83 FR 52530 - Notice of Inventory Completion: University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, and U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Mid-Pacific Region, Sacramento, CA

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 201 (October 17, 2018)

Page Range		52530-52531
FR Document		2018-22601

The University of California, Davis (UC Davis) and U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), Mid-Pacific Region, Sacramento, CA, 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 UC Davis and Reclamation. 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

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Notice of Inventory Completion: University of California, Davis, 
Davis, CA, and U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Mid-Pacific Region, 
Sacramento, CA

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The University of California, Davis (UC Davis) and U.S. Bureau 
of Reclamation (Reclamation), Mid-Pacific Region, Sacramento, CA, 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 UC Davis and Reclamation. 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 UC Davis and Reclamation at the addresses in 
this notice by November 16, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Megon Noble, NAGPRA Project Manager, University of 
California, Davis, 433 Mrak Hall, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, 
telephone (530) 752-8501, email mnoble@ucdavis.edu, or Melanie Ryan, 
NAGPRA Specialist/Physical Anthropologist, Bureau of Reclamation, Mid-
Pacific Regional Office, MP-153, 2800 Cottage Way, Sacramento, CA 
95825, telephone (916) 978-5526, email emryan@usbr.gov.

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 UC Davis, Davis, 
CA and Reclamation, Sacramento, CA. The human remains and associated 
funerary objects were removed from El Dorado and Placer Counties, 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 UC Davis and 
Reclamation professional staff in consultation with the Buena Vista 
Rancheria of Me-wuk Indians of California; Ione Band of Miwok Indians 
of California; Jackson Rancheria Band of Miwuk Indians; Shingle Springs 
Band of Miwok Indians, Shingle Springs Rancheria (Verona Tract), 
California; and the United Auburn Indian Community of the Auburn 
Rancheria of California (hereafter ``The Consulted Tribes''). Berry 
Creek Rancheria of Maidu Indians of California; Enterprise Rancheria of 
Maidu Indians of California; Greenville Rancheria; Mooretown Rancheria 
of Maidu Indians of California; Susanville Indian Rancheria; and the 
Wilton Rancheria were invited to consult and either deferred or did not 
respond (hereafter ``The Invited Tribes'').

History and Description of the Remains

    Between 1966 and 1967, human remains representing, at minimum, four 
individuals were removed from CA-ELD-90, near the City of Cool, El 
Dorado County, CA. The site was identified as a prehistoric midden. UC 
Davis archeologists Jeffrey Childress and Eric Ritter excavated the 
site under the direction of Dr. Martin Baumhoff and D.L. True as a part 
of the Auburn Dam Project. The excavation was conducted by the National 
Park Service on behalf of Reclamation in anticipation of the 
construction of the Auburn Dam. In 1971 and 1972, Reclamation acquired 
the land on which the site is situated. Control of the site was 
disputed for a number of years. In 2016, UC Davis and Reclamation 
agreed to jointly comply with NAGPRA. Burial 1 is the nearly complete 
remains of an adult female inhumation. Burials 2, 3, and 4 were 
disarticulated and disassociated. Burial 2 is possibly the remains of a 
male. Burial 3 is the incomplete remains of a possible adult cremation. 
Burial 4 is the remains of a child inhumation. The human remains have 
been determined to be Native American based on the archaeological 
context of the site and physiological characteristics of the dentition. 
The 373 associated funerary objects include: 3 Lots of ash, 34 lots of 
non-human bones, 3 bone awls, 1 broken cobble, 10 lots of charcoal, 38 
cores, 50 lots of debitage, 3 drills, 15 flake knives, 1 hammerstone, 1 
piece of historic glass, 1 mano, 1 lot of miscellaneous organic 
material, 1 miscellaneous steatite artifact, 7 miscellaneous worked 
stones, 4 miscellaneous mineral fragments, 6 lots of ochre, 1 steatite 
ornament, 1 pebble, 1 possible retouched flake, 84 lots of possibly 
unmodified stones, 37 quartz crystals, 1 scraper, 3 shells, 1 shell 
bead, 6 stones, 1 stone bead, 56 projectile points, and 2 pieces of 
wood.
    Between 1966 and 1967, human remains representing, at minimum, four 
individuals were removed from CA-

