
and Charles McKee. These collections were subsequently donated to the 
University by their estates. Occupation of the site is estimated to 
have occurred during the Middle through Late periods. The 377 
associated funerary objects consist of baked clay objects; faunal 
remains; flaked stones; historic materials; and modified bones, stones, 
and shells. Of this number, 25 objects are currently missing, and 
California State University, Sacramento continues to look for them.
    Human remains representing, at minimum, 47 individuals were removed 
from site CA-SAC-56 (also known as Moser or Moshier Mound) in 
Sacramento County, CA. These human remains and associated funerary 
objects came into the University's possession through donations by 
Anthony Zallio's estate, the Bivens family, and unknown individuals; 
and through excavations and surveys conducted during 1958-1960 under 
the direction of Dr. William Beeson. Occupation of the site is 
estimated to have occurred during the Middle through Historic periods. 
The 18,514 associated funerary objects consist of baked clay objects; 
basketry fragments; faunal and floral remains; flaked and ground 
stones; historic materials; unmodified stones; ash; modified bones, 
stones, and shells; textiles; and soil samples. Of this number, 22 
objects are currently missing, and California State University, 
Sacramento continues to look for them.
    Human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed 
from site CA-SAC-66 (also known as Morse Mound) in Sacramento County, 
CA. How these human remains and associated funerary objects came into 
the University's possession is unknown. Occupation of the site is 
estimated to have occurred during the Middle Period. The six associated 
funerary objects consist of flaked stones, modified bones, and modified 
stones. Of this number, one object is currently missing, and California 
State University, Sacramento continues to look for them.
    Associated funerary objects were removed from site CA-SAC-72/73 
(also known as Herzog and Van Lobensels Mound) in Sacramento County, 
CA, by Anthony Zallio and Charles McKee. These collections were 
subsequently donated to the University by their estates. Occupation of 
the site is estimated to have occurred during the Middle through Late 
periods. The 260 associated funerary objects consist of baked clay 
objects; faunal remains; flaked stones; unmodified stones; and modified 
bones, stones, and shells. Of this number, 23 objects are currently 
missing, and California State University, Sacramento continues to look 
for them.
    An associated funerary object was removed from site CA-SAC-75 (also 
known as Locke Mound) in Sacramento County, CA, by Anthony Zallio. This 
object was donated to the University by his estate. Aside from a 
Historic Period component, occupation of the site is not well known. 
The one associated funerary object is a modified stone.
    Associated funerary objects were removed from site CA-SAC-85 (also 
known as Nicholas Site #2) in Sacramento County, CA, by Anthony Zallio. 
This collection was donated to the University by his estate. Occupation 
of the site is estimated to have occurred during the Late through 
Historic periods. The 51 associated funerary objects consist of flaked 
stones, modified shells, and modified stones. Of this number, seven 
objects are currently missing, and California State University, 
Sacramento continues to look for them.
    Human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed 
from site CA-SAC-106 (also known as Castello Mound) in Sacramento 
County, CA. These human remains and associated funerary objects came 
into the University's possession through both a 1965 survey conducted 
under the direction of Dr. William Beeson and a donation by Anthony 
Zallio's estate. Occupation of the site is estimated to have occurred 
during the Middle Period. The 17 associated funerary objects consist of 
flaked stones, modified shells, and historic materials.
    Human remains representing, at minimum, two individuals were 
removed from site CA-SAC-107 (also known as the Windmiller site) in 
Sacramento County, CA. These human remains and associated funerary 
objects came into the University's possession through, variously, a 
1953 excavation under the direction of Dr. Richard Reeve, a 1974 survey 
by students of the University, a donation by Anthony Zallio's estate, 
and a donation by the University of California, Berkeley. Occupation of 
the site is estimated to have occurred during the Early though Historic 
periods. The 88 associated funerary objects consist of flaked and 
ground stones; modified shells, bones, and stones; baked clay objects; 
and unmodified stones. Of this number, 44 objects are currently missing 
from the collections, and California State University, Sacramento 
continues to look for them.
    Human remains representing, at minimum, eight individuals were 
removed from site CA-SAC-126 (also known as the Booth site) in 
Sacramento County, CA. How these human remains came into the 
University's possession is not known. A date range for occupation of 
this site is not known. No associated funerary objects are present.
    Associated funerary objects were removed from site CA-SAC-Fessler 
Mound in Sacramento County, CA by Anthony Zallio. This collection was 
donated to the University by his estate. A date range for occupation of 
this site is not known. The 101 associated funerary objects consist of 
flaked stones, and modified shells, bones, wood, and stones. Of this 
number, one object is currently missing, and California State 
University, Sacramento continues to look for them.
    Associated funerary objects were removed from site CA-SAC-Oak Tree 
in Sacramento County, CA by Anthony Zallio. This collection was donated 
to the University by his estate. A date range for occupation of this 
site is not known. The 1,428 associated funerary objects consist of 
modified bones and shells. Of this number, seven objects are currently 
missing, and California State

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University, Sacramento continues to look for them.

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, California State University, Sacramento has determined 
that:
     The human remains described in this notice represent the 
physical remains of 62 individuals of Native American ancestry.
     The 21,565 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 August 21, 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 human 
remains and associated funerary objects 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 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: July 14, 2023.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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