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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 220 (Thursday, November 14, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 90043]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-26461]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0039025; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]

Notice of Intended Disposition: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 
Tulsa District, Tulsa, OK

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, Tulsa 
District (USACE Tulsa) 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 December 16, 2024. If no claim for disposition is received by 
November 14, 2025, the human remains in this notice will become 
unclaimed human remains.

ADDRESSES: Jacqueline Rodgers, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa 
District, 2488 East 81st Street, Tulsa, OK 74137, telephone (918) 669-
4964, 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 
USACE Tulsa, 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. On August 12, 2012, the remains were 
discovered along the shoreline of Canton Lake in Blaine County, 
Oklahoma and reported to local law enforcement. The remains were 
collected by law enforcement and remitted to the Medical Examiner, who 
determined the remains to be Native American and not of forensic 
interest. The individual was transferred to the Oklahoma Archaeological 
Survey (OAS) on August 28, 2013, and transferred from OAS to the Tulsa 
District Archaeological Repository on April 26, 2023. A precise 
location of the discovery was not recorded. Two nearby sites include 
34BL27, a precontact site and 34BL110, a historic trash dump dating to 
the 1900s. The property at Canton Lake was allotted to the Cheyenne and 
Arapaho Tribes, Oklahoma before being transferred to USACE Tulsa.

Determinations

    The USACE Tulsa has determined that:
     The human remains described in this notice represent the 
physical remains of one individual of Native American ancestry.
     The Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes, Oklahoma have 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 November 
14, 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 December 16, 2024. If competing claims for disposition are 
received, the USACE Tulsa 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 
USACE Tulsa 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: November 5, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024-26461 Filed 11-13-24; 8:45 am]
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