Notice2024-04661
Notice of Intended Disposition: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District, St. Louis, MO
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Published
March 6, 2024
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District, intends to carry out the disposition of human remains, associated funerary objects, unassociated funerary objects, sacred objects, or objects of cultural patrimony removed from Federal or Tribal lands to the lineal descendants, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization with priority for disposition in this notice.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 45 (Wednesday, March 6, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16021-16022]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-04661]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0037526; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Intended Disposition: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St.
Louis District, St. Louis, MO
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis
District, intends to carry out the disposition of human remains,
associated funerary objects, unassociated funerary objects, sacred
objects, or objects of cultural patrimony removed from Federal or
Tribal lands to the lineal descendants, Indian Tribe, or Native
Hawaiian organization with priority for disposition in this notice.
DATES: Disposition of the human remains or cultural items in this
notice may occur on or after April 5, 2024. If no claim for disposition
is received by March 6, 2025, the human remains or cultural items in
this notice will become unclaimed human remains or cultural items.
ADDRESSES: Jenna Domeischel, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis
District, 1222 Spruce Street, ATTN:
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CEMVS-EC-Z, St. Louis, MO 63103, telephone (314) 331-8840, email
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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
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District, and additional
information on the human remains or cultural items in this notice,
including the results of consultation, can be found in the related
records. The National Park Service is not responsible for the
identifications in this notice.
Abstract of Information Available
The 55 associated funerary objects are two lots of soil, 41
ceramics, two shell fragments, seven lithics, one groundstone, and two
small rocks. In July 2017, human remains and associated funerary
objects were discovered at Mark Twain Lake, Monroe County, Missouri, by
a member of the public. These remains and one associated funerary
object were previously reported in a newspaper notice in 2023 (Hannibal
Courier-Post on September 20 and 27 and Tulsa World on November 1 and
8). The remains and objects are currently stored at a secure location
in the St. Louis District laboratory.
Determinations
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District, has
determined that:
<bullet> The 55 objects described in this notice are reasonably
believed to have been placed intentionally with or near individual
human remains at the time of death or later as part of the death rite
or ceremony.
<bullet> The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District, has
identified The Osage Nation as having priority for disposition of the
cultural items described in this notice.
Claims for Disposition
Written claims for disposition of the human remains or cultural
items in this notice must be sent to the appropriate official
identified in this notice under ADDRESSES. If no claim for disposition
is received by March 6, 2025, the human remains or cultural items in
this notice will become unclaimed human remains or cultural items.
Claims for disposition may be submitted by:
1. Any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian
organization 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 they have priority for disposition.
Disposition of the human remains or cultural items in this notice
may occur on or after April 5, 2024. If competing claims for
disposition are received, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis
District, must determine the most appropriate claimant prior to
disposition. Requests for joint disposition of the human remains or
cultural items are considered a single request and not competing
requests. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District, is
responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the lineal
descendants, Indian Tribes, and Native Hawaiian organizations
identified in this notice and to any other consulting parties.
Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act,
25 U.S.C. 3002, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.7.
Dated: February 27, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024-04661 Filed 3-5-24; 8:45 am]
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