Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 203 / Monday, October 23, 2023 / Notices 72779 

Description 

Human remains representing, at 

minimum, 39 individuals were removed 

from Amador County, CA. Jerald 

Johnson, a graduate student at the 

Department of Anthropology directed a 

salvage excavation at CA–AMA–56 in 

1965. There are 1,822 associated 

funerary objects. Of that number, 1,657 

funerary objects have been located and 

165 objects are currently missing. UC 

Davis continues to look for the missing 

associated funerary objects. The 1,657 

located associated funerary objects are 

122 lots consisting of worked shell 

(including Olivella and haliotis beads, 

pendants, ornaments, and other worked 

shell); 141 lots consisting of worked 

bone (including beads, awls/needles/ 

pins, tubes, incised bone, and other 

worked bone); 34 lots consisting of 

worked stone (including pendants, 

beads, a charmstone, a steatite bowl 

fragment, and other worked stone); 33 

lots consisting of projectile points; 677 

lots consisting of chipped stone 

(including bifaces, blades, cores, drills, 

knives, and debitage); three lots 

consisting of worked horn; 40 lots 

consisting of groundstones; 16 lots 

consisting of quartz crystals; 74 lots 

consisting of ochre; two lots consisting 

of ash; five lots consisting of charcoal; 

seven lots consisting of baked clay; 17 

lots consisting of historic items; 240 lots 

consisting of unmodified animal bones; 

126 lots consisting of unmodified shells; 

three lots consisting of hull fragments; 

and 117 lots consisting of unmodified 

stones (including fire-affected rock). The 

165 currently missing associated 

funerary objects are 73 lots consisting of 

worked shell (including Olivella shell 

beads and other worked shell); two lots 

consisting of worked stone; one bone 

pin; one miscellaneous worked bone; 46 

lots consisting of projectile points; 30 

lots consisting of chipped stone 

(including bifaces, knives, and 

debitage); two lots consisting of 

groundstones; one lot consisting of 

ochre; one lot consisting of 

miscellaneous minerals; three lots 

consisting of unmodified animal bones; 

three lots consisting of unmodified 

shells; one lot consisting of ‘‘associated 

material’’; and one lot consisting of 

miscellaneous unknown/missing 

material. 

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, 

archaeological, biological, geographical, 

historical, linguistic, and oral 

traditional. 

Determinations 

Pursuant to NAGPRA and its 

implementing regulations, and after 

consultation with the appropriate 

Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian 

organizations, UC Davis has determined 

that: 

• The human remains described in 

this notice represent the physical 

remains of 39 individuals of Native 

American ancestry. 

• The 1,822 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 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; 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, 

UC Davis 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. UC Davis 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. 2023–23279 Filed 10–20–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–52–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0036763; 

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 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 Sutter County, CA. 

DATES: Repatriation of the human 

remains 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. 


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72780 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 203 / Monday, October 23, 2023 / Notices 

Description 

In 1964, human remains representing, 

at minimum, two individuals, were 

removed from CA–SUT–32 in Sutter 

County, CA. The age of this site is not 

known. Likewise, how or when the 

human remains came into the 

possession of California State 

University, Sacramento is unknown. 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: 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 two individuals of Native 

American ancestry. 

• 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 Ione Band of Miwok 

Indians of California; 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 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 

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. 2023–23285 Filed 10–20–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–52–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0036757; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: 

California Department of 

Transportation, Sacramento, CA, and 

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), the 

California Department of Transportation 

(Caltrans), with the assistance of 

California State University, Sacramento, 

has completed an inventory of 

associated funerary objects and has 

determined that there is a cultural 

affiliation between an associated 

funerary object and Indian Tribes or 

Native Hawaiian organizations in this 

notice. The associated funerary object 

was removed from Sacramento County, 

CA. 

DATES: Repatriation of the associated 

funerary object in this notice may occur 

on or after November 22, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: Lisa Bright, California 

Department of Transportation, 703 B 

Street, Marysville, CA 95901, telephone 

(530) 812–4569, email Lisa.Bright@

dot.ca.gov. 

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 Caltrans. 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 Caltrans. 

Description 

Between 1959 and 1997, several 

different excavations were carried out at 

CA–SAC–166 in Sacramento County, 

CA, and were detailed in a Notice of 

Inventory Completion published in the 

Federal Register on April 22, 2021. 

After repatriation of the published 

collection occurred, an additional 

associated funerary object was 

discovered. The one associated funerary 

object is a groundstone. 

Cultural Affiliation 

The associated funerary object in this 

notice is 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, 

linguistical, 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 Caltrans has determined 

that: 

• The one object described in this 

notice is 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 

object described in this notice and the 

Buena Vista 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; 

United Auburn Indian Community of 

the Auburn Rancheria of California; and 

the Wilton Rancheria, California. 


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