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-503 •
CA-SBA-793 •
CA-SBA-209 •
CA-SBA-550 •
CA-SBA-609 •
CA-SBA-210 •
CA-SBA-1060 •
CA-SBA-612 •
CA-SBA-655 •
CA-SBA-3575H
Site Type Keywords
Archaeological Feature •
Artifact Scatter •
Midden •
Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex •
Rock Art •
Resource Extraction / Production / Transportation Structure or Features •
Non-Domestic Structures •
Governmental Structure •
Domestic Structures •
Historic Governmental Structure
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 •
Archaic •
Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians •
Purisimeno Chumash •
Indigenous •
Late Archaic •
Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians (SYBCI) •
Middle Archaic •
Historic Native American
Investigation Types
Reconnaissance / Survey •
Site Evaluation / Testing •
Consultation •
Records Search / Inventory Checking •
Archaeological Overview •
Historic Background Research •
Systematic Survey •
Heritage Management •
Data Recovery / Excavation •
Architectural Survey
Material Types
Chipped Stone •
Chert •
Shell •
Ground Stone •
Glass •
Fauna •
Metal •
Fire Cracked Rock •
Building Materials •
Monterey Chert
Temporal Keywords
Prehistoric •
Historic •
Late Period •
Middle Period •
Historic Period •
Early Period •
Cold War •
Protohistoric Period •
Archaic •
Middle–Late Transitional Period
Geographic Keywords
California (State / Territory) •
Santa Barbara (County) •
Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB) •
Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB) •
Vandenberg Air Force Base, California •
United States of America (Country) •
North America (Continent) •
Vandenberg Air Force Base •
California •
USA (Country)
Resources Inside This Collection (Viewing 1,001-1,100 of 1,515)
- Documents (1,515)
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Isolate record for VAFB-ISO-964 (2014)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Uploaded by: Jessica Kekich
This document is the isolated find record for VAFB-ISO-964. The artifact is a stemmed projectile point, possible Point Sal Barbed, measuring 7.0 cm by 3.5 cm by 0.8 cm.
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Isolate record for VAFB-ISO-965 (2014)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Uploaded by: Jessica Kekich
This document is the isolated find record for VAFB-ISO-965. The artifacts are a tertiary flake and a dark brown and cream chert.
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Isolate record for VAFB-ISO-966 (2014)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Uploaded by: Jessica Kekich
This document is the isolated find record for VAFB-ISO-966. The artifact is a dark gray tertiary chert flake.
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Isolate record for VAFB-ISO-967 (2014)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Uploaded by: Jessica Kekich
This document is the isolated find record for VAFB-ISO-967. The artifact is a Cryptocrystalline silicate biface.
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Isolate record for VAFB-ISO-968 (2014)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Uploaded by: Jessica Kekich
This document is the isolated find record for VAFB-ISO-968. The artifact is a mano.
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Isolate record for VAFB-ISO-969 (2014)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Uploaded by: Jessica Kekich
This document is the isolated find record for VAFB-ISO-969. The artifact is a chert biface, base is missing.
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Isolate record for VAFB-ISO-970 (2014)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Uploaded by: Jessica Kekich
This document is the isolated find record for VAFB-ISO-970. The artifact is a chert projectile point.
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Isolate record for VAFB-ISO-971 (2014)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Uploaded by: Jessica Kekich
This document is the isolated find record for VAFB-ISO-971. The artifact is a chert flake tool broken in two pieces.
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Isolate record for VAFB-ISO-972 (2014)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Uploaded by: Jessica Kekich
This document is the isolated find record for VAFB-ISO-972. The artifact is a Cryptocrystalline silicate bifacial core tool.
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Isolate record for VAFB-ISO-973 (2014)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Uploaded by: Jessica Kekich
This document is the isolated find record for VAFB-ISO-973. The artifact is a chert biface.
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Isolate record for VAFB-ISO-974 (2014)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Uploaded by: Jessica Kekich
This document is the isolated find record for VAFB-ISO-974. The artifact is a brown chert biface.
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Isolate record for VAFB-ISO-975 (2014)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Uploaded by: Jessica Kekich
This document is the isolated find record for VAFB-ISO-975. The artifact is a black and white Monterey chert thinning flake with edge modification.
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Isolate record for VAFB-ISO-976 (2014)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Uploaded by: Jessica Kekich
This document is the isolated find record for VAFB-ISO-976. The artifact is a Monterey chert core fragment.
