[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 81 (Tuesday, April 28, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23584-23585]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-09931]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-18019; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior, 
National Park Service, De Soto National Memorial, Bradenton, FL

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, De 
Soto National Memorial has completed an inventory of human remains in 
consultation with the appropriate Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian 
organizations, and has determined that there is no cultural affiliation 
between the human remains and any present-day Indian tribes or Native 
Hawaiian organizations. Representatives of any Indian tribe or Native 
Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to 
request transfer of control of these human remains should submit a 
written request to De Soto National Memorial. If no additional 
requestors come forward, transfer of control of the human remains to 
the Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations stated in this 
notice may proceed.

DATES: Representatives of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian 
organization not identified in this notice that wish to request 
transfer of control of these human remains should submit a written 
request with information in support of the request to De Soto National 
Memorial at the address in this notice by May 28, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Jorge Acevedo, Superintendent, De Soto National Memorial, 
P.O. Box 15390, Bradenton, FL 34280, telephone (941) 791-0458, email 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is here given in accordance with the 
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 
U.S.C. 3003, of the completion of an inventory of human remains under 
the control of the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park 
Service, De Soto National Memorial, Bradenton, FL. The human remains 
were removed from unknown sites in Manatee County, FL.
    This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's 
administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 U.S.C. 3003(d)(3) and 
43 CFR 10.11(d). The determinations in this notice are the sole 
responsibility of the Superintendent, De Soto National Memorial.

Consultation

    A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by De Soto 
National Memorial professional staff in consultation with 
representatives of the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians and the Seminole 
Tribe of Florida (previously listed as the Seminole Tribe of Florida 
(Dania, Big Cypress, Brighton, Hollywood & Tampa Reservations)).

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History and Description of the Remains

    On an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, two 
individuals were removed from an unknown site in Manatee County, FL, by 
a park visitor. In 2003, these remains were discovered in the De Soto 
National Memorial archives. No known individuals were identified. No 
associated funerary objects are present.
    In the 1940s and 1950s, human remains representing, at minimum, 
three individuals were removed from unknown sites in Manatee County, 
FL, by a park visitor. The remains were donated to De Soto National 
Memorial in 1997. No known individuals were identified. No associated 
funerary objects are present.
    Information from the collectors indicates that the remains were 
probably removed from Shaw's Point site. The Shaw's Point site is a 
midden containing materials from the Woodland to Mississippian period 
(circa 1000 B.C.-A.D. 1650).

Determinations Made by De Soto National Memorial

    Officials of De Soto National Memorial have determined that:
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described 
in this notice are Native American based on archeological context and 
age.
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described 
in this notice represent the physical remains of five individuals of 
Native American ancestry.
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), a relationship of shared 
group identity cannot be reasonably traced between the Native American 
human remains and any present-day Indian tribe.
     According to final judgments of the Indian Claims 
Commission or the Court of Federal Claims, the land from which the 
Native American human remains were removed is the aboriginal land of 
the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians and the Seminole Tribe of Florida 
(previously listed as the Seminole Tribe of Florida (Dania, Big 
Cypress, Brighton, Hollywood & Tampa Reservations)).
     Treaties, Acts of Congress, or Executive Orders, indicate 
that the land from which the Native American human remains were removed 
is the aboriginal land of the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians and the 
Seminole Tribe of Florida (previously listed as the Seminole Tribe of 
Florida (Dania, Big Cypress, Brighton, Hollywood & Tampa 
Reservations)).
     Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the disposition of the 
human remains may be to the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians and the 
Seminole Tribe of Florida (previously listed as the Seminole Tribe of 
Florida (Dania, Big Cypress, Brighton, Hollywood & Tampa 
Reservations)).

Additional Requestors and Disposition

    Representatives of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian organization 
not identified in this notice that wish to request transfer of control 
of these human remains should submit a written request with information 
in support of the request to Jorge Acevedo, Superintendent, De Soto 
National Memorial, P.O. Box 15390, Bradenton, FL 34280, telephone (941) 
791-0458, email [email protected], by May 28, 2015. After that 
date, if no additional requestors have come forward, transfer of 
control of the human remains to the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians and the 
Seminole Tribe of Florida (previously listed as the Seminole Tribe of 
Florida (Dania, Big Cypress, Brighton, Hollywood & Tampa Reservations)) 
may proceed.
    De Soto National Memorial is responsible for notifying the 
Miccosukee Tribe of Indians and the Seminole Tribe of Florida 
(previously listed as the Seminole Tribe of Florida (Dania, Big 
Cypress, Brighton, Hollywood & Tampa Reservations)) that this notice 
has been published.

    Dated: March 31, 2015.
Mariah Soriano,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2015-09931 Filed 4-27-15; 8:45 am]
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