Notice2024-16711
Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Florida, Florida Museum of Natural History, Gainesville, FL
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Published
July 30, 2024
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the University of Florida-Florida Museum of Natural History (FLMNH) 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 146 (Tuesday, July 30, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61146-61147]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-16711]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0038355; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Florida, Florida
Museum of Natural History, Gainesville, 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 University of Florida-Florida Museum of
Natural History (FLMNH) 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 August 29, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Michelle LeFebvre, University of Florida, Florida Museum of
Natural History, 1659 Museum Road, Gainesville, FL 32611, telephone
(352) 273-1917, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#137e7f7675767165617653757f7c617a77727e666076667e3d66757f3d767766"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3b56575e5d5e594d495e7b5d575449525f5a564e485e4e56154e5d57155e5f4e">[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
FLMNH, and additional information on the determinations in this notice,
including the results of consultation, can be found in its inventory or
related records. The National Park Service is not responsible for the
determinations in this notice.
Abstract of Information Available
Human remains representing, at least, one individual have been
identified. The 605 associated funerary objects are invertebrate
specimens, vertebrate specimens, pottery sherds, and a lithic point.
The human remains and associated funerary objects were removed from the
Calusa Island site (8LL45) located on Calusa Island in Lee County, FL,
between February 10-14, 2020, by an archaeological investigation led by
the FLMNH. The project included the excavation of a 1x2 m test unit
along a heavily eroded edge of the coastal midden on the north
shoreline of the island. The test unit was not completed during the
2020 field season and was backfilled for completion later that same
year. The excavated
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assemblage was securely stored at the FLMNH Randell Research Center on
Pine Island, near Calusa Island. The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in
March 2020, followed by Hurricane Ian destruction in September 2022,
delayed the completion of the test unit. Following the hurricane, the
excavated assemblage on Pine Island was moved to the FLMNH research and
collections facility in Gainesville, FL, at the University of Florida.
Analysis of the excavated assemblage commenced in January 2023 and led
to the identification of human remains. Upon their identification, on
January 27, 2024, the human remains were reported to the Florida Bureau
of Archaeological Research and the State Archaeologist assumed
jurisdiction of the human remains in compliance with Florida State
Statute 872.05. All other handling of the associated test unit
archaeological assemblage ceased. Through consultation, on March 26,
2024, the 872.05 process and state jurisdiction of the assemblage ended
at the request of the Seminole Tribe of Florida and the FLMNH initiated
NAGPRA compliance for the repatriation of the human remains and
associated funerary objects. During NAGPRA consultation, it was
determined the human remains are culturally affiliated with the
Seminole Tribe of Florida and the associated funerary objects include
all excavated finds from the test unit. No hazardous substances were
used to treat any of the human remains or associated funerary objects.
Cultural Affiliation
Based on the information available and the results of consultation,
cultural affiliation is reasonably identified by the geographical
location or acquisition history of the human remains and associated
funerary objects described in this notice.
Determinations
The University of Florida-Florida Museum of Natural History has
determined that:
<bullet> The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of one individual of Native American ancestry.
<bullet> The 605 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 connection between the human remains and
associated funerary objects described in this notice and the Seminole
Tribe of Florida.
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 an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization with
cultural affiliation.
Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects
described in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after August
29, 2024. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the
University of Florida-Florida Museum of Natural History 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. The
University of Florida-Florida Museum of Natural History 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: July 17, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024-16711 Filed 7-29-24; 8:45 am]
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