Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB) Cultural Resource Archive - Documents, Images, and other Data
Part of: Air Force - West
Collection of documents, data, and images generated from and/or related to archaeological resource and Cultural Resource Management investigations, studies, and reports at the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The collection was created by tDAR under contract with the USAF and is intended to organize documents, images, and other data from Vandenberg AFB.
Some of the digital resources are organized under several sub-collections, which group together documents from particular investigations or related to certain sites or parts of the base. Other digital objects are included individually. Due to the potential sensitive information included in these documents, users that wish to access documents and images without redaction should contact the cultural resources office at the Vandenberg Space Force Base.
Note: Originally named Vandenberg Air Force Base, the base was renamed to Vandenberg Space Force Base after the creation of the Space Force in 2019. Depending on the date of the resource, it will determine what name is used to refer to the installation.
Site Name Keywords
CA-SBA-550 •
CA-SBA-503 •
CA-SBA-209 •
CA-SBA-793 •
CA-SBA-210 •
CA-SBA-609 •
CA-SBA-612 •
San Antonio Terrace Archaeological District (SATAD) •
CA-SBA-655 •
CA-SBA-2988
Site Type Keywords
Archaeological Feature •
Artifact Scatter •
Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex •
Non-Domestic Structures •
Midden •
Governmental Structure •
Rock Art •
Resource Extraction / Production / Transportation Structure or Features •
Historic Governmental Structure •
Lithic Scatter
Other Keywords
Flake •
Section 106 •
National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) •
Shovel Test Pits •
Criterion D •
No Adverse Effect •
Eligible •
California State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO) •
National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) •
Area of Potential effect (APE)
Culture Keywords
Chumash •
Historic •
Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians •
Indigenous •
Archaic •
Purisimeno Chumash •
Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians (SYBCI) •
Late Archaic •
U.S. Army •
Camp Cooke
Investigation Types
Reconnaissance / Survey •
Site Evaluation / Testing •
Consultation •
Records Search / Inventory Checking •
Archaeological Overview •
Historic Background Research •
Heritage Management •
Systematic Survey •
Architectural Survey •
Data Recovery / Excavation
Material Types
Chipped Stone •
Chert •
Shell •
Ground Stone •
Glass •
Fauna •
Metal •
Fire Cracked Rock •
Building Materials •
Ceramic
Temporal Keywords
Prehistoric •
Historic •
Middle Period •
Late Period •
Historic Period •
Cold War •
Early Period •
Protohistoric Period •
Proto-Historic •
Cold War Era
Geographic Keywords
California (State / Territory) •
Santa Barbara (County) •
Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB) •
Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB) •
Vandenberg Air Force Base, California •
Vandenberg Air Force Base •
United States of America (Country) •
USA (Country) •
North America (Continent) •
California
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VAFB-2002-08: Collection and Management of Radiocarbon Data during Fiscal Year 2002 Vandenberg Air Force Base, Santa Barbara County, California (2002)
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This report documents collection and management of the radiocarbon database during FY 2002. Archaeological reports filed with 30 CES/CEVPC since FY 2000 were examined and radiocarbon data contained in those reports were added to the existing database. In addition, staff at 30 CES/CEVPC were consulted regarding selection of additional radiocarbon samples for processing, analysis, and inclusion in the database. As a consequence, 43 samples were selected from the existing CA-SBA-1010 collection to...
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VAFB-2002-11: Vandenberg Air Force Base Rock Art Sites Assessment and Management Recommendations (2002)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Uploaded by: Arianna Zalud
This document is a report that documents field investigations of the eight identified rock art sites on the base, including condition assessment and management recommendations for each site, developed in partnership with the Santa Ynez Chumash Tribal Elders Council. The report also contains recommendations for the identification and protection of rock art sites, base-wide.
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VAFB-2003-17: Cultural Resources Condition on Vandenberg Air Force base Fiscal Year 2003: Sensitive and Threatened Sites with Cultural Resource Condition Reports (2003)
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During fiscal year 1996 (FY96), the 30th Civil Engineering Squadron, Environmental Management Flight (30 CES/CEV) on Vandenberg Air Force Base (AFB) established a program to periodically examine the condition of known cultural resources under its jurisdiction. The base was divided into 10 zones of approximately equal size (Figure 1-1 ), with the intent of inspecting all cultural resources in each zone on an annual, rotating basis over the course of 5 years. In addition, 25 sites were identified...
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VAFB-2005-02: Archaeological Investigations in Support of the Missile Transport Bridge on Vandenberg Air Force Base in Santa Barbara County, CA (2005)
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This report documents archaeological studies at CA-SBA-1036, -1037, -1172/704, 1565, and -2448. All five sites are located along El Rancho Road as it crosses San Antonio Creek on Vandenberg Air Force Base (AFB) (Figures 1-1 and 1-2). El Rancho Road is a crucial primary transportation route on North Vandenberg AFB, providing necessary redundant access for mission-related activities. However, sedimentation has raised the level of the San Antonio Creek streambed and severely reduced the flood...
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VAFB-2005-04: Archaeological Investigations in Support of the Military Family Housing Expansion Project, Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA (2005)
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This document is a report that presents the results of archaoelogical investigations for the Military Family Housing Expansion Project. The study included (1) survey, (2) absence/ presence testing, and (3) National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) eligibility testing. The three phases of investigation were designed to identify archaeological resources in the vicinity, determine the extent of identified archaeological resources, and evaluate selected resources for significance according to...
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VAFB-2005-11: Archaeological and Native American Monitoring for the MCI Microcable Installation Project Vandenberg Air Force Base Santa Barbara County, California (2005)
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This report presents the results of archaeological monitoring conducted by Garcia and Associates (GANDA) along the entire length of the Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR) passing through Vandenberg Air Force Base (AFB), a distance of approximately 30 miles. Between April 27 and June 30 2004, GANDA monitored ground disturbances associated with the installation of MCI's microduct and microcable. The project purpose was to replace the obsolete fiber optic cable with a microduct and cable. It was...
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VAFB-2005-13: Archaeological Investigations Supporting Consultation with the State Historic Preservation Officer for the Heritage Launch Program Demolition on Vandenberg AFB (2005)
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This document is report that presents the results of Section 106 and 110 investigations for the Heritage Launch Program Demolition project on Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB). The purpose of investigations varied by location, including (1) absence/presence testing at three different isolated artifacts recorded near Building 946; (2) assessing potential adverse effects at archaeological site CA-SBA-1891 near the Santa Ynez Water Treatment Plant; (3) assessing potential adverse effects at...
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VAFB-2005-14: Historic Landscape Inventory and Evaluation, Vandenberg Air Force Base, California (2005)
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This document is a report that presents the results of a cultural landscape survey and evaluation of Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.
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VAFB-2005-22: Cultural Resources Site Condition Assessment Database Vandenberg Air Force Base Santa Barbara County, California (2005)
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This document is a report that includes a brief letter and a print out of the archaeological site condition assessment database as it appeared in 2005.
