90 FR 51 pgs. 12545-12546 - Notice of Intended Disposition: United States Marine Corps, Marine Corps Base Hawaii (MCBH) Kaneohe Bay, Kaneohe Bay, HI
Type: NOTICEVolume: 90Number: 51Pages: 12545 - 12546
Pages: 12545, 12546Docket number: [NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0039476; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
FR document: [FR Doc. 2025-04365 Filed 3-17-25; 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-NPS0039476; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Intended Disposition: United States Marine Corps, Marine Corps Base Hawaii (MCBH) Kaneohe Bay, Kaneohe Bay, HI
AGENCY:
National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY:
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the United States Marine Corps, Marine Corps Base Hawaii (MCBH) Kaneohe Bay 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 (NHO) 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:
June Cleghorn, Senior Cultural Resources Manager, Environmental Compliance and Protection Division, Marine Corps Base Hawaii Kaneohe Bay, Box 6300, Kaneohe Bay, HI 96863-3002, telephone (808) 496-7126, email june.cleghorn@usmc.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 MCBH Kaneohe Bay, 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, at least, one individual has been reasonably identified. No associated funerary objects are present. MCBH recorded one discovery of likely Native Hawaiian human skeletal remains (or iwi kupuna) on October 8, 2023 at the MCBH Marine Corps Training Area Bellows (MCTAB) in Honolulu County, Hawaii. Additional information can be found in the related record of consultation.
Determinations
MCBH has determined that:
• The human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of one individual of Native Hawaiian ancestry.
• The following Native Hawaiian organizations have priority for disposition of the human remains described in this notice: The Kahua Foundation, Ku`ikeokalani (Kuike) Kamakea-Ohelo; Nation of Hawai`i, Keali`maikalani Frank; independent `ohana (native Hawaiian families and NHOs) of `Ohana Frank; `Ohana Kalima, Kalani Kalima; `Ohana Kamakea-Ohelo, Ku`ikeokalani (Kuike) Kamakea-Ohelo; `Ohana Kane, Kimeona Kane; `Ohana Makaawaawa, Brandon Makaawaawa.
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.
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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. 2025-04365 Filed 3-17-25; 8:45 am]
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