Cultural Resource Studies. Cultural Resource Management consultants must obtain an Arizona Antiquity Act Permit from the Arizona State Museum (ASM) per ARS § 41-841 et seq., and the rules and regulations of the Arizona State Museum as amended. Individuals, corporations and agencies must consult with ASM regarding discoveries of human remains or associated funerary objects. Individuals, corporations and agencies must comply with the Discovery Clause, ARS § 41-844 A. These services may be provided by in-house staff personnel or a subcontractor. OSHA training may be a requirement for archaeological services as indicated in the Contractor’s Health and Safety Plan or as specified in the Using Agency PSOW.
Cultural Resource Studies. Developer shall be responsible for ensuring compliance with cultural resource Laws on the Project through the Term. TxDOT shall perform consultation for the Project according to current procedures for implementing Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act, and the Antiquities Code of Texas. Subsequent to issuance of NTP1, Developer shall be responsible for performing any necessary cultural resource surveys, evaluations, testing, and mitigation in those areas outside the footprint of the Project ROW shown on the schematics as defined in the original NEPA Approval and within the area of potential effects. Developer shall coordinate all necessary Antiquities Permits through TxDOT. Developer shall be responsible for obtaining Antiquities Permits from the Texas Historical Commission (THC) for archeological surveys, testing, monitoring, and data recovery. Developer shall document efforts to avoid impacts to cultural resources. that are listed on or eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP), or that are designated as State Archeological Landmarks. If evidence of a possible historic property is encountered during the course of the Work, Developer shall immediately cease Work in the immediate area and contact TxDOT to initiate post-review discovery procedures under the provisions of the PA among TxDOT, SHPO, FHWA, and ACHP as well as the MOU between TxDOT and the THC. Developer shall undertake appropriate measures to protect the site from further intrusion to the extent feasible until an appropriate evaluation of the site can be made by a qualified representative. Work shall not be resumed in the area until Developer receives notification and approval from TxDOT.
Cultural Resource Studies. The Contractor may be called upon to provide a full range of cultural resource services generally including, but not limited to: submerged cultural resource services; archeological inventories; overviews; predicative models; testing, documentation, and site evaluation; architectural inventories; recordation; documentation; Historic American Building Survey/Historic Architecture Engineering Record (HABS/HAER) documentation and evaluation; development of historic contexts; overviews, reports, and publications; development of popular reports, exhibits, brochures, videos and artwork to support customer efforts at public education in the areas of history and cultural resources; literature reviews; historic preservation and cultural resource management plans; mitigation plans; ethno- historical documentation, skeletal analysis, recordation, and documentation in support of Native American Xxxxxx Protection and Repatriation Act compliance; and native American consultation and documentation. Contractor responsibilities will be specified in each TO and may generally include identifying, obtaining (i.e. conducting field work), and reviewing all data, documents, and records relative to the preparation of cultural resource reports and management plans covering submerged, archaeological (prehistoric), historical, traditional, and paleontological resources on the installation and those resources outside the boundaries of the installation that might be affected by installation activities. Work may include, but not limited to: reviewing the National Register of Historic Places; preparation of nominations for the National Register of Historic Places; support installation consultation with Native American groups and State Historic Preservation Officers; and provide on-site support of certain recreational programs. Unless otherwise directed, all work shall conform to the standards published as Archeology and Historic Preservation; Secretary of the Interiors Standards and Guideline (Federal Register, Volume 48, Number 190). The Contractor shall also adhere to published guidelines, regulations, and instructions of the applicable service (i.e. AR 200-4, AFI 32-7065, NAVFAC INST 11010.70, etc.). All personnel assigned to cultural resource projects shall meet the personnel standards published in the Secretary of the Interior's Standards and Guidelines. In addition, all archeologists at the crew chief level or above shall meet standards for Archeological Resources Protection Act pe...
Cultural Resource Studies. The goal of this task is to meet the requirements for cultural resources pursuant to the Programmatic Agreement between FHWA, Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, California State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) and Caltrans regarding compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act, as it pertains to the administration of the Federal-Aid Highway Program in California effective January 1, 2004. Most of the area is highly disturbed or built-out, and preliminary geology information indicates at least portions of the interchange area are on fill, which reduces the potential for native soils and cultural resources presence. The scope of work is detailed below.
