Common use of Process for assessments of effect Clause in Contracts

Process for assessments of effect. The HIP will include a process developed among HIP consulting parties to determine whether the Project activities may affect, directly or indirectly, the integrity of any characteristics that qualify the property for inclusion in the National Register. Unevaluated properties may be treated as eligible, in accordance with FSM 2363.22, for the purpose of assessments of effect. 1) When a historic property is identified, the HIP will include a protocol to apply the phased criteria of adverse effects consistent with 36 CFR § 800.5(a)(3). 2) When the likelihood of historic properties is determined through predictive models, probability levels, consultation information, or other similar methods appropriate to property types expected in a given area instead of being identified through field survey, the HIP will include a process to apply the phased criteria of adverse effect, consistent with 36 CFR § 800.5(a)(3), based on the nature of the Project activities and the probability or the nature of the historic properties expected to be in the area of the planned Project activities. The FS Heritage Professional, in consultation with HIP consulting parties, will determine when ground truthing, including but not limited to pedestrian survey, is needed to supplement remote methods to identify historic properties. When there is a disagreement regarding the potential for adverse effect and that disagreement can be resolved through obtaining additional information then the HIP may follow Section II.C.2 of this Appendix, as appropriate.