Notice of Inventory Completion: California State University, Chico, CA

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Abstract

In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the California State University, Chico has completed an inventory of human remains and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice.

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 161 (Friday, August 21, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 54376]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-17167]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[N7442; NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0043545; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: California State University, 
Chico, 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 California State University, Chico has 
completed an inventory of human remains and has determined that there 
is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and Indian Tribes 
or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice.

DATES: Repatriation of the human remains in this notice may occur on or 
after September 21, 2026.

ADDRESSES: Send written requests for repatriation of the human remains 
in this notice to Michelle Hansen, California State University, Chico, 
400 W 1st Street, Chico, CA 95929, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#88e5ebe9e5f8eaede4e4b9b1c8ebfbfdebe0e1ebe7a6edecfd"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b2dfd1d3dfc2d0d7dede838bf2d1c1c7d1dadbd1dd9cd7d6c7">[email&#160;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 
California State University, Chico, 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

Accession 253-30

    Human remains representing at least two individuals have been 
identified. No associated funerary objects are present. The sole 
documentation associated with the human remains is an osteology report 
that reads ``Los Molinos-3''.
    The University is unaware of the human remains listed above being 
treated with pesticides, preservatives, or other substances that may 
pose a hazard to the remains or to those handling them.

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 described in this 
notice.

Determinations

    California State University, Chico has determined that:
    <bullet> The human remains described in this notice represent the 
physical remains of at least two individuals of Native American 
ancestry.
    <bullet> There is a connection between the human remains described 
in this notice and the Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians of California.

Requests for Repatriation

    Written requests for repatriation of the human remains 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 human remains described in this notice to a 
requestor may occur on or after September 21, 2026. If competing 
requests for repatriation are received, the California State 
University, Chico must determine the most appropriate requestor prior 
to repatriation. Requests for joint repatriation of the human remains 
are considered a single request and not competing requests. The 
California State University, Chico 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: August 17, 2026.
Mariah Soriano,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2026-17167 Filed 8-20-26; 8:45 am]
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