# 2026-11245: Reclamation Offers Remains With One-Year Claim Window

2026-11245, Notice of Intended Disposition: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Upper Colorado Basin Region, Salt Lake City, UT, is a Federal Register notice from Interior Department, National Park Service published 2026-06-04, effective 2026-07-06 (as of 2026-06-11).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-11245
- As of: 2026-06-11
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-11245
- Title: Notice of Intended Disposition: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Upper Colorado Basin Region, Salt Lake City, UT
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Interior Department; National Park Service
- Citation: 91 FR 33749
- Published: 2026-06-04
- Effective: 2026-07-06
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-11

## In one line

Reclamation Offers Remains With One-Year Claim Window

## Summary

The Bureau of Reclamation in Salt Lake City plans to return the remains of at least seven Native American individuals and their funerary items found near Navajo Reservoir to their rightful tribes or descendants starting July 6, 2026. If no one claims them by June 4, 2027, these remains and objects will be considered unclaimed. This action affects Native American tribes connected to these lands and honors their cultural heritage.

## Abstract

In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Upper Colorado Basin Region (Reclamation) intends to carry out the disposition of human remains and associated funerary objects removed from Federal or Tribal lands to the lineal descendants, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization with priority for disposition in this notice.

## Effects PRIA read

- Repatriation begins July 6, 2026: benefit, low. The Bureau of Reclamation plans to return the human remains of at least seven Native American individuals and 11 associated funerary objects to lineal descendants or Indian Tribes starting July 6, 2026. The remains and objects were recovered as inadvertent finds near Navajo Reservoir in Colorado an…
- Unclaimed deadline: June 4, 2027: cost, low. If no written claim for disposition is received by June 4, 2027, the human remains and associated funerary objects described in this notice will be considered unclaimed. Disposition may occur on or after July 6, 2026, if a claim is received before that deadline.
- Named Tribes Have Disposition Priority: benefit, low. Reclamation has identified a list of Indian Tribes and pueblos (including the Hopi Tribe; Jicarilla Apache Nation; Navajo Nation; multiple Pueblo governments; Southern Ute; Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah & Ouray; Ute Mountain Ute; Zuni; and others) that have priority for disposition of these remain…
- Who May Submit Claims and How: benefit, low. Written claims for disposition may be submitted by any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization identified in the notice or any such party who can show they have priority. Claims must be sent to the Bureau of Reclamation contact in Salt Lake City at the address or email prov…

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## Sources
- [2026-11245 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/04/2026-11245/notice-of-intended-disposition-us-department-of-the-interior-bureau-of-reclamation-upper-colorado)
- [2026-11245 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-04/pdf/2026-11245.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-11245 (as of 2026-06-11).