82_FR_12879 82 FR 12836 - Notice of Inventory Completion: The Florida Department of State/Division of Historical Resources, Tallahassee, FL

82 FR 12836 - Notice of Inventory Completion: The Florida Department of State/Division of Historical Resources, Tallahassee, FL

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 43 (March 7, 2017)

Page Range12836-12839
FR Document2017-04401

The Florida Department of State/Division of Historical Resources has completed an inventory of human remains, in consultation with the appropriate Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations, and has determined that there is no cultural affiliation between the human remains and any present-day Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations. Representatives of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to request transfer of control of these human remains should submit a written request to the Florida Department of State/Division of Historical Resources. If no additional requestors come forward, transfer of control of the human remains to the Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations stated in this notice may proceed.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-22877; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: The Florida Department of State/
Division of Historical Resources, Tallahassee, FL

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Florida Department of State/Division of Historical 
Resources has completed an inventory of human remains, in consultation 
with the appropriate Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations, 
and has determined that there is no cultural affiliation between the 
human remains and any present-day Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian 
organizations.

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Representatives of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian organization not 
identified in this notice that wish to request transfer of control of 
these human remains should submit a written request to the Florida 
Department of State/Division of Historical Resources. If no additional 
requestors come forward, transfer of control of the human remains to 
the Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations stated in this 
notice may proceed.

DATES: Representatives of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian 
organization not identified in this notice that wish to request 
transfer of control of these human remains should submit a written 
request with information in support of the request to the Florida 
Department of State/Division of Historical Resources at the address in 
this notice by April 6, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Daniel M. Seinfeld, Florida Department of State, Division of 
Historical Resources, Mission San Luis State Archaeological 
Collections, 2100 West Tennessee Street, Tallahassee, FL 32304, 
telephone (850) 245-6301.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is here given in accordance with the 
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 
U.S.C. 3003, of the completion of an inventory of human remains under 
the control of the Florida Department of State/Division of Historical 
Resources. The human remains were removed from several counties in 
Florida and indeterminate locations in Florida.
    This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's 
administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 U.S.C. 3003(d)(3) and 
43 CFR 10.11(d). The determinations in this notice are the sole 
responsibility of the museum, institution, or Federal agency that has 
control of the Native American human remains. The National Park Service 
is not responsible for the determinations in this notice.

Consultation

    A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by the Florida 
Department of State/Division of Historical Resources professional staff 
in consultation with representatives of the Miccosukee Tribe of 
Indians. The following tribes were invited to consult but did not 
participate in consultation: Poarch Band of Creeks (previously listed 
as the Poarch Band of Creek Indians of Alabama), Seminole Tribe of 
Florida (previously listed as the Seminole Tribe of Florida (Dania, Big 
Cypress, Brighton, Hollywood & Tampa Reservations)), The Muscogee 
(Creek) Nation, and The Seminole Nation of Oklahoma.

History and Description of the Remains

    At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, 3 
individuals were removed from an unknown site most likely located in 
Nassau or Clay Counties, FL. The human remains were in a box labeled 
``Johnson's Lake.'' While Marion County, FL, has a Johnson Lake site 
(8MR63), it is not known to contain burials. Close variations of the 
place name (Johnson Lake, Lake Johnson) are located in Nassau and Clay 
Counties, FL. Coquina shell and crab claw fragments were in the box 
with the human remains. These items are not believed to be grave goods 
but their presence is consistent with archeological sites near the east 
coast of Florida. The human remains are fragmented and their degree of 
mineralization and dental attrition is consistent with human remains 
from prehistoric skeletal human remains from Florida. No known 
individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are 
present.
    At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, 1 
individual were removed from an unknown site, most likely in Daytona 
Beach, Volusia County, FL. The human remains were in a small box 
labeled ``John Raabe skull fragments'' and contained small cranial 
fragments as well as marine and land snail shells. John Raabe was a 
local collector in Daytona Beach, FL. The bones were fragmented and 
mineralized, as is typical of prehistoric skeletal human remains from 
Florida. The fragmented nature of the human remains and their 
association in the box with shell is consistent archeological contexts 
in peninsular Florida. No known individuals were identified. No 
associated funerary objects are present.
    At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, 4 
individuals were removed from an unknown site, most likely in Volusia 
County, FL. These human remains were housed with other archeological 
material that came from Volusia County, FL, collectors. The bones were 
fragmented and mineralized, as is typical of prehistoric skeletal human 
remains from Florida. No known individuals were identified. No 
associated funerary objects are present.
    At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, 1 
individual were removed from the Bissetts Mound site (8VO122) in 
Volusia County, FL. The human remains were found in a bag labeled 
``Bissetts Mound,'' which is a known site (8VO122) in Volusia County, 
FL. The site dates to between 700 B.C. to A.D. 1700 and is known to 
contain burials. Due to the fragmented nature of the human remains, 
there are no biological markers with which to assess ancestry. No known 
individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are 
present.
    At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, 2 
individuals were removed from the Ormond Mound site (8VO240) in Volusia 
County, FL. The human remains are highly mineralized and encased in a 
shell midden matrix. Their reported discovery site, Ormond Mound, is a 
known prehistoric Native American burial ground. No known individuals 
were identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
    The human remains in this notice from Nassau, Clay, and Volusia 
counties, FL, are part of a larger collection from the Museum of Arts 
and Sciences in Daytona Beach, FL. The Museum of Arts and Sciences in 
Daytona Beach accepted numerous donations in the past, often with 
little documentation. The Florida Department of State/Division of 
Historical Resources assumed jurisdiction over these human remains 
pursuant to Section 872.05, Florida Statutes. A physical anthropologist 
determined that the human remains were from a prehistoric Native 
American based on physical examination and the context in which they 
were reported discovered.
    At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, 1 
individual were removed from an unknown site in Hillsborough County, 
FL. In October 2013, a woman brought to the Tampa Police Department a 
box containing human bones and pottery that she found in her deceased 
uncle's attic. She told police that her uncle and father were 
construction workers in the Tampa area and would often dig through 
construction sites collecting bones and artifacts. She had no knowledge 
of where the bones came from or how long her uncle had them in his 
possession. A detective with the Tampa Police Department brought the 
bones to the medical examiner who then suggested she bring them to Dr. 
Erin Kimmerle, a physical anthropologist with the University of South 
Florida. Dr. Kimmerle noted that the bones were likely human remains 
from a prehistoric Native American. In May 2014, the Florida Department 
of State/Division of Historical Resources assumed jurisdiction over 
these human remains pursuant to Section 872.05, Florida Statutes. A 
physical anthropologist determined that the human remains were from a 
prehistoric Native American, based on dental wear patterns, the 
condition of the human remains, and artifacts found in the box with the 
human remains. The two

