Phase III Data Recovery. 1. If an adverse effect cannot be avoided or alternatively mitigated, Amtrak, in consultation with signatories and other consulting parties, will mitigate the adverse effect through a program of data recovery.
2. Amtrak will prepare and submit one or more plan(s) for conducting Phase III data recoveries to the signatories and other consulting parties, as appropriate, for review and comment following the steps described in Stipulation XI. At a minimum, each data recovery plan will include:
a) A list of research questions to be addressed, with a discussion of their relevance and importance;
b) Methods to be used for fieldwork and laboratory analysis, with a justification of their cost-effectiveness and how they apply to the particular sites and the research questions;
c) A schedule for completing field and laboratory work, and submitting draft and final documents for MD XXXX’s review and comment;
d) Methods to be used in managing and curating artifacts, data, and other records;
e) Procedures for evaluating and treating unanticipated discoveries consistent with the provisions of Stipulation VIII;
f) A procedure for documenting the completion of fieldwork and releasing sites for construction activities; and
g) Provisions for disseminating the research findings to other consulting parties, professional peers, and the general public.
3. Upon FRA’s approval of the approach and treatment measures memorialized in accordance with Section VI.E.2., above, Amtrak will execute the Phase III data recovery plan(s).
Phase III Data Recovery. 1. FAA and the Authority shall ensure that an Archeological Data Recovery Plan (DRP) is developed in consultation with the SHPO for any site recommended for data recovery through the steps outlined in Stipulation III.A. of this MOA.
2. The DRP shall be consistent with the performance standards outlined in Stipulation VI. below and shall specify, at a minimum:
a) The sites where data recovery is to be carried out;
b) The research questions to be addressed through data recovery, with an explanation of their relevance and importance;
c) The research and field methods to be used, with an explanation of their relevance to the research questions;
d) The methods to be used in analysis, data management, and data dissemination;
e) The disposition of recovered materials and records; and
f) Proposed methods for involving the interested public in the data recovery process, as well as methods for disseminating the results of the work to the interested public.
3. FAA and the Authority shall ensure that the SHPO is afforded an opportunity to review and comment on the DRP, not to exceed 30 calendar days. If no response if received within 30 calendar days of confirmed receipt, concurrence may be assumed.
4. FAA and the Authority shall ensure that the DRP is implemented and that all Data Recovery activities are concluded, and concurrence received from the SHPO, before the site is disturbed by construction activities.
Phase III Data Recovery. If Data Recovery is selected as a treatment, investigations shall be conducted following a DC SHPO-approved work plan, shall follow DC Guidelines, and shall be carried out in accordance with the reporting and lab/curation standards outlined in Stipulations V.C., and V.D supra. Data recovery efforts will be planned to salvage data significant to history or prehistory related to the National Register significance established in Stipulation V.B. supra, in accordance with Recommended Approach for Consultation on Recovery of Significant Information from Archeological Sites (ACHP, 1999), Basic Principles The Treatment of Archaeological Sites (DC SHPO), and other pertinent guidance.
