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IDENTIFICATION AND EVALUATION OF HISTORIC PROPERTIES. A. Area of Potential Effects Caltrans PQS shall determine and document the APE for undertakings covered by this Agreement in accordance with Appendix 3 to this Agreement. Nothing in this paragraph or in Appendix 3 shall preclude Caltrans from consulting with the SHPO, Indian tribes, or the applicable Corps district on determining and documenting an APE. Caltrans may establish a study area for use in conducting identification activities until an APE can formally be delineated. B. Identification Caltrans shall identify historic properties that may be located within an undertaking’s APE in accordance with 36 CFR §§ 800.4(a)(2-4) and 800.4(b). Identification of historic properties should be consistent with the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards and Guidelines for Archeology and Historic Preservation (48 Fed. Reg. page 44716), the guidance in the SER Volume 2, SHPO guidance, FHWA guidance, ACHP guidance, and any other guidance, methodologies, agreements, or protocols that the signatories agree should be used to identify historic properties. Nothing in this paragraph precludes seeking consistency with any other pertinent guidance such as that provided by Indian tribes or other federal agencies. Caltrans Districts shall make a reasonable and good faith effort to identify and consult with any affected Indian tribes to assist in identifying properties to which they may attach religious and cultural significance that may be located within an undertaking’s APE or study area. C. Evaluation