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NAGPRA Federal Register Notices

The Secretary of the Interior, through the National NAGPRA Program, is required to publish a notice in the Federal Register before the repatriation of Native American human remains, funerary objects, sacred objects, and objects of cultural patrimony. A Notice of Inventory Completion summarizes the contents of a completed inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects in sufficient detail to enable other individuals, Indian tribes, and Native Hawaiian organizations to determine their interest in claiming the inventoried items. Repatriation of human remains and associated funerary objects may not occur until at least 30 days after publication of the Notice of Inventory Completion in the Federal Register. The following are Reclamation's published notices.

Pacific Northwest Region

Great Plains Region

Lower Colorado Region

Upper Colorado Region

Notice of Intent to Repatriate

A Notice of Intent to Repatriate describes claimed unassociated funerary objects, sacred objects, or objects of cultural patrimony in sufficient detail to enable other individuals, Indian tribes, and Native Hawaiian organizations to determine their interest in the claimed objects.  Repatriation of unassociated funerary objects, sacred objects, and objects of cultural patrimony may not occur until at least 30 days after publication of the Notice of Intent to Repatriate in the Federal Register.  The Secretary of the Interior has published one Notice of Intent to Repatriate for Reclamation.


Contact Thomas Lincoln, Federal Preservation Officer, at 303-445-3311 for comments, feedback, or questions. For site problems, please contact Connie Van Deventer.

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