[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 74 (Tuesday, April 16, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 26911]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-08052]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0037765; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Intended Repatriation: Sierra Joint Community College 
District, Rocklin, 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 Sierra Joint Community College District 
intends to repatriate certain cultural items that meet the definition 
of objects of cultural patrimony 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 May 16, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Melissa Leal, Sierra Joint Community College District, 5100 
Sierra College Blvd., Rocklin, CA 95677, telephone (916) 624-3333, 
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 
Sierra Joint Community College District 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.

Abstract of Information Available

    A total of three lots of object of cultural patrimony have been 
requested for repatriation. The three lots of objects of cultural 
patrimony are three lots of modified stones. One lot of cultural item 
was removed from CA-PLA-606/H (Twelve Bridges Project) in Lincoln, CA. 
One lot of cultural item is from a personal donor and was removed in 
Auburn Ravine, Gold Hill Area, CA. One lot of cultural item was 
collected on the Rocklin Campus of Sierra College in 2016.

Determinations

    The Sierra Joint Community College District has determined that:
     The three lots of 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 United Auburn Indian Community 
of the Auburn Rancheria of 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 or after May 16, 2024. If competing requests for 
repatriation are received, Sierra Joint Community College District 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 Sierra Joint Community 
College District 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: April 9, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024-08052 Filed 4-15-24; 8:45 am]
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