90 FR 52 pg. 12781 - Notice of Intended Disposition: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Hoosier National Forest, Bedford, IN
Type: NOTICEVolume: 90Number: 52Page: 12781
Page: 12781Docket number: [NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0039531; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
FR document: [FR Doc. 2025-04455 Filed 3-18-25; 8:45 am]
Agency: Interior Department
Sub Agency: National Park Service
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0039531; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Intended Disposition: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Hoosier National Forest, Bedford, IN
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, Hoosier National Forest 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 associated funerary objects in this notice may occur on or after April 18, 2025. If no claim for disposition is received by March 19, 2026, the human remains and associated funerary objects in this notice will become unclaimed human remains and associated funerary objects.
ADDRESSES:
Michael Chaveas, Hoosier National Forest, 811 Constitution Avenue, Bedford, IN 47421, telephone (812) 276-4739, email michael.chaveas@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 Hoosier National Forest, and additional information on the human remains and associated funerary objects 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 has been reasonably identified. The two associated funerary objects are a bear canine tooth and an Anculosa shell bead. The human remains, consisting of 16 bone fragments, and two associated funerary objects were collected in 1998 from a disturbed context within site 12Cr0059 (Indian Cave), Crawford County, Indiana.
Determinations
The Hoosier National Forest has determined that:
• The human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of a minimum of one individual of Native American ancestry.
• The two 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 Miami Tribe of Oklahoma has priority for disposition of the human remains and associated funerary objects described in this notice.
Claims for Disposition
Written claims for disposition of the human remains and associated funerary objects in this notice must be sent to the appropriate official identified in this notice under ADDRESSES . If no claim for disposition is received by March 19, 2026, the human remains and associated funerary objects in this notice will become unclaimed human remains and associated funerary objects. 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 associated funerary objects in this notice may occur on or after April 18, 2025. If competing claims for disposition are received, the Hoosier National Forest must determine the most appropriate claimant prior to disposition. Requests for joint disposition of the human remains and associated funerary objects are considered a single request and not competing requests. The Hoosier 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: February 11, 2025.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2025-04455 Filed 3-18-25; 8:45 am]
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