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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 11 (Friday, January 17, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 5988]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-01174]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0039362; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]

Notice of Intended Disposition: U.S. Department of Agriculture, 
Forest Service, Prescott National Forest, Chino Valley, AZ

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, Prescott National Forest (PNF) intends to carry out the 
disposition of an associated funerary object 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 associated funerary object in this notice may 
occur on or after February 18, 2025. If no claim for disposition is 
received by January 20, 2026, the associated funerary object in this 
notice will become unclaimed associated funerary object.

ADDRESSES: Sarah Clawson, Forest Supervisor, Prescott National Forest, 
735 N. Highway 89, Chino Valley, AZ 86323, telephone (928) 443-8213, 
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 
Prescott National Forest, and additional information on the associated 
funerary object 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, one associated funerary object 
has been reasonably identified. A ceramic jar and human remains were 
discovered eroding out of an arroyo by a hiker near the Salt Mine Road 
(Verde Ranger District, Yavapai County, Arizona) on January 10, 2020. 
The jar was also removed that same day. The jar has been classified as 
Verde Brown plainware (Southern Sinagua) and is 20-25cm in diameter and 
approximately 20cm in height. The jar was found fractured, with about 
half of its entirety present. The human remains were stabilized in 
place in January 2020 and again in July 2021. The discovery location 
was assigned a site number, AR-03-09-05-933, and is being monitored by 
PNF archaeologists. The jar is currently secured in a safe location 
away from public view at the Verde Valley Archaeological Center, Camp 
Verde, Arizona.

Determinations

    The Prescott National Forest has determined that:
     The one object described in this notice is reasonably 
believed to have been placed intentionally with or near individual 
human remains at the time of death or later as part of the death rite 
or ceremony.
     The Hopi Tribe of Arizona has priority for disposition of 
the associated funerary object described in this notice.

Claims for Disposition

    Written claims for disposition of the associated funerary object in 
this notice must be sent to the appropriate official identified in this 
notice under ADDRESSES. If no claim for disposition is received by 
January 8, 2026, the associated funerary object in this notice will 
become an unclaimed associated funerary object. 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 associated funerary object in this notice may 
occur on or after February 18, 2025. If competing claims for 
disposition are received, the Prescott National Forest must determine 
the most appropriate claimant prior to disposition. Requests for joint 
disposition of the associated funerary object are considered a single 
request and not competing requests. The Prescott National Forest 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, 
25 U.S.C. 3002, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.7.

    Dated: January 13, 2025.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2025-01174 Filed 1-16-25; 8:45 am]
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