[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 18 (Tuesday, January 28, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5032-5033]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-01357]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0029473; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior, 
National Park Service, Gulf Islands National Seashore, Gulf Breeze, FL

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, 
Gulf Islands National Seashore 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 no cultural affiliation between the human 
remains and associated funerary objects 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 and 
associated funerary objects should submit a written request to Gulf 
Islands National Seashore. If no additional requestors come forward, 
transfer of control of the human remains and associated funerary 
objects 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 and associated funerary 
objects should submit a written request with information in support of 
the request to Gulf Islands National Seashore at the address in this 
notice by February 27, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Daniel Brown, Superintendent, Gulf Islands National 
Seashore, 1801 Gulf Breeze Parkway, Gulf Breeze, FL 32563-5000, (850) 
934-2613, 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 U.S. Department of 
the Interior, National Park Service, Gulf Islands National Seashore, 
Gulf Breeze, FL. The human remains and associated funerary object were 
removed from sites in Santa Rosa 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, Gulf Islands National Seashore.

Consultation

    A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by Gulf Islands 
National Seashore professional staff in consultation with 
representatives of the Seminole Tribe of Florida (previously listed as 
the Seminole Tribe of Florida (Dania, Big Cypress, Brighton, Hollywood 
& Tampa Reservations)) and The Seminole Nation of Oklahoma. The 
Miccosukee Tribe of Indians was invited to consult but did not 
participate.

History and Description of the Remains

    In 1973, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual 
were removed from the Boy Scout Water site in Santa Rosa County, FL 
during archeological survey. No known individuals were identified. No 
associated funerary objects are present.
    Between 1973 and 1979, human remains representing, at minimum, one 
individual were removed from the First Gulf Breeze site in Santa Rosa 
County, FL, during archeological survey and testing. No known 
individuals were identified. The one associated funerary object is a 
vessel fragment.
    In 1980, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual 
were removed from the Big Heart West site in Santa Rosa County, FL 
during archeological survey and testing. No known individuals were 
identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
    In 1986, human remains representing, at minimum, two individuals 
were removed from the base of an overturned tree by a park visitor in 
the Naval Live Oaks area of Gulf Islands National Seashore in Santa 
Rosa County, FL. No known individuals were identified. No associated 
funerary objects are present.
    In 1986, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual 
were removed from the Third Gulf Breeze site in Santa Rosa County, FL, 
during construction monitoring. No known individuals were identified. 
No associated funerary objects are present.

Determinations Made by the U.S. Department of the Interior, National 
Park Service, Gulf Islands National Seashore

    Officials of the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park 
Service, Gulf Islands National Seashore have determined that:
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described 
in this notice are Native American based on removal from known Native 
American sites and osteological analyses.
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described 
in this notice represent the physical remains of six individuals of 
Native American ancestry.
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the one object described 
in this notice is 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. The National Park Service intends to convey the 
associated funerary object to the Tribes pursuant to 54 U.S.C. 
102503(g) through (i) and 54 U.S.C. 102504.
     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 associated funerary object 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 and associated funerary object were 
removed is the aboriginal land of the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians; 
Seminole Tribe of Florida (previously listed as the Seminole Tribe of 
Florida (Dania, Big Cypress, Brighton, Hollywood & Tampa 
Reservations)); and The Seminole Nation of Oklahoma.
     Treaties, Acts of Congress, or Executive Orders, indicate 
that the land from which the Native American human remains and 
associated funerary object were removed is the aboriginal land of the 
Miccosukee Tribe of Indians; Seminole Tribe of Florida (previously 
listed as the Seminole Tribe of Florida (Dania, Big Cypress, Brighton, 
Hollywood & Tampa Reservations)); and The Seminole Nation of Oklahoma.
     Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the disposition of the 
human remains and associated funerary object may be to the Miccosukee 
Tribe of Indians; Seminole Tribe of Florida (previously listed as the 
Seminole Tribe of Florida (Dania, Big Cypress, Brighton, Hollywood & 
Tampa Reservations)); and The Seminole Nation of Oklahoma.

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 and associated funerary object should submit a 
written request with information in support of the request to Daniel 
Brown, Superintendent, Gulf Islands National Seashore, 1801 Gulf Breeze 
Parkway, Gulf Breeze, FL 32563-5000, (850) 934-

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2613, email [email protected], by February 27, 2020. After that 
date, if no additional requestors have come forward, transfer of 
control of the human remains and associated funerary object to the 
Miccosukee Tribe of Indians; Seminole Tribe of Florida (previously 
listed as the Seminole Tribe of Florida (Dania, Big Cypress, Brighton, 
Hollywood & Tampa Reservations)); and The Seminole Nation of Oklahoma 
may proceed.
    The U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Gulf 
Islands National Seashore is responsible for notifying the Miccosukee 
Tribe of Indians; Seminole Tribe of Florida (previously listed as the 
Seminole Tribe of Florida (Dania, Big Cypress, Brighton, Hollywood & 
Tampa Reservations)); and The Seminole Nation of Oklahoma that this 
notice has been published.

    Dated: December 6, 2019.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2020-01357 Filed 1-27-20; 8:45 am]
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