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