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VAFB-2005-24: Cultural Resources Report for the Combat Information Transport System, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Santa Barbara County, California (2005)
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This document is a Section 106 inventory report for the Combat Information Transport Systems (CITS) Project. All archaeological resources were avoided.
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VAFB-2006-04: Report of Curation of Artifacts Stored at Vandenberg Air Force Base (2006)
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This report documents the curation of artifacts that had previously been stored at Vandenberg Air Force Base (AFB). Over the years, the 30 CES/CEVNC has temporarily stored miscellaneous artifacts that were collected on the Base. Most of these artifacts were objects such as projectile points collected from the surface by Base personnel (primarily 30 CES/CEVNC staff) out of concern that they would have been illegally collected. However, Vandenberg AFB lacks an appropriate curation facility....
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VAFB-2006-08: Archaeological Survey of the Coastline and Lower Drainages, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Santa Barbara County, California (2006)
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This document is a report for Vandenberg Air Force Base pertaining to a Section 110 inventory specifically focused on sea cliff and erosional cut banks that were not the focus of the base-wide survey completed in the 1990s. It was a required deliverable that documents Æ’s archaeological survey of the coastline and waterways as specified in the scope of work. Following the introduction, Chapter 2 synthesizes the natural and cultural setting of Vandenberg AFB. Chapter 3 discusses survey methods,...
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VAFB-2008-01: Archaeological Investigations for the Missile Defense Agency Ground-Based Midcourse Defense Diverse Communication Fiber-Optic Installation on Vandenberg Air Force Base, Santa Barbara County, California (2008)
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The Missile Defense Agency's (MDA) Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) proposes to install new fiber-optic connector lines on north Vandenberg Air Force Base (AFB) to tie in existing segments of the base communications system, an undertaking referred to as the MDNGMD Diverse Communication Project. The communication lines are to be installed at six locations with a total distance of approximately 30,000 linear feet. All six lines are on the Casmalia, CA 7.5' USGS quadrangle. The archaeological...
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VAFB-2008-05: Archaeological Investigations for the Ground-based Midcourse Defense Diverse Communications Fiber-Optic Installation on Vandenberg Air Force Base, Santa Barbara County, California (2008)
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This document is a report that presents the results of archaeological investigations for the Missile Defense Agency’s installation of communication line segments on north Vandenberg Air Force Base. The segments are at six widely scattered locations and have a total distance of about 30,000 linear feet. Eight archaeological or historical sites (CA-SBA-592, -733, -1926, -2696, -2887, -3040, -3288H, and -3527H) are within 30 meters of the proposed lines. All of the project locations were examined...
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VAFB-2008-11: Report of Pre-Repatriation Inventory of Human Remains and Associated Materials from VAFB Sites Curated at the UC Santa Barbara Repository Ossuary (2008)
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This document is a report on the Pre-Repatriation Inventory of Human Remains and Associated Materials from Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB) Sites, currently curated at the UC Santa Barbara Ossuary. The purpose of this project is to document the collections from VAFB archaeological sites that include human remains, and repatriate them to Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians (SYBCI). As part of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, in 1995, the Repository completed an inventory...
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VAFB-2009-14: Macrobotanical Analysis of Soil Samples from CA-SBA-658, Santa Barbara County, California (2009)
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This document is a report of the results of a Macro botanical Analysis of Soil Samples from CA-SBA-658. This analysis suggests that the inhabitants of site CA-SBA-658 collected plants from Honda Creek, nearby grasslands, and scrub/chaparral to obtain food and firewood. Some of the recovered taxa were also used for medicinal and utilitarian purposes. Extremely poor preservation conditions at both sites have greatly hampered our understanding of how their inhabitants interacted with the plant...
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VAFB-2010-02: Collection and Management of Radiocarbon Data: Fiscal Years 2003-2009, Including Excavations at CA-SBA-612, -760/761/1748, -2322, -2919, -3328, and -3949 (2010)
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This document is an Archaeolgical Evaluation Report on the results of analyses on the samples taken from six different sites within Vandenberg Air Force Base boundaries. In Fiscal Year 2000 Vandenberg Air Force Base (AFB) began a program to periodically collect and manage radiocarbon data. In 2003, as part of that program the 30th Civil Engineer Squadron, Cultural Resources Section (30 CES/CEVPC; now 30 CES/CEANC) requested collection of radiocarbon data by excavating a small number of test...
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VAFB-2010-06: Rock Art Monitoring and Maintenance Reports Oct 2009 - July 2010 (2009)
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This document is a Rock Art Monitoring Report for the 14 rock art sites that exist with Vandenberg Air Force Base boundaries. The purpose of Rock Art Monitoring is to 1) ensure Archaeological Resources Protection Act (ARPA) Compliance, 2) preserve and protect the unique cultural resources, and 3) monitor any threats to the rock art sites and recommend maintenance responses. The assessment report presents the findings, actions, and recommendations developed through scheduled monitoring and...
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VAFB-2010-07: Condition Assessment of Port Petrol Historic Site (CA-SBA-3288/H), Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, CEV Project No. XUMUOS570008 (2010)
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Port Petrol is a former historic marine oil transport terminal, designated archaeological site CA-SBA-3288/H, on North Vandenberg Air Force Base (Vandenberg AFB), approximately three miles south of Point Sal, in northern Santa Barbara County. The scope of work was to perform archival research; complete a field survey; assess the current site boundaries as mapped; and evaluate the significance of the Port Petrol Marine Terminal and related features. Other tasks included an update of the...
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VAFB-2011-05: Rock Art ARPA Compliance 2011 (2011)
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This document is the 2011 Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1970 Rock Art Compliance Report. The goals of this project specifically include monitoring of three well-known and regularly visited rock art sites: Honda Ridge (CA-SBA-550), Window Cave (CA-SBA-655) and Swordfish Cave (CA-SBA-503). There are a total of 14 rock art sites that are monitored within Vandenberg Air Force Base boundaries. This report is one component of a continuing effort by the United States Air Force to protect...
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VAFB-2011-10: Identification of Historic Properties and Assessment of Adverse Effects: K1, K4, K6, K7, and K8 Feeder Line Replacement Project, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Santa Barbara County, California (2011)
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This document is a Section 106 report on the Identification of Historic Properties and Assessment of Adverse Effects for the K1, K4, K6, K7, and K8 Feeder Line Replacement Project at Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB), Santa Barbara County, California. The Area of Potential Effects (APE) was defined and delineated by VAFB archaeologists. An Area of Direct Impact (ADI) was developed to include those areas that would sustain ground disturbance during demolition and construction. The APE contained 17...
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VAFB-2012-09: Historic Properties Identification And Assessment of Adverse Effects Demolition of Four ICBM Launch Facilities In Support of New START (2012)
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This document is the Historic Properties Identification and Assessment of Adverse Effects at the Demolition of four Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Launch Facilities (LF) in Support of New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START). The Area of Potential Effect was delineated to encompass all foreseeable project-related, ground-disturbing activities. Four underground missile silos at Vandenberg Air Force Base, no longer needed for ICBM test launches, will be rendered inoperable by...
