Notice2025-04366
Notice of Intended Disposition: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Katmai National Park and Preserve, King Salmon, AK
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Published
March 18, 2025
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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, Katmai National Park and Preserve (KATM) 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 90, Number 51 (Tuesday, March 18, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12547-12548]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-04366]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0039477; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Intended Disposition: U.S. Department of the Interior,
National Park Service, Katmai National Park and Preserve, King Salmon,
AK
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, Katmai National Park and Preserve (KATM) 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 or cultural items in this
notice may occur on or after April 17, 2025. If no claim for
disposition is received by March 18, 2026, the human remains and
associated funerary objects in this notice will become unclaimed human
remains and associated funerary objects.
ADDRESSES: Mark Sturm, Superintendent, Katmai National Park and
Preserve, P.O. Box 7, King Salmon, AK 99613, telephone (907) 246-2120,
email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#fa979b8891a5898e8f8897ba948a89d49d958c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4924283b22163a3d3c3b240927393a672e263f">[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, KATM, 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 12 individuals have been identified from an archaeological site
known as the Mink Island Site, state site XMK-030. The 104 associated
funerary objects are stone balls, an ivory arrow point, an ivory
labret, a barbed ivory spear point, a carved ivory eye, biface
fragments, ground slate tool fragments, net sinkers, an abrader, an
awl-like tool, retouched flakes, ground slate fragments, flakes, a
worked whale rib, a sea mammal tooth, worked bone and ivory fragments,
worked or polished stones, coal fragments, an unworked small animal
bone, stones, and pebbles.
In 1997, human remains, eroded from the Mink Island site in Amalik
Bay (Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska) along the KATM coast due to natural
erosion and looting activities, were collected. Between 1998-2000, the
site was excavated by the NPS. While no other burials were encountered,
an additional 25 human bones were identified and collected from the
erosional area/slope of the site. After excavation, during analysis of
the animal fauna recovered from the site, a further 27 human bones were
found for a total of 52 bones. During a 2006 follow up site-check, two
human bones were discovered and recovered. All of the human remains and
funerary objects are stored at the Alaska Regional Curatorial Center
(ARCC) at the NPS Regional Office in Anchorage.
Determinations
KATM has determined that:
<bullet> The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of at least 12 individuals of Native American
ancestry.
<bullet> The 104 objects described in this notice are 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 Alutiiq Tribe of Old Harbor; Chignik Bay Tribal
Council; Ivanof Bay Tribe; King Salmon Tribe; Naknek Native Village;
Native Village of Akhiok; Native Village of Chignik Lagoon; Native
Village of Karluk; Native Village of Larsen Bay; Native Village of
Ouzinkie; Native Village of Perryville; Native Village of Port Lions;
and South Naknek Village have priority for disposition of the human
remains and associated funerary objects described in this notice.
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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 March 18, 2026, 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, 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 April 17, 2025. If competing claims
for disposition are received, KATM 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. KATM 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: February 4, 2025.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2025-04366 Filed 3-17-25; 8:45 am]
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