Notice of Intended Disposition: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Hoosier National Forest, Bedford, IN, 12781 [2025-04455]
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competing requests for repatriation are
received, UTK 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. UTK is responsible
for sending a copy of this notice to the
Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian
organizations identified in this notice.
Authority: Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Act, 25
U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing
regulations, 43 CFR 10.10.
Dated: February 11, 2025.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2025–04460 Filed 3–18–25; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0039531;
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Notice of Intended Disposition: U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Forest
Service, Hoosier National Forest,
Bedford, IN
National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the Native
American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Forest
Service, Hoosier National Forest intends
to carry out the disposition of human
remains and 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 human
remains and associated funerary objects
in this notice may occur on or after
April 18, 2025. If no claim for
disposition is received by March 19,
2026, the human remains and associated
funerary objects in this notice will
become unclaimed human remains and
associated funerary objects.
ADDRESSES: Michael Chaveas, Hoosier
National Forest, 811 Constitution
Avenue, Bedford, IN 47421, telephone
(812) 276–4739, email
michael.chaveas@usda.gov.
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 Hoosier
National Forest, and additional
information on the human remains and
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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,
human remains representing, at least,
one individual has been reasonably
identified. The two associated funerary
objects are a bear canine tooth and an
Anculosa shell bead. The human
remains, consisting of 16 bone
fragments, and two associated funerary
objects were collected in 1998 from a
disturbed context within site 12Cr0059
(Indian Cave), Crawford County,
Indiana.
Determinations
The Hoosier National Forest has
determined that:
• The human remains described in
this notice represent the physical
remains of a minimum of one individual
of Native American ancestry.
• The two 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.
• The Miami Tribe of Oklahoma has
priority for disposition of the human
remains and associated funerary objects
described in this notice.
Claims for Disposition
Written claims for disposition of the
human remains and 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 received by March 19,
2026, the human remains and associated
funerary objects in this notice will
become unclaimed human remains and
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,
by a preponderance of the evidence, that
they have priority for disposition.
Disposition of the human remains and
associated funerary objects in this notice
may occur on or after April 18, 2025. If
competing claims for disposition are
received, the Hoosier National Forest
must determine the most appropriate
claimant prior to disposition. Requests
for joint disposition of the human
remains and associated funerary objects
are considered a single request and not
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competing requests. The Hoosier
National Forest 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: February 11, 2025.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2025–04455 Filed 3–18–25; 8:45 am]
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Notice of Inventory Completion:
Peabody Museum of Archaeology and
Ethnology, Harvard University,
Cambridge, MA
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the Native
American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the
Peabody Museum of Archaeology and
Ethnology, Harvard University (PMAE)
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 April 17, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Deanna Byrd, PMAE,
Harvard University, 11 Divinity Avenue,
Cambridge, MA 02138, telephone (617)
496–3702, email deannabyrd@
fas.harvard.edu.
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 PMAE, and
additional information on the
determinations in this notice, including
the results of consultation, can be found
in the inventory or related records. The
National Park Service is not responsible
for the determinations in this notice.
SUMMARY:
Abstract of Information Available
Human remains representing, at least,
one individual have been reasonably
identified. The are no associated
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0039531; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Intended Disposition: U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Forest Service, Hoosier National Forest, Bedford, IN
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 Agriculture, Forest
Service, Hoosier National Forest intends to carry out the disposition
of human remains and 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 human remains and associated funerary objects
in this notice may occur on or after April 18, 2025. If no claim for
disposition is received by March 19, 2026, the human remains and
associated funerary objects in this notice will become unclaimed human
remains and associated funerary objects.
ADDRESSES: Michael Chaveas, Hoosier National Forest, 811 Constitution
Avenue, Bedford, IN 47421, telephone (812) 276-4739, 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
Hoosier National Forest, and additional information on the human
remains and 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, human remains representing, at
least, one individual has been reasonably identified. The two
associated funerary objects are a bear canine tooth and an Anculosa
shell bead. The human remains, consisting of 16 bone fragments, and two
associated funerary objects were collected in 1998 from a disturbed
context within site 12Cr0059 (Indian Cave), Crawford County, Indiana.
Determinations
The Hoosier National Forest has determined that:
The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of a minimum of one individual of Native American
ancestry.
The two 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.
The Miami Tribe of Oklahoma has priority for disposition
of the human remains and associated funerary objects described in this
notice.
Claims for Disposition
Written claims for disposition of the human remains and 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 received by March 19, 2026, the human remains and
associated funerary objects in this notice will become unclaimed human
remains and 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, by a
preponderance of the evidence, that they have priority for disposition.
Disposition of the human remains and associated funerary objects in
this notice may occur on or after April 18, 2025. If competing claims
for disposition are received, the Hoosier National Forest must
determine the most appropriate claimant prior to disposition. Requests
for joint disposition of the human remains and associated funerary
objects are considered a single request and not competing requests. The
Hoosier National Forest 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: February 11, 2025.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2025-04455 Filed 3-18-25; 8:45 am]
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