Notice of Inventory Completion: San Diego State University, San Diego, CA

[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 73 (Thursday, April 16, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20491-20494]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2026-07391]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[N7077; NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0042595; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: San Diego State University, San 
Diego, 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), San Diego State University (SDSU) 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

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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 May 18, 2026.

ADDRESSES: Send written requests for repatriation of the human remains 
and associated funerary objects in this notice to Jaime Lennox, San 
Diego State University, 5500 Campanile Drive, San Diego, CA 92182, 
email jlennox@sdsu.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 SDSU, 
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

    No human remains are present. The three lots of associated funerary 
objects (representing approximately 100+ objects) are one lot ceramics, 
one lot lithics, and one lot non-human faunal. At an unknown date by 
unknown individuals, cultural items were removed from site CA-SDI-4747 
(CAL# F:8:3; In-Ko-Pah Gorge) located in San Diego County, CA. Based on 
the original accession number assigned to the collection (1965-12), the 
cultural items were received by SDSU in 1965; in 1993 the collection 
was assigned accession number SDSU-0055 (CMP-SDSU-0055). It is unknown 
whether any potentially hazardous substances were used to treat the 
associated funerary objects.
    No human remains are present. The seven lots of associated funerary 
objects (representing approximately 3,500+ objects) are one lot 
lithics, one lot post-contact items, one lot mineral items, one lot 
non-human faunal, one lot vegetal items, one lot soil samples, and one 
lot shell. At an unknown date, by unknown individuals, cultural items 
were removed from site CA-SDI-5369 (W-40B; CAL# E:4:57; San Dieguito 
Estates) located in San Diego County, CA; SDSU subsequently received 
the collection at an unknown date. In 1996, the collection was assigned 
accession number SDSU-0058 (CMP-SDSU-0058). It is unknown whether any 
potentially hazardous substances were used to treat the associated 
funerary objects.
    Human remains representing, at least, one individual have been 
identified. The 11 lots of associated funerary objects (representing 
approximately 11,500+ objects) are one lot ground stone, one lot 
lithics, one lot ceramics, one lot non-human faunal, one lot fire 
affected rock, one lot unworked shell, one lot worked shell, one lot 
charcoal, one lot vegetal items, one lot soil samples, and one lot 
post-contact items. In 1964, SDSU led excavations at site CA-SDI-149 
(W-198; 1960-1; Harris Site), located in San Diego County, CA. During 
excavation, ancestral remains and cultural items were removed and 
brought to SDSU's campus; the collection was assigned accession number 
SDSU-0365 (CMP-SDSU-0365). A Notice of Inventory Completion was 
published in the Federal Register on October 24, 2000 (65 FR 63622) 
accounting for a minimum of one individual. Repatriation of the remains 
occurred in 2000 to the Tribes listed in the determinations section 
below; the rest of the collection remained in SDSU's custody. 
Additional human remains were identified within the collection in 2025. 
It is unknown whether any potentially hazardous substances were used to 
treat the human remains or associated funerary objects.
    Human remains representing, at least, one individual have been 
identified. The 12 lots of associated funerary objects (representing 
approximately 7,500+ objects) are one lot lithics, one lot unworked 
non-human faunal, one lot post-contact items, one lot unworked shell, 
one lot miscellaneous/unidentified items, one lot charcoal, one lot 
ground stone, one lot unmodified stone, one lot soil samples, one lot 
worked shell, one lot worked non-human faunal, and one lot vegetal 
items. In 1975, via excavations conducted by SDSU, ancestral remains 
and cultural items were removed from site CA-SDI-4843 (CAL E:8:15; 
Handyman), located in San Diego County, CA; the resulting collection 
was then housed at SDSU and assigned accession number SDSU-0366 (CMP-
SDSU-0366). A Notice of Inventory Completion was published in the 
Federal Register on October 24, 2000 (65 FR 63622) accounting for a 
minimum of one individual. Repatriation of the remains occurred in 2001 
and 2003 to the Tribes listed in the determinations section below; the 
rest of the collection remained in SDSU's custody. Additional human 
remains were identified within the collection in 2025. It is unknown 
whether any potentially hazardous substances were used to treat the 
human remains or associated funerary objects.
    No human remains are present. The three lots of associated funerary 
objects (representing approximately 25+ objects) are one lot ground 
stone, one lot lithics, and one lot ceramics. At an unknown date by 
unknown individuals, ancestral remails and cultural items were removed 
from site C-112, located in Imperial County, CA. The collection was 
received by SDSU at an unknown date, however the collection was 
uncovered on campus in November 1971 and subsequently accessioned 
shortly thereafter; the collection was assigned accession number SDSU-
0395 (CMP-SDSU-0395) in 1996. A Notice of Inventory Completion was 
published in the Federal Register on October 24, 2000 (65 FR 63622) 
accounting for a minimum of one individual. Repatriation of the remains 
occurred in 2001 and 2003 to the Tribes listed in the determinations 
section below; the rest of the collection remained in SDSU's custody. 
It is unknown whether any potentially hazardous substances were used to 
treat the associated funerary objects.
    No human remains are present. The six lots of associated funerary 
objects (representing approximately 100+ objects) are one lot ceramics, 
one lot lithics, one lot ground stone, one lot post-contact items, one 
lot shell, and one lot non-human faunal. In 1968, during SDSU led 
excavations, ancestral remains and cultural items were removed from 
site CA-SDI-5757 (1968-1), located in San Diego County, CA; the 
resulting collection was then housed at SDSU and assigned accession 
number SDSU-0417 (CMP-SDSU-0417). A Notice of Inventory Completion was 
published in the Federal Register on October 24, 2000 (65 FR 63622) 
accounting for a minimum of one individual. Repatriation of the remains 
occurred in 2000 to the Tribes listed in the determinations section 
below; the rest of the collection remained in SDSU's custody. It is 
unknown whether any potentially hazardous substances were used to treat 
the associated funerary objects.
    No human remains are present. The five lots of associated funerary 
objects (representing approximately 25+ objects) are one lot lithics, 
one lot ground stone, one lot ceramics, one lot non-human faunal, and 
one lot shell. At an unknown date, cultural items were collected by 
Jean Krase from site CA-SDI-4609 (1972-19; CAL# E:4:18; Rimbach), 
located in San Diego County, CA; SDSU subsequently received the 
collection from Krase in 1972 and assigned accession number SDSU-0475 
(CMP-SDSU-0475). It is unknown whether any potentially hazardous 
substances were used to treat the associated funerary objects.

