Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Western Archeological and Conservation Center, Tucson, AZ, 35769-35771 [2014-14757]
Download as PDF
<![CDATA[
Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 121 / Tuesday, June 24, 2014 / Notices
methods. Alternatively, you may use
one of the following methods to request
hard copies or a CD–ROM of the
documents. Please specify the permit
you are interested in by number (e.g.,
Permit No. TE–XXXXXX).
• Email: permitsR6ES@fws.gov.
Please refer to the respective permit
number (e.g., Permit No. TE–XXXXXX)
in the subject line of the message.
• U.S. Mail: Ecological Services, U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service, P.O. Box
25486–DFC, Denver, CO 80225.
• In-Person Drop-off, Viewing, or
Pickup: Call (303) 236–4212 to make an
appointment during regular business
hours at 134 Union Blvd., Suite 645,
Lakewood, CO 80228.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kathy Konishi, Permit Coordinator,
Ecological Services, (307) 772–2374
x248 (phone); permitsR6ES@fws.gov
(email).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.)
prohibits activities with endangered and
threatened species unless a Federal
permit allows such activity. Along with
our implementing regulations in the
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at 50
CFR part 17, the Act provides for
permits and requires that we invite
public comment before issuing these
permits.
A permit granted by us under section
10(a)(1)(A) of the Act authorizes the
permittees to conduct activities with
U.S. endangered or threatened species
for scientific purposes, enhancement of
propagation or survival, or interstate
commerce (the latter only in the event
that it facilitates scientific purposes or
enhancement of propagation or
survival). Our regulations implementing
section 10(a)(1)(A) for these permits are
found at 50 CFR 17.22 for endangered
wildlife species, 50 CFR 17.32 for
threatened wildlife species, 50 CFR
17.62 for endangered plant species, and
50 CFR 17.72 for threatened plant
species.
mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
Application Available for Review and
Comment
We invite local, State, and Federal
agencies and the public to comment on
the following application. Documents
and other information the applicant has
submitted with the application are
available for review, subject to the
requirements of the Privacy Act (5
U.S.C. 552a) and Freedom of
Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552).
23:01 Jun 23, 2014
Jkt 232001
ACTION:
Applicant: USGS Northern Prairie
Wildlife Research Center, 8711 37th
Street SE., Jamestown, ND.
The applicant requests an amendment
to their existing permit to take (capture,
handle, and release), band, and conduct
presence/absence surveys of interior
least tern (Sternula antillarum
athalassos) in North Dakota, South
Dakota, Nebraska, and Montana for the
purpose of enhancing the species’
survival.
SUMMARY:
National Environmental Policy Act
In compliance with the National
Environmental Policy Act (42 U.S.C.
4321 et seq.), we have made an initial
determination that the proposed
activities in these permits are
categorically excluded from the
requirement to prepare an
environmental assessment or
environmental impact statement (516
DM 6 Appendix 1, 1.4C(1)).
Public Availability of Comments
Background
VerDate Mar<15>2010
Permit Application Number TE121914
35769
All comments and materials we
receive in response to these requests
will be available for public inspection,
by appointment, during normal business
hours at the address listed in the
ADDRESSES section of this notice.
Before including your address, phone
number, email address, or other
personal identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware that
your entire comment—including your
personal identifying information—may
be made publicly available at any time.
While you can ask us in your comment
to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
Authority
We provide this notice under section
10 of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
Michael G. Thabault,
Assistant Regional Director, Mountain-Prairie
Region.
[FR Doc. 2014–14676 Filed 6–23–14; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4310–55–P
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–15906;
PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S.
Department of the Interior, National
Park Service, Western Archeological
and Conservation Center, Tucson, AZ
AGENCY:
PO 00000
National Park Service, Interior.
Frm 00049
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
Notice.
The U.S. Department of the
Interior, National Park Service, Western
Archeological and Conservation Center
has completed an inventory of human
remains, in consultation with the
appropriate Indian tribes or Native
Hawaiian organizations, and has
determined that there is no cultural
affiliation between the human remains
and any present-day Indian tribes or
Native Hawaiian organizations.
