Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Tonto National Forest, Phoenix, AZ, 41284-41285 [2017-18346]
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Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 167 / Wednesday, August 30, 2017 / Notices
National Forest System land from
mining, but not from mineral leasing, to
protect the scientific values of the
Sacramento Peak Observatory located in
the Lincoln National Forest. PLO No.
7296 will expire on November 28, 2017,
unless extended. This notice gives the
public an opportunity to comment on
the application and to request a public
meeting. This notice also amends the
number of acres subject to PLO No.
7296. The number of acres that are
subject to the withdrawal has been
increased due to previously unsurveyed
sections being surveyed since the
withdrawal was originally created.
DATES: Comments and public meeting
requests must be received by November
28, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Comments and public
meeting requests should be sent to State
Director, BLM, New Mexico State
Office, P.O. Box 27115, Santa Fe, New
Mexico 87502.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jeanette Martinez, BLM New Mexico
State Office, 505–954–2040, or via email
at jeanette@blm.gov. Persons who use
telecommunications device for the deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal Relay
Services at 1–800–877–8339 to reach the
BLM contact person. The Service is
available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week,
to leave a message or question for the
above individual. You will receive a
reply during normal business hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The USFS
has filed an application requesting that
the Secretary of the Interior extend the
withdrawal created by PLO 7396 (62 FR
63380 (1997)) for an additional 20-year
term. PLO 7296 withdrew
approximately 2,432.40 acres of
National Forest System land from
mining to protect the scientific values
associated with the continued operation
of the Sacramento Peak Observatory.
Subsequent surveys of unsurveyed
sections 28 and 33 revealed the area
subject to the withdrawal contains
2,489.40 acres and is now described as
follows:
New Mexico Principal Meridian
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Lincoln National Forest
T. 17 S., R. 11. E., sec. 26, SW1⁄4;
sec.27, W1⁄2NE1⁄4, SE1⁄4NE1⁄4, NW1⁄4,
and S1⁄2; sec. 34; PB 46 and PB 51, as
depicted on Protraction Diagram
approved June 18, 2003.
The area described contains 2,489.40
acres in Otero County. This legal
description is identical in size, shape,
and location as the description in PLO
No. 7296, as published in the Federal
Register (62 FR 63380 (1997)). Portions
of the withdrawal originally described
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as sec. 28, E1⁄2NE1⁄4 and S1⁄2,
unsurveyed, and sec. 33, unsurveyed,
are now identified as PB 46 and PB 51,
respectively.
The purpose of the proposed
extension is to ensure the continued
protection of the scientific value of the
Sacramento Peak Observatory. This
includes the protection of the area from
pollution, dust, vibration, and light that
would interfere with the operation of
the highly sensitive components of the
Observatory.
No suitable alternative sites exist as
the infrastructure investments of the
SPO are in place at the optimal position
for the type of activity ongoing at this
site. The use of a right-of-way,
interagency agreement, or cooperative
agreement would not provide adequate
protection.
The USFS would not need to acquire
additional water rights to fulfill the
purpose of the requested extension.
Records pertaining to the extension
application can be examined by
contacting Jeanette Martinez in the BLM
New Mexico State Office at the address
or phone number shown above.
For a period until November 28, 2017,
all persons who wish to submit
comments, suggestions, or objections in
connection with the withdrawal
extension application may present their
views in writing to the BLM New
Mexico State Director at the address
indicated above. Comments, including
names and street addresses of
respondents, will be available for public
review at the address listed above
during regular business hours. Be
advised that your entire comment,
including your personal identifying
information, may be made publicly
available. While you can ask us to
withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so. Notice is hereby given that an
opportunity for a public meeting is
offered in connection with the
withdrawal extension application. All
interested parties who desire a public
meeting for the purpose of being heard
on the withdrawal extension application
must submit a written request to the
BLM New Mexico State Director at the
address indicated above by November
28, 2017. Upon determination by the
authorized officer that a public meeting
will be held, a notice of the time and
place will be published in the Federal
Register and a local newspaper at least
30 days before the scheduled date of the
meeting.
The withdrawal extension application
will be processed in accordance with
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Debby Lucero,
Acting Deputy State Director, Lands and
Resources.
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Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural
Items: U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Forest Service, Tonto National Forest,
Phoenix, AZ
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service,
Tonto National Forest, has completed an
inventory of unassociated funerary
objects, in consultation with the
appropriate Indian Tribes or Native
Hawaiian organizations, and has
determined that there is a cultural
affiliation between the unassociated
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
cultural items should submit a written
request to the Tonto National Forest. If
no additional requestors come forward,
transfer of control of the unassociated
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
cultural items should submit a written
request with information in support of
the request to the Tonto National Forest
at the address in this notice by
September 29, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Neil Bosworth, Tonto
National Forest, 2324 East McDowell
Road, Phoenix, AZ 85206, telephone
(602) 225–5201, email nbosworth@
fs.fed.us.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
here given in accordance with the
Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C.
