Notice2026-07391
Notice of Inventory Completion: San Diego State University, San Diego, CA
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Published
April 16, 2026
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Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), San Diego State University (SDSU) 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 73 (Thursday, April 16, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20491-20494]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-07391]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[N7077; NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0042595; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: San Diego State University, 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), San Diego State University (SDSU) 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
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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 May 18, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Send written requests for repatriation of the human remains
and associated funerary objects in this notice to Jaime Lennox, San
Diego State University, 5500 Campanile Drive, San Diego, CA 92182,
email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c7adaba2a9a9a8bf87b4a3b4b2e9a2a3b2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d9b3b5bcb7b7b6a199aabdaaacf7bcbdac">[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 SDSU,
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
No human remains are present. The three lots of associated funerary
objects (representing approximately 100+ objects) are one lot ceramics,
one lot lithics, and one lot non-human faunal. At an unknown date by
unknown individuals, cultural items were removed from site CA-SDI-4747
(CAL# F:8:3; In-Ko-Pah Gorge) located in San Diego County, CA. Based on
the original accession number assigned to the collection (1965-12), the
cultural items were received by SDSU in 1965; in 1993 the collection
was assigned accession number SDSU-0055 (CMP-SDSU-0055). It is unknown
whether any potentially hazardous substances were used to treat the
associated funerary objects.
No human remains are present. The seven lots of associated funerary
objects (representing approximately 3,500+ objects) are one lot
lithics, one lot post-contact items, one lot mineral items, one lot
non-human faunal, one lot vegetal items, one lot soil samples, and one
lot shell. At an unknown date, by unknown individuals, cultural items
were removed from site CA-SDI-5369 (W-40B; CAL# E:4:57; San Dieguito
Estates) located in San Diego County, CA; SDSU subsequently received
the collection at an unknown date. In 1996, the collection was assigned
accession number SDSU-0058 (CMP-SDSU-0058). It is unknown whether any
potentially hazardous substances were used to treat the associated
funerary objects.
Human remains representing, at least, one individual have been
identified. The 11 lots of associated funerary objects (representing
approximately 11,500+ objects) are one lot ground stone, one lot
lithics, one lot ceramics, one lot non-human faunal, one lot fire
affected rock, one lot unworked shell, one lot worked shell, one lot
charcoal, one lot vegetal items, one lot soil samples, and one lot
post-contact items. In 1964, SDSU led excavations at site CA-SDI-149
(W-198; 1960-1; Harris Site), located in San Diego County, CA. During
excavation, ancestral remains and cultural items were removed and
brought to SDSU's campus; the collection was assigned accession number
SDSU-0365 (CMP-SDSU-0365). A Notice of Inventory Completion was
published in the Federal Register on October 24, 2000 (65 FR 63622)
accounting for a minimum of one individual. Repatriation of the remains
occurred in 2000 to the Tribes listed in the determinations section
below; the rest of the collection remained in SDSU's custody.
Additional human remains were identified within the collection in 2025.
It is unknown whether any potentially hazardous substances were used to
treat the human remains or associated funerary objects.
Human remains representing, at least, one individual have been
identified. The 12 lots of associated funerary objects (representing
approximately 7,500+ objects) are one lot lithics, one lot unworked
non-human faunal, one lot post-contact items, one lot unworked shell,
one lot miscellaneous/unidentified items, one lot charcoal, one lot
ground stone, one lot unmodified stone, one lot soil samples, one lot
worked shell, one lot worked non-human faunal, and one lot vegetal
items. In 1975, via excavations conducted by SDSU, ancestral remains
and cultural items were removed from site CA-SDI-4843 (CAL E:8:15;
Handyman), located in San Diego County, CA; the resulting collection
was then housed at SDSU and assigned accession number SDSU-0366 (CMP-
SDSU-0366). A Notice of Inventory Completion was published in the
Federal Register on October 24, 2000 (65 FR 63622) accounting for a
minimum of one individual. Repatriation of the remains occurred in 2001
and 2003 to the Tribes listed in the determinations section below; the
rest of the collection remained in SDSU's custody. Additional human
remains were identified within the collection in 2025. It is unknown
whether any potentially hazardous substances were used to treat the
human remains or associated funerary objects.
