Notice2023-23545
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Castillo de San Marcos National Monument, Saint Augustine, FL
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Published
October 25, 2023
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Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Castillo de San Marcos National Monument (CASA) has completed an inventory of human remains and has determined that there is no cultural affiliation between the human remains and any Indian Tribe. The human remains were removed from St. Johns County, FL.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 205 (Wednesday, October 25, 2023)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-23545]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0036801; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior,
National Park Service, Castillo de San Marcos National Monument, Saint
Augustine, FL
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 the Interior,
National Park Service, Castillo de San Marcos National Monument (CASA)
has completed an inventory of human remains and has determined that
there is no cultural affiliation between the human remains and any
Indian Tribe. The human remains were removed from St. Johns County, FL.
DATES: Disposition of the human remains in this notice may occur on or
after November 24, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Gordie Wilson, Superintendent, Castillo de San Marcos
National Monument, 8635 A1A South, Saint Augustine, FL 32080, telephone
(904) 829-6506, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#65220a17010a0b3a320c09160a0b250b15164b020a13"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a5e2cad7c1cacbfaf2ccc9d6cacbe5cbd5d68bc2cad3">[email protected]</span></a>.
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
superintendent, CASA. Additional information on the determinations in
this notice, including the results of consultation, can be found in the
inventory or related records held by CASA.
Description
Human remains representing, at minimum, five individuals were
removed from St. John's County, FL. The human remains were donated to
CASA in 1947 with very little accompanying documentation pertaining to
archeological context. In 1974, Dr Kathleen Deagan dated most material
in the collection to post-1672 (the date the fort was constructed). No
associated funerary objects are present.
In 1979, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual
were removed from St. John's County, FL, during an excavation of test
pits and trenches by Dr. Kathleen Deagan. No associated funerary
objects are present.
Aboriginal Land
The human remains in this notice were removed from known geographic
locations. These locations are the aboriginal lands of one or more
Indian Tribes. The following information was used to identify the
aboriginal land: a final judgment of the Indian Claims Commission, and
a treaty.
Determinations
Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after
consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes, CASA has determined
that:
<bullet> The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of six individuals of Native American ancestry.
<bullet> No relationship of shared group identity can be reasonably
traced between the human remains and any Indian Tribe.
<bullet> The human remains described in this notice were removed
from the aboriginal land of the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians; Seminole
Tribe of Florida; and The Seminole Nation of Oklahoma.
Requests for Disposition
Written requests for disposition of the human remains in this
notice must be sent to the Responsible Official identified in
ADDRESSES. Requests for disposition may be submitted by:
1. Any one or more of the Indian Tribes 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 the requestor is a lineal
descendant or a culturally affiliated Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization, or who shows that the requestor is an aboriginal land
Indian Tribe.
Disposition of the human remains described in this notice to a
requestor may occur on or after November 24, 2023. If competing
requests for disposition are received, CASA must determine the most
appropriate requestor prior to disposition. Requests for joint
disposition of the human remains are considered a single request and
not competing requests. CASA is responsible for sending a copy of this
notice to the Indian Tribes identified in this notice.
Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act,
25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.9 and Sec.
10.11.
Dated: October 18, 2023.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2023-23545 Filed 10-24-23; 8:45 am]
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