Notice2025-22886
Notice of Inventory Completion: Columbus-Belmont State Park, Kentucky State Parks, Columbus, KY
Primary source
Metadata and text below are from the Federal Register, a public-domain U.S. government work. Always verify the official published version before relying on it for any legal matter.
Published
December 16, 2025
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), Columbus-Belmont State Park, Kentucky State Parks, 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.
Full Text
<html>
<head>
<title>Federal Register, Volume 90 Issue 239 (Tuesday, December 16, 2025)</title>
</head>
<body><pre>
[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 239 (Tuesday, December 16, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58269-58270]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-22886]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[N6611; NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0041342; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Columbus-Belmont State Park,
Kentucky State Parks, Columbus, KY
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), Columbus-Belmont State Park, Kentucky State
Parks, has completed an inventory of human remains and has determined
that there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and
Indian Tribes or
[[Page 58270]]
Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice.
DATES: Repatriation of the human remains in this notice may occur on or
after January 15, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Send written requests for repatriation of the human remains
in this notice to Jennifer Spence, Parks Curator, Kentucky State Parks,
Mayo-Underwood Building, 5th Floor, 500 Mero Street, Frankfort, KY
40601 email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#345e515a5a5d5251461a4744515a5751745f4d1a535b42"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="80eae5eeeee9e6e5f2aef3f0e5eee3e5c0ebf9aee7eff6">[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
Columbus-Belmont State Park, Kentucky State Parks, 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 three individuals have been identified.
Based on institutional knowledge, the remains were originally removed
from a mound in Hickman County, Kentucky. They were curated for many
years at the museum at Columbus-Belmont State Park before being
transferred in 2001 to the William S. Webb Museum of Anthropology at
the University of Kentucky in Lexington, where they remain in storage.
There is no indication that any potentially hazardous substances were
used to treat the remains.
Cultural Affiliation
Based on the information available and the results of consultation,
cultural affiliation is reasonably identified by the geographical
location of the human remains described in this notice.
Determinations
Columbus-Belmont State Park, Kentucky State Parks, has determined
that:
<bullet> The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of three individuals of Native American ancestry.
<bullet> There is a connection between the human remains described
in this notice and the Cherokee Nation; Eastern Shawnee Tribe of
Oklahoma; Quapaw Nation; Shawnee Tribe; and The Chickasaw Nation.
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 January 15, 2026. If competing requests
for repatriation are received, Columbus-Belmont State Park, Kentucky
State Parks must determine the most appropriate requestor prior to
repatriation. Requests for joint repatriation of the human remains are
considered a single request and not competing requests. Columbus-
Belmont State Park, Kentucky State Parks, is responsible for sending a
copy of this notice to the Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian
organizations identified in this notice and any other consulting
parties.
Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act,
25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.10.
Dated: November 17, 2025.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2025-22886 Filed 12-15-25; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4312-52-P
</pre><script data-cfasync="false" src="/cdn-cgi/scripts/5c5dd728/cloudflare-static/email-decode.min.js"></script></body>
</html>Indexed from Federal Register on December 16, 2025.
This is legal information, not legal advice. Laws vary by jurisdiction and change frequently. Always verify current law with official sources and consult a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction for advice on your specific situation.