Representatives of any Indian tribe or
Native Hawaiian organization not
identified in this notice that wish to
request transfer of control of these
human remains should submit a written
request to the Western Archeological
and Conservation Center. If no
additional requestors come forward,
transfer of control of the human remains
to the Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations stated in this notice may
proceed.
DATES: Representatives of any Indian
tribe or Native Hawaiian organization
not identified in this notice that wish to
request transfer of control of these
human remains should submit a written
request with information in support of
the request to the Western Archeological
and Conservation Center at the address
in this notice by July 24, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Stephanie Rodeffer,
Museum Services Program Manager,
Western Archeological and
Conservation Center, 255 N. Commerce
Park Loop, Tucson, AZ 85745,
telephone (520) 791–6401, email
tef_rodeffer@nps.gov.
Notice is
here given in accordance with the
Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C.
3003, of the completion of an inventory
of human remains under the control of
the Western Archeological and
Conservation Center, Tucson, AZ. The
human remains were removed from
unknown locations.
This notice is published as part of the
National Park Service’s administrative
responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25
U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations in
this notice are the sole responsibility of
the Museum Services Program Manager,
Western Archeological and
Conservation Center.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by Western
Archeological and Conservation Center
professional staff in consultation with
representatives of the Ak Chin Indian
Community of the Maricopa (Ak Chin)
Indian Reservation, Arizona; Gila River
E:\FR\FM\24JNN1.SGM
24JNN1
mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
35770
Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 121 / Tuesday, June 24, 2014 / Notices
Indian Community of the Gila River
Indian Reservation, Arizona; Hopi Tribe
of Arizona; Hualapai Indian Tribe of the
Hualapai Indian Reservation, Arizona;
Mescalero Apache Tribe of the
Mescalero Reservation, New Mexico;
Moapa Band of Paiute Indians of the
Moapa River Indian Reservation,
Nevada; Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah
(Cedar Band of Paiutes, Kanosh Band of
Paiutes, Koosharem Band of Paiutes,
Indian Peaks Band of Paiutes, and
Shivwits Band of Paiutes) (formerly
Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah (Cedar City
Band of Paiutes, Kanosh Band of
Paiutes, Koosharem Band of Paiutes,
Indian Peaks Band of Paiutes, and
Shivwits Band of Paiutes)); PaiuteShoshone Tribe of the Fallon
Reservation and Colony, Nevada; Pueblo
of Santa Ana, New Mexico; Pueblo of
Santa Clara, New Mexico; Salt River
Pima-Maricopa Indian Community of
the Salt River Reservation, Arizona; San
Carlos Apache Tribe of the San Carlos
Reservation, Arizona; San Juan
Southern Paiute Tribe of Arizona;
Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the
Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado;
Tohono O’odham Nation of Arizona;
Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah & Ouray
Reservation, Utah; Ute Mountain Tribe
of the Ute Mountain Reservation,
Colorado, New Mexico & Utah; and Utu
Utu Gwaitu Paiute Tribe of the Benton
Paiute Reservation, California (hereafter
referred to as ‘‘The Consulted Tribes’’).