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Isolate record for VAFB-ISO-977 (2014)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Uploaded by: Jessica Kekich
This document is the isolated find record for VAFB-ISO-977. The artifact is a Monterey chert flaked tool (bifacial flaking on one edge), measuring approximately 3 cm by 3 cm.
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Isolate record for VAFB-ISO-978 (2014)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Uploaded by: Jessica Kekich
This document is the isolated find record for VAFB-ISO-978. The artifact is a chert core tool measuring 10 cm by 8 cm by 3 cm.
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Isolate record for VAFB-ISO-979 (2014)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Uploaded by: Jessica Kekich
This document is the isolated find record for VAFB-ISO-979. The artifact is a chert core fragment of gray/white/brown Monterey chert.
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Isolate record for VAFB-ISO-980 (2014)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Uploaded by: Jessica Kekich
This document is the isolated find record for VAFB-ISO-980. The artifact is a contracting stem dart point, tan shale or rhyolite point with broken tip and base. Measures about 6 cm by 3.5 cm by 1 cm.
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Isolate record for VAFB-ISO-981 (2014)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Uploaded by: Jessica Kekich
This document is the isolated find record for VAFB-ISO-981. The artifact is a brown colored chert projectile point measuring about 5 cm long.
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Isolate record for VAFB-ISO-982 (2014)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Uploaded by: Jessica Kekich
This document is the isolated find record for VAFB-ISO-982. The artifact is a chert projectile point of brown and white Monterey chert, it has a contracting stem lanceolate point. The artifact measures approximately 13 cm by 3 cm.
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Isolate record for VAFB-ISO-983 (2014)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Uploaded by: Jessica Kekich
This document is the isolated find record for VAFB-ISO-983. The artifact is a obsidian biface fragment measuring about 5 cm in length. The artifact is most likely a projectile point, but the tip and base have been broken off leaving only the body fragment.
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Isolate record for VAFB-ISO-984 (2014)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Uploaded by: Jessica Kekich
This document is the isolated find record for VAFB-ISO-984. The artifact is a yellow banded chert scraper with pressure flaking on one margin measuring 6 cm by 4.8 cm by 3 cm.
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Isolate record for VAFB-ISO-985 (2014)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Uploaded by: Jessica Kekich
This document is the isolated find record for VAFB-ISO-985. The artifact is a banded yellow/white/brown chert tested core/tested cobble with bashing and 5+ flake scars. The artifact measures 9 cm by 5 cm by 3 cm.
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Isolate record for VAFB-ISO-986 (2014)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Uploaded by: Jessica Kekich
This document is the isolated find record for VAFB-ISO-986. The artifact is a early-stage Monterey chert biface, brown and white color. It measures 10 cm long.
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Isolate record for VAFB-ISO-987 (2014)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Uploaded by: Jessica Kekich
This document is the isolated find record for VAFB-ISO-987. The artifact is a broken lanceolate projectile point that is brown/ white cherry. The artifact measures 4.8 cm by 3.4 cm by 1 cm.
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Isolate record for VAFB-ISO-988 (2014)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Uploaded by: Jessica Kekich
This document is the isolated find record for VAFB-ISO-988. The artifact is a ground stone, small boulder with on face that appears ground-next to ditch.
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Isolate record for VAFB-ISO-989 (2014)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Uploaded by: Jessica Kekich
This document is the isolated find record for VAFB-ISO-989. The artifact is a tertiary brown chert flake measuring 1.2 cm by 0.8 cm by 0.2 cm.
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Isolate record for VAFB-ISO-990 (2014)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Uploaded by: Jessica Kekich
This document is the isolated find record for VAFB-ISO-990. The artifact is a final biface.
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Isolate record for VAFB-ISO-991 (2014)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Uploaded by: Jessica Kekich
This document is the isolated find record for VAFB-ISO-991. The artifact is a Franciscan chert broken preform.
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Isolate record for VAFB-ISO-992 (2014)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Uploaded by: Jessica Kekich
This document is the isolated find record for VAFB-ISO-992. The artifact is a brown chert biface, broken, measuring 2.4 cm by 3.0 cm by 0.8 cm.
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Isolate record for VAFB-ISO-993 (2014)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Uploaded by: Jessica Kekich
This document is the isolated find record for VAFB-ISO-993. The artifacts are a flake and a uniface/scraper.
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Isolate record for VAFB-ISO-994 (2014)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Uploaded by: Jessica Kekich
This document is the isolated find record for VAFB-ISO-994. The artifact is a Vandenberg projectile point. Contracting stem lanceolate point; brown and white Monterey chert, measures 13 cm by 3 cm.
