Notice2026-05305
Notice of Inventory Completion: University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA
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Published
March 18, 2026
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the University of California San Diego 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 52 (Wednesday, March 18, 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: 2026-05305]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[N7006; NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0042361; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: University of California San
Diego, San Diego, 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 University of California San Diego 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 17, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Send written requests for repatriation of the human remains
and associated funerary objects in this notice to Eva Trujillo,
Repatriation Coordinator, University of California San Diego, 9500
Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#234614575156494a4f4f4c63564050470d464756"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="781d4f0c0a0d1211141417380d1b0b1c561d1c0d">[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
University of California San Diego, 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 124 individuals have been
identified. There are 27 associated funerary objects present. Sometime
in 1974-1980's, Ancestral remains from various mounds on St.
Catherine's Island, GA. These individuals were excavated during several
archaeological recoveries throughout the years and transferred to
several various institutions. At a later unknown date in 1986, isolates
from the Native American ancestral remains and faunal material were
extracted from at the University of Georgia, American Museum of Natural
History, and the Fernbank Museum, and subsequently submitted to Dr.
Margaret Schoeninger at UC San Diego for isotopic analysis. No
hazardous substances were used to treat the residual ancestral human
remains.
Human remains representing at least five individuals have been
identified. Sometime in 1974-1980's, ancestral remains from Pine
Harbor, GA, were excavated during an archaeological recovery and
transferred to several various institutions. At a later unknown date in
1986, five isolates from the Native American remains were extracted
from the Pine Harbor ancestral and then submitted to Dr. Margaret
Schoeninger at UC San Diego for isotopic analysis. No associated
funerary objects are present. No hazardous substances were used to
treat the residual ancestral human remains.
The University of Georgia and the University of California San
Diego, have agreed to work together for the purpose of coordinating
repatriation efforts for reunification and NAGPRA compliance as
requested by the Tribes.
Cultural Affiliation
Based on the information available and the results of consultation,
cultural affiliation is reasonably identified by the geographical
location or acquisition history of the human remains and associated
funerary objects described in this notice.
Determinations
The University of California San Diego has determined that:
<bullet> The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of 129 individuals of Native American ancestry.
<bullet> The 27 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 Miccosukee
Tribe of Indians and the Seminole Tribe of Florida.
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 April 17,
2026. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the
University of California San Diego 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 University of California San
Diego 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: March 11, 2026.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2026-05305 Filed 3-17-26; 8:45 am]
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