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VAFB-2012-21: Section 106 Consultation Package for the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians, Demolition of Four ICBM Launch Facilities in Support of New START, Vandenberg Air Force Base, California (2012)
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This document is the Section 106 consultation package prepared for the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians for the New START Treaty. It contains the same information as the Historic Property Inventory Report.
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VAFB-2013-02: Condition Assessment of Sensitive and Threatened Sites on Vandenberg Air Force Base, Fiscal Year 2013 (2013)
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This document is a report that assesses the condition of sensitive and threatened sites on Vandenberg Air Force Base in Fiscal Year 2013.
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VAFB-2013-15: Vandenberg Air Force Base Rock Art ARPA Compliance 2013 (2013)
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This document is a report of the 2013 Vandenberg Air Force Base Compliance with the Archaeological Resources Protection Ace of 1970. The aim of this project was to make scheduled visits to each site, assess the nature, size, and rate of any impacts observed, and to implement site-specific management measures deriving from prior year recommendations as described within the statement of work. No serious impacts to the rock art were noted during the period of this project, with the exception of an...
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VAFB-2013-17: Supplemental National Register of Historic Places Evaluation Report for Union Pacific Railroad, Santa Barbara Subdivision, Milepost 291.33, Narlon Bridge Replacement Project at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California (2013)
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This document is the Supplemental National Register of Historic Places Evaluation Report for Union Pacific Railroad, Santa Barbara Subdivision, Milepost 291.33, Narlon Bridge Replacement Project at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. This project proposed replacing the existing Narlon Bridge, built in 1896, and its adjacent access bring. Consultation between VAFB, the SHPO, and the ACHP led to a revision of the APE to include privately-owned UPRR land. This revision incorporated three...
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VAFB-2013-21: Section 106 Consultation Package For The Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians Temporary Construction Easement Grant For The Union Pacific Railroad’s Narlon Bridge Replacement Vandenberg Air Force Base Santa Barbara County, California (2013)
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This document is the Section 106 consultation package submitted by Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB) to the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians for the Union Pacific Narlon Bridge Replacement Project. VAFB applied the criteria of adverse effect and determined granting a temporary construction easement to the UPRR to support their replacement of the Narlon Bridge would not alter, directly or indirectly, any of the characteristics of the historic properties within the APE that qualify those...
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VAFB-2014-06: Identification of Historic Properties And Assessment of Adverse Effects N5, N9, N10 Feeder Lines Replacement Project Vandenberg Air Force Base Santa Barbara County, California (2014)
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This document is a Section 106 archaeological inventory and effects testing report in support of the N5, N9, N10 Feeder Lines Replacement Project. The purpose of this report is to 1) delineate the project the area of direct impact (ADI) and area of potential effect (APE), 2) identifies the historic properties that may be impacted by the project including CA-SBA-662, -663, -1679, -1148h, -2032, 3) provides details about each of the resources, and 4) discusses the results of the effects testing...
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VAFB-2014-07: Identification of Historic Properties East Housing Area Solar Energy Project (2014)
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This document is a Section 106 report on the Identification of Historic Properties for the East Housing Area Solar Energy Project at Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB), Santa Barbara County, California. VAFB personnel determined that 1) there are no historic properties directing with the Area of Direct Impact (ADI), and 2) there are two resources close enough to the ADI to warrant inclusion in the Area of Potential Effect (APE). The two sites were identified as CA-SBA-3270 and CA-SBA-3487. The...
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VAFB-2015-01: Assessment of Archaeological Site Conditions on Vandenberg AFB, Fiscal Year 2015, Zones 4 and 5 (2016)
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This document is a report that documents the FY15 site condition assessments in Zones 4 and 5, using the previous systems setup by Applied EarthWorks, Inc. The condition assessments effort was split between CH2M HILL (CH2M) and Albion Environmental, Inc. (Albion) in the interest of completing work within the period of performance. Sites in Zones 4 were assessed by CH2M and sites in Zone 5 were assessed by Albion. This report documents the results from the condition assessments and provides a...
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VAFB-2015-11: Archaeological Survey Report and Avoidance Plan for Snowy Plover Habitat Restoration Project Phase II, Purisima Point and Minuteman Beach, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Santa Barbara County, California XUMUOS069714 (2015)
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This document is a report that presents the results of archaeological field survey to define the extent of archaeological sites (and the extent of artifact concentrations within larger sites) within the habitat restoration areas that are part of the Snowy Plover Habitat Restoration Phase II undertaking at Vandenberg AFB. Vandenberg AFB cultural and natural resources personnel delineated the Area of Potential Effects (APE). As part of compliance with Section 106, the study included pedestrian...
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VAFB-2016-09: Condition Assessment of Sensitive and Threatened Archaeological Sites on Vandenberg Air Force Base, Fiscal Year 2015 (2016)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Uploaded by: Roscoe Loetzerich
This document is a report that documents the condition assessments of sensitive and threatened sites on Vandenberg AFB using the new approach. FY15 is the seventh evaluation of sensitive and threatened sites using the approach developed in 2009 (Lebow and Mirrow 2009a; Lebow and Mirrow 2009b). In addition to this report, a site condition geodatabase and digital photographs were submitted to 30 CES/CEANC.
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VAFB-2016-10: Vandenberg Air Force Base Fiscal Year 2015-16 Vandenberg Rock Art Monitoring (2016)
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This document is a report on the monitoring of rock art sites on Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB) during the fiscal year of 2015-2016. This report is abridged notes to what could be a detailed instruction to manage the rock art on VAFB. Continued annual monitoring and site maintenance using similar methods developed by 30th Space Wing CES (Cultural Resources) will help in preserving the rock art of the prehistoric Chumash culture on VAFB.
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VAFB-2017-02: Identification of Historic Properties And Assessment of Effects, Outdoor Recreation Cabins Project, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Santa Barbara County, California (2017)
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This document is a government generated Section 106 report consisting of a historic property inventory and an assessment of adverse effects associated with the Outdoor Recreation Cabins Project. The purpose of the document is to compile any prior or current studies performed in support of the Outdoor Recreation Cabins project as a single Section 106 report. This report provides the information needed by the California State Historic Preservation Officer to concur on the project findings and...
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VAFB-2017-07: Identification of Historic Properties, B7, B10, and K5 Feeder Lines Replacement, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Santa Barbara County, California (2017)
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This government generated Section 106 report is a historic property inventory and an assessment of adverse effects associated with the B7, B10, and K5 Feeder Lines Replacement Project. The purpose of the document is to compile any prior or current studies performed in support of the B7, B10, and K5 Feeder Lines Replacement project as a single Section 106 report. This report provides the information needed by the California State Historic Preservation Officer to concur on the project findings...
