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Mesaverde member within the study area was considered low. <br />The study area is covered in a blanket of soil and vegetation, few exposures of this <br />formation occur and consist mainly of ledge faces. As expected no fossils were encountered <br />during the reconnaissance of the surface exposed outcrops. <br />MANAGEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS <br />The eligibility determination and consultation process is guided by Section 106 of the <br />NHPA (36 CFR 60, 63, and 800). Inventory to identify, evaluate, and mitigate potential effects <br />to cultural resources affected by an undertaking is the first step in the Section 106 process. <br />Federal actions cannot be authorized until the Section 106 process is completed (36 CFR <br />800.3). Final determinations of National Register eligibility and effect should be sought from <br />the controlling federal agency. Presently, the proposed action will include approving the lease <br />and the effects (cumulative and indirect) of the underground coal mining (specific associated <br />surface activities and their impacts will apparently be designed later). A maximum subsidence <br />of 4.5 feet is expected over the center of the longwall panels at the projected overburden depths <br />and less than 0.5 feet over the developed mains, but the actual adverse effects due to <br />subsidence were not determined as part of this study. <br />The project reevaluated six previously recorded sites (5DT88, 5DT90, 5DT96, <br />5DT698, 5DT699, and 5DT1719) within the inventory area, added segments to three linear <br />resources (5DT1795.3, 1825.2 and 1826.2), and newly recorded an historic site (5DT1896). <br />Site 5DT90 has been field evaluated as need data and testing is recommended before a final <br />determination of eligibility can be made. If testing is not feasible, avoidance is advised. Three <br />of the sites, 5DT96, 5DT698 and 513T 1719 have been officially deemed eligible for listing on <br />the National Register of Historic Places by the State Historic Preservation Officer and <br />protection and preservation are recommended. The remaining sites are field evaluated as not <br />eligible and no further work is recommended. Additionally, no paleontological resources were <br />identified within the project boundary <br />35 <br />