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molars were worn, which is typical of prehistoric Native American 
populations in Florida. The fragmented and chalky condition of the 
human remains is also common among prehistoric human remains in 
Florida. Pottery in the shoebox with the human remains was 
characteristic of the Safety Harbor (A.D. 900-1700) period in the Tampa 
area of Florida. Such pottery is consistent with the human remains 
found during construction in the Tampa area. The specific contextual 
relationship between the pottery and the human remains is unclear. No 
known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are 
present.
    At an unknown date in the 1970s, human remains representing, at 
minimum, 1 individual were removed from the Fairyland Hill site 
(8BR162) in Brevard County, FL. In 2013, the individual who removed the 
human remains brought them to a local professional archeologist. The 
archeologist assessed that these human remains were ancient, and passed 
this information along to the Florida Department of State/Division of 
Historical Resources. In March 2013, the Florida Department of State/
Division of Historical Resources assumed jurisdiction over these human 
remains pursuant to Section 872.05, Florida Statutes. The human remains 
were determined to be from a prehistoric Native American from Florida 
based on their morphology and their reported discovery location. A 
physical anthropologist determined that the human remains were from a 
prehistoric Native American based on level of dental attrition and 
condition of the bones. The donor recalled finding the human remains 
from the Fairyland Hill site (8BR162), a known archeological site. His 
reports were confirmed by newspaper clippings and notes from the time 
that were in the Florida Master Site File. No known individuals were 
identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
    At an unknown date in the 1950s, human remains representing, at 
minimum, 2 individuals were removed from the Coonbottom Mound site 
(8JE13) in Jefferson County, FL. In November 2014, the person who 
removed the human remains gave them to a local professional 
archeologist who confirmed that the human remains were ancient. In 
November 2014, the Florida Department of State/Division of Historical 
Resources assumed jurisdiction over these human remains pursuant to 
Section 872.05, Florida Statutes. The human remains were determined to 
be from a prehistoric Native American from Florida based on their 
morphology and their reported context. A physical anthropologist 
determined that the human remains were from a prehistoric Native 
American based on the condition of the human remains and the context in 
which they were reportedly discovered. The donor recalled finding the 
human remains in the Coonbottom Mound site (8JE13), an archeological 
site that is known to contain human remains. The human remains' 
fragmented and mineralized condition is consistent with ancient human 
remains. No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary 
objects are present.
    At an unknown date in the 1980s, human remains representing, at 
minimum, 1 individual were collected from an unknown site in Brevard 
County, FL. After the person who found the human remains passed away, 
his family members contacted the Florida Department of State/Division 
of Historical Resources. In 2015, the Florida Department of State/
Division of Historical Resources assumed jurisdiction over these human 
remains pursuant to Section 872.05, Florida Statutes. The human remains 
were determined to be from a prehistoric Native American from Florida 
based on physical examination and the context in which they were 
reportedly discovered. A physical anthropologist determined that the 
human remains were from a prehistoric Native American based on the 
level of dental wear and condition of the human remains. No known 
individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are 
present.
    In 1981, human remains representing, at minimum, 2 individuals were 
removed from the Pillsbury Mound (8MA31) in Manatee County, FL. These 
human remains were in the collections of the Southeast Archeological 
Center in Tallahassee, FL. During an assessment of their collections, 
Southeast Archeological Center staff realized these human remains were 
under the jurisdiction of the Florida Department of State/Division of 
Historical Resources and transferred them to the Florida Department of 
State/Division of Historical Resources in 2015. The human remains are 
fragmented and their degree of mineralization is consistent with human 
remains from prehistoric contexts in Florida. Previous archeological 
investigations have demonstrated that the Pillsbury Mound is a known 
burial mound that dates to the Late Weeden Island and Safety Harbor 
periods (A.D. 800-1700). No known individuals were identified. No 
associated funerary objects are present.
    In 2013, human remains representing, at minimum, 25 individuals 
were removed from the McClamory Key site (8LV288) in Levy County, FL. 
In the fall of 2012, pursuant to Section 872.05, Florida Statutes, the 
Florida Department of State/Division of Historical Resources received 
information that burials were becoming exposed along the shore of 
McClamory Key, an uninhabited island owned by the State of Florida. 
Archeologists investigating the human remains found that they were 
likely thousands of years old and that sea level rise was exposing at 
least 20 burials. Through the course of multiple investigations, 
archeologists found evidence that some of the burials were being 
illicitly disturbed. Following consultation with representatives from 
the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians and Seminole Tribe of Florida 
(previously listed as the Seminole Tribe of Florida (Dania, Big 
Cypress, Brighton, Hollywood & Tampa Reservations)), pursuant to 
Section 872.05, Florida Statutes, it was determined that the only way 
to protect the burials from further looting was to remove and relocate 
the exposed burials to a safe location. Relocation on the island was 
impossible because it is rapidly degrading due to sea level rise. 
Archeologists from the University of Florida Laboratory for 
Southeastern Archaeology led efforts to excavate the human remains in 
March 2013. Based on the archeological context, the human remains 
likely date to 5000-4500 B.P. In 2016, the human remains were 
transferred to the Florida Department of State/Division of Historical 
Resources after inventorying and reporting requirements were completed. 
The human remains were determined to be prehistoric Native Americans 
based on their archeological context and osteological analysis. No 
known individuals were identified. Associated funerary objects include 
four hafted lithic bifaces.

