**\<?xml version=\"1.0\" standalone=\"yes\"?\>**

**\<WorldHeritageSite\>**

**\<comment\>II.1 Introduction**

**(See Section 1 of the current Nomination Form and Section 1, 2 and 3
of the original Nomination Forms)**

\</comment\>

\<WHSID\>\</WHSID\>

\<comment\>1a) State Party:\</comment\>

\<StateParty\>USA\</StateParty\>

\<StatePartyFR\>USA\</StatePartyFR\>

\<comment\>1b) Name of World Heritage property:\</comment\>

\<WHSName\>\</WHSName\>

\<WHSNameFR\>\</WHSNameFR\>

\<comment\>1c) Please provide geographical coordinates for the site to
the nearest second. (In the case of large sites, please give three sets
of geographical coordinates.)

\</comment\>

\<WHCoordinates\>

\<WHCoordinateID\>0\</WHCoordinateID\>

\<comment\>Geographical coordinate: \</comment\>\<WHCoordinate\>

UTM center points for each unit in the property administered by Chaco
Culture National Historical Park (Figure 2):

Ref Zone Easting Northing

Main Unit 001 13 232425 3995108

Acres: 32,428

Kin Bineola: 002 12 757626 3986836

Acres: 1126

Kin Ya'a 003 12 761364 3951604

Acres: 260

Pueblo Pintado: 004 13 258847 3984446

Acres:160

UTM center point for Aztec Ruins National Monument (Figure 5):

005 12 767249 4080614

Acres: 27 acres within the boundaries at the time of 1987 World Heritage
listing. 257 total now managed by NPS within the 1988 legislated
boundaries of 318 acres.

UTM center points for five Chaco Protection Sites managed by Bureau of
Land Management:

Casamero (Figure 6): 006 12 767365 3917555

Acres: 160

Kin Nizhoni (Figure 7): 007 13 247610 3917555

Acres: 640

Pierre's Site (Figure 8):008 13 235190 4015048

Acres: 400

Twin Angels (Figure 9):009 13 326636 4052225

Acres: 40

Halfway House (Fig 10):010 13 236385 4030857

Acres:  40

\</WHCoordinate\>

\</WHCoordinates\>

\<WHCoordinates\>

\<WHCoordinateID\>1\</WHCoordinateID\>

\<comment\>Geographical coordinate:
\</comment\>\<WHCoordinate\>     \</WHCoordinate\>

\</WHCoordinates\>

\<WHCoordinates\>

\<WHCoordinateID\>2\</WHCoordinateID\>

\<comment\>Geographical coordinate:
\</comment\>\<WHCoordinate\>     \</WHCoordinate\>

\</WHCoordinates\>

\<WHCoordinates\>

\<WHCoordinateID\>3\</WHCoordinateID\>

\<comment\>Geographical coordinate:
\</comment\>\<WHCoordinate\>     \</WHCoordinate\>

\</WHCoordinates\>

\<comment\>1d) Give date of inscription on the World Heritage
List.\</comment\>

\<comment\>date (dd/mm/yyyy):
\</comment\>\<WHSDate\>12/08/1987\</WHSDate\>

\<comment\>1e) Give date of subsequent extension(s), if
any.:\</comment\>

\<WHExtDates\>

\<WHExtDateID\>0\</WHExtDateID\>

\<comment\>date (dd/mm/yyyy):
\</comment\>\<WHExtDate\>     \</WHExtDate\>

\</WHExtDates\>

\<WHExtDates\>

\<WHExtDateID\>1\</WHExtDateID\>

\<comment\>date (dd/mm/yyyy):
\</comment\>\<WHExtDate\>     \</WHExtDate\>

\</WHExtDates\>

\<WHExtDates\>

\<WHExtDateID\>2\</WHExtDateID\>

\<comment\>date (dd/mm/yyyy):
\</comment\>\<WHExtDate\>     \</WHExtDate\>

\</WHExtDates\>

\<WHExtDates\>

\<WHExtDateID\>3\</WHExtDateID\>

\<comment\>date (dd/mm/yyyy):
\</comment\>\<WHExtDate\>     \</WHExtDate\>

\</WHExtDates\>

\<comment\>1f) List organization(s) responsible for the preparation of
this site report..\</comment\>

\<WHOrganizations\>

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| \<comme           |                                                  |
| nt\>[Organization |                                                  |
| #1]{.under        |                                                  |
| line}\</comment\> |                                                  |
|                   |                                                  |
| \<WHOrg           |                                                  |
| ID\>0\</WHOrgID\> |                                                  |
+-------------------+--------------------------------------------------+
| \<comm            | \<OrgName\>National Park Service, Chaco Culture  |
| ent\>Organization | National Historical Park\</OrgName\>             |
| Name:\</comment\> |                                                  |
+-------------------+--------------------------------------------------+
| \<comment\>Last   | \<LastName\>Dubois\</LastName\>                  |
| Name:\</comment\> |                                                  |
+-------------------+--------------------------------------------------+
| \<comment\>First  | \<FirstName\>Stephanie\</FirstName\>             |
| Name:\</comment\> |                                                  |
+-------------------+--------------------------------------------------+
| \<comment\>T      | \<Title\>Superintendent\</Title\>                |
| itle:\</comment\> |                                                  |
+-------------------+--------------------------------------------------+
| \<comment\>Add    | \<Address\>P.O. Box 220\</Address\>              |
| ress:\</comment\> |                                                  |
+-------------------+--------------------------------------------------+
| \<comment\>       | \<City\>Nageezi\</City\>                         |
| City:\</comment\> |                                                  |
+-------------------+--------------------------------------------------+
| \<comment\>State/ | \<StateProv\>New Mexico\</StateProv\>            |
| Prov:\</comment\> |                                                  |
+-------------------+--------------------------------------------------+
| \<comment\>Postal | \<PostalCode\>87037\</PostalCode\>               |
| Code:\</comment\> |                                                  |
+-------------------+--------------------------------------------------+
| \<comment\>Telep  | \<Telephone\>505 786-7014 extension              |
| hone:\</comment\> | 230\</Telephone\>                                |
+-------------------+--------------------------------------------------+
| \<comment\        | \<Fax\>505 786-7061\</Fax\>                      |
| >Fax:\</comment\> |                                                  |
+-------------------+--------------------------------------------------+
| \<comment\>E      | \<Email\>stephanie_dubois@nps.gov\</Email\>      |
| mail:\</comment\> |                                                  |
+-------------------+--------------------------------------------------+

\</WHOrganizations\>

\<WHOrganizations\>

+-------------------+--------------------------------------------------+
| \<comme           |                                                  |
| nt\>[Organization |                                                  |
| #2]{.underline}   |                                                  |
| \</comment\>      |                                                  |
|                   |                                                  |
| \<WHOrg           |                                                  |
| ID\>1\</WHOrgID\> |                                                  |
+-------------------+--------------------------------------------------+
| \<comm            | \<OrgName\>National Park Service, Aztec Ruins    |
| ent\>Organization | National Monument\</OrgName\>                    |
| Name:\</comment\> |                                                  |
+-------------------+--------------------------------------------------+
| \<comment\>Last   | \<LastName \>Carruth\</LastName \>               |
| Name:\</comment\> |                                                  |
+-------------------+--------------------------------------------------+
| \<comment\>First  | \<FirstName \>Dennis\</FirstName \>              |
| Name:\</comment\> |                                                  |
+-------------------+--------------------------------------------------+
| \<comment\>T      | \<Title\>Superintendent\</Title\>                |
| itle:\</comment\> |                                                  |
+-------------------+--------------------------------------------------+
| \<comment\>Add    | \<Address\>#84 CR2900\</Address\>                |
| ress:\</comment\> |                                                  |
+-------------------+--------------------------------------------------+
| \<comment\>       | \<City\>Aztec\</City\>                           |
| City:\</comment\> |                                                  |
+-------------------+--------------------------------------------------+
| \<comment\>State/ | \<StateProv\>New Mexico\</StateProv\>            |
| Prov:\</comment\> |                                                  |
+-------------------+--------------------------------------------------+
| \<comment\>Postal | \<PostalCode\>87410\</PostalCode\>               |
| Code:\</comment\> |                                                  |
+-------------------+--------------------------------------------------+
| \<comment\>Telep  | \<Telephone\>505 334-6174 extension              |
| hone:\</comment\> | 22\</Telephone\>                                 |
+-------------------+--------------------------------------------------+
| \<comment\        | \<Fax\>505 334-6372\</Fax\>                      |
| >Fax:\</comment\> |                                                  |
+-------------------+--------------------------------------------------+
| \<comment\>E      | \<Email\>dennis_carruth@nps.gov\</Email\>        |
| mail:\</comment\> |                                                  |
+-------------------+--------------------------------------------------+

