[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 211 (Thursday, October 31, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65370-65371]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-25978]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-14099; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Pima County Office of the Medical
Examiner, Tucson, AZ
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Pima County Office of the Medical Examiner (hereafter
referred to as PCOME) has completed an inventory of human remains and
associated funerary objects, in consultation with the appropriate
Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations, and has determined that
there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and
associated funerary objects and present-day Indian tribes or Native
Hawaiian organizations. Lineal descendants or representatives of any
Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this
notice that wish to request transfer of control of these human remains
and associated funerary objects should submit a written request to the
PCOME. If no additional requestors come forward, transfer of control of
the human remains and associated funerary objects to the lineal
descendants, Indian tribes, or Native Hawaiian organizations stated in
this notice may proceed.
DATES: Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian tribe or
Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to
request transfer of control of these human remains and associated
funerary objects should submit a written request with information in
support of the request to the PCOME at the address in this notice by
December 2, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Bruce Anderson, Forensic Anthropologist, PCOME, Tucson,
AZ 85714, telephone (520) 243-8600.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is here given in accordance with the
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25
U.S.C.
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3003, of the completion of an inventory of human remains and associated
funerary objects under the control of the PCOME, Tucson, AZ. The human
remains and associated funerary objects were removed from a location
near the town of San Manuel, Pinal County, AZ.
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 agency that has control of the Native
American human remains and associated funerary objects. The National
Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice.
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human remains and associated funerary
objects was made by the PCOME professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Ak Chin Indian Community of the Maricopa (Ak
Chin) Indian Reservation, Arizona; Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation,
Arizona; Gila River Indian Community of the Gila River Indian
Reservation, Arizona; Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Pascua Yaqui Tribe of
Arizona; Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community of the Salt River
Reservation, Arizona; San Carlos Apache Tribe of the San Carlos
Reservation, Arizona; Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona; White Mountain
Apache Tribe of the Fort Apache Reservation, Arizona; and the Zuni
Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico.
History and Description of the Remains
In 2009, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual
were removed from a river wash near San Manuel in Pinal County, AZ. The
remains were removed from the location by the Pinal County Sheriff's
Office and were transferred to Pinal County Medical Examiner's Office
for forensic analysis. The Pinal County Medical Examiner, Dr Rebecca
Hsu, transferred the remains to the Pima County Office of the Medical
Examiner for examination by a forensic anthropologist. Dr. Bruce
Anderson, Forensic Anthropologist at the PCOME, examined the remains
and determined them likely to be prehistoric and of Native American
ancestry. The remains were designated with PCOME case number ML 09-
01398. No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary
objects are present.
In 2010, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual
were removed from a river wash near San Manuel in Pinal County, AZ. The
remains were removed from the location by the Pinal County Sheriff's
Office and were transferred to Pinal County Medical Examiner's Office
for forensic analysis. The Pinal County Medical Examiner, Dr. Rebecca
Hsu, transferred the remains to the Pima County Office of the Medical
Examiner for examination by a forensic anthropologist. Dr. Bruce
Anderson, Forensic Anthropologist at the PCOME, examined the remains
and determined them likely to be prehistoric and of Native American
ancestry. The remains were designated with PCOME case number ML 10-
02448. No known individuals were identified. The 387 associated
funerary objects are all Olivia shell beads.
The human remains and associated funerary objects described in this
notice were removed from a location within a 20 mile radius a known the
prehistoric ruin, site BB:7:5. This site is a known Native American
Hohokam ruin that was deemed such due to the discovery of Gila
Polychrome pottery sherds, Conus and Olivia shell necklaces, and
jackrabbit bone tube necklaces. The Hohokam geographical range is
represented by the modern day Gila River Indian Community of the Gila
River Indian Reservation, Arizona; Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Tohono
O'odham Nation of Arizona; and the Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation,
New Mexico.
Determinations Made by the PCOME
Officials of the PCOME have determined that:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice represent the physical remains of at least two
individuals of Native American ancestry.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the 387 objects
described in this notice are reasonably believed to have been placed
with or near individual human remains at the time of death or later as
part of the death rite or ceremony.
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 associated funerary objects and the Gila
River Indian Community of the Gila River Indian Reservation, Arizona;
Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona; and the Zuni
Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian tribe or Native
Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to
request transfer of control of these human remains and associated
funerary objects should submit a written request with information in
support of the request to Dr. Bruce Anderson, Pima County Office of the
Medical Examiner, 2825 East District, Tucson, AZ 85714, telephone
(520)-243-8600, by December 2, 2013. After that date, if no additional
requestors have come forward, transfer of control of the human remains
and associated funerary objects to the Gila River Indian Community of
the Gila River Indian Community of the Gila River Indian Reservation,
Arizona; Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona; and
the Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico, may proceed.
The PCOME is responsible for notifying Ak Chin Indian Community of
the Maricopa (Ak Chin) Indian Reservation, Arizona; Fort McDowell
Yavapai Nation, Arizona; Gila River Indian Community of the Gila River
Indian Reservation, Arizona; Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Pascua Yaqui Tribe
of Arizona; Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community of the Salt River
Reservation, Arizona; San Carlos Apache Tribe of the San Carlos
Reservation, Arizona; Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona; White Mountain
Apache Tribe of the Fort Apache Reservation, Arizona; and the Zuni
Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico, that this notice has been
published.
Dated: September 16, 2013.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2013-25978 Filed 10-30-13; 8:45 am]
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