Federal Register / Vol. 90, No. 11 / Friday, January 17, 2025 / Notices 5993 

notice to the Indian Tribes and Native 

Hawaiian organizations identified in 

this notice. 

Authority: Native American Graves 

Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 

U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing 

regulations, 43 CFR 10.10. 

Dated: January 13, 2025. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2025–01177 Filed 1–16–25; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0039352; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: 

Auburn University at Montgomery, 

Montgomery, AL 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native 

American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), Auburn 

University at Montgomery has 

completed an inventory of human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

and has determined that there is a 

cultural affiliation between the human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian 

organizations in this notice. 

DATES: Repatriation of the human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

in this notice may occur on or after 

February 18, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: Megan LeBlanc, Auburn 

University at Montgomery, P.O. Box 

244023, Montgomery, AL 36124, 

telephone (334) 394–5532, email 

mleblanc@aum.edu and nagpra@

aum.edu. 

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 Auburn University 

at Montgomery, and additional 

information on the determinations in 

this notice, including the results of 

consultation, can be found in its 

inventory or related records. The 

National Park Service is not responsible 

for the determinations in this notice. 

Abstract of Information Available 

Human remains representing at least 

13 individuals have been identified. The 

3,406 associated funerary objects (3,368 

individual items and 38 lots of 

associated funerary objects) include one 

incomplete pottery vessel, 2,066 pottery 

sherds, 1,298 lithic items, two metal 

buttons, one glass fragment, 10 lots of 

faunal remains, 11 lot of shell 

fragments, four lots of charcoal, 11 lots 

of daub, and two lots of sediment 

samples. 1DS1, Durant’s Bend, is 

located in Dallas County, AL along the 

Alabama River. In 1982, Dr. Craig 

Sheldon and field school students from 

Auburn University at Montgomery 

removed human remains and associated 

funerary objects from the east midden 

area of the site. These human remains 

and associated funerary objects were 

then housed in the Auburn University at 

Montgomery Archaeology Laboratory. 

No known hazardous substances were 

used to treat any of the human remains 

or associated funerary objects. 

Cultural Affiliation 

Based on the information available 

and the results of consultation, cultural 

affiliation is reasonably identified by the 

geographical location or acquisition 

history of the human remains and 

associated funerary objects described in 

this notice. 

Determinations 

Auburn University at Montgomery 

has determined that: 

• The human remains described in 

this notice represent the physical 

remains of a minimum of 13 individuals 

of Native American ancestry. 

• The 3,406 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. 

• There is a connection between the 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects described in this notice and the 

Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas; 

Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town; 

Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana; Jena Band 

of Choctaw Indians; Kialegee Tribal 

Town; Mississippi Band of Choctaw 

Indians; Poarch Band of Creek Indians; 

Seminole Tribe of Florida; The Choctaw 

Nation of Oklahoma; The Muscogee 

(Creek) Nation; The Seminole Nation of 

Oklahoma; and the Thlopthlocco Tribal 

Town. 

Requests for Repatriation 

Written requests for repatriation of the 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects in this notice must be sent to the 

authorized representative identified in 

this notice under ADDRESSES. Requests 

for repatriation may be submitted by: 

1. Any one or more of the Indian 

Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations 

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 

the requestor is a lineal descendant or 

an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian 

organization with cultural affiliation. 

Repatriation of the human remains 

and associated funerary objects 

described in this notice to a requestor 

may occur on or after February 18, 2025. 

If competing requests for repatriation 

are received, Auburn University at 

Montgomery must determine the most 

appropriate requestor prior to 

repatriation. Requests for joint 

repatriation of the human remains and 

associated funerary objects are 

considered a single request and not 

competing requests. Auburn University 

at Montgomery is responsible for 

sending a copy of this notice to the 

Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian 

organizations identified in this notice. 

Authority: Native American Graves 

Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 

U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing 

regulations, 43 CFR 10.10. 

