Notice2025-01016
Notice of Intended Disposition: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Nebraska National Forests and Grasslands, Chadron, NE
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Published
January 16, 2025
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, Nebraska National Forests and Grasslands intends to carry out the disposition of human remains and an associated funerary object 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 90, Number 10 (Thursday, January 16, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4793-4794]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-01016]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0039325; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Intended Disposition: U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Forest Service, Nebraska National Forests and Grasslands, Chadron, NE
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and
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Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest
Service, Nebraska National Forests and Grasslands intends to carry out
the disposition of human remains and an associated funerary object
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 associated funerary object in
this notice may occur on or after February 18, 2025. If no claim for
disposition is received by January 16, 2026, the human remains and
associated funerary object in this notice will become unclaimed human
remains and associated funerary object.
ADDRESSES: Jack Isaacs, Nebraska National Forests and Grasslands,
Forest Supervisor, 125 North Main Street, Chadron, NE 69337, telephone
(308) 430-1379, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#147e75777f3a7d677575776754616770753a737b62"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1b717a78703572687a7a78685b6e687f7a357c746d">[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
Nebraska National Forests and Grasslands, and additional information on
the human remains and associated funerary object 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. The one
associated funerary object is a projectile point. On November 17, 2021,
in Sioux County, Nebraska human remains (a skull with teeth, two small
bones, a long bone, two femur bones and two long slender bones) and a
single associated cultural item (projectile point) were removed. Part
of the burial remains in situ and will be removed so the remains of the
ancestor can be reunited per the wishes of the Tribe listed in this
notice.
Determinations
The Nebraska National Forests and Grasslands has determined that:
<bullet> The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of one individual of Native American ancestry.
<bullet> The one object 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 Oglala Sioux Tribe has priority for disposition of the
human remains and associated funerary object described in this notice.
Claims for Disposition
Written claims for disposition of the human remains and associated
funerary object in this notice must be sent to the appropriate official
identified in this notice under ADDRESSES. If no claim for disposition
is received by January 16, 2026, the human remains and associated
funerary object in this notice will become unclaimed human remains and
associated funerary object. 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 and associated funerary object in
this notice may occur on or after February 18, 2025. If competing
claims for disposition are received, the Nebraska National Forests and
Grasslands must determine the most appropriate claimant prior to
disposition. Requests for joint disposition of the human remains and
associated funerary object are considered a single request and not
competing requests. The Nebraska National Forests and Grasslands 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: January 6, 2025.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2025-01016 Filed 1-15-25; 8:45 am]
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