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measures would be taken to resolve any issues regarding affiliation and disposition of discovered <br />i? remains within a 30 calendar day period beginning with the agency certification of initial <br />notification. <br />The Operator is responsible for informing all persons associated with this project that they would <br />be subject to prosecution for knowingly disturbing Native American Indian shrines, historic and <br />prehistoric archaeology sites, vertebrate fossils, or for collecting artifacts of any kind, including <br />historic items and/or arrowheads and pottery fragments from Federal lands. <br />Paleontology <br />If paleontological 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 BLM <br />Authorized Officer. The BLM or a BLM-permitted paleontologist would inspect and evaluate the <br />resource as soon as possible if during drilling operations but within no longer than 5 days and <br />appropriate measures to mitigate adverse effects to scientifically important paleontological <br />resources would be determined by the authorized officer after consulting with the Operator. The <br />Operator is responsible for the cost of any investigation necessary for the evaluation and for any <br />mitigation measures. The Operator may not be required to suspend all operations if activities can <br />avoid further impacts to a discovered site or be continued elsewhere, however, the discovery <br />shall be brought to the attention of the authorized officer as soon as possible and protected from <br />damage or looting. <br />0 The Operator is responsible for informing all persons associated with this project that they would <br />be subject to prosecution for knowingly disturbing or collecting vertebrate fossils. <br />Should fossil resources be found during underground mining operations, reasonable efforts <br />would be undertaken by the Operator to protect the fossil find or move it to a safe area for <br />inspection, and notify the BLM Authorized Officer within 48 hours of discovery. The BLM <br />would provide an assessment of the significance of the find within 10 days and may require <br />additional reasonable measures to preserve it. <br />During construction activities on the surface (outside the mine passageways), if any <br />paleontological resources are recorded within proposed disturbance areas during preliminary <br />surveys and do not require avoidance, any construction activities disturbing the ground surface <br />would be monitored for additional paleontological resources. If during planning for operations, a <br />fossil inventory reveals fossil sites near or within the boundaries of proposed mining activity, <br />and it is noted that deposits may lie beneath the surface, a BLM or BLM-permitted <br />paleontologist would monitor any additional construction or road blading operations in the <br />vicinity of the resource to document and determine if additional fossil protection is needed. If the <br />monitor identifies additional material, it would be immediately evaluated by the BLM or BLM- <br />permitted paleontologist and if found to be scientifically important, construction activity would <br />cease and the discovery COA #1 (above) would be followed. <br /> <br />5