# 2026-12382: Federal Agency Identifies Remains From Oregon Cave

2026-12382, Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Lakeview, 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/2026-12382
- As of: 2026-06-29
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## Facts
- Document number: 2026-12382
- Title: Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Lakeview, OR
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Interior Department; National Park Service
- Citation: 91 FR 37124
- 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

Federal Agency Identifies Remains From Oregon Cave

## Summary

The Bureau of Land Management in Lakeview, Oregon, finished checking and identifying human remains and related items found in Connley Cave #3. These remains belong to at least three individuals connected to Native American tribes. Starting July 22, 2026, these items can be returned to the tribes, with no money involved—just respect and care for history.

## Abstract

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

## Effects PRIA read

- Repatriation of Remains Authorized July 22, 2026: benefit, low. The Bureau of Land Management completed an inventory of human remains from Connley Cave #3 that represent at least three individuals and four associated funerary objects. These remains and objects may be repatriated to affiliated Indian Tribes on or after July 22, 2026; the BLM identified cultural…
- Who May Request Repatriation: benefit, low. Requests to receive the remains and funerary objects may be submitted by any one or more of the tribes named in this notice, or by any lineal descendant or Indian Tribe not named who shows by a preponderance of the evidence that they are culturally affiliated. If competing requests are received, th…

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## Sources
- [2026-12382 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/22/2026-12382/notice-of-inventory-completion-us-department-of-the-interior-bureau-of-land-management-lakeview-or)
- [2026-12382 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-22/pdf/2026-12382.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-12382 (as of 2026-06-29).