Notice2024-31286
Notice of Intended Disposition: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Carson National Forest, Taos, NM
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Published
December 30, 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 Agriculture, Forest Service, Carson National Forest (CAF), intends to carry out the disposition of objects of cultural patrimony 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 249 (Monday, December 30, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 106570-106571]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-31286]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0039249; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Intended Disposition: U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Forest Service, Carson National Forest, Taos, NM
AGENCY: National Park Service, 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 Agriculture, Forest
Service, Carson National Forest (CAF), intends to carry out the
disposition of objects of cultural patrimony 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 cultural items in this notice may occur on or
after January 29, 2025. If no claim for disposition is received by
December 30, 2025, the cultural items in this notice will become
unclaimed cultural items.
ADDRESSES: Erin E. Brown, Forest Archeologist, USDA Forest Service,
Carson National Forest, 208 Cruz Alta Road, Taos, NM 87571, telephone
(575) 779-4827, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0c697e6562226e7e637b624c797f686d226b637a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c7a2b5aea9e9a5b5a8b0a987b2b4a3a6e9a0a8b1">[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
CAF, and additional information on the 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, seven objects of cultural
patrimony include a small Dinetah Grayware jar, a wooden feather
effigy, and five wooden cradle board pieces. The Dinetah Grayware pot
has flat to slightly concave base, with some striations on the surface
of the vessel. At the time of discovery, the wooden feather effigy was
resting on top of the vessel. Both items were located in a crevice
under a large sandstone boulder, and the items had been walled in with
thin sandstone slabs and adobe. Approximately 35 feet north of the
first crevice, a second crevice contained the five wooden cradleboard
pieces. The seven items were found in two crevices, separated by
approximately 35 feet, in 1991 by a member of the public. The items
were removed from site AR-03-02-03-00524 in Pueblita Canyon located
within the Jicarilla Ranger District of the Carson National Forest, Rio
Arriba County, New Mexico.
Determinations
The CAF has determined that:
<bullet> The seven objects of cultural patrimony described in this
notice have ongoing historical, traditional, or cultural importance
central to the Native American group, including any constituent sub-
group (such as a band, clan, lineage, ceremonial society, or other
subdivision), according to the Native American traditional knowledge of
an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization.
<bullet> The Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico, & Utah has
priority for disposition of the cultural items described in this
notice.
Claims for Disposition
Written claims for disposition of the cultural items in this notice
must be sent to the appropriate official identified in this notice
under ADDRESSES. If no claim for disposition is received by December
30, 2025, the cultural items in this notice will become unclaimed
cultural items. 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 cultural items in this notice may occur on or
after January 29, 2025. If competing claims for disposition are
received, the CAF must determine the most appropriate claimant prior to
disposition. Requests for joint disposition of the cultural items are
considered a single request and not competing requests. The CAF 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,
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U.S.C. 3002, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.7.
Dated: December 19, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024-31286 Filed 12-27-24; 8:45 am]
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