Notice2026-07382
Notice of Intended Disposition: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Wyoming State Office, Cheyenne, WY
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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. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Wyoming State Office (BLM Wyoming State Office) intends to carry out the disposition of 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 91, Number 73 (Thursday, April 16, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20480-20481]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-07382]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[N7057; NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0042590; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Intended Disposition: U.S. Department of the Interior,
Bureau of Land Management, Wyoming State Office, Cheyenne, WY
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, Wyoming State Office (BLM Wyoming State Office)
intends to carry out the disposition of 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 associated funerary objects in this notice
may occur on or after April 16, 2027. If no claim for disposition is
received by April 16, 2027, the associated funerary objects in this
notice will become unclaimed associated funerary objects.
ADDRESSES: Send written claims for disposition of the associated
funerary objects in this notice to Tanya Thrift, State Director Wyoming
Bureau of Land Management, 5353 Yellowstone Road, Cheyenne, WY 82009,
email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e3818f8ebc949abc808c939a948c9188a3818f8ecd848c95"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f99b9594a68e80a69a9689808e968b92b99b9594d79e968f">[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 Wyoming State Office, and additional information on the 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, one lot of associated funerary
objects were removed from archeological sites 48SU4479 and 48WA1957.
The one lot of associated funerary objects include but are not limited
to soil samples, debitage/flakes, fauna, projectile points, flora,
biface and a bone awl. The cultural items were removed from
archeological sites in Wyoming during excavations after November 16,
1990. These items are currently curated at the University of Wyoming in
Laramie, Wyoming.
Human remains and associated funerary objects from archeological
sites 48SU4479 and 48WA1957 were published in a Notice of Inventory
Completion, published in the Federal Register on June 11, 2025 (90 FR
24663-24664) and have been repatriated. This notice covers additional
associated funerary objects recently discovered.
Determinations
The BLM Wyoming State Office has determined that:
<bullet> The one lot of 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> The Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Indian
Reservation, Montana; Blackfeet Tribe of the Blackfeet Indian
Reservation of Montana; Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe of the Cheyenne
River Reservation, South Dakota; Chippewa Cree Indians of the Rocky
Boy's Reservation, Montana; Crow Tribe of Montana; Eastern Shoshone
Tribe of the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming; Fort Belknap Indian
Community of the Fort Belknap Reservation of Montana; Kiowa Tribe
(previously listed as Kiowa Indian Tribe of Oklahoma); Northern Arapaho
Tribe of the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming; Northern Cheyenne Tribe
of the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation, Montana; Oglala Sioux
Tribe; Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma; Rosebud Sioux Tribe of the Rosebud
Indian Reservation, South Dakota; Standing Rock Sioux Tribe of North &
South Dakota; and the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska have priority for
disposition of the associated funerary objects described in this
notice.
Claims for Disposition
Written claims for disposition of the 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
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received by April 16, 2027, the associated funerary objects in this
notice will become unclaimed 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 that they have
priority for disposition.
Disposition of the associated funerary objects in this notice may
occur on or after May 18, 2026. If competing claims for disposition are
received, the BLM Wyoming State Office must determine the most
appropriate claimant prior to disposition. Claims for joint disposition
of the associated funerary objects are considered a single claim and
not competing claims. The BLM Wyoming State 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: April 8, 2026.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2026-07382 Filed 4-15-26; 8:45 am]
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