Determining if a New Survey is Required Sample Clauses

Determining if a New Survey is Required. Based on the background research and APE definition, the HPT Staff will: • Determine if a new survey is required for the project area. o If the HPT Staff determines that an adequate survey has been previously conducted within the APE, and the survey did not 1) identify any cultural resources, or 2) did identify cultural resources but none of the resources were determined to be National Register eligible, then no new survey will be required. The HPT Staff will make a finding of No Historic Properties Affected and follow the consultation process in Section 4.2.2 below. o If HPT Staff determines that a previously unsurveyed APE does not warrant a new survey because the APE has been so disturbed that there is not potential to contain historic properties, no new survey will be required. The HPT Staff will make a finding of No Historic Properties Affected. Section 4.2.2.2 below details the consultation steps for a finding of No Historic Properties Affected. It is important that the consultation letter include a robust justification for the determination that new survey was not warranted. • If the HPT Staff determines that an adequate survey has been previously conducted within the APE, and the survey did identify cultural resources, the HPT Staff will follow the steps below for evaluating National Register eligibility and assessing effects. o HPT Staff determines whether the cultural resources meet the current definition of a site(s) and whether adequate information is present to identify eligibility. o If the eligibility of the site(s) can be adequately addressed then it is necessary to determine whether the site(s) would be potentially impacted by the project. If the site boundaries are not well defined, the site may need to be revisited to determine the boundaries and whether any features may be impacted.