Determinations Made by the Florida Department of State/Division of 
Historical Resources

    Officials of the Florida Department of State, Division of 
Historical Resources have determined that:
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described 
in this notice are Native American based on contextual information and 
osteological analysis.
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the human remains described 
in this notice represent the physical remains of 43 individuals of 
Native American ancestry.
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the 4 objects described 
in this notice are reasonably believed to have been placed with or near 
individual human remains

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at the time of death or later as part of the death rite or ceremony.
     Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), a relationship of shared 
group identity cannot be reasonably traced between the Native American 
human remains and any present-day Indian tribe.
     According to final judgments of the Indian Claims 
Commission or the Court of Federal Claims, the land from which the 
Native American human remains and associated funerary objects were 
removed is the aboriginal land of the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians.
     Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the disposition of the 
human remains may be to the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians.

Additional Requestors and Disposition

    Representatives of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian organization 
not identified in this notice that wish to request transfer of control 
of these human remains should submit a written request with information 
in support of the request to Daniel M. Seinfeld, Florida Department of 
State/Division of Historical Resources, Mission San Luis State 
Archaeological Collections, 2100 West Tennessee Street, Tallahassee, FL 
32304, (850) 245-6301, by April 6, 2017. After that date, if no 
additional requestors have come forward, transfer of control of the 
human remains to the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians may proceed.
    The Florida Department of State/Division of Historical Resources is 
responsible for notifying the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians that this 
notice has been published.

