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National Forest System land from 

mining, but not from mineral leasing, to 

protect the scientific values of the 

Sacramento Peak Observatory located in 

the Lincoln National Forest. PLO No. 

7296 will expire on November 28, 2017, 

unless extended. This notice gives the 

public an opportunity to comment on 

the application and to request a public 

meeting. This notice also amends the 

number of acres subject to PLO No. 

7296. The number of acres that are 

subject to the withdrawal has been 

increased due to previously unsurveyed 

sections being surveyed since the 

withdrawal was originally created. 

DATES: Comments and public meeting 

requests must be received by November 

28, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: Comments and public 

meeting requests should be sent to State 

Director, BLM, New Mexico State 

Office, P.O. Box 27115, Santa Fe, New 

Mexico 87502. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jeanette Martinez, BLM New Mexico 

State Office, 505–954–2040, or via email 

at jeanette@blm.gov. Persons who use 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Relay 

Services at 1–800–877–8339 to reach the 

BLM contact person. The Service is 

available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 

to leave a message or question for the 

above individual. You will receive a 

reply during normal business hours. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The USFS 

has filed an application requesting that 

the Secretary of the Interior extend the 

withdrawal created by PLO 7396 (62 FR 

63380 (1997)) for an additional 20-year 

term. PLO 7296 withdrew 

approximately 2,432.40 acres of 

National Forest System land from 

mining to protect the scientific values 

associated with the continued operation 

of the Sacramento Peak Observatory. 

Subsequent surveys of unsurveyed 

sections 28 and 33 revealed the area 

subject to the withdrawal contains 

2,489.40 acres and is now described as 

follows: 

New Mexico Principal Meridian 

Lincoln National Forest 

T. 17 S., R. 11. E., sec. 26, SW1⁄4; 

sec.27, W1⁄2NE1⁄4, SE1⁄4NE1⁄4, NW1⁄4, 

and S1⁄2; sec. 34; PB 46 and PB 51, as 

depicted on Protraction Diagram 

approved June 18, 2003. 

The area described contains 2,489.40 

acres in Otero County. This legal 

description is identical in size, shape, 

and location as the description in PLO 

No. 7296, as published in the Federal 

Register (62 FR 63380 (1997)). Portions 

of the withdrawal originally described 

as sec. 28, E1⁄2NE1⁄4 and S1⁄2, 

unsurveyed, and sec. 33, unsurveyed, 

are now identified as PB 46 and PB 51, 

respectively. 

The purpose of the proposed 

extension is to ensure the continued 

protection of the scientific value of the 

Sacramento Peak Observatory. This 

includes the protection of the area from 

pollution, dust, vibration, and light that 

would interfere with the operation of 

the highly sensitive components of the 

Observatory. 

No suitable alternative sites exist as 

the infrastructure investments of the 

SPO are in place at the optimal position 

for the type of activity ongoing at this 

site. The use of a right-of-way, 

interagency agreement, or cooperative 

agreement would not provide adequate 

protection. 

The USFS would not need to acquire 

additional water rights to fulfill the 

purpose of the requested extension. 

Records pertaining to the extension 

application can be examined by 

contacting Jeanette Martinez in the BLM 

New Mexico State Office at the address 

or phone number shown above. 

For a period until November 28, 2017, 

all persons who wish to submit 

comments, suggestions, or objections in 

connection with the withdrawal 

extension application may present their 

views in writing to the BLM New 

Mexico State Director at the address 

indicated above. Comments, including 

names and street addresses of 

respondents, will be available for public 

review at the address listed above 

during regular business hours. Be 

advised that your entire comment, 

including your personal identifying 

information, may be made publicly 

available. While you can ask us to 

withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. Notice is hereby given that an 

opportunity for a public meeting is 

offered in connection with the 

withdrawal extension application. All 

interested parties who desire a public 

meeting for the purpose of being heard 

on the withdrawal extension application 

must submit a written request to the 

BLM New Mexico State Director at the 

address indicated above by November 

28, 2017. Upon determination by the 

authorized officer that a public meeting 

will be held, a notice of the time and 

place will be published in the Federal 

Register and a local newspaper at least 

30 days before the scheduled date of the 

meeting. 

The withdrawal extension application 

will be processed in accordance with 

the regulations set forth in 43 CFR 

2310.4. 

Debby Lucero, 

Acting Deputy State Director, Lands and 

Resources. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0023998; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural 

Items: U.S. Department of Agriculture, 

Forest Service, Tonto National Forest, 

Phoenix, AZ 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, 

Tonto National Forest, has completed an 

inventory of unassociated funerary 

objects, in consultation with the 

appropriate Indian Tribes or Native 

Hawaiian organizations, and has 

determined that there is a cultural 

affiliation between the unassociated 

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 

cultural items should submit a written 

request to the Tonto National Forest. If 

no additional requestors come forward, 

transfer of control of the unassociated 

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 

cultural items should submit a written 

request with information in support of 

the request to the Tonto National Forest 

at the address in this notice by 

September 29, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: Neil Bosworth, Tonto 

National Forest, 2324 East McDowell 

Road, Phoenix, AZ 85206, telephone 

(602) 225–5201, email nbosworth@

fs.fed.us. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

here given in accordance with the 

Native American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 

3005, of the intent to repatriate cultural 

items under the control of the Tonto 

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National Forest, Phoenix, AZ, that meet 

the definition of unassociated funerary 

objects under 25 U.S.C. 3001. 

