Notice of Intended Disposition: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District, Walla Walla, WA, 71393 [2024-19676]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 170 / Tuesday, September 3, 2024 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Determinations DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District has determined that: • The human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of one individual of Native American ancestry. • The Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation; Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation; Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation; and the Nez Perce Tribe have priority for disposition of the human remains or cultural item described in this notice. National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0038621; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Intended Disposition: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District, Walla Walla, WA AGENCY: ACTION: National Park Service, Interior. Notice. In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District 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. SUMMARY: Disposition of the human remains in this notice may occur on or after October 3, 2024. If no claim for disposition is received by September 3, 2025, the human remains in this notice will become unclaimed human remains. DATES: Scott M. Hall, Supervisory Archaeologist, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District, 201 North Third Avenue, Walla Walla, WA 99362–1876, telephone (509) 527–7274, email scott.m.hall@usace.army.mil. ADDRESSES: 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, Walla Walla District and additional information on the human remains or cultural items 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. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Abstract of Information Available tkelley on LAP7H3WLY3PROD with NOTICES2 71393 Based on the information available, human remains representing, at least one individual have been reasonably identified. No associated funerary objects are present. The human remains are of one adult, found eroding from the riverbank in Garfield County, Washington. The burial was oriented to the east, and the remnants of a rock cairn was present along the south and west sides of the burial. The remains were discovered by archaeological site monitors from the Nez Perce Tribe on May 9, 2024. VerDate Sep<11>2014 22:46 Aug 30, 2024 Jkt 262001 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 September 3, 2025, 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, by a preponderance of the evidence, that they have priority for disposition. Disposition of the human remains in this notice may occur on or after October 3, 2024. If competing claims for disposition are received, the U.S Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District must determine the most appropriate claimant prior to disposition. Requests for joint disposition of the human remains are considered a single request and not competing requests. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District 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: August 26, 2024. Melanie O’Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2024–19676 Filed 8–30–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P PO 00000 Frm 00144 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0038629; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, and Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, and the Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 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. SUMMARY: Repatriation of the human remains in this notice may occur on or after October 3, 2024. ADDRESSES: Ms. Livia Taylor, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, ATTN: CENWO–PMA–C, 1616 Capitol Avenue, Omaha, NE 68102, telephone (402) 995–2434, email livia.a.taylor@ usace.army.mil and Dr. Jami C. Powell, Associate Director of Curatorial Affairs & Curator of Indigenous Art, Hood Museum of Art, 6 East Wheelock Street Hanover, NH 03755, telephone (603) 646–2822, email Hood.NAGPRA@ dartmouth.edu. DATES: 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, Omaha 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. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Abstract of Information Available Human remains representing, at least, one individual were removed from Buffalo County, SD. The human remains include one individual that was removed from the Truman site (39BF224). The site was first documented in 1956 by Harold Huscher in 1956 as part of the Smithsonian Institution’s River Basin Survey project and is part of the Fort Thompson Mounds Archaeological District. Site 39BF224 consists of at least six mounds U:\REGISTER\03SEN1.SGM 03SEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 170 (Tuesday, September 3, 2024)]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0038621; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Intended Disposition: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 
Walla Walla District, Walla Walla, WA

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, Walla 
Walla District 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 October 3, 2024. If no claim for disposition is received by 
September 3, 2025, the human remains in this notice will become 
unclaimed human remains.

ADDRESSES: Scott M. Hall, Supervisory Archaeologist, U.S. Army Corps of 
Engineers, Walla Walla District, 201 North Third Avenue, Walla Walla, 
WA 99362-1876, telephone (509) 527-7274, email 
[email protected].

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, Walla Walla District and additional 
information on the human remains or cultural items 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 one individual have been reasonably identified. No associated 
funerary objects are present. The human remains are of one adult, found 
eroding from the riverbank in Garfield County, Washington. The burial 
was oriented to the east, and the remnants of a rock cairn was present 
along the south and west sides of the burial. The remains were 
discovered by archaeological site monitors from the Nez Perce Tribe on 
May 9, 2024.

Determinations

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District has 
determined that:
     The human remains described in this notice represent the 
physical remains of one individual of Native American ancestry.
     The Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation; 
Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation; Confederated Tribes of 
the Umatilla Indian Reservation; and the Nez Perce Tribe have priority 
for disposition of the human remains or cultural item 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 September 
3, 2025, 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, by a 
preponderance of the evidence, that they have priority for disposition.
    Disposition of the human remains in this notice may occur on or 
after October 3, 2024. If competing claims for disposition are 
received, the U.S Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District must 
determine the most appropriate claimant prior to disposition. Requests 
for joint disposition of the human remains are considered a single 
request and not competing requests. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 
Walla Walla District 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: August 26, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024-19676 Filed 8-30-24; 8:45 am]
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