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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0038694; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Intended Repatriation: U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento 

District, Sacramento, CA 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native 

American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento 

District intends to repatriate certain 

cultural items that meet the definition of 

unassociated funerary objects and that 

have a cultural affiliation with the 

Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian 

organizations in this notice. 

DATES: Repatriation of the cultural items 

in this notice may occur on or after 

October 15, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Dr. Michelle Fitzgerald, 

Physical Anthropologist and 

Sacramento District NAGPRA Liaison, 

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 

Sacramento District, Planning Division, 

1325 J. Street, Sacramento, CA 95814, 

telephone (916) 557–7114, email 

Michelle.K.Fitzgerald@usace.army.mil. 

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 U.S. Army 

Corps of Engineers, Sacramento District, 

and additional information on the 

determinations in this notice, including 

the results of consultation, can be found 

in the summary or related records. The 

National Park Service is not responsible 

for the determinations in this notice. 

Abstract of Information Available 

A total of 297 cultural items from 17 

sites and unspecified locations located 

within the U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers, Sacramento District Black 

Butte Dam and Lake operating project in 

Glenn and Tehama counties, California 

have been requested for repatriation. 

These cultural items are described 

below. 

Glenn County 

One hundred thirty-three cultural 

items have been requested for 

repatriation. The 133 unassociated 

funerary objects are: one faunal bone, 

one metal fragment, one metal nail, one 

drilled Olivella shell fragment, one 

chipped stone, two pieces of 

groundstone, two shell fragments, two 

unmodified stones, four blue beads, four 

pieces of debitage, eight seed beads, 24 

Olivella shell beads, and 82 shell disk 

beads. The unassociated funerary 

objects were removed from site CA– 

GLE–10/H (Brownell Indian Cemetery) 

at the Sacramento District operating 

project at Black Butte Dam and Lake in 

Glenn County, CA. Site CA–GLE–10/H 

is a Native American cemetery that was 

utilized into the late-1930s. Black Butte 

Dam and Lake staff, Sacramento District 

personnel, contractors, and/or park 

visitors collected these cultural items on 

unknown dates. The unassociated 

funerary objects were stored at the Black 

Butte Dam and Lake Project Office prior 

to being transferred to the Veterans 

Curation Program facility in San Mateo, 

CA in 2018. The unassociated funerary 

objects currently remain at the Veterans 

Curation Program facility. 

Two cultural items have been 

requested for repatriation. The two 

unassociated funerary objects are one 

pestle fragment and one projectile point 

(missing). The two unassociated 

funerary objects were removed from site 

CA–GLE–22 at the Sacramento District 

operating project at Black Butte Dam 

and Lake in Glenn County, CA. The 

pestle was collected in 1960 by 

archaeologists affiliated with San 

Francisco State College, now San 

Francisco State University. The pestle 

currently remains at San Francisco State 

University where it has been housed 

since 1960. The projectile point was 

removed in 1983 during survey and 

excavation work done by archaeologists 

affiliated with California State 

University, Sacramento under contract 

with the Sacramento District. California 

State University, Sacramento has 

reported this projectile point as missing. 

Six cultural items have been 

requested for repatriation. The six 

unassociated funerary objects are 

column samples. The unassociated 

funerary objects were removed from site 

CA–GLE–25 at the Sacramento District 

operating project at Black Butte Dam 

and Lake in Glenn County, CA. The 

unassociated funerary objects were 

removed in 1983 during survey and 

excavation work done by archaeologists 

affiliated with California State 

University, Sacramento under contract 

with the Sacramento District. The 

unassociated funerary objects currently 

remain at California State University, 

Sacramento. 

One cultural item has been requested 

for repatriation. The one unassociated 

funerary object is a projectile point. The 

unassociated funerary object was 

removed from site CA–GLE–22 or site 

CA–GLE–35 at the Sacramento District 

operating project at Black Butte Dam 

and Lake located in Glenn County, CA 

by Black Butte Dam and Lake staff, 

Sacramento District personnel, 

contractors, and/or park visitors on an 

unknown date. This unassociated 

funerary object was stored at the Black 

Butte Dam and Lake Project Office prior 

to being transferred to the Veterans 

Curation Program facility in San Mateo, 

CA in 2018. The unassociated funerary 

object currently remains at the Veterans 

Curation Program facility. 

