Notice of Inventory Completion: California State University, Stanislaus, Turlock, CA

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In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the California State University, Stanislaus 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 209 (Friday, October 30, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 68544]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-22154]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[N7611; NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0044103; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: California State University, 
Stanislaus, Turlock, 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, Stanislaus 
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 30, 2026.

ADDRESSES: Send written requests for repatriation of the human remains 
in this notice to Jake Malsbury, NAGPRA/CalNAGPRA Repatriation 
Coordinator, California State University, Stanislaus, Office of the 
President, One University Circle, Turlock, CA 95382, email 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#38525559544b5a4d4a41785b4b4d4b4c5956165d5c4d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1b71767a7768796e69625b78686e686f7a75357e7f6e">[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, Stanislaus, 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, four individuals have been 
identified from an unknown location near the Columbia River, Oregon. No 
associated funerary objects are present. The human remains were brought 
to the California State University, Stanislaus by Laurence Wragg and 
accessioned in 2005 under the accessions CSUSTAN PAC-1, CSUSTAN PAC-2, 
CSUSTAN PAC-3, and CSUSTAN PAC-4. They were previously housed at the 
Northwestern University Dental School in Chicago, Illinois where they 
were listed as part of the William Bebb collection and collected by 
George H. Nottage of Oregon sometime prior to 1904.
    The University is unaware of any treatment of the human remains 
listed above with pesticides, preservatives, or other substances that 
represent a potential hazard.

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 California State University, Stanislaus has determined that:
    <bullet> The human remains described in this notice represent the 
physical remains of four individuals of Native American ancestry.
    <bullet> There is a connection between the human remains described 
in this notice and the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama 
Nation; Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation; 
Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon; and the 
Cowlitz Indian Tribe.

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 30, 2026. If competing 
requests for repatriation are received, the California State 
University, Stanislaus 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 
California State University, Stanislaus 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 22, 2026.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2026-22154 Filed 10-29-26; 8:45 am]
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