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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 11 (Friday, January 17, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6003-6004]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-01171]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0039359; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]

Notice of Intended Disposition: Arizona Army National Guard, Camp 
Navajo, Bellemont, 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 Arizona Army National Guard intends to 
carry out the disposition of human remains and associated funerary 
objects 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 human remains and associated funerary objects 
in this notice may occur on or after February 18, 2025. If no claim for 
disposition is received by January 20, 2026, the human remains and 
associated funerary objects in this notice will become unclaimed human 
remains and associated funerary objects.

ADDRESSES: Shelby Manney, Deputy Environmental Programs Manager, 
Departments of the Army and the Air Force, Joint Force Headquarters-
Arizona, Arizona Army National Guard, 5636 East McDowell Road, Phoenix, 
AZ 85008, telephone (602) 267-2740, email [email protected] and 
[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 
Arizona Army National Guard, and additional information on the human 
remains and associated funerary objects 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, human remains representing one 
individual have been reasonably identified. The three associated 
funerary objects are ceramic sherds. On November 13, 2021, an 
archaeological field crew encountered the individual and associated 
funerary objects during a cultural resource inventory of an 
archaeological site on Camp Navajo located in Bellemont, Coconino 
County, Arizona. Per installation procedures, the Coconino County 
Sherrif's Office was informed and subsequently determined that the 
discovery warranted examination by the Coconino County Office of the 
Medical Examiner (CCOME). On November 15, 2021, the individual and 
associated funerary objects were recovered as part of an investigation. 
CCOME officially confirmed that the discovery is archaeological on 
November 24, 2021. In consultation with the Indian Tribes, the Arizona 
Army National Guard recovered and housed the individual and associated 
funerary objects until final disposition.

Determinations

    The Arizona Army National Guard has determined that:
     The human remains described in this notice represent the 
physical remains of one individual of Native American ancestry.
     The three objects described in this notice are 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 human remains and associated funerary objects described in this 
notice.

Claims for Disposition

    Written claims for disposition of the human remains and associated 
funerary objects 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 20, 2026, the human remains and 
associated funerary objects in this notice will become unclaimed human 
remains and associated funerary objects. 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 human remains and associated funerary objects in 
this notice may occur on or after February 18, 2025. If competing 
claims for disposition are received, the Arizona Army National Guard 
must determine the most appropriate claimant prior to disposition. 
Requests for joint disposition of the human remains and associated 
funerary objects are considered a single request and not competing 
requests. The Arizona Army National Guard is responsible for

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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. 2025-01171 Filed 1-16-25; 8:45 am]
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