Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB) (Geographic Keyword)

DOCUMENT Full-Text Jenan Saunders.

This document is a SHPO Concurrence Letter for Removal and Replacement of Existing 400 Feet Tall Radio Tower. The existing tower will be dismantled in 20 feet sections and the existing concrete guy wire anchors will be abandoned in place. The new tower will be constructed within an approximately 30 feet radius of the existing tower base. A records search revealed two archaeological sites, CA-SBA-0788 and CA-SBA-1073. The project delineated an Area of Potential Effects (APE), and CA-SBA-0788, is...

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This document is a letter from the California State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) regarding the United Launch Alliance (ULA) Vulcan Centaur Program at Vandenberg Air Force Base. The letter provides SHPO concurrence for 1) the project area of potential effect, and 2) the project finding of no historic properties affected.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Julianne Polanco.

This document is a Section 106 letter from the California State Historic Preservation Office related to the Vegetation Removal for Maintenance of Sewer Line Behind Building 856 Project. The letter provides concurrence for 1) the United States Air Force's delineation of the Area of Potential Effect, 2) the proposal to assume CA-SBA-923 and CA-SBA-3107H as eligible to the National Register for this undertaking only, and 3) the project finding of no adverse effect to historic properties is...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Julianne Polanco.

This document is a concurrence letter from the State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO) for the Section 110 National Register eligibility evaluation of the Lompoc Landing Site. The Office of Historic Preservation (OHP) concurs with Vandenberg Space Force Base's (VSFB) determination regarding the eligibility of the Lompoc Landing Site. The SHPO office concurs that the 2022 evaluation of the site demonstrates that the property no longer retains sufficient historic integrity for National Register...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Julianne Polanco.

This document is a letter from the California State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) regarding the Santa Ynez Ridge Road Repairs project. The letter briefly reiterates the project activities associated with the project and the cultural resource effort that was performed in support of the Section 106 process. It specifically provides concurrence for the project Area of Potential Effect and the project finding of no historic properties affected.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Kathryn Gualtieri.

This document is a Section 106 letter from the California State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) continuing consultation for the Small ICBM Project and Determination of NRHP Eligibility for San Antonio Terrace Archaeological District (SATAD). The letter concurs that the delineation of the area of potential effect is adequate for the project. It then proceeds to inform that Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB) that the evaluation of the SATAD is very brief and continues by providing several...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Julianne Polanco.

This document is a letter from the California State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) in response to the submission of a determination of eligibility for the Chute Landing on Vandenberg Space Force Base. The letter provides SHPO concurrence for the determination that Chute Landing is not eligible for the National Register of Historic Places under any of the Criteria. Specifically, it reiterates that the data potential of the site has been exhausted and is not eligible under Criterion D.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Julianne Polanco.

This document is a letter from the California State Historic Preservation Officer regarding the Section 110 evaluation of the Hansen Homestead (CA-SBA-676/H). The letter provides SHPO concurrence for the determination that the archaeological site is not eligible for the National Register of Historic Places under any of the Criterion.

DOCUMENT Full-Text James Carucci. Christopher Ryan.

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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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.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Eric S. Nocerino. Clayton G. Lebow. Nathan T. Cruz.

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...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Chris Patrick.

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.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Roscoe Loetzerich.

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...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Chad Blackwell. Christopher Ryan.

This document is an Archaeological Resources Supplemental Report on Phase II of the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) Test Program. The project involves Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB) to take part in developing and testing a new Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) system, which will involve utilizing and modifying existing ICBM structures on VSFB. VSFB determined that the GBSD Test Program will result in no adverse effects to archaeological and historic properties for Phase II.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Roscoe Loetzerich.

This document is a report Identifying the Historic Properties and Assessment of Effected for the American Water Grubbing and Vegetation Removal behind Building 856 Project. The grubbing activity has the potential to uproot vegetation and therefore cause subsurface disturbance. Three sites were found to be within the survey area; CA-SBA-923, CA-SBA-2952, and CA-SBA-3107H. Vandenberg Space Force Base is seeking State Historic Preservation Office concurrence that 1) the area of direct impact was...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Robert Newcomb.

This document is a letter reporting the results of an Archaeological Study Supporting the Repair of Two Culverts on Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB). The project will entail reinforcing the existing culvert structures that serve to divert storm runoff under the access roads. On October 8, 2021, Applied EarthWorks’ field supervisor and two field technicians conducted a pedestrian survey and excavated 11 shovel test pits to assess whether surface or subsurface archaeological deposits exist...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Alison Bryson-Deveraux.

This document is an Archaeological Monitoring report for the Coast Road Culvert Repair Project. The work scope entailed grubbing along a pre-existing, west to east, and north to south trending graded and partially paved access road. The access road entrance begins east of the Coast Road access, and continues south approximately 180 yards down to an unnamed seasonal creek and the culvert basin. One small black banded Monterey chert (1.5”) flake/possible modified flake tool as well as a possible...