83 FR 42681 - Notice of Inventory Completion: The State Center Community College District-Fresno City College, Fresno, CA

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 164 (August 23, 2018)

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FR Document		2018-18200

The State Center Community College District--Fresno City College 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 the State Center Community College District--Fresno City College. 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.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0026059; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: The State Center Community 
College District--Fresno City College, Fresno, CA

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The State Center Community College District--Fresno City 
College 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 the State Center 
Community College District--Fresno City College. 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 the State Center Community College District--
Fresno City College at the address in this notice by September 24, 
2018.

ADDRESSES: Dr. Margaret Mericle, Fresno City College of The State 
Center Community College District, 1101 East University Avenue, Fresno, 
CA 93741, telephone (559) 442-8210, email 
[email protected].

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 State Center 
Community College District--Fresno City College, Fresno, CA. The human 
remains and associated funerary objects were removed from CA-MAD-1785, 
Madera County, CA, and CA-MAD-1788, Madera County, CA.
    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 the State 
Center Community College District--Fresno City College professional 
staff in consultation with representatives of the Big Sandy Rancheria 
of Western Mono Indians of California (previously listed as the Big 
Sandy Rancheria of Mono Indians of California); Buena Vista Rancheria 
of Me-Wuk Indians of California; Cold Springs Rancheria of Mono Indians 
of California; Middletown Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California; 
Northfork Rancheria of Mono Indians of California; Picayune Rancheria 
of Chukchansi Indians of California; Santa Rosa Indian Community of the 
Santa Rosa Rancheria, California; Shingle Springs Band of Miwok 
Indians, Shingle Springs Rancheria (Verona Tract), California; Table 
Mountain Rancheria (previously listed as the Table Mountain Rancheria 
of California); Tejon Indian Tribe; Tule River Indian Tribe of the Tule 
River Reservation, California; and Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians of 
the Tuolumne Rancheria of California.
    The California Valley Miwok Tribe, California; Chicken Ranch 
Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of California; Fort McDermitt Paiute and 
Shoshone Tribes of the Fort McDermitt Indian Reservation, Nevada and 
Oregon; Ione Band of Miwok Indians of California; Jackson Band of Miwuk 
Indians (previously listed as the Jackson Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians 
of California); Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe of the Pyramid Lake 
Reservation, Nevada; Reno-Sparks Indian Colony, Nevada; Walker River 
Paiute Tribe of the Walker River Reservation, Nevada; and Yerington 
Paiute Tribe of the Yerington Colony & Campbell Ranch, Nevada were 
contacted and invited to consult, but did not participate.

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    Two non-federally recognized groups, the Dunlap Band of Mono 
Indians and Traditional Choinumni Tribe, were consulted. One non-
federally recognized group, the Wukchumni Tribe, was invited to 
consult, but did not participate. Hereafter, all tribes listed in this 
section are referred to as ``The Consulted and Notified Tribes.''

History and Description of the Remains

    In the early 1990s, human remains representing, at minimum, one 
individual were removed from site CA-MAD-1785, in Madera County, CA. 
The human remains represent one adult of indeterminate sex, represented 
by four fragments. No known individuals were identified. The 12 
associated funerary objects are: one lot of steatite sherds, six lots 
of steatite beads, and five lots of shell beads.
    In the early 1990s, human remains representing, at minimum, one 
individual were removed from site CA-MAD-1788, in Madera County, CA. 
The human remains represent one sub-adult of indeterminate sex, 
represented by 14 fragments. No known individuals were identified. The 
five associated funerary objects are: one lot of shell fragments, one 
glass bead, one steatite bead, and two shell beads.
    Fresno City College instructor Don Wren excavated both sites for 
the Deer Creek and Fine Gold Creek Projects. In January 2017, an 
osteological examination of the faunal collections was conducted to 
determine if human remains were present. That examination resulted in 
the identification of the human remains described in this inventory.

Determinations Made by the State Center Community College District--
Fresno City College

    Officials of the State Center Community College District--Fresno 
City College have determined that:
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described 
in this notice represent the physical remains of two individuals of 
Native American ancestry based on archaeological context.
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the 17 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 both the 
Northfork Rancheria of Mono Indians of California and the Picayune 
Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians of California, based on geographic 
information and oral tradition.