\</WHOrganizations\>

+-------------------+--------------------------------------------------+
| \<                |                                                  |
| WHOrganizations\> |                                                  |
|                   |                                                  |
| \<comme           |                                                  |
| nt\>[Organization |                                                  |
| #3]{.under        |                                                  |
| line}\</comment\> |                                                  |
|                   |                                                  |
| \<WHOrg           |                                                  |
| ID\>2\</WHOrgID\> |                                                  |
+-------------------+--------------------------------------------------+
| \<comm            | \<OrgName\>Bureau of Land Management, Farmington |
| ent\>Organization | Field Office\</OrgName\>                         |
| Name:\</comment\> |                                                  |
+-------------------+--------------------------------------------------+
| \<comment\>Last   | \<LastName \>Henke\</LastName \>                 |
| Name:\</comment\> |                                                  |
+-------------------+--------------------------------------------------+
| \<comment\>First  | \<FirstName \>Steve\</FirstName \>               |
| Name:\</comment\> |                                                  |
+-------------------+--------------------------------------------------+
| \<comment\>T      | \<Title\>Field Manager\</Title\>                 |
| itle:\</comment\> |                                                  |
+-------------------+--------------------------------------------------+
| \<comment\>Add    | \<Address\>1235 La Plata Highway\</Address\>     |
| ress:\</comment\> |                                                  |
+-------------------+--------------------------------------------------+
| \<comment\>       | \<City\>Farmington\</City\>                      |
| City:\</comment\> |                                                  |
+-------------------+--------------------------------------------------+
| \<comment\>State/ | \<StateProv\>New Mexico\</StateProv\>            |
| Prov:\</comment\> |                                                  |
+-------------------+--------------------------------------------------+
| \<comment\>Postal | \<PostalCode\>87401\</PostalCode\>               |
| Code:\</comment\> |                                                  |
+-------------------+--------------------------------------------------+
| \<comment\>Telep  | \<Telephone\>505 599-8900\</Telephone\>          |
| hone:\</comment\> |                                                  |
+-------------------+--------------------------------------------------+
| \<comment\        | \<Fax\>505 599-8998\</Fax\>                      |
| >Fax:\</comment\> |                                                  |
+-------------------+--------------------------------------------------+
| \<comment\>E      | \<Email\>steve_henke@blm.gov\</Email\>           |
| mail:\</comment\> |                                                  |
+-------------------+--------------------------------------------------+

\</WHOrganizations\>

\<comment\>1g) Give the date of submittal of this site report.
\</comment\>

> \<comment\>(dd/mm/yyyy):
> \</comment\>\<WHSReportDate\>     \</WHSReportDate\>

\<comment\>1h) Supply signature on behalf of the State
Party.\</comment\>

\<WHSSignatures\>

\<SignatureID\>0\</SignatureID\>

  ----------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------
  [\<comment\>Signature         
  #1\</comment\>]{.underline}   

  \<comment\>Actions Name:      \<SignatureName\>     \</SignatureName\>
  \</comment\>                  

  \<comment\>Title:             \<SignatureTitle\>     \</SignatureTitle\>
  \</comment\>                  
  ----------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------

\</WHSSignatures\>

**\<comment\>II.2 Statement of Significance (see Section 2 of the
current Nomination Form and Section 5 of the original
Form)\</comment\>**

\<comment\>2a) When a State Party nominates a property for inscription
on the World Heritage List, it describes the heritage values of the
property which it believes justifies the inscription of the property on
the World Heritage List. Please summarize the justification for
inscription as it appears in the original nomination of the property.
\</comment\>

\<Nominates\>The initial (1984) and amended (1986) justification for
inscription focused on the understanding that Chaco was a center of a
complex prehistoric culture that administered a socioeconomic and
religious network of widespread outlying communities. This
centralization and complexity has not been identified anywhere else in
this region of the United States either during this time period or in
similar environments. The complexity and extent of these community
organizations are characteristics unique to Chaco and distinctly
separate it from the Mesa Verde region.

The State Parties propose to modify the name of the property given in
the original nomination. When amended in 1986, the property included
important components of the property that include more comprehensive
features of this remarkable cultural era. To further express this
expanded view of the Chaco prehistory, and to eliminate some confusion
over the present name, the State Parties propose the following name
modification: \"CHACO CULTURE WORLD HERITAGE SITE\"

\</Nominates\>

\<comment\>2b) At the time of initial inscription of a property on the
World Heritage List, the World Heritage Committee indicates the
property\'s outstanding universal value(s) (or World Heritage value(s))
by agreeing on the criteria for which the property deserves to be
included on the World Heritage List. Please consult the report of the
World Heritage Committee meeting when the property was listed and
indicate the criteria for which the Committee inscribed the property on
the World Heritage List. (Choose one or more boxes.) \</comment\>

\<comment\>Cultural Criteria\</comment\>

\<InscribedCulturalCriterias\>\<InscribedCulturalCriteria\>i\</InscribedCulturalCriteria\>\</InscribedCulturalCriterias\>\<comment\>
i\</comment\>

\<InscribedCulturalCriterias\>\<InscribedCulturalCriteria\>ii\</InscribedCulturalCriteria\>\</InscribedCulturalCriterias\>\<comment\>
ii\</comment\>

\<InscribedCulturalCriterias\>\<InscribedCulturalCriteria\>iii\</InscribedCulturalCriteria\>\</InscribedCulturalCriterias\>\<comment\>
iii\</comment\>

\<InscribedCulturalCriterias\>\<InscribedCulturalCriteria\>iv\</InscribedCulturalCriteria\>\</InscribedCulturalCriterias\>\<comment\>
iv\</comment\>

\<InscribedCulturalCriterias\>\<InscribedCulturalCriteria\>v\</InscribedCulturalCriteria\>\</InscribedCulturalCriterias\>\<comment\>
v\</comment\>

\<InscribedCulturalCriterias\>\<InscribedCulturalCriteria\>vi\</InscribedCulturalCriteria\>\</InscribedCulturalCriterias\>\<comment\>
vi\</comment\>

\<comment\>Natural Criteria\</comment\>

\<InscribedNaturalCriterias\>\<InscribedNaturalCriteria\>i\</InscribedNaturalCriteria\>\</InscribedNaturalCriterias\>\<comment\>
i\</comment\>

\<InscribedNaturalCriterias\>\<InscribedNaturalCriteria\>ii\</InscribedNaturalCriteria\>\</InscribedNaturalCriterias\>\<comment\>
ii\</comment\>

\<InscribedNaturalCriterias\>\<InscribedNaturalCriteria\>iii\</InscribedNaturalCriteria\>\</InscribedNaturalCriterias\>\<comment\>
iii\</comment\>

\<InscribedNaturalCriterias\>\<InscribedNaturalCriteria\>iv\</InscribedNaturalCriteria\>\</InscribedNaturalCriterias\>\<comment\>
iv\</comment\>

\<comment\>2c) At the time of initial inscription, did the World
Heritage Committee agree upon a Statement of Significance for the WHS?
(Consult the report or minutes of the World Heritage Committee meeting
when the property was listed..)\</comment\>

\<SSAgree\>\</SSAgree\>

\<comment\>2c1) If YES, please cite it here. \</comment\>

\<SSAgreement\>     \</SSAgreement\>

\<comment\>2c2) If NO please propose a Statement of Significance for the
World Heritage Site based on the consideration given the property by the
Committee when it inscribed the property on the World Heritage List.
(Note: Following the completion of the Periodic Report exercise, the
State Party, in consultation with appropriate authorities, will
determine whether to proceed with seeking a Committee decision to
approve any proposed Statement of Significance. The Committee must
approve any proposed Statement of Significance through a separate,
formal process. See 7g.)\</comment\>

