Synchronizing Views: The Development of the Sentinel Cultural Resource–Common Operational Picture (CR-COP) Tool as a Solution for Large-Scale NHPA Compliance and Consultation Challenges

Summary

This is an abstract from the "Crucial Issues in United States Department of Defense Cultural Resources Management " session, at the 88th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

Over the next 20 years, the United States Air Force (USAF) will decommission the Minuteman III ICBM and replace it with the Sentinel ICBM. This project includes the replacement of 450 missile launch facilities and 45 missile alert facilities, the installation of 8,000 miles of utility lines and 62 communications towers, and the construction of over 50 new facilities on five USAF installations across six states. To complete the project and comply with the National Historic Preservation Act, the USAF consulted with 7 SHPOs, 63 tribal governments, the ACHP, and over 20 state and federal agencies to develop a programmatic agreement that covers the 20-year lifespan of the project. As the project is a schedule-driven national security project, many of the normal Section 106 timelines had to be compressed. To facilitate and expedite future consultations over dozens of reports annually, the USAF developed the Cultural Resources–Common Operational Picture (CR-COP) to as a collaborative tool. The CR-COP standardizes reporting, serves as a data repository, provides real-time tracking of field crews, and provides a workflow tracking system. This presentation provides an overview of the CR-COP and its development and explores how a similar model may be utilized in future projects.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Crucial Issues in United States Department of Defense Cultural Resources Management   •
• Society for American Archaeology 88th Annual Meeting, Portland, OR (2023)

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Abstract Id(s): 37002.0