The following tribes were invited to
consult but did not participate in the
face-to-face consultation meeting:
Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; Arapaho
Tribe of the Wind River Reservation,
Wyoming; Big Pine Paiute Tribe of the
Owens Valley (previously listed as the
Big Pine Band of Owens Valley Paiute
Shoshone Indians of the Big Pine
Reservation, California); Bishop Paiute
Tribe (previously listed as the PaiuteShoshone Indians of the Bishop
Community of the Bishop Colony,
California); Bridgeport Indian Colony
(previously listed as the Bridgeport
Paiute Indian Colony of California);
Burns Paiute Tribe (previously listed as
the Burns Paiute Tribe of the Burns
Paiute Indian Colony of Oregon);
Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes,
Oklahoma (previously listed as the
Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes of
Oklahoma); Comanche Nation,
Oklahoma; Fort Independence Indian
Community of Paiute Indians of the Fort
Independence Reservation, California;
Fort McDermitt Paiute and Shoshone
Tribes of the Fort McDermitt Indian
Reservation, Nevada and Oregon; Fort
McDowell Yavapai Nation, Arizona;
Fort Sill Apache Tribe of Oklahoma;
VerDate Mar<15>2010
23:01 Jun 23, 2014
Jkt 232001
Jicarilla Apache Nation, New Mexico;
Kaibab Band of Paiute Indians of the
Kaibab Indian Reservation, Arizona;
Kewa Pueblo, New Mexico (previously
listed as the Pueblo of Santo Domingo);
Kiowa Indian Tribe of Oklahoma; Las
Vegas Tribe of Paiute Indians of the Las
Vegas Indian Colony, Nevada; Lone Pine
Paiute-Shoshone Tribe (previously
listed as the Paiute-Shoshone Indians of
the Lone Pine Community of the Lone
Pine Reservation, California); Lovelock
Paiute Tribe of the Lovelock Indian
Colony, Nevada; Navajo Nation,
Arizona, New Mexico & Utah; Ohkay
Owingeh, New Mexico (previously
listed as the Pueblo of San Juan); Pueblo
of Acoma, New Mexico; Pueblo of
Cochiti, New Mexico; Pueblo of Isleta,
New Mexico; Pueblo of Jemez, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Laguna, New Mexico;
Pueblo of Nambe, New Mexico; Pueblo
of Picuris, New Mexico; Pueblo of
Pojoaque, New Mexico; Pueblo of San
Felipe, New Mexico; Pueblo of San
Ildefonso, New Mexico; Pueblo of
Sandia, New Mexico; Pueblo of Taos,
New Mexico; Pueblo of Tesuque, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Zia, New Mexico;
Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe of the
Pyramid Lake Reservation, Nevada;
Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck
Valley Reservation, Nevada; Summit
Lake Paiute Tribe of Nevada; Tonto
Apache Tribe of Arizona; Walker River
Paiute Tribe of the Walker River
Reservation, Nevada; White Mountain
Apache Tribe of the Fort Apache
Reservation, Arizona; Yavapai-Apache
Nation of the Camp Verde Indian
Reservation, Arizona; Yavapai-Prescott
Indian Tribe (previously listed as the
Yavapai-Prescott Tribe of the Yavapai
Reservation, Arizona); Yerington Paiute
Tribe of the Yerington Colony &
Campbell Ranch, Nevada; and Zuni
Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New
Mexico (hereafter referred to as ‘‘The
Invited Tribes’’).
History and Description of the Remains
At unknown dates, human remains
representing, at minimum, 23
individuals were removed from
unknown locations and later found in
the collections of the Western
Archeological and Conservation Center.
No known individuals were identified.
No associated funerary objects are
present.
Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.16, the
Secretary of the Interior may make a
recommendation for a transfer of control
of culturally unidentifiable human
remains. In November 2013, the
Western Archeological and
Conservation Center requested that the
Secretary, through the Native American
Graves Protection and Repatriation
PO 00000
Frm 00050
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
Review Committee, recommend the
proposed transfer of control of the
culturally unidentifiable Native
American human remains in this notice
to the Hopi Tribe of Arizona. The
Review Committee, acting pursuant to
its responsibility under 25 U.S.C.
3006(c)(5), considered the request at its
November 2013 meeting and
recommended to the Secretary that the
proposed transfer of control proceed. A
December 11, 2013 letter on behalf of
the Secretary of Interior from the
Designated Federal Official transmitted
the Secretary’s independent review and
concurrence with the Review
Committee that:
• None of The Consulted Tribes or
The Invited Tribes objected to the
proposed transfer of control, and
• the Western Archeological and
Conservation Center may proceed with
the agreed upon transfer of control of
the culturally unidentifiable human
remains to the Hopi Tribe of Arizona.