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VAFB-2017-08: Identification of Historic Properties, Space Launch Complex (SLC)-4 East Flame Trench Catchment Area Project, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Santa Barbara County, California (2017)
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This government generated Section 106 report is a historic property inventory and an assessment of adverse effects associated with the Space Launch Complex (SLC)-4 East Flame Trench Catchment Area Project. The purpose of the document is to compile any prior or current studies performed in support of the SLC-4 East flame trench catchment area project as a single Section 106 report. This report provides the information needed by the California State Historic Preservation Officer to concur on the...
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VAFB-2017-15: Archaeological Investigations Supporting Section 106 Compliance for Demolition of the Antenna Farm in the San Antonio Terrace Archaeological District, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Santa Barbara County, California (2017)
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This contractor generated Section 106 and 110 report is a historic property inventory and an assessment of adverse effects associated with the Demolition of the Antenna Farm in the San Antonio Terrace Archaeological District on Vandenberg Air Force Base in Santa Barbara County in California. The purpose of the document is to compile any prior or current studies performed in support of the Demolition of the Antenna Farm in the San Antonio Terrace Archaeological District project as a single...
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VAFB-2017-16: Condition Assessments of Archaeological Sites and the Canyon Fire on Vandenberg Air Force Base, Fiscal Year 2016, USAF Contract No. GS10F0059N, XUMUOS9115 (2017)
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This report documents the FY16 condition assessments of sites in Zones 10a, 9a, 9b, and 8b (Tables 1, 2, and 3) using the previous systems setup by Applied Earthworks. The zones selected for FY16 were in response to the Canyon Fire of September 2016. The Canyon Fire burnt approximately 12,742 acres on South Base across sites in Zones 10a, 9a, 9b, and 8b (Figure 1-5). The condition of sites within the burn area were assessed for direct and indirect impacts as a result of the fire. CH2M completed...
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VAFB-2017-17: Vandenberg Air Force Base Fiscal Year 2016 Vandenberg Rock Art Monitoring (2017)
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This report outlines condition assessment data for all known rock art sites on Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB) for Fiscal Year 2016. The effort for assessing conditions of rock art assists with the requirement for the United States Air Force (USAF), 30th Space Wing for Section 110 of the National Historic Preservation Act. Details about work tasks are outlined in Statement of Work XUMUOS9115.
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VAFB-2017-18: Inventory and Evaluation of Six Titan I and II Launch Complexes (OSTF 8, SLTF, 395-A, 395-B, 395-C, and 395-D), Vandenberg Air Force Base, Santa Barbara County, California (2017)
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This report documents the methods and results of a study to inventory and evaluate a total of six Titan I and Titan II Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) launch complexes on the northern portion of Vandenberg Air Force Base (AFB) in Santa Barbara County, California. The 30th Civil Engineer Squadron Installation Management Flight, Environmental Section, Environmental Assets (30 CES/CEIEA) at Vandenberg AFB initiated a study performed by Applied EarthWorks, Inc. to identify the historical...
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VAFB-2017-19: Identification of Historic Properties, B10 Feeder Lines Replacement, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Santa Barbara County, California (2017)
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This document is a government generated Section 106 report consisting of a historic property inventory and an assessment of adverse effects associated with the B10 Feeder Lines Replacement Project. The purpose of this document is to compile any prior or current studies performed in support of the B10 Feeder Lines replacement project as a single Section 106 report. This report provides the information needed by the California State Historic Preservation Officer to concur on the project findings...
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VAFB-2017-20: Determination of No Adverse Effect, Replacement of Damaged Circuit N6 Electrical Poles, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Santa Barbara County, California (2017)
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This document is a government generated Section 106 report that consists of a historic property inventory and an assessment of adverse effects associated with the Replacement of Damaged Circuit N6 Electrical Poles Project. The purpose of the document is to compile any prior or current studies performed in support of the replacement of damaged Circuit N6 electrical poles project as a single Section 106 report. This report provides the information needed by the California State Historic...
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VAFB-2017-21: Identification of Historic Properties and Assessment of Effects, Remediating Contaminated Groundwater at Site SD015, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Santa Barbara County, California (2017)
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This document is a contractor generated letter report consisting of a historic property inventory and an assessment of adverse effects associated with the Remediating Contaminated Groundwater at Site SD015 project. The purpose of the letter is to compile any prior or current studies performed in support of the Remediating Contaminated Groundwater at Site SD015 project as a single Section 106 report. Arcadis U.S., Inc. (Arcadis) was retained by the Air Force Civil Engineer Center (AFCEC) offices...
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VAFB-2017-22: Archaeological Study for the Proposed Perimeter Civil Structure, Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg Air Force Base, California (2017)
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This contractor generated letter report is a historic property inventory and an assessment of adverse effects associated with the proposed Perimeter Civil Structure at Space Launch Complex 4E on Vandenberg Air Force Base. Vandenberg AFB determined that this project is an undertaking subject to Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (as amended). The purpose of the letter is to compile any prior or current studies performed in support of the proposed perimeter civil...
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VAFB-2017-23: Identification of Historic Properties and Assessment of Effects, Installation Restoration Program Site 13C Remediation, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Santa Barbara County, California (Project ID 897584) (2017)
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This government generated Section 106 report is a historic property inventory and an assessment of adverse effects associated with the Installation Restoration Program Site 13C Remediation. The purpose of the document is to compile any prior or current studies performed in support of the Installation Restoration Program Site 13C remediation project as a single Section 106 report. This report provides the information needed by the California State Historic Preservation Officer to concur on the...
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VAFB-2017-25: Condition Assessment of Sensitive and Threatened Archaeological Sites on Vandenberg Air Force Base, Fiscal Year 2016 (2017)
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This document is a report that documents the condition assessments of sensitive and threatened archaeological sites for FY2016.
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VAFB-2018-01: Identification of Historic Properties, Oak Mountain Solar Farm Project, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Santa Barbara County, California (2018)
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This document is a government generated Section 106 report consisting of a historic property inventory and an assessment of adverse effects associated with the Oak Mountain Solar Farm Project. The purpose of the document is to compile any prior or current studies performed in support of the Oak Mountain Solar Farm project as a single Section 106 report. This report provides the information needed by the California State Historic Preservation Officer to concur on the project findings and...
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VAFB-2018-02: Identification of Historic Properties and Assessment of Adverse Effects Site 32 Cluster Remediation Project Vandenberg Air Force Base, Santa Barbara County, California (2018)
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This government generated Section 106 report is a historic property inventory and an assessment of adverse effects associated with the Site 32 Cluster Remediation Project. The purpose of the document is to compile any prior or current studies performed in support of the Site 32 Cluster remediation project as a single Section 106 report. This report provides the information needed by the California State Historic Preservation Officer to concur on the project findings and determinations for...
