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this notice and to any other consulting 

parties. 

Authority: Native American Graves 

Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 

U.S.C. 3004 and the implementing 

regulations, 43 CFR 10.9. 

Dated: September 12, 2024. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2024–21543 Filed 9–19–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0038744; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Intended Disposition: U.S. 

Army Garrison, Fort Leonard Wood, 

MO 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native 

American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the U.S. 

Army Garrison Fort Leonard Wood 

intends to carry out the disposition of 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects 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 and cultural items in this notice 

may occur on or after October 21, 2024. 

If no claim for disposition is received by 

September 22, 2025, the human remains 

and cultural items in this notice will 

become unclaimed human remains or 

cultural items. 

ADDRESSES: Stephanie Nutt, 

Archaeologist/Cultural Resources 

Manager, 8112 Nebraska Avenue, 

Building 11400, Fort Leonard Wood, 

MO 65473, telephone (573) 596–7607, 

email Stephanie.L.Nutt.civ@army.mil. 

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 Fort Leonard 

Wood 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, 

three individuals have been reasonably 

identified. No associated funerary 

objects are present. The individuals 

were removed from Freeman Cave, site 

23PU58, in Pulaski County, MO. The 

individuals were removed from 

disturbed deposits during 

archaeological excavation and 

evaluation of the site for listing on the 

National Register for Historic Places by 

the Public Service Archaeology Program 

at the University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign between 1995 and 1997. The 

individuals were later identified during 

an analysis of the faunal remains. The 

site dates from the Middle Archaic 

(5000–2500 BC) to the Late Woodland 

(A.D. 450–950). 

Based on the information available, 

human remains representing, at least, 

four individuals have been reasonably 

identified. No associated funerary 

objects are present. The individuals 

were removed from Saltpeter Cave, site 

23PU209, in Pulaski County, MO. The 

individuals were removed during a 

geotechnical stabilization project and 

archaeological assessment performed by 

the Illinois State Museum on three cave 

sites on Fort Leonard Wood property in 

1997. The individuals were later 

identified during an analysis of the 

faunal remains. The site dates from the 

Archaic (7800–700 BC) to Mississippian 

(A.D. 950–1600) 

Based on the information available, 

human remains representing, at least, 

four individuals have been reasonably 

identified. No associated funerary 

objects are present. The individuals 

were removed from Joy Cave, site 

23PU210, in Pulaski County, MO. The 

individuals were removed during a 

geotechnical stabilization and 

archaeological assessment project 

performed by the Illinois State Museum 

on three cave sites on Fort Leonard 

Wood property in 1997. The individuals 

were later identified during an analysis 

of the faunal remains. The site dates 

from the Early Archaic (7800–5000 BC) 

to Mississippian (A.D. 950–1600). 

Based on the information available, 

human remains representing, at least, 

two individuals have been reasonably 

identified. No associated funerary 

objects are present. The individuals 

were removed from Davis Cave #1, 

23PU211, in Pulaski County, MO. The 

individuals were removed during a 

geotechnical stabilization and 

archaeological assessment performed by 

the Illinois State Museum on three cave 

sites on Fort Leonard Wood property in 

1997. The individuals were later 

identified during an analysis of the 

faunal remains. The site dates from the 

Early Archaic (7800–5000 BC) to 

Mississippian (A.D. 950–1600). 

Based on the information available, 

human remains representing, at least, 

one individual has been reasonably 

identified. No associated funerary 

objects are present. The individuals 

were removed from Martin Cave B, site 

23PU217, in Pulaski County, MO. The 

individuals were removed as part of the 

Cultural and Biological Cave Survey 

Project conducted by the Illinois State 

Museum Society on Fort Leonard Wood 

property in 2002. The site dates from 

the Middle Woodland (200 BC–A.D. 

450) to Late Woodland (A.D. 450–950). 

Based on the information available, 

human remains representing, at least, 

four individuals have been reasonably 

identified. The 517 funerary objects are 

511 mussel shell, four debitage, and two 

faunal bone fragments. The individuals 

and associated funerary objects were 

removed from Martin Cave, site 

23PU218, in Pulaski County, MO. The 

individuals and associated funerary 

objects were removed as part of an 

evaluation of Martin Cave for the 

National Register of Historic Places 

between 2002 and 2003 by the Illinois 

State Museum on Fort Leonard Wood 

property. The site dates from the Middle 

Woodland (200 BC–A.D. 450) to the Late 

Woodland (A.D. 450–950). 

Based on the information available, 

human remains representing, at least, 

seven individuals have been reasonably 

identified. The 23 funerary objects 

include eight grayish chert bifaces, one 

grayish and white chert drill, one gray 

banded chert scraper, two chipped 

stones, six antler tool fragments, one 

antler awl, one bone awl, one mano, one 

soil sample, and one faunal fragment. 

The individuals and associated funerary 

objects were removed from Sadie’s 

Cave, site 23PU235, in Pulaski County, 

MO. The individuals and associated 

funerary objects were removed during a 

research oriented archaeological 

excavation and site evaluation by the 

University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign on Fort Leonard Wood 

property. The site dates from the Early 

Archaic (7800–5000 BC) to the Middle 

Woodland (200 BC–A.D. 450), however 

human remains were removed from 

strata assigned to the Archaic. 

