[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 151 (Tuesday, August 6, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 63979]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-17256]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0038394; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Intended Disposition: U.S. Department of the Interior, 
National Park Service, Missouri National Recreational River, Yankton, 
SD

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 the Interior, 
National Park Service, Missouri National Recreational River 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 September 5, 2024. If no claim for disposition is received by 
August 6, 2025, the human remains in this notice will become unclaimed 
human remains or cultural items.

ADDRESSES: Curt Dimmick, National Park Service, Missouri National 
Recreational River, 508 E 2nd Street, Yankton, SD 57078, telephone 
(605) 665-0209 Ext. 22, email [email protected] and Carolyn 
Campbell, National Park Service, Missouri National Recreational River, 
508 E 2nd Street, Yankton, SD 57078, telephone (605) 665-0209 Ext. 30, 
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 
Missouri National Recreational River 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 has been reasonably identified. No associated 
funerary objects are present. In August 2018, an employee of the U.S. 
Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) reported skeletal remains located 
within Missouri National Recreational River (MNRR) managed lands in 
Dixon County, NE. The remains were given to MNRR on August 26, 2018, 
and were subsequently transferred to the National Park Service regional 
archeological center for secured storage. An osteology report was 
completed in February 2019 by subject expertise at the University of 
Nebraska Lincoln. Based on conclusions drawn from the osteology report 
and the preponderance of the evidence, the human remains are determined 
to be Native American in origin.

Determinations

    Missouri National Recreational River has determined that:
     The human remains described in this notice represent the 
physical remains of one individual of Native American ancestry.
     The Ponca Tribe of Nebraska has priority for disposition 
of the human remains 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 August 6, 
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 September 5, 2024. If competing claims for disposition are 
received, Missouri National Recreational River 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. Missouri National Recreational River 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: July 25, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024-17256 Filed 8-5-24; 8:45 am]
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