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 Dr. Margaret Mericle, Fresno City College of 
The State Center Community College District, 1101 East University 
Avenue, Fresno, CA 93741, telephone (559) 442-8210, email 
[email protected], by September 24, 2018. After that 
date, if no additional requestors have come forward, transfer of 
control of the human remains and associated funerary objects to the 
Northfork Rancheria of Mono Indians of California and the Picayune 
Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians of California may proceed.
    The State Center Community College District--Fresno City College is 
responsible for notifying The Consulted and Notified Tribes that this 
notice has been published.

    Dated: July 17, 2018.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2018-18200 Filed 8-22-18; 8:45 am]
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Paiute Tribe of the Yerington Colony & Dated: July 17, 2018. 3003, of the completion of an inventory
Campbell Ranch, Nevada. Melanie O’Brien, of human remains and associated
Manager, National NAGPRA Program. funerary objects under the control of the
Additional Requestors and Disposition State Center Community College
[FR Doc. 2018–18197 Filed 8–22–18; 8:45 am]
Representatives of any Indian Tribe or BILLING CODE 4312–52–P
District—Fresno City College, Fresno,
Native Hawaiian organization not CA. The human remains and associated
identified in this notice that wish to funerary objects were removed from
request transfer of control of these DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR CA–MAD–1785, Madera County, CA,
human remains and associated funerary and CA–MAD–1788, Madera County,
objects should submit a written request National Park Service CA.
This notice is published as part of the
with information in support of the [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0026059;
National Park Service’s administrative
request to Dr. Margaret Mericle, Fresno PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000]
responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25
City College of The State Center U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations in
Community College District, 1101 East Notice of Inventory Completion: The
State Center Community College this notice are the sole responsibility of
University Avenue, Fresno, CA 93741, the museum, institution, or Federal
telephone (559) 442–8210, email District—Fresno City College, Fresno,
CA agency that has control of the Native
peg.mericle@fresnocitycollege.edu, by American human remains and
September 24, 2018. After that date, if AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. associated funerary objects. The
no additional requestors have come ACTION: Notice. National Park Service is not responsible
forward, transfer of control of the for the determinations in this notice.
human remains and associated funerary SUMMARY: The State Center Community
objects to the Big Sandy Rancheria of College District—Fresno City College Consultation
Western Mono Indians of California has completed an inventory of human A detailed assessment of the human
(previously listed as the Big Sandy remains and associated funerary objects, remains was made by the State Center
Rancheria of Mono Indians of in consultation with the appropriate Community College District—Fresno
California); Buena Vista Rancheria of Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian City College professional staff in
Me-Wuk Indians of California; organizations, and has determined that consultation with representatives of the
California Valley Miwok Tribe, there is a cultural affiliation between the Big Sandy Rancheria of Western Mono
California; Chicken Ranch Rancheria of human remains and associated funerary Indians of California (previously listed
Me-Wuk Indians of California; Cold objects and present-day Indian Tribes or as the Big Sandy Rancheria of Mono
Springs Rancheria of Mono Indians of Native Hawaiian organizations. Lineal Indians of California); Buena Vista
California; Fort McDermitt Paiute and descendants or representatives of any Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of
