90 FR 51 pg. 12550 - Notice of Intended Disposition: United States Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, Detroit, MI
Type: NOTICEVolume: 90Number: 51Page: 12550
Page: 12550Docket number: [NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0039473; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
FR document: [FR Doc. 2025-04362 Filed 3-17-25; 8:45 am]
Agency: Interior Department
Sub Agency: National Park Service
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0039473; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Intended Disposition: United States Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, Detroit, MI
AGENCY:
National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY:
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the United States Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District (Detroit 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 April 17, 2025. If no claim for disposition is received by March 18, 2026, the human remains in this notice will become unclaimed human remains.
ADDRESSES:
Curtis Sedlacek, United States Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, 477 Michigan Avenue, 7th Floor, Detroit, MI 48226, telephone (313) 226-3510, email curtis.h.sedlacek@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 Detroit District, and additional information on the human remains or cultural items 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 adult individual has been reasonably identified. The remains were discovered during an activity occurring on USACE property in the vicinity of historic Fort Wayne, City of Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan. Mound and burial fill is known to be present throughout the area.
Determinations
The Detroit District has determined that:
• The human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of one individual of Native American ancestry.
• The Citizen Potawatomi Nation, Oklahoma; Forest County Potawatomi Community, Wisconsin; Hannahville Indian Community, Michigan; Match-e-be-nash-she-wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians of Michigan; Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi, Michigan; Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians, Michigan and Indiana; and the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation 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 March 18, 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 April 17, 2025. If competing claims for disposition are received, the Detroit 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 Detroit 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: February 4, 2025.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2025-04362 Filed 3-17-25; 8:45 am]
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