Notice2025-04368
Notice of Intended Disposition: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Aniakchak National Monument 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, Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve (ANIA) 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 90, Number 51 (Tuesday, March 18, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12550-12551]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-04368]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0039480; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Intended Disposition: U.S. Department of the Interior,
National Park Service, Aniakchak National Monument 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, Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve (ANIA)
intends to carry out the disposition of human
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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 April 17, 2025. If no claim for disposition is received by March
18, 2026, the human remains in this notice will become unclaimed human
remains.
ADDRESSES: Mark Sturm, Superintendent, Aniakchak National Monument and
Preserve, P.O. Box 7, King Salmon, AK 99613, telephone (907) 246-2120,
email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e78a86958cb8949392958aa7899794c9808891"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c7aaa6b5ac98b4b3b2b5aa87a9b7b4e9a0a8b1">[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, ANIA, 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 from an
archaeological site known as the Aniakchak Bay Village Site, state site
SUT-027. No associated funerary objects are present.
From 2004-2007, NPS archeologists excavated this large village site
in Aniakchak Bay (Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska) along the ANIA
coast. No human remains were encountered or identified during
excavation. During analysis of the animal fauna recovered from the
site, 12 human bones were reported: seven deciduous (baby) teeth, three
permanent (adult) teeth, and two phalanges (toe) bones. The teeth and
phalanges were not associated with any other human remains. These human
remains are stored at the Alaska Regional Curatorial Center (ARCC) at
the NPS Regional Office in Anchorage, AK.
Determinations
ANIA has determined:
<bullet> The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of at least one individual of Native American
ancestry.
<bullet> The Chignik Bay Tribal Council; Chignik Lake Village;
Native Village of Chignik Lagoon; Native Village of Perryville; Native
Village of Pilot Point; and the Native Village of Port Heiden 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 March 18,
2026, 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 April 17, 2025. If competing claims for disposition are received,
ANIA 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. ANIA 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. 2025-04368 Filed 3-17-25; 8:45 am]
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