# 2026-12381: BLM Confirms Native Remains Near Elk Grove

2026-12381, Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Oregon/Washington State Office, Roseburg District Office, Roseburg, OR, is a Federal Register notice from Interior Department, National Park Service published 2026-06-22, effective 2026-07-22 (as of 2026-06-29).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-12381
- As of: 2026-06-29
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## Facts
- Document number: 2026-12381
- Title: Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Oregon/Washington State Office, Roseburg District Office, Roseburg, OR
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Interior Department; National Park Service
- Citation: 91 FR 37130
- Published: 2026-06-22
- Effective: 2026-07-22
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-29

## In one line

BLM Confirms Native Remains Near Elk Grove

## Summary

The Bureau of Land Management in Roseburg, Oregon, has finished checking some old human remains found near Elk Grove, California, and confirmed they belong to Native American tribes. Starting July 22, 2026, these remains can be returned to the right tribes. This process helps honor Native American heritage and involves no costs or hazards.

## Abstract

In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Oregon/Washington State Office, Roseburg District Office (BLM) has completed an inventory of human remains and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice.

## Effects PRIA read

- Repatriation Available to Named Tribes: benefit, low. The BLM Roseburg District determined the human remains represent at least one Native American individual and identified cultural affiliation with the Buena Vista Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of California; California Valley Miwok Tribe, California; Chicken Ranch Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of Califo…
- No Funerary Objects or Hazards Found: benefit, low. The remains consist of a fragmented maxilla and a combination of 18 human and faunal teeth removed near Elk Grove, California in the 1960s and turned over to the BLM Roseburg District in 2012. The BLM reports there are no associated funerary objects with the remains and no known hazardous substance…

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## Sources
- [2026-12381 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/22/2026-12381/notice-of-inventory-completion-us-department-of-the-interior-bureau-of-land-management)
- [2026-12381 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-22/pdf/2026-12381.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-12381 (as of 2026-06-29).