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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 10 (Thursday, January 16, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 4793]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-01008]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0039315; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]

Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Florida, Florida 
Museum of Natural History, Gainesville, 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 University of Florida, Florida Museum of 
Natural History (FLMNH), 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.

DATES: Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary 
objects in this notice may occur on or after February 18, 2025.

ADDRESSES: Megan Fry, NAGPRA Coordinator and Bioarchaeologist, 
University of Florida, Florida Museum of Natural History, 1659 Museum 
Road, Gainesville, FL 32611, telephone (352) 273-1921, 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 
FLMNH, 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

Waddell's Mill (8JA65)

    Human remains representing, at least, one individual has been 
identified from the Waddell's Mill Site (8JA65). The 8,512 associated 
funerary objects include faunal bone, faunal shell, ceramic sherds, 
lithic flakes, glass shards, charred and uncharred plant remains, 
faunal coprolite, and unfired clay fragments. The site was excavated 
numerous times between 1952-1973. The site is located in Jackson 
County, Florida, approximately seven miles northwest of Marianna, 
Florida. The site is situated on a limestone hill of the Crystal River 
Formation. The Ancestor was found buried in a cave shelter (Cave 1) on 
the mound which sits along the spring-fed pond. The site dates to the 
Middle Woodland through the Mission Period (A.D. 200 to 17th Century) 
but is predominantly associated with the Fort Walton Period. The FLMNH 
undertook building-wide fumigation with Vikane (sulfuryl fluoride) 
several times since this collection has entered the museum. No other 
exposure to potentially hazardous substances is known to FLMNH.

Marine Street (8SJ?)

    Human remains representing, at least, seven individuals have been 
identified. There are no associated funerary objects. Human remains 
were uncovered as part of a construction project on the corner of 
Marine St. and Arsenal St. in St. Augustine, St. Johns County, Florida 
in June of 1973. They were donated to the Historic St. Augustine 
Preservation Board, who subsequently transferred them to the FLMNH, 
also in June of 1973. The FLMNH undertook building wide fumigation with 
Vikane (sulfuryl fluoride) several times since this collection has 
entered the museum. No other exposure to potentially hazardous 
substances is known.

Cultural Affiliation

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

Determinations

    The FLMNH has determined that:
     The human remains described in this notice represent the 
physical remains of eight individuals of Native American ancestry from 
two sites.
     The 8,512 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.
     There is a connection between the human remains and 
associated funerary objects described in this notice and the Seminole 
Tribe of Florida and The Muscogee (Creek) Nation.

Requests for Repatriation

    Written requests for repatriation of the human remains and 
associated funerary objects 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 and associated funerary objects 
described in this notice to a requestor may occur on or after February 
18, 2025. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the 
FLMNH 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 FLMNH 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: January 6, 2025.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2025-01008 Filed 1-15-25; 8:45 am]
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