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 

unassociated funerary objects. The 

National Park Service is not responsible 

for the determinations in this notice. 

History and Description of the Cultural 

Items 

Prior to 1990, 11 unassociated 

funerary objects were removed from Six 

Shooter Canyon in Gila County, AZ. The 

unassociated funerary objects were 

donated to the Grand Canyon Museum 

and then transferred to the Tonto 

National Forest on December 29, 2016. 

The 11 unassociated funerary objects are 

three shell bracelets, three shell rings, 

and five turquoise tessera pieces. A 

detailed assessment of the unassociated 

funerary objects was made by the Tonto 

National Forest professional staff in 

consultation with representatives of the 

Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian 

Community, who submitted a 

repatriation claim for the cultural items. 

In accordance with the Plan for the 

Treatment and Disposition of Human 

Remains and Other Cultural Items from 

the Tonto National Forest Pursuant to 

the Native American Graves Protection 

and Repatriation Act (as revised in 

2001), it has been determined that the 

primary cultural affiliation of these 

unassociated funerary objects is with 

the Ak-Chin 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; Salt River 

Pima-Maricopa Indian Community of 

the Salt River Reservation, Arizona; and 

the Tohono O’odham Nation of Arizona. 

Determinations Made by the USDA, 

Forest Service, Tonto National Forest 

Officials of the Tonto National Forest 

have determined that: 

• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(B), 

the 11 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 unassociated funerary 

objects and the Ak-Chin 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; Salt River Pima-Maricopa 

Indian Community of the Salt River 

Reservation, Arizona; and the Tohono 

O’odham Nation of Arizona. 

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 unassociated funerary objects 

should submit a written request with 

information in support of the request to 

Neil Bosworth, Tonto National Forest, 

2324 E McDowell Road, Phoenix, AZ 

85206, telephone (602) 225–5201, email 

nbosworth@fs.fed.us, by September 29, 

2017. After that date, if no additional 

requestors have come forward, transfer 

of control of the unassociated funerary 

objects to the Salt River Pima-Maricopa 

Indian Community of the Salt River 

Reservation, Arizona, may proceed. 

The Tonto National Forest is 

responsible for notifying the Ak-Chin 

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; Salt River Pima-Maricopa 

Indian Community of the Salt River 

Reservation, Arizona; and the Tohono 

O’odham Nation of Arizona that this 

notice has been published. 

Dated: August 14, 2017. 

Sarah Glass, 

Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

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[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0024011; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural 

Items: Science Museum of Minnesota, 

St. Paul, MN 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Science Museum of 

Minnesota, in consultation with the 

appropriate Indian Tribes or Native 

Hawaiian organizations, has determined 

that the cultural items listed in this 

notice meet the definition of sacred 

objects and objects of cultural 

patrimony. Lineal descendants or 

representatives of any Indian Tribe or 

Native Hawaiian organization not 

identified in this notice that wish to 

claim these cultural items should 

submit a written request to the Science 

Museum of Minnesota. If no additional 

claimants come forward, transfer of 

control of the cultural items 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 

claim these cultural items should 

submit a written request with 

information in support of the claim to 

the Science Museum of Minnesota at the 

address in this notice by September 29, 

2017. 

ADDRESSES: Edward Fleming, Science 

Museum of Minnesota, 120 West 

Kellogg Boulevard, St. Paul, MN 55102, 

telephone (651) 221–4576, email 

efleming@smm.org. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

here given in accordance with the 

Native American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 

3005, of the intent to repatriate cultural 

items under the control of the Science 

Museum of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, 

that meet the definition of sacred objects 

and objects of cultural patrimony under 

25 U.S.C. 3001. 

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 cultural items. The National 

Park Service is not responsible for the 

determinations in this notice. 

History and Description of the Cultural 

Items 

In July of 1958, two cultural items 

were removed from the Nett Lake region 

in Koochiching and St. Louis Counties, 

MN. Karen Peterson, a Science Museum 

of Minnesota affiliate, purchased the 

items on the Museum’s behalf. One 

item, a drum, was purchased from Mrs. 

Ray Drift. The other item, a drumstick, 

was purchased from Mr. Walter Drift. 

Both sellers were members of the Bois 

Forte Band (Nett Lake), one of six 

reservations that, together, comprise the 

Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota. 

The two items go together. The two 

sacred objects/objects of cultural 

patrimony are one drum and one 

drumstick. 

Museum accession, catalogue, 

collector notes and purchase records, as 

well as consultation with 

representatives of the Bois Forte Band 

(Nett Lake) of the Minnesota Chippewa 

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