[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 105 (Wednesday, June 1, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35048-35049]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-12746]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-21134; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior, 
National Park Service, Canyon de Chelly National Monument, Chinle, AZ

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, 
Canyon de Chelly 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 Canyon de Chelly 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 Canyon de Chelly 
National Monument at the address in this notice by July 1, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Lyn Carranza, Superintendent, Canyon de Chelly National 
Monument, P.O. Box 588, Chinle, AZ 86503, telephone (928) 674-5500 ext. 
224, 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 the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park 
Service, Canyon de Chelly National Monument, Chinle, AZ. The human 
remains were removed from sites in Apache 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, Canyon de Chelly National 
Monument.

Consultation

    Canyon de Chelly National Monument professional staff in 
consultation with representatives of the Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; Fort 
McDowell Yavapai Nation, Arizona; Fort Sill Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; 
Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Jicarilla Apache Nation, New Mexico; Kaibab Band 
of Paiute Indians of the Kaibab Indian Reservation, Arizona; Mescalero 
Apache

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Tribe of the Mescalero Reservation, New Mexico; Navajo Nation, Arizona, 
New Mexico & Utah; Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico; Pueblo of Jemez, New 
Mexico; Pueblo of Laguna, New Mexico; Pueblo of Nambe, New Mexico; 
Pueblo of Pojoaque, New Mexico; Pueblo of San Ildefonso, New Mexico; 
Pueblo of Santa Ana, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa Clara, New Mexico; 
Pueblo of Taos, New Mexico; Pueblo of Tesuque, New Mexico; San Carlos 
Apache Tribe of the San Carlos Reservation, Arizona; Southern Ute 
Indian Tribe of the Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado; Ute Mountain 
Ute Tribe (previously listed as the Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute 
Mountain Reservation, Colorado, New Mexico & Utah); White Mountain 
Apache Tribe of the Fort Apache Reservation, Arizona; Yavapai-Apache 
Nation of the Camp Verde Indian Reservation, Arizona; and Zuni Tribe of 
the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico (hereafter referred to as ``The 
Consulted Tribes'').
    The following tribes were invited to consult but did not 
participate in the face-to-face consultation meeting: Kewa Pueblo, New 
Mexico (previously listed as the Pueblo of Santo Domingo); Ohkay 
Owingeh, New Mexico (previously listed as the Pueblo of San Juan); 
Pueblo of Cochiti, New Mexico; Pueblo of Isleta, New Mexico; Pueblo of 
Picuris, New Mexico; Pueblo of San Felipe, New Mexico; Pueblo of 
Sandia, New Mexico; Pueblo of Zia, New Mexico (hereafter referred to as 
``The Invited Tribes'').

History and Description of the Remains

    Canyon de Chelly National Monument was established in 1931 on lands 
that were then, and continue to be, held in trust by the United States 
for the Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico & Utah.
    Between 1938 and 1973, human remains representing, at minimum, two 
individuals were removed from an unknown location within the boundaries 
of Canyon de Chelly National Monument in Apache County, AZ. No known 
individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are 
present.
    In 1950, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual 
were removed from an unknown site in Deer Trail Canyon within the 
boundaries of Canyon de Chelly National Monument in Apache County, AZ. 
No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects 
are present.
    Prior to 1956, human remains representing, at minimum, two 
individuals were removed from unknown locations ``near NPS 7'' within 
the boundaries of Canyon de Chelly National Monument in Apache County, 
AZ. No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary 
objects are present.
    Prior to 1960, human remains representing, at minimum, four 
individuals were removed from unknown locations, three of whom were 
from within monument boundaries and one likely from within monument 
boundaries, in Apache County, AZ. No known individuals were identified. 
No associated funerary objects are present.
    Prior to 1960, human remains representing, at minimum, two 
individuals were removed from an unknown location along the south rim 
of Canyon de Chelly within the boundaries of Canyon de Chelly National 
Monument in Apache County, AZ. No known individuals were identified. No 
associated funerary objects are present.
    Prior to 1960, human remains representing, at minimum, one 
individual were removed from a ``high shallow cave'' site in Canyon del 
Muerto within the boundaries of Canyon de Chelly National Monument in 
Apache County, AZ. No known individuals were identified. No associated 
funerary objects are present.
    Prior to 1966, human remains representing, at minimum, two 
individuals were removed from a site outside monument boundaries in 
Salinas Springs in Apache County, AZ. No known individuals were 
identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
    Prior to 1967, human remains representing, at minimum, four 
individuals were removed from an unknown site within the boundaries of 
Canyon de Chelly National Monument in Apache County, AZ. No known 
individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are 
present.
    Prior to 1967, human remains representing, at minimum, two 
individuals were removed from an unknown location likely within the 
boundaries of Canyon de Chelly National Monument in Apache County, AZ. 
No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects 
are present.
    Prior to 1969, human remains representing, at minimum, one 
individual were removed from an unknown location in Canyon del Muerto 
Wash within the boundaries of Canyon de Chelly National Monument in 
Apache County, AZ. No known individuals were identified. No associated 
funerary objects are present.

Determinations Made by Canyon de Chelly National Monument

    Officials of Canyon de Chelly 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 Canyon de Chelly National Monument.
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described 
in this notice represent the physical remains of 21 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 
Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico & Utah.
     Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the disposition of the 
human remains may be to the Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico & Utah.

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 Lyn Carranza, Superintendent, Canyon de 
Chelly National Monument, P.O. Box 588, Chinle, AZ 86503, telephone 
(928) 674-5500 ext. 224, email [email protected], by July 1, 2016. 
After that date, if no additional requestors have come forward, 
transfer of control of the human remains to the Navajo Nation, Arizona, 
New Mexico & Utah may proceed.
    Canyon de Chelly National Monument is responsible for notifying The 
Consulted Tribes and The Invited Tribes that this notice has been 
published.

    Dated: May 20, 2016.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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