APPCOR11804

• Permit No: C1981020
• IBM Index Class Name: Application Correspondence
• Doc Name: TECHINICAL ANALYSIS MCCLANE AND MUNGER CANYONS
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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G. Suimn.arv of Comu.liancc

'fhc applicant will continue to 1~. in corr~].ian.c.=_ if all >tipulr+cions in
SucLLon P ;: re adhered tn. OSP( will )r in compliance :~rhen Che Colorado 5111'0
concurs in a "ivo liftE:ct," "No AU•:arse i:Yfcct" det~rrtinaCion.
1:. Pt_npnscl 1?e artmcnCal 7,ction
'Che. Secretary could approve the ttur.ger and GcClnr,e Canyon k, 7.ans wi [h t!:e
proposed .:u:r_i:tl stipulations and pe::dial; the Color::do SIIPO concnt'reno_ nn a
"Ru liffect," "ilo Adve.rse~ Lffect" deter;.ri-:ctiou.
1. P.esidual lmuacLS o.f Pro osed Ilatnrtr^e^.ta1 P.ctiun
'1"ne three idm',tificd cultnrui resource ..-.te5 under the c~rn:,~nt mine pica wi1L
nr,t }~~ directly impacted by mining operations; liowe:~e!', [hay may br indit'ecCly
ii.rpa~_ced by Cho proposes, dep:n:Cmeatal npprm.al o` the plan. Te~u of the sJ.[es
are currently ~.eca:a~r.c•u~1od a>: 5ei':tq eli~ihl.c and their duG.r:ainntion of
cllgi'o.iltcy is u:tdcrguin+; rev.leu.
Un!:noc~m cultural r,_so':+:ces ui[h poCential i~afornaCion i„n :asu be destroyed by
apnli.rault ^cti!•iC1e., or. as .. re::ult of incrc:csed pnpulatlon. Aclve.r.se i,npacts
to uol'.ac'•~n a._:ur.t.l re.sourc.a t'nrour,•h vandalism and u:rnu!:hortzcd coLlccr.l.on
Call be .'.nticina[c;i.
An :r,:' Lcipa ted he r.eficial cf Eect wi 11 be the preservation of cultural c!.tt i
asso~:._ed uich mites SGF741, SGP?4 7 for future study. As cultural re~.~urc~
invcn:.ucles con.ti:tu_ to b~:: conducted in the r.~giun, it is c:•:pected that
discoacrirs re.~ar;iii:; prchisr_orlc uttliaation u[ [ire n•gLon will 211occ for ~....
i ;~;:rn,'_ :" _s: r; '. ~ ..... _.~ t n..; ..+r.:h d.aigns t,,: nu:~n w'ni~.h to o.'L:nnil%:r the cocas
of data recover, and analy:;is. Presurvation of thu .. ::I;rtty of U,th ~i;4741
and SGI~742 wiLi al_o•.+ a future nnaly'sis to h•. conducted utilizing more cefi.nad
and r:ophlsticated archeolc*;;ical techniques and methods •.atitin a strongly tensed
thec,reCical fram:~wo=;;.
I. Alternatives [r, CI:e Proposed Action
Oca al Ccrnative Ls not to b!r11d t..' ::anger ::nd NcClane Canyon :~lin2:: and th:r~:
no cultur.:l resource, '.could b? directly i~apact~el. A second altenaCive wou'^
H. to instigate ^ full data recovery progr::n nt sites SG}'741 and SGF742, thus
preventir.;; anticipa~ed ln_a of data through natural processes andior
un.n:ti:rvri::ed dlsturbnnce. Ilowev~•r, thu benef.i.ci:a effects of :;Ste
pres~r-•,~ntlon •could not be rea~lize•d. Since site ^':old_tnce :utd protect.lon is
caslly ar..cmnp.l_Lshed, dat7 recovery a[ Ciris point i.n time is not considered to
con:aitu[e a prudent :ranapanenr. rs7.Carnative. 'Che nvu±dance aLt~ernatlvu
(implc:nentanl; stipulntiors in ;ec[ioa Fj wi.11 a17uw tic applicant to proceed
ancf ::l7ow OS[i Co comply •.+ith .~:1 applicable federal l.egislatiun and
regulation. 'Li:e avoidance alrer:n.rtive is tlu preferred one.