9632 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 42 / Thursday, March 5, 2009 / Notices 

Dated: February 13, 2009. 

Sangita Chari, 

Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. E9–4675 Filed 3–4–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, Forest 

Service, Gila National Forest, Silver 

City, NM 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

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 

in the control of the U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, Forest Service, Gila 

National Forest, Silver City, NM. The 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects were removed from Catron and 

Grant Counties, 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 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. 

A detailed assessment of the human 

remains was made by Gila National 

Forest professional staff in consultation 

with representatives of the Hopi Tribe of 

Arizona; Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico; 

and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, 

New Mexico. 

In 1935 and 1936, human remains 

representing two individuals were 

removed from Starkweather Ruin, 

Catron County, NM, during legally 

authorized excavations by Paul H. 

Nesbitt of Beloit College, Beloit, WI. The 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects had been curated at the Logan 

Museum of Anthropology, Beloit 

College since their excavation; however, 

the human remains and funerary objects 

are presently being transferred to the 

Forest Supervisor’s Office, Gila National 

Forest. No known individuals were 

identified. The two associated funerary 

objects are pottery sherds. 

Based on material culture, 

architecture and site organization, 

Starkweather Ruin has been identified 

as an Upland Mogollon pithouse village 

and pueblo occupied between A.D. 500– 

1000 and A.D. 1100–1300. 

In 1986, human remains representing 

one individual were removed from the 

Comanche Springs Site (LA 105121) in 

Grant County, NM, during legally 

authorized excavations conducted by 

the University of Arizona. The human 

remains have been curated at the Forest 

Supervisor’s Office, Gila National Forest 

since their removal from the site. No 

known individual was identified. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

Based on material culture and site 

organization, the Comanche Springs Site 

has been identified as a Mogollon 

village occupied between A.D. 1000 and 

1200. 

In 1986, human remains representing 

one individual were removed from the 

Eva Faust Site (LA 33704) in Catron 

County, NM, during legally authorized 

excavations conducted by Dr. James 

Neely, University of Texas-Austin. No 

known individual was identified. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

Based on material culture and site 

organization, the Eva Faust Site has 

been identified as an Upland Mogollon 

pithouse village with surface rooms that 

was occupied between A.D. 600 and 

1100. 

In 1987, human remains representing 

two individuals were removed from the 

Diamond Creek Site (AR–03–06–05– 

214) in Catron County, NM, during 

archeological excavations conducted by 

the U.S. Forest Service in conjunction 

with an investigation under the 

Archaeological Resources Protection Act 

(ARPA) of illegal activities at the site. 

The human remains have been curated 

at the Forest Supervisor’s Office, Gila 

National Forest since their removal from 

the site. No known individuals were 

identified. No associated funerary 

objects are present. 

Based on material culture and site 

organization, the Diamond Creek Site 

has been identified as a Mogollon 

village occupied between A.D. 1000 and 

1150. 

In July to August 1990, human 

remains representing one individual 

were removed from site LA 78983 (Elk 

Ridge Ruin) in Catron County, NM, 

during archeological excavations 

conducted by Human Systems Research 

(Alamagordo, NM) in conjunction with 

an investigation under ARPA of illegal 

activities at the site. The human remains 

have been curated at the Forest 

Supervisor’s Office, Gila National Forest 

since their removal from the site. No 

known individual was identified. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

Based on material culture and site 

organization, LA 78983 has been 

identified as a Mogollon village 

occupied between A.D. 1000 and 1200. 

Continuities between ethnographic 

materials and technology indicate the 

affiliation of the above Mogollon sites 

that are located in west-central New 

Mexico with the Pueblo of Acoma, New 

Mexico; Hopi Tribe of Arizona; and 

Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New 

Mexico. The oral traditions of the 

Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico; Hopi 

Tribe of Arizona; and Zuni Tribe of the 

Zuni Reservation, New Mexico support 

the cultural affiliation of these three 

Indian tribes with Mogollon sites in 

west-central New Mexico. 

In 1966–1967, human remains 

representing two individuals were 

removed from site LA 10014 in Catron 

County, NM, during legally authorized 

excavations conducted by the U.S. 

Forest Service. No known individuals 

were identified. No associated funerary 

objects are present. 

Based on material culture and site 

organization, LA 10014 has been 

identified as a Mogollon pithouse 

village with surface rooms that was 

occupied between A.D. 600 and 1100. 

In January to February 1990, human 

remains representing four individuals 

were removed from site LA 66315 in 

Grant County, NM, during archeological 

excavations conducted by the U.S. 

Forest Service in conjunction with an 

investigation under ARPA of illegal 

activities at the site. The human remains 

and associated funerary objects have 

been curated at the Forest Supervisor’s 

Office, Gila National Forest since their 

removal from the site. No known 

individuals were identified. The 120 

associated funerary objects are 109 bags 

of ceramic sherds, chipped stone and 

groundstone fragments; 9 metates; 1 box 

of adobe/daub; and 1 ceramic vessel. 

Based on material culture and site 

organization, LA 66315 has been 

identified as a Mogollon village 

occupied between A.D. 900 and 1150. 

Continuities between ethnographic 

materials and technology indicate the 

affiliation of the two above-mentioned 

Mogollon sites located in southwestern 

New Mexico with the Pueblo of Acoma, 

New Mexico; Hopi Tribe of Arizona; 

and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, 

New Mexico. The oral traditions of the 

Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico; Hopi 

Tribe of Arizona; and Zuni Tribe of the 

Zuni Reservation, New Mexico support 

the cultural affiliation of these three 

Indian tribes with Mogollon sites in 

southwestern New Mexico. 