Based on the information available, 

human remains representing, at least, 

two individuals have been reasonably 

identified. No funerary objects are 

associated. The individuals were 

removed from Red Oak Shelter, site 

23PU264, in Pulaski County, MO. The 

individuals were removed by 

Brockington and Associates, Inc. in 

1997. The individuals were identified 

later during an analysis of the faunal 

remains. The site dates from the Early 


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Archaic (7800–5000 BC) to the Late 

Woodland (A.D. 450–950). 

Based on the information available, 

human remains representing, at least, 

one individual have been reasonably 

identified. No funerary objects are 

associated. The individual was removed 

from Turnbull Shelter, site 23PU283, in 

Pulaski County, MO. The individual 

was removed in 2002 as part of Phase 

II testing for eligibility for the National 

Register for Historic Places by the 

Illinois State Museum Society. The 

individual was identified later during 

an analysis of the faunal remains. The 

site dates to the Late Woodland (A.D. 

450–950). 

Based on the information available, 

human remains representing, at least, 

one individual has been reasonably 

identified. No funerary objects are 

associated. The individual was removed 

from site 23PU291 in Pulaski County, 

MO. The individual was removed 

between 1992 and 1993 by the Public 

Service Archaeology Program of the 

University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign during Phase II 

archaeological excavation on Fort 

Leonard Wood property. The site dates 

from the Middle Woodland (200 BC– 

A.D. 450) to the Late Woodland (A.D. 

450–950). 

Based on the information available, 

human remains representing, at least, 

one individual has been reasonably 

identified. No funerary objects are 

associated. The individual was removed 

from site 23PU421 in Pulaski County, 

MO. The individual was removed in 

1995 by the Public Service Archaeology 

Program of the University of Illinois at 

Urbana-Champaign. The site dates to the 

Late Woodland (A.D. 450–950). 

Based on the information available, 

human remains representing, at least, 

four individuals have been reasonably 

identified. The 40,501 funerary objects 

include 9,606 debitage, 109 utilized 

debitage, 112 bifaces, 51 hafted bifaces, 

two axes, 34 cores, 12 uniface tools, one 

drill, one hammerstone, 30 hematite, 41 

unmodified stones, one lithic tool, 142 

body sherds, five rim sherds, one lot of 

body sherds, two lots of shell, 70 shell 

fragments, four lots of animal bone, 

30,242 animal bone fragments, five soil 

samples, six floatation samples, two 

ochre, one lot of charcoal, two lots of 

seeds/nutshells, five misc. metal, eight 

glass fragments, five pieces of modern 

wood, and one shoe string. The 

individuals and associated funerary 

objects were removed from Little 

Freeman Cave, site 23PU565 in Pulaski 

County, MO. The individuals and 

associated funerary objects were 

removed from disturbed and intact 

contexts during Phase II archaeological 

eligibility evaluations for the National 

Register of Historic Places. The site 

dates from generalized Prehistoric 

(Disturbed contexts) and Middle 

Archaic (5000–2500 BC) to the Late 

Archaic (2500–700 BC). 

Based on the available information, 

human remains representing, at least, 

two individuals have been reasonably 

identified. No associated funerary 

objects are present. The individuals 

were removed from Lohraff Shelter 2, 

site 23PU719, in Pulaski County, MO. 

The individuals were removed in 1997 

by the Illinois State Museum during a 

Phase II archaeological excavation and 

evaluation for the National Register of 

Historic Places on Fort Leonard Wood 

property. The site dates to the Late 

Woodland (A.D. 450–950). 

Determinations 

Fort Leonard Wood has determined 

that: 

• The human remains described in 

this notice represent the physical 

remains of 36 individuals of Native 

American ancestry. 

• The 41,041 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 Osage Nation has priority for 

disposition of the human remains and 

cultural items described in this notice. 

Claims for Disposition 

Written claims for disposition of the 

human remains and 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 September 22, 

2025, the human remains and cultural 

items in this notice will become 

unclaimed human remains and 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 and 

cultural items in this notice may occur 

on or after October 21, 2024. If 

competing claims for disposition are 

received, Fort Leonard Wood must 

determine the most appropriate 

claimant prior to disposition. Requests 

for joint disposition of the human 

remains and cultural items are 

considered a single request and not 

competing requests. Fort Leonard Wood 

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: September 12, 2024. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2024–21544 Filed 9–19–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–52–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NRNHL–DTS#-38768; 

PPWOCRADI0, PCU00RP14.R50000] 

National Register of Historic Places; 

Notification of Pending Nominations 

and Related Actions 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The National Park Service is 

soliciting electronic comments on the 

significance of properties nominated 

before September 14, 2024, for listing or 

related actions in the National Register 

of Historic Places. 

DATES: Comments should be submitted 

electronically by October 7, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Comments are encouraged 

to be submitted electronically to 

National_Register_Submissions@

nps.gov with the subject line ‘‘Public 

Comment on <property or proposed 

district name, (County) State>.’’ If you 

have no access to email, you may send 

them via U.S. Postal Service and all 

other carriers to the National Register of 

Historic Places, National Park Service, 

1849 C Street NW, MS 7228, 

Washington, DC 20240. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sherry A. Frear, Chief, National Register 

of Historic Places/National Historic 

Landmarks Program, 1849 C Street NW, 

MS 7228, Washington, DC 20240, 

sherry_frear@nps.gov, 202–913–3763. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

properties listed in this notice are being 

considered for listing or related actions 

in the National Register of Historic 

Places. Nominations for their 

consideration were received by the 

National Park Service before September 

14, 2024. Pursuant to section 60.13 of 36 

CFR part 60, comments are being 

accepted concerning the significance of 

the nominated properties under the 

National Register criteria for evaluation. 


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