Notice2023-26614
Notice of Inventory Completion Amendment: Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
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Published
December 5, 2023
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona, has amended a Notice of Inventory Completion published in the Federal Register on October 17, 2018. This notice amends the minimum number of individuals and number of associated funerary objects in a collection removed from Graham and Pima Counties, AZ.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 232 (Tuesday, December 5, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 84356-84357]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-26614]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0037009; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion Amendment: Arizona State Museum,
University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice; amendment.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Arizona State Museum, University of
Arizona, has amended a Notice of Inventory Completion published in the
Federal Register on October 17, 2018. This notice amends the minimum
number of individuals and number of associated funerary objects in a
collection removed from Graham and Pima Counties, AZ.
DATES: Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary
objects in this notice may occur on or after January 4, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Cristin Lucas, Repatriation Coordinator, P.O. Box 210026,
Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721,
telephone (520) 626-0320, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b1ddc4d2d0c2d2f1d0c3d8cbdedfd09fd4d5c4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d3bfa6b0b2a0b093b2a1baa9bcbdb2fdb6b7a6">[email protected]</span></a>.
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 State Museum, University of Arizona. The National Park Service
is not responsible for the determinations in this notice. Additional
information on the amendments and determinations in this notice,
including the results of consultation, can be found in the inventory or
related records held by the Arizona State Museum, University of
Arizona.
Amendment
This notice amends the determinations published in a Notice of
Inventory Completion in the Federal Register (83 FR 52508-52519,
October 17, 2018). Repatriation of the items in the original Notice of
Inventory Completion has not occurred. This notice amends the counts of
the minimum number of individuals and the number of associated funerary
objects listed in the original notice. Human remains representing, at
minimum, two individuals are added to the inventory for Graham County,
AZ. Also, 24 associated funerary objects are added to the inventory for
three sites in Graham and Pima Counties, AZ.
From AZ AA:8:20(ASM) in Pima County, AZ, the 919 associated
funerary objects (previously identified as 913 associated funerary
objects) are five bone artifact fragments, 752 ceramic sherds, one lot
consisting of charcoal, 124 flaked stone fragments, 12 flotation
samples, one ground stone, eight pollen samples, one radiocarbon
sample, 11 schist pieces, two shells, and two pendants.
From AZ AA:8:21(ASM) in Pima County, AZ, the 422 associated
funerary objects (previously identified as 419 associated funerary
objects) are five bone fragments, one ceramic jar, 333 ceramic sherds,
one perforated sherd, 77 flaked stone fragments, three pollen samples,
one stone, and one ground stone.
From AZ CC:3:46(ASM) in Graham County, AZ, the human remains of, at
minimum, 11 individuals were removed (previously identified as the
remains of nine individuals). The 24 associated funerary objects
(previously identified as nine associated funerary objects) are one
bone awl, one ceramic sherd, four flaked stone fragments, two pollen
samples, two shell pendants, one stone biface, six projectile points,
three lots consisting of faunal bones, one flotation sample, one ground
stone, and two soil samples.
Determinations (as Amended)
Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after
consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian
organizations, the Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona, has
determined that:
<bullet> The human remains described in this amended notice
represent the physical remains of 664 individuals of Native American
ancestry.
<bullet> The 10,442 objects described in this amended notice are
reasonably believed to have been placed with or near individual human
remains at the time of death or later as part of the death rite or
ceremony.
<bullet> There is a relationship of shared group identity that can
be reasonably traced between the human remains and associated funerary
objects described in this notice and the Ak-Chin Indian Community; Gila
River Indian Community of the Gila River Indian Reservation, Arizona;
Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community of the
Salt River Reservation, Arizona; Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona; and
the Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico.
Requests for Repatriation
Written requests for repatriation of the human remains and
associated funerary objects in this notice must be sent to the
Responsible Official identified in ADDRESSES. Requests for repatriation
may be submitted by:
1. Any one or more of the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations 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 the requestor is a lineal
descendant or a culturally affiliated Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization.
Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects
in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after January 4, 2024. If
competing requests for repatriation are received, the Arizona State
Museum, University of Arizona, must determine the most
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appropriate requestor prior to repatriation. Requests for joint
repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects are
considered a single request and not competing requests. The Arizona
State Museum, University of Arizona, is responsible for sending a copy
of this notice to the Indian Tribes identified in this notice.
Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act,
25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.9, 10.10,
10.13, and 10.14.
Dated: November 28, 2023.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2023-26614 Filed 12-4-23; 8:45 am]
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