[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 242 (Friday, December 19, 2025)] [Notices] [Pages 59556-59557] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2025-23379] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [N6812; NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0041633; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Intended Repatriation: California State University, Stanislaus, Turlock, CA AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the California State University, Stanislaus 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 January 20, 2026. ADDRESSES: Send additional, written requests for repatriation of the cultural items in this notice to Jake Malsbury, California State University, Stanislaus, One University Circle, Turlock, CA 95382, 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 California State University, Stanislaus, 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 three cultural items have been requested for repatriation. The three objects of cultural patrimony include obsidian hydration slides. The cultural items were removed from the site CA-YUB- 1609/H in Yuba County, CA. The items were removed in 1998 by Lewis K. Napton with the California State University, Stanislaus, Institute for Archaeological Research and are currently held at the California State University, Sonoma. Both the California State University, Stanislaus and the California State University, Sonoma continue to search for any additional materials from this site. Determinations The California State University, Stanislaus has determined that:The three 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 United Auburn Indian Community of the Auburn Rancheria of California and the Wilton Rancheria, 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 January 20, 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 cultural items 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 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. [[Page 59557]] Dated: December 11, 2025. Melanie O'Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2025-23379 Filed 12-18-25; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312-52-P