Notice2025-15401
Notice of Intended Disposition: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Oregon/Washington State Office, Spokane District Office, Wenatchee Field Office, Wenatchee, WA
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Published
August 14, 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, Bureau of Land Management, OR/WA State Office, Wenatchee Field Office (BLM Wenatchee Field Office), 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 155 (Thursday, August 14, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39217-39218]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-15401]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[N6411; NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0040805; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Intended Disposition: U.S. Department of the Interior,
Bureau of Land Management, Oregon/Washington State Office, Spokane
District Office, Wenatchee Field Office, Wenatchee, WA
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, Bureau
of Land Management, OR/WA State Office, Wenatchee Field Office (BLM
Wenatchee Field Office), 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 September 15, 2025. If no claim
for disposition is received by August 14, 2026, the human remains and
associated funerary objects in this notice will become unclaimed human
remains and associated funerary objects.
ADDRESSES: Send written requests for repatriation of the human remains
and associated funerary objects to Curtis J. Bryan, Wenatchee Field
Manager, U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management,
915 Walla Walla Ave., Wenatchee, WA 98801, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#82e1e0f0fbe3ecc2e0eeeface5edf4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="97f4f5e5eef6f9d7f5fbfab9f0f8e1">[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
BLM Wenatchee Field Office 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 have been reasonably identified. The one
associated funerary object is a stone pipe. The individual is
represented by a cranium discovered by the public and reported to the
BLM. The cranium was discovered along State Route 821, adjacent to the
Yakima River on BLM lands in Kittitas County, Washington. Upon
revisiting the site after the notification of the discovery of the
cranium, the stone pipe was discovered.
Determinations
The BLM Wenatchee Field Office has determined that:
<bullet> The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of one individual of Native American ancestry.
<bullet> The one object described in this notice is 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 Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation and
the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation have priority for
disposition of the human remains and associated funerary object
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 August 14, 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 September 15, 2025. If competing
claims for disposition are received, the BLM Wenatchee Field Office
must determine the most appropriate claimant prior to disposition.
Requests for joint disposition of the human remains and associated
funerary objects are
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considered a single request and not competing requests. The BLM
Wenatchee Field Office 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: July 31, 2025.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2025-15401 Filed 8-13-25; 8:45 am]
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