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Isolate record for VAFB-ISO-995 (2014)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Uploaded by: Jessica Kekich
This document is the isolated find record for VAFB-ISO-995. The artifact is a fossil fish vertebra in sandstone cobble.
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Isolate record for VAFB-ISO-996 (2014)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Uploaded by: Jessica Kekich
This document is the isolated find record for VAFB-ISO-996. The artifact is a ground stone fragment.
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Isolate record for VAFB-ISO-997 (2014)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Uploaded by: Jessica Kekich
This document is the isolated find record for VAFB-ISO-997. The artifact is a abalone shell.
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Isolate record for VAFB-ISO-998 (2014)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Uploaded by: Jessica Kekich
This document is the isolated find record for VAFB-ISO-998. The artifacts are six chiton shells.
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Isolate record for VAFB-ISO-999 (2014)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Uploaded by: Jessica Kekich
This document is the isolated find record for VAFB-ISO-999. The artifacts are four Monterey chert shatter fragments.
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LET-005: VAFB Request for SHPO Concurrence for the Western Range Instrumentation Modernization Program (2008)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Uploaded by: Roscoe Loetzerich
This document is a Section 106 transmittal letter to the California State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) seeking concurrence for the Western Range Instrumentation Modernization Program. The letter provides information about the project and presents the Area of Potential Effect (APE). The letter seeks SHPO concurrence for 1) the project APE, and 2) that the project finding of no adverse effect to historic properties is appropriate.
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LET-006: VAFB Request for SHPO Concurrence for Vandenberg Tracking Station (VTS) Low Profile Antenna Construction Project (2008)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Uploaded by: Roscoe Loetzerich
This document is Section 106 transmittal letter to the California State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) for the Vandenberg Tracking Station (VTS) Low Profile Antenna Construction Project. The letter provides details about the project VAFB Request for SHPO Concurrence for Vandenberg Tracking Station (VTS) Low Profile Antenna Construction Project. The letter discusses details associated with this high level priority project for the tenant organization of the 148th Space Operations Squadron...
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LET-007: VAFB Request for SHPO Concurrence for Vandenberg Tracking Station (VTS) Installation of Security Fence Concrete Footing (2008)
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This document is a Section 106 transmittal letter from Vandenberg Air Force Base to the California State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) for the Vandenberg Tracking Station (VTS) Installation of Security Fence Concrete Footing project. The letter provides 1) a description of the project and presents that Area of Potential Effect (APE), and 2) the results of the identification of historic properties. The letter seeks concurrence from the SHPO for 1) a determination that the project will not...
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LET-008: VAFB Request for SHPO Concurrence for Interim Remediation Project (IRP) for Site 8C (2008)
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This document is a Section 106 transmittal letter from Vandenberg Air Force Base to the California State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO). The letter provides the purpose and a description of the Interim Remediation Project for Site 8C project. It also presents the Area of Potential Effect (APE) and the effort that was expended to identify historic properties. The only property identified is the archaeological site CA-SBA-678. The letter seeks SHPO concurrence for 1) the project APE, 2) the...
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LET-100: VAFB Request for SHPO Concurrence for Point Sal Road Repair Project (2000)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Uploaded by: Arianna Zalud
This document is a letter from Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB) requesting concurrence from the California State Historic Preservation Office for the Point Sal Road Repair Project. Work for the project includes Planned culvert extension between boundaries of CA-SBA-954 and -955 and a retaining wall that could potentially affect CA-SBA-740, but affected area has already been heavily disturbed. All three sites are potentially eligible for listing on NRHP.
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LET-1055: VSFB Request SHPO Concurrence for the Proposed F-15E/EX Beddown Project (2024)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Uploaded by: Arianna Zalud
This document is a letter from Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB) to the State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO) requesting concurrence on the following 1) the area of potential effect for the F-15E/EX Beddown Project is adequately delineated, 2) archaeological sites CA-SBA-964, -1130, and -3407 are not eligible for the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP), 3) building 1754 is not eligible for the NRHP, and 4) the undertaking will have no effect on any known historic properties.
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LET-1056: Section 106 Consultation Transmittal Letter to the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians Regarding the F-15E/EX Beddown Project (2024)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Uploaded by: Arianna Zalud
This document is a Section 106 consultation letter from Vandenberg Space Force Baser (VSFB) to the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians (SYBCI) seeking comments or concerns on the following for the F-15E/EX Beddown Project 1) the area of potential effect (APE) for the F-15E/EX Beddown Project is adequately delineated, 2) archaeological sites CA-SBA-964, -1130, and -3407 are not eligible for the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP), 3) building 1754 is not eligible for the NRHP, and 4) the...
