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Program (OSA), acting as the agent for 

Coe College, 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 the OSA. 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 the OSA at the address in this 

notice by October 10, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Lara Noldner, Office of the 

State Archeologist Bioarcheology 

Program, University of Iowa, 700 S 

Clinton Street, Iowa City, IA 52242, 

telephone (319) 384–0740, email laranoldner@uiowa.edu. 

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 associated 

funerary objects under the control of the 

University of Iowa, Office of the State 

Archeologist Bioarcheology Program, 

Iowa City, IA. The human remains and 

associated funerary objects were 

removed from an unknown location in 

Hawaii. 

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 human remains and 

associated funerary objects. The 

National Park Service is not responsible 

for the determinations in this notice. 

Consultation 

A detailed assessment of the human 

remains was made by the OSA 

professional staff, acting on behalf of 

Coe College, in consultation with 

representatives of the Office of 

Hawaiian Affairs (OHA). 

History and Description of the Remains 

At an unknown date, human remains 

representing, at minimum, three 

individuals were removed from an 

unknown burial cave in Hawaii. In 

1917, a professor at Coe College, in 

Cedar Rapids, Linn County, IA, donated 

the human remains and associated 

funerary object to the college museum. 

Coe College subsequently sent the 

human remains and associated funerary 

object to the OSA for analysis and 

assessment. The human remains 

represent two adults of unknown age 

and sex, and one juvenile, 

approximately 12 to 18 years old (Burial 

Project 1934). No known individuals 

were identified. The one associated 

funerary object is a woven grass lauhala 

mat. In addition to being used for lining 

the floors of dwellings and sleeping 

areas, these mats were often used in 

Hawaiian burial caves. 

Determinations Made by the Office of 

the State Archeologist Bioarcheology 

Program 

Officials of the Office of the State 

Archeologist Bioarcheology Program, 

acting on behalf of Coe College, have 

determined that: 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the 

human remains described in this notice 

represent the physical remains of three 

individuals of Native Hawaiian 

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. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there 

is a relationship of shared group 

identity that can be reasonably traced 

between the Native Hawaiian human 

remains and associated funerary object 

and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs. 

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 human remains and associated 

funerary object should submit a written 

request with information in support of 

the request to Lara Noldner, Office of 

the State Archeologist Bioarcheology 

Program, University of Iowa, 700 S 

Clinton Street, Iowa City, IA 52242, 

telephone (319) 384–0740, email laranoldner@uiowa.edu, by October 10, 

2018. After that date, if no additional 

requestors have come forward, transfer 

of control of the human remains and 

associated funerary object to the Office 

of Hawaiian Affairs may proceed. 

The University of Iowa, Office of the 

State Archeologist Bioarcheology 

Program is responsible for notifying the 

Office of Hawaiian Affairs that this 

notice has been published. 

Dated: August 3, 2018. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2018–19531 Filed 9–7–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–52–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA-NPS0026099; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: Heard 

Museum, Phoenix, AZ 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Heard Museum 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 the Heard Museum. 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 the Heard Museum at the 

address in this notice by October 10, 

2018. 

ADDRESSES: David Roche, Director/CEO, 

Heard Museum, 2301 North Central 

Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85004, telephone 

(602) 252–8840, email director@

heard.org. 


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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 associated 

funerary objects under the control of the 

Heard Museum, Phoenix, AZ. The 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects were removed from the vicinity 

of Gila Bend, Maricopa County, AZ. 

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 human remains and 

associated funerary objects. The 

National Park Service is not responsible 

for the determinations in this notice. 

Consultation 

A detailed assessment of the human 

remains was made by the Heard 

Museum professional staff in 

consultation with representatives of AkChin 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; Hopi Tribe of 

Arizona; Salt River Pima-Maricopa 

Indian Community of the Salt River 

Reservation, Arizona; Tohono O’odham 

Nation of Arizona; and Zuni Tribe of the 

Zuni Reservation, New Mexico. 

History and Description of the Remains 

Prior to 1953, human remains 

representing, at minimum, one 

individual were removed from the 

vicinity of Gila Bend in Maricopa 

County, AZ, by Russell Cross and then 

acquired by the Heard Museum. In 

1953, the museum assigned the human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

catalog number NA–SW–HH–A4–2. The 

human remains belong to a middle-aged 

adult of unknown gender. No known 

individuals were identified. The two 

associated funerary objects are one jar 

and one animal bone. 

The jar is identified as Hohokam 

Sacaton Red-on-Buff with a low Gila 

Shoulder, and was made between 

approximately A.D. 900 and 1100. In 

1990, the Ak-Chin Indian Community, 

Gila River Indian Community, Salt River 

Pima-Maricopa Community, and 

Tohono O’odham Nation adopted a joint 

policy statement stating that a cultural 

affiliation existed between themselves 

and the ancestors they described as 

‘‘Hohokam.’’ Subsequently, the Hopi 

Tribe (in 1994) and Pueblo of Zuni (in 

1995) asserted their own cultural 

affiliation with the Hohokam. 

Determinations Made by the Heard 

Museum 

Officials of the Heard Museum have 

determined that: 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the 

human remains described in this notice 

represent the physical remains of one 

individual of Native American ancestry. 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), 

the two 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 Native American human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

and the Ak-Chin Indian Community 

(previously listed as the Ak Chin Indian 

Community of the Maricopa (Ak Chin) 

Indian Reservation, Arizona); Cocopah 

Tribe of Arizona; Colorado River Indian 

Tribes of the Colorado River Indian 

Reservation, Arizona and California; 

Fort Mojave Indian Tribe of Arizona, 

California & Nevada; Gila River Indian 

Community of the Gila River Indian 

Reservation, Arizona; Hopi Tribe of 

Arizona; Quechan Tribe of the Fort 

Yuma Indian Reservation, California & 

Arizona; Salt River Pima-Maricopa 

Indian Community of the Salt River 

Reservation, Arizona; Tohono O’odham 

Nation of Arizona; and Zuni Tribe of the 

Zuni Reservation, New Mexico 

(hereafter referred to as ‘‘The Tribes’’). 

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 human remains and associated 

funerary objects should submit a written 

request with information in support of 

the request to David Roche, Director/ 

CEO, Heard Museum, 2301 North 

Central Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85004, 

telephone (602) 252–8840, email 

director@heard.org, by October 10, 

2018. After that date, if no additional 

requestors have come forward, transfer 

of control of the human remains and 

associated funerary objects to The 

Tribes may proceed. 

The Heard Museum is responsible for 

notifying The Tribes that this notice has 

been published. 

Dated: July 25, 2018. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2018–19523 Filed 9–7–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–52–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0026129; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: Heard 

Museum, Phoenix, AZ 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Heard Museum 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 the Heard Museum. 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 the Heard Museum at the 

address in this notice by October 10, 

2018. 

ADDRESSES: David Roche, Director/CEO, 

Heard Museum, 2301 North Central 

Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85004, telephone 

(602) 252–8840, email director@

heard.org. 

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 associated 

funerary objects under the control of the 

Heard Museum, Phoenix, AZ. The 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects were removed from near Camp 

Verde, Yavapai County, AZ. 

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 


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