Notice2024-28485
Notice of Intended Disposition: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area, Oneida, TN
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Published
December 5, 2024
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the U.S. Department of Interior, National Park Service, Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area (BISO) intends to carry out the disposition of human remains removed from Federal or Tribal lands to the lineal descendants, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization with priority for disposition in this notice.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 234 (Thursday, December 5, 2024)]
[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: 2024-28485]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0039148; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Intended Disposition: U.S. Department of the Interior,
National Park Service, Big South Fork National River and Recreation
Area, Oneida, TN
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 Interior, National
Park Service, Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area (BISO)
intends to carry out the disposition of human remains removed from
Federal or Tribal lands to the lineal descendants, Indian Tribe, or
Native Hawaiian organization with priority for disposition in this
notice.
DATES: Disposition of the human remains in this notice may occur on or
after January 6, 2025. If no claim for disposition is received by
December 5, 2025, the human remains in this notice will become
unclaimed human remains.
ADDRESSES: Niki S. Nicholas, Superintendent, National Park Service, Big
South Fork National River and Recreation Area, 4564 Leatherwood Road,
Oneida, TN 37841, telephone (423) 569-9778, email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#bbd5d2d0d2e4d5d2d8d3d4d7dac8fbd5cbc895dcd4cd"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="08666163615766616b606764697b4866787b266f677e">[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, BISO, and additional information on the human remains
in this notice, including the results of consultation, can be found in
the related records.
Abstract of Information Available
Based on the information available, human remains representing, at
least, one individual has been reasonably identified. No associated
funerary objects are present. Human remains were discovered within the
Luna Moth Rockshelter in Scott County, TN, in 1994. The human remains
were discovered while National Park Service archaeologists were
excavating in a disturbed context along with diagnostic ceramics. The
human remains were collected and transferred to the Southeast
Archeology Center (SEAC) in Tallahassee, FL, where they are currently
housed.
Determinations
BISO has determined that:
<bullet> The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of one individual of Native American ancestry.
<bullet> The Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma;
Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas; Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town;
Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians; Eastern Shawnee
Tribe of Oklahoma; Shawnee Tribe; The Chickasaw Nation; The Muscogee
(Creek) Nation; and the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in
Oklahoma have priority for disposition of the human remains described
in this notice.
Claims for Disposition
Written claims for disposition of the human remains in this notice
must be sent to the appropriate official identified in this notice
under ADDRESSES. If no claim for disposition is received by December 5,
2025, the human remains in this notice will become unclaimed human
remains. Claims for disposition may be submitted by:
1. Any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian
organization 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 they have priority for disposition.
Disposition of the human remains in this notice may occur on or
after January 6, 2025. If competing claims for disposition are
received, BISO must determine the most appropriate claimant prior to
disposition. Requests for joint disposition of the human remains are
considered a single request and not competing requests. BISO is
responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the lineal
descendants, Indian Tribes, and Native Hawaiian organizations
identified in this notice and to any other consulting parties.
Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act,
25 U.S.C. 3002, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.7.
Dated: November 22, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024-28485 Filed 12-4-24; 8:45 am]
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