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LET-1058 Section 106 transmittal letter to the California Office of Historic Preservation for the PG&E Divide Line replacement of 7 poles (2024)
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This document is a Section 106 transmittal letter to the California State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO) for the PG&E Divide Line project to replace 7 poles. The letter 1) provides specific details of the project, 2) delineates the project Area Direct Impact (ADI), 3) conveys that no archaeological resources fall within the ADI and therefore the Area of Potential Effect (APE) is coterminous with the ADI, 4) informs the SHPO that no archaeological or Native American monitors are required...
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LET-1065: VSFB Requests SHPO Concurrence on the Eligibility Determination for the Francis and Katherine Hall Residential Site (CA-SBA-3530H) (2024)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Uploaded by: Arianna Zalud
This document is a Section 110 transmittal letter from Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB) to the State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO) requesting concurrence on the determination on the Francis and Katherine Hall Residential Site (CA-SBA-3530H). VSFB has determined that CA-SBA-3530H is no eligible for the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).
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LET-1066: VSFB Requests SHPO Concurrence on NRHP Eligibility for the DeCosta Ranch Site (historical component of CA-SBA-658/H) (2024)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Uploaded by: Arianna Zalud
This document is a Section 110 transmittal letter from Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB) to the State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO) requesting concurrence on their finding of the DeCosta Ranch site (historical component of CA-SBA-658/H) not being eligible for the National Register of Historic Places.
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LET-1067: VSFB Requests SHPO Concurrence on the Eligibility Determination for CA-SBA-3535/H at Marshallia Ranch (2024)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Uploaded by: Arianna Zalud
This document is a Section 110 transmittal letter from Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB) requestions the California State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO) for concurrence on the eligibility status for archaeological site CA-SBA-3535/H at Marshallia Ranch. VSFB has determined that CA-SBA-3535/H is not eligible for the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).
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LET-1075: Re: F-15E Basing Project (2024)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Uploaded by: Arianna Zalud
This document is a Section 106 transmittal letter from the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians (SYBCI) to Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB) informing VSFB they do not request further consultation on the project unless there is new supplementary literature that reveals additional information, or the scope of work has changed.
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[LET-1077] Transmittal letter to the California State Historic Preservation Officer reopening Section 106 for the B6 Power Line Project (813-19-028) (2024)
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This document is a letter to the California State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO) reopening Section 106 consultation for the B6 Power Line Project. The letter addresses a realignment of ten power poles that will be placed within archaeological site CA-SBA-1565. The letter explains that four of the poles will not be installed northwest of Umbra Road, but rather along the southwestern side. The poles to be installed on the east side of El Rancho Road are being relocated to the western side...
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[LET-1078] Transmittal letter to the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians reopening Section 106 for the B6 Power Line Project (813-19-028) (2024)
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This document is a letter to the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians (SYBCI) reopening Section 106 consultation for the B6 Power Line Project. The letter addresses a realignment of ten power poles that will be placed within archaeological site CA-SBA-1565. The letter explains that four of the poles will not be installed northwest of Umbra Road, but rather along the southwestern side. The poles to be installed on the east side of El Rancho Road are being relocated to the western side of the...
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LET-10: VAFB Request for SHPO Concurrence for Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Diverse Communications Project (2008)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Uploaded by: Arianna Zalud
VAFB Request for SHPO Concurrence for Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Diverse Communications Project
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LET-284: SUBJECT: Point Paper on Vandenberg Tracking Station Wastewater Treatment Plant (1991)
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This document is a subject point paper on the Vandenberg Tracking Station Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) (Atch 1), submitted at the request of HQ SAC in response to an inquiry by the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Environment, Safety and Occupational Health), Mr Gary Vest. The subject of this point paper is Historical Preservation compliance for the Vandenberg Tracking Station (VTS) Wastewater Treatment Plant. This point paper is intended to give background concerning...
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LET-317: VAFB Request for SHPO Concurrence for Construction of the Waste Water Treatment Plant at the Vandenberg Tracking Station on Vandenberg Air Force Base, California (1990)
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This document is a letter from the Department of the Air Force to the State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO) requesting concurrence with a No Adverse Effect Determination for the construction of the Waste Water Treatment Plant at the Vandenberg Tracking Station on Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, in accordance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. The project will construct a new waste water treatment plant next to an existing one, which it will replace. One...
