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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 10 (Thursday, January 16, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4800-4801]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-01018]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0039327; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]

Notice of Intended Disposition: U.S. Department of Agriculture, 
Forest Service, Chugach National Forest, Anchorage, AK

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 Agriculture, Forest 
Service, Chugach National Forest 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 February 18, 2025. If no claim for disposition is received by 
January 16, 2026, the human remains in this notice will become 
unclaimed human remains.

ADDRESSES: Jeff E. Schramm, Forest Supervisor, Chugach National Forest, 
Supervisor's Office, 161 E 1st Ave., Door 8, Anchorage, AK 99501, 
telephone (907) 743-9500, 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 
Chugach National Forest, 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 have been reasonably identified.
    In 1992, human remains were recovered near the Eagle Glacier Nordic 
Training Center cabin, within the Municipality of Anchorage, near 
Girdwood, AK by a private individual.

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The private individual was referred to the State of Alaska Office of 
History and Archaeology by the State Crime Laboratory. The remains were 
transferred to the Supervisor's Office of the Chugach National Forest 
in Anchorage, AK on October 12, 1995. The human remains are one small 
fragmentary mandible which is well-worn from exposure to the elements.

Determinations

    The Chugach National Forest has determined that:
     The human remains described in this notice represent the 
physical remains of one individual of Native American ancestry.
     The Eklutna Native Village and the Knik Tribe 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 January 16, 
2026, 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 February 18, 2025. If competing claims for disposition are 
received, the Chugach National Forest, 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 Chugach National Forest 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: January 6, 2025.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2025-01018 Filed 1-15-25; 8:45 am]
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