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Notice2026-18343

Notice of Inventory Completion Amendment: University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA

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Published
September 9, 2026

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Interior DepartmentNational Park Service

Abstract

In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the University of California San Diego has amended a notice of inventory completion published in the Federal Register on March 18, 2026. This notice amends the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations with cultural affiliation.

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 173 (Wednesday, September 9, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 57375]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-18343]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[N7471; NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0043677; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion Amendment: University of 
California San Diego, San Diego, CA

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice; amendment.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and 
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the University of California San Diego has 
amended a notice of inventory completion published in the Federal 
Register on March 18, 2026. This notice amends the Indian Tribes or 
Native Hawaiian organizations with cultural affiliation.

DATES: Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary 
objects may occur on or after October 9, 2026.

ADDRESSES: Send written requests for repatriation of the human remains 
and associated funerary objects to Eva Trujillo, University California 
of San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 9209, email 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#731644070106191a1f1f1c33061000175d161706"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b2d785c6c0c7d8dbdededdf2c7d1c1d69cd7d6c7">[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 
University of California San Diego, 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.

Amendment

    This notice amends the determination of cultural affiliation 
published in a Notice of Inventory Completion in the Federal Register 
(91 FR 13055, March 18, 2026). Repatriation of the human remains or 
associated funerary objects in the original notice of inventory 
completion has not occurred.

Determinations

    The University of California San Diego has determined that:
    <bullet> There is a connection between the human remains and 
associated funerary objects described in the original notice and the 
Miccosukee Tribe of Indians; Seminole Tribe of Florida; and The 
Muscogee (Creek) Nation.

Requests for Repatriation

    Written requests for repatriation of the human remains and 
associated funerary objects in the original 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 the original notice to a requestor may occur on or after 
October 9, 2026. If competing requests for repatriation are received, 
the University of California San Diego 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 University 
of California San Diego 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: September 1, 2026.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2026-18343 Filed 9-8-26; 8:45 am]
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