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determined that the cultural item meets 

the definition of a sacred object and 

repatriation to the Indian tribes stated 

below may occur if no additional 

claimants come forward. 

Representatives of any Indian tribe that 

believes itself to be culturally affiliated 

with the cultural item may contact the 

San Francisco State University 

NAGPRA Program. 

DATES: Representatives of any Indian 

tribe that believes it has a cultural 

affiliation with the cultural item should 

contact the San Francisco State 

University at the address below by April 

16, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Jeffrey Boland Fentress, San 

Francisco State University, Academic 

Affairs-ADM 447, San Francisco, CA 

94132, telephone (415) 338–3075. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

here given in accordance with the 

Native American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 

3005, of the intent to repatriate a 

cultural item in the possession of the 

San Francisco State University (SFSU) 

that meet the definition of sacred objects 

under 25 U.S.C. 3001. 

This notice is published as part of the 

National Park Service’s administrative 

responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 

U.S.C. 3003(d) (3). The determinations 

in this notice are the sole responsibility 

of the museum, institution or Federal 

agency that has control of the Native 

American cultural item. The National 

Park Service is not responsible for the 

determinations in this notice. 

History and Description of the Cultural 

Items 

At an unknown date, a basket (item 

75–6–4) was donated to the SFSU 

Treganza Museum. The coiled basket 

with a three-stick warp in a round, 

shouldered, narrow necked jar shape 

measures 8.3 cm in height and 14.2 cm 

in diameter and is made of willow, 

bracken-fern, redbud, yucca and bird 

quills. There are no records at the 

Treganza Museum concerning 

acquisition of this item. 

Based on ethnographic research and 

consultation with the Santa Rosa Indian 

Community of the Santa Rosa 

Rancheria, California, (Tachi Yokut 

Tribe) and the Tubatulabals of Kern 

Valley, a non-Federally recognized 

Indian group, the basket has been 

identified as a treasure basket or Osa. 

This type of basket was used for the 

storage of sacred items such as crystals, 

abalone ornaments and paint and was 

used to hold a rattlesnake for the 

rattlesnake dance during both Yokut 

and Tubatulabal spring ceremonies. 

Based on consultation, ethnographic 

research, and museum records, the 

basket is culturally affiliated with the 

Santa Rosa Indian Community of the 

Santa Rosa Rancheria, California, (Tachi 

Yokut Tribe) and the Tubatulabals of 

Kern Valley, a non-Federally recognized 

group. The Tubatulabal people are 

intermarried with the Yokuts in the 

Kern County area of California. 

Descendants of these Yokuts and 

Tubatulabals are members of the Santa 

Rosa Indian Community of the Santa 

Rosa Rancheria, California, (Tachi 

Yokut Tribe) and the Tubatulabals of 

Kern Valley, a non-Federally recognized 

Indian group. 

Determinations Made by the San 

Francisco State University 

Officials of the San Francisco State 

University have determined that: 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(C), 

the one cultural item described above is 

a specific ceremonial object needed by 

traditional Native American religious 

leaders for the practice of traditional 

Native American religions by their 

present-day adherents. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there 

is a relationship of shared group 

identity that can be reasonably traced 

between the basket and the Santa Rosa 

Indian Community of the Santa Rosa 

Rancheria, California, (Tachi Yokut 

Tribe) and the Tubatulabals of Kern 

Valley, a non-Federally recognized 

Indian group. 

Additional Requestors and Disposition 

Representatives of any other Indian 

tribe that believes itself to be culturally 

affiliated with the sacred object should 

contact Jeffrey Boland Fentress, San 

Francisco State University, Academic 

Affairs-ADM 447, San Francisco, CA 

94132, telephone (415) 338–3075 before 

April 16, 2012. Repatriation of the 

sacred object to the Santa Rosa Indian 

Community of the Santa Rosa 

Rancheria, California (Tachi Yokut 

Tribe) may proceed after that date if no 

additional claimants come forward. 

