Notice2025-04367
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
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, 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 12554-12555]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-04367]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0039478; 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 and associated funerary objects
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#721f1300192d010607001f321c02015c151d04"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2e434f5c45715d5a5b5c436e405e5d00494158">[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 one individual has been reasonably identified from the Cutbank
Site, state site XMK-016. The eight associated funerary objects are a
stone lamp, a biface fragment, wooden plank fragments, birch bark,
soil, and stone flakes.
In 1999, fragments of a human cranium and stone lamp were found
naturally eroded from the Cutbank site, near Brooks Camp (Lake and
Peninsula Borough, Alaska) and were collected. In 2000, more human
remains, and a stone tool eroded from the same burial in the cutbank
and were collected. In 2001, the remaining human remains at the stie
were excavated by the NPS. Between 2002-2003, the site was excavated by
the NPS. While no other burials were encountered, an additional human
molar was identified and collected. All the human remains and funerary
objects are stored in the Alaska Regional Curatorial Center (ARCC) at
the NPS Regional Office in Anchorage, AK.
Determinations
KATM has determined that:
<bullet> The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of at least one individual of Native American
ancestry.
<bullet> The eight 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 a part of the death rite
or ceremony.
<bullet> The Chignik Bay Tribal Council; Chignik Lake Village;
Ivanof Bay Tribe; King Salmon Tribe; Naknek Native Village; Native
Village of Chignik Lagoon; Native Village of Perryville; and South
Naknek Village have priority for disposition of the human remains or
cultural items 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 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
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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. 2025-04367 Filed 3-17-25; 8:45 am]
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