Shoshone Tribes of the Fort McDermitt Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian California; Cold Springs Rancheria of
Indian Reservation, Nevada and Oregon; organization not identified in this notice Mono Indians of California; Middletown
Ione Band of Miwok Indians of that wish to request transfer of control Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California;
California; Jackson Band of Miwuk of these human remains and associated Northfork Rancheria of Mono Indians of
Indians (previously listed as the Jackson funerary objects should submit a written California; Picayune Rancheria of
Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of request to the State Center Community Chukchansi Indians of California; Santa
California); Middletown Rancheria of College District—Fresno City College. If Rosa Indian Community of the Santa
Pomo Indians of California; Northfork no additional requestors come forward, Rosa Rancheria, California; Shingle
Rancheria of Mono Indians of transfer of control of the human remains Springs Band of Miwok Indians, Shingle
California; Picayune Rancheria of and associated funerary objects to the Springs Rancheria (Verona Tract),
Chukchansi Indians of California; lineal descendants, Indian Tribes, or California; Table Mountain Rancheria
Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe of the Native Hawaiian organizations stated in (previously listed as the Table Mountain
Pyramid Lake Reservation, Nevada; this notice may proceed. Rancheria of California); Tejon Indian
Reno-Sparks Indian Colony, Nevada; Tribe; Tule River Indian Tribe of the
DATES: Lineal descendants or
Santa Rosa Indian Community of the Tule River Reservation, California; and
representatives of any Indian Tribe or
Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians of
Santa Rosa Rancheria, California; Native Hawaiian organization not
the Tuolumne Rancheria of California.
Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, identified in this notice that wish to The California Valley Miwok Tribe,
Shingle Springs Rancheria (Verona request transfer of control of these California; Chicken Ranch Rancheria of
Tract), California; Table Mountain human remains and associated funerary Me-Wuk Indians of California; Fort
Rancheria (previously listed as the objects should submit a written request McDermitt Paiute and Shoshone Tribes
Table Mountain Rancheria of with information in support of the of the Fort McDermitt Indian
California); Tejon Indian Tribe; Tule request to the State Center Community Reservation, Nevada and Oregon; Ione
River Indian Tribe of the Tule River College District—Fresno City College at Band of Miwok Indians of California;
Reservation, California; Tuolumne Band the address in this notice by September Jackson Band of Miwuk Indians
of Me-Wuk Indians of the Tuolumne 24, 2018. (previously listed as the Jackson
Rancheria of California; Walker River ADDRESSES: Dr. Margaret Mericle, Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of
Paiute Tribe of the Walker River Fresno City College of The State Center California); Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe
Reservation, Nevada; and Yerington Community College District, 1101 East of the Pyramid Lake Reservation,
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Paiute Tribe of the Yerington Colony & University Avenue, Fresno, CA 93741, Nevada; Reno-Sparks Indian Colony,
Campbell Ranch, Nevada may proceed. telephone (559) 442–8210, email Nevada; Walker River Paiute Tribe of
The State Center Community College peg.mericle@fresnocitycollege.edu. the Walker River Reservation, Nevada;
District—Fresno City College is SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is and Yerington Paiute Tribe of the
responsible for notifying The Consulted here given in accordance with the Yerington Colony & Campbell Ranch,
and Notified Tribes that this notice has Native American Graves Protection and Nevada were contacted and invited to
been published. Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. consult, but did not participate.