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VAFB-2018-03: Identification of Historic Properties, Coast Road Culvert Repair Project 2018, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Santa Barbara County, California (VAFB Log ID 1035138; 813-18-014) (2018)
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This document is a government generated Section 106 report consisting of a historic property inventory and an assessment of adverse effects associated with the Coast Road Culvert Repair Project. The purpose of the document is to compile any prior or current studies performed in support of the Coast Road culvert repair project as a single Section 106 report. This report provides the information needed by the California State Historic Preservation Officer to concur on the project findings and...
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VAFB-2018-05: The Honda Ridge Pilot Project: Digital Microscopy and Stratigraphic Analysis of Paint Layer Sequences Within the Honda Ridge Main Panel, Volumes I & II, Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, Contract No. XUMU OS 100316, USACE-Omaha Task Order 14 (2018)
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This document is a report that details the stratigraphic findings of the Honda Ridge Pilot Project, beginning with a background on the Honda Ridge rock art site and three proposed site use interpretations proposed by researchers. Recent stratigraphic analysis applications in rock art research are discussed, followed by an explanation of the Shumla Archaeological Research and Education Center’s digital microscopy methods and stratigraphic analysis process, and how these methods were adapted to...
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VAFB-2018-06: Installation Remediation Program Site ST171 Remediation Project, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Santa Barbara County, California (2018)
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This government generated Section 106 report is a historic property inventory and an assessment of adverse effects associated with the Installation Remediation Program, Site ST171 Remediation Project. The purpose of the document is to compile any prior or current studies performed in support of the Installation Remediation Program, Site ST171 Remediation project as a single Section 106 report. Applied EarthWorks was tasked with supporting the 30 CES/CEIEA Section 106 compliance effort through...
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VAFB-2018-10: Installation of Optical Tracking System At The Tranquillon Peak Optical and Radar Tracking Station (2018)
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This document is a Section 106 report of a historic property inventory and an assessment of adverse effects associated with the Installation of the Optical Tracking System at the Tranquillon Peak Optical and Radar Tracking Station Project. The purpose of the document is to compile any prior or current studies performed in support of the Installation of the Optical Tracking System at the Tranquillon Peak Optical and Radar Tracking Station project as a single Section 106 report. This report...
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VAFB-2018-11: Extended Phase I Testing Results for the South Base Utility Underground Project (XUMU 12-1276B) at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California (2018)
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This contractor generated letter report is a historic property inventory and an assessment of adverse effects associated with the Extended Phase I Testing Results for the South Base Utility Underground Project (XUMU 12-1276B). The purpose of the letter is to compile any prior or current studies performed in support of the Extended Phase I Testing for the South Base Utility Underground project as a single Section 106 report. The CAPE Environmental Management, Inc. (CAPE) contracted with Albion to...
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VAFB-2018-15: Vandenberg Air Force Base: Fiscal Year 2017 Vandenberg Rock Art Monitoring (2018)
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This report documents and outlines the condition assessment of each rock art site on VAFB for Fiscal Year 2017 (FY17). This report lists information about each site and brief summaries about common impacts, tasks, and specific observations at sites. Information in this report focuses on areas at rock art sites with significant impacts, high-risk areas for impacts, and professional insight to help understand the sensitivity of sites and implemented management strategies. This report outlines...
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VAFB-2018-16: Extended Phase I Testing Results for the ATV/Obstacle Course Improvements Project at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California (2018)
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This contractor generated letter report is a historic property inventory and an assessment of adverse effects associated with the All Terrain Vehicles (ATV)/Obstacle Course Improvements Project. The purpose of the letter is to compile any prior or current studies performed in support of the ATV/Obstacle Course Improvements project as a single Section 106 report. To support Section 106 compliance requirements, CAPE Environmental Management, Inc. (CAPE) contracted with Albion to complete this...
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VAFB-2018-18: Appendix B - Memorandum Report: Pictograph Possibly Representing Chumash Harpoon Toggle Point on Panel 3, SBA-503 (Swordfish Cave), Vandenberg Air Force Base (2018)
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Appendix B is a memorandum report that outlines a potential unrecorded pictographic element in the rock art at Swordfish Cave (CA-SBA-503). Jon Picciuolo has submitted the memorandum as a record of the observation of the possible unrecorded pictographic element at Swordfish Cave. The memorandum outlines the element as possibly representing a Chumash harpoon toggle point. The element is on Panel 3 of the rock art at Swordfish Cave. The memorandum includes a description of the element and...
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VAFB-2018-19: Assessment of Potential Adverse Effects to CA-SBA-689 in Support of Remediation at IRP Site 171, Vandenberg Air Force Base, California (2018)
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This document is a contractor generated letter report consisting of a historic property inventory and an assessment of adverse effects associated with the Remediation at IRP Site 171 Project. The purpose of the letter is to compile any prior or current studies performed in support of the remediation at IRP Site 171 project as a single Section 106 report. To support their National Historic Preservation Act Section 106 compliance requirements, the 30th Civil Engineer Squadron, Installation...
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VAFB-2018-21: Appendix D - Microscopic Analyses of Wildfire Effects to the Honda Ridge Rock Art Panel, Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, Contract No. XUMU OS 100316, USACE-Omaha Task Order 14 (2018)
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In September 2016, the Canyon Fire burned approximately 12,742 acres on southern Vandenberg Air Force Base. The wildfire impacted three rock art sites, but most negatively affected the Honda Ridge rock art site (CA-SBA-550). The northeastern side of the pictograph panel took the brunt of the fire impacts, resulting in extensive carbon deposits, micro- and macro spalling, and possibly host rock discoloration (Murphy 2017). This study, more broadly situated within the Honda Ridge Pilot Project,...
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VAFB-2018-22: Identification of Historic Properties And Assessment of Effect United States Marine Corps' Amphibious Vehicle Testing Project Vandenberg Air Force Base Santa Barbara County, California (2018)
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This document is a Section 106 report on the Identification of Historic Properties and Assessment of Effect United States Marine Corps’ Amphibious Vehicle Testing Project Vandenberg Air Force Base Santa Barbara County, California. Potentially impacted sites are identified within the report, as are the boundaries of both alternative sites. This document 1) delineates the Area of Direct Impact (ADI) for this project to be the footprint for all foreseeable project-related ground-disturbing...
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VAFB-2018-27: Condition Assessment of Sensitive and Threatened Archaeological Sites on Vandenberg Air Force Base, Fiscal Year 2017 (2018)
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This document presents the results of sensitive and threatened archaeological site condition assessments for fiscal year 2018.
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VAFB-2019-05: Identification of Historic Properties and Assessment of Effects, Temporary Construction Area License For Union Pacific Railroad's Narlon Bridge Replacement, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Santa Barbara County, California (813-12-016) (2019-UPRRN) (2019)
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This government generated Section 106 report is a historic property inventory and an assessment of adverse effects associated with the Narlon Bridge Replacement Project. The purpose of the document is to compile any prior or current studies performed in support of the bridge replacement project as a single Section 106 report. This report provides the information needed by the California State Historic Preservation Officer to concur on the project findings and determinations for individual...
