# 2026-19481: 299 burial goodies plus remains headed back to Alabama tribes 2026-19481, Notice of Inventory Completion: Auburn University at Montgomery, Montgomery, AL, is a Federal Register notice from Interior Department, National Park Service published 2026-09-23, effective 2026-10-23 (as of 2026-09-30). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-19481 - As of: 2026-09-30 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Document number: 2026-19481 - Title: Notice of Inventory Completion: Auburn University at Montgomery, Montgomery, AL - Type: Notice - Agencies: Interior Department; National Park Service - Citation: 91 FR 60405 - Published: 2026-09-23 - Effective: 2026-10-23 - Comments close: not stated - Significant: no - Touches household money: no - Regulation identifier numbers: none - Last updated: 2026-09-30 ## In one line 299 burial goodies plus remains headed back to Alabama tribes ## Summary Auburn University at Montgomery has finished checking and listing Native American human remains and 299 related burial items found in Alabama. These remains and objects are linked to local Indian Tribes and could be returned starting October 23, 2026. If you want to request the return, contact the university soon—this is a respectful step honoring Native heritage with no cost involved. ## Abstract In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), Auburn University at Montgomery 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 - Human Remains and 299 Objects Eligible: benefit, low. Auburn University at Montgomery completed an inventory that identified the physical remains of one Native American individual and 299 associated funerary objects (279 pottery sherds, 19 lithics, and one shell) from site 1LO85 (Pintlala or "Burial Urn Site") in Lowndes County, Alabama. These items a… - Who May Request Repatriation: benefit, low. Written requests for repatriation must be sent to the Auburn University at Montgomery representative (Kimberly Pyszka at the address/email in the notice). Eligible requestors include any one or more of the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations identified in the notice and any lineal descen… - Handling Competing or Joint Requests: benefit, low. If competing repatriation requests are received, Auburn University at Montgomery must determine the most appropriate requestor before repatriation. Requests made jointly by multiple eligible parties are treated as a single (non-competing) request. ## Related documents - [2026-04606](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-04606): Alaska; Hunting and Trapping in National Preserves, 2026-03-10 - [2026-20013](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-20013): Agency Information Collection Activities; Archeology Permit Applications and Reports, 2026-09-30 - [2026-20015](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-20015): Agency Information Collection Activities; National Park Service Concessions Forms, 2026-09-30 - [2026-19996](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-19996): Notice of Intended Repatriation: California State University, Sacramento, Sacramento, CA, 2026-09-30 - [2026-19002](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-19002): National Park Service Alaska Region Subsistence Resource Commission Program; Notice of Public Meetings, 2026-09-16 - [2026-18306](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-18306): Official Trail Marker for Butterfield Overland National Historic Trail, 2026-09-09 ## Sources - [2026-19481 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/23/2026-19481/notice-of-inventory-completion-auburn-university-at-montgomery-montgomery-al) - [2026-19481 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-09-23/pdf/2026-19481.pdf) ## Related - [Previous: 2026-19480, Notice of Inventory Completion: Auburn University at Montgomery, Montgomery, AL](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-19480) - [Next: 2026-19482, Notice of Inventory Completion: Auburn University at Montgomery, Montgomery, AL](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-19482) - [All Federal Register documents](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-19481 (as of 2026-09-30).