2016-08-08_PERMIT FILE - C1981019A (111)

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24-80-1301. Colowyo will contact the County Sheriff, the County Coroner and the landowner to notify them of the discovery. The Coroner will investigate the discovery within 48 hours and may enlist the assistance of a physical anthropologist, archaeologist, or other specialist to determine if the remains are of forensic interest. If the remains are not of forensic interest, the Coroner will contact the Office of the State Archaeologist (OSAC) at History Colorado. OSAC will then contact the landowner and the Colorado Commission of Indian Affairs (CCIA) to formulate a treatment plan within 10 days of the discovery. OSAC and CCIA will coordinate Native American Tribal notifications and subsequent consultations. Colowyo will comply with the directives of OSAC and CCIA with respect to archaeological treatment of the remains. For unmarked burials identified on federally managed lands, the requirements of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) will apply in accordance with 43 CFR 10. Culture Resources Baseline Proiect Plan Prior to commencing any ground disturbing activities, Colowyo will engage a Colorado - permitted archaeologist to undertake a baseline assessment of all NRHP eligible and "need data" sites to document current conditions inside the permit boundary. This baseline assessment will include NRHP eligible sites 5MF4008, 5MF6089, and 5MF6128; and sites requiring additional work 5MF969, 5MF4003, 5MF4006, 5MF3996, 5MF1652, 5MF4010, 5MF5417, 5MF5418, 5MF5419, 5MF6116, 5MF6130, and 5MF6098. During the baseline assessment an investigation will occur which will delineate high potential areas (HPA) for culture resources within the permitted disturbance area. Once the HPA has been defined by the Colorado -permitted archaeologist, the HPA boundary will be provided to SHPO electronically for concurrence. The SHPO will have 15 business days to review, comment, and/ or concur with the HPA delineation. If after 15 business days, the SHPO does not respond to the request for comment, the HPA will be considered final. The area defined as the HPA will be the location in which subsequent culture resources monitoring will occur. The results of this initial baseline survey and the delineation of the HPA will be submitted to the Division. This baseline assessment will commence prior to ground disturbing activities; however, it may also be completed concurrently during initial ground disturbance. Appropriate Colorado Cultural Resource Survey Forms shall be completed for each resource. HPA Monitoring During the first three years of topsoil stripping, Colowyo will employ a Colorado -permitted archaeologist to monitor the removal of all late -Quaternary aged deposits in the HPA within the disturbance boundary. Should a site be encountered, stripping will cease for 100 feet around the site. Colowyo will promptly report the discovery and follow the procedures of the discovery clause presented above. If no sites are discovered during the first three years of topsoil stripping, Exhibit 5, Item 3-2 Revision Date: 3/13/15 Revision No.: PR -04