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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 249 (Monday, December 30, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 106570-106571]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-31286]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0039249; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]

Notice of Intended Disposition: U.S. Department of Agriculture, 
Forest Service, Carson National Forest, Taos, NM

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and 
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest 
Service, Carson National Forest (CAF), intends to carry out the 
disposition of objects of cultural patrimony removed from Federal or 
Tribal lands to the lineal descendants, Indian Tribe, or Native 
Hawaiian organization with priority for disposition in this notice.

DATES: Disposition of the cultural items in this notice may occur on or 
after January 29, 2025. If no claim for disposition is received by 
December 30, 2025, the cultural items in this notice will become 
unclaimed cultural items.

ADDRESSES: Erin E. Brown, Forest Archeologist, USDA Forest Service, 
Carson National Forest, 208 Cruz Alta Road, Taos, NM 87571, telephone 
(575) 779-4827, email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is published as part of the 
National Park Service's administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA. 
The determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the 
CAF, and additional information on the cultural items in this notice, 
including the results of consultation, can be found in the related 
records. The National Park Service is not responsible for the 
identifications in this notice.

Abstract of Information Available

    Based on the information available, seven objects of cultural 
patrimony include a small Dinetah Grayware jar, a wooden feather 
effigy, and five wooden cradle board pieces. The Dinetah Grayware pot 
has flat to slightly concave base, with some striations on the surface 
of the vessel. At the time of discovery, the wooden feather effigy was 
resting on top of the vessel. Both items were located in a crevice 
under a large sandstone boulder, and the items had been walled in with 
thin sandstone slabs and adobe. Approximately 35 feet north of the 
first crevice, a second crevice contained the five wooden cradleboard 
pieces. The seven items were found in two crevices, separated by 
approximately 35 feet, in 1991 by a member of the public. The items 
were removed from site AR-03-02-03-00524 in Pueblita Canyon located 
within the Jicarilla Ranger District of the Carson National Forest, Rio 
Arriba County, New Mexico.

Determinations

    The CAF has determined that:
     The seven objects of cultural patrimony described in this 
notice have ongoing historical, traditional, or cultural importance 
central to the Native American group, including any constituent sub-
group (such as a band, clan, lineage, ceremonial society, or other 
subdivision), according to the Native American traditional knowledge of 
an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization.
     The Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico, & Utah has 
priority for disposition of the cultural items described in this 
notice.

Claims for Disposition

    Written claims for disposition of the cultural items in this notice 
must be sent to the appropriate official identified in this notice 
under ADDRESSES. If no claim for disposition is received by December 
30, 2025, the cultural items in this notice will become unclaimed 
cultural items. Claims for disposition may be submitted by:
    1. Any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian 
organization identified in this notice.
    2. Any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian 
organization not identified in this notice who shows, by a 
preponderance of the evidence, that they have priority for disposition.
    Disposition of the cultural items in this notice may occur on or 
after January 29, 2025. If competing claims for disposition are 
received, the CAF must determine the most appropriate claimant prior to 
disposition. Requests for joint disposition of the cultural items are 
considered a single request and not competing requests. The CAF is 
responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the lineal 
descendants, Indian Tribes, and Native Hawaiian organizations 
identified in this notice and to any other consulting parties.
    Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 
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U.S.C. 3002, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.7.

    Dated: December 19, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024-31286 Filed 12-27-24; 8:45 am]
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