\<SSProposed\>Chaco Culture National Historical Park, along with the
associated sites at Aztec Ruins National Monument and five Chaco Culture
Archeological Protection Sites (Chaco Protection Sites) under the
jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, have been identified as
outstanding examples of a vast pre-Columbian cultural complex that
dominated the Four-Corners region of the Southwestern United States from
the mid 9th through the early 13th centuries. Massive, multi-story,
masonry 'greathouses' positioned within extensive communities and
associated with elaborately constructed roadways are remarkably well
preserved remnants of intricate social, political, and economic systems.
The architectural and engineering accomplishments of these people, known
collectively as the Chaco Anasazi, are particularly extraordinary given
the relatively harsh environmental setting and resource limitations of
the region.\</SSProposed\>

\<comment\>2d) Since the original inscription of the property on the
World Heritage List, has the World Heritage Committee agreed with a
proposal by the State Party that the property be recognized for
additional World Heritage values and added additional criteria to the
inscription as a result of a re-nomination and/or extension of the
property? \</comment\>

\<ReNomination\>\</ReNomination\>

\<comment\>2d1) If YES, please indicate which new criteria were added
and the date. (dd/mm/yyyy) \</comment\>

\<NewCriterias\>

+----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| [\<comment\>Criteria             |                                   |
| #1\</comment\>]{.underline}      |                                   |
|                                  |                                   |
| [\<NewCriteriaID\>               |                                   |
| 0\</NewCriteriaID\>]{.underline} |                                   |
+----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| \<comment\>Actions Criteria      | \<NewCriter                       |
| Date:\</comment\>                | iaDate\>     \</NewCriteriaDate\> |
+----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| \<comment\>Add Cultural or       | \<NewCriteria\>\</NewCriteria\>   |
| Natural Criteria:\</comment\>    |                                   |
+----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+

\</NewCriterias\>

+----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| \<NewCriterias\>                 |                                   |
|                                  |                                   |
| [\<comment\>Criteria             |                                   |
| #2\</comment\>]{.underline}      |                                   |
|                                  |                                   |
| [\<NewCriteriaID\>               |                                   |
| 1\</NewCriteriaID\>]{.underline} |                                   |
+----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| \<comment\>Actions Criteria      | \<NewCriter                       |
| Date:\</comment\>                | iaDate\>     \</NewCriteriaDate\> |
+----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| \<comment\>Add Cultural or       | \<NewCriteria\>\</NewCriteria\>   |
| Natural Criteria:\</comment\>    |                                   |
+----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+

\</NewCriterias\>

+----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| \<NewCriterias\>                 |                                   |
|                                  |                                   |
| [\<comment\>Criteria             |                                   |
| #3\</comment\>]{.underline}      |                                   |
|                                  |                                   |
| [\<NewCriteriaID\>               |                                   |
| 2\</NewCriteriaID\>]{.underline} |                                   |
+----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| \<comment\>Actions Criteria      | \<NewCriter                       |
| Date:\</comment\>                | iaDate\>     \</NewCriteriaDate\> |
+----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| \<comment\>Add Cultural or       | \<NewCriteria\>\</NewCriteria\>   |
| Natural Criteria:\</comment\>    |                                   |
+----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+

\</NewCriterias\>

+----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| \<NewCriterias\>                 |                                   |
|                                  |                                   |
| [\<comment\>Criteria             |                                   |
| #4\</comment\>]{.underline}      |                                   |
|                                  |                                   |
| [\<NewCriteriaID\>               |                                   |
| 3\</NewCriteriaID\>]{.underline} |                                   |
+----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| \<comment\>Actions Criteria      | \<NewCriter                       |
| Date:\</comment\>                | iaDate\>     \</NewCriteriaDate\> |
+----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| \<comment\>Add Cultural or       | \<NewCriteria\>\</NewCriteria\>   |
| Natural Criteria:\</comment\>    |                                   |
+----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+

\</NewCriterias\>

+----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| \<NewCriterias\>                 |                                   |
|                                  |                                   |
| [\<comment\>Criteria             |                                   |
| #5\</comment\>]{.underline}      |                                   |
|                                  |                                   |
| [\<NewCriteriaID\>               |                                   |
| 4\</NewCriteriaID\>]{.underline} |                                   |
+----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| \<comment\>Actions Criteria      | \<NewCriter                       |
| Date:\</comment\>                | iaDate\>     \</NewCriteriaDate\> |
+----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| \<comment\>Add Cultural or       | \<NewCriteria\>\</NewCriteria\>   |
| Natural Criteria:\</comment\>    |                                   |
+----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+

\</NewCriterias\>

+----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| \<NewCriterias\>                 |                                   |
|                                  |                                   |
| [\<comment\>Criteria             |                                   |
| #6\</comment\>]{.underline}      |                                   |
|                                  |                                   |
| [\<NewCriteriaID\>               |                                   |
| 5\</NewCriteriaID\>]{.underline} |                                   |
+----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| \<comment\>Actions Criteria      | \<NewCriter                       |
| Date:\</comment\>                | iaDate\>     \</NewCriteriaDate\> |
+----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| \<comment\>Add Cultural or       | \<NewCriteria\>\</NewCriteria\>   |
| Natural Criteria:\</comment\>    |                                   |
+----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+

\</NewCriterias\>

+----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| \<NewCriterias\>                 |                                   |
|                                  |                                   |
| [\<comment\>Criteria             |                                   |
| #7\</comment\>]{.underline}      |                                   |
|                                  |                                   |
| [\<NewCriteriaID\>               |                                   |
| 6\</NewCriteriaID\>]{.underline} |                                   |
+----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| \<comment\>Actions Criteria      | \<NewCriter                       |
| Date:\</comment\>                | iaDate\>     \</NewCriteriaDate\> |
+----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| \<comment\>Add Cultural or       | \<NewCriteria\>\</NewCriteria\>   |
| Natural Criteria:\</comment\>    |                                   |
+----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+

\</NewCriterias\>

**\<comment\>II.3 Statement of Authenticity / Integrity**

**(See Section 2 of the current Nomination Form and Section 4 of the
original Form)\</comment\>**

\<comment\>3a) In addition to meeting one or more of the criteria, which
justify inscription on the World Heritage List, a natural or cultural
property must meet the appropriate conditions of authenticity and/or
integrity, as defined in clauses 24b and 44b of the Operational
Guidelines for Implementing the World Heritage Convention. If at the
time of inscribing the property on the World Heritage list, the State
Party and the International Council on Monuments and Sites, ICOMOS
and/or the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural
Resources, IUCN, evaluated the authenticity and integrity of the
property, please cite those evaluations here. (Please quote directly
from the nomination, Committee minutes and the Advisory Body\'s
evaluation.) \</comment\>

\<Eval\>The state of preservation, as described in the original and
amended nomination, attribute the relatively good condition of the
resources to the \"quality craftsmanship that has survived the elements
through the centiries because of its dry and remote location\". The
park\'s enabling legislation provides mandated preservation of the
cultural resources, most of which remain in their original context. The
nomination cautions that there are external threats to important
components of the Chaco system, such as encroaching mining and other
fossil fuel extraction development, and encourages acquisition and
cooperative preservation efforts for those sites not controlled by the
Department of the Interior.

At present, the condition of the resources as a whole has not
deteriorated significantly, and due to long-term preventative treatment
at many of the major structures, including partial site reburial,
fencing, patrolling, etc., the rates of deterioration have dramatically
slowed. However, the external threats have increased. In particular,
housing developments with associated utilities and roads, in addition to
energy exploration, extraction, and transportation have
increased.\</Eval\>

\<comment\>3b) Have there been significant changes in the authenticity
or integrity of the property since inscription?\</comment\>

\<AuthChanges\>\</AuthChanges\>

\<comment\>3b1) If YES, please describe the changes to the authenticity
or integrity and name the main causes.\</comment\>

\<AuthDesc\>The original 1987 World Heritage nomination for the Chaco
Culture NHP unit of this property stated that there are 33,974 acres
included within the boundaries (described in II.1c above as main unit
and the three detached units). At the time of the nomination the
National Park Service did not have surface title to all acreage within
the boundaries. The nomination only included those acres which were
under National Park Service ownership, but stated that acquisition of
the entire amount was being pursued. As of the date of this report, the
National Park Service has acquired suface title to 32,854 acres in this
unit of the property. The National Park Service continues to negotiate
for acquisition of the remaining 1,120 acres.

