[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 85 (Wednesday, May 1, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 35201]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-09400]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0037826; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: Los Rios Community College 
District, 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 Los Rios Community College District 
(LRCCD) has completed an inventory of associated funerary objects and 
has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the 
associated funerary objects and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian 
organizations in this notice.

DATES: Repatriation of the associated funerary objects in this notice 
may occur on or after May 31, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Jamey Nye, Los Rios Community College District, 1919 Spanos 
Ct., Arden-Arcade, CA 95825, telephone (916) 568-3031, 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 LRCCD, 
and additional information on the determinations in this notice, 
including the results of consultation, can be found in the inventory or 
related records. The National Park Service is not responsible for the 
determinations in this notice.

Abstract of Information Available

    Based on the information available, sometime before 1936, 
associated funerary objects were removed from the Johnson Mound (CA-
SAC-06) in Sacramento County, California by Jeremiah B. Lillard. 
Between 1923 and 1940, Lillard was president of the Sacramento Junior 
College, now named Sacramento City College, which is one of four 
campuses in LRCCD. In April 2023, the associated funerary objects were 
located on the American River College campus, another campus within 
LRCCD. The two associated funerary objects are one abalone ornament and 
one bow-shaped abalone ornament.
    Based on the information available, sometime between 1933 and 1938, 
the associated funerary object was removed from Augustine Mound (CA-
SAC-127) in Sacramento County, California by Jeremiah B. Lillard. 
Between 1923 and 1940, Lillard was president of the Sacramento Junior 
College, now named Sacramento City College, which is one of four 
campuses in LRCCD. In April 2023, the associated funerary object was 
located on the American River College campus, another campus within 
LRCCD. The associated funerary object is one bone pendant (awl).
    Based on the information available, in 1939, the associated 
funerary object was removed from the Needs Site (CA-SAC-151) in 
Sacramento County, California by the Sacramento Junior College Field 
Party, which was led by the college president, Jeremiah B. Lillard. 
Sacramento Junior College, now named Sacramento City College, is one of 
four campuses in LRCCD. In April 2023, the associated funerary object 
was located on the American River College campus, another campus within 
LRCCD. The associated funerary object is one basal point.
    LRCCD has no record of any potentially hazardous substances being 
used to treat any of the associated funerary objects described in this 
notice.

Cultural Affiliation

    Based on the information available and the results of consultation, 
cultural affiliation is clearly identified by the information available 
about the associated funerary objects described in this notice.

Determinations

    LRCCD has determined that:
     The four 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 reasonable connection between the associated 
funerary objects described in this notice and the Buena Vista Rancheria 
of Me-Wuk Indians of California; California Valley Miwok Tribe, 
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; Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians 
of the Tuolumne Rancheria of 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 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 a culturally affiliated Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian 
organization.
    Repatriation of the associated funerary objects in this notice to a 
requestor may occur on or after May 31, 2024. If competing requests for 
repatriation are received, LRCCD must determine the most appropriate 
requestor prior to repatriation. Requests for joint repatriation of 
associated funerary objects are considered a single request and not 
competing requests. LRCCD 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: April 23, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024-09400 Filed 4-30-24; 8:45 am]
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