Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 242 / Tuesday, December 19, 2023 / Notices 87801 

Dated: December 8, 2023. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2023–27795 Filed 12–18–23; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

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Notice of Inventory Completion: South 

Carolina Institute of Archaeology and 

Anthropology, University of South 

Carolina, Columbia, SC 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native 

American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the South 

Carolina Institute of Archaeology and 

Anthropology (SCIAA) has completed 

an inventory of human remains and 

associated funerary objects and has 

determined that there is a cultural 

affiliation between the human remains 

and associated funerary objects and 

Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian 

organizations in this notice. The human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

were removed from Chester, Fairfield, 

Kershaw, Orangeburg, and Unknown 

Counties, SC. 

DATES: Repatriation of the human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

in this notice may occur on or after 

January 18, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Nina Schreiner, South 

Carolina Institute of Archaeology and 

Anthropology (SCIAA), College of Arts 

and Sciences, University of South 

Carolina, 1321 Pendleton Street, 

Columbia, SC 29208, email Schreinn@

email.sc.edu. 

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 SCIAA. The 

National Park Service is not responsible 

for the determinations in this notice. 

Additional information on the 

determinations in this notice, including 

the results of consultation, can be found 

in the inventory or related records held 

by the SCIAA. 

Description 

In 1971, human remains representing, 

at minimum, one individual were 

removed from site 38CS2, Turkey Creek/ 

McCollum Mound, Chester County, SC, 

by Mr. Thomas M. Ryan of SCIAA, with 

permission of property owner, Lockhart 

Power Company of Lockhart, SC. The 

four funerary objects are one lot 

consisting of shell material, one lot 

consisting of faunal material, one lot 

consisting of ceramic material, and one 

lot consisting of lithic material. 

At an unknown date, human remains 

representing, at minimum, two 

individuals were removed from the 

same site, 38CS2, Chester County, SC, 

by Mr. John R. Hart and Boy Scout 

Troop 35 of York, SC. Hart transferred 

the collection to SCIAA in 1980. The 

three funerary objects are one lot 

consisting of charcoal, one lot consisting 

of lithic material, and one lot consisting 

of faunal material. 

In 1992, human remains representing, 

at minimum, three individuals were 

removed from site 38FA204/205, Bear 

Creek, Fairfield County, SC, by 

Southeastern Archaeological Services 

(SAS), Inc., of Athens, Georgia under 

contract with Kennecott-Ridgeway 

Mining Company of Ridgeway, South 

Carolina. SAS transferred them to 

SCIAA in 1994. The one associated 

funerary object is one lot consisting of 

lithic material. 

In 1985, human remains representing, 

at minimum, one individual were 

removed from site 38KE11, Adamson 

Mounds, Kershaw County, SC, by Dr. 

Chester B. DePratter and Mr. 

Christopher Judge of the Department of 

Anthropology, University of South 

Carolina, Columbia with permission of 

the property owner. The Department of 

Anthropology transferred them to 

SCIAA in 1988. The three funerary 

objects are one lot consisting of faunal 

material, one lot consisting of lithic 

material, and one lot consisting of 

ceramic material. 

In 1951–52, one associated funerary 

object, a ceramic urn was removed from 

site 38KE11, Adamson Mounds, 

Kershaw County, SC, by an unknown 

individual and given to Mr. George 

Stuart, graduate student at the 

University of North Carolina at Chapel 

Hill (UNC–CH). Stuart transferred the 

object to UNC–CH Research Labs of 

Archaeology (RLA) in 1975. Stuart 

acquired three additional associated 

funerary objects, one lot consisting of 

ceramic material, one lot consisting of 

shell material, and one lot consisting of 

lithic material, from 38KE11 at an 

unknown date and transferred them to 

RLA in 2012. RLA transferred the four 

associated funerary objects to SCIAA in 

2023 to facilitate consultation and 

repatriation pursuant to, and in 

accordance with, the Native American 

Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. 

In 1991, human remains representing, 

at minimum, 23 individuals were 

removed from site 38KE18, Ferry 

Landing, Kershaw County, SC, by Dr. 

Chester B. DePratter and Dr. Ted A. 

Rathbun of SCIAA and the Department 

of Anthropology, University of South 

Carolina, Columbia with permission of 

the property owner. The five associated 

funerary objects are one lot consisting of 

ceramic material, one lot consisting of 

lithic material, one lot consisting of 

shell material, one lot consisting of 

botanical material, and one lot 

consisting of soil. 

