Notice2025-04369
Notice of Intended Disposition: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Shawnee National Forest, Harrisburg, IL
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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 Shawnee National Forest 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 12553-12554]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-04369]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0039481; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Intended Disposition: U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Forest Service, Shawnee National Forest, Harrisburg, IL
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 Shawnee National Forest 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 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: Heather Carey, Heritage Program Manager/Tribal Liaison,
Shawnee National Forest, 501 N Main Street, Jonesboro, IL 62952,
telephone (618) 833-8576 Ext. 104, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c3aba6a2b7aba6b1eda0a2b1a6ba83b6b0a7a2eda4acb5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="147c7175607c71663a777566716d54616770753a737b62">[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
Shawnee National Forest, and additional information on the human
remains 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 five individuals have been reasonably identified. No associated
funerary objects are present. The remains consist of one individual
removed from 11J822 in 1998, one individual removed from
11J1217,11J1218, or 11J1219 in 1991, one individual removed from
11J1219 in 1991, one individual removed from 11J980 in 1991, and one
individual removed from 11J1348 in 2019 from Jackson County, Illinois.
Based on the information available, human remains representing at
least four individuals have been reasonably identified. No associated
funerary
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objects are present. The remains consist of one individual removed from
11PP3 in 1997, one individual removed from 11PP199 in 2000, and two
individuals removed from 11PP1019 in 1992 from Pope County, Illinois.
Based on the information available, human remains representing at
least one individual have been reasonably identified. No associated
funerary objects are present. The remains consist of one individual
removed from 11JS89 in 1991 from Johnson County, Illinois.
Determinations
The Shawnee National Forest has determined that:
<bullet> The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of 10 individuals of Native American ancestry.
<bullet> The Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma;
Delaware Tribe of Indians; Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma; Miami
Tribe of Oklahoma; Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; Quapaw Nation;
Shawnee Tribe; and The Osage Nation 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,
the Shawnee National Forest 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. The Shawnee National Forest 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. 2025-04369 Filed 3-17-25; 8:45 am]
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