Notice2026-10568
Notice of Inventory Completion: Dominican University of California, San Rafael, 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), the Dominican University of California 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 102 (Thursday, May 28, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31741-31742]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-10568]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[N7184; NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0042862; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Dominican University of
California, San Rafael, 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 Dominican University of California 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 29, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Send written requests for repatriation of the associated
funerary objects in this notice to Dominican University of California
Archives, Dominican University of California, 50 Acacia Avenue, San
Rafael, CA 94901, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d9b8abbab1b0afbcaa99bdb6b4b0b7b0bab8b7f7bcbdac"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d8b9aabbb0b1aebdab98bcb7b5b1b6b1bbb9b6f6bdbcad">[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
Dominican University of California, 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
The one associated funerary object is one box of botanical and soil
materials. There are no individuals that have been identified.
The items derive from a collection of archaebotanist Eric
Wohlgemuth who was part of a archeological impact assessment team
commissioned by Dominican University of California, formerly Dominican
College, between 1996-1997. The units were excavated from the
archeological site CA-MRN-254, where Dominican University of California
is situated in San Rafael, CA. Eric Wohlgemuth's flotation study
involved the removal of the botanical and soil materials, at total of
five samples, and were later deposited at UC Davis. Traditional
knowledge was relied on for the determination of these as associated
funerary objects.
The affiliation of the above collections is with the Federated
Indians of Graton Rancheria, California. Dominican University is
unaware of any treatment of the associated funerary objects with
pesticides, preservatives, or other substances. However, Dominican
University has not conducted any pesticide testing.
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 Dominican University of California has determined that:
<bullet> The one box 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 associated funerary
objects described in this notice and the Federated Indians of Graton
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.
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 29, 2026. If competing
requests for repatriation are received, the Dominican
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University of California 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. The Dominican University of California 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 19, 2026.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2026-10568 Filed 5-27-26; 8:45 am]
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