Notice2024-12716
Notice of Intended Disposition: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Upper Colorado Basin Region, Provo, UT
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Published
June 11, 2024
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), Upper Colorado Basin Region intends to carry out the disposition of human remains 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 113 (Tuesday, June 11, 2024)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-12716]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0038070; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Intended Disposition: Department of the Interior,
Bureau of Reclamation, Upper Colorado Basin Region, Provo, UT
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, Bureau of
Reclamation (Reclamation), Upper Colorado Basin Region intends to carry
out the disposition of human remains 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 July 11, 2024. If no claim for disposition
is received by June 11, 2025, the human remains in this notice will
become unclaimed human remains.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Zachary Nelson, Bureau of Reclamation, Upper Colorado
Basin Region, 302 East Lakeview Parkway, Provo, UT 84606, telephone
(801) 379-1164, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#344e5a5158475b5a74414756461a535b42"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="cfb5a1aaa3bca0a18fbabcadbde1a8a0b9">[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
Reclamation, Upper Colorado Basin Region, and additional information on
the human remains 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, human remains representing, at
least, one individual has been reasonably identified. No associated
funerary objects are present. On May 9, 2021, at Red Fleet Reservoir in
Uintah County, Utah, human remains were discovered along the shore at
the water line. No identified burial was located.
Determinations
The Reclamation Upper Colorado Basin Region has determined that:
<bullet> The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of one individual of Native American ancestry.
<bullet> The Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah & Ouray Reservation,
Utah has priority for disposition of the human remains 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 June 11, 2025, the human remains in this notice will
become unclaimed human remains. 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 July 11, 2024. If competing claims for
disposition are received, Reclamation Upper Colorado Basin Region 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 Reclamation
Upper Colorado Basin Region 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: May 31, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024-12716 Filed 6-10-24; 8:45 am]
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