Cultural Resource. A cultural resource is an object or definite location of human activity, occupation, use, or significance identifiable through field inventory, historical documentation, or oral evidence. Cultural resources are prehistoric, historic, archaeological, or architectural sites, structures, buildings, places, or objects and locations of traditional cultural or religious importance to specified social and/or culture groups. Cultural resources include the entire spectrum of objects and places, from artifacts to cultural landscapes, without regard to eligibility for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) or California Register of Historical Resources (CRHR).
Cultural Resource. A definite location of human activity, occupation, or use identifiable through field inventory (survey), historical documentation, or oral evidence. The term includes archaeological, historic, or architectural sites, structures, or places with important public and scientific uses, and may include definite locations (sites or places) of traditional cultural or religious importance to specified social and/or cultural groups (Cf. “traditional cultural property”; see “definite location”). Cultural resources are concrete, material places and things that are located, classified, ranked, and managed through the system of identifying, protecting, and utilizing for public benefit described in the BLM Manual. They may be but are not necessarily eligible for the NRHP. (See “historic property.”)
Cultural Resource. Any tangible or observable evidence of past human activity, regardless of significance, found in direct association with a geographic location, including tangible properties possessing intangible traditional cultural values. Cultural Resource Management Plan (CRMP): CRMPs are developed to help meet the requirements under Section 106 of the NHPA. These plans provide detailed procedures and requirements to be implemented to resolve adverse effects to historic properties. CRMPs are often developed in conjunction with agreement documents (i.e. Memorandum of Agreement or PA).
Cultural Resource. Identification in the APE 13 3.1.1 Archaeological and Historic Resources 13 3.1.2 Ethnographic Resources 19 3.2 Determinations of Eligibility 21 3.2.1 Evaluation Criteria 21 3.2.2 Integrity Aspects 22 3.2.3 Making Recommendations of Eligibility 23 3.3 Effects Assessments 24 3.4 Artifact Curation Standards and Protocols 24 4. Avoidance, Minimization, and Mitigation Procedures 25 4.1 Avoidance and Minimization Measures 25
Cultural Resource. Identification in the APE The implementing regulations for Section 106 require federal agencies to identify historic properties within the APE that may be affected by their undertakings through a “reasonable and good faith effort.” The federal agency must consider certain factors “in making the effort both reasonable in terms of intensity and scale, and carried out in good faith through its development and execution” (ACHP 2011), these factors include: • Considering past planning, research, and studies; • Considering the magnitude and nature of the undertaking and the degree of federal involvement; • Considering the nature and extent of potential effects on historic properties; and • Considering the likely nature and location of historic properties within the APE. The reasonable and good faith inventory effort for the Project will consider three broad resource categories: historic, ethnographic (including traditional cultural properties [TCPs]), and archaeological resources. Inventory methods for these resource types vary but will be consistent with the Secretary of the Interior (SOI) Standards for Identification (NPS 1983).
Cultural Resource. Locations of human activity, occupation, or usage that contain 22 materials, structures, or landscapes that were used, built, or modified by people.
Cultural Resource. Districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects significant in history, architecture, archaeology, engineering and culture (36 CFR 60.1), including artifacts, records, remains, and properties of traditional religious and cultural importance to an Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian organization (36 CFR § 800.16(l)(l)). Emergency maintenance activities – defined as hazardous materials spills or situations of unplanned or unscheduled power outages or imminent outages that potentially threaten human life and property. Emergency actions include, but are not limited to, the repair or replacement of broken sewer, water or gas lines. The repair of prior damage to dirt access and spur roads, when such damage impedes access to the emergency work site by maintenance crews. Exempt maintenance activity – An activity that does not require dirt (ground) movement, such as, but not limited to, repairing, replacing or cleaning existing parts or equipment, ground disturbance within the fenced area of an existing substation above ground matt or fill, applying herbicides and sterilants, vegetation/danger tree removal within ROW/easement using hand tools (e.g. chainsaws), controlled xxxxx within substations, driving on existing access roads with rubber tired vehicles , like-for-like (in-kind) repair or replacement of components on or within buildings and structures over 50 years in age, or maintaining and repairing buildings or structures less than 50 years old. Historic property – any prehistoric or historic district, site, building, structure, or object included in or eligible for inclusion in, the NRHP maintained by the Secretary of the Interior (36 CFR § 800.16(l)(1). This term includes artifacts, records, and remains that are related to and located within such properties. The term includes properties of traditional religious and cultural importance to an Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian organization and that meet the National Register criteria. Invited signatory: is a party that has a responsibility under the terms of the PA and has been invited to sign giving them the authority to amend or terminate the PA. The refusal of any party invited to sign the PA, other than the Signatories, does not invalidate the PA. Isolate (Isolated Occurrence or Isolated Find) – is a cultural manifestation that does not meet the definition of a site as defined by the respective land managing agency, SHPO or tribe. Literature review – a literature or records search of existing archaeological/...
Cultural Resource. 1021 Evaluation. Report prepared under contract to URS Corporation Anchorage, Alaska for 1022 the U.S. Forest Service, Ketchikan, Alaska.
Cultural Resource. Sensitivity Maps and their associated GIS data will be developed incorporating one or more of the following datasets: (1) the locations of known cultural resources based on existing, available literature; (2) subject matter expert data provided by consulting parties and other sources; (3) a statistically-based predictive model.
Cultural Resource. Forms includes a cover page listing cultural resources forms ARA and/or HDRA Forms) appended to the document. ARA and HDRA Forms must include updated and original ARA Forms and any earlier HRIF, if applicable. Simple Outline for Finding of Effect Reports INTRODUCTION PROJECT DESCRIPTION Description of the Undertaking Area of Potential Effects (APE) HISTORIC PROPERTIES IN THE APE Summary of Historic Properties Historic Property(ies) Description National Register Eligibility Summary APPLICATION OF THE CRITERIA OF ADVERSE EFFECT FINDING OF NO ADVERSE EFFECT WITHOUT STANDARD CONDITIONS or FINDING OF ADVERSE EFFECT (as applicable) Recommended Mitigation* REFERENCES PREPARERS’ QUALIFICATIONS APPENDICES^ Appendix A. Project Maps Appendix B. Photographs of Historic Properties Appendix C. Project Plans and Specifications * If applicable; otherwise, omit section. ^Appendices may vary based on the undertaking and findings within the APE. Appendix C will only be provided when applicable and appropriate for illustrating effects. For example, if the undertaking is demolition of a historic property, no plans appendix will be required. Annotated Outline for Finding of Effect Reports INTRODUCTION This section provides background information to introduce the undertaking, such as the federal agency(ies) responsible for the undertaking, consultant responsible for preparing the report, basic project information, and project location. A project location map showing location on the NNSS must be included, either in the body of the report or in the maps appendix. PROJECT DESCRIPTION Description of the Undertaking provides a thorough description of the undertaking. Plans and figures may be included to illustrate the undertaking, either in the body of the report or in the plans and specs appendix, if applicable.
