Notice2026-04044
Notice of Inventory Completion: California State University, Long Beach, Long Beach, CA
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Published
March 2, 2026
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), California State University, Long Beach 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 40 (Monday, March 2, 2026)]
[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: 2026-04044]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[N6958; NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0042093; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: California State University, Long
Beach, Long Beach, 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), California State University, Long Beach 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 April 1, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Send written requests for repatriation of the human remains
and associated funerary objects in this notice to Miztlayolxochitl
Aguilera, California State University Long Beach, 1250 Bellflower
Blvd., Long Beach, CA 90840, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a0edc9dad4ccc18ee1c7d5c9ccc5d2c1e0c3d3d5ccc28ec5c4d5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4e0327343a222f600f293b27222b3c2f0e2d3d3b222c602b2a3b">[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
California State University, Long Beach 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, four individuals have been
identified. The three associated funerary objects are two Steatite
fragments and one lot of shell. In the late 1960's Mr. William Wallace
took his CSULB archaeology field class to the construction site of Lake
Los Angeles to perform salvage archaeology. The site is identified as
LAN-192, in Los Angeles County, California. By April 3, 2023, 4
individuals associated with the site were identified in California
State University, Long Beach's collections. Two had catalog numbers
matching in-house inventory and the other two matched by taphonomy.
Internal catalogs record the three associated funerary objects. This
collection is referred to in previous reports as the ``Palmdale''
collection.
CSULB is unaware of the presence of any potentially hazardous
substances used to treat any of the human remains or associated
funerary objects.
Cultural Affiliation
Based on the information available and the results of consultation,
cultural affiliation is reasonably identified by the geographical
location of the human remains and associated funerary objects described
in this notice.
Determinations
California State University, Long Beach has determined that:
<bullet> The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of four individuals of Native American ancestry.
<bullet> The three 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
Yuhaaviatam of San Manuel Nation (previously listed as San Manuel Band
of Mission Indians, California).
Requests for Repatriation
Written requests for repatriation of 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 April 1,
2026. If competing requests for repatriation are received, California
State University, Long Beach 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. California State University, Long
Beach 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: February 20, 2026.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2026-04044 Filed 2-27-26; 8:45 am]
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