    Dated: February 7, 2017.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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                                                History and Description of the Remains                  removed from Joy Cave on Fort Leonard                 Indians of Oklahoma; Ponca Tribe of
                                                   In the late 1970s, human remains                     Wood in Pulaski County, MO. The                       Nebraska; The Osage Nation (previously
                                                representing, at minimum, one                           individuals were collected by                         listed as the Osage Tribe); and The
                                                individual were removed from an                         Environmental Consultants, Inc., during               Quapaw Tribe of Indians.
                                                unidentified site on Fort Leonard Wood                  an excavation at site 23PU210. The
                                                                                                                                                              Additional Requestors and Disposition
                                                property in Pulaski County, MO. The                     individuals are of unknown antiquity
                                                                                                        due to disturbed archeological context,                  Representatives of any Indian tribe or
                                                human remains were found by a pair of                                                                         Native Hawaiian organization not
                                                unidentified boys and were turned over                  though diagnostic artifacts were found
                                                                                                        nearby from periods between 7800–3000                 identified in this notice that wish to
                                                to the Missouri Highway Patrol, who                                                                           request transfer of control of these
                                                                                                        B.C. and A.D. 900–1500 making the
                                                then delivered the human remains to                                                                           human remains and associated funerary
                                                                                                        antiquity ambiguous. No known
                                                the Fort Leonard Wood Museum. In                                                                              objects should submit a written request
                                                                                                        individuals were identified. No
                                                1998, they were turned over to the post                                                                       with information in support of the
                                                                                                        associated funerary objects are present.
                                                archeologist who placed them with the                      In 1982, human remains representing,               request to Stephanie L. Nutt, Cultural
                                                rest of the Fort Leonard Wood                           at minimum, two individuals, including                Resources Program Coordinator, Natural
                                                archeological collections. The                          one adult and one subadult of                         Resources Branch, U.S. Army Garrison
                                                individual is of unknown antiquity due                  indeterminate gender, were removed                    Fort Leonard Wood, IMLD–PWE, 8112
                                                to the lack of archeological context. No                from Davis Cave on Fort Leonard Wood                  Nebraska Avenue, Building 11400, Fort
                                                known individuals were identified. No                   in Pulaski County, MO. The individuals                Leonard Wood, MO 65473, telephone
                                                associated funerary objects are present.                were collected on the surface by                      (573) 596–7607, email
                                                   In 1982, human remains representing,                                                                       stephanie.l.nutt.ctr@mail.mil, by April
                                                                                                        Environmental Consultants, Inc., during
                                                at minimum, one adult individual were                                                                         6, 2017. After that date, if no additional
                                                                                                        an excavation of site 23PU211. The
                                                removed from Wilson Cave on Fort                                                                              requestors have come forward, transfer
                                                                                                        individuals are of unknown antiquity
                                                Leonard Wood in Pulaski County, MO.                                                                           of control of the human remains and
                                                                                                        due to the disturbed archeological
                                                The individual was collected by                                                                               associated funerary objects to the Kaw
                                                                                                        context, though diagnostic artifacts were
                                                Environmental Consultants, Inc., during                                                                       Nation, Oklahoma; Omaha Tribe of
                                                                                                        found nearby from periods between
                                                an excavation of Test Unit 2, levels 3                                                                        Nebraska; Ponca Tribe of Indians of
                                                                                                        7800–3000 B.C. and A.D. 900–1500,
                                                and 4, and a looter’s backdirt pile at site                                                                   Oklahoma; Ponca Tribe of Nebraska;
                                                                                                        making the antiquity ambiguous. No
                                                23PU152. The individual is of unknown                                                                         The Osage Nation (previously listed as
                                                                                                        known individuals were identified. No
                                                antiquity, though diagnostic artifacts                                                                        the Osage Tribe); and The Quapaw Tribe