Transfer of control is contingent on the
publication of a Notice of Inventory
Completion in the Federal Register.
This notice fulfills that requirement.
Determinations Made By the Western
Archeological and Conservation Center
Officials of the Western Archeological
and Conservation Center have
determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
are Native American based on
osteological analysis and other
contextual information.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of, at
minimum, 23 individuals of Native
American ancestry.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), a
relationship of shared group identity
cannot be reasonably traced between the
Native American human remains and
any present-day Indian tribe.
• Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.16, the
disposition of the human remains will
be to the Hopi Tribe of Arizona.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Representatives of any Indian tribe or
Native Hawaiian organization not
identified in this notice that wish to
request transfer of control of these
human remains should submit a written
request with information in support of
the request to Dr. Stephanie Rodeffer,
Museum Services Program Manager,
Western Archeological and
Conservation Center, 255 N. Commerce
Park Loop, Tucson, AZ 85745,
telephone (520) 791–6401, email
tef_rodeffer@nps.gov, by July 24, 2014.
After that date, if no additional
E:\FR\FM\24JNN1.SGM
24JNN1
Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 121 / Tuesday, June 24, 2014 / Notices
requestors have come forward, transfer
of control of the human remains to the
Hopi Tribe of Arizona may proceed.
The Western Archeological and
Conservation Center is responsible for
notifying The Consulted Tribes and The
Invited Tribes that this notice has been
published.
Dated: May 28, 2014.
David Tarler,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2014–14757 Filed 6–23–14; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4312–50–P
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–15774;
PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S.
Department of the Interior, National
Park Service, El Morro National
Monument, Ramah, NM
The U.S. Department of the
Interior, National Park Service, El Morro
National Monument has completed an
inventory of human remains and
associated funerary objects, in
consultation with the appropriate
Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations, and has determined that
there is a cultural affiliation between the
human remains and associated funerary
objects and present-day Indian tribes or
Native Hawaiian organizations. Lineal
descendants or representatives of any
Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization not identified in this notice
that wish to request transfer of control
of these human remains and associated
funerary objects should submit a written
request to El Morro National Monument.
If no additional requestors come
forward, transfer of control of the
human remains and associated funerary
objects to the lineal descendants, Indian
tribes, or Native Hawaiian organizations
stated in this notice may proceed.
DATES: Lineal descendants or
representatives of any Indian tribe or
Native Hawaiian organization not
identified in this notice that wish to
request transfer of control of these
human remains and associated funerary
objects should submit a written request
with information in support of the
request to El Morro National Monument
at the address in this notice by July 24,
2014.
ADDRESSES: Mitzi Frank,
Superintendent, El Morro and El
Malpais National Monuments, 123 East
mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
VerDate Mar<15>2010
23:01 Jun 23, 2014
Jkt 232001
Notice is
here given in accordance with the
Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C.
3003, of the completion of an inventory
of human remains and associated
funerary objects under the control of the
U.S. Department of the Interior,
National Park Service, El Morro
National Monument, Ramah, NM. The
human remains and associated funerary
objects were removed from El Morro
National Monument, Cibola County,
NM.
This notice is published as part of the
National Park Service’s administrative
responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25
U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations in
this notice are the sole responsibility of
the Superintendent, El Morro National
Monument.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Consultation
National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY:
Roosevelt Avenue, Grants, NM 87020,
telephone (505) 285–4641, email
mitzi_frank@nps.gov.
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by El Morro National
Monument professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the
Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico &
Utah; Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico;
and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation,
New Mexico (hereafter referred to as
‘‘The Consulted Tribes’’).
The following tribes were invited to
consult but did not participate: Hopi
Tribe of Arizona; Kewa Pueblo, New
Mexico (previously listed as the Pueblo
of Santo Domingo); Mescalero Apache
Tribe of the Mescalero Reservation, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Laguna, New Mexico;
Pueblo of Sandia, New Mexico; Pueblo
of Santa Ana, New Mexico; and Pueblo
of Zia, New Mexico (hereafter referred
to as ‘‘The Invited Tribes’’).
