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BILLING CODE 4312-52-P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [N6335; NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0040524; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Inventory Completion: Kansas State Historical Society, Topeka, KS AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Kansas State Historical Society
(KSHS)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 August 27, 2025. ADDRESSES: Send written requests for repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects in this notice to Dr. Nicole Klarmann, Kansas State Historical Society, 6425 SW 6th Avenue, Topeka, KS 66615-1099, email *kshs.nagpra@ks.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 KSHS, 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, two individuals have been identified from site 14DC315 in Decatur County, KS (UBS 1994-19). The 169 associated funerary objects include chipped stone and rock, an ochre cluster and flakes, burned stone, animal bone, clam shells, and a drill tip. In July 1994, human remains were found in back dirt during a construction project. Human remains representing, at least, one individual have been identified from site 14DC320 in Decatur County, KS (UBS 2017-10). The one associated funerary object includes a projectile point. Human remains were found eroding from a road during a construction project. Human remains representing, at least, two individuals have been identified from the Rogers site (14PH312) in Phillips County, KS (UBS 1990-23). The 243 associated funerary objects include animal remains, chert and jasper tools, cores and flakes, and projectile points. A local landowner found the human remains and objects during roadwork. Human remains representing, at least, one individual have been identified (UBS 2014-07A). No associated funerary objects are present. The donor said the human remains were either from a burial ground near Guide Rock, Nebraska or McElmo Canyon in Colorado. To our knowledge, no 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 The KSHS has determined that: • The human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of six individuals of Native American ancestry. • The 413 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 Northern Arapaho Tribe of the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming. 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 August 27, 2025. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the KSHS 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. The KSHS is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations identified in this notice and any other consulting parties. *Authority:* Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.10. Dated: July 1, 2025. Melanie O'Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2025-14153 Filed 7-25-25; 8:45 am]
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