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ELD-93, near the City of Cool, El Dorado County, CA. The site was 
identified as a prehistoric midden. UC Davis archeologists Jeffrey 
Childress and Eric Ritter excavated the site under the direction of Dr. 
Martin Baumhoff and D.L. True as a part of the Auburn Dam Project. The 
excavation was conducted by the National Park Service on behalf of 
Reclamation in anticipation of the construction of the Auburn Dam. The 
precise location of CA-ELD-93 is unclear and appears to be 
unresolvable. Childress and Ritter provide two different site 
locations. The parcels were purchased by Reclamation in 1967 and 1971. 
In 2016, UC Davis and Reclamation agreed to jointly comply with NAGPRA. 
Three of the four burials were found disarticulated and disturbed. 
Burial 3A was found in a tightly flexed position. Burials all appear to 
be adult. The human remains have been determined to be Native American 
based on the archaeological context of the site and physiological 
characteristics of the dentition. The 469 associated funerary objects 
include: 3 Bifacial artifacts, 20 lots of non-human bones, 1 bone awl, 
4 lots of charcoal, 1 charmstone, 3 cobble tools, 14 cores, 76 lots of 
debitage, 22 flake knives, 6 flake tools, 2 historic glass fragments, 6 
manos, 1 lot of metal, 3 miscellaneous steatite artifacts, 1 
miscellaneous worked stone, 3 miscellaneous mineral fragments, 3 lots 
of nut fragments, 1 piece of obsidian, 3 lots of ochre, 1 steatite 
ornament, 2 pendants, 3 pestles, 199 lots of possibly unmodified 
stones, 1 quartz fragment, 13 quartz crystals, 1 scraper, 1 shell, 1 
shell bead, 3 pieces of steatite, 9 stones, 60 projectile points, 1 
used flake, and 1 piece of wood.
    Between 1967 and 1969, human remains representing, at minimum, two 
individuals were removed from CA-PLA-101, west of Forest Hill in Placer 
County, CA. The site was identified as a large prehistoric occupation 
midden. UC Davis archeologists Jeffrey Childress and Eric Ritter 
excavated the site under the direction of Dr. Martin Baumhoff and D.L. 
True as a part of the Auburn Dam Project. The excavation was conducted 
by the National Park Service on behalf of Reclamation in anticipation 
of the construction of the Auburn Dam. In 2016, UC Davis and 
Reclamation agreed to jointly comply with NAGPRA. Childress and Ritter 
did not identify any intact burials during their excavation. 
Disassociated human remains of a child and cremated remains of an adult 
were identified within the fauna. The human remains have been 
determined to be Native American based on the archaeological context of 
the site. The 166 associated funerary objects include: 1 Bifacial 
artifact, 6 lots of non-human bones, 1 charmstone, 1 cobble tool, 6 
cores, 3 core tools, 21 lots of debitage, 1 flake blade, 9 flake 
knives, 3 flake tools, 3 hammerstones, 4 manos, 19 millingstones, 3 
fragments of miscellaneous ground stone, 2 lots of ochre, 22 projectile 
points, 1 piece of possible debitage, 1 possible flake, 2 possible 
manos, 1 possible millingstone, 2 scrapers, 1 possible scraper, 2 
quartz crystals, 1 possible unmodified quartz fragment, 39 lots of 
possibly unmodified stones, 7 lots of seeds, and 4 stones.
    At an unknown date, likely between 1966 and 1969, human remains 
representing, at minimum, one individual were removed from an area 
described as ``Hawver Cave Dump'' near Cool in El Dorado County, CA. 
Hawver Cave is recorded as CA-ELD-16. Records for this site are limited 
and the specific collection location, cannot be confirmed. The area is 
believed to have been examined by UC Davis archeologists Jeffrey 
Childress and Bandes as a part of the Auburn Dam Project. The 
excavation was conducted by the National Park Service on behalf of 
Reclamation in anticipation of the construction of the Auburn Dam. In 
2016, UC Davis and Reclamation agreed to jointly comply with NAGPRA. 
Hawver Cave was used as a mortuary chamber. Hawver Cave was a limestone 
cavern that was historically mined. It is unclear where the ``Hawver 
Cave Dump'' is in relation to the cave. Human remains are limited to a 
single tooth collected from the surface. No associated funerary objects 
are present.
    All four sites are situated in an area aboriginally occupied by the 
Nisenan. Ethnographic sources indicate that many aspects of Nisenan and 
Northern Sierra Miwok mortuary practices were so closely related as to 
be effectively indistinguishable in the archaeological record. Oral 
historical evidence provided indicates that these groups occupied the 
area since time immemorial. Multiple lines of evidence including oral 
tradition, ethnographic, archaeological, historic, and linguistic, 
demonstrate continuity and a shared group identity between the human 
remains and associated funerary objects in this notice and Nisenan and 
Northern Sierra Miwok tribes. The Buena Vista Rancheria of Me-wuk 
Indians of California; Ione Band of Miwok Indians of California; 
Jackson Rancheria Band of Miwuk Indians; Shingle Springs Band of Miwok 
Indians, Shingle Springs Rancheria (Verona Tract), California; United 
Auburn Indian Community of the Auburn Rancheria of California; and the 
Wilton Rancheria (hereafter ``The Affiliated Tribes'') identify as 
Nisenan and/or Northern Sierra Miwok and are culturally affiliated with 
the human remains and associated funerary objects in this notice.

