Notice2025-10131

Notice of Intended Disposition: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, Omaha, NE

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Published
June 4, 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. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District 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 106 (Wednesday, June 4, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23701-23702]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-10131]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0040258; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Intended Disposition: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 
Omaha District, Omaha, NE

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 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 July 7, 2025. If no claim for 
disposition is received by June 4, 2026, the human remains and 
associated funerary objects in this notice will become unclaimed human 
remains and associated funerary objects.

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ADDRESSES: Send written claims for disposition of the human remains and 
associated funerary objects in this notice to Ms. Livia Taylor, U.S. 
Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, ATTN: CENWO-PMA-D, 1616 
Capitol Avenue, Omaha, NE 68102, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0e626778676f206f207a6f7762617c4e7b7d6f6d6b206f7c637720636762"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9df1f4ebf4fcb3fcb3e9fce4f1f2efdde8eefcfef8b3fceff0e4b3f0f4f1">[email&#160;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 and associated funerary objects 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, one individual, along with 974 associated funerary objects were 
removed from a site in Campbell County, South Dakota during 1991 and 
1992. Based upon a preponderance of the evidence, including Tribal oral 
history, archeological and geographical information, the Ancestors 
described in this Notice are consistent with cultural affiliation of 
the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, North 
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 one individual of Native American ancestry.
    <bullet> The 974 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 part of the death rite 
or ceremony.
    <bullet> The Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold 
Reservation, North Dakota has priority for disposition of the human 
remains and associated funerary objects described 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 June 4, 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 July 7, 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 and 
associated funerary objects 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.
    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. 2025-10131 Filed 6-3-25; 8:45 am]
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