[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 91 (Thursday, May 9, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39642-39643]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-10160]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0037885; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Intended Disposition: Arizona Army National Guard, 
Papago Park Miliary Reservation, Phoenix, AZ

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and 
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Arizona Army National Guard intends to 
carry out the disposition of human

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remains, associated funerary objects, unassociated funerary objects, 
sacred objects, or objects of cultural patrimony removed from Federal 
or Tribal lands to the lineal descendants, Indian Tribe, or Native 
Hawaiian organization with priority for disposition in this notice.

DATES: Disposition of the human remains or cultural items in this 
notice may occur on or after June 10, 2024. If no claim for disposition 
is received by May 9, 2025, the human remains or cultural items in this 
notice will become unclaimed human remains or cultural items.

ADDRESSES: Shelby Manney, Deputy Environmental Programs Manager, 
Departments of the Army and the Air Force, Joint Force Headquarters-
Arizona, Arizona Army National Guard, 5636 East McDowell Road, Phoenix, 
AZ 85008, telephone (602) 267-2740, email [email protected] and 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is published as part of the 
National Park Service's administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA. 
The determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the 
Arizona Army National Guard, and additional information on the human 
remains or cultural items in this notice, including the results of 
consultation, can be found in the related records. The National Park 
Service is not responsible for the identifications in this notice.

Abstract of Information Available

    Based on the information available, the one object of cultural 
patrimony is a ceramic bowl. On May 15, 2020, the object of cultural 
patrimony was removed from Papago Park Military Reservation located in 
Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona. During an archaeological site 
condition assessment, the object was found moved from its documented 
location by unknown persons. Due to the potential for theft or damage, 
in consultation with the Indian Tribes, the Arizona Army National Guard 
recovered and housed the object of cultural patrimony until final 
disposition.

Determinations

    The Arizona Army National Guard has determined that:
     The one object of cultural patrimony described in this 
notice has ongoing historical, traditional, or cultural importance 
central to the Native American group, including any constituent sub-
group (such as a band, clan, lineage, ceremonial society, or other 
subdivision), according to the Native American traditional knowledge of 
an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization.
     A relationship of shared group identity can be reasonably 
traced between the object of cultural patrimony and the Gila River 
Indian Community of the Gila River Indian Reservation, Arizona, and the 
Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community of the Salt River 
Reservation, Arizona.

Claims for Disposition

    Written claims for disposition of the human remains or cultural 
items in this notice must be sent to the appropriate official 
identified in this notice under ADDRESSES. If no claim for disposition 
is received by May 9, 2025, the human remains or cultural items in this 
notice will become unclaimed human remains or cultural items. Claims 
for disposition may be submitted by:
    1. Any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian 
organization identified in this notice.
    2. Any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian 
organization not identified in this notice who shows, by a 
preponderance of the evidence, that they have priority for disposition.
    Disposition of the human remains or cultural items in this notice 
may occur on or after June 10, 2024. If competing claims for 
disposition are received, the Arizona Army National Guard must 
determine the most appropriate claimant prior to disposition. Requests 
for joint disposition of the human remains or cultural items are 
considered a single request and not competing requests. The Arizona 
Army National Guard is responsible for sending a copy of this notice to 
the lineal descendants, Indian Tribes, and Native Hawaiian 
organizations identified in this notice and to any other consulting 
parties.
    Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 
25 U.S.C. 3002, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.7.

    Dated: April 30, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024-10160 Filed 5-8-24; 8:45 am]
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