[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 76 (Thursday, April 22, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21343-21344]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-08395]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0031804; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: Federal Bureau of Investigation, 
Indianapolis Field Office, Indianapolis, IN

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has completed an 
inventory of human remains in consultation with the appropriate Indian 
Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations, and has determined that there 
is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and any present-day 
Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations. Lineal descendants or 
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 Federal 
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: Lineal descendants or 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 
Federal Bureau of Investigation at the address in this notice by May 
24, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI Headquarters, Attn: 
Supervisory Special Agent Timothy Carpenter, Art Theft Program, 935 
Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20535, telephone (954) 931-3670, 
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 Federal Bureau of Investigation, Indianapolis Field 
Office, Indianapolis, IN. The human remains were removed from various 
locations throughout New Mexico and Arizona.
    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 FBI 
professional staff in consultation with representatives of Fort Sill 
Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; Gila River Indian Community of the Gila River 
Indian Reservation, Arizona; Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Mescalero Apache 
Tribe of the Mescalero Reservation, New Mexico; Pueblo of Acoma, New 
Mexico; Pueblo of Jemez, New Mexico; Pueblo of Laguna, New Mexico; 
Pueblo of Picuris, New Mexico; and the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian 
Community of the Salt River Reservation, Arizona (hereafter referred to 
as ``The Tribes'').

History and Description of the Remains

    At various unknown dates, human remains representing, at minimum, 
six individuals were removed from undisclosed locations throughout New 
Mexico and Arizona. The human remains were transported to Indiana, 
where they remained as part of a private collection of Native American 
antiquities and cultural heritage. In April 2014, the human remains 
were seized by the FBI as part of a criminal investigation.
    Although these human remains were heavily co-mingled at the time of 
recovery, a preponderance of evidence supports the findings that these 
human remains are Native American from the Southwest region of New 
Mexico and/or Arizona. Careful consideration of the evidence included: 
Cultural, geographical, biological, archeological, anthropological, and 
expert opinion from the region. No known individuals were identified. 
No associated funerary objects were present.
    The known region and non-invasive/non-destructive skeletal 
analysis, indicate that the individuals are affiliated with Native 
American people from the Southwest. The particular composition of the 
soil matrix present on the human remains, in addition to other 
evidence, indicates that the individuals were taken from various 
undisclosed locations in the Southwest.

Determinations Made by the Federal Bureau of Investigation

    Officials of the Federal Bureau of Investigation have determined 
that:
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described 
in this notice represent the physical remains of six

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individuals of Native American/Southwest ancestry.
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there is a relationship of 
shared group identity that can be reasonably traced between the Native 
American human remains and The Tribes.

Additional Requestors and Disposition

    Lineal descendants or 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 
Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI Headquarters, Attn: Supervisory 
Special Agent Timothy Carpenter, Art Theft Program, 935 Pennsylvania 
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20535, telephone (954) 931-3670, email 
[email protected], by May 24, 2021. After that date, if no 
additional requestors have come forward, transfer of control of the 
human remains to The Tribes may proceed.
    The Federal Bureau of Investigation is responsible for notifying 
The Tribes that this notice has been published.

    Dated: April 16, 2021.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2021-08395 Filed 4-21-21; 8:45 am]
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