At the time of inscription in 1987, the Aztec Ruins unit was only 27
acres. In 1988 Congress expanded the boundaries to include a total of
318 acres. As of the date of this report the National Park Service has
acquired title to 257 of that total acreage and continues to pursue
acquisition of interests in the remaining 61 acres. The additional
acreage contains many sites and features of universal value that are
critical to understanding the significance of the cultural resources
within the original 27 acre boundary.

There have been no changes in the acreage included in the 5 units of the
property managed by the Bureau of Land Management, and the total amount
is still 1,280 acres.

In summary, the entire World Heritage property currently includes 34,330
acres. The National Park Service continues to pursue surface ownership
to the additional 1181 acres, and when the entire amount within the
legislated boundaries of all units is acquired, there will be a total of
approximately 35,511 acres included in the Chaco Culture World Heritage
Site.

\</AuthDesc\>

**\<comment\>II.4 Management**

**(See Section 4 of the current Nomination Form and Section 2 and 4 of
the original Form)\</comment\>**

\<comment\>Management Regime\</comment\>

\<comment\>4a) How can the ownership/management of the property best be
described? (Select all that apply.)\</comment\>

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\<comment\>Please describe.\</comment\>

> \<ManagementDescOther\>Chaco Culture is owned by the United States
> Government on behalf of the American people. The major portions of the
> property are managed by the National Park Service (NPS), a federal
> agency. Another portion is managed by the Bureau of Land Management
> (BLM), a sister federal agency. The national park areas receive the
> highest level of conservation protection afforded by the federal law
> of the United States. The BLM portions of the site are managed for the
> conservation under internal agency
> regulations.\</ManagementDescOther\>

\<comment\>4b) Please indicate under which level of authority the
property is managed:\</comment\>

\<LevelofAuthID\>\</LevelofAuthID\>

\<LevelofAuth\>\</LevelofAuth\>

\<comment\>Please describe\</comment\>

> \<LevelofAuthOther\>Chaco Culture is managed by the National Park
> Service and the Bureau of Land Management, agencies within the US
> Department of the Interior, a major division of the Executive Branch
> of the United States Government.\</LevelofAuthOther\>

\<comment\>4c) Please describe the legal status of the property. For
example, is it a national, provincial or territorial park? A national or
provincial historic site?\</comment\>

\<LegalStatus\>The portion of the property designated as Chaco Culture
National Historical Park is managed by congressional authority. The
portion of the property designated as Aztec Ruins National Monument is
managed by presidential proclamation and congressional authority. Both
of the NPS areas have the same level of protection. The portion of the
property designated as BLM Chaco Protection Sites are managed by Public
Lands legislation and applicable federal regulations.\</LegalStatus\>

\<comment\>4d) Please provide the full name, address and
phone/fax/e-mail of the agency(ies) directly responsible for the
management of the property.\</comment\>

\<ResponsibleContact\>

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| [\<comm      |                                                       |
| ent\>Contact |                                                       |
| #1\          |                                                       |
| </comment\>] |                                                       |
| {.underline} |                                                       |
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| \<Co         |                                                       |
| ntactID\>0\< |                                                       |
| /ContactID\> |                                                       |
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| \<com        | \<Entity\>National Park Service, Chaco Culture        |
| ment\>Agency | National Historical Park\</Entity\>                   |
| Name:        |                                                       |
| \</comment\> |                                                       |
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| \<co         | \<FirstName\>Stephanie\</FirstName\>                  |
| mment\>First |                                                       |
| Name:        |                                                       |
| \</comment\> |                                                       |
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| \<c          | \<LastName\>Dubois\</LastName\>                       |
| omment\>Last |                                                       |
| Name:        |                                                       |
| \</comment\> |                                                       |
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| \<comme      | \<Address\>P.O. Box 220\</Address\>                   |
| nt\>Address: |                                                       |
| \</comment\> |                                                       |
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| \<co         | \<City\>Nageezi\</City\>                              |
| mment\>City: |                                                       |
| \</comment\> |                                                       |
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| \<comment\   | \<StateProv\>New Mexico\</StateProv\>                 |
| >State/Prov: |                                                       |
| \</comment\> |                                                       |
+--------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
| \<com        | \<PostalCode\>87037\</PostalCode\>                    |
| ment\>Postal |                                                       |
| Code:        |                                                       |
| \</comment\> |                                                       |
+--------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
| \<comment    | \<Telephone\>505 786-7014 extension 230\</Telephone\> |
| \>Telephone: |                                                       |
| \</comment\> |                                                       |
+--------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
| \<c          | \<Fax\>505 786-7061\</Fax\>                           |
| omment\>Fax: |                                                       |
| \</comment\> |                                                       |
+--------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
| \<com        | \<Email\>stephanie_dubois@nps.gov\</Email\>           |
| ment\>Email: |                                                       |
| \</comment\> |                                                       |
+--------------+-------------------------------------------------------+

\</ResponsibleContact\>

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| ent\>Contact |                                                       |
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| \<Co         |                                                       |
| ntactID\>1\< |                                                       |
| /ContactID\> |                                                       |
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| \<com        | \<Entity\>National Park Service, Aztec Ruins National |
| ment\>Agency | Monument\</Entity\>                                   |
| Name:        |                                                       |
| \</comment\> |                                                       |
+--------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
| \<co         | \<FirstName\>Dennis\</FirstName\>                     |
| mment\>First |                                                       |
| Name:        |                                                       |
| \</comment\> |                                                       |
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| \<c          | \<LastName\>Carruth\</LastName\>                      |
| omment\>Last |                                                       |
| Name:        |                                                       |
| \</comment\> |                                                       |
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| \<comme      | \<Address\>#84 CR 2900\</Address\>                    |
| nt\>Address: |                                                       |
| \</comment\> |                                                       |
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| \<co         | \<City\>Farmington\</City\>                           |
| mment\>City: |                                                       |
| \</comment\> |                                                       |
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| \<comment\   | \<StateProv\>New Mexico\</StateProv\>                 |
| >State/Prov: |                                                       |
| \</comment\> |                                                       |
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| \<com        | \<PostalCode\>87410\</PostalCode\>                    |
| ment\>Postal |                                                       |
| Code:        |                                                       |
| \</comment\> |                                                       |
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| \<comment    | \<Telephone\>505 334-6174 extension 22\</Telephone\>  |
| \>Telephone: |                                                       |
| \</comment\> |                                                       |
+--------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
| \<c          | \<Fax\>505 334-6372\</Fax\>                           |
| omment\>Fax: |                                                       |
| \</comment\> |                                                       |
+--------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
| \<com        | \<Email\>dennis_carruth@nps.gov\</Email\>             |
| ment\>Email: |                                                       |
| \</comment\> |                                                       |
+--------------+-------------------------------------------------------+

\</ResponsibleContact\>

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| \<Responsi   |                                                       |
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| ent\>Contact |                                                       |
| #3\          |                                                       |
| </comment\>] |                                                       |
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| \<Co         |                                                       |
| ntactID\>2\< |                                                       |
| /ContactID\> |                                                       |
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| \<com        | \<Entity\>Bureau of Land Management, Farmington Field |
| ment\>Agency | Office\</Entity\>                                     |
| Name:        |                                                       |
| \</comment\> |                                                       |
+--------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
| \<co         | \<FirstName\>Steve\</FirstName\>                      |
| mment\>First |                                                       |
| Name:        |                                                       |
| \</comment\> |                                                       |
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| \<c          | \<LastName\>Henke\</LastName\>                        |
| omment\>Last |                                                       |
| Name:        |                                                       |
| \</comment\> |                                                       |
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| \<comme      | \<Address\>1235 La Plata Highway\</Address\>          |
| nt\>Address: |                                                       |
| \</comment\> |                                                       |
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| \<co         | \<City\>Farmington\</City\>                           |
| mment\>City: |                                                       |
| \</comment\> |                                                       |
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| \<comment\   | \<StateProv\>New Mexico\</StateProv\>                 |
| >State/Prov: |                                                       |
| \</comment\> |                                                       |
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| \<com        | \<PostalCode\>87401\</PostalCode\>                    |
| ment\>Postal |                                                       |
| Code:        |                                                       |
| \</comment\> |                                                       |
+--------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
| \<comment    | \<Telephone\>505 599-8900\</Telephone\>               |
| \>Telephone: |                                                       |
| \</comment\> |                                                       |
+--------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
| \<c          | \<Fax\>505 599-8998\</Fax\>                           |
| omment\>Fax: |                                                       |
| \</comment\> |                                                       |
+--------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
| \<com        | \<Email\>steve_henke@blm.gov\</Email\>                |
| ment\>Email: |                                                       |
| \</comment\> |                                                       |
+--------------+-------------------------------------------------------+

\</ResponsibleContact\>

\<comment\>4e) Please provide a list of key laws and regulations, which
govern the protection and management of the cultural and natural
resources of the property..\</comment\>

\<LawsAndRegulations\>PL 96-550 -- Establishment of Chaco Culture NHP
1980 and designation of the Chaco Culture Archeological Protection
Sites.