3005, of the intent to repatriate cultural
items under the control of the Tonto
SUMMARY:
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National Forest, Phoenix, AZ, that meet
the definition of unassociated funerary
objects under 25 U.S.C. 3001.
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, institution, or Federal
agency that has control of the
unassociated funerary objects. The
National Park Service is not responsible
for the determinations in this notice.
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History and Description of the Cultural
Items
Prior to 1990, 11 unassociated
funerary objects were removed from Six
Shooter Canyon in Gila County, AZ. The
unassociated funerary objects were
donated to the Grand Canyon Museum
and then transferred to the Tonto
National Forest on December 29, 2016.
The 11 unassociated funerary objects are
three shell bracelets, three shell rings,
and five turquoise tessera pieces. A
detailed assessment of the unassociated
funerary objects was made by the Tonto
National Forest professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the
Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian
Community, who submitted a
repatriation claim for the cultural items.
In accordance with the Plan for the
Treatment and Disposition of Human
Remains and Other Cultural Items from
the Tonto National Forest Pursuant to
the Native American Graves Protection
and Repatriation Act (as revised in
2001), it has been determined that the
primary cultural affiliation of these
unassociated funerary objects is with
the Ak-Chin Indian Community
(previously listed as the Ak Chin Indian
Community of the Maricopa (Ak Chin)
Indian Reservation, Arizona); Gila River
Indian Community of the Gila River
Indian Reservation, Arizona; Salt River
Pima-Maricopa Indian Community of
the Salt River Reservation, Arizona; and
the Tohono O’odham Nation of Arizona.
Determinations Made by the USDA,
Forest Service, Tonto National Forest
Officials of the Tonto National Forest
have determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(B),
the 11 objects described in this notice
are reasonably believed to have been
placed with or near individual human
remains at the time of death or later as
part of the death rite or ceremony.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there
is a relationship of shared group
identity that can be reasonably traced
between the unassociated funerary
objects and the Ak-Chin Indian
Community (previously listed as the Ak
Chin Indian Community of the
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Maricopa (Ak Chin) Indian Reservation,
Arizona); Gila River Indian Community
of the Gila River Indian Reservation,
Arizona; Salt River Pima-Maricopa
Indian Community of the Salt River
Reservation, Arizona; and the Tohono
O’odham Nation of Arizona.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
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 unassociated funerary objects
should submit a written request with
information in support of the request to
Neil Bosworth, Tonto National Forest,
2324 E McDowell Road, Phoenix, AZ
85206, telephone (602) 225–5201, email
nbosworth@fs.fed.us, by September 29,
2017. After that date, if no additional
requestors have come forward, transfer
of control of the unassociated funerary
objects to the Salt River Pima-Maricopa
Indian Community of the Salt River
Reservation, Arizona, may proceed.
The Tonto National Forest is
responsible for notifying the Ak-Chin
Indian Community (previously listed as
the Ak Chin Indian Community of the
Maricopa (Ak Chin) Indian Reservation,
Arizona); Gila River Indian Community
of the Gila River Indian Reservation,
Arizona; Salt River Pima-Maricopa
Indian Community of the Salt River
Reservation, Arizona; and the Tohono
O’odham Nation of Arizona that this
notice has been published.
Dated: August 14, 2017.
Sarah Glass,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural
Items: Science Museum of Minnesota,
St. Paul, MN
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Science Museum of
Minnesota, in consultation with the
appropriate Indian Tribes or Native
Hawaiian organizations, has determined
that the cultural items listed in this
notice meet the definition of sacred
objects and objects of cultural
patrimony. Lineal descendants or
representatives of any Indian Tribe or
Native Hawaiian organization not
identified in this notice that wish to
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claim these cultural items should
submit a written request to the Science
Museum of Minnesota. If no additional
claimants come forward, transfer of
control of the cultural items 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
claim these cultural items should
submit a written request with
information in support of the claim to
the Science Museum of Minnesota at the
address in this notice by September 29,
2017.
ADDRESSES: Edward Fleming, Science
Museum of Minnesota, 120 West
Kellogg Boulevard, St. Paul, MN 55102,
telephone (651) 221–4576, email
efleming@smm.org.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
here given in accordance with the
Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C.
3005, of the intent to repatriate cultural
items under the control of the Science
Museum of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN,
that meet the definition of sacred objects
and objects of cultural patrimony under
25 U.S.C. 3001.
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, institution, or Federal
agency that has control of the Native
American cultural items. The National
Park Service is not responsible for the
determinations in this notice.
