Notice2024-18948
Notice of Intended Disposition: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Arizona State Office, Tucson Field Office, Tucson, AZ
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Published
August 23, 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, 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.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 164 (Friday, August 23, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 68196]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[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 <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#284b424c41464f454946684a4445064f475e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4c2f262825222b212d220c2e2021622b233a">[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, 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:
<bullet> The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of one individual of Native American ancestry.
<bullet> 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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