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1 <br />HISTORY <br />June 24, 2013 <br />Jared L. Ebert <br />Environmental Protection Specialist JUN 27 209 <br />Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 Division of Reclamation, <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 Mining & Safety <br />Re: Trapper Mine (Permit No. C- 1981 -010), Permit Revision Application No. 7 (PR -7) (CHS #64168) <br />Dear Mr. Ebert: <br />Thank you for your correspondence dated May 31, 2013 (received by our office on June 5, 2013) regarding the <br />subject undertaking and for providing detailed instructions on the use of the DRMS Laserfiche Weblink as well <br />as for providing appropriate GIS layers for the expanded Trapper Mine PR -7 area of potential effects (APE). <br />A search of our files indicates that nine cultural resource inventories have been conducted within portions of the <br />expanded permit area -- corresponding to SHPO survey documents MC.E.R58, MC.LM.NR135, MC.LM.R2, <br />MC.LM.R2, MC.LM.R294, MC.LM.R50, MRLM.R524, MRLM.R890, and MRLM.R898- -and that two cultural <br />resources have been recorded therein. One of these sites (5MF948) has been determined eligible for the <br />National Register of Historic Places (NRHP), while the second site (5MF7402) remains unevaluated. These <br />sites should be avoided or evaluated in terms of National Register eligibility. <br />Moreover, surface mining does have the potential to affect additional (undocumented) historic properties or <br />those resources that may be eligible for the NRHP. As a result, it is our recommendation that a cultural <br />resources survey be completed for those areas of the PR -7 expansion APE that have either not been surveyed to <br />current industry standards. This inventory should be completed prior to the commencement of any ground <br />disturbing activities to determine whether additional historic properties are located within the APE and to <br />determine effects of this project in consultation with our office. <br />Please remember, under the process established for the protection of cultural resources as set forth by Section <br />106 of the National Historic Preservation Act and implemented through 36 CFR Part 800 (Section 106), it is the <br />statutory obligation of the Federal agency -- either the Office of Surface Mining or the Bureau of Land <br />Management - -to fulfill the requirements of Section 106 and to ensure that an agency official with Jurisdiction <br />over an undertaking takes legal and financial responsibility for Section 106 compliance. <br />Thank you for the opportunity to comment. We look forward to continued consultation on the subject project. <br />If we may be of further assistance, please contact Mark Tobias, Section 106 Compliance Manager, at (303) 866- <br />4674 or mark.tobiasna.state.co.us. <br />Sincerely, <br />�%4 44��-- <br />Edward C. Nichols <br />State Historic Preservation Officer <br />ECN /MAT <br />