[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 205 (Wednesday, October 25, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 73375]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-23545]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0036801; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Department of the Interior, 
National Park Service, Castillo de San Marcos National Monument, Saint 
Augustine, FL

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, Castillo de San Marcos National Monument (CASA) 
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 St. Johns County, FL.

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

ADDRESSES: Gordie Wilson, Superintendent, Castillo de San Marcos 
National Monument, 8635 A1A South, Saint Augustine, FL 32080, telephone 
(904) 829-6506, 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, CASA. Additional information on the determinations in 
this notice, including the results of consultation, can be found in the 
inventory or related records held by CASA.

Description

    Human remains representing, at minimum, five individuals were 
removed from St. John's County, FL. The human remains were donated to 
CASA in 1947 with very little accompanying documentation pertaining to 
archeological context. In 1974, Dr Kathleen Deagan dated most material 
in the collection to post-1672 (the date the fort was constructed). No 
associated funerary objects are present.
    In 1979, human remains representing, at minimum, one individual 
were removed from St. John's County, FL, during an excavation of test 
pits and trenches by Dr. Kathleen Deagan. 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, and 
a treaty.

Determinations

    Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after 
consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes, CASA has determined 
that:
     The human remains described in this notice represent the 
physical remains of six 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 Miccosukee Tribe of Indians; Seminole 
Tribe of Florida; and The Seminole Nation of 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 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, CASA 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. CASA 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. 2023-23545 Filed 10-24-23; 8:45 am]
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