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State Reg. <br />2.04.4 CULTURAL RESOURCES (Brief Summary) <br />The Seneca II Mine area has undergone several archaeological <br />investigations in the last couple of years. A chronological order of <br />investigation follows. Refer to Exhibit 5-I for all survey locations. <br />September 1978 (approximately) - U.S. Bureau of Land Management <br />Prior to letting Federal Lease No. C-19985 out for competitive bid, the <br />BLM published an Environmental Assessment Report (EAR). One section <br />of the EAR addressed cultural resources. BLM conducted a survey on the <br />(4-40's) or tJ/2 f~/2 of Section I, TSN, R87W (Federal Coal Lease <br />No. C-19985) This is the only federal coal lease within the permit <br />boundary. According to BLM "Nothing of cultural value was located and <br />the area has been cleared. A 106 Determination of No Effect Statement <br />has been submitted " <br />• November 1978 -Laboratory of Public Archaeology (LOPA) of Colorado <br />State University <br />Seneca Coals, Ltd. contracted Texas Instruments (TI) to conduct an <br />archaeological survey of the 4-40's. TI subcontracted LOPA to do the <br />survey. The conclusion section of their survey report states "As a result <br />of the archaeological survey of the 4-40's property, no further cultural <br />resource work is recommended." <br />September 1979 -Western Cultural Resource Management, Inc. (WCRM) <br />Seneca Coals, Ltd. contracted WCRM to conduct an archaeological <br />survey on the estimated area for "life of operation" at Seneca II. The <br />contract also called for an identification of sensitive cultural resources <br />within the one-mile buffer zone of the Seneca II Coal Mine. <br />• It was discovered during the field survey that two (2) archaeological sites <br />within the permit boundary could possibly be eligible for the National <br />Register of Historic Places. Testing was recommended on these two (2) <br />sites: <br />5-2 <br />