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(3) Unique Characteristics of the Area—There are no anticipated adverse effects to historic <br /> places or loss of scientific, cultural, historical, or other unique resources. The project was <br /> surveyed in compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act <br /> (NHPA), the National Environmental Policy Act, and in accordance with the 2007 <br /> Programmatic Agreement among the USDA Forest Service, Colorado Forest, Colorado <br /> State Historic Preservation Officer and Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (PA). <br /> The area will be monitored for potential heritage sites that may have been overlooked <br /> during project implementation. <br /> All persons associated with operations under this authorization must be informed that any <br /> objects or sites of cultural, paleontological, or scientific value such as historic or prehistoric <br /> resources, graves or grave markers, human remains, ruins, cabins, rock art, fossils, or <br /> artifacts shall not be damaged, destroyed, removed, moved, or disturbed. If in connection <br /> with operations under this authorization any of the above resources are encountered, the <br /> proponent shall immediately suspend all activities in the immediate vicinity of the <br /> discovery that might further disturb such materials and notify the Medicine Bow-Routt <br /> National Forest authorized officer of the findings. The discovery must be protected until <br /> notified in writing to proceed by the authorized officer(36 CFR 800.110 & 112, 43 CFR <br /> 10.4). <br /> (4) Controversy—The effects of the proposed alternative on the various resources are not <br /> considered to be highly controversial by professionals, specialists, and scientists from <br /> associated fields of forestry, wildlife biology, fisheries, and hydrology, etc. <br /> (5) Uncertainty — Scoping did not identify highly uncertain, unique, or unknown risks. The <br /> technical analyses conducted for determinations of the impacts to the resources are <br /> supportable with the use of accepted techniques, reliable data, and professional judgment. <br /> (6) Precedent —This project does not establish a precedent for future action with significant <br /> effects. <br /> (7) Cumulative Impact —There are not significant cumulative effects on the environment, <br /> either when combined with the effects created by past and concurrent projects, or when <br /> combined with the effects from natural changes taking place in the environment, or from <br /> reasonably foreseeable future projects of this type. Refer to Environmental Consequences <br /> section of the EA (pp. 34-64). <br /> (8) Properties on or eligible for the National Register of Historic Places (significant resources) <br /> —A cultural resource inventory has been completed in the area according to Forest Service <br /> direction (FSM 2363.13), which requires that all areas slated for ground-disturbing <br /> activities, or land which will leave Federal agency control through sale or exchange, be <br /> surveyed for cultural resources in order to comply with 36 CFR 800, the National Historic <br /> Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, the Archeological Resources Protection Act of <br /> 1979, and the American Indian Religious Freedom Act. All sites that have been <br /> determined to be eligible, or as of yet have no official determination, will be protected by <br /> and avoided by site appropriate protection measures as designed by the project <br /> archaeologist and district timber staff. <br /> (9) Endangered or threatened species—This project would not adversely affect endangered or <br /> threatened species or their habitat. Refer to Wildlife portion of Environmental <br /> Consequences section of the EA (pp.71). <br /> (10) Legal requirements for environmental protection —This action complies with other federal, <br /> state or local laws and requirements imposed for the protection of the environment. <br /> 4 <br />