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