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Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER), has proposed to extend the northern end of the existing north-south runway. As the proposed project is an undertaking on federal lands with federal funds, Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) (Public Law 89-665; 54 U.S.C. 300101 et seq.) requires a cultural resources survey to identify and assess potential impacts to National Register of Historic Places (NRHP)-eligible historic properties within the project’s Area of Potential...
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act 2009 Section 110 Compliance Report for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Nashville District, NHPA, Cultural Resources Investigations, Technical Report #32 (2011)
Investigations were conducted along the Cumberland River in Tennessee and Kentucky including Lake Cumberland, Old Hickory Lake, Cheatham Lake, and Lake Barkley. Fieldwork included survey (pedestrian, shoreline, and shovel test), site assessments, site stabilizations, reconnaissance, mapping, and geophysical survey (GPR and magnetometer). Archival research was conducted on all historic resources. A total of 1,347 acres was examined. Investigations identified 10 previously recorded sites, 21 newly...
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act 2009 Section 110 Compliance Report for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh District, NHPA, Cultural Resources Investigations, Technical Report No. 10 (Volume I, Part 1): Archeological Inventory and Assessment at Five Lakes in Western Pennsylvania and Eastern Ohio Forest and Westmoreland Counties, Pennsylvania, Mahoning, Portage, and Trumbull Counties, Ohio (2011)
Archeological Inventory and Assessment at Five Lakes in Western Pennsylvania and Eastern Ohio Forest and Westmoreland Counties, Pennsylvania Mahoning, Portage and Trumbull Counties, Ohio. JMA conducted Phase I surveys at selected study areas at three lakes, Loyalhanna, Conemaugh, and Tionesta in Pennsylvania, and two Berlin and Mosquito in Ohio. A Phase II evaluation was conducted at site 36FO119 at Tionesta. A total of 415.8 acres were tested in the Phase I survey of the five lakes resulting...
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act 2009 Section 110 Compliance Report for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh District, NHPA, Technical Report No. 10 (Volume 2), National Register Assessment and Multiple Property Documentation Form for Pittsburgh District Flood Control Dams Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Ohio (2011)
At the request of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District (Corps), John Milner Associates, Inc. (JMA) conducted National Historic Preservation Act Section 110 archaeological compliance surveys. JMA conducted background research, field investigations, and analysis to evaluate the sixteen dams of the flood control dams and reservoirs within the Pittsburgh District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for eligibility for listing on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). The...
Archaeological Survey of Selected Timber Stands in Compartment 55, Witherbee District, Francis Marion National Forest (1983)
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Building 32448 (ANC-04181) Determination of National Register of Historic Places Eligibility (2016)
Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER) has proposed to demolish Building 32448 (formerly 62-160) Munitions Maintenance Operations facility, an individual Quonset hut that was constructed in 1942. As the proposed project is an undertaking on federal lands with federal funds, a cultural resource survey of the project's Area of Potential Effect (APE) and a determination of the building's National Register of Historical Places (NRHP) eligibility were required under Section 106 of the National...
Changing conceptions of significance, importance, and value—moving beyond the "research exception" in Section 106 archaeology (2016)
Until the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation revised its regulations implementing Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act in 2000, an undertaking that would destroy all or parts of a National Register listed or eligible archaeological site could be considered to not adversely affect the site if data recovery was carried out beforehand. This in spite of the fact that generally only a small percentage of the site was usually excavated, and the rest subsequently destroyed. This...
Connecting Section 106 and The National Historic Preservation Act to People: Creative Mitigation in the Public Interest (2016)
Reflecting on NHPA 50 years after its passage, it is its public relevance, engagement, and inclusiveness that increasingly enable it to protect the valued heritage of our diverse peoples. Implemented wisely, with broad stakeholder involvement, and integrated with environmental considerations, NHPA, Section 106 in particular, can directly support future economic, cultural, and environmental sustainability. From its beginnings NHPA provided flexibility that we have gradually grown more...
Correspondence Regarding Projects at Medina Annex on Lackland Air Force Base (1997)
Correspondence between the National Park Service and the Texas Historical Commission regarding the construction of a housing development at Medina Annex and a sewer line project on Lackland Air Force Base.
Cultural Resource Protection Responsibilities: On Being a Federal Archeologist (2015)
Archeologists who have chosen a career with a Federal agency have many responsibilities that are different than those of academics, chief among which is to be the subject matter expert and/or champion/advocate for the protection of the non-renewable resource. It’s not a question of which is better, more relevant, or more important, but that we as Federal archeologists have a compelling need to be conversant in cultural resource law, to assist in investigations, and educate our peers, our...
Cultural Resource Survey, ML&P Fossil Creek Switchyard and Right-of-Way Corridor, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska (2013)
This report provides the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) with the results of a cultural resource survey conducted for the proposed Municipal Light & Power Fossil Creek switchyard and right-of-way corridor project on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska by Territory heritage Resource Consulting (THRC) in July 2012 and July 2013. This document also includes communication between the Bureau of Land Management and the Alaska State Historic Preservation Office.
Cultural Resources Survey for Watershed Enhancements at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (Draft) (2013)
Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER) had proposed to conduct watershed and fishery enhancement activities in the Otter Creek and Six mile Creek watersheds within the boundaries of the installation. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), on behalf of the 673d Civil Engineer Squadron, Environmental Conservation Section, contracted AECOM Technical Services (AECOM) to perform cultural resources surveys of the project's APE at Otter Creek and six mile Creek. This document details those surveys.
