89 FR 74 pg. 26911 - Notice of Intended Repatriation: Sierra Joint Community College District, Rocklin, CA
Type: NOTICEVolume: 89Number: 74Page: 26911
Page: 26911Docket number: [NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0037765; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
FR document: [FR Doc. 2024-08052 Filed 4-15-24; 8:45 am]
Agency: Interior Department
Sub Agency: National Park Service
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0037765; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Intended Repatriation: Sierra Joint Community College District, Rocklin, CA
AGENCY:
National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY:
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Sierra Joint Community College District intends to repatriate certain cultural items that meet the definition of objects of cultural patrimony 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 May 16, 2024.
ADDRESSES:
Melissa Leal, Sierra Joint Community College District, 5100 Sierra College Blvd., Rocklin, CA 95677, telephone (916) 624-3333, email mleal@nierracollege.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 Sierra Joint Community College 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 three lots of object of cultural patrimony have been requested for repatriation. The three lots of objects of cultural patrimony are three lots of modified stones. One lot of cultural item was removed from CA-PLA-606/H (Twelve Bridges Project) in Lincoln, CA. One lot of cultural item is from a personal donor and was removed in Auburn Ravine, Gold Hill Area, CA. One lot of cultural item was collected on the Rocklin Campus of Sierra College in 2016.
Determinations
The Sierra Joint Community College District has determined that:
• The three lots of objects of cultural patrimony described in this notice have ongoing historical, traditional, or cultural importance central to the Native American group, including any constituent sub-group (such as a band, clan, lineage, ceremonial society, or other subdivision), according to the Native American traditional knowledge of an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization.
• There is a reasonable connection between the cultural items described in this notice and the United Auburn Indian Community of the Auburn Rancheria 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 May 16, 2024. If competing requests for repatriation are received, Sierra Joint Community College 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 Sierra Joint Community College 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: April 9, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024-08052 Filed 4-15-24; 8:45 am]
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