Notice of Intended Repatriation: California Polytechnic State University, Pomona, Pomona, CA

[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 73 (Thursday, April 16, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 20484]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2026-07375]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[N7083; NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0042599; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Intended Repatriation: California Polytechnic State 
University, Pomona, Pomona, 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 Polytechnic State University, 
Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona) 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 May 18, 2026.

ADDRESSES: Send additional, written requests for repatriation of the 
cultural items in this notice to Desire[eacute] Martinez, NAGPRA/
CalNAGPRA Director, California Polytechnic State University, Pomona, 
3801 West Temple Avenue, Pomona, CA 91768, email nagpra@cpp.edu.

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 Polytechnic State University, Pomona, 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 21 cultural items has been requested for repatriation. 
The 21 items have been identified as objects of cultural patrimony by 
the Tribe and include lithic flakes, a scraper, a perforator, points, 
blades and debitage. In 1988, Dr. Joseph Tiffany, Department of Social 
Sciences faculty member at Cal Poly Pomona, conducted an archaeological 
field school at CA-LAN-339, known as the Sassone site, located near the 
Big Dalton Wilderness Area in Glendora, California. The items were 
brought to Cal Poly Pomona where they remain. No known hazardous 
substances were utilized to treat the items.

Determinations

    The Cal Poly Pomona has determined that:
    •  The 21 items identified and characterized by the Tribe as 
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.
    •  There is a connection between the cultural items described 
in this notice and the Yuhaaviatam of San Manuel Nation (previously 
listed as San Manuel 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 May 18, 2026. If competing requests for 
repatriation are received, the Cal Poly Pomona 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. The Cal Poly Pomona 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: April 8, 2026.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2026-07375 Filed 4-15-26; 8:45 am]
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