Final Naval Reserve Force Cultural Resources Survey, Naval Reserve Center for Fort Richardson, AK (2004)
This project includes an undertaken as part of the Navy’s efforts to identify and manage heritage assets and significant cultural resources at all subordinate commands in the United States and Puerto Rico under the stewardship of the Naval Reserve Force (NAVRESFOR). Contractors working for the Navy prepared separate reports for each subordinate command, and this individual report contains a cultural resources assessment of Naval Reserve Center (NRC) Fort Richardson, Alaska. A summary of heritage...
Fish Traps, Kayak Surveys, Culture Camps – NHPA in Alaska National Forests (2016)
In an effort to meet the spirit of the NHPA, USDA Forest Service Alaska Region has a long history of collaboration and partnering with a wide variety of tribal, state, federal, not-for-profit, and educational entities, institutions, agencies, and volunteers throughout the state and beyond. The Alaska Region consists of the two largest national forests in the system, totaling 21.9 million acres. Over the last 18 years the Ketchikan-Misty Fiords Ranger District (KMRD), located on the Tongass...
Four Decades of Consulting: A Contractor’s View (2016)
Louis Berger has engaged in cultural and heritage resource management since the early 1980s. This long legacy of project successes, pitfalls, surprises, and minefields offers an interesting perspective of what works and what may not. As priorities and budgets rise and fall, new approaches meet with acceptance or resistance, leading to project streamlining or increased bottlenecks. Using project examples drawn from each decade, this paper explores consulting hits and misses and highlights the key...
The Goals and Accomplishments of the Federal Archeology Program: The Secretary of the Interior's Report to Congress on the Federal Archeology Program, 2004-2007 (2010)
The Secretary’s Report to Congress on the Federal Archeology Program documents the archeological resource management and stewardship activities carried out by Federal agencies between FY2004 and FY2007. The Departmental Consulting Archeologist prepares the report on behalf of the Secretary on the basis of information provided by over two dozen Federal agencies that conduct, fund, or require archeological activities and investigations. The data in the FY2004-2007 report convey a sense of...
Is 50 the New 25? The NHPA and the Southeast Archeological Center at 50: Reflections on Learning, Inclusion, and Stewardship (2016)
Sharing a birth year with the NHPA, the National Park Service’s Southeast Archeological Center has served as steward to the cultural resources and archeological heritage for the national park units across the southeastern United States. For 50 years SEAC has overseen and conducted the majority of NHPA-related activities in these parks, provided training and education to both NPS staff and the public. This paper examines the roles SEAC has played in resource stewardship, protection, and education...
JBER Training Area 419 Cultural Resources Survey Report, United States Air Force Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska (2015)
The U.S. Air Force (USAF) proposed a land-swap, as part of the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act, Section 2851, Land Conveyance program a 220-acre parcel of land, for the property designated as Richardson Training Area (RTA) 419, located on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER). The proposed project qualified as an undertaking under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA; 16 United States Code [USC] Section 470, as amended 1992) as the project included federal lands...
Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Resources
Project metadata for resources within the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson cultural heritage resources collection. This project is used to fill metadata for all resources part of the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson collection.
Maryland Historical Trust Communication Regarding Multiple Projects at Joint Base Andrews (2013)
Response from the Maryland Historical Trust (MDSHPO) regarding the Determinations of Eligibility on eleven project proposals at Joint Base Andrews. The Maryland Historical Trust confirms that no historic properties will be affected by the proposed projects.
Maryland Historical Trust Communication Regarding Review of Chapel II Repairs (2009)
Response from the Maryland Historical Trust (MDSHPO) regarding the proposed renovation and repair projects on Chapel II at Andrews Air Force Base. The Maryland Historical Trust notes the Chapel's close proximity to a cemetery, and provides recommendations special archaeological provisions and additional documentation be completed in conjunction with the implementation of the project.
Memorandum for Alaska Department of Natural Resources and Office of History and Archaeology: Statement of "No Historic Properties Affected" for Proposed Demolition (2008)
This document includes a letter regarding determination of historic structures at Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson.
Methodology: U.S. Army Alaska 2006 Range Developments Section 106 Archaeological Inventory and Evaluation Fort Richardson and Fort Wainwright (2006)
U.S. Army Alaska planned to survey several past inventoried archaeological sites during the 2006 summer field season. The focus of this work would involve: 1) the survey of firing fans associated with training ranges on Fort Wainwright's Yukon and Donelly Training Areas, 2). Evaluations to determine eligibility for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places of archaeological sites that may be impacted by future development on the Donnelly Training Area, and 3). Numerous smaller...
National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, As Amended (2003)
This Act became law on October 15, 1966 (Public Law 89-665, October 15, 1966; 16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.). Since enactment, there have been 22 amendments. This description of the Act, as amended, follows the language of the United States Code except that (in common usage) we refer to the “Act” (meaning the Act, as amended) rather than to the “subchapter” or the “title” of the Code. This description also excludes some of the notes found in the Code as well as those sections of the amendments dealing...
The NHPA and the Southeast Archeological Center at 50: Reflections on Learning, Inclusion, and Stewardship. (2016)
Sharing a birth year with the National Historic Preservation Act, the National Park Service’s Southeast Archeological Center has served as steward to the cultural resources and archeological heritage for the national park units across the southeastern United States. For 50 years SEAC has overseen and conducted the majority of NHPA-related activities in these parks, provided training and education to both NPS staff and the public. This paper examines the roles SEAC has played in resource...