Federal Register / Vol. 90, No. 10 / Thursday, January 16, 2025 / Notices 4797 

• The human remains described in 

this notice represent the physical 

remains of at least 13 individuals of 

Native American ancestry. 

• The two associated funerary objects 

and four lots of associated funerary 

objects described in this notice are 

reasonably believed to have been placed 

intentionally with or near individual 

human remains at the time of death or 

later as part of the death rite or 

ceremony. 

• There is a connection between the 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects described in this notice and the 

Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band of 

Cherokee Indians; The Muscogee 

(Creek) Nation, and the United 

Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in 

Oklahoma. 

Requests for Repatriation 

Written requests for repatriation of the 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects in this notice must be sent to the 

authorized representative identified in 

this notice under 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 

an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian 

organization with cultural affiliation. 

Repatriation of the human remains 

and associated funerary objects 

described in this notice to a requestor 

may occur on or after February 18, 2025. 

If competing requests for repatriation 

are received, the TDEC–TDOA 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 TDEC–TDOA 

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 10.10. 

Dated: January 6, 2025. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2025–01004 Filed 1–15–25; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0039311; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: 

California State University, 

Sacramento, Sacramento, CA 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native 

American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the 

California State University, Sacramento 

has completed an inventory of human 

remains and has determined that there 

is a cultural affiliation between the 

human remains and Indian Tribes or 

Native Hawaiian organizations in this 

notice. 

DATES: Repatriation of the human 

remains in this notice may occur on or 

after February 18, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: Dr. Mark R. Wheeler, Senior 

Advisor to President Luke Wood, 

California State University, Sacramento, 

6000 J Street Sacramento, CA 95819, 

telephone (916) 460–0490, email 

mark.wheeler@csus.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 California 

State University, Sacramento, and 

additional information on the 

determinations in this notice, including 

the results of consultation, can be found 

in its inventory or related records. The 

National Park Service is not responsible 

for the determinations in this notice. 

Abstract of Information Available 

Human remains representing, at least, 

one individual have been identified 

from an unknown location in Modoc 

County, California. The human remains 

were found by a local rancher in 1974. 

They were turned over to a Modoc 

National Forest archaeologist by the 

sheriff’s office. After determining that 

the remains were Native American, the 

archaeologist transferred the remains to 

Sacramento State. They have since been 

housed at the University under 

accession 81–CSUS–332. 

Cultural Affiliation 

Based on the information available 

and the results of consultation, cultural 

affiliation is clearly identified by the 

information available about the human 

remains described in this notice. 

Determinations 

The California State University, 

Sacramento has determined that: 

• The human remains described in 

this notice represent the physical 

remains of one individual of Native 

American ancestry. 

• There is a connection between the 

human remains described in this notice 

and the Alturas Indian Rancheria, 

California; Cedarville Rancheria, 

California; Fort Bidwell Indian 

Community of the Fort Bidwell 

Reservation of California; Klamath 

Tribes; Modoc Nation; and the Pit River 

Tribe, California (includes XL Ranch, 

Big Bend, Likely, Lookout, Montgomery 

Creek, and Roaring Creek Rancherias). 

Requests for Repatriation 

Written requests for repatriation of the 

human remains in this notice must be 

sent to the authorized representative 

identified in this notice under 

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 

an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian 

organization with cultural affiliation. 

Repatriation of the human remains 

described in this notice to a requestor 

may occur on or after February 18, 2025. 

If competing requests for repatriation 

are received, the California State 

University, Sacramento 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. The California State 

University, Sacramento 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 10.10. 

Dated: January 6, 2025. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2025–01005 Filed 1–15–25; 8:45 am] 

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