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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 Comment Letter concerning the Ground Based Strategic Defense (GBSD) Test Program. The Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians provided comments following their review of the Section 106 investigation report and the Draft Environmental Assessment for the GBSD project. In response, refinements in the project design have greatly reduced the extent of ground disturbance planned at Launch Facility 04 (LF-04) and within the historic Native American village of Lospe...

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 Christopher Ryan.

This document is a Section 106 Tribal Concurrence Letter between the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians (SYBCI) and Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB). The Tribe had previously responded to VSFB with requests for inclusion of inventory of the broadest range of cultural resources within the Area of Potential Effects (APE). At this time, the Tribe concurs that the effort to identify the broadest range of cultural resources is complete.

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...

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This document is a Section 110 SHPO Transmittal Letter for the Re-evaluation of the Peacekeeper Rail Garrison (PKRG) Site. The PKRG Test Site was never completed, and never served its intended purpose. A re-evaluation of the site, including documents of the U.S. Armed Service Committee and the U.S. Department of Transportation are now available to the public which shed light on the flaws with the project. This re-evaluation has determined that the previous National Register of Historic Places...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Charles G. Hansen.

This document is a Section 110 transmittal letter for submitting a determination of eligibility (DOE) to the California State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO). The letter provides an overview of the archaeological work and historic research that has been performed for the site. It further discusses the re-examination of the site by Josh Smallwood in 2022. His additional testing in conjunction with the previous work supported a determination that the site was not eligible under any of the...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Jason M. Aftanas.

This document is a Section 106 transmittal letter to the California State Historic Preservation Office for the Replace 12 kV Switchgear at Switchyard M Project. The letter briefly describes the purpose and activities associated with the project. It discusses the presence of archaeological site CA-SBA-2427 and the result of the effort by the base archaeologist to survey a portion of the project area that was not previously examined for the identification of archaeological resources. The letter...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Charles G. Hansen.

This document is a transmittal letter that initiates the Section 106 process with the California State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) regarding the Facility 1810 Sewer System Replacement Project. The letter states that the project is an undertaking subject to Section 106 and provides 1) a brief description of the work and activities associated with the project, 2) explains the effort performed to identify historic properties, 3) a delineation of the Area of Potential Effect (APE), 4) the...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Charles G. Hansen.

This document is a letter initiating the Section 106 process with the California State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) for the Replace Overhead Transmission B6 Power Line Project. The letter provides a brief justification and description of the undertaking and details the effort to identify historic properties. Specifically the letter 1) delineates the Area of Potential Effect (APE), 2) details the archaeological resources found within 1/4 mile of the project area and more specifically...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Roscoe Loetzerich.

This document is a letter initiating Section 106 with the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians (SYBCI) for the Replace Overhead Transmission B6 Power Line Project. The letter provides a brief justification and description of the undertaking and details the effort to identify historic properties. Specifically the letter 1) delineates the Area of Potential Effect (APE), 2) details the archaeological resources found within 1/4 mile of the project area and more specifically that fall within the...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Travis Hudson.

This document is a letter from the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History requesting permission to gather and collect driftwood for the purpose of constructing a traditional Chumash canoe.

DOCUMENT Full-Text Christopher Ryan.

This document is a letter initiating Section 106 consultation with the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians (Tribe) regarding the Outdoor Recreation Cabins Project (Project). Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB) determined that the Project constitutes an undertaking subject to compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) of 1966, as amended. With this letter and the accompanying report, VAFB is initiating consultation with the Tribe regarding eligibility determinations...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Julianne Polanco.

This document is a Section 106 letter from the California State Historic Preservation Office for the Replace 12kV Switchgear at Switchyard M Project. The letter reiterates the information provided in the transmittal letter from Vandenberg Air Force Base. It provides concurrence for 1) the delineation of the project area of potential effect, and 2) the project finding of no adverse effect to historic properties with conditions. The conditions that will be required during project execution...

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...