Public Comment. Volume III - Montana Legislature

During the preparation of. thee -environmental documentation- ..
for the proposed railroad, a number of cultural resources were
tentatively identified. A preliminary determination of eligibility
was made for each site. The pedestrian survey conducted
according to the terms of the SIIAP would provide the TRRC with
more complete information about the presence of cultural resources
in the study area. Utilizing the SIIAP, the Applicant should
provide the following information regarding cultural resources:
(1) ~dentification. The pedestrian survey should accurately
locate all historic, prehistoric, and architectural
sites located within the ROW and buffer area. In
addit ion to locating all cultural resources, Applicant
should photograph each site, prepare site maps and
written descriptions, and document the development of
each site, based on records research. and oral interviews.
(2 1 Evaluation. Each cultural resource site should be
assessed using the criteria for evaluation (36 C.F.R.
60.6) to determine whether the site meets the eligibility
requirements for listing on the NRHP.
(3) Impact Assessment. Based on the above evaluations, the
Applicant, in consultation with appropriate - -
authorities,
should determine whether eligible cultural
resource sites will be impacted, directly or
indirectly, by construction and/or operation of the
railroad.
(4) Mitigation. The SIIAP should contain a detailed procedure
that should be followed if an eligible cultural
resource site will be adversely impacted by the
construction and/or operation of the railroad. The
mitigation measures should include but not be limited
to those set forth in the ACHP's "Manual of Mitigation
Measures (MOMM)."~
The Applicant should prepare a cultural resource technical
report that will detail the results of the field survey. The
report should contain information on all sites identified, an
evaluation of each site, and a recommendation for further work on
all eligible sites that may be impacted during construction
S~e~artrnent of the Interior, National Park Service, Advisory
Council on Historic Preservation, "Manual of Mitigation Measures
(MOMM)," October 12, 1982.
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