[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 144 (Monday, July 28, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43772-43773]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-17743]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-16117; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior, 
National Park Service, Montezuma Castle National Monument, Camp Verde, 
AZ

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, 
Montezuma Castle National Monument has 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 Montezuma Castle National Monument. 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 Montezuma Castle 
National Monument at the address in this notice by August 27, 2014.

ADDRESSES: Dorothy FireCloud, Superintendent, Montezuma Castle National 
Monument, P.O. Box 219, Camp Verde, AZ 86322, telephone (928) 567-5276, 
email [email protected].

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 Montezuma Castle National Monument, Camp Verde, AZ. The 
human remains were removed from Yavapai 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) and 
43 CFR 10.11(d). The determinations in this notice are the sole 
responsibility of the Superintendent, Montezuma Castle National 
Monument.

Consultation

    A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by Montezuma 
Castle National Monument professional staff in consultation with 
representatives of the Ak Chin Indian Community of the Maricopa (Ak 
Chin) Indian Reservation, Arizona; Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; Fort 
McDowell Yavapai Nation, Arizona; Fort Sill Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; 
Gila River Indian Community of the Gila River Indian Reservation, 
Arizona; Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Hualapai Indian Tribe of the Hualapai 
Indian Reservation, Arizona; Jicarilla Apache Nation, New Mexico; 
Mescalero Apache Tribe of the Mescalero Reservation, New Mexico; 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; Tonto Apache Tribe of 
Arizona; White Mountain Apache Tribe of the Fort Apache Reservation, 
Arizona; Yavapai-Apache Nation of the Camp Verde Indian Reservation, 
Arizona; Yavapai-Prescott Indian Tribe (previously listed as the 
Yavapai-Prescott Tribe of the Yavapai Reservation, Arizona); and Zuni 
Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico (hereafter referred to as 
``The Tribes'').

History and Description of the Remains

    At unknown dates, human remains representing, at minimum, five 
individuals were removed from unknown locations in Yavapai County, AZ. 
The human remains were found in Montezuma Castle National Monument 
collections and so were likely removed from sites within the boundaries 
of Montezuma Castle National Monument. No known individuals were 
identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
    At unknown dates, human remains representing, at minimum, three 
individuals were removed from unknown sites in the Verde Valley in 
Yavapai County, AZ. The remains were given to Montezuma Castle National 
Monument by multiple donors. It is unclear when each set of remains was 
donated. No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary 
objects are present.

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    Prior to 1933, human remains representing, at minimum, one 
individual were removed from Oak Creek Highway in Yavapai County, AZ 
during roadwork by an Arizona State Highway Department road grader. The 
remains were gifted to Montezuma Castle National Monument at an unknown 
date. No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary 
objects are present.
    Prior to 1942, human remains representing, at minimum, two 
individuals were removed from Osborn Ranch Ruin in Yavapai County, AZ. 
The remains were collected from disturbed burials in the trash dump of 
the site. They were donated to Montezuma Castle National Monument at an 
unknown date. No known individuals were identified. No associated 
funerary objects are present.

Determinations Made by Montezuma Castle National Monument

    Officials of Montezuma Castle National Monument have determined 
that:
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described 
in this notice are Native American based on osteological analysis and 
the known archeological context of Montezuma Castle National Monument.
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described 
in this notice represent the physical remains of 11 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.
     According to final judgments of the Indian Claims 
Commission or the Court of Federal Claims, the land from which the 
Native American human remains were removed is the aboriginal land of 
the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation, Arizona; Hualapai Indian Tribe of the 
Hualapai Indian Reservation, Arizona; Tonto Apache Tribe of Arizona; 
Yavapai-Apache Nation of the Camp Verde Indian Reservation, Arizona; 
and Yavapai-Prescott Indian Tribe (previously listed as the Yavapai-
Prescott Tribe of the Yavapai Reservation, Arizona).
     Treaties, Acts of Congress, or Executive Orders, indicate 
that the land from which the Native American human remains were removed 
is the aboriginal land of the Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; Fort Sill 
Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; Hualapai Indian Tribe of the Hualapai Indian 
Reservation, Arizona; Jicarilla Apache Nation, New Mexico; Mescalero 
Apache Tribe of the Mescalero Reservation, New Mexico; San Carlos 
Apache Tribe of the San Carlos Reservation, Arizona; Tonto Apache Tribe 
of Arizona; and White Mountain Apache Tribe of the Fort Apache 
Reservation, Arizona.
     Other credible lines of evidence, including relevant and 
authoritative governmental determinations and information gathered 
during government-to-government consultation from subject matter 
experts, indicate that the land from which the Native American human 
remains and associated funerary objects were removed is the aboriginal 
land 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; 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; Tonto Apache 
Tribe of Arizona; White Mountain Apache Tribe of the Fort Apache 
Reservation, Arizona; Yavapai-Apache Nation of the Camp Verde Indian 
Reservation, Arizona; Yavapai-Prescott Indian Tribe (previously listed 
as the Yavapai-Prescott Tribe of the Yavapai Reservation, Arizona); and 
Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico.
     Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the disposition of the 
human remains may be to The Tribes.

Additional Requestors and Disposition

    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 Dorothy FireCloud, Superintendent, 
Montezuma Castle National Monument, P.O. Box 219, Camp Verde, AZ 86322, 
telephone (928) 567-5276, email [email protected], by August 
27, 2014. After that date, if no additional requestors have come 
forward, transfer of control of the human remains to The Tribes may 
proceed.
    Montezuma Castle National Monument is responsible for notifying The 
Tribes that this notice has been published.

    Dated: June 26, 2014.
David Tarler,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2014-17743 Filed 7-25-14; 8:45 am]
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