                                                                                                        associated funerary objects are present.
                                                were found nearby from the periods                                                                            of Indians may proceed.
                                                between 6000–3000 B.C. and A.D. 900–                    Determinations Made by Fort Leonard                      Fort Leonard Wood is responsible for
                                                1500., making the antiquity ambiguous.                  Wood                                                  notifying the Kaw Nation, Oklahoma;
                                                No known individuals were identified.                     Officials of Fort Leonard Wood have                 Omaha Tribe of Nebraska; Ponca Tribe
                                                No associated funerary objects are                      determined that:                                      of Indians of Oklahoma; Ponca Tribe of
                                                present.                                                  • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the                Nebraska; The Osage Nation (previously
                                                   In 1982, human remains representing,                 human remains described in this notice                listed as the Osage Tribe); and The
                                                at minimum, one adult individual were                   are Native American based on the                      Quapaw Tribe of Indians that this notice
                                                removed from Deadman’s Cave on Fort                     context of their burials, relative dates of           has been published.
                                                Leonard Wood in Pulaski County, MO.                     the burial sites, as well as physical
                                                The individual was collected by                                                                                Dated: February 7, 2017.
                                                                                                        condition of the remains.
                                                                                                                                                              Melanie O’Brien,
                                                Environmental Consultants, Inc., during                   • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
                                                an excavation at site 23PU207. The                      human remains described in this notice                Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
                                                individual is of unknown antiquity,                     represent the physical remains of 13                  [FR Doc. 2017–04406 Filed 3–6–17; 8:45 am]
                                                though diagnostic artifacts were found                  individuals of Native American                        BILLING CODE 4312–52–P
                                                nearby from the periods between 3000–                   ancestry.
                                                1000 B.C. and A.D. 500–1500., making                      • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), a
                                                the antiquity ambiguous. No known                       relationship of shared group identity                 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
                                                individuals were identified. No                         cannot be reasonably traced between the
                                                associated funerary objects are present.                                                                      National Park Service
                                                                                                        Native American human remains and
                                                   In 1982, human remains representing,                 associated funerary objects and any                   [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–22877;
                                                at minimum, three individuals,                          present-day Indian tribe.                             PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000]
                                                including one adult male and subadult,                    • According to final judgments of the
                                                were removed from Davis Cave on Fort                    Indian Claims Commission or the Court                 Notice of Inventory Completion: The
                                                Leonard Wood in Pulaski County, MO.                     of Federal Claims, the land from which                Florida Department of State/Division of
                                                The individuals were collected by                       the Native American human remains                     Historical Resources, Tallahassee, FL
                                                Environmental Consultants, Inc., during                 and associated funerary objects were                  AGENCY:   National Park Service, Interior.
                                                an excavation at site 23PU209. The                      removed is the aboriginal land of Kaw                 ACTION:   Notice.
                                                individuals are of unknown antiquity                    Nation, Oklahoma; Omaha Tribe of
                                                due to disturbed archeological context,                 Nebraska; Ponca Tribe of Indians of                   SUMMARY:    The Florida Department of
                                                though diagnostic artifacts were found                  Oklahoma; Ponca Tribe of Nebraska;                    State/Division of Historical Resources
                                                                                                                                                              has completed an inventory of human
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                                                nearby from periods between 7800–1000                   The Osage Nation (previously listed as
                                                B.C. and A.D. 900–1500, making the                      the Osage Tribe); and The Quapaw Tribe                remains, in consultation with the
                                                antiquity ambiguous. No known                           of Indians.                                           appropriate Indian tribes or Native
                                                individuals were identified. No                           • Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the               Hawaiian organizations, and has
                                                associated funerary objects are present.                disposition of the human remains and                  determined that there is no cultural
                                                   In 1982, human remains representing,                 associated funerary objects may be to                 affiliation between the human remains
                                                at minimum, five individuals, including                 the Kaw Nation, Oklahoma; Omaha                       and any present-day Indian tribes or
                                                three subadults and two adults, were                    Tribe of Nebraska; Ponca Tribe of                     Native Hawaiian organizations.


