[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 97 (Monday, May 20, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35580-35581]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-12562]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


Notice of Inventory Completion for Native American Human Remains 
and Associated Funerary Objects in the Control of the U.S. Department 
of the Interior, National Park Service, Zion National Park, Springdale, 
UT

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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    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 and associated 
funerary objects in the control of the U.S. Department of the Interior, 
National Park Service, Zion National Park, Springdale, UT.
    This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's 
administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 43 CFR 10.2 (c). The 
determinations within this notice are the sole responsibility of the 
museum, institution, or Federal agency that has control of these Native 
American human remains and associated funerary objects. The Manager, 
National NAGPRA Program is not responsible for the determinations 
within this notice.
    A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by the National 
Park Service's professional staff in consultation with representatives 
of the Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Kaibab Band of Paiute Indians of the 
Kaibab Indian Reservation, Arizona; Las Vegas Tribe of Paiute Indians 
of the Las Vegas Indian Colony, Nevada; Moapa Band of Paiute Indians of 
the Moapa River Indian Reservation, Nevada; Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah 
(Cedar City, Indian Peak, Kanosh, Koosharem, Shivwits Bands); Ute 
Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation, Utah; and Zuni Tribe 
of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico.
    In 1927, human remains representing one individual were donated to 
Zion National Park. No information on the provenance of the human 
remains was provided. No known individual was identified. No associated 
funerary objects are present.
    In 1933, human remains representing three individuals were 
recovered during legally authorized excavations within the boundary of 
Zion National Park. The excavation was under the direction of 
archeologist Ben Wetherill. No known individual was identified. No 
associated funerary objects are present.
    In 1935, human remains representing one individual were donated to 
Zion National Park. No information on the provenance of the human 
remains was provided. No known individual was identified. No associated 
funerary objects are present.
    In the 1960s, human remains representing one individual were 
donated to Zion National Park. No information on the provenance of the 
human remains was provided. No known individual was identified. No 
associated funerary objects are present.
    In 1960, human remains representing one individual were donated to 
Zion National Park. No information on the provenance of the human 
remains was provided. No known individual was identified. No associated 
funerary objects are present.
    In 1962, human remains representing two individuals were donated to 
Zion National Park. The human remains are believed to have been 
excavated on private land in Springdale, UT. No known individual was 
identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
    In 1964, human remains representing one individual were discovered 
at a site within the boundary of Zion National Park. No known 
individual was identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
    In the 1970s, human remains representing one individual were 
donated to Zion National Park. No information on the provenance of the 
human remains was provided. No known individual was identified. No 
associated funerary objects are present.
    Based on the above mentioned information, the superintendent of 
Zion National Park determined in 1995 that, pursuant to 43 CFR 10.2 (d) 
(1), the human remains listed above represent the physical remains of 
11 individuals of Native American ancestry. In 2001, the superintendent 
of Zion National Park also determined that a relationship of shared 
group identity could not reasonably be traced between these human 
remains and any present-day Indian tribe.
     In May 2001, the superintendent of Zion National Park requested a 
recommendation regarding the disposition of these culturally 
unidentifiable human remains from the Native American Graves Protection 
and Repatriation Review Committee. The review committee is charged by 
statute with compiling an inventory of culturally unidentifiable human 
remains and recommending specific actions for developing a process for 
disposition of such remains [25 U.S.C. 3006 (d)(5)]. The superintendent 
of Zion National Park requested that the review committee recommend 
disposition of the culturally unidentifiable human

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remains to seven Indian tribes that have demonstrated a cultural 
relationship with the Zion National Park area by means of a final 
judgement of the Indian Claims Commission and other sources.
    The review committee considered the request at its May 31-June 2, 
2001, meeting in Kelseyville, CA. On August 13, 2001, the Assistant 
Director, Cultural Resources Stewardship and Partnerships, writing on 
behalf of the Secretary of the Interior, informed the superintendent of 
Zion National Park that the review committee recommended disposition of 
the culturally unidentifiable human remains to the Hopi Tribe of 
Arizona; Kaibab Band of Paiute Indians of the Kaibab Indian 
Reservation, Arizona; Las Vegas Tribe of Paiute Indians of the Las 
Vegas Indian Colony, Nevada; Moapa Band of Paiute Indians of the Moapa 
River Indian Reservation, Nevada; Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah (Cedar 
City, Indian Peak, Kanosh, Koosharem, Shivwits Bands); Ute Indian Tribe 
of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation, Utah; and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni 
Reservation, New Mexico.
    This notice has been sent to officials of the Hopi Tribe of 
Arizona; Kaibab Band of Paiute Indians of the Kaibab Indian 
Reservation, Arizona; Las Vegas Tribe of Paiute Indians of the Las 
Vegas Indian Colony, Nevada; Moapa Band of Paiute Indians of the Moapa 
River Indian Reservation, Nevada; Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah (Cedar 
City, Indian Peak, Kanosh, Koosharem, Shivwits Bands); Ute Indian Tribe 
of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation, Utah; and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni 
Reservation, New Mexico. Representatives of any Indian tribe that 
believes itself to be culturally affiliated with these human remains 
should contact Martin C. Ott, Superintendent, Zion National Park, 
Springdale, UT 84767-1099, telephone (435) 772-0142, before July 19, 
2002. Disposition of these human remains to the Hopi Tribe of Arizona; 
Kaibab Band of Paiute Indians of the Kaibab Indian Reservation, 
Arizona; Las Vegas Tribe of Paiute Indians of the Las Vegas Indian 
Colony, Nevada; Moapa Band of Paiute Indians of the Moapa River Indian 
Reservation, Nevada; Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah (Cedar City, Indian 
Peak, Kanosh, Koosharem, Shivwits Bands); Ute Indian Tribe of the 
Uintah and Ouray Reservation, Utah; and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni 
Reservation, New Mexico may begin after that date if no additional 
claimants come forward.

    Dated: April 16, 2002.
Robert Stearns,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 02-12562 Filed 5-17-02; 8:45 am]
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