[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 71 (Thursday, April 15, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19898-19899]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-07699]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0031673; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: Colorado Bureau of Investigation, 
Arvada, CO

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: The Colorado Bureau of Investigation 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 the Colorado Bureau of 
Investigation. 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 the Colorado 
Bureau of Investigation at the address in this notice by May 17, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Greg Hake, Colorado Bureau of Investigation, 6000 W 54th 
Avenue, Arvada, CO 80002, telephone (303) 463-7050, 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 Colorado Bureau of Investigation, Arvada, CO. The 
human remains were

[[Page 19899]]

removed from unknown location(s) in Colorado.
    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 museum, institution, or Federal agency that has 
control of the Native American human remains. The National Park Service 
is not responsible for the determinations in this notice.

Consultation

    A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by the Colorado 
Bureau of Investigation professional staff in consultation with 
representatives of the Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; Arapaho Tribe of the 
Wind River Reservation, Wyoming; Cheyenne and Arapahoe Tribes, Oklahoma 
(previously listed as Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma); Cheyenne 
River Sioux Tribe of the Cheyenne River Reservation, South Dakota; 
Comanche Nation, Oklahoma; Crow Creek Sioux Tribe of the Crow Creek 
Reservation, South Dakota; Crow Tribe of Montana; Eastern Shoshone 
Tribe of the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming (previously listed as 
Shoshone Tribe of the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming); Fort Sill 
Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Jicarilla Apache 
Nation, New Mexico; Kewa Pueblo, New Mexico (previously listed as 
Pueblo of Santo Domingo); Kiowa Indian Tribe of Oklahoma; Mescalero 
Apache Tribe of the Mescalero Reservation, New Mexico; Navajo Nation, 
Arizona, New Mexico & Utah; Northern Cheyenne Tribe of the Northern 
Cheyenne Indian Reservation, Montana; Oglala Sioux Tribe (previously 
listed as Oglala Sioux Tribe of the Pine Ridge Reservation, South 
Dakota); Ohkay Owingeh, New Mexico (previously listed as Pueblo of San 
Juan); Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah (Cedar Band of Paiutes, Kanosh Band 
of Paiutes, Koosharem Band of Paiutes, Indian Peaks Band of Paiutes, 
and Shivwits Band of Paiutes (previously listed as Paiute Indian Tribe 
of Utah (Cedar City Band of Paiutes, Kanosh Band of Paiutes, Koosharem 
Band of Paiutes, Indian Peaks Band of Paiutes, and Shivwits Band of 
Paiutes)); Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma; Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico; 
Pueblo of Cochiti, New Mexico; Pueblo of Isleta, New Mexico; Pueblo of 
Jemez, New Mexico; Pueblo of Laguna, New Mexico; Pueblo of Nambe, New 
Mexico; Pueblo of Picuris, New Mexico; Pueblo of Pojoaque, New Mexico; 
Pueblo of San Felipe, New Mexico; Pueblo of San Ildefonso, New Mexico; 
Pueblo of Sandia, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa Ana, New Mexico; Pueblo 
of Santa Clara, New Mexico; Pueblo of Taos, New Mexico; Pueblo of 
Tesuque, New Mexico; Pueblo of Zia, New Mexico; Rosebud Sioux Tribe of 
the Rosebud Indian Reservation, South Dakota; San Juan Southern Paiute 
Tribe of Arizona; Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of the Fort Hall Reservation; 
Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado; 
Standing Rock Sioux Tribe of North & South Dakota; The Osage Nation 
(previously listed as Osage Tribe); Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort 
Berthold Reservation, North Dakota; Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah & 
Ouray Reservation, Utah; Ute Mountain Ute Tribe (previously listed as 
Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain Reservation, Colorado, New 
Mexico & Utah); Wichita and Affiliated Tribes (Wichita, Keechi, Waco & 
Tawakonie), Oklahoma; Ysleta del Sur Pueblo (previously listed as 
Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo of Texas); and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni 
Reservation, New Mexico (hereafter referred to as ``The Invited and 
Consulted Tribes'').

History and Description of the Remains

    More than 20 years ago, human remains representing, at minimum, 
three individuals were removed from unknown location(s) in Colorado. 
The human remains consist of a cranium, partial mandible, and partial 
left fibula. Based on analysis by Diane France of the Human 
Identification Laboratory of Colorado, the human remains are Native 
American. No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary 
objects are present.

Determinations Made by the Colorado Bureau of Investigation

    Officials of the Colorado Bureau of Investigation have determined 
that:
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described 
in this notice are Native American.
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described 
in this notice represent the physical remains of three 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 Invited and Consulted Tribes.
     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 Invited and Consulted Tribes.
     Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the disposition of the 
human remains may be to The Invited and Consulted 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 Greg Hake, Colorado Bureau of 
Investigation, 6000 W 54th Avenue, Arvada, CO 80002, telephone (303) 
463-7050, email [email protected], by May 17, 2021. After that 
date, if no additional requestors have come forward, transfer of 
control of the human remains to the Invited and Consulted Tribes may 
proceed. The Southern Ute Tribe and Ute Mountain Ute Tribe have agreed 
to accept disposition.
    The Colorado Bureau of Investigation is responsible for notifying 
The Invited and Consulted Tribes that this notice has been published.

    Dated: April 6, 2021.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2021-07699 Filed 4-14-21; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4312-52-P