[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 205 (Wednesday, October 25, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73364-73365]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-23544]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0036800; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior, 
National Park Service, Cumberland Gap National Historic Park, 
Middlesboro, KY

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and 
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the U.S. Department of the Interior, 
National Park Service, Cumberland Gap National Historic Park (CUGA) has 
completed an inventory of human remains and has determined that there 
is no cultural affiliation between the human remains and any Indian 
Tribe. The human remains were removed from Claiborne County, TN, and 
Lee County, VA.

DATES: Disposition of the human remains in this notice may occur on or 
after November 24, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Lisa Baldwin, Superintendent, Cumberland Gap National 
Historic Park, 91 Bartlett Park Road, Middlesboro, KY 40965, telephone 
(606) 248-2817, email [email protected].

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 
Superintendent, CUGA. Additional information on the determinations in 
this notice, including the results of consultation, can be found in the 
inventory or related records held by CUGA.

Description

    Human remains representing, at minimum, one individual were removed 
from an unknown location in Claiborne County, TN. In 1957, Mr. Maxwell 
Ramsey of Cumberland Gap, Claiborne County, TN, donated the human 
remains to CUGA. No associated funerary objects are present.
    Human remains representing, at minimum, three individuals were 
removed from the Carl Harris property in Lee County, VA. In 1958, the 
human remains were donated to CUGA by Mr. Carl Harris of Gibson 
Station, VA. No associated funerary objects are present.

Aboriginal Land

    The human remains in this notice were removed from known geographic 
locations. These locations are the aboriginal lands of one or more 
Indian Tribes. The following information was used to identify the 
aboriginal land: a final judgment of the Indian Claims Commission or 
the United States Court of Claims, and treaties.

Determinations

    Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after 
consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes, CUGA has determined 
that:
     The human remains described in this notice represent the 
physical remains of four individuals of Native American ancestry.
     No relationship of shared group identity can be reasonably 
traced between the human remains and any Indian Tribe.
     The human remains described in this notice were removed 
from the aboriginal land of the Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band of 
Cherokee Indians; and the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in 
Oklahoma.

Requests for Disposition

    Written requests for disposition of the human remains in this 
notice must be sent to the Responsible Official identified in 
ADDRESSES. Requests for disposition may be submitted by:
    1. Any one or more of the Indian Tribes identified in this notice.
    2. Any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian 
organization not identified in this notice who shows, by a 
preponderance of the evidence, that the requestor is a lineal 
descendant or a culturally affiliated Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian 
organization, or who

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shows that the requestor is an aboriginal land Indian Tribe.
    Disposition of the human remains described in this notice to a 
requestor may occur on or after November 24, 2023. If competing 
requests for disposition are received, CUGA must determine the most 
appropriate requestor prior to disposition. Requests for joint 
disposition of the human remains are considered a single request and 
not competing requests. CUGA is responsible for sending a copy of this 
notice to the Indian Tribes identified in this notice.
    Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 
25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.9 and Sec.  
10.11.

    Dated: October 18, 2023.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2023-23544 Filed 10-24-23; 8:45 am]
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