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,_~ <br />• Appendix A <br />Standard Stipulations: <br />1. The holder shall immediately bring to the attention of the authorized <br />officer any and all antiquities or other objects of historic or <br />scientific interest including, but not limited to, historic or pre- <br />historic ruins or artifacts discovered as a result of operations under <br />this right-of-way grant. The holder shall immediately suspend all <br />activities in the area of the object and shall leave such discoveries <br />intact until told to proceed by the authorized officer. Approval to <br />proceed will be based upon evaluation of the cultural significance of <br />the object. Evaluation shall be by a qualified professional selected <br />by the authorized officer from a Federal agency insofar as practicable. <br />When not practicable, the holder shall bear the cost of the services <br />of a non-Federal professional. The holder shall follow the mitigation <br />requirements set forth by the authorized officer concerning protection, <br />preservation, or disposition of any sites or material discovered. In <br />those situations where the authorized officer determines that data <br />recovery and/or salvage excavations are necessary, the holder shall <br />bear the cost of such data recovery and/or salvage operations. <br />2.. The holder shall comply with the applicable Federal and state laws <br />and regulations concerning the use of pesticides (i.e., insecticides, <br />herbicides, fungicides, rodenticides, and other similar substances) <br />• in all activities and/or operations under this right-of-way grant.. <br />The holder shall obtain-from the authorized officer approval of a <br />written plan prior to the use of such substances. The plan must <br />provide for the type and quantity of material to be used; the pest, <br />insect, fungus, etc., to be controlled; the method of application, <br />the location for storage and disposal of containers; and other <br />pertinent information that the authorized officer may require. The <br />plan should be submitted no later than December 1 of any calendar <br />year to cover the proposed activities for the next fiscal year. <br />Emergency use of pesticides may occur. The use of substances on or <br />near the right-of-way area shall be in accordance with the approved <br />plan. A pesticide shall be used only in accordance with its registered <br />uses and without other limitations if the Secretary of the Interior <br />has not imposed restrictions. A pesticide shall not be used if the <br />Secretary has prohibited its use. Pesticides shall not be permanently <br />stored on public lands authorized for use under this right-of-way <br />grant. <br />3. No burning of trash, litter, trees, brush, or other vegetative <br />material generated by clearing the right-of-way shall be allowed <br />under this grant. <br />4. The holder shall comply with applicable State standards for public <br />health and safety, environmental protection and siting, construction, <br />• operation and maintenance, if these State standards are more stringent <br />than Federal standards for similar projects. <br />5. This right-of-way is renewable at the end of its term if an appli- <br />cation for renewal is properly and timely filed by the holder and the <br />facility is being operated and maintained in accordance with all the <br />provisions of this grant, and applicable laws and regulations. <br />