[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 157 (Monday, August 16, 1999)] [Notices] [Page 44536] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 99-21069] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service Notice of Inventory Completion for Native American Human Remains from Navajo County, AZ in the Possession of the Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History, Los Angeles, CA AGENCY: National Park Service, DOI. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Notice is hereby given in accordance with provisions of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 43 CFR 10.9, of the completion of an inventory of human remains from Navajo County, AZ in the possession of the Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History, Los Angeles, CA A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History professional staff in consultation with representatives of the Hopi Tribe. Between 1935 and 1965, human remains representing one individual were removed from the Homolobi (Homolovi4) site in Navajo County, AZ under unknown circumstances by person(s) unknown. In 1969, these human remains were donated by Gordon Pond to the Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History. No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are present. Based on ethnohistoric information and Hopi oral tradition, the Homolobi site has been identified as ancestral to the Hopi Tribe. Consultation with representatives of the Hopi Tribe indicate the Homolobi site was inhabited exclusively by ancestors of the Hopi Tribe. Based on the above mentioned information, officials of the Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History have determined that, pursuant to 43 CFR 10.2 (d)(1), the human remains listed above represent the physical remains of one individual of Native American ancestry. Officials of the Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History have also determined that, pursuant to 43 CFR 10.2 (e), there is a relationship of shared group identity which can be reasonably traced between these Native American human remains and the Hopi Tribe. This notice has been sent to officials of the Hopi Tribe. Representatives of any other Indian tribe that believes itself to be culturally affiliated with these human remains should contact Dr. Margaret A. Hardin, Anthropology Section, Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History, 900 Exposition Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90007; telephone: (213) 763-3382; e-mail: M[email protected], before September 15, 1999. Repatriation of the human remains to the Hopi Tribe may begin after that date if no additional claimants come forward. The National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations within this notice. Dated: August 10, 1999. Richard Waldbauer, Acting Departmental Consulting Archeologist, Archeology and Ethnography Program. [FR Doc. 99-21069 Filed 8-13-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-70-F