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<br />:\\ <br />\.\} <br /> <br />25 <br /> <br />program elements are closely interrelated, For example, recreational campsites are essentially <br />modem equivalent of prehistoric archaeological sites, in that they are places preferentially <br />selected for human activity according to the dictates ofthe culture currently making active use of <br />the Grand Canyon river corridor, Values attached to traditional cultural places by Native <br />American communities have counterparts in the values attached to beaches, rapids, fishing holes, <br />and trails by modern recreational (angler and whitewater boating) communities. While the <br />specific values associated with particular places in the CRE may be very different, the <br />fundamental concern with protecting specific valued attributes and the river corridor as a whole <br />from adverse effects of darn operations is similar in that the concern is focused on retaining the <br />intrinsic values of places that foster and perpetuate a community's sense of identity and tradition, <br />There are specific legal obligations and regulations that pertain to historic cultural <br />resources, especially those that are deemed eligible for listing on the National Register of <br />Historic Places; these legal mandates require that certain classes of cultural resources be treated <br />and managed in accordance with regulatory guidelines and standards promulgated by the <br />Secretary of Interior, The Bureau of Reclamation has primary responsibility for managing and <br />treating National Register-eligible cultural resources within the CRE for the purposes of meeting <br />the legal requirements of Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. BOR fulfills its <br />Section 106 responsibilities through conforming to the stipulations ofa Programmatic <br />Agreement with the the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation; the Arizona State Historic <br />Preservation Olllce, National Park Service, and six Native American Tribes are also signatories <br />to this agreement. From time to time, GCMRC assists the BOR and PA signatories with <br />fulfilling their Section 106 obligations through contracting required studies and conducting <br />protocol assessments, The GCMRC sociocultural program also addresses the cultural resource <br />needs for research and monitoring that fall outside the purview of the PA and relate directly to <br />the mandates of the Grand Canyon Protection Act. Furthermore, due to the need for continuing <br />consultation with the Native American tribes who have a continuing affiliation with the <br />landscape and resources of the Grand Canyon, and because of the unique trust responsibilities of <br />the federal government in relation to Native Americans, GCMRC's sociocultural program <br />involves more than implementing and directing science projects, Therefore, the sociocultural <br />program has retained its independent status within the new GCMRC organization, while at the <br /> <br />GCMRC FY2005-2006 Draft Annual Work Plan (November 10, 2003) <br />