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

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In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the California State University, Sacramento 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 188 (Wednesday, September 30, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61875-61876]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-19995]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[N7531; NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0043894; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: California State University, 
Sacramento, Sacramento, 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, Sacramento 
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 October 30, 2026.

ADDRESSES: Send written requests for repatriation of the human remains 
and associated funerary objects in this notice to Dr. Mark R. Wheeler, 
Senior Advisor to President Luke Wood, California State University, 
Sacramento, 6000 J Street Sacramento, CA 95819, email 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#94f9f5e6ffbae3fcf1f1f8f1e6d4f7e7e1e7baf1f0e1"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f59894879edb829d9090999087b596868086db909180">[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, Sacramento, 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 53 individuals have been 
identified. The 35,141 associated funerary objects include baked clay 
objects; faunal and floral remains; flaked and ground stones; historic 
materials; perishable materials; modified bones, shells, and stones; 
thermally altered rocks; pigments; unmodified stones; soil, column, and 
geologic samples; ash; and unidentified objects. An unknown number of 
unidentified cultural items may be missing from the collection, which 
may include other categories of items. The human remains and associated 
funerary objects originate from several sites in northern Tehama County 
and include CA-TEH-387 (accession 81-137), CA-TEH-748 (accession 81-
136), CA-TEH-1196 (accession 81-141), CA-TEH-1197 (accession 81-142), 
CA-TEH-Frog Site (accession 81-487), CA-TEH-300 (accession 81-30), CA-
TEH-328 (accession 81-30 and 81-3), CA-TEH-331 (accession 81-8, 81-30), 
CA-TEH-318 (accession 81-30), CA-TEH-Cone Grove (accession 81-460), and 
CA-TEH-Unknown (Massacre; accession 81-9). These sites were 
investigated in the 1960s-1980s by former faculty and students 
affiliated with the California State University, Sacramento. The 
California State University, Sacramento is unaware of any treatment of 
the objects of cultural patrimony with pesticides, preservatives, or 
other substances that represent a potential hazard to the objects or to 
persons handling the objects.

Cultural Affiliation

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

Determinations

    The California State University, Sacramento has determined that:
    <bullet> The human remains described in this notice represent the 
physical remains of at least 53 individuals of Native American 
ancestry.
    <bullet> The 35,141 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

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objects described in this notice and the Grindstone Indian Rancheria of 
Wintun-Wailaki Indians of California; Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians 
of California; and the Redding Rancheria, 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 October 
30, 2026. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the 
California State University, Sacramento 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 California 
State University, Sacramento 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 24, 2026.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2026-19995 Filed 9-29-26; 8:45 am]
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