History and Description of the Remains
In 1954 and 1955, human remains
representing, at minimum, 14
individuals were removed from Atsinna
Pueblo in Cibola County, NM. The
human remains were removed during
legally authorized excavations by
Richard B. Woodbury under the
auspices of the Department of
Anthropology, Columbia University,
New York, NY. No known individuals
were identified. The 16 associated
funerary objects are 1 cordage fragment,
1 textile fragment, 1 projectile point, 1
chopper, 1 bag of plaque fragments, 1
wooden pump drill, 2 pieces of worked
wood, 1 bivalve shell, 1 prayer stick, 1
ground stone maul, 2 bags of worked
turkey bone, 1 bag of unworked turkey
bone, 1 canine tooth, and 1 bag of
unworked small mammal bone.
PO 00000
Frm 00051
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
35771
In 1961, human remains representing,
at minimum, three individuals were
removed from Atsinna Pueblo in Cibola
County, NM. The legally authorized
excavations were conducted by Joel
Shiner and Roland Richart of the
National Park Service. No known
individuals were identified. The eight
associated funerary objects are one
ground stone abrader, two bags of
unworked turkey bone, one ground
stone maul, one textile fragment, one
twined wicker basket fragment, one
fragment of bark matting, and one
pinyon nut.
Ceramic and tree-ring evidence
indicate that the pueblo was built
around A.D. 1275 and was occupied
through the mid-1300s. Evidence
demonstrating continuity between the
people of Atsinna Pueblo from A.D.
1275–1300 and the Pueblo of Acoma,
New Mexico, and the Zuni Tribe of the
Zuni Reservation, New Mexico,
includes similarities in architecture,
material culture, mortuary practices,
and settlement patterns. Oral histories
of both the Pueblo of Acoma and Zuni
Tribe support cultural continuity
between the Pueblo of Acoma and the
Zuni Tribe and the people of Atsinna
Pueblo, which is known as Heshoda
Yalta in the Zuni Language. For
example, many Zuni migration and
origin stories recount the journey from
their place of emergence, deep within
the canyon along the Colorado River, to
the Middle Place now known as Zuni
Pueblo, with Heshoda Yalta as a
stopping point along the way.
Pictographs and petroglyphs important
to the Zuni tribe and Pueblo of Acoma
are found near Atsinna Pueblo. During
consultation, both the Zuni Tribe and
the Pueblo of Acoma described the
historic Zuni Acoma trail, which
connects the two present day pueblos
and runs through El Morro National
Monument, as used for regular foot
traffic and an access route to various
sacred places. The contemporary
significance and continued cultural use
of the pictographs, petroglyphs, and
trail are further evidence of the
continuity between the people of
Atsinna Pueblo from A.D. 1275–1300
and the Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico,
and the Zuni Tribe of the Zuni
Reservation, New Mexico.
Determinations Made By El Morro
National Monument
Officials of El Morro National
Monument have determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of 17
individuals of Native American
ancestry.
E:\FR\FM\24JNN1.SGM
24JNN1
]]>Agencies
[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 121 (Tuesday, June 24, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35769-35771]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-14757]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-15906; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior,
National Park Service, Western Archeological and Conservation Center,
Tucson, AZ
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service,
Western Archeological and Conservation Center has completed an
inventory of human remains, in consultation with the appropriate Indian
tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations, and has determined that there
is no cultural affiliation between the human remains and any present-
day Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations. Representatives of
any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this
notice that wish to request transfer of control of these human remains
should submit a written request to the Western Archeological and
Conservation Center. If no additional requestors come forward, transfer
of control of the human remains to the Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations stated in this notice may proceed.
