Notice2024-12818
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Canaveral National Seashore, New Smyrna Beach, FL
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Published
June 12, 2024
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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, Canaveral National Seashore (CANA) has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and associated funerary objects and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 114 (Wednesday, June 12, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 49900]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-12818]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0038074; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior,
National Park Service, Canaveral National Seashore, New Smyrna Beach,
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, Canaveral National Seashore (CANA) has completed
an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects and has
determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human
remains and associated funerary objects and Indian Tribes or Native
Hawaiian organizations in this notice.
DATES: Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary
objects in this notice may occur on or after July 12, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Carmen Thomson, Superintendent, Canaveral National Seashore,
212 S Washington Avenue, Titusville, FL 32951, telephone (321) 291-
1860, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f5b6948798909baaa19d9a98869a9bb59b8586db929a83"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6b280a19060e05343f0304061804052b051b18450c041d">[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, CANA, and additional information on the determinations
in this notice, including the results of consultation, can be found in
the inventory or related records.
Abstract of Information Available
Based on the information available, human remains representing, at
least, two individuals have been reasonably identified. The four
associated funerary objects are three lithic fragments and one ceramic
vessel fragment. On June 12, 2022, human remains which were removed
from the park in the 1970s during road construction in front of the
Apollo Visitor Center were returned to the park by a park visitor. The
location was originally believed to be a naturally occurring sand dune
but has since been reassessed as a Sand Burial Mound. No hazardous
substances have been used to treat the human remains.
Cultural Affiliation
Based on the information available and the results of consultation,
cultural affiliation is clearly identified by the information available
about the human remains and associated funerary objects described in
this notice.
Determinations
CANA has determined that:
<bullet> The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of two individuals of Native American ancestry.
<bullet> The four 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.
<bullet> There is a reasonable connection between the human remains
described in this notice and the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians; Seminole
Tribe of Florida; The Muscogee (Creek) Nation; and The Seminole Nation
of Oklahoma.
Requests for Repatriation
Written requests for repatriation of the human remains and
associated funerary objects in this notice must be sent to the
authorized representative identified in this notice under ADDRESSES.
Requests for repatriation may be submitted by:
1. Any one or more of the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations 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.
Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects
in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after July 12, 2024. If
competing requests for repatriation are received, CANA must determine
the most appropriate requestor prior to repatriation. Requests for
joint repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects
are considered a single request and not competing requests. CANA is
responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the Indian Tribes and
Native Hawaiian organizations identified in this notice.
Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act,
25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.10.
Dated: June 3, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024-12818 Filed 6-11-24; 8:45 am]
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