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Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 75 / Thursday, April 17, 2008 / Notices 20937 The determination that this item is an evidence, to have been removed from a Department of Parks and Recreation unassociated funerary object is based on specific burial site of a Native American Committee on Repatriation and museum documentation, consultation individual. Officials of the American professional staff in consultation with information provided by the tribe and Museum of Natural History also have representatives of Mechoopda Indian expert opinion. Though museum determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. Tribe of Chico Rancheria, California; documentation does not specifically 3001(2), there is a relationship of shared Round Valley Indian Tribes of the indicate that this cultural item was group identity that can be reasonably Round Valley Reservation, California; associated with a burial, the condition traced between the unassociated and United Maidu Nation, a non- of the item and its type are consistent funerary objects and the Caddo Nation federally recognized Indian group. The with a funerary context. Based on of Oklahoma. Berry Creek Rancheria of Maidu Indians ceramic style, this cultural item dates to Representatives of any other Indian of California; Enterprise Rancheria of between CE 1500 and 1750. Historical tribe that believes itself to be culturally Maidu Indians of California; and and archeological evidence indicates affiliated with the unassociated funerary Mooretown Rancheria of Maidu Indians that the Ouachita River valley region objects should contact Nell Murphy, of California were contacted to was occupied by the Caddo during the Director of Cultural Resources, participate in the consultations. historic period, and that this group American Museum of Natural History, In February and April of 1963, human emerged from pre-contact Caddoan Central Park West at 79th Street, New remains representing a minimum of 25 culture dating back to approximately CE York, NY 10024, telephone (212) 769– individuals were removed from the 850. Expert analysis and consultation 5837, before May 19, 2008. Repatriation Murphy site, located 3 miles southeast have confirmed that this bottle is of the unassociated funerary objects to of Gridley, on the west bank of the consistent with the established Caddoan the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma may Feather River in southern Butte County, ceramic sequence. proceed after that date if no additional CA. The site was excavated by volunteer Between 1916 and 1917, Mark claimants come forward. students from Chico State College, Harrington collected cultural items from The American Museum of Natural Sacramento State College, and American the Ozan and Washington sites in History is responsible for notifying the River College in Sacramento, CA, under Hempstead County, AR, during a Caddo Nation of Oklahoma that this the direction of William H. Olsen. No Museum of the American Indian notice has been published. known individuals were identified. The expedition. The museum acquired the Dated: March 18, 2008. 546 associated funerary objects are 457 cultural items from the Museum of the Sherry Hutt, beads, 4 blades, 3 bone tools, 2 bowls, American Indian in an exchange in 1 disk, 6 flakes, 1 flaker, 15 food 1920. The 31 cultural items are 29 Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. E8–8295 Filed 4–15–08; 8:45 am] remains, 2 gorge hooks, 1 hammer stone, ceramic vessels and 2 vessel fragments. 1 incised tube, 1 knife, 9 ornaments, 2 The 29 ceramic vessels are 2 bottles, 14 BILLING CODE 4312–50–S pestles, 9 pins, 17 projectile points, 1 bowls, and 13 jars. The two vessel quartz crystal, 2 rocks, 1 scraper, 1 seed, fragments are those of a jar. The determination that these items DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 2 utilized flakes, and 8 whistles. are unassociated funerary objects is Excavations at the Murphy site were based on museum documentation, National Park Service intended to salvage materials and consultation information provided by information prior to site destruction for Notice of Inventory Completion: the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma, expert agriculture, and were related to California Department of Parks and opinion, and archival information held researching the cultural chronology of Recreation, Sacramento, CA at the Smithsonian National Museum of the Lake Oroville vicinity. The Murphy the American Indian. While museum AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. site, dated circa A.D. 500–1500, is attributed to the Bidwell Complex (A.D. documentation and archival information ACTION: Notice. specifically identifies only six of the 1–A.D. 800), Sweetwater Complex (A.D. objects as having been associated with Notice is here given in accordance 800–1500), and Oroville Complex (A.D. burials, field records, the condition of with the Native American Graves 1500–1833). These sequences have been the items and type of object, indicate a Protection and Repatriation Act linked as the cultural antecedents of the funerary context. Based on ceramic (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3003, of