RULE 2 PERMITS
<br />the war effort, and new military installations were created and existing locations enlarged (Antherm
<br />1976).
<br />Detailed Cultural and Historic Resources Information
<br />Files Search — A file search was conducted through the Colorado Office of Archaeology and Historic
<br />Preservation on July 22, 2005. The BLM's Little Snake Field Office in Craig, Colorado was also
<br />consulted for information regarding previously completed projects, inventoried areas, and recorded
<br />cultural properties on July 25, 2005.
<br />Thirty-six projects including seismic projects, access road /highway projects, transmission line projects,
<br />railroad grade projects, core drilling projects, and coal lease and expansion projects were conducted in
<br />and around the permit expansion area (Table 2.04.4 -3). The most notable project involved exploration and
<br />expansion of coal mining in the region. These included the Colowyo Coal Company Danforth Hills 1995;
<br />the Danforth Hills Inventory Project completed by TRC Mariah in 1983; and the Coal Drilling System
<br />Danforth Hills completed by Grand River Institute (GRI) in 1981. These large projects, along with
<br />numerous smaller projects, effectively inventoried the northeastern half of the current Colowyo mine
<br />permit boundary. The earlier projects inventoried Sections 6 and 7 of Township (T) 3 North (N), Range
<br />(R) 93 West (W); Sections 15, 16, 20 -22, 28 -30, and 31 of T4N, R93W; Sections 1 -3 and 10 -14 of T3N,
<br />R94W; and Sections 25 and 34 -36 of T4N, R94W. Portions of Section 7 of T4N, R93W, Section 4 of
<br />T3N, R94W, and Sections 24, 27, 33 of T4N, R94W, also have been surveyed.
<br />Seventy-three new sites and 69 isolated finds were recorded during the inventory of the Collom permit
<br />expansion area, and 51 previously recorded sites that occur within the permit expansion area were
<br />revisited at the request of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), for a total of 124 sites (Table 2.04.4-
<br />4) (Map 16B). Each site was evaluated according to the NRHP eligibility as stated in 36 CFR 60.4.
<br />Isolated finds were not included in the table.
<br />Of the 124 sites, five are eligible for the NRHP, and 16 remain unevaluated and need more data to
<br />determine their NRHP eligibility. Table 2.04.4 -5 summarizes the eligible and unevaluated sites and the
<br />management recommendations for each. The majority (105) of the sites is recommended as not eligible
<br />for inclusion on the NRHP and need no further work.
<br />Site 5MF4008, 5MF6098, and 5MF6128 are historic homesteads that are officially eligible for the NRHP,
<br />and the four sites recommended as eligible (Sites 5MF969, 5MF3996, 5MF4003, and 5MF6098) consist
<br />of a bison kill, a lithic scatter, and three open camps, respectively.
<br />Site 5MF4008 is located approximately one mile south of the area of proposed disturbance and will not be
<br />impacted by the proposed mining activities as currently proposed. If the site is proposed for future
<br />disturbance, it should be avoided. If the site cannot be avoided, appropriate measures should be proposed
<br />and implemented to mitigate an adverse effect. Site 5MF969 and 5MF3996 are within an area of
<br />proposed disturbance that would cause an adverse effect to both locations. Sites 5MF969, 5MF4003,
<br />5MF6098, and 5MF6128 are adjacent to areas of proposed disturbance or occur within areas designated
<br />by Colowyo as potential areas of future disturbance. Impacts to these sites would constitute an adverse
<br />effect as well. Therefore, avoidance is recommended for these sites. If they cannot be avoided, testing
<br />and data recovery excavation should be implemented to mitigate the adverse effect to these sites. A
<br />formal testing and data recovery plan has been completed for four sites (5MF969, 5MF3996, 5MF4003,
<br />and 5MF6098) and submitted as a separate document to the Colowyo Mine (Exhibit 5, Item 2). If site
<br />5MF6128 is expected to experience disturbance, a formal testing and data recovery plan will need to be
<br />developed for this site.
<br />Collom — Rule 2, Page 24 Revision Date: 9/28/11
<br />Revision No.: PR -03
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