Officials of the U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, Forest Service, Gila 

National Forest have determined that, 

pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (9–10), the 

human remains described above 


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represent the physical remains of 13 

individuals of Native American 

ancestry. Officials of the U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, Forest 

Service, Gila National Forest also have 

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

3001 (3)(A), the 122 objects described 

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. 

Department of Agriculture, Forest 

Service, Gila National Forest have 

determined that, 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 

Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico; Hopi 

Tribe of Arizona; and Zuni Tribe of the 

Zuni Reservation, New Mexico. 

Representatives of any other Indian 

tribe that believes itself to be culturally 

affiliated with the human remains and 

associated funerary objects should 

contact Dr. Frank E. Wozniak, NAGPRA 

Coordinator, Southwestern Region, 

USDA Forest Service, 333 Broadway 

Blvd., SE, Albuquerque, NM 87102, 

telephone (505) 842–3238, before April 

6, 2009. Repatriation of the human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

to the Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico; 

Hopi Tribe of Arizona; and Zuni Tribe 

of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico 

may proceed after that date if no 

additional claimants come forward. 

The U.S. Department of Agriculture, 

Forest Service, Gila National Forest is 

responsible for notifying the Pueblo of 

Acoma, New Mexico; Hopi Tribe of 

Arizona; and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni 

Reservation, New Mexico that this 

notice has been published. 

Dated: February 20, 2009. 

David Tarler, 

Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. E9–4676 Filed 3–4–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. 

Department of Energy, Richland 

Operations Office, Richland, WA and 

Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of 

Anthropology, University of California, 

Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

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 in the control of the U.S. 

Department of Energy, Richland 

Operations Office, Richland, WA, and in 

the physical custody of the Phoebe A. 

Hearst Museum of Anthropology (Hearst 

Museum), University of California, 

Berkeley, Berkeley, CA. The human 

remains were removed from Benton 

County, WA. 

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. The National 

Park Service is not responsible for the 

determinations in this notice. 

A detailed assessment of the human 

remains was made by Hearst Museum 

professional staff on behalf of the 

Department of Energy and in 

consultation with representatives of the 

Confederated Tribes of the Colville 

Reservation, Washington; Confederated 

Tribes of the Umatilla Indian 

Reservation, Oregon; Confederated 

Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation, 

Washington; Nez Perce Tribe, Idaho; 

and Wanapum Band, a non-Federally 

recognized Indian group. 

In 1947, human remains representing 

a minimum of one individual were 

collected from site 45BN157, Jaeger’s 

Island, located on the U.S. Department 

of Energy’s Hanford Site near the south 

bank of the Columbia River 

approximately one mile west of Vernita 

Bridge, Benton County, WA, by Francis 

Riddell. The human remains consist of 

a patella and a shaft fragment 

representing a minimum of one 

individual adult, sex unknown (catalog 

2–21580). No known individual was 

identified. No associated funerary 

objects are present. 

The human remains were determined 

to be Native American based on the 

geographic location. Ethnographic 

documentation indicates that the 

present-day location of the Hanford Site, 

Benton County WA, is located within an 

overlapping aboriginal territory of the 

descendants of the Yakama, Walla 

Walla, and Wanapum groups, which are 

represented today by the Confederated 

Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation, 

Washington; Confederated Tribes of the 

Umatilla Indian Reservation, Oregon; 

and the Wanapum Band, a nonFederally recognized Indian group. The 

Confederated Tribes of the Colville 

Reservation, Washington, and Nez Perce 

Tribe, Idaho are also known to have 

used the area routinely. 

Officials of the Department of Energy 

and the Hearst Museum have 

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

3001 (9–10), the human remains 

described above represent the physical 

remains of one individual of Native 

American ancestry. Officials of the 

Department of Energy and the Hearst 

Museum have also determined that, 

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 the Confederated Tribes of the 

Colville Reservation, Washington; 

Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla 

Indian Reservation, Oregon; 

Confederated Tribes and Bands of the 

Yakama Nation, Washington; and Nez 

Perce Tribe, Idaho. Furthermore, 

officials of the Department of Energy 

and the Hearst Museum have 

determined that there is a cultural 

relationship between the human 

remains and the Wanapum Band, a nonFederally recognized Indian group. 

Representatives of any other Indian 

tribe that believes itself to be culturally 

affiliated with the human remains 

should contact Annabelle Rodriguez, 

U.S. Department of Energy, Cultural/ 

Historic Resources Program, Richland 

Operations Office, 825 Jadwin Avenue, 

MSIN A5–15 Richland, WA 99352, 

telephone (509) 372–0277, before April 

6, 2009. Repatriation of the human 

remains to the Confederated Tribes of 

the Colville Reservation, Washington; 

Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla 

Indian Reservation, Oregon; 

Confederated Tribes and Bands of the 

Yakama Nation, Washington; Nez Perce 

Tribe, Idaho; and Wanapum Band, a 

non-Federally recognized Indian group, 

may proceed after that date if no 

additional claimants come forward. The 

Confederated Tribes of the Colville 

Reservation, Washington; Confederated 

Tribes of the Umatilla Indian 

Reservation, Oregon; Confederated 

Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation, 

Washington; Nez Perce Tribe, Idaho; 

and Wanapum Band, a non-Federally 

recognized Indian group, are claiming 

jointly all cultural items from the 

Hanford area. 

The Department of Energy, Richland 

Operations Office is responsible for 

notifying the Confederated Tribes of the 

Colville Reservation, Washington; 

Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla 

Indian Reservation, Oregon; 

Confederated Tribes and Bands of the 

Yakama Nation, Washington; Nez Perce 

Tribe, Idaho; and Wanapum Band, a 

non-Federally recognized Indian group, 

that this notice has been published. 


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