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DOCUMENT Full-Text Christopher Ryan.

This document is a Section 106 Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians (SYBCI) Transmittal Letter for the San Antonio Creek Restoration Project. The project proposed willow pole planting and container planting of riparian plants within a 12-acre field along the south side of San Antonio Creek as mitigation in support of the San Antonio Road West Bridge Maintenance Project. This letter is the initiation of Vandenberg Air Force Base for consultation with the SYBCI on finding no cultural resources...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Christopher Ryan.

This document is a Section 106 State Historic Preservation Office Transmittal Letter for Remediating Contaminated Groundwater at site SD015. The project involved remediating groundwater that is contaminated trichloreothene (TCE) in the vicinity of three former missile testing launch facilities on North Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB). The remedy involves 1) groundwater biological treatment, 2) recirculation and the granular activated carbon treatment water from the source area, mid-plume, and...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Laurence W. Spanne. George Sundstrom.

This document is a memo Concerning the Unauthorized Trenching in the Vicinity of Archaeological Site CA-SBA-1866. The deviation adversely impacted Archaeological Site CA-SBA-1866, as evidenced by the presence of cultural material consisting of shell and flakes in the trench back fill. The construction crew deviated from the staked route of the cable trench by taking a ‘short cut’ through the corner of the Archaeological Site, CA-SBA-1866. The damage inflicted was relatively minor.

DOCUMENT Full-Text 30 CES/CEIEA, Vandenberg Air Force Base.

This document is a Section 106 Letter for the North Base Commercial Duct Project. The purpose of this project is to install a 4-inch communication duct running from Building 15501 to a manhole located near the southeast corner of the intersection of Highway 1 and Highway 135. There are two proposed routes; Option 1, and Option 2, to connect the end points of the duct. Option 1 will require approximately 3,650 feet of trenching and the installation of 7 new handholes. Option 2 is shorter running...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Christopher Ryan.

This document is a Section 106 transmittal letter to the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians (SYBCI) for demolition of buildings 960 and 970. The purpose of the project is to demolish Buildings 960 and 970, because they are vacant and no longer in use. United States Air Force Policy requires the removal of facilities that are no longer in use, or else they will continue to degrade and become a liability. The northeastern part of site CA-SBA-246 extends into the Area of Potential Effects (APE)....

DOCUMENT Full-Text Christopher Ryan.

This document is a letter transferring ownership of a fossil fish from Vandenberg Air Force Base to the Los Angeles County Natural History Museum. The fossil is an impression on an approximately 9 x 9 x 3-inch block of white chalky shale from Monterey shale formation.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Benjamin Roope.

This document is a Section 106 SHPO Transmittal Letter for the Gaseous Nitrous (GN2) Tie-in, Vegetation Clearing, and Grading Project. The purpose of the Project is to install temporary storage tanks and utilize pump units to transfer GN2 from these tanks to an existing above ground tie-in riser that connects to a pipeline that runs to Space Launch Complex 6. The base archaeologist, in consultation with the project engineer, established the Area of Direct Impact (ADI) based on the maximum...

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This document is a transmittal letter for the Section 106 consultation with the California State Historic Preservation Office for the Space Launch Complex-Three East Conversion, Vulcan Centaur Program, Vandenberg AFB. The letter 1) synthesizes the project activities, 2) briefly discusses the resources considered as part of the cultural resource analysis of the project, and 3) seeks concurrence for the project area of potential effect; the determination that although no sites fall within the...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Charles Hansen.

This document is a Section 106 SHPO Transmittal Letter for the Facility 8337 Paint Booth Removal Project. The purpose of this project is the renovation of Facility 8337 to remove paint booths and accommodate the remodel of the building for administrative office space. Vandenberg Air Force Base seeks concurrence from the State Historic Preservation Office that 1) the Area of Potential Effect (APE) is adequately delineated, 2) Facility 8337 does not meet National Register of Historic Places...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Richard N. Cote.

This document is a Section 106 transmittal letter to the California State Historic Preservation Office for the Demolition of Four Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Launch Facilities in support of the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (SMART) program. The letter briefly explains the purpose of the project and seeks concurrence for 1) the project Area of Potential Effect, 2) that proposed mitigation measures are sufficient, and 3) the project findings detailed in Chapter 6 of a...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Charles Hansen.

This document is a Section 106 transmittal letter initiating consultation with the California State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) for the Facility 15501 Renovation Project. The letter seeks concurrence from the SHPO for 1) the delineation of the project Area of Potential Impact, 2) the determination that Facility 15501 is not eligible for the National Register, 3) the determination that the undertaking will have no impact on any known historic properties, and lastly, 4) that the project...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Christopher Ryan.

This document is a Section 106 correspondence letter to the California State Historic Preservation Office for the Hot Shots/Wildland Fire Team Training Center Renovation project. This letter addresses the following four questions: 1) Is the district eligible? 2) If the district is eligible, does Building 860/861 contribute to the district? 3 ) Is Building 860/861 individually eligible for the National Register of Historic Places? and 4) What are the undertaking’s effects on the district? This...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Christopher Ryan.

