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

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Abstract

In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), California State University, Fullerton (CSUF) has 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 167 (Monday, August 31, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55904-55905]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-17702]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[N7460; NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0043586; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: California State University, 
Fullerton, Fullerton, 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 State University, Fullerton 
(CSUF) has 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 September 30, 2026.

ADDRESSES: Send written requests for repatriation of the human remains 
and associated funerary objects in this notice to Sean Walker, 
California State University, Fullerton, 2600 Nutwood Avenue, Fullerton, 
CA 92831, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#65363224292e203725233029292037312a2b4b202130"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e7b4b0a6abaca2b5a7a1b2ababa2b5b3a8a9c9a2a3b2">[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 CSUF, 
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, two individuals have been 
identified. The four associated funerary objects are one complete 
cogstone, one complete pestle, one mortar fragment, and one wedge-
shaped stone. The human remains and cultural items were collected 
between 1927-1929 in Wilmington, CA by a private individual during the 
bulldozing of a property. According to the donation records, the human 
remains and cultural items were found at approximately 15 ft. below the 
surface of the ground at the site of an oil refinery. The human remains 
and funerary objects were donated to CSUF in 1982 and were recorded as 
Accession #42.

Cultural Affiliation

    Based on the information available and the results of consultation, 
cultural affiliation is reasonably identified by the information 
available about the human remains and associated funerary objects 
described in this notice.

Determinations

    California State University, Fullerton has determined that:
    <bullet> The human remains described in this notice represent the 
physical remains of two individuals of Native American ancestry.
    <bullet> The four 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 Morongo 
Band of Mission Indians, 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, 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 September 
30, 2026. If competing requests for repatriation are received, 
California State University, Fullerton 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. California 
State University, Fullerton 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.)


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    Dated: August 20, 2026.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2026-17702 Filed 8-28-26; 8:45 am]
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