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2. Access routes constructed or utilized to complete annual drilling activity would be • <br />reclaimed as soon as possible following drilling (within 1-2 weeks is preferred). If <br />agency monitoring reveals impacts to adjacent sites from vandalism, illegal collection <br />or looting before reclamation is complete, additional reclamation measures may be <br />necessary and these would be completed by the Operator in cooperation with the <br />BLM. <br />If cultural resources are discovered during plan-related operations, all activities in the <br />vicinity of the resource would cease immediately and the Operator would notify the <br />BLIW Authorized Officer. The BLM or a BLM-permitted archaeologist would <br />inspect and evaluate the discovery as soon as possible if during drilling operations but <br />at most within 5 days to determine its nature and extent and eligibility to the National <br />Register of Historic Places. If the resource is determined "eligible", the BLM would <br />determine appropriate avoidance and protection measures after consulting with the <br />Operator. If avoidance is not possible, data recovery would be completed by the <br />Operator according to Department of Interior policies and guidelines and the BLM <br />Protocol with the Colorado State Historic Preservation Office. <br />4. Human remains and associated artifacts may be discovered during project <br />development or during controlled archaeological test excavations. Discovery of such <br />items would be handled in accordance with the provisions of the Native American <br />Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. Pursuant to 43 CFR10.4(g), the BLM <br />authorized officer must be notified, by telephone, with written confirmation, <br />immediately upon the discovery of human remains, funerary items, sacred objects, or • <br />objects of cultural patrimony. Further, pursuant to 43 CFR10.4 (c) and (d), activities <br />must stop in the vicinity of the discovery and the discovery must be protected by the <br />BLM and the Operator for 30 days or until the Operator is notified by the authorized <br />officer. All reasonable measures would be taken to resolve any issues regarding <br />affiliation and disposition of discovered remains within a 30 calendar day period <br />beginning with the agency certification of initial notification. <br />5. The Operator is responsible for informing all persons associated with this project that <br />they would: be subject to prosecution for knowingly disturbing Native American <br />Indian shrines, historic and prehistoric archaeology sites, vertebrate fossils, or for <br />collecting artifacts of any kind, including historic items and/or arrowheads and <br />pottery fragments from Federal lands. <br />6. BLM or BLM-permitted archaeologists would be required to be on site (within the <br />Area of Interest/APE) semi-annually to monitor compliance with these conditions and <br />to inspect the condition of cultural resource properties. Should the condition of <br />cultural resources be found to be impacted or in a deteriorated state due to actions of <br />the Operator, it's employees, or it's subcontractors, mitigation measures will be <br />directed by the BLM and implemented to federal standards by the Operator and may <br />involve excavation or intensive reclamation activity. If gross neglect or intent is <br />involved, civil or criminal penalties may also apply. <br />d? <br />A-6