[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 232 (Friday, December 2, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 87063-87064]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-28944]
[[Page 87063]]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-22426; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior,
Bureau of Indian Affairs, Washington, DC, and Arizona State Museum,
University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: The United States Department of Interior, Bureau of Indian
Affairs, and the Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona, have
completed an inventory of human remains, in consultation with the
appropriate Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations, and has
determined that there is no cultural affiliation between the human
remains and any present-day Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations. 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 should submit a written
request to the Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona. If no
additional requestors come forward, transfer of control of the human
remains to the Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations stated in
this notice may proceed.
DATES: 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 should submit a written
request with information in support of the request to the Arizona State
Museum, University of Arizona at the address in this notice by January
3, 2017.
ADDRESSES: John McClelland, NAGPRA Coordinator, P.O. Box 210026,
Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721,
telephone (520) 626-2950.
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. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian
Affairs, Washington, DC, and in the physical custody of the Arizona
State Museum, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ (ASM). The human
remains were removed from locations within the boundaries of the Fort
Apache Indian Reservation, Apache, Gila and Navajo Counties, AZ.
This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's
administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 U.S.C. 3003(d)(3) and
43 CFR 10.11(d). 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. The National Park Service
is not responsible for the determinations in this notice.
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by the ASM
professional staff in consultation with representatives of the Hopi
Tribe of Arizona; White Mountain Apache Tribe of the Fort Apache Indian
Reservation, Arizona; and the Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New
Mexico.
History and Description of the Remains
On an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, 1
individual were removed from an unknown location (AZ White Mountains)
in Apache, Gila, or Navajo County, AZ. On an unknown date, the human
remains were given by an unknown donor to Mrs. Minnie Guenther, then
resident on the Fort Apache Indian Reservation. Although the exact
location of the discovery is unknown, it is very likely that the human
remains were obtained somewhere within the boundaries of the
reservation. In the 1970s, the human remains were donated to the
Arizona State Museum. No known individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
On an unknown date, fragmentary human remains representing, at
minimum, 5 individuals were removed from a cave (AZ W:1:--East Fork) on
the East Fork of the White River, several miles above Fort Apache, on
the Fort Apache Indian Reservation in Navajo County, AZ. Although the
circumstances of discovery and the date of removal are unknown, the
human remains were found with a collection that was obtained during
excavations conducted by the University of Arizona from 1931 to 1936
under the direction of Byron Cummings at Kinishba, AZ V:4:1(ASM). The
collections were accessioned by the Arizona State Museum in 1936. No
known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are
present.
The cave is described as having both Ancestral Pueblo and Apache
components. Since the archaeological context of the human remains is
unknown, it is not possible to determine which cultural component they
were associated with.
Determinations Made by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of
Indian Affairs, Washington, DC, and the Arizona State Museum,
University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Officials of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Arizona State Museum
have determined that:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice are Native American based on the physical condition of
the human remains and the reported archeological components represented
at the cave.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice represent the physical remains of 6 individuals of
Native American ancestry.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), a relationship of shared
group identity cannot be reasonably traced between the Native American
human remains and any present-day Indian tribe.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (15), the land from which the
Native American human remains were removed is the tribal land of the
White Mountain Apache Tribe of the Fort Apache Indian Reservation,
Arizona.
Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the disposition of the
human remains may be to the White Mountain Apache Tribe of the Fort
Apache Indian Reservation, Arizona.
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 John McClelland, NAGPRA Coordinator, P.O. Box
210026, Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721,
telephone (520) 626-2950, by January 3, 2017. After that date, if no
additional requestors have come forward, transfer of control of the
human remains and associated funerary objects to the White Mountain
Apache Tribe of the Fort Apache Indian Reservation, Arizona, may
proceed.
The Arizona State Museum is responsible for notifying the Hopi
Tribe of Arizona; White Mountain Apache Tribe of the Fort Apache Indian
Reservation, Arizona; and the Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New
Mexico that this notice has been published.
[[Page 87064]]
Dated: November 15, 2016.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2016-28944 Filed 12-1-16; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4312-52-P