Rules and Regulations. Notice

Agency: National Park Service, Interior
Action: Notice
Citation: FR Doc. 2025-16113 · N6467; NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0040887; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000

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 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 September 22, 2025.

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 Brothers Site (8SO31) is a shell midden first discovered in 1973 when it was partially destroyed by dredging the canal adjacent to the Myakka River. A surface collection was conducted in 1975 by W.A. Cockrell. The two Ancestors found were turned over to Col. William Royal, who subsequently deposited them with the State Division of Archives. The collection is associated with various accessions (2003-10, 12, 13, 14) that went to Arizona State University (ASU) from other institutions across the state of Florida. This collection had ties to the Florida Bureau of Archaeological Research, but all parties concerned agreed to transfer all these collections to the Florida Museum of Natural History in 2003. There are no associated funerary objects. Cultural Affiliation Based on the information available and the results of consultation, cultural affiliation is clearly identified by the information available about the human remains described in this notice. Determinations The FLMNH has determined that: • The human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of two individuals of Native American ancestry. • There is a connection between the human remains described in this notice and the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians and the Seminole Tribe of Florida. 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 September 22, 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 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: August 13, 2025. Melanie O'Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2025-16113 Filed 8-21-25; 8:45 am]