This document is a Section 106 SHPO General Correspondence for Hot Shots/Wildland Fire Team Training Center Renovation. This purpose of this letter is to seek concurrence for the 18 sites that make up the Arguello Boulevard Streetscape. Vandenberg Air Force Base determined that none of the 18 sites meet the National Register of Historic Places criteria, and are therefore not eligible.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Christopher Ryan.

The document is a Section 106 tribal transmittal letter for the US Army Extended Range Cannon Artillery (ERCA) II Test Program. The letter initiates Section 106 with the Tribe and 1) seeks comment for the project's Area of Potential Effect, 2) indicates four archaeological historic properties that have been previously determined not eligible for the National Register, and lastly, 3) the determination that the project is not an adverse effect to historic properties.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Charles Hansen.

This document is a Section 106 State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) Transmittal Letter for the US Army Range Extended Range Cannon Artillery II Test Program. The project involves the implementation of the Extended Range Cannon Artillery (ERCA II) Test Program on the northern part of Vandenberg Space Force Base. ERCA II is a multi-element, multi-phase test program of the Army’s next generation artillery systems. Major components of the artillery system include the cannon, gun mount,...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Christopher Ryan.

This document is a Section 106 Tribal Continued Consultation Letter concerning the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) Test Program. This letter initiates consultation with the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians regarding proposed activities associated with the GBSD Test Program at Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB). The United States Air Force is preparing an Environmental Assessment/Overseas Environmental Assessment (EA/OEA) under the National Environmental Policy Act. The Tribe will...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Christopher Ryan.

This document is a Section 106 continued consultation letter with the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians concerning the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) Test Program. This letter is a response to the tribal comments that were sent back to Cultural Resources in response to the consultation with the United States Space Force regarding the Environmental Assessment for the GBSD Test Program. This letter includes a couple of the comments from the Tribe concerned the GBSD Test Program Project,...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Christopher Ryan.

This document is a Section 106 Tribal Continued Consultation Letter concerning the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent Test Program (GBSD). This letter is a response to the tribal comments that were sent back to Cultural Resources in response to the consultation with the United States Space Force regarding the Environmental Assessment for the GBSD Test Program.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Christopher Ryan.

This document is a Section 106 Tribal Continued Consultation Letter concerning the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent Test Program (GBSD). This letter is a response to the tribal comments that were sent back to Cultural Resources in response to the consultation with the United States Space Force regarding the Environmental Assessment for the GBSD Test Program. This letter was sent with an attachment, a report documenting traditional cultural properties, cultural landscapes, and sacred sites within...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Christopher Ryan.

This document is a Section 106 Tribal Consultation Letter between the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians (SYBCI) and Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB) concerning the Ground Based Strategic Defense (GBSD) Program. VAFB is responding to the tribe’s concerns expressed in the letter dated March 18th, 2021. Responses within the letter correspond with the same order and numbering as the comments previously offered by the Tribe.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Christopher Ryan.

This document is a Section 106 Consultation Letter between the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians (SYBCI) and Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB). In a previous letter dated from 18 March, 2021, the Tribe provided comments that pointed to a shortcoming in an inventory of the broadest range of cultural resources within the Area of Potential Effects (APE). In response, VSFB expanded their inventory effort to include: traditional cultural properties, cultural landscapes, sacred sites, and...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Kenneth Kahn.

This document is a Section 106 Official Tribal Comment Letter from the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians regarding the Ground Based Strategic Defense (GBSD) Test Program. The Tribe requests 1) review of the Native America Grave Protect and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) Plan of Action for the GBSD Test Program, 2) inclusion as a signatory on the NAGPRA Plan of Action for the GBSD Test Program, 3) and concurrent development of the NAGPRA Plan of Action for the GBSD Test Program and the Memorandum of...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Roscoe Loetzerich.

This document is a Section 106 letter initiating consultation with the California State Historic Preservation Office regarding the American Water Grubbing and Vegetation Removal Project. The letter provides details about the project and seeks 1) concurrence for the delineation of the project Area of Potential Effect, 2) that assuming archaeological sites CA-SBA-923 and CA-SBA-3107H are eligible for the National Register of Historic Places is appropriate for the undertaking, 3) that the project...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Roscoe Loetzerich.

This document is a Section 106 letter initiating consultation with the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians regarding the American Water Grubbing and Vegetation Removal behind Building 856 Project. The purpose of the letter is to solicit comment pertaining to any concerns the Tribe may have related to the impacts of the project on the archaeological resources CA-SBA-923 and CA-SBA-3107H.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Christopher Ryan.

This document is a Section 106 letter to the California State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) in regard to the Remediating Contaminated Groundwater at Site SD015 project. This letter addresses the United States Air Force's proposal to add two additional temporary monitoring wells that are outside of the original area of potential effects (APE) for the project. This letter is provided for the purposes of revising USAF’s Section 106 finding for the proposed supplemental action from no historic...