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LET-355: USAF Regional Civil Engineer Request for SHPO Concurrence for Small ICBM and Peacekeeper Rail Garrison Test Programs (1988)
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This document is a Section 106 transmittal letter to the California State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) regarding the Small ICBM and Peacekeeper Rail Garrison Test Programs at Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB). The letter briefly describes the undertaking and includes an attached report that discusses the archaeological survey and testing project that was conducted in support of the undertaking. The report ultimately supports the opinion of VAFB that rather evaluating each individual...
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LET-360: Section 106 SHPO Transmittal Letter Seeking SHPO Concurrence for Removal and Reuse of Aboveground Liquid Oxygen Tank Stored at SLC-10 Project (1988)
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This document is a letter initiating the Section 106 process with the California State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) regarding the Removal and Reuse of Aboveground Liquid Oxygen Tank Stored at SLC-10 project. The letter explains that the tank was not originally a part of SLC-10 and therefore does not contribute to the national register eligibility of the National Historic Landmark (NHL). Therefore, the letter seeks SHPO concurrence for that determination that the removal of the tank will...
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LET-363: SHPO letter to VAFB Re: Scope of Work, Archaeological Testing, Peacekeeper Rail Garrison Facilities at Vandenberg (1988)
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This document is a letter from the California State Historic Preservation (SHPO) to Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB) regarding the scope of work associated with archaeological testing conducted in support of the Peacekeeper Rail Garrison Facilities project. The letter begins with the SHPO's dissatisfaction with the effort to comply with the Section 106 process. The SHPO specifically criticizes the numerous requests by the Air Force to expedite the Section 106 review, while review on the Air...
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LET-364: SHPO Letter to VAFB Re: Historic Preservation Plan (HPP) for San Antonio Terrace Archaeological District prepared in accordance with the Programmatic Agreement for Small ICBM and Peacekeeper Rail Garrison Facilities at Vandenberg (1988)
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This document is a letter from the California State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) to Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB) regarding the review of the historic preservation plan for the San Antonio Terrace Archaeological District prepared in accordance with the programmatic agreement for the Small Intercontinental Ballistic Missile and Peacekeeper Rail Garrison Facilities. The SHPO notes that it did not perform a line-by-line review of the document, but rather examined specific sections and...
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LET-365: Regional Civil Engineer Letter to VAFB re Historic Preservation Tasks and Documents for Peacekeeper Rail Garrison (Your Ltr, 21 Apr 88) (1988)
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This document is a letter from Environmental Management at Vandenberg Air Force Base to the Regional Civil Engineer regarding the historic preservation tasks and documents related to the Peacekeeper Rail Garrison Facilities project. The letter confirms that AFRCE-BMS and its environmental consultant will prepare the nomination package for the archaeological district at San Antonio Terrace. The letter states that the nomination package will include results of testing and data recovery and will...
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LET-367: VAFB Letter to Regional Civil Engineer, Ballistic Missile Support, re Comments on the Draft Historic Preservation Plan (1988)
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This document is an internal Air Force (AF) memo to Civil Engineering distributed as part of the ongoing Section 106 consultation regarding the comments pertaining to the draft historic preservation plan (HPP) associated with the Peacekeeper Rail Garrison Test Programs. The memo notes that the comments were also submitted to the California State Historic Preservation Office and that the AF is in the process of organizing a meeting among interested parties as part of finalizing the HPP.
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LET-368: VAFB Letter to SHPO re Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Plan for Rail Garrison (1988)
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This document is a Section 106 letter continuing consultation with California State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) for the Explosive Ordnance Disposal project related to the Rail Garrison project at Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB). The letter is pursuant to a telephone conversation on 5 May 1988 and provides the archaeological plan for review by the SHPO. The letter indicates that the plan has also been submitted to the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation. It is also stated the...
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LET-369: Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) letter to VAFB re Programmatic Agreement for Small ICBM Project (1988)
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This document is a letter from the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) to Vandenberg Space Force Base (VAFB) regarding the Programmatic Agreement (PA) for the Small Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Project. The letter states that the ACHP has signed off on the PA and explains that it must next be submitted to the California State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) for signature. It then requests that the signed PA be resubmitted to the ACHP for filing as well as the SHPO....
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LET-370: VAFB Letter to SHPO re Proposed Revision to Historic Preservation Plan (HPP) (1988)
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This document is a Section 106 letter to the California State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) from Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB) continuing consultation for the Peacekeeper Rail Garrison project. The letter includes several attached documents that are being forwarded to the SHPO for review. The letter continues to explain that VAFB plans to allow the project to continue in areas with no archaeological concerns. Areas with archaeological concerns will not proceed until finalization of...