Determinations Made by UC Davis and Reclamation

    Officials of UC Davis and Reclamation have determined that:
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described 
in this notice represent the physical remains of 11 individuals of 
Native American ancestry.
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the 1,008 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 
Affiliated Tribes.

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 Megon Noble, NAGPRA Project Manager, 
University of California, Davis, 433 Mrak Hall, One Shields Avenue, 
Davis, CA 95616, telephone (530) 752-8501 email mnoble@ucdavis.edu, or 
Melanie Ryan, NAGPRA Specialist/Physical Anthropologist, Bureau of 
Reclamation, Mid-Pacific Regional Office, MP-153, 2800 Cottage Way, 
Sacramento, CA 95825, telephone (916) 978-5526, email emryan@usbr.gov 
by November 16, 2018. After that date, if no additional requestors have 
come forward, transfer of control of the human remains to The 
Affiliated Tribes may proceed.
    UC Davis and Reclamation are responsible for notifying The 
Consulted Tribes and The Invited Tribes.

    Dated: September 14, 2018.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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between the unassociated funerary descendants or representatives of any Miwuk Indians; Shingle Springs Band of
object and the Ak-Chin Indian Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian Miwok Indians, Shingle Springs
Community (previously listed as the Ak organization not identified in this notice Rancheria (Verona Tract), California;
Chin Indian Community of the that wish to request transfer of control and the United Auburn Indian
Maricopa (Ak Chin) Indian Reservation, of these human remains and associated Community of the Auburn Rancheria of
Arizona); Gila River Indian Community funerary objects should submit a written California (hereafter ‘‘The Consulted
of the Gila River Indian Reservation, request to UC Davis and Reclamation. If Tribes’’). Berry Creek Rancheria of
Arizona; Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Salt no additional requestors come forward, Maidu Indians of California; Enterprise
River Pima-Maricopa Indian transfer of control of the human remains Rancheria of Maidu Indians of
Community of the Salt River and associated funerary objects to the California; Greenville Rancheria;
Reservation, Arizona; Tohono O’odham lineal descendants, Indian tribes, or Mooretown Rancheria of Maidu Indians
Nation of Arizona; and the Zuni Tribe Native Hawaiian organizations stated in of California; Susanville Indian
of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico, this notice may proceed. Rancheria; and the Wilton Rancheria
hereafter referred to as ‘‘The Tribes.’’ DATES: Lineal descendants or were invited to consult and either
representatives of any Indian tribe or deferred or did not respond (hereafter
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Native Hawaiian organization not ‘‘The Invited Tribes’’).
Lineal descendants or representatives identified in this notice that wish to
of any Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian History and Description of the Remains
request transfer of control of these
organization not identified in this notice Between 1966 and 1967, human
human remains and associated funerary
that wish to claim this cultural item remains representing, at minimum, four
objects should submit a written request
should submit a written request with individuals were removed from CA–
with information in support of the
information in support of the claim to ELD–90, near the City of Cool, El
request to UC Davis and Reclamation at
John McClelland, NAGPRA Coordinator, Dorado County, CA. The site was
the addresses in this notice by
P.O. Box 210026, Arizona State identified as a prehistoric midden. UC
November 16, 2018. Davis archeologists Jeffrey Childress and
Museum, University of Arizona,
ADDRESSES: Megon Noble, NAGPRA Eric Ritter excavated the site under the
Tucson, AZ 85721, telephone (520) 626–
2950, email jmcclell@email.arizona.edu, Project Manager, University of direction of Dr. Martin Baumhoff and
by November 16, 2018. After that date, California, Davis, 433 Mrak Hall, One D.L. True as a part of the Auburn Dam