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                                                Representatives of any Indian tribe or                  History and Description of the Remains                biological markers with which to assess
                                                Native Hawaiian organization not                           At an unknown date, human remains                  ancestry. No known individuals were
                                                identified in this notice that wish to                  representing, at minimum, 3 individuals               identified. No associated funerary
                                                request transfer of control of these                    were removed from an unknown site                     objects are present.
                                                human remains should submit a written                                                                            At an unknown date, human remains
                                                                                                        most likely located in Nassau or Clay
                                                request to the Florida Department of                                                                          representing, at minimum, 2 individuals
                                                                                                        Counties, FL. The human remains were
                                                State/Division of Historical Resources. If                                                                    were removed from the Ormond Mound
                                                                                                        in a box labeled ‘‘Johnson’s Lake.’’
                                                no additional requestors come forward,                                                                        site (8VO240) in Volusia County, FL.
                                                                                                        While Marion County, FL, has a Johnson
                                                transfer of control of the human remains                                                                      The human remains are highly
                                                                                                        Lake site (8MR63), it is not known to
                                                to the Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian                                                                       mineralized and encased in a shell
                                                                                                        contain burials. Close variations of the
                                                organizations stated in this notice may                                                                       midden matrix. Their reported
                                                                                                        place name (Johnson Lake, Lake
                                                proceed.                                                                                                      discovery site, Ormond Mound, is a
                                                                                                        Johnson) are located in Nassau and Clay
                                                DATES: Representatives of any Indian                                                                          known prehistoric Native American
                                                                                                        Counties, FL. Coquina shell and crab                  burial ground. No known individuals
                                                tribe or Native Hawaiian organization                   claw fragments were in the box with the
                                                not identified in this notice that wish to                                                                    were identified. No associated funerary
                                                                                                        human remains. These items are not                    objects are present.
                                                request transfer of control of these                    believed to be grave goods but their
                                                human remains should submit a written                                                                            The human remains in this notice
                                                                                                        presence is consistent with                           from Nassau, Clay, and Volusia
                                                request with information in support of                  archeological sites near the east coast of
                                                the request to the Florida Department of                                                                      counties, FL, are part of a larger
                                                                                                        Florida. The human remains are                        collection from the Museum of Arts and
                                                State/Division of Historical Resources at               fragmented and their degree of
                                                the address in this notice by April 6,                                                                        Sciences in Daytona Beach, FL. The
                                                                                                        mineralization and dental attrition is                Museum of Arts and Sciences in
                                                2017.                                                   consistent with human remains from                    Daytona Beach accepted numerous
                                                ADDRESSES: Daniel M. Seinfeld, Florida                  prehistoric skeletal human remains from               donations in the past, often with little
                                                Department of State, Division of                        Florida. No known individuals were                    documentation. The Florida Department
                                                Historical Resources, Mission San Luis                  identified. No associated funerary                    of State/Division of Historical Resources
                                                State Archaeological Collections, 2100                  objects are present.                                  assumed jurisdiction over these human
                                                West Tennessee Street, Tallahassee, FL                     At an unknown date, human remains                  remains pursuant to Section 872.05,
                                                32304, telephone (850) 245–6301.                        representing, at minimum, 1 individual                Florida Statutes. A physical
                                                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is                    were removed from an unknown site,                    anthropologist determined that the
                                                here given in accordance with the                       most likely in Daytona Beach, Volusia                 human remains were from a prehistoric
                                                Native American Graves Protection and                   County, FL. The human remains were in                 Native American based on physical
                                                Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C.                    a small box labeled ‘‘John Raabe skull                examination and the context in which
                                                3003, of the completion of an inventory                 fragments’’ and contained small cranial               they were reported discovered.
                                                of human remains under the control of                   fragments as well as marine and land                     At an unknown date, human remains
                                                the Florida Department of State/                        snail shells. John Raabe was a local                  representing, at minimum, 1 individual
                                                Division of Historical Resources. The                   collector in Daytona Beach, FL. The                   were removed from an unknown site in
                                                human remains were removed from                         bones were fragmented and mineralized,                Hillsborough County, FL. In October
                                                several counties in Florida and                         as is typical of prehistoric skeletal                 2013, a woman brought to the Tampa
                                                indeterminate locations in Florida.                     human remains from Florida. The                       Police Department a box containing
                                                   This notice is published as part of the              fragmented nature of the human                        human bones and pottery that she found
                                                National Park Service’s administrative                  remains and their association in the box              in her deceased uncle’s attic. She told
                                                responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25                       with shell is consistent archeological                police that her uncle and father were
                                                U.S.C. 3003(d)(3) and 43 CFR 10.11(d).                  contexts in peninsular Florida. No                    construction workers in the Tampa area
                                                The determinations in this notice are                   known individuals were identified. No                 and would often dig through
                                                the sole responsibility of the museum,                  associated funerary objects are present.              construction sites collecting bones and
                                                institution, or Federal agency that has                    At an unknown date, human remains                  artifacts. She had no knowledge of
                                                control of the Native American human                    representing, at minimum, 4 individuals               where the bones came from or how long
                                                remains. The National Park Service is                   were removed from an unknown site,                    her uncle had them in his possession. A
                                                not responsible for the determinations                  most likely in Volusia County, FL.                    detective with the Tampa Police
                                                in this notice.                                         These human remains were housed with                  Department brought the bones to the
                                                                                                        other archeological material that came                medical examiner who then suggested
                                                Consultation                                            from Volusia County, FL, collectors. The              she bring them to Dr. Erin Kimmerle, a
                                                  A detailed assessment of the human                    bones were fragmented and mineralized,                physical anthropologist with the
                                                remains was made by the Florida                         as is typical of prehistoric skeletal                 University of South Florida. Dr.
                                                Department of State/Division of                         human remains from Florida. No known                  Kimmerle noted that the bones were
                                                Historical Resources professional staff                 individuals were identified. No                       likely human remains from a prehistoric
                                                in consultation with representatives of                 associated funerary objects are present.              Native American. In May 2014, the
                                                the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians. The                       At an unknown date, human remains                  Florida Department of State/Division of
                                                following tribes were invited to consult                representing, at minimum, 1 individual                Historical Resources assumed
                                                but did not participate in consultation:                were removed from the Bissetts Mound                  jurisdiction over these human remains
                                                Poarch Band of Creeks (previously listed                site (8VO122) in Volusia County, FL.                  pursuant to Section 872.05, Florida
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                                                as the Poarch Band of Creek Indians of                  The human remains were found in a bag                 Statutes. A physical anthropologist
                                                Alabama), Seminole Tribe of Florida                     labeled ‘‘Bissetts Mound,’’ which is a                determined that the human remains
                                                (previously listed as the Seminole Tribe                known site (8VO122) in Volusia County,                were from a prehistoric Native
                                                of Florida (Dania, Big Cypress, Brighton,               FL. The site dates to between 700 B.C.                American, based on dental wear
                                                Hollywood & Tampa Reservations)), The                   to A.D. 1700 and is known to contain                  patterns, the condition of the human
                                                Muscogee (Creek) Nation, and The                        burials. Due to the fragmented nature of              remains, and artifacts found in the box
                                                Seminole Nation of Oklahoma.                            the human remains, there are no                       with the human remains. The two


