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Tribes that this notice has been 

published. 

Dated: January 9, 2015. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2015–02190 Filed 2–3–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–50–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–17306; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: 

History Colorado, formerly Colorado 

Historical Society, Denver, CO 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: History Colorado has 

completed an inventory of human 

remains and associated funerary objects, 

in consultation with the appropriate 

Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian 

organizations, and has determined that 

there is a cultural affiliation between the 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects and present-day Indian tribes or 

Native Hawaiian organizations. Lineal 

descendants or representatives of any 

Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian 

organization not identified in this notice 

that wish to request transfer of control 

of these human remains and associated 

funerary objects should submit a written 

request to History Colorado. If no 

additional requestors come forward, 

transfer of control of the human remains 

and associated funerary objects to the 

lineal descendants, Indian tribes, or 

Native Hawaiian organizations stated in 

this notice may proceed. 

DATES: Lineal descendants or 

representatives of any Indian tribe or 

Native Hawaiian organization not 

identified in this notice that wish to 

request transfer of control of these 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects should submit a written request 

with information in support of the 

request to History Colorado at the 

address in this notice by March 6, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Sheila Goff, History 

Colorado, 1200 Broadway, Denver, CO 

80203, telephone (303) 866–4531, email 

sheila.goff@state.co.us. 

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 

History Colorado, Denver, CO. The 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects were removed from Pueblo 

County, CO. 

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 was made by History Colorado 

professional staff in consultation with 

representatives of the Arapahoe Tribe of 

the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming; 

Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of 

Oklahoma (previously listed as the 

Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes of 

Oklahoma); Comanche Nation, 

Oklahoma; Crow Tribe of Montana; Fort 

Sill Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; Hopi 

Tribe of Arizona; Jicarilla Apache 

Nation, New Mexico; Mescalero Apache 

Tribe of the Mescalero Reservation, New 

Mexico; Navajo Nation, Arizona, New 

Mexico & Utah; Northern Cheyenne 

Tribe of the Northern Cheyenne Indian 

Reservation, Montana; Ohkay Owingeh, 

New Mexico (previously listed as the 

Pueblo of San Juan); Paiute Indian Tribe 

of Utah (Cedar Band of Paiutes, Kanosh 

Band of Paiutes, Koosharem Band of 

Paiutes, Indian Peaks Band of Paiutes, 

and Shivwits Band of Paiutes) (formerly 

the Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah (Cedar 

City Band of Paiutes, Kanosh Band of 

Paiutes, Koosharem Band of Paiutes, 

Indian Peaks Band of Paiutes, and 

Shivwits Band of Paiutes)); Pawnee 

Nation of Oklahoma; 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 Pojoaque, New 

Mexico; Pueblo of San Ildefonso, New 

Mexico; Pueblo of Santa Ana, New 

Mexico; Pueblo of Santa Clara, New 

Mexico; Pueblo of Tesuque, New 

Mexico; Rosebud Sioux Tribe of the 

Rosebud Indian Reservation, South 

Dakota; Shoshone Tribe of the Wind 

River Reservation, Wyoming; Southern 

Ute Indian Tribe of the Southern Ute 

Reservation, Colorado; Ute Indian Tribe 

of the Uintah & Ouray Reservation, 

Utah; Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute 

Mountain Reservation, Colorado, New 

Mexico & Utah; Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo 

of Texas and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni 

Reservation, New Mexico. The Apache 

Tribe of Oklahoma; Kewa Pueblo, New 

Mexico (previously listed as the Pueblo 

of Santo Domingo); Kiowa Indian Tribe 

of Oklahoma; Oglala Sioux Tribe 

(previously listed as the Oglala Sioux 

Tribe of the Pine Ridge Reservation, 

South Dakota); Pueblo of Picuris, New 

Mexico; Pueblo of Sandia, New Mexico; 

Pueblo of San Felipe, New Mexico; the 

Pueblo of Taos, New Mexico; Pueblo of 

Zia, New Mexico; Shoshone-Bannock 

Tribes of the Fort Hall Reservation of 

Idaho; and Standing Rock Sioux Tribe of 

North & South Dakota were invited to 

consult but did not participate. 

Hereafter, all tribes listed above are 

referred to as ‘‘The Consulted and 

Invited Tribes.’’ 

History and Description of the Remains 

In 1967, human remains representing, 

at minimum, one individual were 

removed from Clift Swallows Site 

(5PE1) in Pueblo County, CO. The site 

was discovered and partially excavated 

by private citizens. They subsequently 

contacted Professor William Buckles of 

Southern Colorado State College (now 

Colorado State University-Pueblo) who 

completed their removal. In 1999, the 

remains were delivered to History 

Colorado after the closure of the 

Laboratory of Anthropology at the 

College. The burial was located in a cleft 

in rocks in a shallow pit lacking 

significant deposits above it. The burial 

was near the confluence of Rush Creek 

and the Arkansas River. Osteological 

analysis determined that the remains are 

of an adult female of Native American 

ancestry. No known individuals were 

identified. The four associated funerary 

objects are one lot of fragments of a 

woven bag, one piece of braided yucca, 

one flake and one drill bit tip. 

Based on expert opinion, 

archeological, geographical and 

historical evidence, and oral tradition, 

there is a relationship of shared group 

identity that can be reasonably traced 

between the Native American human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

and the Southern Ute Indian Tribe of 

the Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado 

and Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute 

Mountain Reservation, Colorado, New 

Mexico & Utah. Expert opinion of Dr. 