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LET-373: VAFB Letter to SHPO re Programmatic Agreement for Peacekeeper Rail Garrison Project (1988)
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This document is a Section 106 letter to the California State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) regarding the Peacekeeper Rail Garrison project at Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB). The letter includes the developed Programmatic Agreement (PA) for the project that was modified by the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation. Therefore, the letter seeks the signature of the SHPO on the final version of the PA and pursuant to signing to resubmit it to VAFB.
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LET-375: VAFB Letter to SHPO re Final Draft of Historic Preservation Plan (HPP) for San Antonio Terrace National Register District (1988)
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This document is a letter continuing Section 106 consultation with the California State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) regarding the review of final draft of the Historic Preservation Plan (HPP) for the San Antonio Terrace National Register District. The letter states that previous comments from the SHPO, independent reviewers, the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, and other Air Force reviewers have been incorporated in this version of the HPP. The letter requests that the SHPO...
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LET-378: Re: Historic Preservation Plan (HPP) for the San Antonio Terrace National Register District on Vandenberg Air Force Base. (1988)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Uploaded by: Arianna Zalud
This document is a letter from the California State Office of Historic Preservation (SHPO) that continues the Section 105 consultation for the Peacekeeper and Small Intercontinental Ballistic Missile test facilities on San Antonio Terrace. The letter expresses that the SHPO acknowledges that previous review comments have been addressed and meet the provisions of the Memorandum of Agreement. However, the SHPO does suggest that the Air Force review the Historic Preservation Plan in light of...
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LET-408: SUBJECT: Cultural Resources Programmatic Agreement - Vandenberg AFB (1987)
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This document is a letter from Regional Civil Engineer, Ballistic Missile Support to HQ SAC re Cultural Resources Programmatic Agreement for San Antonio Terrace Archaeological District. Regional Civil Engineer, Ballistic Missile Support, notes that it has participated with VAFB and SHPO in developing a Programmatic Agreement in support of ICBM test activities and the district nomination. The PA is provided for review.
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LET-410: Memo from HQ SAC to Regional Civil Engineer, Ballistic Missile Support, re Cultural Resources Programmatic Agreement (San Antonio Terrace Archaeological District) (1987)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Uploaded by: Arianna Zalud
This document is a memo from HQ SAC to Regional Civil Engineer, Ballistic Missile Support, regarding Cultural Resources Programmatic Agreement (San Antonio Terrace Archaeological District).
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LET-435: VAFB Request for SHPO Concurrence for Buried Comms Cable to Mobile Support Van near Point Pedernales (1985)
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Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB) requests for California State Historic Preservation Office concurrence for the buried communication cable to a mobile support van near Point Pedernales as part of the Space Shuttle construction program. In view of the minor nature of anticipated impacts to buried cultural resources at CA-SBA-212 and CA-SBA-1145, VAFB has recommended 1) construction monitoring at both sites, 2) determination of antiquity of occupation for three loci tests at CA-SBA-212, and 3)...
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LET-436: VAFB Request for ACHP Concurrence for Mobile Support Van Skyscreen Project (1985)
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This document is the Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB) Transmittal Letter seeking concurrence from the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation for the Mobile Support Van Skyscreen Project. This letter includes the selected alternative cable route that was chosen for the installation of a buried communication cable in order to serve a mobile support van. The cable would be buried in an existing unpaved roadway. VAFB is seeking concurrence that the proposed mitigation measures are acceptable and...
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LET-476: Department of Interior Letter to HQ USAF re Determination of Eligibility: San Antonio Terrace Archaeological District (1981)
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This document is a Department of Interior Letter to HQ USAF regarding the San Antonio Terrace Archaeological District.
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LET-477: Headquarters USAF letter to Headquarters Strategic Air Command regarding Determination of Eligibility for San Antonio Terrace Archaeological District (1981)
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This document is a Headquarters USAF letter to Headquarters Strategic Air Command (SAC) regarding the Determination of Eligibility for San Antonio Terrace Archaeological District.
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LET-478: Headquarters USAF letter to VAFB regrading Determination of Eligibility for Historic Register, San Antonio Terrace Archaeological District (1981)
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This document is a Headquarters USAF letter to Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB) regarding the Determination of Eligibility for Historic Register, San Antonio Terrace Archaeological District.
