Notice2024-24425
Notice of Inventory Completion: St. Louis County Office of the Medical Examiner, St. Louis, MO
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Published
October 22, 2024
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the St. Louis County Office of the Medical Examiner (MEO) has completed an inventory of human remains and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 204 (Tuesday, October 22, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 84392]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-24425]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0038934; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: St. Louis County Office of the
Medical Examiner, St. Louis, MO
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 St. Louis County Office of the Medical
Examiner (MEO) has completed an inventory of human remains and has
determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human
remains and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this
notice.
DATES: Repatriation of the human remains in this notice may occur on or
after November 21, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Lindsay Trammell, St. Louis County Office of the MEO,
6059 North Hanley Road, St. Louis, MO 63134, telephone (314) 615-0809,
email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#eca0b89e8d8181898080ac9f98808399859f8f83998298958183c28b839a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="eda1b99f8c8080888181ad9e99818298849e8e82988399948082c38a829b">[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
St. Louis County MEO 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, two individuals have been
identified. No associated funerary objects are present. Remains were
discovered in a private residence in Florissant, Missouri on May 5,
2024. They were reportedly originally collected by a private citizen in
the 1960's in Clarksville, Missouri, near the Clarksville Mound Groups
site, 23PI6. These remains are from the Late Woodland to Emergency
Mississippian Period and culturally affiliated with the Osage Nation.
Cultural Affiliation
Based on the information available and the results of consultation,
cultural affiliation is reasonably identified by the geographical
location and acquisition history of the human remains described in this
notice.
Determinations
The St. Louis County MEO has determined that:
<bullet> The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of two individuals of Native American ancestry.
<bullet> There is a connection between the human remains described
in this notice and The Osage Nation.
Requests for Repatriation
Written requests for repatriation of the human remains 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 described in this notice to a
requestor may occur on or after November 21, 2024. If competing
requests for repatriation are received, the St. Louis County MEO must
determine the most appropriate requestor prior to repatriation.
Requests for joint repatriation of the human remains are considered a
single request and not competing requests. The St. Louis County MEO 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: October 11, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024-24425 Filed 10-21-24; 8:45 am]
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