Ten cultural items have been 

requested for repatriation. The 10 

unassociated funerary objects are: three 

pieces of debitage (one is missing), three 

lithic tools (one is missing), and four 

projectile points (one is missing). The 

unassociated funerary objects were 

removed from site CA–GLE–35 at the 

Sacramento District operating project at 

Black Butte Dam and Lake in Glenn 

County, CA. One piece of debitage, one 

lithic tool, and one projectile point were 

removed in 1983 during survey and 

excavation work done by archaeologists 

affiliated with California State 

University, Sacramento under contract 

with the Sacramento District. California 

State University, Sacramento has 

reported these three unassociated 

funerary objects as missing. Two pieces 

of debitage, two lithic tools, and three 

projectile points were removed by Black 

Butte Dam and Lake staff, Sacramento 

District personnel, contractors, and/or 

park visitors on an unknown date. The 

unassociated funerary objects were 

stored at the Black Butte Dam and Lake 

Project Office prior to being transferred 

to the Veterans Curation Program 

facility in San Mateo, CA in 2018. The 

seven unassociated funerary objects 

currently remain at the Veterans 

Curation Program facility. 

Five cultural items have been 

requested for repatriation. The five 

unassociated funerary objects are: one 

crescent, one piece of debitage 

(missing), one worked stone (missing), 

and two projectile points (one missing). 

The unassociated funerary objects were 

removed from site CA–GLE–306 at the 

Sacramento District operating project at 

Black Butte Dam and Lake in Glenn 

County, CA. One piece of debitage, one 

worked stone, and one projectile point 

were removed in 1983 during survey 

and excavation work done by 

archaeologists affiliated with California 

State University, Sacramento under 

contract with the Sacramento District. 

California State University, Sacramento 

has reported these three unassociated 

funerary objects as missing. One 

crescent and one projectile point were 

removed by Black Butte Dam and Lake 

staff, Sacramento District personnel, 

contractors, and/or park visitors on 

unknown dates. The unassociated 


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funerary objects were stored at the Black 

Butte Dam and Lake Project Office prior 

to being transferred to the Veterans 

Curation Program facility in San Mateo, 

CA in 2018. The two unassociated 

funerary objects currently remain at the 

Veterans Curation Program facility. 

One cultural item has been requested 

for repatriation. The unassociated 

funerary object is a historic-era bottle 

(missing). The unassociated funerary 

object was removed from site CA–GLE– 

317 at the Sacramento District operating 

project at Black Butte Dam and Lake in 

Glenn County, CA. The unassociated 

funerary object was removed in 1983 

during survey and excavation work 

done by archaeologists affiliated with 

California State University, Sacramento 

under contract with the Sacramento 

District. California State University, 

Sacramento has reported this 

unassociated funerary object as missing. 

One cultural item has been requested 

for repatriation. The unassociated 

funerary object is one flaked stone/core 

(missing). The unassociated funerary 

object was removed from site CA–GLE– 

321 at the Sacramento District operating 

project at Black Butte Dam and Lake in 

Glenn County, CA. The unassociated 

funerary object was removed in 1983 

during survey and excavation work 

done by archaeologists affiliated with 

California State University, Sacramento 

under contract with the Sacramento 

District. California State University, 

Sacramento has reported this 

unassociated funerary object as missing. 

Two cultural items have been 

requested for repatriation. The 

unassociated funerary objects are one 

projectile point (missing) and one 

unmodified obsidian cobble (missing). 

The unassociated funerary objects were 

removed from site CA–GLE–322 at the 

Sacramento District operating project at 

Black Butte Dam and Lake in Glenn 

County, CA. The unassociated funerary 

objects were removed in 1983 during 

survey and excavation work done by 

archaeologists affiliated with California 

State University, Sacramento under 

contract with the Sacramento District. 

California State University, Sacramento 

has reported these unassociated 

funerary objects as missing. 

Three cultural objects have been 

requested for repatriation. The 

unassociated funerary objects are three 

projectile points. The unassociated 

funerary objects were removed from 

unspecified locations within the 

Sacramento District operating project at 

Black Butte Dam and Lake in Glenn 

County, CA by Black Butte Dam Lake 

staff, Sacramento District personnel, 

contractors, and/or park visitors on 

unknown dates. The unassociated 

funerary objects were stored at the Black 

Butte Dam and Lake Project Office prior 

to being transferred to the Veterans 

Curation Program facility in San Mateo, 

CA in 2018. The unassociated funerary 

objects currently remain at the Veterans 

Curation Program facility. 

Tehama County 

One lot of cultural items have been 

requested for repatriation. The 

unassociated funerary items are one lot 

of faunal remains. The unassociated 

funerary objects were removed from site 

CA–TEH–10/TEH-Burris Creek at the 

Sacramento District operating project at 

Black Butte Dam and Lake in Tehama 

County, CA by Black Butte Dam and 

Lake staff, Sacramento District 

personnel, contractors, and/or park 

visitors on unknown dates. The 

unassociated funerary objects were 

stored at the Black Butte Dam and Lake 

Project Office prior to being transferred 

to the Veterans Curation Program 

facility in San Mateo, CA in 2018. The 

unassociated funerary objects currently 

remain at the Veterans Curation 

Program facility. 