Presidential Proclamation 1650 - Establishment of Aztec Ruins NM 1923

PL 104-11 -- Chaco Outliers Protection Act of 1995

PL 100-559 -- Boundary Expansion of Aztec Ruins NM

PL 59-209 -- Antiquities Act of 1906

PL 89-665 -- National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended

PL 91-190 - National Environmental Policy Act of 1969

PL 95-341 -- American Indian Religious Freedom Act of 1978

PL 96-95 -- Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979, as amended

PL 96-515 -- World Heritage Convention, 1980

Executive Order 11593 -- Protection and Enhancement of the Cultural

Environment, 1971

PL 101-601 -- Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act of
1990

Executive Order 13007 -- Indian Sacred Sites, 1996

General Authorities Act of 1976 (withhold disclosure of site locations)

Historic Sites Act of 1935

Management of Museum Properties Act of 1955

Mining in the Parks Act of 1976

National Park Service Act of 1916 'Organic Act'

National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and amendments

Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976

Regulations:

36 CFR 18 (National Historic Preservation Act of 1966)

36 CFR 61 (NHPA,"State and Local Government Historic Preservation

Programs")

36 CFR 68 (NHPA, Secretary fo the Interior's standards for historic

preservation)

36 CFR 79 (NHPA and ARPA, Curation of Federally owned collections)

36 CFR 800 (NHPA, Protection of Historic and Cultural Properties)

43 CFR 3 (Antiquities Act, procedures for permitting excavation or
collection)

43 CFR 7, Subparts A & B (Archaeological Resources Protection Act,
Uniform

Regulations)

43 CFR 10 (NAGPRA, rights of affiliated lineal descendants to human
remains,

funerary objects, sacred objects, and object of cultural patrimony)

National Park Service Management Policies

\</LawsAndRegulations\>

\<comment\>4f) Please describe the administrative and management
arrangements that are in place for the property concerned, making
special mention of the institutions and organizations that have
management authority over the property and the arrangements that are in
place for any necessary coordination of their actions. Make special
reference, if appropriate, to the role of First Nations in managing the
property.\</comment\>

\<AdminAndMgmtArr\>The above mentioned legislative status of this World
Heritage property contained within the boundaries of a National
Historical Park, National Monument, and BLM Chaco Protection Sites and
Areas of Critical Environmental Concern define the administrative and
management arrangements. The above cited laws and regulations guide the
overall and day-to-day management of this property. An advisory
organization, known as the Interagency Management Group (IMG), was
established through PL 96-550 and is composed of members from all
federal, state, tribal, andlocal governments managing Chaco Protection
Sites. This group provides advisory oversight through review of
management decisions, sharing of technical expertise, and assistance
with necessary legislation, to assure consistent and coordinated
management of this property.

The Superintendents of Chaco and Aztec manage their respective parks on
a day to day basis, and they report to a Regional Director, who reports
to the National Park Service Director.

The Field Manager of the Farmington Field Office manages the five areas
on a day to day basis. He reports to a State Director, who reports to
the Bureau of Land Management Director.\</AdminAndMgmtArr\>

\<comment\>4g) Please also note whether there have been any significant
changes in the ownership, legal status, contractual or traditional
protective measures, or management regime for the World Heritage Site
since the time of inscription.\</comment\>

\<MgmtChanges\>As stated above in II 3b 1, the National Park Service
units of this property have expanded their boundaries through
legislation to protect and preserve closely associated cultural
resources. The acreage within the expanded boundaries is in the process
of being acquired. Most of the new lands are now under federal surface
title, and ownership of the remaining portions is being pursued. At the
Chaco Culture NHP unit, there are now 32,854 acres under federal
ownership and the remaining 1,120 acres will be acquired in the near
future. At the Aztec Ruins unit there are 257 acres under NPS management
and the remaining 61 acres will be acquired in the future. At the BLM
units, the surface ownership was all federal and no further acquisitions
were necessary and the original boundaries have not changed.

The Resource Management Plan for the Chaco unit has been updated to
reflect the current surface ownership, and the General Management Plan
is under development at the Aztec unit. General Management and Resource
Management Plans, reviewed by the public, provide both broad overviews
and detailed descriptions of the resources themselves and the goals to
conserve, protect, and understand their values.

The other significant management regime change, although not a change in
ownership, is that the park now directly manages the Chaco
Archaeological Collection which contains some 2 million objects and
records. At the time of the inscription, the federally owned collection
was scattered among several NPS repositories and University Museums.
This collection is now reassembled under the management of the park
superintendent's staff and housed in an off-site facility on the
University of New Mexico campus in Albuquerque, New Mexico. This
collection contains scientifically excavated objects and samples along
with the records and analytical reports, providing a vital research
component to the architectural and cultural landscape resources.

Bureau of Land Management: Areas of Critical Environmental Concern
(ACEC) designations have been established to provide a higher level of
protection and Resource Management Plans help to define and direct
appropriate non-detrimental uses of the Chaco Protection sites.

\</MgmtChanges\>

\<comment\>4h) Is there a management plan for the property?\</comment\>

\<MgmtPlan\>\</MgmtPlan\>

\<comment\>4h1) If YES, please summarize the plan, indicating if the
plan is being implemented and since when, and the URL where the plan can
be located, if available. (A copy of the plan should be submitted in
December 2004. See Section 8)\</comment\>

\<MgmtPlanSummary\>Both Chaco Culture National Historical Park and Aztec
Ruins National Monument have General Management Plans, required under
law. Chaco\'s General Management Plan was completed in 1984, and is
somewhat out-of date and needs major revision to reflect current issues,
resource management improvements, and recent legal mandates. The main
portion of the plan presents general proposals for how the management
will acquire and use the lands within the boundaries (through exchanges,
donations, and purchases) and how these lands will be protected, such as
by installing fencing, restricting visitor access, and routine
patrolling). The plan defines sustainable levels of visitor use based on
19-year-old visitation records, and some guidance on the need for or
expansion of developments that will be proposed or maintained in support
of visitor and operational needs. The plan provides some sense of how
these management goals can be accomplished, and environmental
consequences of these actions. One of the major goals of the General
Management Plan was to clearly delineate the development zone which
contains the visitor center, housing, campground, utilities, and other
infrastructure. This design has enabled the park to upgrade and add
needed visitor facility improvements while limiting the footprint and
visual impacts of these modern intrusions. Implemented in 1995, another
important resource protection strategy outlined in the plan was to
redesign the park entrance road to enable the park to control
unauthorized access to fragile resources. The state highway that once
traversed the park and was open day and night was abandoned and replaced
with a one-way interpretive loop road that can be blocked at sunset.
This road allows easy visitor access to all of the major interpreted
sites and back country trails, but enables the park to secure the area
at night and during emergencies. This road redesign has significantly
cut down on vandalism to the resources, poaching, and other types of
unauthorized activities that were damaging the resources. Further, once
carrying capacities are defined, the park will be able to maintain
visitor uses at sustainable levels.

At about the same time as the General Management Plan was completed,
Chaco developed a Land Protection Plan (1985) that summarized similar
topics, but focused more on the purpose and methods for acquisition of
inholdings. This is a more comprehensive plan that included the charter
for the multi-agency Chaco Protection Sites Program. A more detailed
inventory of the cultural and natural resources was included, as well as
the effects of land status on the condition and integrity of the
resources. Recommendations to acquire management authority on the
non-federal portions of the park were made and objectives defined once
acquisition was complete.

