Notice2026-07951
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa District, Tulsa, OK
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Published
April 23, 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) has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and associated funerary objects and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 78 (Thursday, April 23, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21841-21842]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-07951]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[N7101; NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0042660; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: 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) has completed an inventory of human remains and
associated funerary objects and has determined that there is a cultural
affiliation between the human remains and associated funerary objects
and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice.
DATES: Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary
objects in this notice may occur on or after May 26, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Send written requests for repatriation of the human remains
and associated funerary objects in this notice to Jacqueline Rodgers,
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa District, 2488 East 81st Street,
Tulsa, OK 74137, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#99f3f8fae8ecfcf5f0f7fcb7ebf6fdfefcebead9eceaf8fafcb7f8ebf4e0b7f4f0f5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ddb7bcbeaca8b8b1b4b3b8f3afb2b9bab8afae9da8aebcbeb8f3bcafb0a4f3b0b4b1">[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
USACE, 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 has been
identified. The 32 associated funerary objects are four lots of baked
clay, four lots of precontact ceramic sherds, five lots of chipped
stone, five lots of faunal remains, one lot of iron objects, six lots
of natural stone, four lots of ochre, and three lots of lithic points.
In spring 1967, materials including human remains and funerary objects
were recovered at site 41LR12 during an archaeological reconnaissance
survey of Pat Mayse Lake in Lamar County, Texas. This site is a late
precontact village that dates to A.D. 800-1500. The occupation date,
material culture, and geographic location of the site are consistent
with Caddo Nation cultural affiliation. Human remains and associated
funerary objects from site 41LR12 were previously published in a Notice
of Inventory Completion in the Federal Register on November 24, 1998
(63 FR 64970-64971). In 2026, USACE confirmed additional human remains
and funerary objects are present in the collections from site 41LR12
that were not included in the 1998 Notice. No known hazardous
substances were used to treat the human remains or associated funerary
objects.
Cultural Affiliation
Based on the information available and the results of consultation,
cultural affiliation is clearly identified by the information available
about the human remains and associated funerary objects described in
this notice.
Determinations
The USACE has determined that:
<bullet> The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of one individual of Native American ancestry.
<bullet> The 32 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 human remains and
associated funerary objects described in this notice and the Caddo
Nation of Oklahoma.
Requests for Repatriation
Written requests for repatriation of the human remains and
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
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the requestor is a lineal descendant or an Indian Tribe or Native
Hawaiian organization with cultural affiliation.
Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects
described in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after May 26,
2026. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the USACE
must determine the most appropriate requestor prior to repatriation.
Requests for joint repatriation of the human remains and associated
funerary objects are considered a single request and not competing
requests. The USACE 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 17, 2026.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2026-07951 Filed 4-22-26; 8:45 am]
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