Notice2026-06824
Notice of Inventory Completion: Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH
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Published
April 9, 2026
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), Case Western Reserve 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 91, Number 68 (Thursday, April 9, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17989-17990]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-06824]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[N7068; NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0042562; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OH
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), Case Western Reserve 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 May 11, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Send written requests for repatriation of the human remains
in this notice to Jennifer Kangas Berendt, Assistant Director of
Agreements, Office of Research and Technology Management, Case Western
Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106, email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#573d2f3566666064173436243279323322"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="dab0a2b8ebebede99ab9bba9bff4bfbeaf">[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
Case Western Reserve 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 two individuals have been identified. No
associated funerary objects are present. Notes for one skull state it
was found by Wetmore Hodges on May 5, 1934 in a trench which he called
``Burial #23'' in Goleta, about two miles of north of Santa Barbara.
Notes for the second skull state it is a ``Prehistoric Amerind skull
from Santa Barbara, California.'' The identity of the individuals is
unknown. No known presence of potentially hazardous materials.
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
Case Western Reserve University has determined that:
<bullet> The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of two individuals of Native American ancestry.
<bullet> There is a connection between the human remains described
in this notice and the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians of
the Santa Ynez Reservation, California.
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 May 11, 2026. If competing requests for
repatriation are received, Case Western Reserve 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. Case Western Reserve
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.
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Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act,
25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.10.
Dated: April 1, 2026.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2026-06824 Filed 4-8-26; 8:45 am]
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