Notice2025-19966
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, San Francisco District, San Francisco, CA
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November 17, 2025
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Abstract
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, San Francisco District has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and associated funerary objects and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 219 (Monday, November 17, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51390-51392]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-19966]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[N6572; NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0041249; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, San
Francisco District, San Francisco, 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 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, San
Francisco District has completed an inventory of human remains and
associated funerary objects and has determined that there is a cultural
affiliation between the human remains and associated funerary objects
and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice.
DATES: Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary
objects in this notice may occur on or after December 17, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Send written requests for repatriation of the human remains
and associated funerary objects in this notice to Dr. Stephanie Bergman
Sahinoglu, Cultural Resources Lead, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, San
Francisco District, 450 Golden Gate Avenue, 4th Floor, San Francisco,
CA 94102, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6e1d1a0b1e060f00070b4003400c0b1c09030f002e1b1d0f0d0b400f1c031740030702"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="106364756078717e79753e7d3e727562777d717e5065637173753e71627d693e7d797c">[email protected]</span></a>.
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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
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, San Francisco District, 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
Human remains representing, at least, one individual were removed
from CA-SON-544 (Serene Flat Site) in Sonoma County, California in
1979. The 1,655 associated funerary objects are: 155 pieces plus nine
lots of chert debitage, 14 chert flakes, 19 chert pieces, three chert
projectile points, five chert tools, 14 column samples, 421 fragments
plus seven lots faunal remains (16 fragments have not yet been
located), two pieces of groundstone, 405 pieces plus four lots of
lithic debitage, four pieces of mixed metal and glass, two metal nails,
485 pieces plus 14 lots of obsidian debitage, 13 obsidian flakes (eight
obsidian flakes have not yet been located), two obsidian pieces, one
obsidian projectile point, one piece of polished bone, eight projectile
points, 50 pieces plus two lots of quartz, 11 pieces of shell, and two
individual samples plus two lots of soil samples. Site CA-SON-544 is a
multi-component site dating from the Dry Creek Phase (500 B.C.--A.D.
1500) through the Smith Phase (A.D. 1300--historic contact).
A total of 326 associated funerary objects were removed from CA-
SON-547 (Broken Bridge Site) in Sonoma County, California in 1979. The
326 associated funerary objects are: two botanic samples, two samples
plus nine lots of charcoal samples, three pieces of chert, three chert
cores, 113 pieces of chert debitage, six individual flakes plus seven
lots of chert flakes, four chert projectile points, 12 chert tools, 39
fragments plus three lots of faunal remains, two pieces of groundstone,
one lithic core, 24 pieces of lithic debitage, 12 individual plus two
lots of lithic flake tools, 10 lithic tools, four pieces of metal, five
pieces of obsidian debitage, 11 individual plus seven lots of obsidian
flakes, 10 obsidian pieces, four obsidian projectile points, one
obsidian tool, one piece of ochre, one lot of quartz cores and flakes,
three pieces of quartz debitage, 22 individual plus one lot of quartz
flakes, one lot of rock, and one piece of shell. Site CA-SON-547 was a
well-developed midden site and dates from the Skaggs Phase (3000-500
B.C.) through the Smith Phase (A.D. 1300--historic contact).
A total of 74 associated funerary objects were removed from site
CA-SON-553 (Double Black-Dirt Delta Site) in Sonoma County, California
in 1979. The 74 associated funerary objects include: two charcoal
samples, two pieces of chert, 32 pieces of chert debitage, one chert
flake, two chert tools, 27 faunal remains, one piece of obsidian, six
pieces of obsidian debitage, and one obsidian projectile point. Site
CA-SON-553 was a midden site and dates to the Smith Phase (A.D. 1300--
historic contact).
Human remains representing, at least, one individual were removed
from CA-SON-568 (Smiley Site) in Sonoma County, California in 1979. The
3,834 associated funerary objects are: six botanical samples, five
charcoal samples (one sample has not yet been located), one lot of clam
shell disc beads, 228 faunal remains, 36 glass and ceramic beads (these
beads have not yet been located), 3,554 glass beads (these beads have
not yet been located), and four pieces of obsidian debitage. Site CA-
SON-568 was described as containing housepits and middens and dates to
the Smith Phase (A.D. 1300--historic contact).