if no additional requestors have come Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, Project. The excavation was conducted
forward, transfer of control of the telephone (530) 752–8501, email by the National Park Service on behalf
unassociated funerary object to The mnoble@ucdavis.edu, or Melanie Ryan, of Reclamation in anticipation of the
Tribes may proceed. NAGPRA Specialist/Physical construction of the Auburn Dam. In
The Arizona State Museum is Anthropologist, Bureau of Reclamation, 1971 and 1972, Reclamation acquired
responsible for notifying The Tribes that Mid-Pacific Regional Office, MP–153, the land on which the site is situated.
this notice has been published. 2800 Cottage Way, Sacramento, CA Control of the site was disputed for a
95825, telephone (916) 978–5526, email number of years. In 2016, UC Davis and
Dated: September 14, 2018. emryan@usbr.gov. Reclamation agreed to jointly comply
Melanie O’Brien,
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is with NAGPRA. Burial 1 is the nearly
Manager, National NAGPRA Program. here given in accordance with the complete remains of an adult female
[FR Doc. 2018–22599 Filed 10–16–18; 8:45 am] Native American Graves Protection and inhumation. Burials 2, 3, and 4 were
BILLING CODE 4312–52–P Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. disarticulated and disassociated. Burial
3003, of the completion of an inventory 2 is possibly the remains of a male.
of human remains and associated Burial 3 is the incomplete remains of a
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR funerary objects under the control of the possible adult cremation. Burial 4 is the
National Park Service UC Davis, Davis, CA and Reclamation, remains of a child inhumation. The
Sacramento, CA. The human remains human remains have been determined
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0026501; and associated funerary objects were to be Native American based on the
PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] removed from El Dorado and Placer archaeological context of the site and
Counties, CA. physiological characteristics of the
Notice of Inventory Completion: This notice is published as part of the dentition. The 373 associated funerary
University of California, Davis, Davis, National Park Service’s administrative objects include: 3 Lots of ash, 34 lots of
CA, and U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 non-human bones, 3 bone awls, 1
Mid-Pacific Region, Sacramento, CA U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations in broken cobble, 10 lots of charcoal, 38
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. this notice are the sole responsibility of cores, 50 lots of debitage, 3 drills, 15
ACTION: Notice. the museum, institution, or Federal flake knives, 1 hammerstone, 1 piece of
agency that has control of the Native historic glass, 1 mano, 1 lot of
SUMMARY: The University of California, American human remains and miscellaneous organic material, 1
Davis (UC Davis) and U.S. Bureau of associated funerary objects. The miscellaneous steatite artifact, 7
Reclamation (Reclamation), Mid-Pacific National Park Service is not responsible miscellaneous worked stones, 4
Region, Sacramento, CA, has completed for the determinations in this notice. miscellaneous mineral fragments, 6 lots
an inventory of human remains and of ochre, 1 steatite ornament, 1 pebble,
associated funerary objects in Consultation 1 possible retouched flake, 84 lots of
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consultation with the appropriate A detailed assessment of the human possibly unmodified stones, 37 quartz
Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian remains was made by UC Davis and crystals, 1 scraper, 3 shells, 1 shell bead,
organizations, and has determined that Reclamation professional staff in 6 stones, 1 stone bead, 56 projectile
there is a cultural affiliation between the consultation with the Buena Vista points, and 2 pieces of wood.
human remains and associated funerary Rancheria of Me-wuk Indians of Between 1966 and 1967, human
objects and present-day Indian tribes or California; Ione Band of Miwok Indians remains representing, at minimum, four
Native Hawaiian organizations. Lineal of California; Jackson Rancheria Band of individuals were removed from CA–

