[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 113 (Tuesday, June 11, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 49190]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-12716]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0038070; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Intended Disposition: Department of the Interior, 
Bureau of Reclamation, Upper Colorado Basin Region, Provo, UT

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and 
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of 
Reclamation (Reclamation), Upper Colorado Basin Region 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 or cultural items in this 
notice may occur on or after July 11, 2024. If no claim for disposition 
is received by June 11, 2025, the human remains in this notice will 
become unclaimed human remains.

ADDRESSES: Dr. Zachary Nelson, Bureau of Reclamation, Upper Colorado 
Basin Region, 302 East Lakeview Parkway, Provo, UT 84606, telephone 
(801) 379-1164, 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 
Reclamation, Upper Colorado Basin Region, and additional information on 
the human remains 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. No associated 
funerary objects are present. On May 9, 2021, at Red Fleet Reservoir in 
Uintah County, Utah, human remains were discovered along the shore at 
the water line. No identified burial was located.

Determinations

    The Reclamation Upper Colorado Basin Region has determined that:
     The human remains described in this notice represent the 
physical remains of one individual of Native American ancestry.
     The Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah & Ouray Reservation, 
Utah has priority for disposition of the human remains 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 June 11, 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 or cultural items in this notice 
may occur on or after July 11, 2024. If competing claims for 
disposition are received, Reclamation Upper Colorado Basin Region 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 Reclamation 
Upper Colorado Basin Region 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: May 31, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024-12716 Filed 6-10-24; 8:45 am]
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