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    No human remains are present. The five lots of associated funerary 
objects (representing approximately 350+ objects) are one lot non-human 
faunal, one lot ceramics, one lot lithics, one lot ground stone, and 
one lot vegetal samples. In 1984, ancestral remains and cultural items 
were removed by Steven A. Apple from site CA-SDI-9936, located in San 
Diego County, CA. The collection was assigned accession number SDSU-
0543 (CMP-SDSU-0543) in 1999. A Notice of Inventory Completion was 
published in the Federal Register on October 24, 2000 (65 FR 63622) 
accounting for a minimum of one individual. Repatriation of the remains 
occurred in 2000 to the Tribes listed in the determinations section 
below; the rest of the collection remained in SDSU's custody. It is 
unknown whether any potentially hazardous substances were used to treat 
the associated funerary objects.
    No human remains are present. The six lots of associated funerary 
objects (representing approximately 400+ objects) are one lot non-human 
faunal, one lot lithics, one lot ground stone, one lot ceramics, one 
lot shell, and one lot charcoal. In 1984, ancestral remains and 
cultural items were removed by Steven A. Apple from site CA-SDI-9936, 
located in San Diego County, CA. The collection was assigned accession 
number SDSU-0547 (CMP-SDSU-0547) in 1999. A Notice of Inventory 
Completion was published in the Federal Register on October 24, 2000 
(65 FR 63622) accounting for a minimum of one individual. Repatriation 
of the remains occurred in 2000 to the Tribes listed in the 
determinations section below; the rest of the collection remained in 
SDSU's custody. It is unknown whether any potentially hazardous 
substances were used to treat the associated funerary objects.
    Human remains representing, at least, one individual have been 
identified. The eight lots of associated funerary objects (representing 
approximately 24,500+ objects) are one lot post-contact items, one lot 
wood, one lot lithics, one lot ground stone, one lot shell, one lot 
charcoal, one lot non-human faunal, and one lot unmodified stone. 
Ancestral remains and cultural items were removed at an unknown date by 
unknown individuals from site CA-SDI-10668 (SDI-10668-H; Otay Prison), 
located in San Diego County, CA. SDSU received the collection in 2007 
from the County of San Diego, Department of Public Works and assigned 
accession number SDSU-0688 (CMP-SDSU-0688). It is unknown whether any 
potentially hazardous substances were used to treat the human remains 
or associated funerary objects.
    No human remains are present. The three lots of associated funerary 
objects (representing approximately 50+ objects) are one lot lithics, 
one lot ground stone, and one lot shell. Cultural items were removed at 
an unknown date by unknown individuals from site CA-SDI-9980, located 
in San Diego County, CA. SDSU received the collection in 2007 from the 
County of San Diego, Department of Public Works and assigned accession 
number SDSU-0689 (CMP-SDSU-0689). It is unknown whether any potentially 
hazardous substances were used to treat the associated funerary 
objects.
    No human remains are present. The five lots of associated funerary 
objects (representing approximately 100+ objects) are one lot ceramics, 
one lot charcoal, one lot ground stone, one lot lithics, and one lot 
shell. Cultural items were removed at an unknown date by unknown 
individuals from sites CA-IMP-1 and CA-IMP-5, located in Imperial 
County, CA. Based on the original accession number assigned to the 
collection (1959-12), the cultural items were received by SDSU in 1959; 
the collection was assigned accession number SDSU-0875 (CMP-SDSU-0875) 
in 2013. It is unknown whether any potentially hazardous substances 
were used to treat the associated funerary objects.
    No human remains are present. The one lot of associated funerary 
objects (representing approximately 10+ objects) are one lot pollen 
samples. Cultural items were removed at an unknown date by unknown 
individuals from site CA-SDI-4638 (W-389; Bancroft Rock House 
Restoration Project), located in San Diego County, CA. SDSU received 
the collection at an unknown date; the collection was accessioned as 
SDSU-0921 (CMP-SDSU-0921) in 2014. It is unknown whether any 
potentially hazardous substances were used to treat the associated 
funerary objects.
    No human remains are present. The five lots of associated funerary 
objects (representing approximately 200+ objects) are one lot ceramics, 
one lot post-contact items, one lot lithics, one lot ground stone, and 
one lot shell. In 1964, ancestral remains and cultural items were 
removed during SDSU led excavations at site CA-SDI-149 (W-198; Harris 
Site), located in San Diego County, CA; the resulting collection was 
brought to SDSU. The ancestral remains and majority of the cultural 
items were accessioned as collection SDSU-0365 (CMP-SDU-0365). While 
housed at SDSU, for unknown reasons at an unknown time, a portion of 
the collection was separated and accessioned as SDSU-0936 (CMP-SDSU-
0936) in 2014. It is unknown whether any potentially hazardous 
substances were used to treat the associated funerary objects.