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ELD–93, near the City of Cool, El 166 associated funerary objects include: Affiliated Tribes’’) identify as Nisenan
Dorado County, CA. The site was 1 Bifacial artifact, 6 lots of non-human and/or Northern Sierra Miwok and are
identified as a prehistoric midden. UC bones, 1 charmstone, 1 cobble tool, 6 culturally affiliated with the human
Davis archeologists Jeffrey Childress and cores, 3 core tools, 21 lots of debitage, remains and associated funerary objects
Eric Ritter excavated the site under the 1 flake blade, 9 flake knives, 3 flake in this notice.
direction of Dr. Martin Baumhoff and tools, 3 hammerstones, 4 manos, 19
D.L. True as a part of the Auburn Dam millingstones, 3 fragments of Determinations Made by UC Davis and
Project. The excavation was conducted miscellaneous ground stone, 2 lots of Reclamation
by the National Park Service on behalf ochre, 22 projectile points, 1 piece of
possible debitage, 1 possible flake, 2 Officials of UC Davis and Reclamation
of Reclamation in anticipation of the
possible manos, 1 possible millingstone, have determined that:
construction of the Auburn Dam. The
precise location of CA–ELD–93 is 2 scrapers, 1 possible scraper, 2 quartz • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
unclear and appears to be unresolvable. crystals, 1 possible unmodified quartz human remains described in this notice
Childress and Ritter provide two fragment, 39 lots of possibly unmodified represent the physical remains of 11
different site locations. The parcels were stones, 7 lots of seeds, and 4 stones. individuals of Native American
purchased by Reclamation in 1967 and At an unknown date, likely between ancestry.
1971. In 2016, UC Davis and 1966 and 1969, human remains
representing, at minimum, one • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A),
Reclamation agreed to jointly comply the 1,008 objects described in this
with NAGPRA. Three of the four burials individual were removed from an area
described as ‘‘Hawver Cave Dump’’ near notice are reasonably believed to have
were found disarticulated and
Cool in El Dorado County, CA. Hawver been placed with or near individual
disturbed. Burial 3A was found in a
Cave is recorded as CA–ELD–16. human remains at the time of death or
tightly flexed position. Burials all
Records for this site are limited and the later as part of the death rite or
appear to be adult. The human remains
have been determined to be Native specific collection location, cannot be ceremony.
American based on the archaeological confirmed. The area is believed to have • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there
context of the site and physiological been examined by UC Davis is a relationship of shared group
characteristics of the dentition. The 469 archeologists Jeffrey Childress and identity that can be reasonably traced
associated funerary objects include: 3 Bandes as a part of the Auburn Dam between the Native American human
Bifacial artifacts, 20 lots of non-human Project. The excavation was conducted remains and associated funerary objects
bones, 1 bone awl, 4 lots of charcoal, 1 by the National Park Service on behalf
and The Affiliated Tribes.
charmstone, 3 cobble tools, 14 cores, 76 of Reclamation in anticipation of the
lots of debitage, 22 flake knives, 6 flake construction of the Auburn Dam. In Additional Requestors and Disposition
tools, 2 historic glass fragments, 6 2016, UC Davis and Reclamation agreed
to jointly comply with NAGPRA. Lineal descendants or representatives
manos, 1 lot of metal, 3 miscellaneous of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian
steatite artifacts, 1 miscellaneous Hawver Cave was used as a mortuary
chamber. Hawver Cave was a limestone organization not identified in this notice
worked stone, 3 miscellaneous mineral
cavern that was historically mined. It is that wish to request transfer of control
