Notice2026-10567
Notice of Intended Repatriation: California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, CA
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Published
May 28, 2026
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo (Cal Poly) intends to repatriate certain cultural items that meet the definition of objects of cultural patrimony and that have a cultural affiliation with the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 102 (Thursday, May 28, 2026)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-10567]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[N7183; NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0042861; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Intended Repatriation: California Polytechnic State
University San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, 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), California Polytechnic State University San
Luis Obispo (Cal Poly) intends to repatriate certain cultural items
that meet the definition of objects of cultural patrimony and that have
a cultural affiliation with the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations in this notice.
DATES: Repatriation of the cultural items in this notice may occur on
or after June 29, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Send additional, written requests for repatriation of the
cultural items in this notice to Kent Spiers, Cal Poly, 1 Grand Avenue,
San Luis Obispo, CA 93407, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7506051c10070635161419051a190c5b101100"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a6d5d6cfc3d4d5e6c5c7cad6c9cadf88c3c2d3">[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 Cal
Poly, and additional information on the determinations in this notice,
including the results of consultation, can be found in the summary or
related records. The National Park Service is not responsible for the
determinations in this notice.
Abstract of Information Available
A total of three cultural items have been requested for
repatriation. The three objects of cultural patrimony are stone and
obsidian projectile points. There are two stone projectile points and
one obsidian projectile point that are considered Native American and
are items of cultural patrimony. Provenience and provenance information
is limited. Two points were reportedly transferred from a retired
faculty member without documentation, and one point was reportedly
found on a trail in San Luis Obispo County, California. There are no
known potentially hazardous substances used to treat any of the
cultural items.
Determinations
Cal Poly has determined that:
<bullet> The three objects of cultural patrimony described in this
notice have ongoing historical, traditional, or cultural importance
central to the Native American group, including any constituent sub-
group (such as a band, clan, lineage, ceremonial society, or other
subdivision), according to the Native American traditional knowledge of
an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization.
<bullet> There is a connection between the cultural items described
in this notice and the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians of
the Santa Ynez Reservation, California.
Requests for Repatriation
Additional, written requests for repatriation of the cultural items
in this notice must be sent to the authorized representative identified
in this notice under ADDRESSES. Requests for repatriation may be
submitted by 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 a culturally affiliated Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization.
Repatriation of the cultural items in this notice to a requestor
may occur on or after June 29, 2026. If competing requests for
repatriation are received, Cal Poly must determine the most appropriate
requestor prior to repatriation. Requests for joint repatriation of the
cultural items are considered a single request and not competing
requests. Cal Poly is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to
the Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations identified in this
notice and to any other consulting parties.
Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act,
25 U.S.C. 3004 and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.9.
Dated: May 19, 2026.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2026-10567 Filed 5-27-26; 8:45 am]
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