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LET-479: Headquarter SAC Memo for Record regarding Evaluation of Request for Eligibility Determination, Archaeological Sites, VAFB (San Antonio Terrace Archaeological District) (1981)
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This document is a Headquarters Strategic Air Command (SAC) Memo for Record regarding the Evaluation of Request for Eligibility Determination, Archaeological Sites, Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB) (San Antonio Terrace Archaeological District).
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LET-480: VAFB Letter to Chambers Consultants and Planners regarding the Discontiguous San Antonio Terrace Archaeological District (1981)
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This document is a Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB) Letter to Chambers Consultants and Planners regarding the Discontinuous San Antonio Terrace Archaeological District.
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LET-481: Chambers Consultants and Planners Letter to VAFB regarding Discontinuous San Antonio Terrace Archaeological District (1981)
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This document is a Chambers Consultants and Planners Letter to Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB) regarding the discontinuous San Antonio Terrace Archaeological District.
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LET-482 (1981)
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This document is a memo to Army Corps of Engineers (COE) from M. Glassow and S. Craig regarding the National Register of Historic Places Update (San Antonio Terrace Archaeological District).
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LET-483: VAFB Memo for Record regarding the San Antonio Terrace Archaeological District (1981)
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This document is a Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB) Memo for Record re San Antonio Terrace Archaeological District. Memo notes that information requested by Keeper of the National Register has been complied by Chambers Consultants and Planners; material has been reviewed by Cultural Resources Manager - MX; information has been submitted to Environmental Coordinator for review and submission to Keeper.
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LET-486: Msg from HQ SAC to HQ USAF info VAFB re San Antonio Terrace Archaeological District (1980)
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This document is a letter, in a memo format, from Headquarters (HQ) Strategic Air Command to HQ USAF (AF) regarding the San Antonio Terrace Archaeological District (SATAD). The document consists of two numbered paragraphs. The first mentions a letter requesting a favorable consideration of a proposal to nominate the SATAD and that this proposal has been presented as part of a briefing. The second paragraph reads that the proposal has bas received concurrence from the Vandenberg Air Force...
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LET-487: HQ USAF Letter to HQ SAC re Proposed San Antonio Terrace Archaeological District (1980)
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This document is a letter to Headquarters Strategic Air Command (SAC) from the United States Air Force (AF) regarding the proposed San Antonio Terrace Archaeological District. The letter consists of five bulleted paragraphs . The first states that the letter is written in response to the 4392 Aerospace Support Group letter of 27 June 1980. The second bullet reads that the AF supports the concept of archaeological districts, however, there is concern how such a resource may place land use...
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LET-488: Letter from HQ USAF to HQ SAC re Establishment of San Antonio Terrace Archaeological District (1980)
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This document is a letter continuing discussion related to the Section 106 consultation between Headquarters (HQ) United States Air Force (AF) and HQ Strategic Air Command (SAC) regarding the establishment of the San Antonio Terrace Archaeological District (SATAD). The letter consists of two bulleted paragraphs. The first provides concurrence from the AF to the SAC regarding the submission of the draft letter and conditions to the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation. The second paragraph...
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LET-489: VAFB Letter to HQ SAC and HQ USAF re Determination of Eligibility for Historic Register - San Antonio Terrace Archaeological District (1980)
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This document is a letter that continues Section 106 consultation between Vandenberg Air Force Base and Headquarters (HQ) Strategic Air Command and SAC and HQ United States Air Force regarding the determination of eligibility for the inclusion of the San Antonio Terrace Archaeological District in the National Register of Historic Places (NR). The letter informs the recipients that the attached documentation to the letter must be submitted to the Keeper in order to obtain the determination of...
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LET-490: HQ SAC Ltr to HQ USAF re Determination of Eligibility for Historic Register - San Antonio Terrace Archaeological District (1980)
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This document is a letter continuing Section 106 consultation between Headquarters (HQ) Strategic Air Command to HQ United States Air Force seeking a response for a determination of eligibility for National Register eligibility for the San Antonio Terrace Archaeological District. The attached documentation is forwarded for purpose of obtaining eligibility determination for proposed discontiguous archaeological district.
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LET-491: HQ USAF Ltr to Acting Keeper of National Register of Historic Places re Eligibility Determination for Proposed Discontiguous San Antonio Terrace Archeological District (1980)
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This document is a Section 106 consultation letter from the Headquarter United States Air Force to the acting Keeper of the National Register of Historic Places. The letter requests that the Keeper provide a response to the determination of eligibility that was previously submitted for the proposed discontiguous San Antonio Terrace Archeological District.
