# Federal Register #2026-21533

NAGPRA notice for one Native American individual's remains held by UC Santa Barbara

**Buyer:** DEPT OF INTERIOR  NATIONAL PARK SVC
**Posted:** October 22, 2026
**Identifier:** 2026-21533

The National Park Service issued a NAGPRA notice about human remains held by the University of California, Santa Barbara; this is not a procurement opportunity.
- Government agency: National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.
- Institution holding the remains: University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB), Repository for Archaeological and Ethnographic Collections.
- Notice concerns the remains of one Native American individual recovered from CA-SLO-47 in San Luis Obispo County, California; no associated funerary objects are present.
- UCSB determined a cultural affiliation with the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians of the Santa Ynez Reservation, California.
- Eligible lineal descendants, tribes, or other qualifying affiliated organizations may submit repatriation requests to UCSB.
- No products, services, quantities, part numbers, OEMs, or vendors are identified for procurement.

### Description

The University of California, Santa Barbara Repository for Archaeological and Ethnographic Collections completed an inventory of human remains and determined a cultural affiliation with the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians of the Santa Ynez Reservation, California. The remains represent one individual and were collected from CA-SLO-47 in San Luis Obispo County; no associated funerary objects are present. Repatriation may occur on or after November 23, 2026. Written requests for repatriation should be sent to the designated UCSB representative.

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