Notice2024-28487
Notice of Intended Disposition: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Agate Fossil Beds National Monument, Harrison, NE
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Published
December 5, 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, Agate Fossil Beds National Monument (AGFO) 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 234 (Thursday, December 5, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 96674]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-28487]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0039150; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Intended Disposition: U.S. Department of the Interior,
National Park Service, Agate Fossil Beds National Monument, Harrison,
NE
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, Agate Fossil Beds National Monument (AGFO)
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 December 5, 2025. If no claim for disposition is received by
December 5, 2025, the human remains in this notice will become
unclaimed human remains.
ADDRESSES: Jay Sturdevant, Superintendent, Agate Fossil Beds National
Monument, 301 River Road, Harrison, NE 69346-2743, telephone (308) 665-
4110, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8be1eaf2d4f8fffef9efeefdeae5ffcbe5fbf8a5ece4fd"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3258534b6d41464740565744535c46725c42411c555d44">[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, AGFO, and additional information on the human remains
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 has been reasonably identified. No associated
funerary objects are present. On August 6, 2020, a human skull was
found in the Niobrara River on Federal land within the boundary of AGFO
in Sioux County, NE. Law enforcement officers from the National Park
Service (NPS), Sioux County Sheriff's Office, and the Nebraska State
Patrol responded to the discovery. The NPS law enforcement officer took
possession of the remains and placed them in a secure vault. The
remains were visually examined and through facial micromorphology
determined to be Native American. The skull had glue, tape, and faint
blue lettering (undecipherable) on it. Nothing else is known about the
remains or from where they originated. The remains are not part of any
known NPS museum holdings.
Determinations
AGFO has determined that:
<bullet> The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of one individual of Native American ancestry.
<bullet> The Ponca Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma and the Ponca Tribe
of Nebraska 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 December 5,
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 January 6, 2025. If competing claims for disposition are
received, AGFO 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. AGFO 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: November 22, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024-28487 Filed 12-4-24; 8:45 am]
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