Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 188 / Friday, September 29, 2023 / Notices 67357 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0036677; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: 

California State University, Chico, 

Chico, CA 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native 

American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the 

California State University, Chico (CSU 

Chico) 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. The associated funerary objects 

were removed from Chico, CA. 

DATES: Repatriation of the associated 

funerary objects in this notice may 

occur on or after October 30, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: Dawn Rewolinski, 

California State University, Chico, 400 

W 1st Street, Chico, CA 95929, 

telephone (530) 898–3090, email 

drewolinski@csuchico.edu. 

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 CSU Chico. 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 CSU Chico. 

Description 

Between 1963 and 1984, CSU Chico 

conducted excavations at the Finch Site 

(CA–BUT–12). In addition, Joseph 

Chartkoff (then of UCLA) led an 

excavation at the site in the summer of 

1967. Subsequently, Michigan State 

University obtained items from the site 

that had been excavated by Chartkoff. In 

the summer of 2023, Michigan State 

University transferred these items to 

CSU Chico, to be repatriated with the 

ancestors and associated funerary 

objects from the Finch Site (CA–BUT– 

12) listed by CSU Chico in a Notice of 

Inventory Completion published in the 

Federal Register on June 29, 2023. The 

56 associated funerary objects are one 

lot consisting of soil, three modified 

faunal elements, one organic item, two 

lots consisting of unmodified shells, 

eight lots consisting of modified stones, 

four lots consisting of stone debitage, 

and 37 projectile points. 

Cultural Affiliation 

The 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, oral traditional, and 

expert opinion obtained through tribal 

consultation. 

Determinations 

Pursuant to NAGPRA and its 

implementing regulations, and after 

consultation with the appropriate 

Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian 

organizations, CSU Chico has 

determined that: 

• The 56 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 Mechoopda Indian 

Tribe of Chico Rancheria, California. 

Requests for Repatriation 

Written requests for repatriation of the 

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 associated 

funerary objects in this notice to a 

requestor may occur on or after October 

30, 2023. If competing requests for 

repatriation are received, CSU Chico 

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. CSU Chico is 

responsible for sending a copy of this 

notice to the Indian Tribe 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: September 25, 2023. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2023–21392 Filed 9–28–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–52–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0036678; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural 

Items: California State University, 

Chico, Chico, CA 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native 

American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the 

California State University, Chico (CSU 

Chico) 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. The 

cultural items were removed from Butte, 

Glenn, and Tehama Counties, CA. 

DATES: Repatriation of the cultural items 

in this notice may occur on or after 

October 30, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: Dawn Rewolinski, 

California State University, Chico, 400 

W 1st Street, Chico, CA 95929, 

telephone (530) 898–3090, email 

drewolinski@csuchico.edu. 

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, Chico. 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, Chico. 

Description 

Accession 385 

Seven cultural items were removed 

from the Big Chico Creek Ecological 

Reserve (BCCER) in Butte County, CA. 

BCCER is owned by CSU Chico. 


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Between 2001 and 2010, Drs. Frank 

Bayham and Antoinette Martinez of the 

CSU, Chico Anthropology Department 

led classes at several archeological sites 

at BCCER. In 2005, Dr. Martinez 

conducted test excavations with a class 

at BCCER–02, as part of a cooperative 

agreement with the Mechoopda Indian 

Tribe of Chico Rancheria, California. 

The seven objects of cultural patrimony 

are seven oversized stone tools. 

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, historical, and expert 

opinion obtained through Tribal 

consultation. 

Determinations 

Pursuant to NAGPRA and its 

implementing regulations, and after 

consultation with the appropriate 

Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian 

organizations, California State 

University, Chico has determined that: 

• The seven 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 Berry Creek Rancheria of Maidu 

Indians of California; Enterprise 

Rancheria of Maidu Indians of 

California; Mechoopda Indian Tribe of 

Chico Rancheria, California; Mooretown 

Rancheria of Maidu Indians of 

California; and the Paskenta Band of 

Nomlaki Indians of 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 October 30, 2023. If competing 

requests for repatriation are received, 

California State University, Chico 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, Chico 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 10.8, 10.10, and 

10.14. 

Dated: September 25, 2023. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2023–21393 Filed 9–28–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–52–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0036675; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: 

University of California, Riverside, 

Riverside, CA 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native 

American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the 

University of California, Riverside 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. The 

associated funerary objects were 

removed from Riverside, CA. 

DATES: Repatriation of the associated 

funerary objects in this notice may 

occur on or after October 30, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: Megan Murphy, University 

of California, Riverside, 900 University 

Avenue, Riverside, CA 92517–5900, 

telephone (951) 827–6349, email 

megan.murphy@ucr.edu. 

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 University of 

California, Riverside. 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 the University of California, 

Riverside. 

Description 

In 1987, human remains representing, 

at minimum, one individual were 

removed from site CA–RIV–333 in 

Riverside, Riverside County, CA, by the 

University of California, Riverside. 

Based on the archeological evidence, 

site CA–RIV–333 was occupied during 

the Late Prehistoric period (A.D. 1500– 

1770). The remains of this individual 

were listed in a Notice of Inventory 

Completion published in the Federal 

Register on April 25, 2003 (68 FR 

20407–20408). In 2023, representatives 

of the Pechanga Band of Indians 

identified funerary objects associated 

with the human remains. The 12 

associated funerary objects are one lot 

consisting of animal bones, one lot 

consisting of ceramics, one lot 

consisting of clay, one lot consisting of 

lithic materials, one lot consisting of 

metal, one lot consisting of rubber, one 

lot consisting of modified shells, one lot 

consisting of animal bones, one lot 

consisting of mineralogical objects, one 

lot consisting of unmodified shells, one 

lot consisting of organic material, and 

one lot consisting of fire-altered rocks. 

Cultural Affiliation 

The 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, geographical, historical, 

oral traditional, and expert tribal 

opinion. 

Determinations 

Pursuant to NAGPRA and its 

implementing regulations, and after 

consultation with the appropriate 

Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian 

organizations, the University of 

California, Riverside has determined 

that: 

• The 12 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 associated funerary 

objects described in this notice and the 

Pechanga Band of Indians (Previously 


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