The San Francisco State University is 

responsible for notifying the Picayune 

Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians of 

California; Santa Rosa Indian 

Community of the Santa Rosa 

Rancheria, California (Tachi Yokut 

Tribe); Table Mountain Rancheria of 

California; Tule River Indian 

Reservation of the Tule River 

Reservation, California; and the 

Tubatulabals of Kern Valley, a nonFederally recognized Indian group, that 

this notice has been published. 

Dated: March 12, 2012. 

Sherry Hutt, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2012–6326 Filed 3–15–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–50–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[2253–665] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. 

Fish and Wildlife Service, Southwest 

Regional Office, Albuquerque, NM 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In furtherance of notices sent 

to Federally-recognized tribes in 1995, 

the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has 

completed an inventory of human 

remains in consultation with the 

appropriate Indian tribes, and has 

determined that there is a cultural 

affiliation between the human remains 

and a present-day Indian tribe. 

Representatives of any Indian tribe that 

believes itself to be culturally affiliated 

with the human remains may contact 

the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Southwest Regional Office. Repatriation 

of the human remains to the Indian 

tribes stated below may occur if no 

additional claimants come forward. 

DATES: Representatives of any Indian 

tribe that believes it has a cultural 

affiliation with the human remains 

should contact the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, Southwest Regional 

Office, at the address below by April 16, 

2012. 

ADDRESSES: Dr. Benjamin J. Tuggle, 

Regional Director, U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, 500 Gold Ave. SW., 

P.O. Box 1306, Albuquerque, NM 87103. 

Procedural questions may be addressed 

to David Siegel, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service, telephone (505) 248–7396. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

here given in accordance with the 

Native American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 

3003, of the completion of an inventory 

of human remains under the control of 

the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and 

in the possession of the Maxwell 

Museum, Albuquerque, NM. The human 

remains were removed from the 

Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge, 

Socorro County, NM. 

This notice is published as part of the 

National Park Service’s administrative 

responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 

U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations in 

this notice are the sole responsibility of 

the museum, institution or Federal 

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agency that has control of the Native 

American human remains. The National 

Park Service is not responsible for the 

determinations in this notice. 

Consultation 

In 1995, a detailed assessment of the 

human remains was made by the U.S. 

Fish and Wildlife Service professional 

staff in consultation with the Hopi Tribe 

of Arizona; Pueblo of Acoma, New 

Mexico; Pueblo of Cochiti, New Mexico; 

Pueblo of Isleta, New Mexico; Pueblo of 

Jemez, New Mexico; Pueblo of Laguna, 

New Mexico; Pueblo of Nambe, New 

Mexico; Pueblo of Picuris, New Mexico; 

Pueblo of Pojoaque, New Mexico; 

Pueblo of Sandia, New Mexico; Pueblo 

of Santa Ana, New Mexico; Pueblo of 

Santa Clara, New Mexico; Pueblo of 

Santo Domingo, New Mexico; Pueblo of 

San Felipe, New Mexico; Pueblo of San 

Ildefonso, New Mexico; Pueblo of San 

Juan, New Mexico; Pueblo of Taos, New 

Mexico; Pueblo of Tesuque, New 

Mexico; Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo of Texas; 

and the Zuni Tribe of the Zuni 

Reservation, New Mexico (hereinafter 

referred to as ‘‘The Tribes’’). 

History and Description of the Remains 

In 1980, human remains representing, 

at minimum, one individual were 

removed from Sevilleta National 

Wildlife Refuge, Socorro County, NM. 

The partial set of human remains, 

exposed and undercut by floodwaters, 

was removed by the University of New 

Mexico Office of Contract Archeology. 

The remains from the excavations are 

housed at the Maxwell Museum in 

Albuquerque, NM. No known 

individual was identified. No associated 

funerary objects are present. The 

remains are of prehistoric, Puebloan 

origins. Based on cultural traditions, 

ethnographic sources, and oral history, 

the remains are culturally affiliated to 

the Hopi Tribe of Arizona. 

Determinations Made by the U.S. Fish 

and Wildlife Service, Southwest 

Regional Office 

Officials of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service have determined that: 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the 

human remains described in this notice 

represent the physical remains of one 

individual of Native American ancestry. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there 

is a relationship of shared group 

identity that can be reasonably traced 

between the Native American human 

remains and the Hopi Tribe of Arizona. 