In 1986, human remains representing, 

at minimum, one individual were 

removed from site 38OR122, SCHD 

Orangeburg 7, Orangeburg County, SC, 

by Ms. Olga Caballero of the South 

Carolina Department of Highways and 

Public Transportation during the U.S. 

21 Borrow Pit Nos. 1 and 2 

investigations. SCHDPT transferred the 

collection to SCIAA in 1987. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

At an unknown time, human remains 

representing, at minimum, one 

individual were removed from an 

unknown location in South Carolina by 

unknown means. The date of SCIAA 

acquisition is unknown. No associated 

funerary objects are present. 

At an unknown time, human remains 

representing, at minimum, four 

individuals were removed from an 

unknown location by unknown means. 

In 1976, the estate of Mr. John A. May 

of Aiken, SC transferred them to the 

South Carolina State Museum in 

Columbia, SC. The State Museum 

transferred them to SCIAA in 1994. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

Cultural Affiliation 

The human remains and associated 

funerary objects in this notice are 

connected to one or more identifiable 

earlier groups, tribes, peoples, or 

cultures. There is a relationship of 

shared group identity between the 

identifiable earlier groups, tribes, 

peoples, or cultures and one or more 

Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian 

organizations. The following types of 

information were used to reasonably 

trace the relationship: anthropological 

information, archeological information, 

and historical information. 

Determinations 

Pursuant to NAGPRA and its 

implementing regulations, and after 

consultation with the appropriate 

Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian 

organizations, the SCIAA has 

determined that: 

• The human remains described in 

this notice represent the physical 

remains of 36 individuals of Native 

American ancestry. 


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• The 20 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. 

• There is a relationship of shared 

group identity that can be reasonably 

traced between the human remains and 

associated funerary objects described in 

this notice and the Catawba Indian 

Nation; Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band 

of Cherokee Indians; The Muscogee 

(Creek) Nation; and the United 

Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in 

Oklahoma. 

Requests for Repatriation 

Written requests for repatriation of the 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects in this notice must be sent to the 

Responsible Official identified in 

ADDRESSES. Requests for repatriation 

may be submitted by: 

1. Any one or more of the Indian 

Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations 

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. 

Repatriation of the human remains 

and associated funerary objects in this 

notice to a requestor may occur on or 

after January 18, 2024. If competing 

requests for repatriation are received, 

the SCIAA must determine the most 

appropriate requestor prior to 

repatriation. Requests for joint 

repatriation of the human remains and 

associated funerary objects are 

considered a single request and not 

competing requests. The SCIAA is 

responsible for sending a copy of this 

notice to the Indian Tribes and Native 

Hawaiian organizations 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, 10.10, and 

10.14. 

Dated: December 8, 2023. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2023–27793 Filed 12–18–23; 8:45 am] 

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Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. 

Department of the Interior, National 

Park Service, Voyageurs National Park, 

International Falls, MN 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native 

American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), U.S. 

Department of the Interior, National 

Park Service, Voyageurs National Park 

(VOYA) 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. Louis County, MN. 

DATES: Disposition of the human 

remains in this notice may occur on or 

after January 18, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Bob DeGross, 

Superintendent, Voyageurs National 

Park, 360 Hwy. 11 East, International 

Falls, MN 56649, telephone (218) 283– 

6600, email bob_degross@nps.gov. 

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, VOYA. Additional 

information on the determinations in 

this notice, including the results of 

consultation, can be found in the 

inventory or related records held by 

VOYA. 

Description 

Human remains representing, at 

minimum, three individuals were 

removed from St. Louis County, MN. 

The human remains were excavated by 

the National Park Service from a bundle 

burial on Wigwam Island (site 21SL183) 

that had been exposed due to erosion. 

Three individuals were identified, two 

adults and a child. The burial is dated 

as Middle to Late Woodland (200 BC— 

A.D. 1650). The thermoluminescence 

date for a fabric impressed body sherd 

recovered near, but not within, the 

burial is A.D. 1360 plus or minus 100 

years. 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 

treaty. 

Determinations 

Pursuant to NAGPRA and its 

implementing regulations, and after 

consultation with the appropriate 

Indian Tribes, VOYA has determined 

that: 

• The human remains described in 

this notice represent the physical 

remains of at least three 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 Minnesota 

Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota (Bois Forte 

Band (Nett Lake)). 

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 January 18, 2024. 

If competing requests for disposition are 

received, VOYA 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. VOYA 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 § 10.11. 

Dated: December 11, 2023. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2023–27804 Filed 12–18–23; 8:45 am] 

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