Buckles concluded that the site where 

the remains originated most likely dated 

to the historic period based on the 

condition of the remains and funerary 

objects and that it was consistent with 

Ute burial practices in which the 

deceased were often placed in clefts in 

rock. Description of traditional Ute 

burial practices provided by the 

Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the 

Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado and 

Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain 

Reservation, Colorado, New Mexico & 

Utah confirm that the individual’s 

burial was consistent with Ute burial 

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practices. The burial was located in the 

ancestral territory of the Southern Ute 

Indian Tribe of the Southern Ute 

Reservation, Colorado, and Ute 

Mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain 

Reservation, Colorado, New Mexico & 

Utah. Oral tradition and historical 

documents cited by the Ute Tribes 

indicate Moache, Capute and Weenuche 

bands used the area where the remains 

were discovered on seasonal rounds and 

for trading and raiding. Descendants 

from these bands now reside on the 

Southern Ute and Ute Mountain Ute 

Reservations. Funerary objects are 

consistent with Ute culture. 

Determinations Made by History 

Colorado 

Officials of History Colorado 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(3)(A), 

the four 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. 

• 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 associated funerary objects 

and the Southern Ute Indian Tribe of 

the Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado 

and Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute 

Mountain Reservation, Colorado, New 

Mexico & Utah. 

Additional Requestors and Disposition 

Lineal descendants or representatives 

of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian 

organization not identified in this notice 

that wish to request transfer of control 

of these human remains and associated 

funerary objects should submit a written 

request with information in support of 

the request to Sheila Goff, History 

Colorado, 1200 Broadway, Denver, CO 

80203, telephone (303) 866–4531, email 

Sheila.goff@state.co.us, by March 6, 

2015. After that date, if no additional 

requestors have come forward, transfer 

of control of the human remains and 

associated funerary objects to the 

Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the 

Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado, 

and Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute 

Mountain Reservation, Colorado, New 

Mexico & Utah may proceed. 

History Colorado is responsible for 

notifying The Consulted and Invited 

Tribes that this notice has been 

published. 

Dated: December 10, 2014. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2015–02215 Filed 2–3–15; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–17401; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural 

Items: California State University, 

Sacramento, Sacramento, CA 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: California State University, 

Sacramento, in consultation with the 

appropriate Indian tribes or Native 

Hawaiian organizations, has determined 

that the cultural items listed in this 

notice meet the definition of 

unassociated funerary objects. Lineal 

descendants or representatives of any 

Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian 

organization not identified in this notice 

that wish to claim these cultural items 

should submit a written request to 

California State University, Sacramento. 

If no additional claimants come 

forward, transfer of control of the 

cultural items to the lineal descendants, 

Indian tribes, or Native Hawaiian 

organizations stated in this notice may 

proceed. 

DATES: Lineal descendants or 

representatives of any Indian tribe or 

Native Hawaiian organization not 

identified in this notice that wish to 

claim these cultural items should 

submit a written request with 

information in support of the claim to 

California State University, Sacramento 

at the address in this notice by March 

6, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Orn Bodvarsson, Dean of 

the College of Social Sciences and 

Interdisciplinary Studies, CSUS, 6000 J 

Street, Sacramento, CA 95819–6109, 

telephone (916) 278–4864, email 

obbodvarsson@csus.edu. 

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 cultural 

items under the control of California 

State University, Sacramento, that meet 

the definition of unassociated funerary 

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 items. The National 

Park Service is not responsible for the 

determinations in this notice. 

History and Description of the Cultural 

Items 

Sometime during the 1920s and 

1930s, six unassociated funerary objects 

were removed from CA–SAC–026 (also 

known as Cory Mound/Joe Mound), 

located adjacent to the northern bank of 

the American River, approximately one 

half mile east of the Sacramento River, 

in west-central Sacramento County, CA. 

The unassociated funerary objects were 

in the possession of Anthony Zallio, a 

private collector, who posthumously 

donated his collection in 1951 to the 

Department of Anthropology at 

Sacramento State College, CA (now 

California State University, 

Sacramento). The six unassociated 

funerary objects are one lot of charcoal, 

one modified bone, three Haliotis shell 

ornaments, and one shell bead. 

CA–SAC–026 is the location of 

Pujune, a Nisenan village that is well 

documented in the historic record due 

to its proximity to New Helvetia 

(Sutter’s Fort), which resulted in high 

levels of interaction with pioneer John 

Sutter. It is known to have been an 

extensive and influential village when 

Sutter arrived in the area in the 1840s. 

Sometime during the 1920s and 

1930s, seven unassociated funerary 

objects were removed from CA–SAC– 

029 (also known as Sama, King Brown, 

Roeder, and S–29), which is located 

approximately one half mile east of the 

Sacramento River and five miles south 

of the confluence of the American and 

Sacramento Rivers, in west-central 

Sacramento County, CA. The 

unassociated funerary objects were in 

the possession of Anthony Zallio, a 

private collector, who posthumously 

donated his collection in 1951 to the 

Department of Anthropology at 

Sacramento State College, CA (now 

California State University, 

Sacramento). The seven unassociated 

funerary objects are one modified antler, 

one chert biface, one bone awl tip, three 

modified bone tools, and one lot of 

charred cordage. CA–SAC–029 was 

occupied as early as the Middle Horizon 

with reoccupation occurring sometime 

during the Late Sutter period. The site 

is believed to be a Nisenan village 

known as Sama. 

Sometime during the 1920s and 

1930s, one unassociated funerary object 

was removed from ‘‘Rose Spring 

Mound,’’ located in Roseville in Placer 

County, CA. The exact location is 

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