Notice2026-06360
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 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 91, Number 63 (Thursday, April 2, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16737-16738]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-06360]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[N7048; NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0042512; 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 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 May 4, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Send written requests for repatriation of the human remains
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#1e4a7b7f30557f6e727f705e7a716d30787230797168"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="07536266294c66776b66694763687429616b29606871">[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
Florida Department of State, 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. Ancestral human
remains were transferred to the Department of State at an unknown date
prior to 1972. These remains were removed from the Johnson site in 1957
by W.C. Lazarus and J.M. Johnson.
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 described in this
notice.
Determinations
The Florida Department of State 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 Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas; Alabama-
Quassarte Tribal Town; Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana; Jena Band of
Choctaw Indians; Kialegee Tribal Town; Miccosukee Tribe of Indians;
Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians; Poarch Band of Creek Indians;
Seminole Tribe of Florida; The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; The Muscogee
(Creek) Nation; The Seminole Nation of Oklahoma; Thlopthlocco Tribal
Town; and the Tunica-Biloxi Indian Tribe.
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 May 4, 2026. If competing requests for
repatriation are received, the Florida Department of State 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 Florida
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Department of State 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. 2026-06360 Filed 4-1-26; 8:45 am]
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