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Ramona Hog Lake Road Improvement Project August 2011 The Project area has no Federal or State listed noxious weeds, but has low levels of invasive weed species. The weeds are concentrated along road shoulder. The primary concern is to keep the current populations of weedy species from spreading both within and beyond the Project area. The dominant vegetation type occurring in the Project area is red shank chaparral, which becomes susceptible to weed invasions after disturbance. The effects of disturbance associated with roads and drainage structure construction will be reduced by implementing mitigation measures/design criteria (see Table 1: Mitigation Measures/Design Criteria; Weed Risk). Determination The weed risk for pathways of introduction is Low based on the minimal impacts in construction and the Design Criteria for the Project which will limit the movement of invasive plants. Heritage Resources A series of policies, laws and regulations govern the preservation of our past in the United States. The most important of these is the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA). This law and its implementing regulations, 36 CFR Part 800, recognize that historic properties significant to the Nation’s heritage are being lost and that the cultural foundations of the Nation should be preserved as a living part of our community life and development in order to give a sense of orientation to the American people (16 U.S.C. 470 (1)(b)(2-3)). In 1980 the NHPA was amended, and Section 110 was added to expand and underscore Federal agency responsibility for identifying and protecting historic properties and avoiding unnecessary damage to them. This Act specifies a set of criteria to be used for designating historic properties (e.g., districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects etc.) as significant. Significant properties are eligible to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). Section 106 of the NHPA compels federal agencies to take into account the effect of its undertakings on any district, site, building, structure or object that is included in or eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places (36 CFR 60) (Historic Properties). Frank Springer & Associates, Inc. Page 51 of 79 Environmental Assessment
Ramona Hog Lake Road Improvement Project August 2011 Analysis Framework: Statute, Regulation, Forest Plan and Laws Federal laws providing for the protection and preservation of archaeological and historic sites, or require the identification and evaluation of important historic properties and the consideration of the effects of federal agency activities and programs on significant historic properties as part of land management decisions include: Antiquities Act of 1906 (34 Stat. 225; 16 U.S.C. 431-433) Historic Sites Act of 1935 (49 Stat. 666; 16 U.S.C. 461- 467) National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (80 Stat. 915 et seq.; 16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.) (NHPA) National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), as amended (83 Stat. 852 et seq.; 42 U.S.C. 4321-4347) Archaeological and Historical Data Preservation Act of 1974 (88 Stat. 174; 16 U.S.C. 469) American Indian Religious Freedom Act of 1978 (92 Stat. 469; 42 U.S.C. 1996) The Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979, as amended (ARPA) (93 Stat. 721 et seq.; 16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.) and The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act of 1990 (104 Stat. 3048-3058; 25 U.S.C. 3001-3013). Presidential Executive Orders addressing specific issues affecting properties, locations or resources of importance to American Indian tribes include: Executive Order 11593 entitled Protection and Enhancement of the Cultural Environment, Executive Order 13007 entitled Indian Sacred Sites and Executive Order 13175 entitled Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal Governments. The Forest Service has also developed specific policy for complying with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA), direction for the management of heritage resources can be found the Forest Service Manual (FSM 2360). Region 5 of the Forest Service has also developed specific procedures to meet the requirements of NHPA Section 106 (36 CFR 800). Forests in Region 5 can comply with the region’s Motorized Recreation Programmatic Agreement, entitled Programmatic Agreement among the USDA Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Region, USDA Forest Service, Intermountain Region’s Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, California State Historic Preservation Officer and Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Regarding the Process for Compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act for Designating Motor Vehicle Routes and Managing Motorized Recreation on the National Forests in California (Motorized Recreation PA) (2006). Frank Springer & Associates, Inc. Page 52 of 79 Environmental Assessment
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