Forty-two cultural items have been 

requested for repatriation. The 42 

unassociated funerary objects are 42 

column samples. The unassociated 

funerary objects were removed from site 

CA–TEH–231 at the Sacramento District 

operating project at Black Butte Dam 

and Lake in Tehama County, CA. The 

unassociated funerary objects were 

removed in 1983 during survey and 

excavation work done by archaeologists 

affiliated with California State 

University, Sacramento under contract 

with the Sacramento District. The 

unassociated funerary objects currently 

remain at California State University, 

Sacramento. 

Twenty-six cultural items have been 

requested for repatriation. The 26 

unassociated funerary objects are: one 

chert flake, one handstone (missing), 

and 24 column samples. The 

unassociated funerary objects were 

removed from site CA–TEH–1317 at the 

Sacramento District operating project at 

Black Butte Dam and Lake in Tehama 

County, CA. The chert flake was 

removed by Black Butte Dam and Lake 

staff, Sacramento District personnel, 

contractors, and/or park visitors on an 

unknown date. This unassociated 

funerary object was stored at the Black 

Butte Dam and Lake Project Office prior 

to being transferred to the Veterans 

Curation Program facility in San Mateo, 

CA in 2018. The chert flake currently 

remains at the Veterans Curation 

Program facility. The handstone and 

column samples were removed in 1983 

during survey and excavation work 

done by archaeologists affiliated with 

California State University, Sacramento 

under contract with the Sacramento 

District. The column samples currently 

remain at California State University, 

Sacramento while the handstone has 

been reported by the University as 

missing. 

Three cultural items have been 

requested for repatriation. The three 

unassociated funerary objects are one 

glass sherd (missing) and two historicera ceramic sherds (missing). The 

unassociated funerary objects were 

removed from site CA–TEH–1318 at the 

Sacramento District operating project at 

Black Butte Dam and Lake in Tehama 

County, CA. The unassociated funerary 

objects were removed in 1983 during 

survey and excavation work done by 

archaeologists affiliated with California 

State University, Sacramento under 

contract with the Sacramento District. 

California State University, Sacramento 

has reported these three unassociated 

funerary objects as missing. 

Three cultural items have been 

requested for repatriation. The three 

unassociated funerary items are column 

samples. The unassociated funerary 

objects were removed from site CA– 

TEH–1321 at the Sacramento District 

operating project at Black Butte Dam 

and Lake in Tehama County, CA. The 

unassociated funerary objects were 

removed in 1983 during survey and 

excavation work done by archaeologists 

affiliated with California State 

University, Sacramento under contract 

with the Sacramento District. The 

unassociated funerary objects currently 

remain at California State University, 

Sacramento. 

One cultural item has been requested 

for repatriation. The one unassociated 

funerary object is an obsidian biface 

(missing). The unassociated funerary 

object was removed from site CA–TEH– 

1322 at the Sacramento District 

operating project at Black Butte Dam 

and Lake in Tehama County, CA. The 

unassociated funerary object was 

removed in 1983 during survey and 

excavation work done by archaeologists 

affiliated with California State 

University, Sacramento under contract 

with the Sacramento District. California 

State University, Sacramento has 

reported this unassociated funerary 

object as missing. 

One cultural item has been requested 

for repatriation. The one unassociated 

funerary object is an obsidian projectile 

point (missing). The unassociated 

funerary object was removed from site 

CA–TEH–1323 at the Sacramento 

District operating project at Black Butte 

Dam and Lake in Tehama County, CA. 

The unassociated funerary object was 


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removed in 1983 during survey and 

excavation work done by archaeologists 

affiliated with California State 

University, Sacramento under contract 

with the Sacramento District. California 

State University, Sacramento has 

reported this unassociated funerary 

object as missing. 

One cultural item has been requested 

for repatriation. The one unassociated 

funerary object is a chert flake. The 

unassociated funerary object was 

removed from site CA–TEH–1326 at the 

Sacramento District operating project at 

Black Butte Dam and Lake in Tehama 

County, CA by Black Butte Dam and 

Lake staff, Sacramento District 

personnel, contractors, and/or park 

visitors on an unknown date. The 

unassociated funerary object was stored 

at the Black Butte Dam and Lake Project 

Office prior to being transferred to the 

Veterans Curation Program facility in 

San Mateo, CA in 2018. The 

unassociated funerary object currently 

remains at the Veterans Curation 

Program facility. 