No human remains are present. The three lots of associated funerary
objects (representing approximately 25+ objects) are one lot ground
stone, one lot lithics, and one lot ceramics. At an unknown date by
unknown individuals, ancestral remails and cultural items were removed
from site C-112, located in Imperial County, CA. The collection was
received by SDSU at an unknown date, however the collection was
uncovered on campus in November 1971 and subsequently accessioned
shortly thereafter; the collection was assigned accession number SDSU-
0395 (CMP-SDSU-0395) in 1996. A Notice of Inventory Completion was
published in the Federal Register on October 24, 2000 (65 FR 63622)
accounting for a minimum of one individual. Repatriation of the remains
occurred in 2001 and 2003 to the Tribes listed in the determinations
section below; the rest of the collection remained in SDSU's custody.
It is unknown whether any potentially hazardous substances were used to
treat the associated funerary objects.
No human remains are present. The six lots of associated funerary
objects (representing approximately 100+ objects) are one lot ceramics,
one lot lithics, one lot ground stone, one lot post-contact items, one
lot shell, and one lot non-human faunal. In 1968, during SDSU led
excavations, ancestral remains and cultural items were removed from
site CA-SDI-5757 (1968-1), located in San Diego County, CA; the
resulting collection was then housed at SDSU and assigned accession
number SDSU-0417 (CMP-SDSU-0417). A Notice of Inventory Completion was
published in the Federal Register on October 24, 2000 (65 FR 63622)
accounting for a minimum of one individual. Repatriation of the remains
occurred in 2000 to the Tribes listed in the determinations section
below; the rest of the collection remained in SDSU's custody. It is
unknown whether any potentially hazardous substances were used to treat
the associated funerary objects.
No human remains are present. The five lots of associated funerary
objects (representing approximately 25+ objects) are one lot lithics,
one lot ground stone, one lot ceramics, one lot non-human faunal, and
one lot shell. At an unknown date, cultural items were collected by
Jean Krase from site CA-SDI-4609 (1972-19; CAL# E:4:18; Rimbach),
located in San Diego County, CA; SDSU subsequently received the
collection from Krase in 1972 and assigned accession number SDSU-0475
(CMP-SDSU-0475). It is unknown whether any potentially hazardous
substances were used to treat the associated funerary objects.
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No human remains are present. The five lots of associated funerary
objects (representing approximately 350+ objects) are one lot non-human
faunal, one lot ceramics, one lot lithics, one lot ground stone, and
one lot vegetal samples. In 1984, ancestral remains and cultural items
were removed by Steven A. Apple from site CA-SDI-9936, located in San
Diego County, CA. The collection was assigned accession number SDSU-
0543 (CMP-SDSU-0543) in 1999. A Notice of Inventory Completion was
published in the Federal Register on October 24, 2000 (65 FR 63622)
accounting for a minimum of one individual. Repatriation of the remains
occurred in 2000 to the Tribes listed in the determinations section
below; the rest of the collection remained in SDSU's custody. It is
unknown whether any potentially hazardous substances were used to treat
the associated funerary objects.
No human remains are present. The six lots of associated funerary
objects (representing approximately 400+ objects) are one lot non-human
faunal, one lot lithics, one lot ground stone, one lot ceramics, one
lot shell, and one lot charcoal. In 1984, ancestral remains and
cultural items were removed by Steven A. Apple from site CA-SDI-9936,
located in San Diego County, CA. The collection was assigned accession
number SDSU-0547 (CMP-SDSU-0547) in 1999. A Notice of Inventory
Completion was published in the Federal Register on October 24, 2000
(65 FR 63622) accounting for a minimum of one individual. Repatriation
of the remains occurred in 2000 to the Tribes listed in the
determinations section below; the rest of the collection remained in
SDSU's custody. It is unknown whether any potentially hazardous
substances were used to treat the associated funerary objects.
