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BLM Conditions of Approval: <br /> 1. NS is responsible for informing all persons who are associated with the project that they will be <br /> subject to prosecution for knowingly disturbing sites or for collecting artifacts. <br /> 2. If any archaeological materials are discovered as a result of operations under this authorization, <br /> activity in the vicinity of the discovery will cease, and the BLM WRFO Archaeologist will be notified <br /> immediately. Work may not resume at that location until approved by the Authorized Official (AO). <br /> NS will make every effort to protect the site from further impacts including looting, erosion, or other <br /> human or natural damage until BLM determines a treatment approach, and the treatment is <br /> completed. Unless previously determined in treatment plans or agreements, NLM will evaluate the <br /> cultural resources and, in consultation with the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO), select <br /> the appropriate mitigation option within 48 hours of the discovery. NS, under guidance of the BLM, <br /> will implement the mitigation in a timely manner. The process will be fully documented in reports, <br /> site forms, maps, drawings, and photographs. The BLM will forward documentation to the SHPO <br /> for review and concurrence. <br /> 3. Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.4(g), NS must notify the AO, by telephone and written confirmation, <br /> immediately upon discovery of human remains, funerary items, sacred objects, or objects of <br /> cultural patrimony. Further, pursuant to 43 CFR 10.4(c) and (d), the operator must stop activities in <br /> the vicinity of the discovery and protect it for 30 days or until notified to proceed by the AO. <br /> 4. NS is responsible for informing all persons who are associated with the project operations they will <br /> subject to prosecution for disturbing or collecting vertebrate or other scientifically-important fossils, <br /> collecting large amounts of petrified wood over 215 lbs./day, up to 250 lbs./year) or collecting <br /> fossils for commercial purposes on public lands. <br /> 5. If any paleontological resources are discovered as a result of operations under this authorization, <br /> NS or any of his agents must stop work immediately at that site, immediately contact the BLM <br /> Paleontology Coordinator, and make every effort to protect the site from further impacts, including <br /> looting, erosion, or other human or natural damage. Work may not resume at that location until <br /> approved by the AO. The BLM or designated paleontologist will evaluate the discovery and take <br /> action to protect or remove the resource within 10 working days. Within 10 days, the operator will <br /> be allowed to continue construction through the site, or will be given the choice of either (a) <br /> following the Paleontology Coordinator's instructions for stabilizing the fossil resource in place and <br /> avoiding further disturbance to the fossil resource, or (b) following the Paleontology Coordinator's <br /> instructions for mitigating impacts to the fossil resource prior to continuing construction through the <br /> project area. <br /> 6. Notify our (BLM) office at a minimum of 24 hours prior to the commencement of construction, <br /> drilling and reclamation activities. <br /> 7. All activities shall comply with NS's approved reclamation and Mine Plan. In the event the surface <br /> pipeline impedes livestock movement through the area NS will be required to implement provisions <br /> to allow adequate livestock access under or over the pipeline at appropriate location(s). <br /> 8. All construction activity for the Proposed Action must occur outside of the cultural resource <br /> protection buffer to ensure no direct or indirect adverse effects occur to the property. Periodic <br /> monitoring of the site by the BLM WRFO archaeologist will occur to determine if the site is being <br /> adversely impacted because of the proposed operations. If any adverse impacts are noted at the <br /> time of monitoring, additional mitigation may be taken to protect the site. <br /> 9. Prior to commencement of operations NS shall submit a revision/sundry notice for the original <br /> application that contains, at a minimum the following: <br /> a. Change location, <br /> b. Plat of drilling location <br /> c. Construction layout diagrams <br /> d. Cut and fill diagrams <br /> e. Drilling plan with construction and completion <br /> Daub & Associates, Inc. Page 3 of 12 Printed: 4/5/2016 <br />