Notice2026-18974
Notice of Intended Repatriation: California State University, Fullerton, Fullerton, CA
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Published
September 16, 2026
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), California State University, Fullerton (CSUF) 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 178 (Wednesday, September 16, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 58702]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-18974]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[N7497; NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0043744; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Intended Repatriation: 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) 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 October 16, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Send additional, written requests for repatriation of the
cultural items in this notice to Sean Walker, California State
University, Fullerton, 2600 Nutwood Avenue, Fullerton, CA 92831, email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#bdeeeafcf1f6f8effdfbe8f1f1f8efe9f2f393f8f9e8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="eebdb9afa2a5abbcaea8bba2a2abbcbaa1a0c0abaabb">[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
California State University, Fullerton, 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 38 cultural items have been requested for repatriation.
In 1973, due to imminent development of the area, the Public
Antiquities Salvage Team (P.A.S.T.), an organization associated with
the CSUF Anthropology Department, surveyed and excavated site CA-LAN-
271 in Long Beach, CA under the direction of J. Zahniser. The eight
objects of cultural patrimony from this site are one lot of modified
shell, one lot of lithics, one lot of charcoal, one lot of historic
material, one lot of soil, one lot of organic material, one lot of
faunal bone, and one lot of shell and shell fragments.
CSUF holds cultural material from CA-LAN-696, Rancho Los Cerritos
in Long Beach, CA, although the details of acquisition are not known.
The two objects of cultural patrimony from this site include one lot of
faunal bone and one lot of historic material.
In 1977, P.A.S.T. was contracted to conduct an archaeological
assessment of site CA-LAN-791 in Rowland Heights, CA due to planned
development of the site area. A CSUF field school under the direction
of R. Douglas, included surface collection and the excavation of test
units at the site. The cultural items came to CSUF in 1977 and were
recorded as Acc. #17. The five objects of cultural patrimony are one
mano, one metate fragment, one pestle, one lot of lithics, and one lot
of fire-affected rock.
CSUF conducted multiple archaeological field schools at site CA-
LAN-822, Abalone Cove, between 2007-2011 under the direction of Dr. S.
James. The 10 objects of cultural patrimony from this site include one
lot of shell including whole abalone shells, one lot of ochre, one lot
of faunal bone, one lot of charcoal, one lot of historic material, one
lot of lithics, one lot of organic material, one lot of beads, one lot
of fire-affected rock, and one lot of modified shell.
In 1978, CSUF accepted a donation of cultural items surface
collected from site CA-LAN-967 in Avocado Heights, CA and the donation
was recorded as Acc. #24. The four objects of cultural patrimony from
this site include one lot of metate fragments, one lot of manos, one
lot of quartz, and one lot of lithic tools.
In 1991, CSUF's Archeological Research Facility (ARF) was
contracted by the city of Santa Fe Springs to survey and conduct work
on a feature of concentrated cattle bone at site CA-LAN-1016H, the
Ontiveros Adobe. The four objects of cultural patrimony from this site
include one lot of ceramic sherds, one lot of beads, one lot of faunal
bone, and one lot of bone tools and ornaments.
In 1990, Greenwood and Associates surveyed and tested site CA-LAN-
1872H in Redondo Beach, CA due to planned development of the area. The
five objects of cultural patrimony from this site include one lot of
metate fragments, one lot of shell and shell fragments, one lot of
faunal bone, one lot of lithics, and one lot of historic material.
CSUF has identified no records indicating the presence of any
potentially hazardous substances on the cultural items.
Determinations
California State University, Fullerton has determined that:
<bullet> The 38 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 reasonable connection between the cultural
items described in this notice and the Morongo Band of Mission Indians,
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 October 16, 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 cultural items 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 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: September 10, 2026.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2026-18974 Filed 9-15-26; 8:45 am]
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