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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 234 (Thursday, December 5, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 96670-96671]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-28492]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0039136; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]

Notice of Intended Disposition: U.S. Department of Agriculture, 
Forest Service, National Forests in Florida, Tallahassee, 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 Agriculture, Forest 
Service, National Forests in Florida (National Forests in Florida) 
intends to carry out the disposition of human remains and associated 
funerary objects 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 and associated funerary objects 
in this notice may occur on or after January 6, 2025. If no claim for 
disposition is received by December 5, 2025, the human remains and 
associated funerary objects in this notice will become unclaimed human 
remains and associated funerary objects.

ADDRESSES: Ivan Green, Forest Supervisor, National Forests in Florida, 
325 John Knox Road, Bldg F, Suite 210, Tallahassee, FL 32303, telephone 
(850) 523-8500, 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 
National Forests in Florida, and additional information on the human 
remains or cultural items in this notice, including the results of 
consultation, can be found in the related records. The National Park 
Service is not responsible for the identifications in this notice.

Abstract of Information Available

    Based on the information available, human remains representing, at 
least, one individual have been reasonably identified. The 586 
associated funerary objects are faunal remains, shell, lithic debitage, 
pottery sherds, and bone tools. In June 2011, human remains were 
identified during documentation of materials removed in late 2009 and 
early 2010 during interagency emergency salvage excavations at Salt 
Springs in the Ocala National Forest, Marion County, Florida.

Determinations

    The National Forests in Florida has determined that:
     The human remains described in this notice represent the 
physical remains of one individual of Native American ancestry.
     The 586 objects described in this notice are reasonably 
believed to have been placed intentionally with or near individual 
human remains at the time of death or later as part of the death rite 
or ceremony.
     The Miccosukee Tribe of Indians; Seminole Tribe of 
Florida; The Muscogee (Creek) Nation; and The Seminole Nation of 
Oklahoma have priority for disposition of the human remains and 
associated funerary objects described in this notice.

Claims for Disposition

    Written claims for disposition of the human remains and associated 
funerary objects in this notice must be sent to the appropriate 
official identified in this notice under ADDRESSES. If no claim for 
disposition is received by December 5, 2025, the human remains and 
associated funerary objects in this notice will become unclaimed human 
remains and associated funerary objects. 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 and associated funerary objects in 
this notice may occur on or after December 5, 2025. If competing claims 
for disposition are received, the National Forests in Florida must 
determine the most appropriate

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claimant prior to disposition. Requests for joint disposition of the 
human remains and associated funerary objects are considered a single 
request and not competing requests. The National Forests in Florida 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: November 22, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024-28492 Filed 12-4-24; 8:45 am]
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