The most current and comprehensive management plan available for Chaco
Culture National Historical Park is the Resource Management Plan (2003)
which contains detailed and specific information about the cultural and
natural resources in the park. Resource needs, such as protection,
conservation treatment, assessments, inventory, monitoring, and other
evaluations are identified. The bulk of this plan is the development of
project proposals that outline detailed resource actions, such as
mapping or documentation projects, research needs, preservation
treatment plans. These proposals identify how the project work can be
accomplished through government funding sources, partnerships with
universities and other institutions, contracting, collaborative and
multi-park efforts, and other innovative solutions.

Aztec Ruins\' General Management Plan was signed in 1989. The park has
initiated a three-year effort to generate a new plan which will address
management of the expanded park boundaries and additional cultural
resources. Until then, the park continues to work under the old plan.
The 1989 plan called for backfilling, or reburial of certain portions of
the standing architecture to promote long term preservation. Backfilling
was initiated in 1998 and has progressed on the major standing ruin, the
West Ruin. The plan also called for expanded visitor services, to
include new exhibits and walking trails to the additional lands and
cultural sites. The trails and exhibits have not yet been constructed.
The Land Protection Plan, which is part of the General Management Plan,
prescribes acquisition of interest in parcels within the expanded
boundaries through easements or outright purchase. To date, 230 acres
have been purchased outright. Per the Land Protection Plan, the National
Park Service will purchase interests in the remaining 61 acres with a
combination of easements and outright purchase.

The management plans for each of the Chaco Protection Sites under the
jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management have been prepared and are
being implemented. Some of the actions completed since inscription
include: improved fencing, cultural inventories, preservation
treatments, mineral closures,and improved visitor facilities at one of
the units. All units have been designated as Off-Highway Vehicle areas.
All have been designated Visual Resource Management areas to protect
visual integrity. \</MgmtPlanSummary\>

\<comment\>4h2) If NO, is a management plan under preparation or is
preparation of such a plan foreseen for the future?\</comment\>

\<MgmtPlanPreparation\>     \</MgmtPlanPreparation\>

\<comment\>Financial Resources\</comment\>

\<comment\>4i) What is the annual operating budget for the property in
the current fiscal year? (For sites consisting of more than one property
provide the budgets of constituent parts.)\</comment\>

\<AnnualOpBudget\>In Fiscal Year '03 (October 2002 through September
2003) the total operating budget for the Chaco World Heritage property
was: \$ 2,928,770. That sum is broken down as follows:

Chaco Culture National Historical Park received \$1,434,000 in Fiscal
Year '03 to conduct all park operations (Visitor Protection,
Interpretation, Facility Maintenance, Administration, Resources
Management). In addition, the park received \$355,000 in one-time
special project funding to conduct conservation treatment on major
structures and collections. These special project funds are for a single
year and projects must compete with some 90 other national park units
under a set of specific critical need criteria. While critically
important for the preservation of the resources, these special funds are
difficult to acquire and can not be counted on for long-term
conservation.

Aztec Ruins National Monument received \$927,570 in Fiscal year \'03 to
conduct all park operations that includes visitor protection,
interpretation, facility maintenance, administration, resources
management. In addition, the park received \$202,200 in one-time
competitive cultural resource preservation project funding (described
above) to conduct preservation on major structures.

Bureau of Land Management Farmington District received \$ 10,000 in
Fiscal year \'03 to conduct management and protection operations at the
5 units.

\</AnnualOpBudget\>

\<comment\>Sources of Expertise and Training in Conservation and
Management Techniques\</comment\>

\<comment\>4k) Please describe any sources of specialized expertise,
training, and services that come from sources off-site (e.g., training
centers, museum conservation facilities).\</comment\>

\<PrincipalSources\>The Getty Conservation Institute, located in Los
Angeles, California provides Chaco with technical support and guidance
in developing and monitoring specialized conservation treatments for
fragile architectural remains. In addition, they completed a value
analysis case study that assists Chaco in understanding long-term
impacts of management options, threats, and sets the basis for future
planning.

The Navajo Nation Chaco Protection Sites Program, supported through the
Chaco legislation and funding, provides the property with technical
expertise in mapping and interpreting the large scale pre-Columbian
cultural landscape, and the tangible connections among all of the
detached properties included in the World Heritage list.

Chaco permits numerous academic and independent archaeological,
architectural, geographical, and other researchers to conduct intensive
analyses of the collections and archives, as well as collect new
information, using non-destructive methods.

The National Park Service offers a wide array of support training at its
national training centers. In addition, there is broad expertise in
preservation skills and knowledge available to the sites through
National Park Service support offices. The parks and BLM have PhD and
masters level qualifications in anthropology, with specialities in
archeology.

\</PrincipalSources\>

\<comment\>4j) Please provide information about the number of staff
working at the World Heritage Site (enter figures).\</comment\>

  ---------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------
  \<comment\>Full Time:\</comment\>  \<StaffFullTime\>29\</StaffFullTime\>\<comment\> (Value
                                     must be a number)\</comment\>

  \<comment\>Part Time:\</comment\>  \<StaffPartTime\>8\</StaffPartTime\>\<comment\> (Value
                                     must be a number)\</comment\>

  \<comment\>Seasonal:\</comment\>   \<StaffSeasonal\>16\</StaffSeasonal\>\<comment\> (Value
                                     must be a number)\</comment\>

  \<comment\>Other:\</comment\>      \<StaffOther\>7\</StaffOther\>\<comment\> (Value must be a
                                     number)\</comment\>
  ---------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------

\<comment\>Please list the job categories of these staff (e.g., Park
Superintendent, Historian, Ecologist, Interpreter, General
Works/Maintenance Manager) and describe the specialized skills and
expertise of the World Heritage Site\'s staff members.\</comment\>

\<StaffOtherDesc\>

Administration and General Management: (7) overall administration,
management, and supervision of Chaco and Aztec.Cultural Resource
Management: (5 at Aztec, 10 at Chaco, 1 at BLM) manage, preserve, and
research cultural resources, including collections, buildings, historic
sites.Natural Resource Management: (1) manage natural resources
including geology, hydrology, flora and fauna.Education and
Interpretation: (5 at Aztec, 5 at Chaco) provide visitor services and
educational programs and materials to visitors to the park and people
outside the park to help them understand, value, and preserve the
resources.Protection: (3) protect the resources and visitors by
monitoring resources, providing emergency medical and other services,
enforcing applicable regulations and laws.Facility Maintenance: (8)
maintain the visitor and staff facilities,such as restrooms, visitor
centers, housing, campgrounds, and roads.Other: (7) Includes cooperating
association employees who work in the bookstores. Volunteers provide a
variety of tasks and services in any of the areas above, depending on
the need.\</StaffOtherDesc\>

\<comment\>Visitation \</comment\>

\<comment\>4l) Are there any visitor statistics for the site?
\</comment\>

\<VisitorStats\>\</VisitorStats\>

\<comment\>4l1) If YES, please provide the annual visitation for the
most recent year it is available, indicating what year that is, a brief
summary of the methodology for counting visitors, and briefly describe
the trends in visitation. (In describing these trends, please use the
year of inscription as a baseline.) \</comment\>

\<VisitorStatsDesc\>Visitation for calendar year 2003 for the entire
property was 128,800.

At Chaco, visitors statistics are compiled using a formula that includes
visitor center tallys, fees collected, and at one unit entrance road
counters. At Aztec, every visitor enters the visitor center where they
are hand counted. For the BLM sites, visitation is determined through
written, self-registration.

The combined annual visitation figures show considerable variability but
there is a gradual increase in numbers, from about 80,000 in 1987
through the early 1990s when visitation peaked at about 169,000. It has
decreased since about 1992 to the present 2002 count which appears to be
similar to calendar 2003. This reflects a trend common to many national
parks in the Southwest, which are experiencing a decrease in visitation
over the last decade.