DATES: Representatives of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization not identified in this notice that wish to request
transfer of control of these human remains should submit a written
request with information in support of the request to the Western
Archeological and Conservation Center at the address in this notice by
July 24, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Stephanie Rodeffer, Museum Services Program Manager,
Western Archeological and Conservation Center, 255 N. Commerce Park
Loop, Tucson, AZ 85745, telephone (520) 791-6401, email tef_rodeffer@nps.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is here given in accordance with the
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25
U.S.C. 3003, of the completion of an inventory of human remains under
the control of the Western Archeological and Conservation Center,
Tucson, AZ. The human remains were removed from unknown locations.
This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's
administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The
determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the Museum
Services Program Manager, Western Archeological and Conservation
Center.
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by Western
Archeological and Conservation Center professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the Ak Chin Indian Community of
the Maricopa (Ak Chin) Indian Reservation, Arizona; Gila River
[[Page 35770]]
Indian Community of the Gila River Indian Reservation, Arizona; Hopi
Tribe of Arizona; Hualapai Indian Tribe of the Hualapai Indian
Reservation, Arizona; Mescalero Apache Tribe of the Mescalero
Reservation, New Mexico; Moapa Band of Paiute Indians of the Moapa
River Indian Reservation, Nevada; Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah (Cedar
Band of Paiutes, Kanosh Band of Paiutes, Koosharem Band of Paiutes,
Indian Peaks Band of Paiutes, and Shivwits Band of Paiutes) (formerly
Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah (Cedar City Band of Paiutes, Kanosh Band of
Paiutes, Koosharem Band of Paiutes, Indian Peaks Band of Paiutes, and
Shivwits Band of Paiutes)); Paiute-Shoshone Tribe of the Fallon
Reservation and Colony, Nevada; Pueblo of Santa Ana, New Mexico; Pueblo
of Santa Clara, New Mexico; Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community
of the Salt River Reservation, Arizona; San Carlos Apache Tribe of the
San Carlos Reservation, Arizona; San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe of
Arizona; Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the Southern Ute Reservation,
Colorado; Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona; Ute Indian Tribe of the
Uintah & Ouray Reservation, Utah; Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute
Mountain Reservation, Colorado, New Mexico & Utah; and Utu Utu Gwaitu
Paiute Tribe of the Benton Paiute Reservation, California (hereafter
referred to as ``The Consulted Tribes'').
The following tribes were invited to consult but did not
participate in the face-to-face consultation meeting: Apache Tribe of
Oklahoma; Arapaho Tribe of the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming; Big
Pine Paiute Tribe of the Owens Valley (previously listed as the Big
Pine Band of Owens Valley Paiute Shoshone Indians of the Big Pine
Reservation, California); Bishop Paiute Tribe (previously listed as the
Paiute-Shoshone Indians of the Bishop Community of the Bishop Colony,
California); Bridgeport Indian Colony (previously listed as the
Bridgeport Paiute Indian Colony of California); Burns Paiute Tribe
(previously listed as the Burns Paiute Tribe of the Burns Paiute Indian
Colony of Oregon); Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes, Oklahoma (previously
listed as the Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma); Comanche Nation,
Oklahoma; Fort Independence Indian Community of Paiute Indians of the
Fort Independence Reservation, California; Fort McDermitt Paiute and
Shoshone Tribes of the Fort McDermitt Indian Reservation, Nevada and
Oregon; Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation, Arizona; Fort Sill Apache Tribe
of Oklahoma; Jicarilla Apache Nation, New Mexico; Kaibab Band of Paiute
Indians of the Kaibab Indian Reservation, Arizona; Kewa Pueblo, New
Mexico (previously listed as the Pueblo of Santo Domingo); Kiowa Indian
Tribe of Oklahoma; Las Vegas Tribe of Paiute Indians of the Las Vegas
Indian Colony, Nevada; Lone Pine Paiute-Shoshone Tribe (previously
listed as the Paiute-Shoshone Indians of the Lone Pine Community of the
Lone Pine Reservation, California); Lovelock Paiute Tribe of the
Lovelock Indian Colony, Nevada; Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico &
Utah; Ohkay Owingeh, New Mexico (previously listed as the Pueblo of San