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                                                molars were worn, which is typical of                   their morphology and their reported                   removed from the McClamory Key site
                                                prehistoric Native American                             context. A physical anthropologist                    (8LV288) in Levy County, FL. In the fall
                                                populations in Florida. The fragmented                  determined that the human remains                     of 2012, pursuant to Section 872.05,
                                                and chalky condition of the human                       were from a prehistoric Native                        Florida Statutes, the Florida Department
                                                remains is also common among                            American based on the condition of the                of State/Division of Historical Resources
                                                prehistoric human remains in Florida.                   human remains and the context in                      received information that burials were
                                                Pottery in the shoebox with the human                   which they were reportedly discovered.                becoming exposed along the shore of
                                                remains was characteristic of the Safety                The donor recalled finding the human                  McClamory Key, an uninhabited island
                                                Harbor (A.D. 900–1700) period in the                    remains in the Coonbottom Mound site                  owned by the State of Florida.
                                                Tampa area of Florida. Such pottery is                  (8JE13), an archeological site that is                Archeologists investigating the human
                                                consistent with the human remains                       known to contain human remains. The                   remains found that they were likely
                                                found during construction in the Tampa                  human remains’ fragmented and                         thousands of years old and that sea level
                                                area. The specific contextual                           mineralized condition is consistent with              rise was exposing at least 20 burials.
                                                relationship between the pottery and the                ancient human remains. No known                       Through the course of multiple
                                                human remains is unclear. No known                      individuals were identified. No                       investigations, archeologists found
                                                individuals were identified. No                         associated funerary objects are present.              evidence that some of the burials were
                                                associated funerary objects are present.                   At an unknown date in the 1980s,                   being illicitly disturbed. Following
                                                   At an unknown date in the 1970s,                     human remains representing, at                        consultation with representatives from
                                                human remains representing, at                          minimum, 1 individual were collected                  the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians and
                                                minimum, 1 individual were removed                      from an unknown site in Brevard                       Seminole Tribe of Florida (previously
                                                from the Fairyland Hill site (8BR162) in                County, FL. After the person who found                listed as the Seminole Tribe of Florida
                                                Brevard County, FL. In 2013, the                        the human remains passed away, his                    (Dania, Big Cypress, Brighton,
                                                individual who removed the human                        family members contacted the Florida                  Hollywood & Tampa Reservations)),
                                                remains brought them to a local                         Department of State/Division of                       pursuant to Section 872.05, Florida
                                                professional archeologist. The                          Historical Resources. In 2015, the                    Statutes, it was determined that the only
                                                archeologist assessed that these human                  Florida Department of State/Division of               way to protect the burials from further
                                                remains were ancient, and passed this                   Historical Resources assumed                          looting was to remove and relocate the
                                                information along to the Florida                        jurisdiction over these human remains                 exposed burials to a safe location.
                                                Department of State/Division of                         pursuant to Section 872.05, Florida                   Relocation on the island was impossible
                                                Historical Resources. In March 2013, the                Statutes. The human remains were                      because it is rapidly degrading due to
                                                Florida Department of State/Division of                 determined to be from a prehistoric                   sea level rise. Archeologists from the
                                                Historical Resources assumed                            Native American from Florida based on                 University of Florida Laboratory for
                                                jurisdiction over these human remains                   physical examination and the context in               Southeastern Archaeology led efforts to
                                                pursuant to Section 872.05, Florida                     which they were reportedly discovered.                excavate the human remains in March
                                                Statutes. The human remains were                        A physical anthropologist determined                  2013. Based on the archeological
                                                determined to be from a prehistoric                     that the human remains were from a                    context, the human remains likely date
                                                Native American from Florida based on                   prehistoric Native American based on                  to 5000–4500 B.P. In 2016, the human
                                                their morphology and their reported                     the level of dental wear and condition                remains were transferred to the Florida
                                                discovery location. A physical                          of the human remains. No known                        Department of State/Division of
                                                anthropologist determined that the                      individuals were identified. No                       Historical Resources after inventorying
                                                human remains were from a prehistoric                   associated funerary objects are present.              and reporting requirements were
                                                Native American based on level of                          In 1981, human remains representing,               completed. The human remains were
                                                dental attrition and condition of the                   at minimum, 2 individuals were                        determined to be prehistoric Native
                                                bones. The donor recalled finding the                   removed from the Pillsbury Mound                      Americans based on their archeological
                                                human remains from the Fairyland Hill                   (8MA31) in Manatee County, FL. These                  context and osteological analysis. No
                                                site (8BR162), a known archeological                    human remains were in the collections                 known individuals were identified.
                                                site. His reports were confirmed by                     of the Southeast Archeological Center in              Associated funerary objects include four
                                                newspaper clippings and notes from the                  Tallahassee, FL. During an assessment                 hafted lithic bifaces.
                                                time that were in the Florida Master Site               of their collections, Southeast
                                                File. No known individuals were                         Archeological Center staff realized these             Determinations Made by the Florida
                                                identified. No associated funerary                      human remains were under the                          Department of State/Division of
                                                objects are present.                                    jurisdiction of the Florida Department of             Historical Resources
                                                   At an unknown date in the 1950s,                     State/Division of Historical Resources                  Officials of the Florida Department of
                                                human remains representing, at                          and transferred them to the Florida                   State, Division of Historical Resources
                                                minimum, 2 individuals were removed                     Department of State/Division of                       have determined that:
                                                from the Coonbottom Mound site                          Historical Resources in 2015. The                       • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
                                                (8JE13) in Jefferson County, FL. In                     human remains are fragmented and                      human remains described in this notice
                                                November 2014, the person who                           their degree of mineralization is                     are Native American based on
                                                removed the human remains gave them                     consistent with human remains from                    contextual information and osteological
                                                to a local professional archeologist who                prehistoric contexts in Florida. Previous             analysis.
                                                confirmed that the human remains were                   archeological investigations have                       • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
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                                                ancient. In November 2014, the Florida                  demonstrated that the Pillsbury Mound                 human remains described in this notice
                                                Department of State/Division of                         is a known burial mound that dates to                 represent the physical remains of 43
                                                Historical Resources assumed                            the Late Weeden Island and Safety                     individuals of Native American
                                                jurisdiction over these human remains                   Harbor periods (A.D. 800–1700). No                    ancestry.
                                                pursuant to Section 872.05, Florida                     known individuals were identified. No                   • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A),
                                                Statutes. The human remains were                        associated funerary objects are present.              the 4 objects described in this notice are
                                                determined to be from a prehistoric                        In 2013, human remains representing,               reasonably believed to have been placed
                                                Native American from Florida based on                   at minimum, 25 individuals were                       with or near individual human remains


