Notice2026-07378
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Colorado State Office, Lakewood, CO
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Published
April 16, 2026
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Colorado State Office (BLM Colorado State Office) 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 73 (Thursday, April 16, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20479-20480]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-07378]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[N7075; NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0042593; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior,
Bureau of Land Management, Colorado State Office, Lakewood, CO
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. Department of the Interior, Bureau
of Land Management, Colorado State Office (BLM Colorado State Office)
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 18, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Send written requests for repatriation of the human remains
in this notice to Natalie Clark, Deputy Preservation Officer, Bureau of
Land Management, Colorado State Office, 2815 H Road, Grand Junction, CO
81506, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#652729283a262a3a2b2422353724250709084b020a13"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d1939d9c8e929e8e9f909681839091b3bdbcffb6bea7">[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
BLM Colorado State Office, 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 one individual have been
identified. No associated funerary objects are present. The human
remains were collected by the Colorado State University Laboratory of
Public Archaeology in 1977 from archaeological site 5MF607, a
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sheltered architectural site in Moffat County, Colorado. The human
remains are reasonably believed to be culturally affiliated with the
Hopi Tribe, Pueblo of Jemez, Pueblo of Zia, Southern Ute Indian Tribe,
Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation, and Ute Mountain
Ute Tribe, based on the geographical location and the archaeological
site type. It is unknown if but unlikely that any hazardous substances
were used to treat the human remains.
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 described in this
notice.
Determinations
The BLM Colorado State Office has determined that:
<bullet> The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of one individual of Native American ancestry.
<bullet> There is a connection between the human remains described
in this notice and the Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Pueblo of Jemez, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Zia, New Mexico; Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the
Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado; Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah &
Ouray Reservation, Utah; and the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe.
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 18, 2026. If competing requests for
repatriation are received, the BLM Colorado State Office 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. The BLM Colorado State Office 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: April 8, 2026.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2026-07378 Filed 4-15-26; 8:45 am]
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