Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 181 / Thursday, September 18, 1997 / Notices 49025

classification for lease or conveyance

under the Recreation and Public

Purposes Act, as amended (43 U.S.C.

869 et seq.):

Gila and Salt River Meridian, Arizona

T. 4 N., R. 19 W.,

Sec. 15, E1⁄2, N1⁄2NW1⁄4, N1⁄2S1⁄2NW1⁄4,

N1⁄2SW1⁄4SW1⁄4NW1⁄4, SE1⁄4SE1⁄4NW1⁄4,

NE1⁄4NE1⁄4SW1⁄4, S1⁄2N1⁄2SW1⁄4,

N1⁄2SW1⁄4SW1⁄4, SE1⁄4SW1⁄4;

Sec. 17, all;

Sec. 20, N1⁄2, SW1⁄4, N1⁄2SE1⁄4, SW1⁄4SE1⁄4,

N1⁄2SE1⁄4SE1⁄4, SW1⁄4SE1⁄4SE1⁄4,

S1⁄2SE1⁄4SE1⁄4SE1⁄4;

Sec. 21, W1⁄2NE1⁄4, N1⁄2NW1⁄4,

N1⁄2SW1⁄4NW1⁄4, NE1⁄4SE1⁄4NW1⁄4,

S1⁄2S1⁄2NW1⁄4 excluding 23.969 acres

under Recreation and Public Purposes

classification and lease AZA 22501;

Sec. 22, lot 1, NE1⁄4, SE1⁄4SE1⁄4;

Sec. 23, N1⁄2, SE1⁄4SW1⁄4SW1⁄4, N1⁄2SE1⁄4,

N1⁄2S1⁄2SE1⁄4, N1⁄2SW1⁄4SW1⁄4SE1⁄4,

SE1⁄4SW1⁄4SW1⁄4SE1⁄4

SE1⁄4SE1⁄4SW1⁄4SE1⁄4,

E1⁄2SW1⁄4SE1⁄4SE1⁄4, W1⁄2SE1⁄4SE1⁄4SE1⁄4;

Sec. 26, S1⁄2NE1⁄4NE1⁄4NE1⁄4NE1⁄4,

W1⁄2NE1⁄4NE1⁄4NE1⁄4,

SE1⁄4NE1⁄4NE1⁄4NE1⁄4,

E1⁄2NW1⁄4NE1⁄4NE1⁄4,

S1⁄2NW1⁄4NW1⁄4NE1⁄4NE1⁄4,

SW1⁄4NW1⁄4NE1⁄4NE1⁄4,

NE1⁄4NE1⁄4NW1⁄4NE1⁄4,

S1⁄2NE1⁄4NW1⁄4NE1⁄4,

NE1⁄4NW1⁄4NW1⁄4NE1⁄4,

S1⁄2NW1⁄4NW1⁄4NE1⁄4, S1⁄2N1⁄2NE1⁄4,

S1⁄2NE1⁄4, S1⁄2NE1⁄4NE1⁄4NW1⁄4,

W1⁄2NE1⁄4NW1⁄4, SE1⁄4NE1⁄4NW1⁄4,

SE1⁄4NW1⁄4;

Sec. 28, E1⁄2NW1⁄4SE1⁄4,

S1⁄2NW1⁄4NW1⁄4SE1⁄4, SW1⁄4NW1⁄4SE1⁄4;

Sec. 29, W1⁄2SW1⁄4NE1⁄4NE1⁄4.

The areas described aggregate 3,023.05

acres, more or less.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

action is a motion by the Bureau of Land

Management to make available land to

support community expansion. This

land is identified in the Yuma District

Resource Management Plan, as

amended, as having potential for

disposal. Lease or conveyance of the

land for recreational or public purposes

would be in the public interest.

Lease or conveyance of the land will

be subject to the following terms,

conditions, and reservations:

1. Provisions of the Recreation and

Public Purposes Act and all applicable

regulations of the Secretary of the

Interior.

2. Rights-of-way for ditches and

canals constructed by the authority of

the United States.

3. All valid existing rights

documented on the official public land

records at the time of lease/patent

issuance.

4. All minerals shall be reserved to

the United States, together with the

right to prospect for, mine, and remove

the minerals.

5. Any other reservations that the

authorized officer determines

appropriate to ensure public access and

proper management of Federal lands

and interests therein.

Upon publication of this notice in the

Federal Register, the land will be

segregated from all forms of

appropriation under the public land

laws, including the general mining laws,

except for lease or conveyance under

the Recreation and Public Purposes Act

and leasing under the mineral leasing

laws.

