Notice2026-09421
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Washington, DC, and San Bernardino County Museum, Redlands, CA
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Published
May 12, 2026
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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 Indian Affairs (BIA) and the San Bernardino County Museum have 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 91 (Tuesday, May 12, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25903-25904]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-09421]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[N7150; NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0042765; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior,
Bureau of Indian Affairs, Washington, DC, and San Bernardino County
Museum, Redlands, 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), the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau
of Indian Affairs (BIA) and the San Bernardino County Museum have
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.
DATES: Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary
objects in this notice may occur on or after June 11, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Send written requests for repatriation of the human remains
and associated funerary objects in this notice to Tamara Billie, U.S.
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1001 Indian
School Road NW, Mailbox 44, Albuquerque, NM 87104, email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6612070b07140748040f0a0a0f0326040f0748010910"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e692878b879487c8848f8a8a8f83a6848f87c8818990">[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
BIA, 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 has been
identified. The 289 associated funerary objects are groundstone,
ceramic, lithic, historic, worked shell, fauna, and indeterminate bone
fragments. The Ancestral Remains and associated funerary objects were
removed from CA-RIV-68, known as Gossip Rock in Andreas Canyon on the
Agua Caliente Indian Reservation in California. The Ancestral Remains
and associated funerary objects were given collection number SBCM-21
when accessioned into the collection at San Bernardino County Museum in
1935. San Bernardino Couty Museum does not have any information
regarding SBCM-21 being treated with chemicals or pesticides.
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
The U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs has
determined that:
<bullet> The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of one individual of Native American ancestry.
<bullet> The 289 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 Agua
Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians of the Agua Caliente Indian
Reservation, California.
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:
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,
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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 June 11,
2026. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the BIA 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. The BIA 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. 2026-09421 Filed 5-11-26; 8:45 am]
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