Notice2026-07372
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Huntington District, Huntington, WV
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Published
April 16, 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, Huntington District, has completed an inventory of associated funerary objects and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the associated funerary objects and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 73 (Thursday, April 16, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20488-20489]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-07372]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[N7079; NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0042596; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
Huntington District, Huntington, WV
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, Huntington
District, has completed an inventory of associated funerary objects and
has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the
associated
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funerary objects and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in
this notice.
DATES: Repatriation of the associated funerary objects in this notice
may occur on or after May 18, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Send written requests for repatriation of associated
funerary objects in this notice to Ms. Ashley Taylor, U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers, Huntington District PMD-R, 502 Eighth Street, Huntington,
WV 25701, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8bcaf8e3e7eef2a5cfa5dfeaf2e7e4f9cbfef8eae8eea5eaf9e6f2a5e6e2e7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="29685a41454c50076d077d485045465b695c5a484a4c07485b445007444045">[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
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Huntington District, 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
The 314 associated funerary objects are two lots burned corn, one
ceramic ball, one ceramic disc, seven ceramic vessels, four pipe
fragments, one reconstructed sherd, three rim sherds with handles, one
unidentified ceramic, one lot shell beads with faunal teeth, one lot
shell beads with gorget, 22 lots shell beads (strung), 70 shell beads,
four modified shell, one unmodified shell, 15 shell discs, 76 modified
faunal bones, three turtle shell fragments, 15 faunal teeth, 33 antler
tines, one lot faunal bone beads, two faunal bone tubes, four
unmodified faunal bones, three bifaces, 10 celts, six drills, four
discoidals, two hammerstones, one unmodified stone, eight modified
lithics, 10 projectile points, and two stone pendants. The only
documentation within the collection, which was accumulated by a
notorious looter, states that a small subset of artifacts were removed
from site 46SU13, while other items match descriptions of artifacts in
several documents that discuss the illegal excavations at site 46SU9.
Distinction between the two sites within the collection is not
possible, and site 46SU9 is a known burial site. The collection is
currently located in Alexandria, Virginia, at the Veterans Curation
Lab.
Cultural Affiliation
Based on the information available and the results of consultation,
cultural affiliation is clearly identified by the information available
about the associated funerary objects described in this notice.
Determinations
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Huntington District, has
determined that:
<bullet> The 314 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> There is a connection between the associated funerary
objects described in this notice and the Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of
Indians of Oklahoma; Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma; and the Shawnee
Tribe.
Requests for Repatriation
Written requests for repatriation of the associated funerary
objects 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 associated funerary objects described in this
notice to a requestor may occur on or after May 18, 2026. If competing
requests for repatriation are received, the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, Huntington District, must determine the most appropriate
requestor prior to repatriation. Requests for joint repatriation of the
associated funerary objects are considered a single request and not
competing requests. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Huntington
District, 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: April 8, 2026.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2026-07372 Filed 4-15-26; 8:45 am]
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