DATES: Comments should be received on

or before November 3, 1997. Interested

persons may submit comments

regarding the proposed classification of

the land to the Field Manager, Yuma

Field Office, 2555 E. Gila Ridge Road,

Yuma, Arizona 85365, (520) 317–3200.

Any adverse comments will be reviewed

by the State Director. In the absence of

any adverse comments, the

classification will become effective 60

days from the date of publication of this

notice.

Upon the effective date of

classification, the land will be open to

the filing of an application under the

Recreation and Public Purposes Act by

any interested, qualified applicant. If,

after 18 months following the effective

date of classification, an application has

not been filed, the segregative effect of

the classification shall automatically

expire and the lands classified shall

return to their former status without

further action by the authorized officer.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Debbie DeBock, Realty Specialist,

Bureau of Land Management, address

above, telephone (520) 317–3208.

Dated: September 4, 1997.

Gail Acheson,

Field Manager.

[FR Doc. 97–24794 Filed 9–17–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–32–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Notice of Inventory Completion for

Native American Human Remains and

Associated Funerary Objects from

Pima, Santa Cruz, and Cochise

Counties, AZ in the Control of the

Coronado National Forest, United

States Forest Service, Tucson, AZ

AGENCY: National Park Service

ACTION: Notice

Notice is hereby given in accordance

with provisions of the Native American

Graves Protection and Repatriation Act

(NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3003 (d), of the

completion of an inventory of human

remains and associated funerary objects

from Pima, Santa Cruz, and Cochise

Counties, AZ in the control of the

Coronado National Forest, United States

Forest Service, Tucson, AZ.

A detailed assessment of the human

remains was made by U.S. Forest

Service, Amerind Foundation, and

Arizona State Museum professional staff

in consultation with representatives of

the Ak-Chin Indian Community, the

Fort Sill Apache Tribe of Oklahoma, the

Gila River Indian Community, the

Mescalero Apache Tribe, the Salt River

Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, the

San Carlos Apache Tribe, the Tohono

O’odham Nation, and the White

Mountain Apache Tribe.

During the early 1950s, human

remains representing one individual

were recovered from Ramanote Cave,

Santa Cruz County during legally

authorized excavations by Dr. Charles C.

DiPeso, Amerind Foundation. No

known individual was identified. The

one associated funerary object, a woven

fiber mat, can not be located at present.

The Ramanote Cave site was utilized

during the protohistoric period 1450–

1700 A.D. based on ceramic seriation.

Continuities of ethnographic materials

indicate affiliation between this

protohistoric site and historic and

present day Piman and O’odham

cultures. Oral traditions of the Tohono

O’odham Nation, Gila River Indian

Community, Ak-Chin Indian

Community, and the Salt River PimaMaricopa Indian Community support

the cultural affiliation of these four

Indian tribes with Hohokam sites in this

area of southeastern Arizona.

In 1976, human remains representing

two individuals were recovered from

the Patagonia School site, Santa Cruz

County during legally authorized

excavations conducted by Donald G.

Wood. No known individuals were

identified. No associated funerary

objects are present.

The Patagonia School site has been

identified as a small Hohokam

habitation occupied between 850–1300

A.D. based on architecture and material

culture. Continuities of ethnographic

materials, technology, and architecture

indicate the affiliation of Hohokam sites

in the area with historic and present day

Piman and O’odham cultures. Oral

traditions of the Tohono O’odham

Nation, Gila River Indian Community,

Ak-Chin Indian Community, and the

Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian

Community support the cultural

affiliation of these four Indian tribes

with Hohokam sites in this area of

southeastern Arizona.
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Between 1979–1980, human remains

representing 75 individuals were

recovered from ten precontact sites

within the Anamax-Rosemont Project in

the Santa Rita Mountains, Coronado

National Forest during legally

authorized excavations by Dr. Alan

Ferg, University of Arizona. No known

individuals were identified. The 105

associated funerary objects include

ceramic bowls, jars, and sherds, shell,

bone and turquoise ornaments, bone

and stone tools, metates, and a projectile

point.

These sites within the AnamaxRosemont Project have been identified

as Hohokam village occupations dating

between 500–1300 A.D. based on

architecture and material culture.

Continuities of ethnographic materials,

technology, and architecture indicate

the affiliation of Hohokam sites in the

area with historic and present day

Piman and O’odham cultures. Oral

traditions of the Tohono O’odham

Nation, Gila River Indian Community,

Ak-Chin Indian Community, and the

Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian

Community support the cultural

affiliation of these four Indian tribes

with Hohokam sites in this area of

southeastern Arizona.

Based on the above mentioned

information, officials of the U.S. Forest

Service have determined that, pursuant

to 43 CFR 10.2 (d)(1), the human

remains listed above represent the

physical remains of 81 individuals of

Native American ancestry. Officials of

the U.S. Forest Service have also

determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C.