History and Description of the Cultural
Items
In July of 1958, two cultural items
were removed from the Nett Lake region
in Koochiching and St. Louis Counties,
MN. Karen Peterson, a Science Museum
of Minnesota affiliate, purchased the
items on the Museum’s behalf. One
item, a drum, was purchased from Mrs.
Ray Drift. The other item, a drumstick,
was purchased from Mr. Walter Drift.
Both sellers were members of the Bois
Forte Band (Nett Lake), one of six
reservations that, together, comprise the
Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota.
The two items go together. The two
sacred objects/objects of cultural
patrimony are one drum and one
drumstick.
Museum accession, catalogue,
collector notes and purchase records, as
well as consultation with
representatives of the Bois Forte Band
(Nett Lake) of the Minnesota Chippewa
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0023998; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Forest Service, Tonto National Forest, Phoenix, AZ
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service,
Tonto National Forest, has completed an inventory of unassociated
funerary objects, in consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes or
Native Hawaiian organizations, and has determined that there is a
cultural affiliation between the unassociated 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 cultural items should submit a written
request to the Tonto National Forest. If no additional requestors come
forward, transfer of control of the unassociated 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 cultural items should submit a
written request with information in support of the request to the Tonto
National Forest at the address in this notice by September 29, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Neil Bosworth, Tonto National Forest, 2324 East McDowell
Road, Phoenix, AZ 85206, telephone (602) 225-5201, email
nbosworth@fs.fed.us.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is here given in accordance with the
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25
U.S.C. 3005, of the intent to repatriate cultural items under the
control of the Tonto
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National Forest, Phoenix, AZ, that meet the definition of unassociated
funerary objects under 25 U.S.C. 3001.
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, institution, or Federal agency that has control of the
unassociated funerary objects. The National Park Service is not
responsible for the determinations in this notice.
History and Description of the Cultural Items
Prior to 1990, 11 unassociated funerary objects were removed from
Six Shooter Canyon in Gila County, AZ. The unassociated funerary
objects were donated to the Grand Canyon Museum and then transferred to
the Tonto National Forest on December 29, 2016. The 11 unassociated
funerary objects are three shell bracelets, three shell rings, and five
turquoise tessera pieces. A detailed assessment of the unassociated
funerary objects was made by the Tonto National Forest professional
staff in consultation with representatives of the Salt River Pima-
Maricopa Indian Community, who submitted a repatriation claim for the
cultural items.
In accordance with the Plan for the Treatment and Disposition of
Human Remains and Other Cultural Items from the Tonto National Forest
Pursuant to the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act
(as revised in 2001), it has been determined that the primary cultural
affiliation of these unassociated funerary objects is with the Ak-Chin
Indian Community (previously listed as the Ak Chin Indian Community of
the Maricopa (Ak Chin) Indian Reservation, Arizona); Gila River Indian
Community of the Gila River Indian Reservation, Arizona; Salt River
Pima-Maricopa Indian Community of the Salt River Reservation, Arizona;
and the Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona.
Determinations Made by the USDA, Forest Service, Tonto National Forest
Officials of the Tonto National Forest have determined that:
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(B), the 11 objects described
in this notice are reasonably believed to have been placed with or near
individual human remains at the time of death or later as part of the
death rite or ceremony.
Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there is a relationship of
shared group identity that can be reasonably traced between the
unassociated funerary objects and the Ak-Chin Indian Community
(previously listed as the Ak Chin Indian Community of the Maricopa (Ak
Chin) Indian Reservation, Arizona); Gila River Indian Community of the
Gila River Indian Reservation, Arizona; Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian
Community of the Salt River Reservation, Arizona; and the Tohono
O'odham Nation of Arizona.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
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 unassociated funerary objects
should submit a written request with information in support of the
request to Neil Bosworth, Tonto National Forest, 2324 E McDowell Road,
Phoenix, AZ 85206, telephone (602) 225-5201, email nbosworth@fs.fed.us,
by September 29, 2017. After that date, if no additional requestors
have come forward, transfer of control of the unassociated funerary
objects to the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community of the Salt
River Reservation, Arizona, may proceed.
The Tonto National Forest is responsible for notifying the Ak-Chin
Indian Community (previously listed as the Ak Chin Indian Community of
the Maricopa (Ak Chin) Indian Reservation, Arizona); Gila River Indian
Community of the Gila River Indian Reservation, Arizona; Salt River
Pima-Maricopa Indian Community of the Salt River Reservation, Arizona;
and the Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona that this notice has been
published.
Dated: August 14, 2017.
Sarah Glass,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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