Notice2026-06356
Notice of Intended Repatriation: California State University, Fullerton, Fullerton, CA
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Published
April 2, 2026
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), California State University, Fullerton (CSUF) intends to repatriate certain cultural items that meet the definition of objects of cultural patrimony and that have a cultural affiliation with the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 63 (Thursday, April 2, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16729-16730]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-06356]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[N7045; NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0042509; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Intended Repatriation: California State University,
Fullerton, Fullerton, 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, Fullerton
(CSUF) intends to repatriate certain cultural items that meet the
definition of objects of cultural patrimony and that have a cultural
affiliation with the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in
this notice.
DATES: Repatriation of the cultural items in this notice may occur on
or after May 4, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Send additional, written requests for repatriation of the
cultural items in this notice to Sean Walker, California State
University, Fullerton, 2600 Nutwood Avenue, Fullerton, CA 92831, email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c89b9f8984838d9a888e9d84848d9a9c8786e68d8c9d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="cd9e9a8c8186889f8d8b988181889f998283e3888998">[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 CSUF,
and additional information on the determinations in this notice,
including the results of consultation, can be found in the summary or
related records. The National Park Service is not responsible for the
determinations in this notice.
Abstract of Information Available
A total of 14 cultural items have been requested for repatriation.
The 14 objects of cultural patrimony are lots of ceramics, charcoal,
shell, faunal bone, organic material, and lithics that were removed
from locations in San Bernardino County, CA. Six cultural items were
removed from site CA-SBR-940, near the town of Apple Valley. The site
was excavated in the 1990s by Dr. Delbert Alcorn of Fullerton College.
Upon Dr. Alcorn's death in 2004, the items were transferred to CSUF.
One lot of faunal bone was removed from site CA-SBR-3753, near the town
of Daggett. It is not known how the material was acquired by CSUF. One
lot of lithic material, thought to have originated from Calico, was
donated to the university by a private individual in 1984. In 1988, a
private donor transferred 6 lots of lithic material to the university.
The material was noted as having been taken from Troy Lake, Silver
Lake, Black Mountain, Apple Valley, Yermo, and Hinckley. CSUF has no
records indicating the presence of any potentially hazardous substances
on the cultural items.
Determinations
California State University, Fullerton has determined that:
<bullet> The 14 objects of cultural patrimony described in this
notice have ongoing historical, traditional, or cultural importance
central to the Native American group, including any constituent sub-
group (such as a band, clan, lineage, ceremonial society, or other
subdivision), according to the Native American traditional knowledge of
an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization.
<bullet> There is a connection between the cultural items described
in this notice and the Yuhaaviatam of San Manuel Nation (previously
listed as San Manuel Band of Mission Indians, California).
Requests for Repatriation
Additional, written requests for repatriation of the cultural items
in this notice must be sent to the authorized representative identified
in this notice under ADDRESSES. Requests for repatriation may be
submitted by 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 a culturally affiliated Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization.
Repatriation of the cultural items in this notice to a requestor
may occur on or after May 4, 2026. If competing requests for
repatriation are received, California State University, Fullerton must
determine the most appropriate requestor prior to repatriation.
Requests for joint repatriation of the cultural items are considered a
single request and not competing requests. California State University,
Fullerton is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the
Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations identified in this
notice and to any other consulting parties.
Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act,
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U.S.C. 3004 and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.9.
Dated: March 24, 2026
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2026-06356 Filed 4-1-26; 8:45 am]
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