The variability is the result of local and national events which can
cause both decreases and increases in visitation. The local events that
have slowed visitation in the Southwest include a fatal virus outbreak
in the early 1990s, and extreme weather conditions such as an extended
drought with high summer temperatures and severe winter conditions.
Spikes in visitation, particularly the one in 1997, resulted from a
large archaeological conference that commemorated a 75^th^ anniversary
of excavations in Chaco. National events that affect visitation include
gasoline price increases, which tend to lower visitation, and recent
terrorism threats which tend to increase domestic but decrease
international visits.\</VisitorStatsDesc\>

\<comment\>4m) Please briefly describe the visitor facilities at the
property.\</comment\>

\<VisitorFacilityDesc\>At Chaco Culture NHP and Aztec Ruins NM, there
are restrooms, paved parking areas at the visitor center, and picnic
tables. Chaco has a campground with restrooms, tent pads, and fire
grates. Chaco has a 9 mile paved loop road that leads to parking areas
for accessing the major sites and trails. There are no food or lodging
accommodations. Detached units of Chaco are reached over dirt roads,
maintenance of which is not the park\'s responsibility. There are no
visitor facilities (restrooms, paved parking, campgrounds) at the
detached sites.

Four of the five units managed by the BLM have limited directional and
interpretive signage, and are reached over unmaintained dirt roads. One
unit, Casamero is reached via paved roads, and has a parking area. There
are no other visitor facilities at these sites.\</VisitorFacilityDesc\>

\<comment\>4n) Is there tourism/visitor management plan for the
property??\</comment\>

\<VisitorMgmtPlan\>\</VisitorMgmtPlan\>

\<comment\>4n1) If YES, please briefly summarize the plan, and provide a
URL where the plan can be located. \</comment\>

\<VisitorMgmtPlanSummary\>

The visitor use/interpretive plans are contained within the general
management plans for the National Park Service managed units, and are
contained within the individual site management plans for the BLM units.
Aztec Ruins is currently developing a Comprehensive Interpretive Plan, a
five year plan that will identify the primary interpretive themes and
visitor services for the park. The plan will be posted on the park\'s
web site, www.nps.gov/azru, by the end of the calendar year.
\</VisitorMgmtPlanSummary\>

\<comment\>Scientific Studies \</comment\>

\<comment\>4o) Please list key scientific studies and research programs
that have been conducted concerning the site. (Please use the year of
inscription as a baseline.) \</comment\>

\<KeyStudies\>The list of scientific and academic research studies
conducted at this property are too numerous to list individually and are
contained in a comprehensive bibliography for the sites. Since the year
of inscription, the studies have centered on six basic topics of
research: 1) conservation and preservation of precolumbian masonry
architecture, 2) production, distribution, and consumption of material
goods, 3) social and political organization, 4) economy and ecology, 5)
architecture and large-scale cultural landscape analyses, and 6)
connections and interaction with other societies in the greater
Southwest US and northern Mexico. 7) Visitor use and expectations.

Products from these research topics include numerous technical and
popular publications, dissertations and theses, conferences and
workshops, exhibits, video productions, graphics and digital modeling,
and artistic renderings. \</KeyStudies\>

\<comment\>4o1) Please describe how the results of these studies and
research programs have been used in managing the World Heritage
Site.\</comment\>

\<ResultStudies\>All permitted research results are archived into the
property\'s museum collections and/or libraries. Much of the independent
research, such as dissertations, video productions and others are
submitted voluntarily to the property by the scholars and producers in
order to incorporate their data into the larger Chaco database. This
material is frequently referenced and consulted in the preparation of
resource management planning and project implementation. The research
materials are available for updating and expanding interpretive exhibits
and programs.

At Aztec, a year long visitor survey produced results that will help the
park design more responsive visitor services and facilities. Research on
preservation applications helped the park plan backfilling appropriate
for wood remains, original plaster, and special areas in the ruin.
Research on the cultural landscapes in the park identified at least two
landscapes that will be managed for their values as National Register
properties. Research on the architectural features and cultural
landscapes at Aztec have strongly altered the information presented in
interpretive brochures and publications. It was also a crucial factor in
obtaining a listing for a portion of the prehistoric landscape on the
New Mexico Cultural Properties List.

Examples of how World Heritage associated research has been incorporated
into management of the property include the expanded partnership with
the Getty Conservation Institute and their collaboration on both
technical conservation treatment research and on understanding and
evaluating the propertie\'s values. The joint NPS-GCI backfill testing
program has produced numerous important scientific studies that are
being applied to similar preservation programs at other World Heritage
Sites. Further, the International Colloquium on Reburial of
Archaeological Sites that grew out of this testing program resulted in a
publication in the Journal of Archaeologcial Site Management presenting
both the technical data and practical guidelines for use throughout the
world. The exchange of expertise in conservation, curation and
operations management with World Heritage sites in other countries such
as Copan in Honduras is another example of the benefits of the World
Heritage listing. The NPS and BLM recognize that a responsibility that
goes along with the World Heritage designation is to assist other
related historic properties, whether listed or not in preserving and
appropriately managing these resources and to serve as advocates for
increased awareness and support for heritage preservation.
\</ResultStudies\>

\<comment\>4o2) What role, if any, has the property\'s designation as a
World Heritage Site played in the design of these scientific studies and
research programs? For example, has there been a specific effort in
these programs to focus on the recognized World Heritage values of the
property? \</comment\>

\<RolesStudies\>The Getty Conservation Institute (GCI) Heritage Values
study selected Chaco as one of the four case studies specifically
because of the World Heritage designation and the accompanying
controversies and challenges that that designation presents. Further, as
a result of the GCI study and increasing emphasis on the World Heritage
designation, the park is expanding public scoping efforts to recognize
that many management decisions are of interest to a much wider
audience.\</RolesStudies\>

\<comment\>Education, Information and Awareness Building

\</comment\>

\<comment\>4p) Is there a plaque at the property indicating that it is a
designated World Heritage Site? \</comment\>

\<Plaque\>\</Plaque\>

\<comment\>4q) Is the World Heritage Convention logo used on all of the
publications for the property? \</comment\>

\<Logo\>\</Logo\>

\<comment\>4r) Are there educational programs concerning the property\'s
World Heritage values aimed at schools? \</comment\>

\<EduPrograms\>\</EduPrograms\>

\<comment\>4r1) If YES, please briefly describe these
programs.\</comment\>

\<EduProgramsDesc\>Aztec Ruins offers a written teacher\'s guide via its
web site to all visiting classrooms. The guide tells teachers how to
plan their visit, offers background information, and provides about 20
different lesson plans that teachers can adapt for different levels of
students. A Children\'s Writing Project hosts students each year and
teaches them how to use the site and its cultural values in their
fictional writing.

Although Chaco is not involved in any formal educational outreach
programs, the park web site offers access to information that is
frequently used in classrooms.\</EduProgramsDesc\>

\<comment\>4s) Are there special events and exhibitions concerning the
property\'s World Heritage values? \</comment\>

\<SpecialEvents\>\</SpecialEvents\>

\<comment\>4s1) If YES, please briefly describe them. \</comment\>

\<SpecialEventsDesc\>A traveling photographic and artifact exhibit
interprets the World Heritage Convention and the significance of this
and other listed properties. This exhibit includes both the Mesa Verde
and Chaco Culture World Heritage properties, and now contains a sample
of ceramics, textiles, tools, and other material culture items to
enhance the photographs. The exhibit is traveling throughout the
Southwestern United States and may eventually include Grand Canyon, Taos
Pueblo, and Carlsbad Caverns.

Interpretive programs frequently include a discussion of the importance
of the identified World Heritage values and significance of preservation
of these properties.\</SpecialEventsDesc\>

\<comment\>4t) Please briefly describe the facilities, visitor center,
site museum, trails, guides and information material that are available
to visitors to the World Heritage Site. \</comment\>

\<VisitorAccessDesc\>At the National Park Service portions of the
property, two visitor centers provide visitor services such as
information and orientation, museum exhibits, interpretive materials,
book stores, and emergency services. The two museums exhibit examples of
the material culture of the Chaco people with interpretive text to help
educate and interpret the significance of each of the properties.

