Environmental Corporation of America (ECA) has completed an Archaeological Assessment for the federal undertaking at the subject site. The proposed undertaking would include a proposed 100-foot by 100-foot (30-meter by 30-meter) lease area that would include a 370-foot overall height guyed-type telecommunications structure and associated ground-level support equipment. The facility would be accessible by a proposed access/utility easement that has two portions that would measure approximately 1,353-foot long by 15-foot wide (412-meter by 5-meter) and 378-foot long by 30-foot wide (115-meter by 9-meter) for a total length of 1,731 feet (528 meters). Three proposed guy-wire easements would extend to the north, southeast, and southwest of the proposed tower center and would measure between 175 feet and 185 feet long (53 or 56m) by 50-foot wide (15-meter). The proposed facility would be located off US Highway 129 North, Talmo, Jackson County, Georgia.
This archaeological assessment was conducted in order to ascertain whether the currently proposed route of the access/utility easement might directly or indirectly affect cultural resources, if any such resources exist. During our database research, we identified two previously recorded archaeological sites, and three surveys report within our standard 1-mile background research radius. The previously identified archaeological sites and surveys are not located within the APE for direct effects. Additionally, during the course of the field survey portion of this archaeological assessment, no cultural resources were encountered throughout the APE for direct effects.
ECA believes that the proposed undertaking would have no effect on any historic or prehistoric archaeological resources that are listed in or eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. Therefore, for archaeological cultural resources, we recommend no further consultation under Section 106 Review of the National Historic Preservation Act for this proposed undertaking.
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