90 FR 111 pgs. 24650-24651 - Notice of Inventory Completion: Louisiana State University, Museum of Natural Science, Baton Rouge, LA
Type: NOTICEVolume: 90Number: 111Pages: 24650 - 24651
Pages: 24650, 24651Docket number: [NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0040330; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
FR document: [FR Doc. 2025-10600 Filed 6-10-25; 8:45 am]
Agency: Interior Department
Sub Agency: National Park Service
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0040330; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Inventory Completion: Louisiana State University, Museum of Natural Science, Baton Rouge, LA
AGENCY:
National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY:
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Louisiana State University, Museum of Natural Science (LSUMNS) 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 July 11, 2025.
ADDRESSES:
Send written requests for repatriation of the human remains in this notice to Dr. Irene Martí Gil, LSU Museum of Natural Science, 119 Foster Hall, LSU, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, email imart23@lsu.edu.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Abstract of Information Available
In 1972, human remains representing, at minimum, one adult individual, were removed from 16AL2 (no state site name; LSUMNS name Church Point), in Allen Parish, Louisiana, by Robert Neuman and William Stroud during testing. The remains were limited to a single adult femur. No known individuals were identified. No associated funerary objects are present.
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 described in this notice.
Determinations
The LSUMNS has determined that:
• The human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of one individual of Native American ancestry.
• There is a reasonable connection between the human remains described in this notice and the Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana.
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 July 11, 2025. If competing requests for repatriation are received, the LSUMNS 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 LSUMNS 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: May 28, 2025.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2025-10600 Filed 6-10-25; 8:45 am]
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