# 2025-11152: Caltrans Identifies 76 Ancient Objects for Tribal Repatriation

2025-11152, Notice of Inventory Completion: California Department of Transportation, Oakland, CA, is a Federal Register notice from Interior Department, National Park Service published 2025-06-17, effective 2025-07-17 (as of 2026-11-03).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-11152
- As of: 2026-11-03
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2025-11152
- Title: Notice of Inventory Completion: California Department of Transportation, Oakland, CA
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Interior Department; National Park Service
- Citation: 90 FR 25627
- Published: 2025-06-17
- Effective: 2025-07-17
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-11-03

## In one line

Caltrans Identifies 76 Ancient Objects for Tribal Repatriation

## Summary

Caltrans finished checking 76 ancient items found near Point Reyes Station, Marin County, and confirmed they belong to Native American tribes. Starting July 17, 2025, these items can be returned to the tribes. This is a big step in respecting Native heritage and following important laws.

## Abstract

In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) 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.

## Effects PRIA read

- Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria Eligible: benefit, medium. Caltrans determined 76 associated funerary objects from sites CA-MRN-482/H and CA-MRN-651 (excavated 1999–2006) are culturally affiliated with the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria. These 76 items, housed at Sonoma State University, may be requested for repatriation to the Federated Indians of…
- Who Can Request Repatriation: benefit, low. Any one or more of the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations identified in the notice, and any lineal descendant or tribe not identified who shows by a preponderance of the evidence that they are culturally affiliated, may submit written requests for repatriation. If competing requests are…
- Location and Handling Safety of Objects: benefit, low. The 76 associated funerary objects are housed at Sonoma State University (access via Caltrans contact) and there are no known or documented potentially hazardous substances used to treat any of the items. Written requests must be sent to the Caltrans representatives listed in the notice.

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## Sources
- [2025-11152 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/06/17/2025-11152/notice-of-inventory-completion-california-department-of-transportation-oakland-ca)
- [2025-11152 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-06-17/pdf/2025-11152.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-11152 (as of 2026-11-03).