[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 204 (Tuesday, October 22, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 84392]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-24425]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0038934; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: St. Louis County Office of the 
Medical Examiner, St. Louis, MO

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 St. Louis County Office of the Medical 
Examiner (MEO) has completed an inventory of human remains and has 
determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human 
remains and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this 
notice.

DATES: Repatriation of the human remains in this notice may occur on or 
after November 21, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Dr. Lindsay Trammell, St. Louis County Office of the MEO, 
6059 North Hanley Road, St. Louis, MO 63134, telephone (314) 615-0809, 
email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#eca0b89e8d8181898080ac9f98808399859f8f83998298958183c28b839a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="eda1b99f8c8080888181ad9e99818298849e8e82988399948082c38a829b">[email protected]</span></a>.

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 
St. Louis County MEO and additional information on the determinations 
in this notice, including the results of consultation, can be found in 
its inventory or related records. The National Park Service is not 
responsible for the determinations in this notice.

Abstract of Information Available

    Human remains representing, at least, two individuals have been 
identified. No associated funerary objects are present. Remains were 
discovered in a private residence in Florissant, Missouri on May 5, 
2024. They were reportedly originally collected by a private citizen in 
the 1960's in Clarksville, Missouri, near the Clarksville Mound Groups 
site, 23PI6. These remains are from the Late Woodland to Emergency 
Mississippian Period and culturally affiliated with the Osage Nation.

Cultural Affiliation

    Based on the information available and the results of consultation, 
cultural affiliation is reasonably identified by the geographical 
location and acquisition history of the human remains described in this 
notice.

Determinations

    The St. Louis County MEO has determined that:
    <bullet> The human remains described in this notice represent the 
physical remains of two individuals of Native American ancestry.
    <bullet> There is a connection between the human remains described 
in this notice and The Osage Nation.

Requests for Repatriation

    Written requests for repatriation of the human remains in this 
notice must be sent to the authorized representative identified in this 
notice under 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 an Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization with 
cultural affiliation.
    Repatriation of the human remains described in this notice to a 
requestor may occur on or after November 21, 2024. If competing 
requests for repatriation are received, the St. Louis County MEO must 
determine the most appropriate requestor prior to repatriation. 
Requests for joint repatriation of the human remains are considered a 
single request and not competing requests. The St. Louis County MEO 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 10.10.

    Dated: October 11, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024-24425 Filed 10-21-24; 8:45 am]
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