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• The human remains described in 

this notice represent the physical 

remains of at least 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 Santa Ynez Band of 

Chumash Mission Indians of the Santa 

Ynez Reservation, California. 

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 February 2, 2024. If competing 

requests for repatriation are received, 

San Jose State University 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. San Jose 

State University 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 10.9, 10.10, and 

10.14. 

Dated: December 20, 2023. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2023–28921 Filed 1–2–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0037171; 

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Notice of Inventory Completion: San 

Jose State University, San Jose, CA 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native 

American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), San Jose 

State University (SJSU) has completed 

an inventory of human remains and has 

determined that there is no cultural 

affiliation between the human remains 

and any federally-recognized Indian 

Tribe. The human remains were 

removed from Hollister in San Benito 

County, CA. 

DATES: Disposition of the human 

remains in this notice may occur on or 

after February 2, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Charlotte Sunseri, Ph.D., 

San Jose State University, One 

Washington Square, San Jose, CA 

95192–0113, telephone (408) 924–5713, 

email charlotte.sunseri@sjsu.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 San Jose State 

University. 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 San Jose State 

University. 

Description 

Human remains representing, at 

minimum, one individual were removed 

from San Benito County, CA. The 

Hollister collection was donated to the 

College of Science at SJSU and 

identified in 2023. No associated 

funerary objects are present. 

Aboriginal Land 

The human remains in this notice 

were removed from known geographic 

locations. These locations are the 

aboriginal lands of one or more 

federally-recognized Indian Tribes. 

These locations are also the aboriginal 

lands of the Ohlone/Costanoan Tribes 

recognized by the State of California. 

The following information was used to 

identify the aboriginal land: California 

Native American Heritage Commission 

Native American Contact List for 

implementing AB275 (dated: 6/1/2023), 

Unratified Treaty A ‘‘Treaty at Camp 

Belt (May 13, 1851)’’, Unratified Treaty 

B ‘‘Treaty at Camp Keyes (May 30, 

1851)’’, and Unratified Treaty N ‘‘Treaty 

at Camp Barbour (April 29, 1851)’’ 

(Heizer 1972). 

Determinations 

Pursuant to NAGPRA and its 

implementing regulations, and after 

consultation with the appropriate 

Indian Tribes, San Jose State University 

has determined that: 

• The human remains described in 

this notice represent the physical 

remains of one individual of Native 

American ancestry. 

• No relationship of shared group 

identity can be reasonably traced 

between the human remains and any 

federally-recognized Indian Tribe. 

• The human remains and associated 

funerary objects described in this notice 

were removed from the aboriginal land 

of 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; Picayune Rancheria of 

Chukchansi Indians of California; Santa 

Rosa Indian Community of the Santa 

Rosa Rancheria, California; Table 

Mountain Rancheria; and the Tule River 

Indian Tribe of the Tule River 

Reservation, California. 

Requests for Disposition 

Written requests for disposition of the 

human remains in this notice must be 

sent to the Responsible Official 

identified in ADDRESSES. Requests for 

disposition may be submitted by: 

1. Any one or more of the Indian 

Tribes 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, or who 

shows that the requestor is an aboriginal 

land Indian Tribe. 

Disposition of the human remains 

described in this notice to a requestor 

may occur on or after February 2, 2024. 

If competing requests for disposition are 

received, San Jose State University must 

determine the most appropriate 

requestor prior to disposition. Requests 

for joint disposition of the human 

remains are considered a single request 

and not competing requests. San Jose 

State University 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 and 10.11. 

Dated: December 20, 2023. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2023–28926 Filed 1–2–24; 8:45 am] 

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