Notice2024-18675
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
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Published
August 21, 2024
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
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.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 162 (Wednesday, August 21, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67656-67657]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[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 <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d9abb6b7bcb0b599bbb5b4f7beb6af"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2f5d40414a46436f4d434201484059">[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
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:
<bullet> The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of one individual of Native American ancestry.
<bullet> 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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