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Notice of Inventory Completion Amendment: University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA

In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the University of California San Diego has amended a notice of inventory completion publi...

Department of the Interior
National Park Service
  1. [N7471; NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0043677; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]

AGENCY:

National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION:

Notice; amendment.

SUMMARY:

In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the University of California San Diego has amended a notice of inventory completion published in the Federal Register on March 18, 2026. This notice amends the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations with cultural affiliation.

DATES:

Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects may occur on or after October 9, 2026.

ADDRESSES:

Send written requests for repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects to Eva Trujillo, University California of San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 9209, email .

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 University of California San Diego, 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.

Amendment

This notice amends the determination of cultural affiliation published in a Notice of Inventory Completion in the Federal Register (91 FR 13055, March 18, 2026). Repatriation of the human remains or associated funerary objects in the original notice of inventory completion has not occurred.

Determinations

The University of California San Diego has determined that:

Requests for Repatriation

Written requests for repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects in the original 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 the original notice to a requestor may occur on or after October 9, 2026. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the University of California San Diego 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 University of California San Diego 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 1, 2026.

Melanie O'Brien,

Manager, National NAGPRA Program.

[FR Doc. 2026-18343 Filed 9-8-26; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4312-52-P

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91 FR 57375

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“Notice of Inventory Completion Amendment: University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA,” thefederalregister.org (September 9, 2026), https://thefederalregister.org/documents/2026-18343/notice-of-inventory-completion-amendment-university-of-california-san-diego-san-diego-ca.