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Potsdam, NY 13676, telephone (315) 

267–2072, email kruczehf@

potsdam.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 SUNY 

Potsdam, Department of Anthropology. 

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 SUNY Potsdam, 

Department of Anthropology. 

Description 

Human remains representing, at 

minimum, one individual were removed 

from St. Lawrence County, NY. In the 

summer of 1979, SUNY Potsdam 

archeologist Garrett Cook conducted an 

archeology field school at the so-called 

Lee site, which has been dated to the 

Early and Middle Woodland periods. 

The excavation took place largely in 

what had become a highly disturbed 

plow zone. During the excavation, no 

intact burial was discerned and, owing 

to their highly fragmentary condition, 

human bones were not differentiated 

from animal bones. Nevertheless, Cook 

suspected that burials lay nearby and, as 

a result, he ceased the excavation. The 

excavated assemblage from the Lee site 

became part of the SUNY Potsdam 

archeological collections. After realizing 

that there were human remains and 

associated funerary objects in this 

assemblage, in the spring of 2022, 

current SUNY Potsdam archeologists 

initiated the NAGPRA inventory 

process. The 42 associated funerary 

objects are one popeyed birdstone, three 

Meadowood cache blades, three 

Meadowood bifaces, two chert bifaces 

(one of them glued), one triangular chert 

biface, one medial chert biface, four 

proximal biface fragments, one partial 

groundstone axe (partially glued), one 

drill fragment, one quartz projectile 

point, one possible Meadowood 

projectile point, one distal biface 

fragment (possibly Meadowood), one 

proximal biface fragment (possibly 

Meadowood), six small projectile points 

(mostly chert), one ovate projectile 

point, eight scrapers, one soapstone 

bead, one bone pottery decorating tool, 

one antler tine, one lot consisting of 

miscellaneous lithics (mostly debitage; 

N = 2,739), one lot consisting of ceramic 

sherds (some glued; N = 1,499 

fragments), and one lot consisting of 

faunal remains (N = 655 fragments). 

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: geographical and 

oral traditional. 

Determinations 

Pursuant to NAGPRA and its 

implementing regulations, and after 

consultation with the appropriate 

Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian 

organizations, the SUNY Potsdam, 

Department of Anthropology has 

determined that: 

• The human remains described in 

this notice represent the physical 

remains of one individual of Native 

American ancestry. 

• The 42 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 Oneida Indian 

Nation. 

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 March 29, 2024. If competing 

requests for repatriation are received, 

the SUNY Potsdam Department of 

Anthropology 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. The SUNY Potsdam 

Department of Anthropology is 

responsible for sending a copy of this 

notice to the Indian Tribe identified in 

this notice. 

This notice was submitted before the 

effective date of the revised regulations 

(88 FR 86452, December 13, 2023, 

effective January 12, 2024). As the 

notice conforms to the mandatory 

format of the Federal Register and 

includes the required information, the 

National Park Service is publishing this 

notice as submitted. 

Authority: Native American Graves 

Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 

U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing 

regulations, 43 CFR 10.10. 

Dated: February 20, 2024. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2024–04095 Filed 2–27–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–52–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0037472; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: 

California Department of Water 

Resources, Sacramento, CA and 

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), California 

State University Chico (CSU Chico) 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 Butte County, CA. 

DATES: Repatriation of the human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

in this notice may occur on or after 

March 29, 2024. 

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 


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sole responsibility of CSU Chico. The 

National Park Service is not responsible 

for the determinations in this notice. 

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 

CA–BUT–521 

Human remains representing, at 

minimum, four individuals were 

removed from Butte County, CA. Site 

CA–BUT–521 is located near the Coyote 

Campground and Loafer Creek within 

the Lake Oroville State Recreation Area, 

which is on land owned by California 

Department of Water Resources (CDWR) 

and managed by the California 

Department of Parks and Recreation 

(CDPR). In April and May 1975. CSU 

Chico archeologist Richard E. Markley 

and his students conducted test 

excavations at CA–BUT–521 prior to 

construction for an employee housing 

project. In December 2023, CDWR 

transferred legal control of CA–BUT– 

521 to CSU Chico. The 1,143 associated 

funerary objects are 19 lots consisting of 

beads, 14 lots consisting of organics, 

two lots consisting of clay samples, 258 

lots consisting of debitage, 74 lots 

consisting of unmodified faunal 

elements, 102 lots consisting of 

modified faunal elements, five lots 

consisting of flakes, 239 modified 

stones, five lots consisting of 

unmodified stone, one piece of petrified 

wood, 95 lots consisting of unmodified 

shells, 76 lots consisting of soil samples, 

seven lots consisting of charcoal 

samples, four oversized stone tools, and 

242 lots consisting of projectile points. 

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 

information, archeological information, 

oral tradition, and expert opinion in the 

form of Tribal traditional knowledge. 

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 human remains described in 

this notice represent the physical 

remains of four individuals of Native 

American ancestry. 

• The 1,143 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 Berry Creek 

Rancheria of Maidu Indians of 

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 March 29, 2024. 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 Tribes and Native 

Hawaiian organizations identified in 

this notice. 

This notice was submitted before the 

effective date of the revised regulations 

(88 FR 86452, December 13, 2023, 

effective January 12, 2024). As the 

notice conforms to the mandatory 

format of the Federal Register and 

includes the required information, the 

National Park Service is publishing this 

notice as submitted. 

Authority: Native American Graves 

Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 

U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing 

regulations, 43 CFR 10.10. 

Dated: February 20, 2024. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2024–04087 Filed 2–27–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–52–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0037476; 

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 

(UCR) 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 Riverside, CA. 

DATES: Repatriation of the human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

in this notice may occur on or after 

March 29, 2024. 

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 

Human remains representing, at 

minimum, two individuals were 

removed from Riverside County, CA. In 

1987, the University of California, 

Riverside Archaeological Research Unit 

removed the remains of at least two 

Native American individuals from the 

Lakeview (Dead Dog) sites in the 

Lakeview Mountains, west of the city of 


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