Additional Requestors and Disposition 

Representatives of any Indian tribe 

that believes itself to be culturally 

affiliated with the human remains 

should contact Dr. Benjamin J. Tuggle, 

Regional Director, U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, 500 Gold Ave. SW., 

P.O. Box 1306, Albuquerque, NM 87103. 

Procedural questions may be addressed 

to David Siegel, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service, telephone (505) 248–7396, 

before April 16, 2012. Repatriation of 

the human remains to the Hopi Tribe of 

Arizona may proceed after that date if 

no additional claimants come forward. 

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is 

responsible for notifying The Tribes that 

this notice has been published. 

Dated: March 12, 2012. 

Sherry Hutt, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2012–6323 Filed 3–15–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–50–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[2253–665] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: 

California Department of Parks and 

Recreation, Sacramento, CA 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The California Department of 

Parks and Recreation has completed an 

inventory of human remains and 

associated funerary objects, in 

consultation with the appropriate 

Indian tribes, and has determined that 

there is a cultural affiliation between the 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects and present-day Indian tribes. 

Representatives of any Indian tribe that 

believes itself to be culturally affiliated 

with the human remains and associated 

funerary objects may contact the 

California Department of Parks and 

Recreation. Repatriation of the human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

to the Indian tribes stated below may 

occur if no additional claimants come 

forward. 

DATES: Representatives of any Indian 

tribe that believes it has a cultural 

affiliation with the human remains and 

associated funerary objects should 

contact the California Department of 

Parks and Recreation at the address 

below by April 16, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Rebecca Carruthers, 

NAGPRA Coordinator, California 

Department of Parks and Recreation, 

1416 9th Street, Room 902, Sacramento, 

CA 95814, telephone (916) 653–8893. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

here given in accordance with the 

Native American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 

3003, of the completion of an inventory 

of human remains and associated 

funerary objects under the control of the 

California Department of Parks and 

Recreation. The human remains and 

associated funerary objects were 

removed from the Morris Mound site 

(CA–SAC–199) in Sacramento County, 

CA. 

This notice is published as part of the 

National Park Service’s administrative 

responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 

U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations in 

this notice are the sole responsibility of 

the museum, institution or Federal 

agency that has control of the Native 

American human remains and 

associated funerary objects. The 

National Park Service is not responsible 

for the determinations in this notice. 

Consultation 

A detailed assessment of the human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

was made by the California Department 

of Parks and Recreation professional 

staff in consultation with 

representatives of Buena Vista 

Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of 

California; Chicken Ranch Rancheria of 

Me-Wuk Indians of California; Ione 

Band of Miwok Indians of California; 

Jackson Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of 

California; Shingle Springs Band of 

Miwok Indians, Shingle Springs 

Rancheria (Verona Tract), California; 

Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians of 

the Tuolumne Rancheria of California; 

and the United Auburn Indian 

Community of the Auburn Rancheria of 

California (hereafter referred to as ‘‘The 

Tribes’’). 

History and Description of the Remains 

In 1950, human remains representing, 

at minimum, nine individuals were 

removed from Morris Mound (site CA– 

SAC–199) in Sacramento County, CA. 

James Sturgeon of Fair Oaks, CA, 

excavated the site and donated the 

collection to the California Department 

of Parks and Recreation on February 15, 

1977. No known individuals were 

identified. The 11 associated funerary 

objects are 1 silicate flake scraper and 

10 mammal bones. 

The site was occupied during the Late 

Horizon Period (after A.D. 500). 

Archeologists believe that the Penutianspeaking Maidu and Miwok are 

descended from what have been 

identified as the Windmiller people 

who occupied the Central Valley of 

California 3,000 to 4,000 years ago. 

Geographic affiliation is consistent with 

the historically documented use of the 

area by the Nisenan (Southern Maidu) 

and the Plains Miwok. This collection is 

affiliated with the historic Nisenan or 

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