One cultural item has been requested 

for repatriation. The one unassociated 

funerary object is a piece of debitage 

(missing). The unassociated funerary 

object was removed from site CA–TEH– 

1328 at the Sacramento District 

operating project at Black Butte Dam 

and Lake in Tehama County, CA. The 

unassociated funerary object was 

removed in 1983 during survey and 

excavation work done by archaeologists 

affiliated with California State 

University, Sacramento under contract 

with the Sacramento District. California 

State University, Sacramento has 

reported this unassociated funerary 

object as missing. 

Unspecified County (Glenn or Tehama) 

Fifty-four cultural items have been 

requested for repatriation. The 54 

unassociated funerary objects are: one 

chert flake, one projectile point, seven 

Olivella shell beads, and 45 shell disk 

beads. The unassociated funerary 

objects were removed from unspecified 

locations within the Sacramento District 

operating project at Black Butte Dam 

and Lake in Glenn and Tehama 

counties, CA by Black Butte Dam and 

Lake staff, Sacramento District 

personnel, contractors, and/or park 

visitors on unknown dates. The 

unassociated funerary objects were 

stored at the Black Butte Dam and Lake 

Project Office prior to being transferred 

to the Veterans Curation Program 

facility in San Mateo, CA in 2018. The 

unassociated funerary objects currently 

remain at the Veterans Curation 

Program facility. 

No information is available that 

would indicate that any of the cultural 

items in this notice have been treated 

with potentially hazardous substances. 

Determinations 

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 

Sacramento District has determined 

that: 

• The 297 unassociated funerary 

objects described in this notice are 

reasonably believed to have been placed 

intentionally with or near human 

remains, and are connected, either at the 

time of death or later as part of the death 

rite or ceremony of a Native American 

culture according to the Native 

American traditional knowledge of a 

lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or 

Native Hawaiian organization. The 

unassociated funerary objects have been 

identified by a preponderance of the 

evidence as related to human remains, 

specific individuals, or families, or 

removed from a specific burial site or 

burial area of an individual or 

individuals with cultural affiliation to 

an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian 

organization. 

• There is a reasonable connection 

between the cultural items described in 

this notice and the Paskenta Band of 

Nomlaki Indians of California. 

Requests for Repatriation 

Additional, written requests for 

repatriation of the cultural items in this 

notice must be sent to the authorized 

representative identified in this notice 

under ADDRESSES. Requests for 

repatriation may be submitted by 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 cultural items in 

this notice to a requestor may occur on 

or after October 15, 2024. If competing 

requests for repatriation are received, 

the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 

Sacramento District must determine the 

most appropriate requestor prior to 

repatriation. Requests for joint 

repatriation of the cultural items are 

considered a single request and not 

competing requests. The U.S. Army 

Corps of Engineers, Sacramento District 

is responsible for sending a copy of this 

notice to the Indian Tribes and Native 

Hawaiian organizations identified in 

this notice and to any other consulting 

parties. 

Authority: Native American Graves 

Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 

U.S.C. 3004 and the implementing 

regulations, 43 CFR 10.9. 

Dated: September 5, 2024. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2024–20878 Filed 9–12–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0038700; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. 

Department of the Interior, National 

Park Service, Fort Sumter and Fort 

Moultrie National Historical Park, 

Sullivan’s Island, SC 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native 

American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the U.S. 

Department of the Interior, National 

Park Service, Fort Sumter and Fort 

Moultrie National Historical Park 

(FOSU) has completed an inventory of 

associated funerary objects and has 

determined that there is a cultural 

affiliation between the associated 

funerary objects and Indian Tribes or 

Native Hawaiian organizations in this 

notice. 

DATES: Repatriation of the associated 

funerary objects in this notice may 

occur on or after October 15, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: J. Tracy Stakely, 

Superintendent, Fort Sumter and Fort 

Moultrie National Historical Park, 1214 

Middle Street, Sullivan’s Island, SC 

29482, telephone (843) 732–5014, email 

tracy_stakely@nps.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 the 

Superintendent, FOSU, and additional 

information on the determinations in 

this notice, including the results of 

consultation, can be found in the 

inventory or related records. 

Abstract of Information Available 

In 1968 associated funerary objects 

were removed from the grave of 

Seminole leader Osceola in Charleston 

County, SC during excavation by John 

W. Griffin of the National Park Service. 

This excavation was conducted in 

response to a self-reported 1966 case of 

vandalism, wherein an individual 

claimed to have excavated and stolen 

the remains of Osceola. The remains of 

Osceola were re-interred following the 


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