Juan); Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico; Pueblo of Cochiti, New Mexico;
Pueblo of Isleta, New Mexico; Pueblo of Jemez, New Mexico; Pueblo of
Laguna, New Mexico; Pueblo of Nambe, New Mexico; Pueblo of Picuris, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Pojoaque, New Mexico; Pueblo of San Felipe, New
Mexico; Pueblo of San Ildefonso, New Mexico; Pueblo of Sandia, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Taos, New Mexico; Pueblo of Tesuque, New Mexico;
Pueblo of Zia, New Mexico; Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe of the Pyramid
Lake Reservation, Nevada; Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley
Reservation, Nevada; Summit Lake Paiute Tribe of Nevada; Tonto Apache
Tribe of Arizona; Walker River Paiute Tribe of the Walker River
Reservation, Nevada; White Mountain Apache Tribe of the Fort Apache
Reservation, Arizona; Yavapai-Apache Nation of the Camp Verde Indian
Reservation, Arizona; Yavapai-Prescott Indian Tribe (previously listed
as the Yavapai-Prescott Tribe of the Yavapai Reservation, Arizona);
Yerington Paiute Tribe of the Yerington Colony & Campbell Ranch,
Nevada; and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico (hereafter
referred to as ``The Invited Tribes'').
History and Description of the Remains
At unknown dates, human remains representing, at minimum, 23
individuals were removed from unknown locations and later found in the
collections of the Western Archeological and Conservation Center. No
known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are
present.
Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.16, the Secretary of the Interior may make a
recommendation for a transfer of control of culturally unidentifiable
human remains. In November 2013, the Western Archeological and
Conservation Center requested that the Secretary, through the Native
American Graves Protection and Repatriation Review Committee, recommend
the proposed transfer of control of the culturally unidentifiable
Native American human remains in this notice to the Hopi Tribe of
Arizona. The Review Committee, acting pursuant to its responsibility
under 25 U.S.C. 3006(c)(5), considered the request at its November 2013
meeting and recommended to the Secretary that the proposed transfer of
control proceed. A December 11, 2013 letter on behalf of the Secretary
of Interior from the Designated Federal Official transmitted the
Secretary's independent review and concurrence with the Review
Committee that:
None of The Consulted Tribes or The Invited Tribes
objected to the proposed transfer of control, and
the Western Archeological and Conservation Center may
proceed with the agreed upon transfer of control of the culturally
unidentifiable human remains to the Hopi Tribe of Arizona.
Transfer of control is contingent on the publication of a Notice of
Inventory Completion in the Federal Register. This notice fulfills that
requirement.
Determinations Made By the Western Archeological and Conservation
Center
Officials of the Western Archeological and Conservation Center have
determined that:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice are Native American based on osteological analysis and
other contextual information.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described
in this notice represent the physical remains of, at minimum, 23
individuals of Native American ancestry.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), a relationship of shared
group identity cannot be reasonably traced between the Native American
human remains and any present-day Indian tribe.
Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.16, the disposition of the human
remains will be to the Hopi Tribe of Arizona.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Representatives of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian organization
not identified in this notice that wish to request transfer of control
of these human remains should submit a written request with information
in support of the request to Dr. Stephanie Rodeffer, Museum Services
Program Manager, Western Archeological and Conservation Center, 255 N.
Commerce Park Loop, Tucson, AZ 85745, telephone (520) 791-6401, email
tef_rodeffer@nps.gov, by July 24, 2014. After that date, if no
additional
[[Page 35771]]
requestors have come forward, transfer of control of the human remains
to the Hopi Tribe of Arizona may proceed.
The Western Archeological and Conservation Center is responsible
for notifying The Consulted Tribes and The Invited Tribes that this
notice has been published.
Dated: May 28, 2014.
David Tarler,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2014-14757 Filed 6-23-14; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4312-50-P
