[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 205 (Wednesday, October 23, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56834-56835]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-23078]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0029003; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior, 
National Park Service, Wupatki National Monument, Flagstaff, AZ

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, 
Wupatki 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 Wupatki 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 Wupatki National 
Monument at the address in this notice by November 22, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Kayci Cook Collins, Superintendent, Wupatki National 
Monument, 6400 N Highway 89, Flagstaff, AZ 86004, telephone (928) 526-
1157 ext. 227, 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, Wupatki National Monument, Flagstaff, AZ. The human remains 
were removed from within the boundaries of Wupatki National Monument, 
Coconino 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, Wupatki National Monument.

Consultation

    A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by Wupatki 
National Monument professional staff in consultation with 
representatives of the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation, Arizona; Havasupai 
Tribe of the Havasupai Reservation, Arizona; Hopi Tribe of Arizona; 
Hualapai Indian Tribe of the Hualapai Indian Reservation, Arizona; 
Jicarilla Apache Nation, New Mexico; Kaibab Band of Paiute Indians of 
the Kaibab Indian Reservation, Arizona; Mescalero Apache Tribe of the 
Mescalero Reservation, New Mexico; Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico & 
Utah; San Carlos Apache Tribe of the San Carlos Reservation, Arizona; 
San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe 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 the 
Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico (hereafter referred to 
as ``The Tribes'').

History and Description of the Remains

    Prior to 1950, human remains representing, at minimum, one 
individual were removed from an unknown location within Wupatki 
National Monument in Coconino County, AZ. The right calcaneus of a 
three-to-five year old individual was misidentified as faunal until 
2018 when faunal analysts from Northern Arizona University correctly 
identified the bone as human, sex-indeterminate. The remains were found 
in a box labeled with several different archeological sites, making it 
difficult to determine exact provenience. No known individuals were 
identified. No associated funerary objects are present.

Determinations Made by the U.S. Department of the Interior, National 
Park Service, Wupatki National Monument

    Officials of the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park 
Service, Wupatki 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 the expert opinions of bio-
archeologists at the Museum of Northern Arizona.
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described 
in this notice represent the physical remains of one individual 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 judgements 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; Havasupai Tribe of the 
Havasupai Reservation, Arizona; Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Hualapai Indian 
Tribe of the Hualapai Indian Reservation, Arizona; Kaibab Band of 
Paiute Indians of the Kaibab Indian Reservation, Arizona; Navajo 
Nation, Arizona, New Mexico & Utah; San Carlos Apache Tribe of the San 
Carlos Reservation,

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Arizona; San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe 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; and the 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 Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation, Arizona; 
Havasupai Tribe of the Havasupai Reservation, Arizona; Hopi Tribe of 
Arizona; Hualapai Indian Tribe of the Hualapai Indian Reservation, 
Arizona; Jicarilla Apache Nation, New Mexico; Kaibab Band of Paiute 
Indians of the Kaibab Indian Reservation, Arizona; Mescalero Apache 
Tribe of the Mescalero Reservation, New Mexico; Navajo Nation, Arizona, 
New Mexico & Utah; San Carlos Apache Tribe of the San Carlos 
Reservation, Arizona; San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe 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; and the Yavapai-Prescott Indian Tribe (previously 
listed as the Yavapai-Prescott Tribe of the Yavapai Reservation, 
Arizona) hereafter referred to as ``The Aboriginal Land Tribes.''
     Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the disposition of the 
human remains may be to The Aboriginal Land 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 Kayci Cook Collins, Superintendent, 
Wupatki National Monument, 6400 N Highway 89, Flagstaff, AZ 86004, 
telephone (928) 526-1157 ext. 227, email [email protected], by 
November 22, 2019. After that date, if no additional requestors have 
come forward, transfer of control of the human remains to The 
Aboriginal Land Tribes may proceed.
    The U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Wupatki 
National Monument is responsible for notifying The Tribes that this 
notice has been published.

    Dated: September 26, 2019.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2019-23078 Filed 10-22-19; 8:45 am]
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