Notice2026-01671
Notice of Intended Disposition: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa District, Tulsa, OK
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Published
January 28, 2026
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, Tulsa District (USACE Tulsa) 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 91, Number 18 (Wednesday, January 28, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 3731]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-01671]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[N6884; NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0041883; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Intended Disposition: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
Tulsa District, Tulsa, OK
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, Tulsa
District (USACE Tulsa) 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 February 27, 2026. If no claim for disposition is received by
January 28, 2027, 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 Jacqueline Rodgers, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa
District, 2488 East 81st Street, Tulsa, OK 74137, email
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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
USACE Tulsa, 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 total individuals have been reasonably identified. No
associated funerary objects are present. On May 17, 2021 USACE Tulsa
was notified that a member of the public had recovered human remains
from site 34KA133, a precontact site that dates from the Archaic--
Woodland archaeological periods located at Kaw Lake in Kay County,
Oklahoma. The remains represent a single individual and no funerary
objects were recovered. On May 25, 1998 the remains of one individual
were identified eroding from the shoreline at site 34CR107, a
precontact Woodland period site located at Keystone Lake in Creek
County, Oklahoma. Tulsa District personnel attempted to protect the
individual in place. After several storms in the area extensively
eroded the shoreline and exposed the individual, and all human remains
were recovered. No funerary objects were recovered. Through May 4 and
5, 2019 the remains of one individual who had been discovered by
members of the public eroding from the shoreline were recovered from
site 34PW3, a precontact site dating from the Woodland--Plains Village
archaeological periods located at Keystone Lake in Pawnee County,
Oklahoma. No funerary objects were recovered.
Determinations
The USACE Tulsa has determined that:
<bullet> The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of three individuals of Native American ancestry.
<bullet> The Wichita and Affiliated Tribes (Wichita, Keechi, Waco,
& Tawakonie), Oklahoma have 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 January 28,
2027, 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 that they have
priority for disposition.
Disposition of the human remains in this notice may occur on or
after February 27, 2026. If competing claims for disposition are
received, the USACE Tulsa must determine the most appropriate claimant
prior to disposition. Claims for joint disposition of the human remains
are considered a single claim and not competing claims. The USACE Tulsa
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: January 15, 2026.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2026-01671 Filed 1-27-26; 8:45 am]
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