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LET-540: SHPO Transmittal Letter for San Antonio Creek Restoration (2018)
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This document is a Section 106 Transmittal Letter for the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) about the San Antonio Creek Restoration. 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. Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB) seek concurrence from the SHPO office that 1) VAFB delineated the Area of Potential Effects...
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LET-541: SYBCI Transmittal Letter for the San Antonio Creek Restoration Project (2018)
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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...
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LET-545: SHPO Transmittal Letter for Remediating Contaminated Groundwater at Site SD015 (2017)
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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...
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LET-549: Unauthorized Trenching in Archaeological Site CA-SBA-1866 in the Vicinity of LF-06 (1985)
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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.
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LET-551: Section 106 Letter for North Base Commercial Duct Project (2020)
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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...
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LET-552: Section 106 Transmittal Letter to the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians for Demolition of Buildings 960 and 970 (2020)
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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)....
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LET-553: Section 106 SHPO Transmittal Letter for the Vandenberg Dunes Golf Courses Project (2020)
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This document is a Section 106 transmittal letter to the California State Historic Preservation Office regarding the Enhanced Use Lease for the Vandenberg Dunes Golf Course and supporting services on the northern half of the base. The letter 1) defines the project Area of Potential Effect (APE), 2) discusses 21 cultural resources that will be affected by the undertaking, 4) seeks SHPO concurrence for no adverse effect determinations for CA-SBA-594, -1026, -1029, -1027, -1030, -1709, -1019,...
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LET-554: Transmittal letter for fossil fish transferred to Los Angeles Natural History Museum (2020)
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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.
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LET-556: Section 106 SHPO Transmittal Letter for the GN2 Tie-in, Vegetation Clearing, and Grading Project (2020)
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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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LET-558: SHPO Transmittal Letter for the Vault Project by Fire Station 3 (813-19-051) (2020)
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This document is a Section 106 consultation letter from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California (VAFB) to the California State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO) seeking concurrence for a Section 306108 finding of no adverse effect to historic properties for the Vault Project by Fire Station 3 (Project) proposed by American Waters. The Project constitutes a federal undertaking pursuant to 36CFR800.3 and is subject to Section 306108 of the National Historic Preservation Act. With this letter...
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LET-559: Section 106 Tribal Consulation Letter for the IRP Site SD024 Soil Excavations and Building 11193 Demolition Project (1102583) (2018)
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This letter initiates Section 106 consultation with the SYBCI for the IRP Site SD024 Soil Excavations and Building 11193 Demolition Project. The letter seeks comments for any tribal comment or concerns associated with this project.
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LET-55: VAFB Section 106 Request for SHPO Concurrence for Distinguished Visitor Quarters Rear Parking Lot Project (2002)
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The document is a Section 106 transmittal letter from the Department of the Air Force at the Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB) in California to the State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO) to request SHPO concurrence with VAFB's determination of No Adverse Effect for construction of the Distinguished Visitor Quarters (DVQ) Rear Parking Lot Project to be located at the Marshallia Ranch on VAFB in Santa Barbara County. VAFB also requests SHPO concurrence with a determination of eligiblity for the...
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LET-564: Section 106 Transmittal Letter for Space Launch Complex-Three East Conversion, Vulcan Centaur Program, Vandenberg AFB (2020)
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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...
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LET-568: SHPO Transmittal Letter for Facility 8337 Paint Booth Removal (2020)
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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...
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LET-577: SYBCI Transmittal Letter for Replace Underground Distribution Line and all components for Feeder N4-N12 Project (813-017-001) (2019)
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This transmittal letter initiates the Section 106 consultation with the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians. The letter briefly explains the scope of the project and discusses the archaeological work performed at CA-SBA-1145/H. It seeks tribal comment regarding the project and its impact to resources of concern to the tribe.
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LET-589: Secton 106 Transmittal Letter to the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians with Continued Consultation for the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) Test Program (2021)
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This document is a Section 106 transmittal letter from the 30th Space Wing (30 SW) of the United States Space Force (USSF) at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California to the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians (SYBCI) to continue consultation for the proposed Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) Test Program that would develop and test a new ICBM system to modernize the United States land-based nuclear arsenal for the purposes of replacing the nation's existing Minuteman II ICBM system. 30 SW...
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LET-592: RE: USAF_2021_0122_001, Ground Based Strategic Deterrent Test Program (2021)
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This document is a Section 106 letter that continues consultation with both the California State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO) and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) regarding the proposed Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) Test Program (OHP reference #USAF_2021_0122_001). This letter is in response to SHPO's request for additional information for review in letter dated 25 March 2021. In fulfillment of the request for additional information, the United States Air...