Notice2024-29264
Notice of Inventory Completion: Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Atlanta, GA
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Published
December 12, 2024
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Georgia Department of Natural Resources 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 239 (Thursday, December 12, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 100527]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-29264]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0039190; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Georgia Department of Natural
Resources, Atlanta, GA
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 Georgia Department of Natural Resources
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 January 13, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Dr. Rachel Black, State Archaeologist, Georgia Department of
Natural Resources, 2610 GA Hwy. 155 SW, Stockbridge, GA 30281,
telephone (770) 389-7862, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e193808289848dcf838d80828aa1858f93cf8680cf868e97"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c1b3a0a2a9a4adefa3ada0a2aa81a5afb3efa6a0efa6aeb7">[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
Georgia Department of Natural Resources, 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. No associated funerary objects are present. In December
2023, this individual was located by a hunter on private property in
Athens-Clarke County, GA north of Athens. The hunter removed the human
remains from the ground surface and brought them to the Athens-Clarke
County Police Department. Once the individual was determined to not be
part of a forensic case, the human remains were examined by the
University of Georgia, Department of Anthropology. Skeletal
measurements were taken and run through the FORDISC program indicating
possible Native American ancestry. The Georgia Department of Natural
Resources was notified and worked with the Athens-Clarke County Police
Department to inspect the area where the human remains were found. No
archaeological sites or cultural features are associated with the
individual. The individual is housed in a secured facility at the
Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Office of the State
Archaeologist.
Cultural Affiliation
Based on the information available and the results of consultation,
cultural affiliation is reasonably identified by the geographical
location of the human remains described in this notice.
Determinations
The Georgia Department of Natural Resources has determined that:
<bullet> The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of one individual of Native American ancestry.
<bullet> There is a connection between the human remains described
in this notice and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and The
Muscogee (Creek) 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 January 13, 2025. If competing requests
for repatriation are received, the Georgia Department of Natural
Resources 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 Georgia
Department of Natural Resources 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: December 4, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024-29264 Filed 12-11-24; 8:45 am]
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