fragments, 3 lots of nut fragments, 1
piece of obsidian, 3 lots of ochre, 1 unclear where the ‘‘Hawver Cave of these human remains and associated
Dump’’ is in relation to the cave. Human funerary objects should submit a written
steatite ornament, 2 pendants, 3 pestles,
remains are limited to a single tooth request with information in support of
199 lots of possibly unmodified stones,
collected from the surface. No the request to Megon Noble, NAGPRA
1 quartz fragment, 13 quartz crystals, 1
associated funerary objects are present. Project Manager, University of
scraper, 1 shell, 1 shell bead, 3 pieces All four sites are situated in an area
of steatite, 9 stones, 60 projectile points, California, Davis, 433 Mrak Hall, One
aboriginally occupied by the Nisenan. Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616,
1 used flake, and 1 piece of wood. Ethnographic sources indicate that
Between 1967 and 1969, human telephone (530) 752–8501 email
many aspects of Nisenan and Northern
remains representing, at minimum, two mnoble@ucdavis.edu, or Melanie Ryan,
Sierra Miwok mortuary practices were
individuals were removed from CA– NAGPRA Specialist/Physical
so closely related as to be effectively
PLA–101, west of Forest Hill in Placer indistinguishable in the archaeological Anthropologist, Bureau of Reclamation,
County, CA. The site was identified as record. Oral historical evidence Mid-Pacific Regional Office, MP–153,
a large prehistoric occupation midden. provided indicates that these groups 2800 Cottage Way, Sacramento, CA
UC Davis archeologists Jeffrey Childress occupied the area since time 95825, telephone (916) 978–5526, email
and Eric Ritter excavated the site under immemorial. Multiple lines of evidence emryan@usbr.gov by November 16,
the direction of Dr. Martin Baumhoff including oral tradition, ethnographic, 2018. After that date, if no additional
and D.L. True as a part of the Auburn archaeological, historic, and linguistic, requestors have come forward, transfer
Dam Project. The excavation was demonstrate continuity and a shared of control of the human remains to The
conducted by the National Park Service group identity between the human Affiliated Tribes may proceed.
on behalf of Reclamation in anticipation remains and associated funerary objects UC Davis and Reclamation are
of the construction of the Auburn Dam. in this notice and Nisenan and Northern responsible for notifying The Consulted
In 2016, UC Davis and Reclamation Sierra Miwok tribes. The Buena Vista Tribes and The Invited Tribes.
agreed to jointly comply with NAGPRA. Rancheria of Me-wuk Indians of
Childress and Ritter did not identify any California; Ione Band of Miwok Indians Dated: September 14, 2018.
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intact burials during their excavation. of California; Jackson Rancheria Band of Melanie O’Brien,
Disassociated human remains of a child Miwuk Indians; Shingle Springs Band of Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
and cremated remains of an adult were Miwok Indians, Shingle Springs [FR Doc. 2018–22601 Filed 10–16–18; 8:45 am]
identified within the fauna. The human Rancheria (Verona Tract), California;
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remains have been determined to be United Auburn Indian Community of
Native American based on the the Auburn Rancheria of California; and
archaeological context of the site. The the Wilton Rancheria (hereafter ‘‘The

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83 FR 52530 - Notice of Inventory Completion: University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, and U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Mid-Pacific Region, Sacramento, CA

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIORNational Park Service

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 201 (October 17, 2018)

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service