3001 (3)(A), the 105 objects listed above

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.

Lastly, officials of the U.S. Forest

Service have determined that, pursuant

to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (2), there is a

relationship of shared group identity

which can be reasonably traced between

these Native American human remains

and associated funerary objects and the

Ak-Chin Indian Community, the Gila

River Indian Community, the Salt River

Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, and

the Tohono O’odham Nation.

In 1976, human remains representing

one individual were recovered from the

Pothole Canyon site, Cochise County

during legally authorized excavations by

Dr. Alan Ferg, University of Arizona. No

known individual was identified. The

27 associated funerary objects include a

gourd jar, iron knife, textile fragment,

and cord.

The Pothole Canyon site has been

identified as a 19th century Chiricahua

Apache encampment based on historical

and ethnographical information.

Historical documents, ethnographic

evidence, and oral traditions indicate

this site is affiliated with the Chiricahua

Apache, represented by the present day

tribes of the Fort Sill Apache Tribe and

Mescalero Apache Tribe.

Based on the above mentioned

information, officials of the U.S. Forest

Service have determined that, pursuant

to 43 CFR 10.2 (d)(1), the human

remains listed above represent the

physical remains of one individual of

Native American ancestry. Officials of

the U.S. Forest Service have also

determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C.

3001 (3)(A), the 27 objects listed above

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.

Lastly, officials of the U.S. Forest

Service have determined that, pursuant

to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (2), there is a

relationship of shared group identity

which can be reasonably traced between

these Native American human remains

and associated funerary objects and the

Fort Sill Apache Tribe and the

Mescalero Apache Tribe.

This notice has been sent to officials

of the Ak-Chin Indian Community, the

Fort Sill Apache Tribe of Oklahoma, the

Gila River Indian Community, the

Mescalero Apache Tribe, the Salt River

Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, the

San Carlos Apache Tribe, the Tohono

O’odham Nation, and the White

Mountain Apache Tribe.

Representatives of any other Indian tribe

that believes itself to be culturally

affiliated with these human remains and

associated funerary objects should

contact Dr. Frank E. Wozniak, NAGPRA

Coordinator, Southwestern Region,

USDA Forest Service, 517 Gold Ave.

SW, Albuquerque, NM 87102;

telephone: (505) 842–3238, fax: (505)

842–3800, before October 20, 1997.

Repatriation of the human remains and

associated funerary objects to the

culturally affiliated tribes may begin

after that date if no additional claimants

come forward.

Dated: September 12, 1997.

Francis P. McManamon,

Departmental Consulting Archeologist,

Manager, Archeology and Ethnography

Program.

[FR Doc. 97–24823 Filed 9–17–97 ; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–70–F

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Notice of Inventory Completion for

Native American Human Remains and

Associated Funerary Objects From

Nebraska in the Possession of the

Nebraska State Historical Society,

Lincoln, NE

AGENCY: National Park Service

ACTION: Notice

Notice is hereby given in accordance

with provisions of the Native American

Graves Protection and Repatriation Act

(NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3003 (d), of the

completion of an inventory of human

remains and associated funerary objects

from Nebraska in the possession of the

Nebraska State Historical Society,

Lincoln, NE.

A detailed assessment of the human

remains was made by Nebraska State

Historical Society professional staff in

consultation with representatives of the

Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska, the

Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma, the Kaw

Nation of Oklahoma, and the OtoeMissouria Tribe of Oklahoma.

In 1936 and 1937, human remains

representing a minimum of ten

individuals were recovered from site

25CC1, also known as the Ashland site,

during archeological investigations by

Nebraska State Historical Society

archeologists. No known individuals

were identified. The 41 associated

funerary objects include ceramic sherds,

a gun spring, glass beads, stone

fragments, animal bones, mussel shell,

and a flint fragment.

The Ashland site has been identified

as a historical Otoe village based on

descriptions in documents recorded by

visiting French explorers in the early

18th century, and the presence and

types of trade goods present in the

burials. Although this site is complex

and has at least four different

occupations represented, these

individuals are connected with the most

recent occupation dating from

approximately 1700–1750 A.D.

In 1936 and 1965, human remains

representing a minimum of 30

individuals were recovered from site

25RH1, also known as the Leary site,

during archeological excavations by the

Nebraska State Historical Society

archeologists. No known individuals

were identified. The 301 associated

funerary objects include ceramic sherds,

animal bones, projectile points, stone

tools, unworked stones, flint flakes,

worked flakes, an abrader, daub,

scrapers, unmodified rock, fire-cracked

rock, ochre, burned earth, ‘‘turquoise’’