[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 170 (Tuesday, September 3, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 71393]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-19676]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0038621; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Intended Disposition: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 
Walla Walla District, Walla Walla, WA

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. Army Corps of Engineers, Walla 
Walla District 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 October 3, 2024. If no claim for disposition is received by 
September 3, 2025, the human remains in this notice will become 
unclaimed human remains.

ADDRESSES: Scott M. Hall, Supervisory Archaeologist, U.S. Army Corps of 
Engineers, Walla Walla District, 201 North Third Avenue, Walla Walla, 
WA 99362-1876, telephone (509) 527-7274, 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 
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District 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 have been reasonably identified. No associated 
funerary objects are present. The human remains are of one adult, found 
eroding from the riverbank in Garfield County, Washington. The burial 
was oriented to the east, and the remnants of a rock cairn was present 
along the south and west sides of the burial. The remains were 
discovered by archaeological site monitors from the Nez Perce Tribe on 
May 9, 2024.

Determinations

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District has 
determined that:
     The human remains described in this notice represent the 
physical remains of one individual of Native American ancestry.
     The Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation; 
Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation; Confederated Tribes of 
the Umatilla Indian Reservation; and the Nez Perce Tribe have priority 
for disposition of the human remains or cultural item 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 September 
3, 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 October 3, 2024. If competing claims for disposition are 
received, the U.S Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District 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. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 
Walla Walla District 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: August 26, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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