[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 52 (Friday, March 16, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15800-15801]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-6323]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[2253-665]
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
Southwest Regional Office, Albuquerque, NM
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In furtherance of notices sent to Federally-recognized tribes
in 1995, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has completed an inventory
of human remains in consultation with the appropriate Indian tribes,
and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the
human remains and a present-day Indian tribe. Representatives of any
Indian tribe that believes itself to be culturally affiliated with the
human remains may contact the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Southwest
Regional Office. Repatriation of the human remains to the Indian tribes
stated below may occur if no additional claimants come forward.
DATES: Representatives of any Indian tribe that believes it has a
cultural affiliation with the human remains should contact the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service, Southwest Regional Office, at the address
below by April 16, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Benjamin J. Tuggle, Regional Director, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, 500 Gold Ave. SW., P.O. Box 1306, Albuquerque, NM
87103. Procedural questions may be addressed to David Siegel, U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service, telephone (505) 248-7396.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is here given in accordance with the
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25
U.S.C. 3003, of the completion of an inventory of human remains under
the control of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and in the possession
of the Maxwell Museum, Albuquerque, NM. The human remains were removed
from the Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge, Socorro County, NM.
This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's
administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The
determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the
museum, institution or Federal
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agency that has control of the Native American human remains. The
National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this
notice.
Consultation
In 1995, a detailed assessment of the human remains was made by the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service professional staff in consultation with
the Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico; Pueblo of
Cochiti, New Mexico; Pueblo of Isleta, New Mexico; Pueblo of Jemez, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Laguna, New Mexico; Pueblo of Nambe, New Mexico;
Pueblo of Picuris, New Mexico; Pueblo of Pojoaque, New Mexico; Pueblo
of Sandia, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa Ana, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa
Clara, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santo Domingo, New Mexico; Pueblo of San
Felipe, New Mexico; Pueblo of San Ildefonso, New Mexico; Pueblo of San
Juan, New Mexico; Pueblo of Taos, New Mexico; Pueblo of Tesuque, New
Mexico; Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo of Texas; and the Zuni Tribe of the Zuni
Reservation, New Mexico (hereinafter referred to as ``The Tribes'').
History and Description of the Remains
In 1980, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual
were removed from Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge, Socorro County,
NM. The partial set of human remains, exposed and undercut by
floodwaters, was removed by the University of New Mexico Office of
Contract Archeology. The remains from the excavations are housed at the
Maxwell Museum in Albuquerque, NM. No known individual was identified.
No associated funerary objects are present. The remains are of
prehistoric, Puebloan origins. Based on cultural traditions,
ethnographic sources, and oral history, the remains are culturally
affiliated to the Hopi Tribe of Arizona.
Determinations Made by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Southwest
Regional Office
Officials of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service have determined
that:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice represent the physical remains of one individual of
Native American ancestry.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there is a relationship of
shared group identity that can be reasonably traced between the Native
American human remains and the Hopi Tribe of Arizona.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Representatives of any Indian tribe that believes itself to be
culturally affiliated with the human remains should contact Dr.
Benjamin J. Tuggle, Regional Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
500 Gold Ave. SW., P.O. Box 1306, Albuquerque, NM 87103. Procedural
questions may be addressed to David Siegel, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, telephone (505) 248-7396, before April 16, 2012. Repatriation
of the human remains to the Hopi Tribe of Arizona may proceed after
that date if no additional claimants come forward.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is responsible for notifying The
Tribes that this notice has been published.
Dated: March 12, 2012.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2012-6323 Filed 3-15-12; 8:45 am]
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