[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 183 (Friday, September 20, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77182-77183]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-21537]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0038734; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Intended Disposition: U.S. Department of the Interior, 
National Park Service, Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve, 
Jacksonville, 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, Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve (TIMU) 
intends to carry out the disposition of human remains removed from 
Federal or Tribal lands to the lineal descendants, Indian Tribe, or 
Native Hawaiian organization with priority for disposition in this 
notice.

DATES: Disposition of the human remains in this notice may occur on or 
after October 21, 2024. If no claim for disposition is received by 
September 22, 2025, the human remains in this notice will become 
unclaimed human remains.

ADDRESSES: Chris Hughes, Superintendent, Timucuan Ecological

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and Historic Preserve, 13165 Mount Pleasant Road, Jacksonville, FL 
32225, telephone (904)-805-7510, 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, TIMU, and additional information on the human remains 
in this notice, including the results of consultation, can be found in 
the related records.

Abstract of Information Available

    Based on the information available, human remains representing, at 
least, three individuals have been reasonably identified. No associated 
funerary objects are present. Human remains were discovered eroding out 
of the Green Trail in Duval County, FL on June 21st 2023. National Park 
Service archeologists opened a small excavation unit and additional 
human remains were discovered. Artifacts removed from the site were 
determined to be historic and not associated with the burials. The 
remains of the ancestors were collected and transferred to the 
Southeast Archeology Center (SEAC) in Tallahassee, FL to be housed.

Determinations

    TIMU has determined that:
     The human remains described in this notice represent the 
physical remains of three individuals of Native American ancestry.
     The Miccosukee Tribe of Indians; Seminole Tribe of 
Florida; and The Seminole Nation of Oklahoma have priority for 
disposition of the human remains described in this notice.

Claims for Disposition

    Written claims for disposition of the human remains in this notice 
must be sent to the appropriate official identified in this notice 
under ADDRESSES. If no claim for disposition is received by September 
22, 2025, the human remains in this notice will become unclaimed human 
remains. Claims for disposition may be submitted by:
    1. Any lineal descendant, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian 
organization 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 they have priority for disposition.
    Disposition of the human remains in this notice may occur on or 
after October 21, 2024. If competing claims for disposition are 
received, TIMU must determine the most appropriate claimant prior to 
disposition. Requests for joint disposition of the human remains are 
considered a single request and not competing requests. TIMU is 
responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the lineal 
descendants, Indian Tribes, and Native Hawaiian organizations 
identified in this notice and to any other consulting parties.
    Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 
25 U.S.C. 3002, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.7.

    Dated: September 12, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024-21537 Filed 9-19-24; 8:45 am]
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