2024-17260. Notice of Intended Disposition: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Boise National Forest, Boise, ID

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Department of the Interior

National Park Service

1. [NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0038398; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]

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, Boise National Forest 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 September 5, 2024. If no claim for disposition is received by August 6, 2025, the human remains in this notice will become unclaimed human remains.

ADDRESSES:

Brant Petersen, United States Forest Service, Boise National Forest, 1249 S. Vinnell Way, Suite 200, Boise, ID 83709, telephone [phone], email [e-mail].

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 Boise National Forest, 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 individual have been reasonably identified. No associated funerary objects are present. On August 5, 2023, Valley County Sheriff's Office Law Enforcement retrieved a partial human skull from the Boise National Forest, Valley County, Idaho, near the Silver Creek Plunge.

Determinations

The Boise National Forest has determined that:

• The human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of one individual of Native American ancestry.
• The Nez Perce Tribe; Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of the Fort Hall Reservation; and the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation, Nevada 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 August 6, 2025, 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 September 5, 2024. If competing claims for disposition are received, the Boise National Forest must determine the most appropriate claimant prior to disposition. Requests for joint disposition of the human remains or cultural items are considered a single request and not competing requests. The Boise 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: July 25, 2024.

Melanie O'Brien,

Manager, National NAGPRA Program.