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VAFB-2019-08: Vandenberg Air Force Base Fiscal Year 2018 Vandenberg Rock Art Monitoring, Contract No. GS10F0059N (2019)
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This report documents and outlines the condition assessment of each rock art site on Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB) for Fiscal Year 2018 (FY18). This report lists information about each site and brief summaries about common impacts, tasks, and specific observations at sites. Information in this report focuses on areas at rock art sites with significant impacts, high-risk areas for impacts, and professional insight to help understand the sensitivity of sites and implemented management...
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VAFB-2019-09: Condition Assessment of Sensitive and Threatened Archaeological Sites on Vandenberg Air Force Base, Fiscal Year 2018, Contract No. GS10F0059N, XUMUOS9115 (2019)
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This report documents the condition assessment of sensitive and threatened sites on Vandenberg Air Force Base. The sensitive and threatened sites are cultural resources with high informational value and are important to Native American groups, such as the Chumash, and have active impact agents and/or the potential to be severely impacted. This report documents the condition of these sites using the new approach developed by Applied EarthWorks and Cultural Resources Section (30 CES/CEIEA) in 2009...
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VAFB-2019-11: Identification of Historic Properties, Lift Station 1758 Force Main Sewer Line, Reroute and Replacement, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Santa Barbara County, California (Log ID 1159774) (2019)
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This document is a government generated Section 106 report consisting of a historic property inventory and an assessment of adverse effects associated with the Lift Station 1758 Force Main Sewer Line Reroute and Replacement Project. The purpose of the document is to compile any prior or current studies performed in support of the Life Station 1758 Force Main Sewer Line Reroute and Replacement project as a single Section 106 report. This report provides the information needed by the California...
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VAFB-2019-12: Archaeological Testing and Evaluation for the B1/B6 Electrical Feeder Line Corridor, San Antonio Terrace and Burton Mesa, Vandenberg Air Force Base, California (2019)
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This document is a Section 106 historic property inventory and an assessment of adverse effects report associated with the Archaeological Testing and Evaluation for the B1/B6 Electrical Feeder Line Corridor Project. The purpose of the document is to compile any prior or current studies performed in support of the B1/B6 Electrical Feeder Line Corridor project as a single Section 106 report. This report provides the information needed by the California State Historic Preservation Officer to...
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VAFB-2019-13: Identification of Historic Properties, Replace 12 kV Switchgear at Swtichyard M, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Santa Barbara County, California (813-19-025) (2019)
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This government generated Section 106 report is a historic property inventory and an assessment of adverse effects associated with the Replace the 12 kV Switchgear at Switchyard M Project. The purpose of this document is to compile any prior or current studies performed in support of the Replace 12 kV Switchgear at Switchyard M project as a single Section 106 report. This report provides the information needed by the California State Historic Preservation Officer to concur on the project...
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VAFB-2019-14: Identification of Historic Properties and Assessment of Effects TP-01 Improvements Supporting Future Ballistic Missile Test Launches (2019)
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This government generated Section 106 report is a historic property inventory and assessment of adverse effects associated with the TP-01 Improvements Supporting Future Ballistic Missile Test Launches Project. The purpose of the document is to compile any prior or currrent studies performed in support of the TP-01 improvements supporting future Ballistic Missile Test launches as a single Section 106 report. This report provides the information needed by the California State Historic Preservation...
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VAFB-2019-15: Identification of Historic Properties and Assessment of Effects for the A5 Powerline Replacement Project, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Santa Barbara County, California (813-19-043) (2019)
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This document is a government generated Section 106 report consisting of a historic property inventory and an assessment of adverse effects associated with the A5 Powerline Replacement Project. The purpose of the document is to compile any prior or current studies performed in support of the A5 Powerline replacement project as a single Section 106 report. This report provides the information needed by the California State Historic Preservation Officer to concur on the project findings and...
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VAFB-2019-16: Archaeological Investigations Supporting Section 106 Compliance for the D2-D4 Circuit Electric Lines Replacement Projects, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Santa Barbara County, California (2019)
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This contractor generated Section 106 report is a historic property inventory and an assessment of adverse effects associated with the D2–D4 Circuit Electric Lines Replacement Projects. The purpose of the document is to compile any prior or current studies performed in support of the D2–D4 Circuit Electric Lines Replacement projects as a single Section 106 report. This report provides the information needed by the California State Historic Preservation Officer to concur on the project findings...
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VAFB-2019-16: Archaeological Investigations Supporting Section 106 Compliance for the D2–D4 Circuit Electric Lines Replacement Projects, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Santa Barbara County, California (2019)
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This report is a Section 106 historic property inventory and an assessment of adverse effects associated with the D2–D4 Circuit Electric Lines Replacement Projects. The purpose of the document is to compile any prior or current studies performed in support of the D2–D4 Circuit Electric Lines Replacement projects as a single Section 106 report. This report provides the information needed by the California State Historic Preservation Officer to concur on the project findings and determinations...
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VAFB-2019-21: DRAFT Point Conception Light Station Conditions Assessment and Repairs Study, Contract No. GS10F0059N, Task Order FA8903-15-F-0023 (PWS Task 4.12.3) (2019)
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This document is a study intended to serve as a preliminary analysis of the current conditions and possible repairs for the Point Conception Lighthouse and Family Quarters C. The field investigations consisted of visual surface observations, avoided destructive analysis, and did not include the preparation of structural calculations, structural or material testing, or development of design or construction drawings. This report and cost estimates are intended to provide the USAF with a rough...
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VAFB-2019-23: Identification of Historic Properties And Assessment of Effects Union Pacific Railroad's Narlon Bridge Replacement Vandenberg Air Force Base Santa Barbara County, California (2019)
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This document is a historic property inventory report for the Narlon Bridge Replacement Project. The purpose of the document is to compile any prior or current studies performed in support of the Narlon bridge replacement project as a single Section 106 report. This report provides the information needed by the California State Historic Preservation Officer to concur on the project findings and determinations for individual resources as presented by the Vandenberg Air Force Base Cultural...
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VAFB-2020-01: Archaeological Investigations at Site CA-SBA-793, Supporting Section 106 and 110 Compliance for the MTRS-2 Dock Station Project, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Santa Barbara County, California (2020)
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This document is a contractor generated Section 106 and 110 report consisting of a historic property inventory and an assessment of adverse effects associated with the MTRS-2 Dock Station Project. The purpose of the document is to compile any prior or current studies performed in support of the MTRS-2 Dock Station project as a single Section 106 and 100 compliance report. This report provides the information needed by the California State Historic Preservation Officer to concur on the project...
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VAFB-2020-02: Appendix B - Soil Sample Analysis Results. In Archaeological Investigations at Site CA-SBA-793, Supporting Section 106 and 110 Compliance for MTRS-2 Dock Station Project, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Santa Barbara County, California (2019)
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Soil sample analysis results from flotation analysis for Archaeological Investigations at Site CA-SBA-793 Supporting Section 106 and 110 Compliance for MTRS-2 Dock Station Project, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Santa Barbara County, California.
