Notice2025-01171
Notice of Intended Disposition: Arizona Army National Guard, Camp Navajo, Bellemont, 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 Arizona Army National Guard 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 6003-6004]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-01171]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0039359; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Intended Disposition: Arizona Army National Guard, Camp
Navajo, Bellemont, 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 Arizona Army National Guard 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: Shelby Manney, Deputy Environmental Programs Manager,
Departments of the Army and the Air Force, Joint Force Headquarters-
Arizona, Arizona Army National Guard, 5636 East McDowell Road, Phoenix,
AZ 85008, telephone (602) 267-2740, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8fe2eee1e1eaf6fccfeae2e0a1eef5ebeae2eea1e8e0f9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a6cbc7c8c8c3dfd5e6c3cbc988c7dcc2c3cbc788c1c9d0">[email protected]</span></a> and
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#98ebf0fdf4fae1b6f9b6f5f9f6f6fde1b6f6feffd8f9eaf5e1b6f5f1f4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="56253e333a342f7837783b373838332f783830311637243b2f783b3f3a">[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 Army National Guard, 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
Based on the information available, human remains representing one
individual have been reasonably identified. The three associated
funerary objects are ceramic sherds. On November 13, 2021, an
archaeological field crew encountered the individual and associated
funerary objects during a cultural resource inventory of an
archaeological site on Camp Navajo located in Bellemont, Coconino
County, Arizona. Per installation procedures, the Coconino County
Sherrif's Office was informed and subsequently determined that the
discovery warranted examination by the Coconino County Office of the
Medical Examiner (CCOME). On November 15, 2021, the individual and
associated funerary objects were recovered as part of an investigation.
CCOME officially confirmed that the discovery is archaeological on
November 24, 2021. In consultation with the Indian Tribes, the Arizona
Army National Guard recovered and housed the individual and associated
funerary objects until final disposition.
Determinations
The Arizona Army National Guard has determined that:
<bullet> The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of one individual of Native American ancestry.
<bullet> The three 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 has priority for disposition of
the human remains and associated funerary objects described in this
notice.
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, 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 Arizona Army National Guard
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 Arizona Army National Guard is responsible for
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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. 2025-01171 Filed 1-16-25; 8:45 am]
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