Notice2025-10030
Notice of Intended Disposition: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, Pierre, SD
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Published
June 3, 2025
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District 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 105 (Tuesday, June 3, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23555-23556]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-10030]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0040233; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Intended Disposition: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
Omaha District, Pierre, SD
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. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha
District 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 July 3, 2025. If no claim for disposition is received by June 3,
2026, the human remains in this notice will become unclaimed human
remains.
ADDRESSES: Send written claims for disposition of the human remains in
this notice to Megan Ernst, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha
District, 28563 Powerhouse Road, Pierre, SD 57501, email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#92fff7f5f3fcbcffbcf7e0fce1e6d2e7e1f3f1f7bcf3e0ffebbcfffbfe"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0d60686a6c63236023687f637e794d787e6c6e68236c7f607423606461">[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
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District 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, three individuals have been reasonably identified. No funerary
objects, sacred objects, associated funerary or objects of cultural
patrimony were located. In November 2024, human remains were discovered
on U.S. Army Corps of Engineers lands in Campbell County, South Dakota.
Determinations
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District has determined
that:
<bullet> The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of three individuals of Native American ancestry.
<bullet> The Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold
Reservation, North Dakota has 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 June 3,
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 July 3, 2025. If competing claims for disposition are received,
the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District 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 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha
District 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.
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Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act,
25 U.S.C. 3002, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.7.
Dated: May 21, 2025.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2025-10030 Filed 6-2-25; 8:45 am]
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