Notice2024-28492
Notice of Intended Disposition: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Forests in Florida, Tallahassee, FL
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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 Agriculture, Forest Service, National Forests in Florida (National Forests in Florida) intends to carry out the disposition of human remains and associated funerary objects 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]
[Pages 96670-96671]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-28492]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0039136; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Intended Disposition: U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Forest Service, National Forests in Florida, Tallahassee, 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 Agriculture, Forest
Service, National Forests in Florida (National Forests in Florida)
intends to carry out the disposition of human remains and associated
funerary objects 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 and associated funerary objects
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 and
associated funerary objects in this notice will become unclaimed human
remains and associated funerary objects.
ADDRESSES: Ivan Green, Forest Supervisor, National Forests in Florida,
325 John Knox Road, Bldg F, Suite 210, Tallahassee, FL 32303, telephone
(850) 523-8500, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#402421372e6e2c213732252e232500353324216e272f36"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6602071108480a07111403080503261315020748010910">[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
National Forests in Florida, and additional information on the human
remains or cultural items in this notice, including the results of
consultation, can be found in the related records. The National Park
Service is not responsible for the identifications in this notice.
Abstract of Information Available
Based on the information available, human remains representing, at
least, one individual have been reasonably identified. The 586
associated funerary objects are faunal remains, shell, lithic debitage,
pottery sherds, and bone tools. In June 2011, human remains were
identified during documentation of materials removed in late 2009 and
early 2010 during interagency emergency salvage excavations at Salt
Springs in the Ocala National Forest, Marion County, Florida.
Determinations
The National Forests in Florida has determined that:
<bullet> The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of one individual of Native American ancestry.
<bullet> The 586 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> The Miccosukee Tribe of Indians; Seminole Tribe of
Florida; The Muscogee (Creek) Nation; and The Seminole Nation of
Oklahoma have priority for disposition of the human remains and
associated funerary objects described in this notice.
Claims for Disposition
Written claims for disposition of the human remains and associated
funerary objects 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 and
associated funerary objects in this notice will become unclaimed human
remains and associated funerary objects. 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 and associated funerary objects in
this notice may occur on or after December 5, 2025. If competing claims
for disposition are received, the National Forests in Florida must
determine the most appropriate
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claimant prior to disposition. Requests for joint disposition of the
human remains and associated funerary objects are considered a single
request and not competing requests. The National Forests in Florida 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. 2024-28492 Filed 12-4-24; 8:45 am]
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