Human remains representing, at least, one individual were removed
from CA-SON-572 (Banded Rock Pool Site) in Sonoma County, California in
1979. The 1,207 associated funerary objects are: 20 charcoal samples,
three pieces of chert, one chert biface, five chert cores (one core has
not yet been located), 764 pieces plus 27 lots of chert debitage (109
pieces have not yet been located), six chert flakes, two lots of chert
shatter, five chert tools, 42 fragments plus 19 lots of faunal remains,
six pieces of groundstone, three lithic cores, eight pieces plus 12
lots of lithic debitage, one lithic flake, three lithic tools, five
pieces of obsidian, 219 pieces plus 17 lots of obsidian debitage (15
pieces have not yet been located), 22 obsidian flakes, one obsidian
projectile point, three obsidian tools (one tool has not yet been
located), eight pieces of ochre, two individual plus two lots of soil
samples, and one cooking stone. Site CA-SON-572 was a midden site
dating from the Skaggs Phase (2500-500 B.C.) through the Smith Phase
(A.D. 1300--historic contact).
Human remains representing, at least, one individual were removed
from CA-SON-576 (Sheep Shearing Site) in Sonoma County, California in
1981. The 354 associated funerary objects are: three botanic samples,
19 individual samples plus two lots of charcoal, three chert cores, 147
pieces plus 16 lots of chert debitage, one chert flake, 53 fragments
plus 18 lots of faunal remains, one lot of flotation samples, five
pieces of obsidian, 57 pieces plus 15 lots of obsidian debitage, one
obsidian projectile point, three obsidian tools, one piece of quartz
debitage, one rock, and four individual plus four lots of soil samples.
Site CA-SON-576 dates from the Dry Creek Phase (500 B.C.--A.D. 1500)
through Smith Phase (A.D. 1300--historic contact).
Human remains representing, at least, two individuals were removed
from CA-SON-593I (Treganza Sites 3 and 4) in Sonoma County, California
in 1980 and 1981. The 203 associated funerary objects are: two
individual and seven lots of charcoal samples, 19 pieces plus four lots
of chert debitage, three chert flakes, one chert tool, 111 fragments
plus 10 lots of faunal remains, one piece of groundstone, nine pieces
plus five lots of obsidian debitage, 12 obsidian flakes, two obsidian
projectile points, one obsidian tool, one piece of ochre, two quartz
tools, and 11 fragments plus two lots of shell. Site CA-SON-593I has
been described as a large village site and dates to the Smith Phase
(A.D. 1300--historic contact).
A total of 218 associated funerary objects were removed from site
CA-SON-597 (Treganza 7 Site) in Sonoma County, California in 1975. The
218 associated funerary objects include: one .22 caliber bullet, four
charcoal samples, three chert and obsidian flakes, 78 pieces plus nine
lots of chert debitage, one chert flake, 37 faunal remains, seven lots
of floatation samples, 71 pieces plus four lots of obsidian debitage,
one obsidian flake, one obsidian projectile point, and one quartz
flake. Site CA-SON-597 has been dated to the Smith Phase (A.D. 1300--
historic contact).
Cultural Affiliation
Based on the information available and the results of consultation,
cultural affiliation is clearly identified by the information available
about the human remains and associated funerary objects described in
this notice.
Determinations
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, San Francisco District has
determined that:
<bullet> The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of six individuals of Native American ancestry.
<bullet> The 7,871 objects described in this notice are reasonably
believed to have been placed intentionally with or near individual
human remains at the time of
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death or later as part of the death rite or ceremony.
<bullet> There is a connection between the human remains and
associated funerary objects described in this notice and the Cloverdale
Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California; Dry Creek Rancheria Band of
Pomo Indians, California; and the Kashia Band of Pomo Indians of the
Stewarts Point Rancheria, California.
Requests for Repatriation
Written requests for repatriation of the human remains and
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 human remains and associated funerary objects
described in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after December
17, 2025. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, San Francisco District must determine the most
appropriate requestor prior to repatriation. Requests for joint
repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects are
considered a single request and not competing requests. The U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers, San Francisco District 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: September 25, 2025.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2025-19966 Filed 11-14-25; 8:45 am]
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