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National Park Service (NPS)

The National Park Service (NPS) cares for the more than 400 national parks in the United States. The National Park Service partners with local communities to assist in historic preservation and the creation and maintenance of recreational spaces.

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Official name: National Park Service
Display name: National Park Service (NPS)
Short name: NPS
Branch: Executive
Agency type: service
Phone: 1-202-208-6843 (national headquarters)
Main address: 1849 C St., NW Washington, DC 20240

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Proposal

Published April 10, 2026

91 FR 18340

Alaska; Hunting and Trapping in National Preserves; Extension of Comment Period

The National Park Service is extending the public comment period on our recently published proposed rule to improve guidance for unit managers and the public and to restore opportunities for protected activities by returning to the Alaska-specific regulations that were in effect for over three decades, prior to a series of amendments starting in 2015 that will be rescinded under the proposal. This action will provide interested parties additional time and opportunity to comment on the proposed restoration of the pre-2015 regulations and other modifications. Comments previously submitted need not be resubmitted and will be fully considered in preparation of the final rule.

Comment by April 24, 2026

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1-202-208-6843 (national headquarters)

Main address

1849 C St., NW Washington, DC 20240

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Notice

Published April 9, 2026

91 FR 17987

Notice of Intended Repatriation: Bruce Museum Inc., Greenwich, CT

In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Bruce Museum, Inc. intends to repatriate certain cultural items that meet the definition of sacred objects and that have a cultural affiliation with the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice.

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Notice

Published April 9, 2026

91 FR 17991

Notice of Intended Repatriation: North Carolina State University, Gregg Museum of Art & Design, Raleigh, NC

In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Gregg Museum of Art & Design intends to repatriate certain cultural items that meet the definition of sacred objects and that have a cultural affiliation with the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice.

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Notice

Published April 9, 2026

91 FR 17995

Notice of Intended Repatriation: Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, CA

In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), Sonoma State University intends to repatriate certain cultural items that meet the definition of objects of cultural patrimony and that have a cultural affiliation with the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice.

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Notice

Published April 9, 2026

91 FR 17994

Notice of Inventory Completion: Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, CA

In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), Sonoma State University 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.

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Notice

Published April 9, 2026

91 FR 18001

Notice of Intended Repatriation: Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, CA

In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), Sonoma State University intends to repatriate certain cultural items that meet the definition of unassociated funerary objects, sacred objects, and/or objects of cultural patrimony and that have a cultural affiliation with the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice.

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