[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 55 (Wednesday, March 20, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 19873]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-05852]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0037597; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Intended Disposition: The United States Army Garrison--
Hawaii, P[omacr]hakuloa Training Area, Hilo, HI

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 United States Army Garrison-Hawaii 
(USAG-HI) P[omacr]hakuloa Training Area (PTA) intends to carry out the 
disposition of human remains, associated funerary objects, unassociated 
funerary objects, sacred objects, or objects of cultural patrimony 
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 or cultural items in this 
notice may occur on or after April 19, 2024. If no claim for 
disposition is received by March 20, 2025, the human remains or 
cultural items in this notice will become unclaimed human remains or 
cultural items.

ADDRESSES: Dr. Heidi E Miller, USAG-HI PTA, P.O. Box 4607, Hilo, HI 
96720, telephone (808) 787-7802, 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 
USAG-HI PTA, 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, three associated funerary 
objects, a h[omacr]keo and two ipu gourds, were identified in the 
Pu`uanahulu Ahupua`a, North Kona District, Hawai`i Island, Hawai`i. 
These items were removed from their identified location in August 2022 
at the request of NAGPRA Consulting Parties and placed in the curation 
facility at the USAG-HI PTA.

Determinations

    The USAG-HI PTA has determined that:
     The three 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 Native Hawaii Organizations House of Nobles and Royal 
Heirs, Ka O Ho`ohuli, `Ohana Kailiwai-Ray, `Ohana Kapele, `Ohana 
Lindsey, `Ohana Medeiros, and Protect Keopuka `Ohana have priority for 
disposition of the cultural items described in this notice.

Claims for Disposition

    Written claims for disposition of the human remains or cultural 
items 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 20, 2025, the human remains or cultural items in 
this notice will become unclaimed human remains or cultural items. 
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 or cultural items in this notice 
may occur on or after April 19, 2024. If competing claims for 
disposition are received, the USAG-HI PTA must determine the most 
appropriate claimant prior to disposition. Requests for joint 
disposition of the human remains or cultural items are considered a 
single request and not competing requests. The USAG-HI PTA 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: March 11, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024-05852 Filed 3-19-24; 8:45 am]
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