Notice2024-23726
Notice of Intended Disposition: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Hopewell Culture National Historical Park, Chillicothe, OH
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Published
October 15, 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 the Interior, National Park Service, Hopewell Culture National Historical Park (HOCU) intends to carry out the disposition of human remains and associated funerary objects 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 199 (Tuesday, October 15, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 83046-83047]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-23726]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0038885; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Intended Disposition: U.S. Department of the Interior,
National Park Service, Hopewell Culture National Historical Park,
Chillicothe, OH
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 the Interior,
National Park Service, Hopewell Culture National Historical Park (HOCU)
intends to carry out the disposition of human remains and associated
funerary objects 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 and associated funerary objects
in this notice may occur on or after November 14, 2024. If no claim for
disposition is received by October 15, 2025, the human remains and
associated funerary objects in this notice will become unclaimed human
remains and associated funerary objects.
ADDRESSES: Chris Alford, Superintendent, Hopewell Culture National
Historical Park, 16062 State Route 104, Chillicothe, OH 45601,
telephone (740) 774-1126, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#86e5eef4eff5d9e7eae0e9f4e2c6e8f6f5a8e1e9f0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a9cac1dbc0daf6c8c5cfc6dbcde9c7d9da87cec6df">[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, HOCU, and additional information on the human remains
and associated funerary objects in this notice, including the results
of consultation, can be found in the related records.
Abstract of Information Available
Based on the information available, human remains representing, at
least, one individual have been reasonably identified. The 126
associated funerary objects are one biface fragment, one faunal remain,
two prismatic blade fragments, two pieces of copper, eight chert
debitage, 49 fire-cracked rocks, four soil samples, 12 botanical
samples, two charcoal samples, and 45 ceramic sherds. In 2004, human
remains and funerary objects were removed from the Riverbank Site in
Ross County, OH by National Park Service archeologists with the Midwest
Archeological Center. The human remains and funerary objects date to
the Middle Woodland period.
Determinations
HOCU has determined that:
<bullet> The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of one individual of Native American ancestry.
<bullet> The 126 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 Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; Eastern
Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma; and the Shawnee Tribe have priority for
disposition of the human remains and associated funerary objects
described in this notice.
Claims for Disposition
Written claims for disposition of the human remains and associated
funerary objects in this notice must be sent to the appropriate
official identified in this notice under ADDRESSES. If no claim for
disposition is received by October 15, 2025, the human remains and
associated funerary objects in this notice will become unclaimed human
remains and associated funerary objects. 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,
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by a preponderance of the evidence, that they have priority for
disposition.
Disposition of the human remains and associated funerary objects in
this notice may occur on or after November 14, 2024. If competing
claims for disposition are received, HOCU must determine the most
appropriate claimant prior to disposition. Requests for joint
disposition of the human remains and associated funerary objects are
considered a single request and not competing requests. HOCU 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: October 4, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024-23726 Filed 10-11-24; 8:45 am]
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