Notice of Inventory Completion: University of California, Santa Barbara, Repository for Archaeological and Ethnographic Collections, Santa Barbara, CA

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In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB), Repository for Archaeological and Ethnographic Collections 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 203 (Thursday, October 22, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 66727]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-21533]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[N7588; NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0044040; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: University of California, Santa 
Barbara, Repository for Archaeological and Ethnographic Collections, 
Santa Barbara, 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 University of California, Santa Barbara 
(UCSB), Repository for Archaeological and Ethnographic Collections 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 November 23, 2026.

ADDRESSES: Send written requests for repatriation of the human remains 
in this notice to Hugh Radde, University of California, Santa Barbara, 
Santa Barbara, CA 93106, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#80cec1c7d0d2c1c0f5e3f3e2aee5e4f5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="feb0bfb9aeacbfbe8b9d8d9cd09b9a8b">[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 
UCSB Repository for Archaeological and Ethnographic Collections, 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, one individual has been 
identified (Accession 763.SLO47). No associated funerary objects are 
present. Accession 763.SLO47 was collected from CA-SLO-47 in San Luis 
Obispo County, CA, near the area known today as Cave Landing. The 
collector and date of removal are unknown. On an unknown date, the 
ancestral remains were transferred to the UC Santa Barbara. In 2025, 
they were inadvertently discovered without collection documentation or 
collection history, but the human remains are Native American. In the 
absence of documentation identifying the original collector or 
controlling entity UC Santa Barbara assumed control based on 
possession. It is unknown whether the human remains were treated with 
preservative or other potentially hazardous substances.

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

    The UCSB Repository for Archaeological and Ethnographic Collections 
has determined that:
    <bullet> The human remains described in this notice represent the 
physical remains of one individual of Native American ancestry.
    <bullet> There is a connection between the human remains described 
in this notice and the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians of 
the Santa Ynez Reservation, 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 November 23, 2026. If competing 
requests for repatriation are received, the UCSB Repository for 
Archaeological and Ethnographic Collections 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 UCSB Repository for Archaeological and 
Ethnographic Collections 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: October 15, 2026.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2026-21533 Filed 10-21-26; 8:45 am]
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