Notice2025-04190
Notice of Intended Disposition: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests, Springerville, AZ
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Published
March 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, associated funerary objects, unassociated funerary objects, sacred objects, or 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 90, Number 50 (Monday, March 17, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 12359]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-04190]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0039406; 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, associated funerary objects, unassociated
funerary objects, sacred objects, or 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 human remains or cultural items in this
notice may occur on or after April 16, 2025. If no claim for
disposition is received by March 17, 2026, the human remains or
cultural items in this notice will become unclaimed human remains or
cultural items.
ADDRESSES: Robert Lever, Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests, 30 South
Chiricahua Drive, Springerville, AZ 85938, telephone (928) 333-6280,
email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#89fbe6ebecfbfde5ecffecfbc9fcfaede8a7eee6ff"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="70021f121502041c1506150230050314115e171f06">[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 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, two individuals have been reasonably identified. Artifacts in
the vicinity indicate the site to have a Mogollon affiliation. The
ancestral remains were surface collected by Arizona Game and Fish along
Lakeside Road, Navajo County, Lakeside, AZ in 2016.
Determinations
The Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests has determined that:
<bullet> The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of two individuals of Native American ancestry.
<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 or cultural item described in this
notice based on cultural affiliation.
Claims for Disposition
Written claims for disposition of the human remains or 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 March 17, 2026, the human remains or cultural items in
this notice will become unclaimed human remains or 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 human remains or cultural items in this notice
may occur on or after April 16, 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 or cultural items 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 24, 2025.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2025-04190 Filed 3-14-25; 8:45 am]
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