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i • - 3 - • Justifica[Son: Pursuant to agreement berreen OSPt and StIPO (see attach:~en[; .t3 and i~4). G. Summary of Compliance 7612.12, 770.12, and 786.19 If the company complies with the proposed specSal stipulations, the compar.~ will be in compliance with the regulations and OSM will be in compliance with pertinent cultural resource legislation. OSM has fulfilled Its responsibil'_ty under the L'xecutive Order 11593, the [Iational Historic Preservation Act of 1966 and the Advisory Council's "?rocedures far the ProCection of Historic and Cultural Properties'' (36 CFR Pat 800) and will have provided provisions fo. [he Archaeological and Historic Preservation act of 1974 (see attachments :`7 and 714). Since the SHPO has determined that OSM's approval of the mi~.e plan with the proposed stipulations will not have an effect on the cultural resources OSM can proceed with the proposed action without Further consultation with the Advisory Council on Historic ?reservation (36 CF P. 800.4(6)(1)). H. Proposed Departmental Action Approval with proposed stipulations. Since two sites are eligible for listing on the rational Register o` Historic Places certain measures necessary to ensure that these sites will not receive • any adverse iapacts. I. Residual Impacts of Proposed Departmental Action Part'I: Residual Impacts of ?roposed Departmental Action All sites within the mine plan area will be either directly impacted or have the potential to receive indirect iapacts from vandalism or unauthorized collection. As mast sites have little cultural depth, cemoval of topsoil ~r111 completely destroy the sites. The two sites which are eligible for the rational Register of Historic Places will be avoided but there still may be impacted by potential vandalism and collection. Losses could be ever. greater for sites not found eligible for the National Register and unidentified sites. Such sites may in the future be deemed "significant", even though not presently considered so. any site which is not mitigated or not avoided would be permanently lost. Cultural resources are a nonrenewable resource, and once lost there is an irretrievable loss of scientific information. J. Alternatives [o the ?roposed Action (:Done) •