Notice2025-20118
Notice of Inventory Completion: San José State University, San José, CA
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Published
November 18, 2025
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), San Jos[eacute] State University has completed an inventory of human remains and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 220 (Tuesday, November 18, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 51773]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-20118]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[N6598; NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0041311; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: San Jos[eacute] State University,
San Jos[eacute], 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), San Jos[eacute] State University has
completed an inventory of human remains and has determined that there
is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and Indian Tribes
or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice.
DATES: Repatriation of the human remains in this notice may occur on or
after December 18, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Send written requests for repatriation of the human remains
in this notice to Alisha Ragland, San Jos[eacute] State University, One
Washington Square, San Jos[eacute], CA 95192, email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a0c1ccc9d3c8c18ed2c1c7ccc1cec4e0d3cad3d58ec5c4d5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f1909d98829990df8390969d909f95b1829b8284df949584">[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 San
Jos[eacute] State University, 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 one individual have been identified. No
associated funerary objects are present. One document associated with
the human remains lists their origination from Maui, Hawaii, from the
late Pleistocene.
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 described in this notice.
Determinations
San Jos[eacute] State University has determined that:
<bullet> The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of one individual of Native Hawaiian ancestry.
<bullet> There is a connection between the human remains described
in this notice and the Hui Iwi Kuamo'o.
Requests for Repatriation
Written requests for repatriation of the human remains 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 described in this notice to a
requestor may occur on or after December 18, 2025. If competing
requests for repatriation are received, San Jos[eacute] State
University must determine the most appropriate requestor prior to
repatriation. Requests for joint repatriation of the human remains are
considered a single request and not competing requests. San Jos[eacute]
State University 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 30, 2025.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2025-20118 Filed 11-17-25; 8:45 am]
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