[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 81 (Tuesday, April 28, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23589-23591]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-09940]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-18015;PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior, 
National Park Service, Big Cypress National Preserve, Ochopee, FL

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, 
Big Cypress National Preserve, 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.

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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 Big Cypress 
National Preserve. 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 Big Cypress 
National Preserve at the address in this notice by May 28, 2015.

ADDRESSES: J.D. Lee, Superintendent, Big Cypress National Preserve, 
33110 Tamiami Trail East, Ochopee, FL 34141, telephone (239) 695-1103, 
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, Big Cypress National Preserve, Ochopee, FL. The human remains 
were removed from Big Cypress National Preserve, Collier and Dade 
Counties, 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, Big Cypress National Preserve.

Consultation

    A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by Big Cypress 
National Preserve 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)).

History and Description of the Remains

    At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, two 
individuals were removed from Panther Mound in Collier County, FL. The 
remains were removed by a visitor before the establishment of the park. 
In 1999, the visitor donated the remains to the park. Panther Mound 
contains material from the Glades II-III (AD 750-1700) and Seminole III 
(AD 1900-1940) periods. No known individuals were identified. No 
associated funerary objects are present.
    At an unknown date between 1977 and 1981, human remains 
representing, at minimum, one individual were removed from site 8CR493 
in Collier County, FL, which dates to the Late Archaic (3000-1000 BC). 
The remains were removed from a posthole test on the south edge of the 
site during a park site survey. No known individuals were identified. 
No associated funerary objects are present.
    In 1977, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual 
were removed from Hinson Mounds in Collier County, FL. The remains were 
removed from several spoil piles from the upper levels of Mound A or B 
during a park site survey. Hinson Mounds contains material from the 
Glades I (late) to Glades III A period (AD 500-1400). No known 
individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are 
present.
    In 1978, human remains representing, at minimum, five individuals 
were removed from East Crossing Mound in Collier County, FL, which 
dates to Late Glades II-III (AD 1100-1700). The remains were recovered 
during a site survey from a shallow test pit previously dug by looters. 
No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects 
are present.
    In 1978, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual 
were removed from the Komara site in Collier County, FL, which dates to 
an indeterminate prehistoric period. The remains were removed from a 
probe test of a sand mound. No known individuals were identified. No 
associated funerary objects are present.
    In 1978, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual 
were removed from the Orange Blossom site in Collier County, FL, which 
dates to an indeterminate prehistoric period. The remains were removed 
from the root spoil of an overturned tree during a site survey. No 
known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are 
present.
    In 1978, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual, 
were removed from the Big Daddy site in Collier County, FL, which dates 
to an indeterminate prehistoric period. The remains were removed from a 
test pit during an excavation of the site. No known individuals were 
identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
    In 1981, human remains representing, at minimum, two individuals 
were removed from Bear Island Mound in Collier County, FL, which dates 
to an indeterminate prehistoric period. The remains were removed from 
test pits excavated during a magnetometer survey. No known individuals 
were identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
    Cultural affiliation of the human remains described above could not 
be determined due to uncertain burial provenience, lack of culturally 
affiliated historic artifacts, and/or the antiquity of the remains.

Determinations Made by Big Cypress National Preserve

    Officials of Big Cypress National Preserve have determined that:
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described 
in this notice are Native American based on provenience within known 
Native American sites and the antiquity of the remains.
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described 
in this notice represent the physical remains of 14 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 J.D. Lee, Superintendent, Big Cypress 
National Preserve, 33110 Tamiami Trail East, Ochopee, FL 34141,

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telephone (239) 695-1103, 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.
    Big Cypress National Preserve 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 26, 2015.
Mariah Soriano,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2015-09940 Filed 4-27-15; 8:45 am]
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