Human remains representing, at least, one individual have been
identified. The eight lots of associated funerary objects (representing
approximately 24,500+ objects) are one lot post-contact items, one lot
wood, one lot lithics, one lot ground stone, one lot shell, one lot
charcoal, one lot non-human faunal, and one lot unmodified stone.
Ancestral remains and cultural items were removed at an unknown date by
unknown individuals from site CA-SDI-10668 (SDI-10668-H; Otay Prison),
located in San Diego County, CA. SDSU received the collection in 2007
from the County of San Diego, Department of Public Works and assigned
accession number SDSU-0688 (CMP-SDSU-0688). It is unknown whether any
potentially hazardous substances were used to treat the human remains
or associated funerary objects.
No human remains are present. The three lots of associated funerary
objects (representing approximately 50+ objects) are one lot lithics,
one lot ground stone, and one lot shell. Cultural items were removed at
an unknown date by unknown individuals from site CA-SDI-9980, located
in San Diego County, CA. SDSU received the collection in 2007 from the
County of San Diego, Department of Public Works and assigned accession
number SDSU-0689 (CMP-SDSU-0689). It is unknown whether any potentially
hazardous substances were used to treat the associated funerary
objects.
No human remains are present. The five lots of associated funerary
objects (representing approximately 100+ objects) are one lot ceramics,
one lot charcoal, one lot ground stone, one lot lithics, and one lot
shell. Cultural items were removed at an unknown date by unknown
individuals from sites CA-IMP-1 and CA-IMP-5, located in Imperial
County, CA. Based on the original accession number assigned to the
collection (1959-12), the cultural items were received by SDSU in 1959;
the collection was assigned accession number SDSU-0875 (CMP-SDSU-0875)
in 2013. It is unknown whether any potentially hazardous substances
were used to treat the associated funerary objects.
No human remains are present. The one lot of associated funerary
objects (representing approximately 10+ objects) are one lot pollen
samples. Cultural items were removed at an unknown date by unknown
individuals from site CA-SDI-4638 (W-389; Bancroft Rock House
Restoration Project), located in San Diego County, CA. SDSU received
the collection at an unknown date; the collection was accessioned as
SDSU-0921 (CMP-SDSU-0921) in 2014. It is unknown whether any
potentially hazardous substances were used to treat the associated
funerary objects.
No human remains are present. The five lots of associated funerary
objects (representing approximately 200+ objects) are one lot ceramics,
one lot post-contact items, one lot lithics, one lot ground stone, and
one lot shell. In 1964, ancestral remains and cultural items were
removed during SDSU led excavations at site CA-SDI-149 (W-198; Harris
Site), located in San Diego County, CA; the resulting collection was
brought to SDSU. The ancestral remains and majority of the cultural
items were accessioned as collection SDSU-0365 (CMP-SDU-0365). While
housed at SDSU, for unknown reasons at an unknown time, a portion of
the collection was separated and accessioned as SDSU-0936 (CMP-SDSU-
0936) in 2014. It is unknown whether any potentially hazardous
substances were used to treat the associated funerary objects.
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
SDSU has determined that:
<bullet> The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of three individuals of Native American ancestry.
<bullet> The 80 lots of 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 Campo Band
of Diegueno Mission Indians of the Campo Indian Reservation,
California; Capitan Grande Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of
California (Barona Group of Capitan Grande Band of Mission Indians of
the Barona Reservation, California; Viejas (Baron Long) Group of
Capitan Grande Band of Mission Indians of the Viejas Reservation,
California); Ewiiaapaayp Band of Kumeyaay Indians (previously listed as
Ewiiaapaayp Band of Kumeyaay Indians, California); Iipay Nation of
Santa Ysabel, California; Inaja Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of the
Inaja and Cosmit Reservation, California; Jamul Indian Village of
California; La Posta Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of the La Posta
Indian Reservation, California; Manzanita Band of Diegueno Mission
Indians of the Manzanita Reservation, California; Mesa Grande Band of
Diegueno Mission Indians of the Mesa Grande Reservation, California;
San Pasqual Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of California; and the
Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation.
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:
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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 May 18,
2026. If competing requests for repatriation are received, SDSU 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. SDSU 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. 2026-07391 Filed 4-15-26; 8:45 am]
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