# Federal Register #2026-22980

NAGPRA inventory and intended repatriation notice for remains and funerary objects

**Posted:** November 12, 2026
**Identifier:** 2026-22980

This National Park Service notice reports Antelope Valley College’s NAGPRA inventory and intended repatriation; it does not announce a procurement or contract award.
- **Government entities and parties**
  - The National Park Service, within the U.S. Department of the Interior, issued the notice.
  - Antelope Valley College (AVC) completed the inventory and is handling repatriation requests through its Department of Anthropology.
  - The notice identifies a cultural affiliation and connection to the Tejon Indian Tribe.
- **Inventory and intended repatriation**
  - AVC identified the remains of at least two individuals and three lots of associated funerary objects from two sites in Kern County, California.
  - The Red Rock Canyon Rockshelter site inventory includes shell beads and flaked stone.
  - The Bakersfield site inventory includes shell beads and shell fragments.
- **Procurement relevance**
  - No products or services are being solicited; no vendors, OEMs, part numbers, or purchase quantities are identified.

### Description

Antelope Valley College has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). The inventory includes remains representing at least two individuals and three lots of associated funerary objects from sites in Kern County, California. The college determined a cultural affiliation and a connection between the cultural items and the Tejon Indian Tribe. Repatriation may occur on or after December 14, 2026; written requests are directed to Antelope Valley College.

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