Notice2026-18328
Notice of Intended Disposition: U.S. Department of Defense, Navy, Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, Beaufort, SC
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Published
September 9, 2026
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentNational Park Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the U.S. Department of Defense, Navy, Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island (MCRDPI) intends to carry out the disposition of human remains removed from Federal or Tribal lands to the lineal descendants or Indian Tribe with priority for disposition in this notice.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 173 (Wednesday, September 9, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57371-57372]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-18328]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[N7467; NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0043674; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Intended Disposition: U.S. Department of Defense, Navy,
Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, Beaufort, SC
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior, DOI.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the U.S. Department of Defense, Navy, Marine
Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island (MCRDPI) intends to carry out the
disposition of human remains removed from Federal or Tribal lands to
the
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lineal descendants or Indian Tribe with priority for disposition in
this notice.
DATES: Disposition of the human remains in this notice may occur on or
after October 9, 2026. If no claim for disposition is received by
September 9, 2027, the human remains in this notice will become
unclaimed human remains.
ADDRESSES: Send written claims for disposition of the human remains in
this notice to Commanding General MCRDPI, ATTN Ms. Tracey Gould, P.O.
Box 5028, Beaufort, SC 29905, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1e6a6c7f7d7b673079716b727a5e6b6d737d30737772"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="285c5a494b4d51064f475d444c685d5b454b06454144">[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
MCRDPI, 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 up
to 18 individuals have been reasonably identified. No associated
funerary objects are present. These remains were removed from eight
precontact archaeological sites during excavations that took place in
1997 and 2006 on MCRDPI in Beaufort County, SC and include five
ancestral fragments possibly cranial, one fragment navicular foot, five
unidentified fragments, one fragment Prox. Phalange (probably #3), five
long bone fragments, and one bone fragment. These remains are currently
curated at the South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology
(SCIAA) in Columbia, South Carolina.
Determinations
The MCRDPI has determined that:
<bullet> The human remains described in this notice represent the
physical remains of up to 18 individuals of Native American ancestry.
<bullet> The Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; Catawba
Indian Nation; Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma; Kialegee Tribal Town;
Seminole Tribe of Florida; Shawnee Tribe; The Muscogee (Creek) Nation;
Thlopthlocco Tribal Town; and the Tuscarora Nation 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 September
9, 2027, the human remains in this notice will become unclaimed human
remains. Claims for disposition may be submitted by:
1. Any lineal descendant or Indian Tribe identified in this notice.
2. Any lineal descendant or Indian Tribe not identified in this
notice who shows that they have priority for disposition.
Disposition of the human remains in this notice may occur on or
after October 9, 2026. If competing claims for disposition are
received, the MCRDPI must determine the most appropriate claimant prior
to disposition. Claims for joint disposition of the human remains are
considered a single claim and not competing claims. The MCRDPI is
responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the lineal descendants
or Indian Tribes 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: September 1, 2026.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2026-18328 Filed 9-8-26; 8:45 am]
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