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VAFB-2020-06: Results of Archaeological Subsurface Survey Excavations in Support of the Proposed Replacement of an American Water Pressure Release Valve and Water Vault, Archaeological Site CA-SBA-1060, Vandenberg Air Force Base, California (2020)
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This contractor generated letter report is a historic property inventory and an assessment of adverse effects associated with the proposed replacement of an American Water pressure release valve and water vault on Vandenberg Air Force Base (AFB) in Santa Barbara County, California. The purpose of the letter is to compile any prior or current studies performed in support of the replacement project as a single Section 106 and 110 compliance report. To support Section 106 compliance requirements,...
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VAFB-2020-11: Section 110 National Register Eligibility Evaluation: Re-evaluation of the Peacekeeper Rail Garrison Test Site Complex (2020)
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This document is a Section 110 National Register Eligibility Re-evaluation of the Peacekeeper Rail Garrison Test Site. The purpose of this study is to review previous investigations pursuant to the National Register of Historic Places (NHPA); to identify the extant buildings and structures of the Peacekeeper Rail Garrison Test Site complex; to document the buildings and structures on California Department of Parks & Recreation recording forms (placed on file with the California Office of...
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VAFB-2020-12: Identification of Historic Properties, Facility 15501 Renovation Project, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Santa Barbara County, California (813-20-021) (2020)
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This document is a government generated Section 106 report consisting of a historic property inventory and an assessment of adverse effects associated with the Facility 15501 Renovation Project. The purpose of this document is to compile any prior or current studies performed in support of the Facility 15501 Renovation project as a single Section 106 report. This report provides the information needed by the California State Historic Preservation Officer to concur on the project findings and...
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VAFB-2020-14: Identification of Historic Properties for the Repair of the Overhead Distribution Line B1 Project, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Santa Barbara County, California (813-19-055) (2020)
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This document is a government generated Section 106 report consisting of a historic property inventory and an assessment of adverse effects associated with the Repair of the Overhead Distribution Line B1 Project. The purpose of the document is to compile any prior or current studies performed in support of the repair of the overhead distribution line B1 project as a single Section 106 report. This report provides the information needed by the California State Historic Preservation Officer to...
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VAFB-2020-16: Identification of Historic Properties, Facility 13140 Renovation Project, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Santa Barbara County, California (813-20-035) (2020)
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This document is a government generated Section 106 report for a historic property inventory associated with the Facility 13140 Renovation Project. The purpose of the document is to compile any prior or current studies performed in support of the Facility 13140 Renovation project as a single Section 106 report. This report provides the information needed by the California State Historic Preservation Officer to concur on the project findings and determinations for individual resources as...
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VAFB-2020-17: Results of Archaeological Subsurface Survey Excavations in Support of the Proposed Water Distribution System Rehabilitation Project at the Rod and Gun Club, Vandenberg Air Force Base, California (VAFB# 813-20-20) (2020)
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This contractor generated letter report is a historic property inventory and an assessment of adverse effects associated with the Water Distribution System Rehabilitation Project at the Rod and Gun Club. The purpose of the letter is to compile any prior or current studies performed in support of the Water Distribution System Rehabilitation Project at the Rod and Gun Club as a single Section 106 report. To support Section 106 compliance requirements, the 30th Civil Engineer Squadron, Installation...
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VAFB-2020-21: Identification of Historic Properties, Perform Water Distribution System Rehab at Rod & Gun Club Project, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Santa Barbara County, California (813-20-20) (2020)
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This document is a government generated Section 106 report consisting of a historic property inventory and an assessment of adverse effects associated with the Perform Water Distribution System Rehab at Rod & Gun Club Project. The purpose of the document is to compile any prior or current studies performed in support of the water distribution rehab at Rod & Gun Club project as a single Section 106 report. This report provides the information needed by the California State Historic Preservation...
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VAFB-2020-22: Identification of Historic Properties, Facility 8337 Paint Booth Removal Project, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Santa Barbara County, California (813-20-048) (2020)
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This document is a government generated Section 106 report consisting of a historic property inventory and an assessment of adverse effects associated with the Facility 8337 Paint Booth Removal Project. The purpose of this document is to compile any prior or current studies performed in support of the Facility 8337 Paint Booth Removal project as a single Section 106 report. This report provides the information needed by the California State Historic Preservation Officer to concur on the...
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VAFB-2020-23: Section 110 National Register Eligibility Evaluation of The Point Conception Light Station Historic District, Vandenberg Air Force Base Santa Barbara County, California (2020)
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This government generated Section 110 report is a National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) Section 110 inventory and evaluation of the numerous buildings, structures, and objects which constitute the Point Conception Light Station Historic District. The purpose of this study is to provide information for compliance with Section 110 of the NHPA of 1966, as amended, and to support the review of anticipated future activities conducted under Section 106 of the NHPA. Section 110 of the NHPA...
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VAFB-2020-24: Identification of Historic Properties, Facility 1430 ATV Obstacle Course Improvements Project (Lot ID # 1047327), Vandenberg Air Force Base, Santa Barbara County, California (2020)
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This document is a government generated Section 106 report consisting of a historic property inventory and an assessment of adverse effects associated with the Facility 1430 All Terrain Vehicle (ATV) Obstacle Course Improvements Project. The purpose of this document is to compile any prior or current studies performed in support of the Facility 1430 ATV obstacle course improvements project as a single Section 106 report. This report provides the information needed by the California State...
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VAFB-2020-25: Identification of Historic Properties and Assessment of Effects, Honda Culverts Repair Project, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Santa Barbara County, California (2020)
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This document is a Section 106 report consisting of a historic property inventory report and assessment of effects for the Honda Culverts Repair Project (813-17-007). The purpose of the project is to replace the existing culverts that are 12.5-foot-diameter, corrugated metal pipes that were emplaced during construction of this segment of Coast Road in 1979–1983. The two pipes have been scoured along the bottom and have lost structural integrity. The proposed Honda Creek Culverts Repair Project...
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VAFB-2020-26: Identification of Historic Properties Western Range 915-MHz Radar Wind Profiler Relocation Project (813-21-003) (2020)
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This document is a Historic Properties Report for the Western Range 915-MHz Radar Wind Profiler Relocation Project. This report provides details about the undertaking. It defines a project Area of Direct Impact (ADI) and an Area of Potential Impact (APE). The report provides background information about resources found around the project area and demonstrates that there are no resources within the APE. The report supports a project finding of no historic properties affected.
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VAFB-2020-32: Archaeological Investigations in Support of Section 106 Compliance Ground Based Strategic Deterrant Test Program (2020)
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This document is a report on the Archaeological Investigations in Support of the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent Test Program. The purpose of this project is to modernize the United States’ land-based nuclear arsenal and eventually replace the nation’s current Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) system. A portion of development and testing of the new system, named Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD), would take place in California at Vandenberg Air Force Base in Santa...
