Notice2024-05852
Notice of Intended Disposition: The United States Army Garrison-Hawaii, Pōhakuloa Training Area, Hilo, HI
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Published
March 20, 2024
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the United States Army Garrison-Hawaii (USAG-HI) P[omacr]hakuloa Training Area (PTA) 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 55 (Wednesday, March 20, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 19873]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-05852]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0037597; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Intended Disposition: The United States Army Garrison--
Hawaii, P[omacr]hakuloa Training Area, Hilo, HI
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 United States Army Garrison-Hawaii
(USAG-HI) P[omacr]hakuloa Training Area (PTA) 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 19, 2024. If no claim for
disposition is received by March 20, 2025, the human remains or
cultural items in this notice will become unclaimed human remains or
cultural items.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Heidi E Miller, USAG-HI PTA, P.O. Box 4607, Hilo, HI
96720, telephone (808) 787-7802, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5038353934397e357e3d393c3c352261607e3339261031223d297e3d393c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="29414c404d40074c07444045454c5b1819074a405f69485b445007444045">[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
USAG-HI PTA, 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
Based on the information available, three associated funerary
objects, a h[omacr]keo and two ipu gourds, were identified in the
Pu`uanahulu Ahupua`a, North Kona District, Hawai`i Island, Hawai`i.
These items were removed from their identified location in August 2022
at the request of NAGPRA Consulting Parties and placed in the curation
facility at the USAG-HI PTA.
Determinations
The USAG-HI PTA has determined that:
<bullet> The three 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 Native Hawaii Organizations House of Nobles and Royal
Heirs, Ka O Ho`ohuli, `Ohana Kailiwai-Ray, `Ohana Kapele, `Ohana
Lindsey, `Ohana Medeiros, and Protect Keopuka `Ohana have 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 20, 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 19, 2024. If competing claims for
disposition are received, the USAG-HI PTA 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 USAG-HI PTA 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: March 11, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024-05852 Filed 3-19-24; 8:45 am]
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