Notice2026-09420
Notice of Inventory Completion: Diablo Valley College, Pleasant Hill, CA
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Published
May 12, 2026
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), Diablo Valley College has completed an inventory of associated funerary objects and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the associated funerary objects and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 91 (Tuesday, May 12, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25912-25913]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-09420]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[N7157; NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0042771; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Diablo Valley College, Pleasant
Hill, 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), Diablo Valley College has completed an
inventory of associated funerary objects and has determined that there
is a cultural affiliation between the associated funerary objects and
Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice.
DATES: Repatriation of the associated funerary objects in this notice
may occur on or after June 11, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Send written requests for repatriation of the associated
funerary objects in this notice to Marta Gillen, Diablo Valley College,
321 Golf Club Road, Pleasant Hill, CA 94523, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b0ded1d7c0c2d1f0d4c6d39ed5d4c5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="650b0402151704250113064b000110">[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 Diablo
Valley College, 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
On March 17, 2022, ancestral human remains removed from the ``La
Serena archaeological excavation site'' in Alamo, California, were
published in a Notice of Inventory Completion in the Federal Register
(87 FR 15263). In August of 1977, the ancestral human remains were
donated to Diablo Valley College by S. Herrmann. In 2025, seven
associated funerary objects were identified. The objects were also
removed by E. Herrmann in 1972 and 1973. No additional ancestral human
remains were identified. Of the seven associated funerary objects,
three are present and four are currently missing. Diablo Valley College
has no knowledge or record of any potentially hazardous substances
being used to treat the associated funerary objects.
On March 17, 2022, ancestral human remains removed from Galindo
Creek in Concord, California, were published in a Notice of Inventory
Completion in the Federal Register (87 FR 15263). In 1964, the
ancestral human remains were donated to Diablo Valley College by
Charles Sapper. In 2025, five associated funerary objects were
identified. No additional ancestral human remains were identified. Of
the five associated funerary objects, one is present and four are
currently missing. Diablo Valley College has no knowledge or record of
any potentially hazardous substances being used to treat the associated
funerary objects.
On March 17, 2022, ancestral human remains removed from Danville,
California, were published in a Notice of Inventory Completion in the
Federal Register (87 FR 15263). During 1972 or 1973, the ancestral
human remains were donated to Diablo Valley College by Rick Hicks. In
2025, four associated funerary objects were identified. The objects
were removed September 1,1971. No additional ancestral human remains
were identified. Of the four associated funerary objects, two are
present and two are currently missing. Diablo Valley College has no
knowledge or record of any potentially hazardous substances being used
to treat the associated funerary objects.
On March 17, 2022, ancestral human remains and associated funerary
objects removed from Knightsen Mound, close to Oakley, California, were
published in a Notice of Inventory Completion in the Federal Register
(87 FR 15263). In 1964, the ancestral human remains were donated to
Diablo Valley College by Jerry Wentling. In 2025, 14 additional
associated funerary objects were identified. The objects were collected
May 16, 1905. No additional ancestral human remains were identified. Of
the 14 associated funerary objects, three are present and 11 are
currently missing. Diablo Valley College has no knowledge or record of
any potentially hazardous substances being used to treat the associated
funerary objects.
On March 17, 2022, ancestral human remains removed from Site A.A.-
1, Lafayette, California, were published in a Notice of Inventory
Completion in the Federal Register (87 FR 15263). In 1965, the
ancestral human remains were donated to Diablo Valley College by Rick
Bonnington. In 2025, seven associated funerary objects were identified.
The objects were collected May 18, 1905. No additional ancestral human
remains were identified. Of the seven associated funerary objects, two
are present and five are currently missing. Diablo Valley College has
no knowledge or record of any potentially
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hazardous substances being used to treat the associated funerary
objects.
On March 17, 2022, ancestral human remains removed from Site A.A.-
2, Lafayette, California, were published in a Notice of Inventory
Completion in the Federal Register (87 FR 15263). In 1965, the
ancestral human remains were donated to Diablo Valley College by Rick
Bonnington. In 2025, eight associated funerary objects were identified
in documentation. The objects were collected May 18, 1905. No
additional ancestral human remains were identified. Of the eight
associated funerary objects, all are currently missing. Diablo Valley
College has no knowledge or record of any potentially hazardous
substances being used to treat the associated funerary objects.
On March 17, 2022, ancestral human remains removed from Site A.A.-
3, Lafayette, California, were published in a Notice of Inventory
Completion in the Federal Register (87 FR 15263). In 1965, the
ancestral human remains were donated to Diablo Valley College by Rick
Bonnington. In 2025, six associated funerary objects were identified in
documentation. The objects were collected May 18, 1905. No additional
ancestral human remains were identified. Of the six associated funerary
objects, all are currently missing. Diablo Valley College has no
knowledge or record of any potentially hazardous substances being used
to treat the associated funerary objects.
On March 17, 2022, ancestral human remains removed from A.A.-4,
Lafayette, California, were published in a Notice of Inventory
Completion in the Federal Register (87 FR 15263). In 1965, the
ancestral human remains were donated to Diablo Valley College by Rick
Bonnington. In 2025, one associated funerary object was identified. The
object was collected May 18, 1905. No additional ancestral human
remains were identified. Diablo Valley College has no knowledge or
record of any potentially hazardous substances being used to treat the
associated funerary objects.
On March 17, 2022, ancestral human remains removed from San Ramon,
California, were published in a Notice of Inventory Completion in the
Federal Register (87 FR 15263). In 1972 and 1973, the ancestral human
remains were donated to Diablo Valley College by Rick Hicks. In 2025,
nine associated funerary objects were identified in documentation. The
objects were collected in 1971. No additional ancestral human remains
were identified. Of the nine associated funerary objects, all are
currently missing. Diablo Valley College has no knowledge or record of
any potentially hazardous substances being used to treat the associated
funerary objects.
Cultural Affiliation
Based on the information available and the results of consultation,
cultural affiliation is clearly identified by the information available
about the associated funerary objects described in this notice.
Determinations
The Diablo Valley College has determined that:
<bullet> The 61 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 associated funerary
objects described in this notice and the Wilton Rancheria, California.
Requests for Repatriation
Written requests for repatriation of the 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 and, if joined to a request
from one or more of the Indian Tribes Muwekma Ohlone, and the Lisjan
Nation, both non-federally recognized Indian groups.
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 associated funerary objects described in this
notice to a requestor may occur on or after June 11, 2026. If competing
requests for repatriation are received, Diablo Valley College must
determine the most appropriate requestor prior to repatriation.
Requests for joint repatriation of the associated funerary objects are
considered a single request and not competing requests. Diablo Valley
College 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: May 5, 2026.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2026-09420 Filed 5-11-26; 8:45 am]
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