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Two non-federally recognized groups, Indians of California, based on lineal descendants, Indian Tribes, or
the Dunlap Band of Mono Indians and geographic information and oral Native Hawaiian organizations stated in
Traditional Choinumni Tribe, were tradition. this notice may proceed.
consulted. One non-federally recognized DATES: Lineal descendants or
Additional Requestors and Disposition
group, the Wukchumni Tribe, was representatives of any Indian Tribe or
invited to consult, but did not Lineal descendants or representatives Native Hawaiian organization not
participate. Hereafter, all tribes listed in of any Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian identified in this notice that wish to
this section are referred to as ‘‘The organization not identified in this notice request transfer of control of these
Consulted and Notified Tribes.’’ that wish to request transfer of control human remains should submit a written
of these human remains and associated request with information in support of
History and Description of the Remains funerary objects should submit a written the request to the Riverside
In the early 1990s, human remains request with information in support of Metropolitan Museum at the address in
representing, at minimum, one the request to Dr. Margaret Mericle,
this notice by September 24, 2018.
individual were removed from site CA– Fresno City College of The State Center
ADDRESSES: Robyn G. Peterson, Ph.D.,
MAD–1785, in Madera County, CA. The Community College District, 1101 East
University Avenue, Fresno, CA 93741, Museum Director, Riverside
human remains represent one adult of
telephone (559) 442–8210, email Metropolitan Museum, 3580 Mission
indeterminate sex, represented by four
peg.mericle@fresnocitycollege.edu, by Inn Avenue, Riverside, CA 92501,
fragments. No known individuals were
September 24, 2018. After that date, if telephone (951) 826–5792, email
identified. The 12 associated funerary
no additional requestors have come rpeterson@riversideca.gov.
objects are: one lot of steatite sherds, six
lots of steatite beads, and five lots of forward, transfer of control of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
shell beads. human remains and associated funerary here given in accordance with the
In the early 1990s, human remains objects to the Northfork Rancheria of Native American Graves Protection and
representing, at minimum, one Mono Indians of California and the Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C.
individual were removed from site CA– Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi 3003, of the completion of an inventory
MAD–1788, in Madera County, CA. The Indians of California may proceed. of human remains under the control of
human remains represent one sub-adult The State Center Community College the Riverside Metropolitan Museum,
of indeterminate sex, represented by 14 District—Fresno City College is Riverside, CA. The human remains were
fragments. No known individuals were responsible for notifying The Consulted removed from one of the Pueblos in
identified. The five associated funerary and Notified Tribes that this notice has New Mexico.
objects are: one lot of shell fragments, been published. This notice is published as part of the
one glass bead, one steatite bead, and Dated: July 17, 2018.
National Park Service’s administrative
two shell beads. responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25
Melanie O’Brien,
Fresno City College instructor Don U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations in
Manager, National NAGPRA Program. this notice are the sole responsibility of
Wren excavated both sites for the Deer
[FR Doc. 2018–18200 Filed 8–22–18; 8:45 am] the museum, institution, or Federal
Creek and Fine Gold Creek Projects. In
January 2017, an osteological BILLING CODE 4312–52–P agency that has control of the Native
examination of the faunal collections American human remains. The National
was conducted to determine if human Park Service is not responsible for the
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR determinations in this notice.
remains were present. That examination
resulted in the identification of the National Park Service Consultation
human remains described in this
inventory. [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0026062; A detailed assessment of the human
PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] remains was made by the Riverside
Determinations Made by the State Metropolitan Museum professional staff
Center Community College District— Notice of Inventory Completion: in consultation with Kurt Dongoske,
Fresno City College Riverside Metropolitan Museum, Historic Preservation Officer, Pueblo of
Riverside, CA Zuni and representative of the following
Officials of the State Center
Community College District—Fresno AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. Indian Tribes: Pueblo of Acoma, New
City College have determined that: ACTION: Notice. Mexico; Pueblo of Cochiti, New Mexico;
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the Pueblo of Isleta, New Mexico; Pueblo of
human remains described in this notice SUMMARY: The Riverside Metropolitan Jemez, New Mexico; Pueblo of Laguna,
represent the physical remains of two Museum has completed an inventory of New Mexico; Pueblo of Nambe, New
individuals of Native American ancestry human remains, in consultation with Mexico; Pueblo of Picuris, New Mexico;
based on archaeological context. the appropriate Indian Tribes or Native Pueblo of Pojoaque, New Mexico;
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), Hawaiian organizations, and has Pueblo of San Felipe, New Mexico;
the 17 objects described in this notice determined that there is a cultural Pueblo of San Ildefonso, New Mexico;
are reasonably believed to have been affiliation between the human remains Pueblo of Sandia, New Mexico; Pueblo
placed with or near individual human and present-day Indian Tribes or Native of Santa Ana, New Mexico; Pueblo of
remains at the time of death or later as Hawaiian organizations. Lineal Santa Clara, New Mexico; Pueblo of
part of the death rite or ceremony. descendants or representatives of any Taos, New Mexico; Pueblo of Tesuque,
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian New Mexico; Pueblo of Zia, New
daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES

is a relationship of shared group organization not identified in this notice Mexico; and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni
identity that can be reasonably traced that wish to request transfer of control Reservation, New Mexico.
between the Native American human of these human remains should submit
remains and associated funerary objects a written request to the Riverside History and Description of the Remains
and both the Northfork Rancheria of Metropolitan Museum. If no additional At an unknown date, human remains
Mono Indians of California and the requestors come forward, transfer of representing, at minimum, one
Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi control of the human remains to the individual were removed from one of

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83 FR 42681 - Notice of Inventory Completion: The State Center Community College District-Fresno City College, Fresno, CA

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIORNational Park Service

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