Notice2025-01168
Notice of Intended Disposition: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests, Springerville, AZ
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Published
January 17, 2025
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, Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests intends to carry out the disposition of human remains and associated funerary objects 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 90, Number 11 (Friday, January 17, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5998-5999]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-01168]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0039356; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Intended Disposition: U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Forest Service, Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests, Springerville, AZ
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, Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests intends to carry out the
disposition of human remains and associated funerary objects 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 and associated funerary objects
in this notice may occur on or after February 18, 2025. If no claim for
disposition is received by January 20, 2026, the human remains and
associated funerary objects in this notice will become unclaimed human
remains and associated funerary objects.
ADDRESSES: Robert Lever, Forest Supervisor, Apache-Sitgreaves National
Forests, 30 S. Chiricahua Drive, Springerville, AZ 85938, telephone
(928) 333-6208, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ccbea3aea9beb8a0a9baa9be8cb9bfa8ade2aba3ba"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2b5944494e595f474e5d4e596b5e584f4a054c445d">[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
Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests, and additional information on the
human remains and associated funerary objects 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
Ancestral remains were discovered in 2016 during monitoring of a
previously recorded site, Greenlee County, Arizona. Based on the
information available, the fragmented ancestral remains represent, at
least, one individual being reasonably identified. The approximately 52
associated funerary objects are four groundstone, three flakes, one
piece of fossil coral, and 44 ceramics having a Mogollon affiliation.
Determinations
The Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests has determined that:
<bullet> The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of one individual of Native American ancestry.
<bullet> The 52 objects described in this notice are reasonably
believed to have been placed intentionally with or near individual
human remains at the time of death or later as part of the death rite
or ceremony.
<bullet> The Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico;
and the Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico have priority
for disposition of the human remains and associated funerary objects
described in this notice based on cultural affiliation.
Claims for Disposition
Written claims for disposition of the human remains and associated
funerary objects in this notice must be sent to the appropriate
official identified in this notice under ADDRESSES. If no claim for
disposition is received by January 20,
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2026, the human remains and associated funerary objects in this notice
will become unclaimed human remains and associated funerary objects.
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 and associated funerary objects in
this notice may occur on or after February 18, 2025. If competing
claims for disposition are received, the Apache-Sitgreaves National
Forests must determine the most appropriate claimant prior to
disposition. Requests for joint disposition of the human remains and
associated funerary objects are considered a single request and not
competing requests. The Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests 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: January 13, 2025.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2025-01168 Filed 1-16-25; 8:45 am]
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