Notice2025-15848
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Oregon/Washington State Office, Prineville District Office, Prineville, OR
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Published
August 20, 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. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Oregon/Washington State Office, Prineville District Office (BLM) has completed an inventory of human remains and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 159 (Wednesday, August 20, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40647-40648]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-15848]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[N6423; NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0040829; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior,
Bureau of Land Management, Oregon/Washington State Office, Prineville
District Office, Prineville, OR
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, Oregon/Washington State Office, Prineville District
Office (BLM) has completed an inventory of human remains and has
determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human
remains and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this
notice.
DATES: Repatriation of the human remains in this notice may occur on or
after September 19, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Send written requests for repatriation of the human remains
in this notice to Amanda S. Roberts, Prineville District Manager, 3050
NE 3rd Street, Prineville, OR 97754, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c4a5b7b6aba6a1b6b0b784a6a8a9eaa3abb2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c4a5b7b6aba6a1b6b0b784a6a8a9eaa3abb2">[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, and additional information on the determinations in this notice,
including the results of consultation, can be found in its inventory or
related records. The National Park Service is not responsible for the
determinations in this notice.
Abstract of Information Available
Human remains representing at least one individual have been
identified. No associated funerary objects are present. The remains
consist of a fragmentary portion of the frontal cranium and a cervical
atlas (i.e., C1 vertebra). These remains are currently being held by
Prineville District BLM. The remains were removed from their burial
location on BLM managed lands in 1987 from the area of Little Ferry
Canyon, Sherman County, Oregon. The exact location of the burial is
unknown. The approximate legal location is Township 02 South, Range 18
East, Section 26. There are no known hazardous substances used on the
remains.
Cultural Affiliation
Based on the information available and the results of consultation,
cultural affiliation is reasonably identified by the geographical
location or acquisition history of the human remains described in this
notice.
Determinations
The BLM Prineville District has determined that:
<bullet> The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of one individual of Native American ancestry.
<bullet> There is a connection between the human remains described
in this notice and the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs
Reservation of Oregon.
Requests for Repatriation
Written requests for repatriation of the human remains in this
notice must be sent to the authorized representative identified in this
notice under ADDRESSES. Requests for repatriation may be submitted by:
1. Any one or more of the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations 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 the requestor is a lineal
descendant or an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization with
cultural affiliation.
Repatriation of the human remains described in this notice to a
requestor may occur on or after September 19, 2025. If competing
requests for repatriation are received, the BLM Prineville District
must determine the most appropriate requestor prior to repatriation.
Requests for joint repatriation of the human remains are considered a
single request and not
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competing requests. The BLM Prineville District is responsible for
sending a copy of this notice to the Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian
organizations identified in this notice.
Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act,
25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.10.
Dated: August 5, 2025.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2025-15848 Filed 8-19-25; 8:45 am]
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