[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 196 (Wednesday, October 9, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54164-54165]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-22051]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0028959; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: Georgia Department of Natural 
Resources, Historic Preservation Division, Atlanta, GA

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Historic 
Preservation Division has completed an inventory of human remains and 
associated funerary objects, in consultation with the appropriate 
Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations, and has determined that 
there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and 
associated funerary objects and present-day Indian Tribes or Native 
Hawaiian organizations. Lineal descendants or 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 
and associated funerary objects should submit a written request to the 
Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Historic Preservation 
Division. If no additional requestors come forward, transfer of control 
of the human remains and associated funerary objects to the lineal 
descendants, Indian Tribes, or Native Hawaiian organizations stated in 
this notice may proceed.

DATES: Lineal descendants or 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 and associated 
funerary objects should submit a written request with information in 
support of the request to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, 
Historic Preservation Division at the address in this notice by 
November 8, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Rachel Black, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, 
Historic Preservation Division, 2610 GA Highway 155 SW, Stockbridge, GA 
30281, telephone (770) 389-7862, 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 and 
associated funerary objects under the control of the Georgia Department 
of Natural Resources, Historic Preservation Division, Atlanta, GA. The 
human remains and associated funerary objects were removed from site 
9JK317, Jackson County, GA.
    This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's 
administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The 
determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the 
museum, institution, or Federal agency that has control of the Native 
American human remains and associated funerary objects. The National 
Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice.

Consultation

    A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by the Georgia 
Department of Natural Resources, Historic Preservation Division 
professional staff in consultation with representatives of the Cherokee 
Nation; Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians; The Muscogee (Creek) Nation; 
The Seminole Nation of Oklahoma; and the United Keetoowah Band of 
Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma (hereafter referred to as ``The Consulted 
Tribes'').

History and Description of the Remains

    In December 2018, human remains representing, at minimum, one 
individual were removed from site 9JK317 in Jackson County, GA. A 
series of 56 rock piles were documented during investigations from 2016 
to 2018 conducted by Stratum Unlimited on private property located 
within the River Glen subdivision. During excavations, human remains 
were encountered at the base of Rock Pile 01. Work was halted, and 
Stratum Unlimited contacted the Georgia Department of Natural 
Resources, Historic Preservation Division. After consultation, no 
further work was conducted at 9JK317. In January 2019, the human 
remains and associated funerary objects were transferred to the Georgia 
Department of Natural Resources, Historic Preservation Division. The 
human remains consist of 61 small long bone fragments. No age or sex of 
individual could be identified. No known individuals were identified. 
The 33 associated funerary objects are three lithic bifaces, seven 
lithic debitage, 21 lithic flakes, one Wolfskin/Late Lamar ceramic 
sherd, and one sample of residual soil.
    The presence of one Wolfskin/Late Lamar ceramic sherd and the 
geographic location of the burial within the historically documented 
territory of The Muscogee (Creek) Nation support a cultural affiliation 
with The Muscogee (Creek) Nation.

Determinations Made by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, 
Historic Preservation Division

    Officials of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Historic 
Preservation Division have determined that:
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described 
in this notice represent the physical remains of one individual of 
Native American ancestry.
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the 33 objects described 
in this notice are reasonably believed to have been placed with or near 
individual human remains at the time of death or later as part of the 
death rite or ceremony.

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     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there is a relationship of 
shared group identity that can be reasonably traced between the Native 
American human remains and associated funerary objects and The Muscogee 
(Creek) Nation.

Additional Requestors and Disposition

    Lineal descendants or 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 and associated 
funerary objects should submit a written request with information in 
support of the request to Rachel Black, Georgia Department of Natural 
Resources, Historic Preservation Division, 2610 GA Highway 155 SW, 
Stockbridge, GA 30281, telephone (770) 389-7862, email 
[email protected], by November 8, 2019. After that date, if no 
additional requestors have come forward, transfer of control of the 
human remains and associated funerary objects to The Muscogee (Creek) 
Nation may proceed.
    The Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Historic Preservation 
Division is responsible for notifying The Consulted Tribes that this 
notice has been published.

    Dated: September 20, 2019.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2019-22051 Filed 10-8-19; 8:45 am]
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