78 FR 232 pgs. 72701-72703 - Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Natural Bridges National Monument, Moab, UT
Type: NOTICEVolume: 78Number: 232Pages: 72701 - 72703
Pages: 72701, 72702, 72703Docket number: [NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-14288; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
FR document: [FR Doc. 2013-28909 Filed 12-2-13; 8:45 am]
Agency: Interior Department
Sub Agency: National Park Service
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-14288; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Natural Bridges National Monument, Moab, UT
AGENCY:
National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY:
The U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Natural Bridges National Monument has completed an inventory of human remains and an associated funerary object, 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 associated funerary object 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 and associated funerary object should submit a written request to Natural Bridges National Monument. If no additional requestors come forward, transfer of control of the human remains and associated funerary object 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 and associated funerary object should submit a written request with information in support of the request to Natural Bridges National Monument at the address in this notice by January 2, 2014.
ADDRESSES:
Catherine Cannon, Superintendent, Natural Bridges National Monument, HC-60 Box 1, Lake Powell, UT 84533, telephone (435) 692-1234, email kate_cannon@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 and an associated funerary object under the control of Natural Bridges National Monument, Moab, UT. Some of the human remains are in the physical custody of the Museum of Northern Arizona, Flagstaff, AZ. The human remains and associated funerary object were removed from Natural Bridges National Monument, San Juan County, UT.
This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 U.S.C. 3003(d)(3) and 43 CFR 10.11(d). The determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the Superintendent, Natural Bridges National Monument.
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human remains was made during a region-wide, multi-park process by Natural Bridges National Monument professional staff in consultation with representatives of the Ak Chin Indian Community of the Maricopa (Ak Chin) Indian Reservation, Arizona; Gila River Indian Community of the Gila River Indian Reservation, 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").
[top] The following tribes were invited to consult but did not participate: 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);
History and Description of the Remains
In 1937, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed from site 42SA06965 in San Juan County, UT, by Charlie R. Steen during an archeological assessment and excavation. Faunal bones were taken to the Museum of Northern Arizona, in Flagstaff, AZ, where they have resided since that time. In August of 2008, the faunal material was analyzed and human remains were identified. No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
In 1960, human remains representing, at minimum, four individuals were removed from site 42SA06794 in San Juan County, UT, by Philip M. Hobler and Audry E. Hobler during an archeological survey. No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
In 1960, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed from site 42SA06762 in San Juan County, UT, by Philip M. Hobler and Audry E. Hobler during an archeological survey. No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
In 1960 or 1961, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed from site 42SA06673 in San Juan County, UT, by Philip J. Hobler accompanied by Arches National Monument park ranger Lloyd Pierson. No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
In 1989, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed from site 42SA06845 in San Juan County, UT, by Nickens and Associates, while conducting stabilization work. No known individuals were identified. The one associated funerary object is a charcoal sample.
Determinations Made by Natural Bridges National Monument
Officials of Natural Bridges National Monument 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.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of eight individuals of Native American ancestry.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the one object described in this notice is 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. The National Park Service intends to convey the associated funerary object to the tribes pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 18f-2.
• 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 associated funerary object and any present-day Indian tribe.
• According to final judgments of the Indian Claims Commission or the Court of Federal Claims, the land from which the Native American human remains and associated funerary object were removed is the aboriginal land of the Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico & Utah.
• Treaties, Acts of Congress, or Executive Orders, indicate that the land from which the Native American human remains and associated funerary object were removed is the aboriginal land of the Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico & Utah; Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado; Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah & Ouray Reservation, Utah; and Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain Reservation, Colorado, New Mexico & Utah.
• Other credible lines of evidence, including relevant and authoritative governmental determinations and information gathered during government-to-government consultation from subject matter experts, indicate that the land from which the Native American human remains and associated funerary object were removed is the aboriginal land of the San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe of Arizona; Pueblo of Santa Ana, New Mexico; and Pueblo of Santa Clara, New Mexico.
• Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the disposition of the human remains and associated funerary object may be to the Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico & Utah; Pueblo of Santa Ana, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa Clara, New Mexico; San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe of Arizona; Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado; Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah & Ouray Reservation, Utah; and Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain Reservation, Colorado, New Mexico & Utah.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
[top] 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 object should submit a written request with information in support of the request to Catherine Cannon, Superintendent, Natural Bridges National Monument, HC-60 Box 1, Lake Powell, UT 84533, telephone (435) 692-1234, email kate_cannon@nps.gov, by January 2, 2014. After that date, if no additional requestors have come
Natural Bridges National Monument is responsible for notifying The Consulted Tribes and The Invited Tribes that this notice has been published.
Dated: October 21, 2013.
Sherry Hutt,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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