90 FR 143 pgs. 35719-35720 - Notice of Inventory Completion: California State University, Sacramento, Sacramento, CA
Type: NOTICEVolume: 90Number: 143Pages: 35719 - 35720
Pages: 35719, 35720Docket number: [N6354; NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0040610; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
FR document: [FR Doc. 2025-14259 Filed 7-28-25; 8:45 am]
Agency: Interior Department
Sub Agency: National Park Service
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[N6354; NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0040610; 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 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 August 28, 2025.
ADDRESSES:
Send written requests for repatriation of the associated funerary objects in this notice to Dr. Mark R. Wheeler, California State University, 6000 J Street Sacramento, CA 95819, 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
Associated funerary objects have been identified that originate from CA-PLA-2777 in western Placer County, CA. The one lot of associated funerary objects are one lot of items that may include lithics, beads, shell, glass, metal, and uncatalogued material removed from a village and historic cemetery site. The associated funerary objects were collected by California State University, Sacramento students during a survey project and have been stored at the University under accession number 81-116. The University is unaware of any treatment of the associated funerary object with pesticides, preservatives, or other substances that represent a potential hazard to the objects or to persons handling the objects.
Cultural Affiliation
Based on the information available and the results of consultation, cultural affiliation is clearly identified by the information available about the associated funerary objects described in this notice.
Determinations
The California State University, Sacramento has determined that:
• The one lot of objects described in this notice is 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.
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Requests for Repatriation
Written requests for repatriation of the 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 associated funerary objects described in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after August 28, 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 associated funerary objects 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 and any other consulting parties.
Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.10.
Dated: July 9, 2025.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2025-14259 Filed 7-28-25; 8:45 am]
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