[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 170 (Tuesday, September 3, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46039-46040]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-18862]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0028648; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of Agriculture, 
Forest Service, Kootenai National Forest, Lincoln County, MT

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The US. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Kootenai 
National Forest with assistance from the Army Corps of Engineers 
Mandatory Center of Expertise for the Curation and Management of 
Archeological Collections, has completed an inventory of human remains, 
in consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian 
organizations, and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation 
between the human remains and present-day Indian Tribes or Native 
Hawaiian organizations. Lineal descendants or representatives of any

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Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this 
notice that wish to request transfer of control of these human remains 
should submit a written request to the Kootenai National Forest. If no 
additional requestors come forward, transfer of control of the human 
remains to the lineal descendants, Indian Tribes, or Native Hawaiian 
organizations stated in this notice may proceed.

DATES: Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian Tribe or 
Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to 
request transfer of control of these human remains should submit a 
written request with information in support of the request to the 
Kootenai National Forest at the address in this notice by October 3, 
2019.

ADDRESSES: Cami Winslow, Kootenai National Forest Supervisory Public 
Services, 31374 US Highway 2, Libby, MT 59923-3022, telephone (406) 
293-6211, email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is here given in accordance with the 
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 
U.S.C. 3003, of the completion of an inventory of human remains under 
the control of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, 
Kootenai National Forest, Lincoln County, MT. The human remains were 
removed from Section 20 T29N R33W, Lincoln County, MT.
    This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's 
administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The 
determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the 
Federal agencies that have control of the Native American human 
remains. The National Park Service is not responsible for the 
determinations in this notice.

Consultation

    A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by the Army 
Corps of Engineers Mandatory Center of Expertise for the Curation and 
Management of Archeological Collections professional staff for the 
Kootenai National Forest in consultations with representatives of the 
Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation.

History and Description of the Remains

    In 1974, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual 
were removed from site 24LN1024 in Lincoln County, MT. The Army Corps 
of Engineers Seattle District archeologist located an adult human left 
parietal cranial fragment (3cm x 5cm) on site. No known individuals 
were identified. No associated funerary objects are present.

Determinations Made by the Army Corps of Engineers Mandatory Center of 
Expertise for the Curation and Management of Archaeological Collections 
and Kootenai National Forest

    Officials of the Army Corps of Engineers Mandatory Center of 
Expertise for the Curation and Management of Archaeological Collections 
and the Kootenai National Forest have determined that:
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described 
in this notice represent the physical remains of one individual of 
Native American ancestry.
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there is a relationship of 
shared group identity that can be reasonably traced between the human 
remains and the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead 
Reservation.

Additional Requestors and Disposition

    Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian Tribe or Native 
Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to 
request transfer of control of these human remains should submit a 
written request with information in support of the request to Cami 
Winslow, Kootenai National Forest Supervisory Public Services, 31374 US 
Highway 2, Libby, MT 59923-3022, telephone (406) 293-6211, email 
[email protected], by October 3, 2019. After that date, if no 
additional requestors have come forward, transfer of control of the 
human remains to the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the 
Flathead Reservation may proceed.
    The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Kootenai 
National Forest is responsible for notifying the Confederated Salish 
and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation that this notice has 
been published.

    Dated: August 6, 2019.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2019-18862 Filed 8-30-19; 8:45 am]
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