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 and associated 
funerary objects described in this notice.

Determinations

    SDSU has determined that:
    •  The human remains described in this notice represent the 
physical remains of three individuals of Native American ancestry.
    •  The 80 lots of 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.
    •  There is a connection between the human remains and 
associated funerary objects described in this notice and the Campo Band 
of Diegueno Mission Indians of the Campo Indian Reservation, 
California; Capitan Grande Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of 
California (Barona Group of Capitan Grande Band of Mission Indians of 
the Barona Reservation, California; Viejas (Baron Long) Group of 
Capitan Grande Band of Mission Indians of the Viejas Reservation, 
California); Ewiiaapaayp Band of Kumeyaay Indians (previously listed as 
Ewiiaapaayp Band of Kumeyaay Indians, California); Iipay Nation of 
Santa Ysabel, California; Inaja Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of the 
Inaja and Cosmit Reservation, California; Jamul Indian Village of 
California; La Posta Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of the La Posta 
Indian Reservation, California; Manzanita Band of Diegueno Mission 
Indians of the Manzanita Reservation, California; Mesa Grande Band of 
Diegueno Mission Indians of the Mesa Grande Reservation, California; 
San Pasqual Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of California; and the 
Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation.

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:

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    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 May 18, 
2026. If competing requests for repatriation are received, SDSU 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. SDSU 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: April 8, 2026.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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