ARCHEOLOGICAL TESTING AND EVALUATION PROGRAM Sample Clauses

ARCHEOLOGICAL TESTING AND EVALUATION PROGRAM. A. The archeological testing program shall be conducted in accordance with the approved Archeological Testing Plan (ATP) as approved by the Staff Archeologist. Should it be required by the Staff Archeologist, Tthe ATP will identify the types of the expected archeological resource(s) that potentially could be adversely affected by the proposed projectUndertaking, the testing method to be used, and the locations recommended for testing. B. The purpose of the archeological testing program will be to determine to the extent possible the presence or absence of archeological resources and to identify and to evaluate whether any archeological resource encountered on the site constitutes an Hhistoric Pproperty using the criteria of the National Register. of Historic Places (National Register). C. At the completion of the archeological testing program, the Archeological Consultant a project archeologist shall submit a written report of the findings to the Staff Archeologist. If based on the archeological testing program the project Archeological Consultant archeologist finds that significant archeological resources may be present, the Staff Archeologist in consultationordination with the Archeological Consultantproject archeologist shall determine if additional measures are warranted. Additional measures that may be undertaken include additional archeological testing, archeological monitoring, and/or an archeological data recovery program. No archeological data recovery shall be undertaken without the prior approval of the Staff Archeologist. If the Staff Archeologist determines that a significant archeological resource is present and that the resource could be adversely affected by the proposed project, at the discretion of the pProject Developersponsor either: 1. The proposed Undertakingproject shall be re‐designed so as to avoid any adverse effect on the significant archeological resource; or 2. A data recovery program shall be implemented, unless the Staff Archeologist determines that the archeological resource is of greater interpretive than research significance and that interpretive use of the resource is feasible.