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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 234 (Thursday, December 5, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 96667]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-28485]

[[Page 96667]]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0039148; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]

Notice of Intended Disposition: U.S. Department of the Interior, 
National Park Service, Big South Fork National River and Recreation 
Area, Oneida, TN

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 Interior, National 
Park Service, Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area (BISO) 
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 January 6, 2025. If no claim for disposition is received by 
December 5, 2025, the human remains in this notice will become 
unclaimed human remains.

ADDRESSES: Niki S. Nicholas, Superintendent, National Park Service, Big 
South Fork National River and Recreation Area, 4564 Leatherwood Road, 
Oneida, TN 37841, telephone (423) 569-9778, 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, BISO, 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, one individual has been reasonably identified. No associated 
funerary objects are present. Human remains were discovered within the 
Luna Moth Rockshelter in Scott County, TN, in 1994. The human remains 
were discovered while National Park Service archaeologists were 
excavating in a disturbed context along with diagnostic ceramics. The 
human remains were collected and transferred to the Southeast 
Archeology Center (SEAC) in Tallahassee, FL, where they are currently 
housed.

Determinations

    BISO has determined that:
     The human remains described in this notice represent the 
physical remains of one individual of Native American ancestry.
     The Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma; 
Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas; Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town; 
Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians; Eastern Shawnee 
Tribe of Oklahoma; Shawnee Tribe; The Chickasaw Nation; The Muscogee 
(Creek) Nation; and the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in 
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 December 5, 
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 January 6, 2025. If competing claims for disposition are 
received, BISO 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. BISO 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. 2024-28485 Filed 12-4-24; 8:45 am]
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