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VAFB-2020-33: Archaeological Data Recovery and Removal of Stabilization Measures at CA-SBA-698 (2020)
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This document is a Section 110 Archaeological Data Recovery and Removal of Stabilization Measures at CA-SBA-698. The purpose of this Archaeological Study is to evaluate the eligibility of CA-SBA-698 for the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). Based on midden characteristics observed on the surface and in exposed erosional profiles, the site is likely to contain information important to the understanding of prehistory and retain sufficient contextual integrity to qualify for listing.
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VAFB-2020-34: Identification of Built Environment Historic Properties and Assessment of Effects, Ground Based Strategic Detterent Test Program (2020)
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This document is a Section 106 Identification of Built Environment Historic Properties and Assessment of Effects for the Ground Bases Strategic Deterrent Test Program (GBSD). The project proposes to develop and test a new Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) system by utilizing and modifying existing ICBM infrastructure at VAFB. The proposed Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) Test Program would develop and test a new ICBM system that would modernize the United States’ land-based...
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VAFB-2020-35: Archaeological Investigations in Support of Section 106 Compliance Ground Based Strategic Deterent Test Program, Vandenberg Air Force Base (2020)
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This document is a report that inventories all of the archaeological resources that could be affected by the Ground Based Strategic Deterrant Test Program, provides the status of each resource’s eligibility for listing in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP), and evaluates the eligibility for listing in the NRHP of unevaluated archaeological resources as needed. In cases where a significance evaluation was unfeasible, the resource is assumed to be eligible for listing in the NRHP for...
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VAFB-2020-36: Assessment of Archaeological Site Conditions on Vandenberg Air Force Base Fiscal Year 2019: Zones 1 and 2 (2020)
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This document is an Assessment of Archaeological Site Conditions on Vandenberg Air Force Base for the Fiscal Years of 2019 for Zones 1 and 2. This report documents site conditions in Zones 1 and 2. Applied EarthWorks archaeologists examine sites in both subzones in each zone. The scope of work calls for preparing updated site records for all sites with boundary changes. Those updates were completed for 41 sites; the updated records, including maps, are included in Appendix B. 404 sites are...
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VAFB-2020-41: Condition Assessment of Sensitive and Threatened Sites on Vandenberg Air Force Base, Fiscal Year 2019 (2019-SCAST) (2020)
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This document is a report that presents the results of the sensitive and threatened archaeological sites condition assessments on Vandenberg Space Air Force Base for Fiscal Year 2019.
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VAFB-2021-06: Identification of Historic Properties for the Repair of the Overhead Distribution Line B6 Project, Vandenberg Air Force Base Santa Barbara County, California (2021)
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This document is a Section 106 historic property inventory report for the Repair of the Overhead Distribution Line B6 Project. The report presents, 1) details about the project, 2) lists the cultural resources that were analyzed for the project, 3) delineates the Area of Direct Impact and the Area of Potential Effect, 4) a determination for each resource, and 5) the overall project finding of no adverse effect to historic properties.
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VAFB-2021-07: Revised Design of the Undertaking and Finding of Effect, Ground Based Strategic Deterent Test Program, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Santa Barbara County, California (2021)
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The present report was prepared to address requests by the California SHPO and the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians during consultation. It contains five chapters and one appendix. Chapter 1 is this introduction, which briefly describes the purpose of the report. Chapter 2 describes the revised design of the undertaking, highlighting changes implemented since the start of Section 106 consultation in January 2021. Chapter 3 provides an analysis of cumulative effects on historic properties....
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VAFB-2021-11: Archaeological Investigations Supporting Section 106 Compliance for the ABL Space Systems RS-1 Project at Launch Complex 576-E Vandenberg Air Force Base Santa Barbara County, California (2021)
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This document is an Archaeological Investigation in Support of Section 106 Compliance for the ABL Space Systems RS-1 Project at Launch Complex 576-E at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Santa Barbara County, California. The Project proposes to operate the ABL Space Systems RS1 launch vehicle at the existing, decommissioned Launch Complex 576-E (LC 576-E) on Vandenberg Air Force Base (AFB) in Santa Barbara County, California. Applied EarthWorks delineated the Area of Direct Impact. The Archaeological...
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VAFB-2021-12: Identification of Historic Properties and Assessment of Effect for the Repair Conduits Along Umbra Road and Tod Road Project Vandenberg Space Force Base, Santa Barbara County, California (2021)
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This document is a Section 106 report on the Identification of Historic Properties and Assessment of Effect for the Repair Conduits Along Umbra Road and Tod Road Project at Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB), Santa Barbara County, California. The report 1) delineates the Area of Direct Impact (ADI) as providing sufficient space for the project, and 2) that the Area of Potential Effect (APE) is defined as the intersection of the ADI and the full extent of the archaeological boundaries, and 3)...
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VAFB-2021-14: Beta Analytic Testing Laboratory Report on CA-SBA-1594 and -1595 (2021)
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This document is a report on the Radiocarbon Dating Results. The Conventional Radiocarbon Ages have all been corrected for total fractionation effects and where applicable, calibration was performed using 2020 calibration databases. Four samples were sent to the lab and tested. Results are in the associated report in the form of calibrated date graphs.
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VAFB-2021-19: Identification of Historic Properties Verizon Wireless Telecommunications Tower Project (2021)
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This document is a Section 106 historic property inventory report to assess historic properties in the location of a planned Verizon Wireless Communications Tower. It was determined that no cultural resources exist within the project Area of Direct Impact. This report 1) delineates the project area of direct impact (ADI) and the area of potential effect (APE), and 2) discusses the strategy to identify historic properties within the ADI with the result that no resources were found. The report...
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VAFB-2021-21: Identification of Historic Properties for the B4 Feeder Line Replacement Project, Vandenberg Space Force Base, Santa Barbara County, California (2021)
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This document is a Historical Properties Inventory Report on the Project to Replace the B4 Power line. The proposed Project will remove and replace approximately 4,800 linear feet of the B4 overhead feeder line that is a part of the 12kV distribution system. Vandenberg Space Force Base is seeking State Historic Preservation Office concurrence that 1) the Area of Potential Effect is adequately delineated, and 2) the effort to identify historic properties and the result that no historic properties...
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VAFB-2021-23: Archaeological Monitoring and Unanticipated Discovery Plan: Ground Based Strategic Deterrent Test Program, Vandenberg Space Force Base, Santa Barbara County, California (2021)
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This document is the archaeological monitoring and unanticipated discovery plan for the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) Project. This plan is complex and organized to facilitate the various phases of activities associated with the GBSD project. The document includes the following chapters. Chapter 1 is this introduction. Chapter 2 contains a summary of the relevant regulations. Chapter 3 provides the environmental and cultural setting of the APE. Chapter 4 contains brief...