Notice2026-00058
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, San Francisco District, San Francisco, CA
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Published
January 7, 2026
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
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 91, Number 4 (Wednesday, January 7, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 522-523]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-00058]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[N6827; NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0041688; 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 February 6, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Send written requests for repatriation of the human remains
and associated funerary objects in this notice to Ruzel Benedicto
Ednalino, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, San Francisco District, 450
Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94102, email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#790b0c031c15571b571c1d171815101716390c0a181a1c57180b140057141015"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d8aaada2bdb4f6baf6bdbcb6b9b4b1b6b798adabb9bbbdf6b9aab5a1f6b5b1b4">[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 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.
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Abstract of Information Available
Human remains representing, at least, one individual were removed
from CA-MEN-405 in Mendocino County, CA. The 25 associated funerary
objects are: three bone awls, two bone matting needles, two charcoal
samples, one lot of faunal remains, one nail, three pestles, two chert
projectile points, two obsidian projectile points, and nine chert
scrapers (one has not yet been located). Site CA-MEN-405 was first
identified by Franklin Fenenga in 1948 as part of the Smithsonian
Institution's River Basin Surveys in preparation for construction of
the Coyote Valley Dam. Adan E. Treganza from San Francisco State
University conducted a salvage excavation beginning in September of
1957. Consultation with the Coyote Valley Band of Pomo Indians of
California and ethnohistoric studies completed by Samuel A. Barrett
indicate that CA-MEN-405 is likely associated with the Pomo village of
Chodakai.
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 one individual of Native American ancestry.
<bullet> The 25 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 connection between the human remains and
associated funerary objects described in this notice and the Coyote
Valley Band of Pomo Indians of 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 February
6, 2026. 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: December 18, 2025.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2026-00058 Filed 1-6-26; 8:45 am]
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