Notice2026-06334
Notice of Inventory Completion: Florida Department of State, Tallahassee, FL
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Published
April 2, 2026
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Florida Department of State (FDOS) 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 91, Number 63 (Thursday, April 2, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 16732]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-06334]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[N7049; NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0042513; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Florida Department of State,
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 Florida Department of State (FDOS) 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 May 4, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Send written requests for repatriation of the human remains
and associated funerary objects in this notice to Tea Kaplan, Florida
Department of State, 2100 W Tennessee Street, Tallahassee, FL 32304,
email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e2b68783cca983928e838ca2868d91cc848ecc858d94"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e8bc8d89c6a38998848986a88c879bc68e84c68f879e">[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
FDOS, 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. The 175 associated funerary objects are unmodified faunal
bones (N=53), marine and land snail shells (N=15), St. Johns plain
ceramic sherds (N=73), St. Johns check stamped ceramic sherds (N=32),
and St. Johns cord marked sherds (N=2). Ancestral remains were
disturbed during archaeological testing preceding development at 39
Magnolia Avenue. A trench was excavated partially exhuming two burials.
The remainder of the burials were left in situ, but the disturbed
remains were brought to the Florida Department of State for
determinations on ancestry and historicity. Here, they were determined
to Ancestral Native American and accessioned for NAGPRA repatriation.
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 FDOS has determined that:
<bullet> The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of two individuals of Native American ancestry.
<bullet> The 175 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 Alabama-
Coushatta Tribe of Texas; Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town; Coushatta
Tribe of Louisiana; Kialegee Tribal Town; Miccosukee Tribe of Indians;
Poarch Band of Creek Indians; Seminole Tribe of Florida; The Muscogee
(Creek) Nation; The Seminole Nation of Oklahoma; and the Thlopthlocco
Tribal Town.
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 May 4,
2026. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the FDOS
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 FDOS 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: March 24, 2026.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2026-06334 Filed 4-1-26; 8:45 am]
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