Notice2024-17265
Notice of Intended Disposition: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie, Wilmington, IL
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Published
August 6, 2024
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie (FS Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie) 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 151 (Tuesday, August 6, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63968-63969]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-17265]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0038405; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Intended Disposition: U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Forest Service, Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie, Wilmington, IL
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. Department of Agriculture, Forest
Service, Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie (FS Midewin National
Tallgrass Prairie) 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 in this notice may occur on or
after September 5, 2024. If no claim for disposition is received by
August 6, 2025, the human remains in this notice will become unclaimed
human remains or cultural items.
ADDRESSES: Chirstina Henderson, Supervisor, Midewin National Tallgrass
Prairie, USDA Forest Service, 30239 S. State Route 53, Wilmington, IL
60481, telephone (815) 423-6370, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#86c5eef4eff5f2efe8e7a8cee3e8e2e3f4f5e9e8c6f3f5e2e7a8e1e9f0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ffbc978d968c8b96919ed1b79a919b9a8d8c9091bf8a8c9b9ed1989089">[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 FS
Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie 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
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not responsible for the identifications in this notice.
Abstract of Information Available
Based on the information available, human remains representing, one
individual (ancestor) have been reasonably identified. No associated
funerary objects, sacred objects or objects of cultural patrimony are
present. On July 21, 2021, one isolated, calcined fragment of parietal
bone was removed during archaeological excavations conducted by the
University of Notre Dame du Lac, operating under an ARPA permit, on
Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie, USDA, Forest Service, in Will
County, Illinois.
Determinations
The FS Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie has determined that:
<bullet> The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of one individual of Native American ancestry.
<bullet> The Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin have priority for
disposition of the human remains described in this notice.
Claims for Disposition
Written claims for disposition of the human remains in this notice
must be sent to the appropriate official identified in this notice
under ADDRESSES. If no claim for disposition is received by August 6,
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 in this notice may occur on or
after September 5, 2024. If competing claims for disposition are
received, the FS Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie must determine the
most appropriate claimant prior to disposition. Requests for joint
disposition of the human remains are considered a single request and
not competing requests. The FS Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie 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: July 26, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024-17265 Filed 8-5-24; 8:45 am]
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