Notice2023-28911
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Buffalo National River, Harrison, AR
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Published
January 3, 2024
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Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Buffalo National River (BUFF) has completed an inventory of human remains and has determined that there is no cultural affiliation between the human remains and any Indian Tribe. The human remains were removed from Marion and Searcy Counties, AR.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 2 (Wednesday, January 3, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 398-399]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-28911]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0037155; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior,
National Park Service, Buffalo National River, Harrison, AR
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), U.S. Department of the Interior, National
Park Service, Buffalo National River (BUFF) has completed an inventory
of human remains and has determined that there is no cultural
affiliation between the human remains and any Indian Tribe. The human
remains were removed from Marion and Searcy Counties, AR.
DATES: Disposition of the human remains in this notice may occur on or
after February 2, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Angela Boyers, Superintendent, Buffalo National River, 402
North Walnut, Suite 136, Harrison, AR 72601-1173, telephone (870) 365-
2700, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1c5e495a5a434f696c796e7572687972787972685c726c6f327b736a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d0928596968f83a5a0b5a2b9bea4b5beb4b5bea490bea0a3feb7bfa6">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is published as part of the
National Park Service's administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA.
The determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the
superintendent, BUFF. Additional information on the determinations in
this notice, including the results of consultation, can be found in the
inventory or related records held by BUFF.
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Description
Human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed
from Searcy County, AR. In August 1990, human remains of one individual
were removed from site 3SE279 by National Park Service archeologists as
part of an Archeological Resource Protection Act (ARPA) investigation.
No associated funerary objects are present.
Human remains representing, at minimum, 10 individuals were removed
from Marion County, AR. Between 1988 and 1990, human remains were
recovered from site 3MR80. The human remains were recovered during two
separate excavation projects led by the Sponsored Research Program of
the Arkansas Archeological Survey under contract to the National Park
Service. No associated funerary objects are present.
Aboriginal Land
The human remains in this notice were removed from known geographic
locations. These locations are the aboriginal lands of one or more
Indian Tribes. The following information was used to identify the
aboriginal land: a treaty.
Determinations
Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after
consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes, BUFF has determined
that:
<bullet> The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of 11 individuals of Native American ancestry.
<bullet> No relationship of shared group identity can be reasonably
traced between the human remains and any Indian Tribe.
<bullet> The human remains described in this notice were removed
from the aboriginal land of The Osage Nation.
Requests for Disposition
Written requests for disposition of the human remains in this
notice must be sent to the Responsible Official identified in
ADDRESSES. Requests for disposition may be submitted by:
1. Any one or more of the Indian Tribes identified in this notice.
2. Any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian
organization not identified in this notice who shows, by a
preponderance of the evidence, that the requestor is a lineal
descendant or a culturally affiliated Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization, or who shows that the requestor is an aboriginal land
Indian Tribe.
Disposition of the human remains described in this notice to a
requestor may occur on or after February 2, 2024. If competing requests
for disposition are received, BUFF must determine the most appropriate
requestor prior to disposition. Requests for joint disposition of the
human remains are considered a single request and not competing
requests. BUFF is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the
Indian Tribes identified in this notice.
Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act,
25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.9 and
10.11.
Dated: December 20, 2023.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2023-28911 Filed 1-2-24; 8:45 am]
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