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COMPETITIVE COAL LEASE COC 66514 Special Stipulations Sea 15. (a) Cultural Resources. (1) Before beginning any surface disturbing activities on the leased (ands, lessee shall conduct a cultural resource intensive field inventory on those portions of the mine plan area and adjacent areas, or exploration plan area, which may be adversely affected by lease-related activities and which were not previously inventoried at such a level of intensity. The inventory shall be conducted by a qualified professional cultural resource specialist (i.e., archaeologist or historian, as appropriate) approved by the authorized officer of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and shall be conducted in the manner that the authorized officer specifies. (2) Lessee shall submit an inventory report, including recommendations for protecting any significant cultural resources, to the Regional Director, W estern Regional Coordinating Center, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation & Enforcement (OSMRE), and the BLM authorized officer. Lessee shall not begin surface disturbing activities until permission to proceed is given by the appropriate authorized officer. (3) Lessee shall protect all known cultural resource properties within the lease area from ]ease-related activities until cultural resources avoidance or mitigation measures can be implemented as part of an approved exploration plan or an approved mining and exploration plan. (4) The cost of conducting the inventory, preparing reports, and carrying out mitigation measures shall be borne by the lessee. (5) If cultural resources are discovered during operations under the lease, lessee shall immediately notify the authorized officer of the BLM or OSMRE. Lessee shall not disturb such discovered resources except as subsequently authorized. Within two (2} working days of notification, the authorized officer will evaluate, or have evaluated, any cultural resources discovered and will determine if any action may be required to protect or preserve such discoveries. Cost of data recovery for cultural resources discovered during lease operations shall be borne by the surface managing agency unless otherwise specified by the BLM authorized officer. (6) All cultural resources discovered shall remain under the jurisdiction of the United States until ownership is determined under applicable law. (b) Paleontological Resources. (1) Before beginning surface disturbing activities on the leased lands, lessee shall contact [he BLM authorized officer to determine whether lessee will be required to conduct a ~ paleontological appraisal of lease areas that may be adversely affected by lease-related activities. Any -- paleontological appraisal required shall be conducted by a qualified paleontologist approved by [he BLM autho{ized officer and in the manner the authorized officer specifies. -~ (2) Lessee shall submit an appraisal report, including recommendations for protecting any larger and more conspicuous fossils of significant scientific interest identified on the leased lands to the BLM authorized officer.:: J (3) If any such fossils are discovered during operations under this lease, lessee shall immediately notify the Regional Director, OSMRE. Operations may continue as long as the fossil specimen(s) would not be seriously ,~ damaged or destroyed by [he activity. Within five (5) working days of notification, the Regional Director, OSMRE, shall evaluate or have evaluated such discoveries and shall notify the lessee what action shall be taken with respect to such discoveries. (4) Lessee shall not knowingly disturb, alter, destroy, or take any larger and more conspicuous fossils of significant scientific interest and shall protect all such fossils in conformance with the measures included in the approved mining and reclamation plan or exploration plan. (5) These conditions apply to all such fossils of sienificant scientific interest discovered within the leased lands. whether discovered in the overburden, interburden, or coal seam or seams. ~7 ': _) t .r~ , _ -.: I l C J ct (6) All fossils of significant scientific interest shall remain under thejurisdiction of [he United States until