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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 239 (Thursday, December 12, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 100527]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-29264]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0039190; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]

Notice of Inventory Completion: Georgia Department of Natural 
Resources, Atlanta, GA

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 Georgia Department of Natural Resources 
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 January 13, 2025.

ADDRESSES: Dr. Rachel Black, State Archaeologist, Georgia Department of 
Natural Resources, 2610 GA Hwy. 155 SW, Stockbridge, GA 30281, 
telephone (770) 389-7862, 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 
Georgia Department of Natural Resources, 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, one individual have been 
identified. No associated funerary objects are present. In December 
2023, this individual was located by a hunter on private property in 
Athens-Clarke County, GA north of Athens. The hunter removed the human 
remains from the ground surface and brought them to the Athens-Clarke 
County Police Department. Once the individual was determined to not be 
part of a forensic case, the human remains were examined by the 
University of Georgia, Department of Anthropology. Skeletal 
measurements were taken and run through the FORDISC program indicating 
possible Native American ancestry. The Georgia Department of Natural 
Resources was notified and worked with the Athens-Clarke County Police 
Department to inspect the area where the human remains were found. No 
archaeological sites or cultural features are associated with the 
individual. The individual is housed in a secured facility at the 
Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Office of the State 
Archaeologist.

Cultural Affiliation

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

Determinations

    The Georgia Department of Natural Resources has determined that:
     The human remains described in this notice represent the 
physical remains of one individual of Native American ancestry.
     There is a connection between the human remains described 
in this notice and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and The 
Muscogee (Creek) 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 January 13, 2025. If competing requests 
for repatriation are received, the Georgia Department of Natural 
Resources 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 Georgia 
Department of Natural Resources 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: December 4, 2024.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2024-29264 Filed 12-11-24; 8:45 am]
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