Dated: January 13, 2025. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2025–01185 Filed 1–16–25; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0039330; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Intended Disposition: U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, Forest 

Service, Cibola National Forest and 

National Grasslands, Albuquerque, NM 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native 

American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, Forest 

Service, Cibola National Forest and 

National Grasslands (USDA-Cibola 

NF&NGs) 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 20, 

2026, the human remains in this notice 

will become unclaimed human remains. 


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5994 Federal Register / Vol. 90, No. 11 / Friday, January 17, 2025 / Notices 

ADDRESSES: Heidi McRoberts, US 

Department of Agriculture, Cibola 

NF&NGs, 2113 Osuna Rd NE, 

Albuquerque, NM 87113, telephone 

(505) 346–3804, email heidi.mcroberts@

usda.gov. 

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 USDA-Cibola 

NF&NGs, 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 one 

individual have been reasonably 

identified. No associated funerary 

objects are present. In 1992, one human 

cranium was recovered from site AR 03– 

03–02–01912/LA 89988 in the Zuni 

Mountains, Mount Taylor Ranger 

District (Cibola NF&NGs), Cibola 

County, NM. 

Determinations 

The USDA-Cibola NF&NGs has 

determined that: 

• The human remains described in 

this notice represent the physical 

remains of one individual of Native 

American ancestry. 

• The Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Pueblo 

of Acoma, New Mexico; Pueblo of 

Laguna, New Mexico; and the Zuni 

Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New 

Mexico 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 20, 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 USDACibola NF&NGs 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 USDA-Cibola 

NF&NGs 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. 2025–01180 Filed 1–16–25; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0039344; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Intended Repatriation: U.S. 

Department of the Interior, National 

Park Service, Great Smoky Mountains 

National Park, Gatlinburg, TN 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native 

American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the U.S. 

Department of the Interior, National 

Park Service, Great Smoky Mountain 

National Park (GRSM) intends to 

repatriate a certain cultural item that 

meets the definition of a sacred object 

and that has a known lineal descendant. 

DATES: Repatriation of the cultural item 

in this notice may occur on or after 

February 18, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: Cassius Cash, 

Superintendent, Great Smoky 

Mountains National Park, 107 Park 

Headquarters Road, Gatlinburg, TN 

37738, telephone (865) 8436–1200, 

email cassius_cash@nps.gov. 

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 

Superintendent, GRSM, and additional 

information on the determinations in 

this notice, including the results of 

consultation, can be found in the 

summary or related records. 

Abstract of Information Available 

A total of one cultural item has been 

requested for repatriation. The one 

sacred item is a stone pipe. The stone 

pipe was reported to have been given to 

Colonel William Holland Thomas by 

Yonaguska. In 1937, it was donated to 

GRSM by Colonel Thomas’ daughter-inlaw, Mrs. James R. Thomas. Yonaguska 

was a known Cherokee leader in the 

early 19th century. No hazardous 

substances are known to have been used 

to treat the cultural item. 

Determinations 

GRSM has determined that: 

• The one sacred object described in 

this notice is a specific ceremonial 

object needed by a traditional Native 

American religious leader for presentday adherents to practice traditional 

Native American religion, according to 

the Native American traditional 

knowledge of a lineal descendant, 

Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian 

organization. 

• A known lineal descendant (name 

withheld per request) is connected to 

the cultural item described in this 

notice. 

Requests for Repatriation 

Additional, written requests for 

repatriation of the cultural item in this 

notice must be sent to the authorized 

representative identified in this notice 

under ADDRESSES. Requests for 

repatriation may be submitted by any 

lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or 

Native Hawaiian organization not 

identified in this notice who shows, by 

a preponderance of the evidence, that 

the requestor is a lineal descendant or 

a culturally affiliated Indian Tribe or 

Native Hawaiian organization. 

Repatriation of the cultural item in 

this notice to a requestor may occur on 

or after February 18, 2025. If competing 

requests for repatriation are received, 

GRSM must determine the most 

appropriate requestor prior to 

repatriation. Requests for joint 

repatriation of the cultural item are 

considered a single request and not 

competing requests. GRSM is 

responsible for sending a copy of this 

notice to the 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. 3004 and the implementing 

regulations, 43 CFR 10.9. 


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