[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 241 (Thursday, December 18, 2025)] [Notices] [Pages 59198-59199] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2025-23202] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [N6760; NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0041523; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Inventory Completion: Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, CA AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Sonoma State University has completed an inventory of associated funerary objects and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the associated funerary objects and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice. DATES: Repatriation of the associated funerary objects in this notice may occur on or after January 20, 2026. ADDRESSES: Send written requests for repatriation of the associated funerary objects in this notice to Kirsten Twork, Sonoma State University, 1801 East Cotati Avenue, Rohnert Park, CA 94928, email [email protected]. 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 Sonoma State University, and additional information on the determinations in this notice, including the results of consultation, can be found in the inventory or related records. The National Park Service is [[Page 59199]] not responsible for the determinations in this notice. Abstract of Information Available Based on the information available 125 lots of associated funerary objects were removed from CA-COL-197/H located near the census designated place Arbuckle, in Colusa county California. The associated funerary objects were removed from the site during a PGT-PGE Pipeline Project. The items include unmodified faunal bone, unmodified shell, and botanical items. The items have been at Sonoma State University since 1992. Based on the information available 57 lots of associated funerary objects were removed from CA-COL-198/H located near the census designated place Maxwell, in Colusa county California. The associated funerary objects were removed from the site during a PGT-PGE Pipeline Project. The items include unmodified faunal bone. The items have been at Sonoma State University since 1992. Based on records concerning the associated funerary objects and the institution in which they are housed, there is no evidence of the objects being treated with 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 associated funerary objects described in this notice. Determinations The Sonoma State University has determined that:The 182 lots of associated funerary 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 reasonable connection between the associated funerary objects described in this notice and the Cachil DeHe Band of Wintun Indians of the Colusa Indian Community of the Cortina Rancheria, California; Kletsel Dehe Wintun Nation of the Cortina Rancheria (previously listed as Kletsel Dehe Band of Wintun Indians); and the Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation, California. Requests for Repatriation Written requests for repatriation of the 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: 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 a culturally affiliated Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization. Repatriation of the associated funerary objects in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after January 20, 2026. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the Sonoma State University must determine the most appropriate requestor prior to repatriation. Requests for joint repatriation of the associated funerary objects are considered a single request and not competing requests. The Sonoma State University is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations identified in this notice. Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.10. Dated: December 3, 2025. Melanie O'Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2025-23202 Filed 12-17-25; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312-52-P