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BILLING CODE 4312-52-P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0040233; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Intended Disposition: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, Pierre, SD AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District 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 July 3, 2025. If no claim for disposition is received by June 3, 2026, the human remains in this notice will become unclaimed human remains. ADDRESSES: Send written claims for disposition of the human remains in this notice to Megan Ernst, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, 28563 Powerhouse Road, Pierre, SD 57501, email *megan.m.ernst@usace.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 the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District 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, three individuals have been reasonably identified.
No funerary objects, sacred objects, associated funerary or objects of cultural patrimony were located. In November 2024, human remains were discovered on U.S. Army Corps of Engineers lands in Campbell County, South Dakota. Determinations The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District has determined that: • The human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of three individuals of Native American ancestry. • The Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, North Dakota has 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 June 3, 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 July 3, 2025. If competing claims for disposition are received, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District 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 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District 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: May 21, 2025. Melanie O'Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2025-10030 Filed 6-2-25; 8:45 am]
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