The following is being furnished to you for inclusion as written, in the appropriate environmental document: "In compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 and amendments thereto, project NH-75-1(205), Cook County, Georgia, has been reassessed with respect to archeological resources, especially those on or eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). The purpose of the survey was to locate, identify, and evaluate the significance of any archeological resources within the proposed project's area of potential environmental effect. This project proposes to widen 1-75 from two lanes north and southbound to four lanes north and southbound in Cook and Tift Counties, Georgia. The original project was surveyed with concurrence received in 1999, then resurveyed with concurrence received in May 2005. The original project remains the same except for the following: CR 207/Godwin Road will be relocated east of its current location requiring new right-of-way varying in width from approximately 250' to 20' for a length of 4,000' and numerous driveway easements varying in width from approximately 20' to 5' and varying in length from 50' to 80' are required along Wagon Wheel Road and Springhill Road. Total project length has been increased by 4,000'. An archeological survey (Level II) was conducted in accordance with "GDOT/FHWA Cultural Resource Survey Guidelines" developed by the GDOT Staff Archeologists in consultation with DNR Historic Preservation Division Staff and concurred in by the Federal Highway Administration and State Historic Preservation Officer. These guidelines provide general survey boundaries and methodological approaches to archeological surveys based on the type/scope of work of proposed highway projects and are followed during the initial identification of archaeological resources. No existing or eligible National Register resources were located within the project's area of potential environmental effect. It is concluded, therefore, that the project will have no effect upon archeological resources on or eligible for inclusion in the NRHP provided that the project conforms to that described above.
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