the Maidu. Geographic affiliation is style, the vessels date to between CE 850 completion of an inventory of human consistent with the historically and 1700. Historical evidence indicates remains and associated funerary objects documented Konkow, also known as that the Hempstead County region was in the possession of the California Northwestern Maidu. occupied by the Caddo during the Department of Parks and Recreation, In 1957, human remains representing historic period, and that this group Sacramento, CA. The human remains a minimum of one individual were emerged from pre-contact Caddoan and associated funerary objects were removed from the Garner’s Cave site, culture dating back to approximately CE removed from Butte County, CA. which is located 7 miles north of Chico 850. Expert analysis and consultation This notice is published as part of the along Rock Creek in northern Butte have confirmed that the ceramics are National Park Service’s administrative County, CA. In 1957, the human consistent with the established Caddoan responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 remains and associated funerary objects ceramic sequence. U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations in were donated to the State Indian Officials of the American Museum of this notice are the sole responsibility of Museum, which is part of the California Natural History have determined that, the museum, institution, or Federal Department of Parks and Recreation, by pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(B), the agency that has control of the Native Otis Croy of Yuba City, CA. No known 143 cultural items described above are American human remains and individual was identified. The 41 reasonably believed to have been placed associated funerary objects. The associated funerary objects are 1 awl, 1 with or near individual human remains National Park Service is not responsible basketry material, 1 botanical sample, 2 at the time of death or later as part of for the determinations in this notice. choppers, 1 cord, 11 food remains, 1 the death rite or ceremony and are A detailed assessment of the human net, 1 reed, 16 seeds, 2 twigs, and 4 believed, by a preponderance of the remains was made by California unidentified wood samples. VerDate Aug<31>2005 18:11 Apr 16, 2008 Jkt 214001 PO 00000 Frm 00033 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\17APN1.SGM 17APN1 sroberts on PROD1PC64 with NOTICES 20938 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 75 / Thursday, April 17, 2008 / Notices Based on a May 1992 check of the Northwestern Maidu. No lineal California from 3,000 to 4,000 years ago. California Office of Historic descendants have been identified. No lineal descendant has been Preservation site files, identification of In 1960 and 1961, human remains identified. Geographic affiliation is this collection as Garner’s Cave was representing a minimum of 56 consistent with the historically determined. The cave was named for the individuals were removed from the documented Konkow (Northwestern landowner Jay Garner of Chico, CA. The Chapman site, Sweetwater Springs, Maidu). burial from the Garner’s Cave site has located 3 miles north of Oroville, north In 1961 and 1962, human remains been attributed to the proto–Historic of the Thermalito Diversion Pool, east of representing a minimum of seven period. The Bidwell Complex, Morris Ravine in south central Butte individuals were removed from the Sweetwater Complex, and Oroville County, CA, during excavations on the Western Pacific Railroad Relocation site, Complex are sequences that have been site by William H. Olsen and Francis A. 8 miles north of Oroville, along the linked as the cultural antecedents of the Riddell of the State Indian Museum. In Western Pacific Railroad line in south Maidu in the region. No lineal 1979, the human remains were central Butte County, CA, by the Central descendant has been identified. transferred from Sutter’s Fort Annex in California Archaeological Foundation, Geographic affiliation is consistent with Sacramento to the State Archeological directed by William H. Olsen and the historically documented Konkow or Collections and Research Facility in Francis A. Riddell, during excavations Northwestern Maidu. West Sacramento and inventoried by the under contract to California Department In 1966 and 1967, human remains California Department of Parks and of Parks and Recreation with funds representing a minimum of 125 Recreation in 1982. No known provided by Department of Water individuals were removed from the Tie– individuals were identified. The 1,480 Resources. Mr. Riddell directed a Wiah site, located 6 miles northeast of associated funerary objects are 1 antler, second phase of excavations in the Oroville, now under the main body of 9 awls, 1,143 beads, 8 blades, 9 bone summer of 1962 with a Chico State Lake Oroville; formerly northeast of the tools, 24 bowls, 1 chopper, 4 cobbles, 3 College archeological field methods confluence of the North and South cores, 1 core/scraper, 33 flakes, 69 food class. The new Western Pacific Railroad Forks of the Feather River, southeastern remains, 1 glass fragment, 1 gorge hook, line cut through the site, almost Butte County, CA.