[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 40 (Wednesday, February 28, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14705-14706]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-04098]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0037485; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: 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 
intends to repatriate certain cultural items that meet the definition 
of objects of cultural patrimony and unassociated funerary objects and 
that have a cultural affiliation with the Indian Tribes in this notice. 
The cultural items were removed from Sacramento County, CA.

DATES: Repatriation of the cultural items in this notice may occur on 
or after March 29, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Dr. Mark Wheeler, Chief of Staff 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 
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.

Description

    At an unknown date, five cultural objects were removed from CA-SAC-
17 (also known as the Smith site) in Sacramento County by unknown 
individuals. The five objects of cultural patrimony consist of flaked 
stones and faunal remains. An unknown number of objects may be missing 
from the collection, and California State University, Sacramento 
continues to look for them.
    In 1980, two cultural objects were removed from CA-SAC-57 (also 
know as Barry #1 site) in Sacramento County by Sacramento State 
students under the direction of Dr. Jerald Johnson. The two objects of 
cultural patrimony are flaked stones. An unknown number of objects may 
be missing from the collection, and California State University, 
Sacramento continues to look for them.
    In 1980, 10 cultural objects were removed from CA-SAC-224 in 
Sacramento County during a survey by Derr and Spector. The 10 objects 
of cultural patrimony consist of flaked stones and faunal remains. An 
unknown number of objects may be missing from the collection, and 
California State University, Sacramento continues to look for them.
    At an unknown date, five cultural objects were removed from CA-SAC-
234 (also known as Deer Creek 3) in Sacramento County, possibly by 
Louis Payen. The five objects of cultural patrimony include flaked 
stones. An unknown number of objects may be missing from the 
collection, and California State University, Sacramento continues to 
look for them.
    At an unknown date, 15 cultural objects were removed from CA-SAC-
250 (also known as Babies' Britches) in Sacramento County by unknown 
individuals. The 15 objects of cultural patrimony consist of flaked 
stones and faunal remains. An unknown number of objects may be missing 
from the collection, and California State University, Sacramento 
continues to look for them.
    During the 1960s and 1970s, California State University, Sacramento 
students surveyed and investigated sites along Dry Creek in Sacramento 
County (CA-SAC-217, CA-SAC-243, CA-SAC-277, CA-SAC-278, CA-SAC-279, and 
CA-SAC-280). As a result, 37 cultural

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items were collected. The 37 objects of cultural patrimony consist of 
flaked and ground stones. Of this number, at least three objects are 
currently missing, and California State University, Sacramento 
continues to look for them.
    In 1973, one cultural object was removed from CA-SAC-315 in 
Sacramento County by Ann Peak. The single object of cultural patrimony 
is a groundstone. An unknown number of objects may be missing from the 
collection, and California State University, Sacramento continues to 
look for them.
    In the 1970s, 11 cultural objects were removed from CA-SAC-320 
(also known as the Sunrise Bridge site) in Sacramento County likely by 
Ann Peak. The 11 objects of cultural patrimony include baked clay 
objects and flaked and ground stones. An unknown number of objects may 
be missing from the collection, and California State University, 
Sacramento continues to look for them.
    At an unknown date, 91 cultural objects were removed from CA-SAC-
370 (also known as the Old Windmiller Quarry site) in Sacramento County 
by unknown individuals. The 91 unassociated funerary objects consist of 
flaked stones and unmodified stones. An unknown number of objects may 
be missing from the collection, and California State University, 
Sacramento continues to look for them.
    At an unknown date, 15 cultural objects were collected from CA-SAC-
390 in Sacramento County by unknown individuals. The 15 objects of 
cultural patrimony consist of flaked and ground stones; unmodified 
stones; and thermally-altered rocks. An unknown number of objects may 
be missing from the collection, and California State University, 
Sacramento continues to look for them.
    In 1974, 22 cultural objects were collected form CA-SAC-Cosumnes 
Plowed Site #1 in Sacramento County by Sacramento State students 
conducting a survey under the direction of Dr. Jerald Johnson. The 22 
objects of cultural patrimony consist of flaked and ground stones; 
unmodified stones; and thermally altered rocks. An unknown number of 
objects may be missing from the collection, and California State 
University, Sacramento continues to look for them.
    At an unknown date, 142 cultural objects were collected from CA-
Sac-Cameron Ranch in Sacramento County by unknown individuals. The 
collection was transferred to Sacramento State in 1977 from American 
River Junior College. The 142 objects of cultural patrimony consist of 
flaked and ground stones; modified stones; faunal remains; thermally 
altered rocks; unmodified stone; and historic materials. Of this 
number, at least 23 objects are currently missing, and California State 
University, Sacramento continues to look for them.
    At an unknown date, one cultural object was removed from CA-SAC-
Bottimore Ranch in Sacramento County by unknown individuals. The single 
object of cultural patrimony is a groundstone.
    At an unknown date, one cultural object was removed from an unknown 
site in Sacramento County by unknown individuals. The single object of 
cultural patrimony is modified stone.
    In 1971, 13 cultural objects were removed from an unknown site in 
Sacramento County by John Beck during levee maintenance. The 13 
unassociated funerary objects include flaked stones; faunal remains; 
and modified shells. An unknown number of objects may be missing from 
the collection, and California State University, Sacramento continues 
to look for them.
    In 1971, one cultural object was removed from an unknown site in 
Sacramento County during a survey by Sacramento State students under 
the direction of Dr. Jerald Johnson. The single object of cultural 
patrimony is a groundstone. An unknown number of objects may be missing 
from the collection, and California State University, Sacramento 
continues to look for them.

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, 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 104 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.
     The 268 cultural items described above have ongoing 
historical, traditional, or cultural importance central to the Native 
American group or culture itself, rather than property owned by an 
individual.
     There is a relationship of shared group identity that can 
be reasonably traced between the cultural items 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 Responsible Official identified in 
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 March 29, 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. California State University, 
Sacramento is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the 
Indian Tribe identified in this notice.
    This notice was submitted before the effective date of the revised 
regulations (88 FR 86452, December 13, 2023, effective January 12, 
2024). 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. 3004, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.9.

    Dated: February 20, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024-04098 Filed 2-27-24; 8:45 am]
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