Background Study definition
Examples of Background Study in a sentence
The location of all alternatives selected for detailed study shall be presented on a map or maps as part of the Archeological Background Study.
The Archeological Background Study shall identify any areas proposed for field investigation where impacts are deep, extending beyond three feet in depth.
Based on this review, the Archeological Background Study shall identify and plot on a map the areas that require field investigation to evaluate the project’s effects on archeological resources and cemeteries and shall identify the areas in which the proposed project would have no effect on archeological resources and cemeteries.
For projects in which an Archeological Background Study has already been completed by the Engineer and the project has materially changed --affecting the project limits, proposed new right of way (if any), easements (if any), any other project-specific location designated by the State, and/or the depth of impacts -- the Archeological Background Study shall incorporate the previous study by reference and focus on the project changes.
The Archeological Background Study shall conform to the current Review Standard for Archeological Background Studies, available from the State.
The Background Study shall be produced by a professional archeologist as defined in 13 TAC §26.4(2).
To conduct the Archeological Background Study, the professional archeologist shall undertake a review of existing data, including, but not limited to, the Texas Archeological Sites Atlas, geologic maps, soil maps, Potential Archeological Liability Map (PALM) of the project area (if applicable), aerial photographs, and historic maps.
Unless the Engineer has previously completed an Archeological Background Study for the project, the Archeological Background Study must define and consider all alternatives selected for detailed study, including all existing right of way, all proposed new right of way, easements (temporary and permanent), and any other project-specific location designated by the State.
The Background Study shall be produced by a professional archeologist as defined in 13 TAC §26.5(52)(B).
An Archeological Background Study shall be sufficient to satisfy the current Environmental Compliance Toolkit for Background Studies, available from the State.