Notice2026-09409
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Air Force, Francis E. Warren Air Force Base, Laramie County, WY
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Published
May 12, 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 Air Force, Francis E. Warren Air Force Base (F.E. Warren AFB) 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.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 91 (Tuesday, May 12, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25911-25912]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-09409]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[N7141; NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0042757; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Air Force,
Francis E. Warren Air Force Base, Laramie County, 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 Air Force,
Francis E. Warren Air Force Base (F.E. Warren AFB) 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.
DATES: Repatriation of the human remains in this notice may occur on or
after June 11, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Send written requests for repatriation of the human remains
in this notice to Ms. Karin Schubert, Building 321, 300 Vesle Drive,
F.E. Warren AFB, WY 82005, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#fdb69c8f9493d38e9e95889f988f89bd888ed39c9bd3909491"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c58ea4b7acabebb6a6adb0a7a0b7b185b0b6eba4a3eba8aca9">[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 F.E.
Warren AFB 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 two individuals have been identified. No
associated funerary objects are present. In March 2024, F.E. Warren AFB
found in their collection two bone fragments which were identified as
human remains. The individuals are believed to have been removed from
sites 48LA106 and 48LA265 in Laramie County, Wyoming, between 1983 and
1984. There is no apparent treatment of the individuals or associated
funerary objects with any hazardous substances.
Cultural Affiliation
Based on the information available and the results of consultation,
cultural affiliation is reasonably identified by the geographical
location or acquisition
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history of the human remains described in this notice.
Determinations
F.E. Warren AFB has determined that:
<bullet> The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of two individuals of Native American ancestry.
<bullet> There is a connection between the human remains described
in this notice and the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes, Oklahoma; Crow
Tribe of Montana; Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe of South Dakota; Little
Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana; Northern Arapaho Tribe of
the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming; Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma; Rosebud
Sioux Tribe of the Rosebud Indian Reservation, South Dakota; and the
Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado.
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 June 11, 2026. If competing requests
for repatriation are received, F.E. Warren AFB 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. F.E. Warren AFB 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: May 5, 2026.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2026-09409 Filed 5-11-26; 8:45 am]
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