[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 164 (Friday, August 23, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 68196]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-18948]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0038563; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Intended Disposition: U.S. Department of the Interior, 
Bureau of Land Management, Arizona State Office, Tucson Field Office, 
Tucson, AZ

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Intended Disposition.

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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, Arizona State Office, Tucson Field Office, intends 
to carry out the disposition of human remains removed from Federal or 
Tribal lands to the lineal descendants or Indian Tribe with priority 
for disposition in this notice.

DATES: Disposition of the human remains in this notice may occur on or 
after September 23, 2024. If no claim for disposition is received by 
May 15, 2025, the human remains in this notice will become unclaimed 
human remains or cultural items.

ADDRESSES: Colleen J. Dingman, Field Manager, Bureau of Land 
Management, Tucson Field Office, 3201 E Universal Way, Tucson, AZ 
85756, telephone (520) 258-7200, 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, Arizona State Office, Tucson Field Office, 
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, human remains representing at 
least one individual have been reasonably identified. No associated 
funerary objects are present. The discovery reported to the Tucson 
Field Office on January 30, 2023, consisted of approximately 50+/-
cremated bone fragments averaging two centimeters in size. These 
remains were discovered in Cochise County, AZ.

Determinations

    The Bureau of Land Management, Arizona State Office, Tucson Field 
Office, has determined that:
     The human remains described in this notice represent the 
physical remains of one individual of Native American ancestry.
     The Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona 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 25, 
2025, the human remains in this notice will become unclaimed human 
remains. Claims for disposition may be submitted by:
    1. Any lineal descendant or Indian Tribe identified in this notice.
    2. Any lineal descendant or Indian Tribe 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 23, 2024. If competing claims for disposition are 
received, the Bureau of Land Management, Arizona State Office, Tucson 
Field Office, 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, Arizona State Office, Tucson Field Office, is 
responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the lineal descendants 
and Indian Tribes 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 15, 2024.
Mariah Soriano,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024-18948 Filed 8-22-24; 8:45 am]
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