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<br /> deemed a failure of the lessee to comply with the terms of the telephone and written confirmation, immea4jately upon'the.
<br /> lease.Lessee shall require its agents,contractors,and subcontractors discovery of human remains,funerary items,s�ed objects,or
<br /> involved in activities on this lease to include these stipulations in the objects of cultural patrimony. Further, pursu#M to 43 CFR.
<br /> contracts between and among them.The special stipulations maybe 10.4(c)and(d),the operator must stop activiticA the vicinity
<br /> revised or amended,in writing,by mutual consent of the lessor and of the discovery and protect it for 30 days or unrtotitied to
<br /> the lessee. proceed by the AO. ,
<br /> (a) Cultural Resources. Lessee shall undertake measures in accor- (b) Paleontological Resources. (1) Before unde mg any
<br /> dance with instructions from the authorized officer to protect cultural activities that may disturb the surface of the leased Is,lessee
<br /> resources on the leased lands. The lessee shall not commence any shall employ a qualified professional paleontologist to map the
<br /> surface disturbing activities until permission to proceed is given by extent of the Class I and II geologic formations. The
<br /> the authorized officer. For this cultural resources stipulation, the paleontological appraisal shall be conducted as directed by the !
<br /> authorized officer(AO)of the BLM will be the White River Field authorized officer who may require a Feld survey of all
<br /> Office(WRFO)Manager. outcrops within identified Class I and Class II areas.The BLM
<br /> reserves the right to designate portions of any Class I or Class
<br /> (1)Before undertaking any activities that may disturb the surface It areas as unsuitable for mining under this lease due to their
<br /> of the leased lands,lessee shall conduct a cultural resource Class III sensitivity or to protect significant scientific value(s).
<br /> inventory on those lands that have not been previously inventoried
<br /> and that may be affected by lease-related activities.The inventory (2)Lessee shall not knowingly disturb,alter,destroy,or take
<br /> shall be conducted by a qualified professional cultural resource any paleontological resources.Lessee shall immediately cease i
<br /> specialist (i.e., archaeologist, historian, or historical architect, as activities in the vicinity of any paleontological specimen that is I
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<br /> appropriate)approved by the authorized officer of the BLM and in discovered during its operations. Lessee shall protect the
<br /> the manner specified by the authorized officer.Lessee shall submit a resource and report the discovery to the authorized officer.A !
<br /> report of the inventory and recommendations for protecting any paleontological specimen shall not be removed from the site
<br /> identified cultural resources to the authorized officer. until evaluated by a qualified professional paleontologist.
<br /> Operations may not proceed until specifically authorized by the s
<br /> (2) Lessee shall protect all known cultural resource properties BLM. Lessor expressly reserves title to paleontological
<br /> within the lease area from lease-related activities until the cultural resources.
<br /> resource mitigation measures can be implemented as part of an
<br /> approved exploration plan or an approved mining plan. (3)Lessor reserves the right to conduct periodic compliance
<br /> checks or to have these checks conducted by a qualified
<br /> (3)The cost of conducting the inventory,preparing reports,and professional paleontologist during the stripping of overburden
<br /> carrying out mitigation measures shall be bome by the lessee. and the construction of appurtenant facilities in order to check 6
<br /> for the existence of paleontological localities and to evaluate
<br /> (4)The cost of data recovery for cultural resources discovered their significance.
<br /> during tease operations shall be bome by the lessee.
<br /> (4)The lessee is responsible for informing all persons who
<br /> (5)The lessee is responsible for informing all persons who are are associated with the project operations that they will be K
<br /> associated with the project that they will be subject to prosecution for subject to prosecution for disturbing or collecting vertebrate or
<br /> knowingly disturbing archaeological sites or for collecting artifacts. other scientifically-important fossils,collecting large amounts P
<br /> of petrified wood (over 25lbs./day, up to 250lbs./year), or
<br /> (6) If any archaeological materials are discovered as a result of collecting fossils for commercial purposes on public lands.
<br /> operations under this authorization, activity in the vicinity of the
<br /> discovery will cease, and the BLM WRFO Archaeologist will be (5) If any paleontological resources are discovered as a
<br /> notified immediately. Work may not resume at that location until result of operations under this authorization,the lessee or any t
<br /> approved by the AO.The lessee will make every effort to protect the of his agents must stop work immediately at that site,
<br /> site from further impacts including looting,erosion,or other human immediately contact the BLM Paleontology Coordinator,and
<br /> or natural damage until BLM determines a treatment approach,and make every effort to protect the site from further impacts, 1
<br /> the treatment is completed. Unless previously determined in including looting,erosion,or other human or natural damage.
<br /> treatment plans or agreements, BLM will evaluate the cultural Work may not resume at that location until approved by the t
<br /> resources and,in consultation with the State Historic Preservation AO.The BLM or designated paleontologist will evaluate the
<br /> Office(SHPO), select the appropriate mitigation option within 48 discovery and take action to protect or remove the resource
<br /> hours of the discovery.The lessee,under guidance of the BLM,will within 10 working days.Within 10 days,the operator will be
<br /> implement the mitigation in a timely manner.The process will be allowed to continue construction through the site,or will be
<br /> fully documented in reports, site forms, maps, drawings, and given the choice of either (a) following the Paleontology
<br /> photographs.The BLM will forward documentation to the SHPO for Coordinator's instructions for stabilizing the fossil resource in
<br /> review and concurrence. place and avoiding further disturbance to the fossil resource,or c
<br /> (b)following the Paleontology Coordinator's instructions for
<br /> (7)Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.4(g),the lessee must notify the AO,by mitigating impacts to the fossil resource prior to continuing
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