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                                                at the time of death or later as part of                (OCS) Oil and Gas Lease Sale 249 (GOM                 renewed authority for the collection of
                                                the death rite or ceremony.                             Sale 249). This Notice is published                   information for the Form OSM–23,
                                                   • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), a                   pursuant to 30 CFR 556.304(c). With                   Restriction on financial interests of state
                                                relationship of shared group identity                   regard to oil and gas leasing on the OCS,             employees and its associated
                                                cannot be reasonably traced between the                 the Secretary of the Interior, pursuant to            regulations. The Office of Management
                                                Native American human remains and                       section 19 of the Outer Continental                   and Budget (OMB) previously approved
                                                any present-day Indian tribe.                           Shelf Lands Act, provides affected states             the collection and assigned it clearance
                                                   • According to final judgments of the                the opportunity to review the Proposed                number 1029–0067.
                                                Indian Claims Commission or the Court                   NOS. The Proposed NOS sets forth the                  DATES: Comments on the proposed
                                                of Federal Claims, the land from which                  proposed terms and conditions of the                  information collection must be received
                                                the Native American human remains                       sale, including minimum bids, royalty                 by May 8, 2017, to be assured of
                                                and associated funerary objects were                    rates, and rental rates.                              consideration.
                                                removed is the aboriginal land of the                   DATES: Affected states may comment on                 ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to
                                                Miccosukee Tribe of Indians.                            the size, timing, and location of
                                                   • Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1), the                                                                      John Trelease, Office of Surface Mining
                                                                                                        proposed GOM Sale 249 within 60 days                  Reclamation and Enforcement, 1951
                                                disposition of the human remains may                    following their receipt of the Proposed
                                                be to the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians.                                                                        Constitution Ave. NW., Room 203–SIB,
                                                                                                        NOS. The Final NOS will be published                  Washington, DC 20240. Comments may
                                                Additional Requestors and Disposition                   in the Federal Register at least 30 days              also be submitted electronically to
                                                  Representatives of any Indian tribe or                prior to the date of bid opening. Bid                 jtrelease@osmre.gov.
                                                Native Hawaiian organization not                        opening is currently scheduled for                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
                                                identified in this notice that wish to                  August 16, 2017.                                      receive a copy of the information
                                                request transfer of control of these                    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The                        collection request contact John Trelease
                                                human remains should submit a written                   Proposed NOS for GOM Sale 249 and                     at (202) 208–2783 or electronically at
                                                request with information in support of                  Proposed NOS Package containing                       jtrelease@osmre.gov.
                                                the request to Daniel M. Seinfeld,                      information essential to potential                    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB
                                                Florida Department of State/Division of                 bidders may be obtained from the Public               regulations at 5 CFR 1320, which
                                                Historical Resources, Mission San Luis                  Information Unit, Gulf of Mexico                      implement provisions of the Paperwork
                                                State Archaeological Collections, 2100                  Region, Bureau of Ocean Energy                        Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13),
                                                West Tennessee Street, Tallahassee, FL                  Management, 1201 Elmwood Park                         require that interested members of the
                                                32304, (850) 245–6301, by April 6, 2017.                Boulevard, New Orleans, Louisiana                     public and affected agencies have an
                                                After that date, if no additional                       70123–2394; telephone: (504) 736–2519.                opportunity to comment on information
                                                requestors have come forward, transfer                  The Proposed NOS and Proposed NOS                     collection and recordkeeping activities
                                                of control of the human remains to the                  Package also are available on BOEM’s                  [see 5 CFR 1320.8(d)]. This notice
                                                Miccosukee Tribe of Indians may                         Web site at http://www.boem.gov/Sale-                 identifies an information collection that
                                                proceed.                                                249/.                                                 OSMRE will be submitting to OMB for
                                                  The Florida Department of State/                        Agency Contact: David Diamond,                      approval. This collection is contained in
                                                Division of Historical Resources is                     Chief, Leasing Division,                              30 CFR part 705 and Form OSM–23,
                                                responsible for notifying the                           david.diamond@boem.gov.                               Restriction on financial interests of state
                                                Miccosukee Tribe of Indians that this                    Dated: March 1, 2017.                                employees. OSMRE will request a 3-year
                                                notice has been published.                              Walter D. Cruickshank,                                term of approval for this information
                                                 Dated: February 7, 2017.                                                                                     collection activity.
                                                                                                        Acting Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy
                                                                                                        Management.
                                                                                                                                                                 An agency may not conduct or
                                                Melanie O’Brien,
                                                                                                                                                              sponsor, and a person is not required to
                                                Manager, National NAGPRA Program.                       [FR Doc. 2017–04358 Filed 3–6–17; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                                                                              respond to, a collection of information
                                                [FR Doc. 2017–04401 Filed 3–6–17; 8:45 am]              BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P
                                                                                                                                                              unless it displays a currently valid OMB
                                                BILLING CODE 4312–52–P                                                                                        control number. The OMB control
                                                                                                                                                              number for part 705 is 1029–0067.
                                                                                                        DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
                                                                                                                                                              Responses are mandatory in accordance
                                                DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR                                                                                    with 517(g) of the Surface Mining
                                                                                                        Office of Surface Mining Reclamation
                                                Bureau of Ocean Energy Management                       and Enforcement                                       Control and Reclamation Act of 1977.
                                                                                                                                                                 Comments are invited on: (1) The
                                                [MMAA 104000]                                           [S1D1S SS08011000 SX066A0067F                         need for the collection of information
                                                                                                        178S180110; S2D2D SS08011000 SX066A00                 for the performance of the functions of
                                                Notice of Availability of the Proposed                  33F 17XS501520]
                                                                                                                                                              the agency; (2) the accuracy of the
                                                Notice of Sale for Gulf of Mexico Outer                                                                       agency’s burden estimates; (3) ways to
                                                Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Lease                     Notice of Proposed Information
                                                                                                        Collection; Request for Comments for                  enhance the quality, utility and clarity
                                                Sale 249                                                                                                      of the information collection; and (4)
                                                                                                        1029–0067
                                                AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy                                                                                ways to minimize the information
                                                Management, Interior.                                   AGENCY: Office of Surface Mining                      collection burden on respondents, such
                                                ACTION: Notice of availability of the                   Reclamation and Enforcement, Interior.                as the use of automated means of
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                                                Proposed Notice of Sale for Gulf of                     ACTION: Notice and request for                        collection of the information. A
                                                Mexico Lease Sale 249.                                  comments.                                             summary of the public comments will
                                                                                                                                                              accompany OSMRE’s submission of the
                                                SUMMARY:   The Bureau of Ocean Energy                   SUMMARY:   In accordance with the                     information collection request to OMB.
                                                Management (BOEM) announces the                         Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the                     Before including your address, phone
                                                availability of the Proposed Notice of                  Office of Surface Mining Reclamation                  number, email address, or other
                                                Sale (NOS) for the proposed Gulf of                     and Enforcement (OSMRE) is                            personal identifying information in your
                                                Mexico (GOM) Outer Continental Shelf                    announcing its intention to request                   comment, you should be aware that


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Document Created: 2018-02-01 14:49:30
Document Modified: 2018-02-01 14:49:30
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesRepresentatives of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to request transfer of control of these human remains should submit a written request with information in support of the request to the Florida
FR Citation82 FR 12836 

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