Notice2025-06635
Notice of Inventory Completion: University of California, Davis, Davis, CA
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Published
April 18, 2025
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the University of California (UC Davis) 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.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 74 (Friday, April 18, 2025)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-06635]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0039945; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: University of California, Davis,
Davis, CA
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the University of California (UC Davis) 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 May 19, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Megon Noble, NAGPRA Project Manager, University of
California, Davis, 412 Mrak Hall, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616,
telephone (530) 752-8501, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4d2023222f21280d382e292c3b243e63282938"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f69b9899949a93b683959297809f85d8939283">[email protected]</span></a>.
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 UC
Davis and additional information on the determinations in this notice,
including the results of consultation, can be found in the inventory or
related records. The National Park Service is not responsible for the
determinations in this notice.
Abstract of Information Available
Based on the information available, there are a total of 1,159 lots
of associated funerary objects (five of which are currently missing).
The associated funerary objects are associated with human remains
previously removed and reburied at the site. The 1,154 lots of present
associated funerary objects are one lot of modified wood, three lots of
modified clay, five lots of abraders, eight lots of charcoal, 16 lots
of soil samples, 26 lots of groundstone, 47 lots of shell, 63 lots of
miscellaneous organic items (seeds and wood), 80 lots of worked bone,
101 lots of projectile points, 138 lots of faunal bone, and 666 lots of
chipped stone. The five lots of currently missing associated funerary
objects are two lots of worked bone, one lot of quartz crystal, one lot
of turtle bone, and one lot of unidentified missing material. Trudy
Vaughn of Coyote & Fox Enterprises first excavated site CA-SHA-1048,
located south of Redding, California, on April 26, 2005. The site was
excavated again by Far Western Anthropological Research Group under
Bill Hildebrandt's direction in July and August, 2005 in anticipation
of the construction of a residential development. Accession 519 is
comprised of materials from both excavations. The University is unaware
of any treatment of the associated funerary objects 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
UC Davis has determined that:
<bullet> The 1,159 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.
<bullet> There is a reasonable connection between the associated
funerary objects described in this notice and the Grindstone Indian
Rancheria of Wintun-Wailaki Indians of California; Paskenta Band of
Nomlaki Indians of California; Redding Rancheria, California; and the
Round Valley Indian Tribes, Round Valley Reservation, California.
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 a culturally affiliated Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization.
Repatriation of the associated funerary objects in this notice to a
requestor may occur on or after May 19, 2025. If competing requests for
repatriation are received, UC Davis must determine the most appropriate
requestor prior to repatriation. Requests for joint repatriation of
associated funerary objects are considered a single request and not
competing requests. UC Davis 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: April 8, 2025.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2025-06635 Filed 4-17-25; 8:45 am]
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