2013-04-10_PERMIT FILE - C1981019A (8)

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