[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 162 (Wednesday, August 21, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67656-67657]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-18675]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0038520; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Intended Disposition: U.S. Department of the Interior, 
Bureau of Land Management, Colorado State Office, Canyons of the 
Ancients National Monument, Dolores CO

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and 
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau 
of Land Management, Canyons of the Ancients National Monument intends 
to carry out the disposition of human remains 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 in this notice may occur on or 
after September 20, 2024. If no claim for disposition is received by 
August 21, 2025, the human remains in this notice will become unclaimed 
human remains.

ADDRESSES: Raymond O'Neil, Monument Manager, Canyons of the Ancients 
National Monument, 27501 Highway 184, Dolores, CO 81323, telephone 
(970) 882-5616, email [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 
Bureau of Land Management and additional information on the human 
remains 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, human remains representing, at 
least, one individual have been reasonably identified. The human 
remains consist of a single human cranium, including

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the detached lower mandible. Distinct occipital flattening, often 
referred to as ``cradle boarding,'' is commonly found in prehistoric 
Puebloan remains throughout the Four Corners region of the American 
Southwest, indicating the likelihood that the individual is an ancestor 
to modern Puebloan tribal members who lived between 1050 and 1295 BCE.
    No other skeletal material was located or collected. No Native 
American cultural objects were found in association with the isolated 
cranium. The absence of additional material prevents further 
determination of cultural affiliation but does indicate that the 
location was not the site of an intentional prehistoric burial. No 
known individuals were identified.

Determinations

    The Bureau of Land Management has determined that:
     The human remains described in this notice represent the 
physical remains of one individual of Native American ancestry.
     The Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico has priority for 
disposition of the human remains described in this notice.

Claims for Disposition

    Written claims for disposition of the human remains in this notice 
must be sent to the appropriate official identified in this notice 
under ADDRESSES. If no claim for disposition is received by August 21, 
2025, the human remains in this notice will become unclaimed human 
remains. 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 in this notice may occur on or 
after September 20, 2024. If competing claims for disposition are 
received, the Bureau of Land Management must determine the most 
appropriate claimant prior to disposition. Requests for joint 
disposition of the human remains are considered a single request and 
not competing requests. The Bureau of Land Management 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: August 7, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024-18675 Filed 8-20-24; 8:45 am]
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