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Requests for Repatriation 

Written requests for repatriation of the 

associated funerary object 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 object in this notice to a 

requestor may occur on or after 

November 22, 2023. If competing 

requests for repatriation are received, 

Caltrans must determine the most 

appropriate requestor prior to 

repatriation. Requests for joint 

repatriation of the associated funerary 

object are considered a single request 

and not competing requests. Caltrans 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: October 11, 2023. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2023–23281 Filed 10–20–23; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0036764; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: 

California State University, 

Sacramento, Sacramento, CA 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

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 Yuba County, CA. 

DATES: Repatriation of the human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

in this notice may occur on or after 

November 22, 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 dhyson@

csus.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, 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 

In the 1970s, human remains 

representing, at minimum, seven 

individuals were removed from CA– 

YUB–27 in Yuba County, CA, by a Yuba 

College field class. The collection was 

transferred to California State 

University, Sacramento in 1993. The age 

of the site is not known. The 12 

associated funerary objects are the 

following individual lots: flaked stones; 

groundstones; modified stones; 

thermally-altered rocks; unmodified 

stones; modified shells; modified bones; 

faunal remains; baked clay objects; 

floral remain; historic materials; and 

uncatalogued materials. 

In 1977, human remains representing, 

at minimum, five individuals were 

removed from CA–YUB–751 in Yuba 

County, CA, by a Yuba College field 

class. The collection was transferred to 

California State University, Sacramento 

in 1993. The age of the site is not 

known. The 11 associated funerary 

objects are the following individual lots: 

flaked stones; groundstones; modified 

stones; thermally-altered rocks; 

unmodified stones; modified shells; 

modified bones; faunal remains; floral 

remains; historic materials; and 

uncatalogued materials. 

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 12 individuals of Native 

American ancestry. 

• The 23 lots of 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 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 November 22, 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 


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72782 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 203 / Monday, October 23, 2023 / Notices 

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: October 11, 2023. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2023–23286 Filed 10–20–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–52–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0036750; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: Field 

Museum, Chicago, IL 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native 

American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Field 

Museum has completed an inventory of 

human remains and has determined that 

there is a cultural affiliation between the 

human remains and Indian Tribes or 

Native Hawaiian organizations in this 

notice. The human remains were 

removed from Palm Beach County, FL. 

DATES: Repatriation of the human 

remains in this notice may occur on or 

after November 22, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: Helen Robbins, Repatriation 

Director, Field Museum, 1400 S Lake 

Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60605, 

telephone (312) 665–7317, email 

hrobbins@fieldmuseum.org. 

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 Field Museum. 

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 Field Museum. 

Description 

Human remains representing, at 

minimum, two individuals were 

removed from Palm Beach County, FL. 

James Arango Armour, the lighthouse 

keeper at Jupiter Station, removed the 

human remains from Lake Worth at an 

unknown time. On April 13, 1876, 

Armour wrote to A.W. Ward describing 

the human remains as ‘‘mound builder 

skulls.’’ Ward purchased the human 

remains from Armour on June 19, 1876, 

and on October 31, 1893, he sold them 

to the Field Museum as part of a larger 

collection. A detailed assessment of the 

human remains was made by Field 

Museum staff in consultation with 

representatives of the Seminole Tribe of 

Florida. No associated funerary objects 

are present. 

Cultural Affiliation 

The human remains 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: geographical, 

historical, and oral traditional. 

Determinations 

Pursuant to NAGPRA and its 

implementing regulations, and after 

consultation with the appropriate 

Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian 

organizations, the Field Museum has 

determined that: 

• The human remains described in 

this notice represent the physical 

remains of two individuals of Native 

American ancestry. 

• There is a relationship of shared 

group identity that can be reasonably 

traced between the human remains 

described in this notice and the 

Seminole Tribe of Florida. 

Requests for Repatriation 

Written requests for repatriation of the 

human remains 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 in 

this notice to a requestor may occur on 

or after November 22, 2023. If 

competing requests for repatriation are 

received, the Field Museum must 

determine the most appropriate 

requestor prior to repatriation. Requests 

for joint repatriation of the human 

remains are considered a single request 

and not competing requests. The Field 

Museum 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: October 11, 2023. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2023–23276 Filed 10–20–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–52–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0036752; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: Field 

Museum, Chicago, IL 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native 

American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Field 

Museum has completed an inventory of 

human remains and has determined that 

there is a cultural affiliation between the 

human remains and Indian Tribes or 

Native Hawaiian organizations in this 

notice. The human remains were 

collected from individuals at one or 

more unknown locations. 

DATES: Repatriation of the human 

remains in this notice may occur on or 

after November 22, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: Helen Robbins, Repatriation 

Director, Field Museum, 1400 S. Lake 

Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60605, 

telephone (312) 665–7317, email 

hrobbins@fieldmuseum.org. 

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 Field Museum. 

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 Field Museum. 

Description 

Human remains were collected from 

two individuals at one or more 

unknown locations. The human remains 

are hair clippings identified with the 

tribal designation ‘‘Coquielle’’ and 

‘‘Coquille.’’ (the hair clippings are 

represented by Field Museum catalog 

numbers 193214.8 and 193215.3.) 


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