Brockington and Associates, Inc. conducted cultural resources survey of two proposed transmission line corridors between 28 September and 2 October 1998. The proposed corridors are 3.72 miles (5.99 km) long; a 2.8 miles (4.51 km) long section is 100 feet (30.5 m) wide, and a 0.92 mile (1.48 km) long section is 50 feet (15.24 m) wide. Survey goals included: identification of cultural resources within and adjacent to the project corridor; evaluation of these resources for eligibility to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP); and evaluation of the potential effects of the proposed transmission line on NRHP eligible or listed resources in the project corridor. Cultural resources investigations were conducted in compliance with Sections 106 and 110 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 USC 470, as amended) and regulations implementing this law (36 CFR Part 800). These archaeological investigations required permitting under the Archaeological. Resources Protection Act of 1979 (16 USC Section 470aa-47011). Background research identified 23 previously recorded archaeological sites and one architectural resource within 0.5 mile (0.8 km) of the proposed transmission line. All but two of the archaeological sites have been previously recommended ineligible for the NRHP. Two sites have been recommended potentially eligible for the NRHP, but these sites are not within the project's area of potential effect. Field survey identified no standing structures in the vicinity of the proposed transmission line. Archaeological survey identified two archaeological sites (9EB521 and 9EB525) and two isolated finds of cultural material. These sites and isolated finds are recommended ineligible for the NRHP. Proposed transmission line construction will not affect significant cultural resources, and no additional investigations are recommended.
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