Interpretive literature includes the following: self-guided trail
booklets; junior ranger program materials; 16-page handbooks focusing on
the stories at the park; free brochures on special interests such as
accessibility for disabled visitors, how to plan a visit to the park,
and how entrance fees are used to improve the park; free unigrid color
brochure about the park. The book stores carry some 300 published titles
that range from children\'s stories and workbooks to highly technical
manuscripts for scholars. Postcards, posters, T-shirts, patches,
magnets, pins, and other gift items are also sold at each park. Park
staff provide personal services such as interpretive talks, guided
walks, and information through informal contacts while roving at the
sites. At Chaco, evening programs are provided during the summer. Each
park maintains a web site with information about the resource and
opportunities to explore the parks. Both parks offer interpretive
audio-visual presentations that orient visitors to park resources.

The major structures that are open for visitation have self guided
trails, interpretive guide booklets, and wayside exhibits. At the BLM
managed units of the property, walking trails, and directional signs are
provided. Interpretive signs are provided at one unit.

\</VisitorAccessDesc\>

\<comment\>4u) What role, if any, has the property\'s designation as a
World Heritage Site played with respect to the education, information
and awareness building activities described above? For example, has the
World Heritage designation been used as a marketing, promotional, or
educational tool?\</comment\>

\<Role\>News releases issued by Chaco and Aztec frequently cite the
World Heritage designation, reminding readers of this special status and
the need for the sites\' protection and preservation. Training is given
to the site interpreters regarding the World Heritage status and history
so that they can pass this information on to visitors. During the
continuing process to develop a new general management plan for Aztec,
the World Heritage status was conveyed to the public through informal
meetings and newsletters.

Because some people in regions of the United States, particularly in the
West, mistrust and misunderstand UNESCO World Heritage designation,
properties located in this region have been cautious in their
advertisement of the World Heritage listing. Only recently have
communities become more knowledgable of and receptive to the benefits
that World Heritage values can bring to the property.\</Role\>

**\<comment\>II.5 Factors Affecting the Property**

**(See Section 5 of the current Nomination Form)**

5\) Please briefly identify factors affecting the property under the
following headings: Development Pressures, Environmental Pressures,
Natural Disasters and Preparedness, Visitor and Tourism Pressures,
Number of Inhabitants Within Property and Buffer Zone and Other - major
factors likely to affect the World Heritage values of the property.
First discuss those that were identified in the original nomination, in
the same order in which they were presented there, then those that have
been discussed in reports to the World Heritage Committee since
inscription, and then other identified factors.

This section should provide information on all the factors which are
likely to affect a property. It should also relate those threats to
measures taken to deal with them, whether by application of the
protection described in Section 4e or otherwise.

Not all of the factors suggested in this section are appropriate for all
properties. The list provided is indicative and is intended to assist
the State Party in identifying the factors that are relevant to each
specific property.

(In describing these trends, please use the year of inscription as a
baseline.)

For EACH Factor, please specify the following:

key actions taken to address factor

any plans that have been prepared to deal with factor in the future

whether the impacts of factor appears to be increasing or decreasing,
and

the timeframe for which the comparison is being made. \</comment\>

\<comment\>Development Pressures \</comment\>

\<comment\>5a) Provide information about Development Pressures on the
following: demolitions or rebuilding; the adaptation of existing
buildings for new uses which would harm their authenticity or integrity;
habitat modification or destruction following encroaching agriculture,
forestry or grazing, or through poorly managed tourism or other uses;
inappropriate or unsustainable natural resource exploitation; damage
caused by mining; and the introduction of invasive nonnative species
likely to disrupt natural ecological processes, creating new centers of
population on or near properties so as to harm them or their settings.
\</comment\>

\<DevPressures\>Housing Development: The original nomination did not
note a threat of increased housing development near the Chaco sites.
Population movement and growth in the American Southwest has placed
tremendous demands for new housing in areas that had had relatively
stable growth. At Aztec Ruins, a recently proposed 400-unit housing
development adjacent to park boundaries will affect the viewshed of
visitors, destroy related cultural resources and the landscape that is a
part of the Aztec site, and encourage unauthorized visitation and
vandalism that will challenge the park\'s ability to protect the site.
The park and this proposed development are within the City of Aztec and
the City has recently favored this development. Through the efforts of
local concerned citizens, the park was named in January, 2004 to the New
Mexico Heritage and Preservation Alliance\'s list of Most Endangered
Places in New Mexico. The nomination cited this proposed housing
development and other nearby growth that threatens to adversely affect
the site. The park has provided information about the potential impacts
of the development to city officials and the developer. The park has
emphasized the World Heritage status of this park through the
discussions, and will continue to do so. The park will continue working
with the City of Aztec and local community to identify the impacts and
collaborate on solutions. In the future, the park expects additional
proposed developments adjacent to park boundaries and the cumulative
impacts those will bring. Within Aztec boundaries, a proposed housing
development on land not yet acquired by the park threatened to destroy
cultural resources and cultural landscape. Since funds were not
available for the National Park Service to purchase the parcel prior to
the development, the National Park Service instead worked with the
Archeological Conservancy, a non-profit group dedicated to conserving
archeological resources. This group is working with the present
landowners to purchase the parcel. The landowners at this time are
agreeable to selling the parcel and not developing. The National Park
Service will continue to work with the Archeological Conservancy to
effect the purchase.

Chaco and the BLM sites are almost entirely surrounded by Navajo Tribal
lands. The Navajo Nation is the largest and fastest growing Native
American community in the United States. The demand for new housing and
the associated utilities\--water, electric, roads\-- has increased
dramatically since the nomination in 1987. This type of development is
unplanned and uncontrolled. As these support utilities are established,
even more unplanned growth is expected. Once a fairly remote area, these
developments have exposed Chaco to increasing use from additional park
neigbors. New roads provide greater access to once remote portions of
the park. Public utilities, such as water systems, roads, and electric
lines are now within 5 miles of the park where 15 years ago they were
some 15-20 miles away. The cultural resources outside park boundaries
and critical to the understanding of park resources are increasingly
impacted by these developments. The park has identified this
uncontrolled development and its impacts, but there is no plan in place
to address it.

Mining and Energy Development: The original nomination noted that mining
and energy development were threatening the integrity of the property
and the associated outlying Chacoan communities. The San Juan Basin, in
which the property is located, contains vast oil and natural gas
deposits. Recent federal mandates and decisions encourage energy
development on public lands. Within this region, the allowable spacing
for well drilling was recently doubled, resulting in a corresponding
increase in the number of associated development (roads, production
equipment, pipeline and other transportation vehicles and facilities).
In addition to the petroleum production, the region is underlain by
extensive coal beds which are currently being mined using both surface
strip and underground operations. Some of these mines are adjacent to
large coal-fired electric generating stations, while others transport
coal by truck or rail. Additional generating stations that will make use
of the coal deposits are proposed or under construction near (within 10
to 20 miles) the property. Associated electrical transmission line
corridors radiate out from the generating plants. Further, there are
extensive uranium deposits located under the southern portions of the
region, which were active up into the early 1980s when the demand for
nuclear energy decreased. All of these extractive industries result in
intensive but indirect impacts to the properties and include
increasingly lower air quality, disturbances to the extensive
precolumbian cultural landscape, and other visual impacts. The park has
identified energy development as the greatest external threat to park
resources. The park monitors and comments on proposed developments
primarily through the legally mandated public consultation process, but
has little impact on the final decisions. The BLM applies and will
continue to apply laws, regulations, and management guidelines to
prevent development and extraction of minerals within the Chaco
Protection Sites. However, development and extraction can continue
immediately adjacent to the unit boundaries. The park will continue to
identify and comment on future development.

Within Aztec Ruins are three active gas wells. Since the National Park
Service does not own the mineral rights, four additional wells could be
drilled within the park boundaries. Additional wells would be subject to
certain regulations aimed to protect park resources. The park is working
with gas well operators to reduce impacts of present operations to
cultural resources. If new wells are proposed, the park will work with
applicable regulations with the well operators to identify and mitigate
adverse effects on cultural resources.

Future development is expected to increase due to increased world and
national demand for energy and changes in government policies regarding
resources extraction.

\</DevPressures\>

\<comment\> Environmental Pressures\</comment\>

\<comment\>5b) Environmental pressures can affect all types of property.
Air pollution can have a serious effect on stone buildings and monuments
as well as on fauna and flora. Desertification can lead to erosion by
sand and wind. What is needed in this section is an indication of those
pressures which are presenting a current threat to the property, or may
do so in the future, rather than a historical account of such pressures
in the past.\</comment\>

\<EnvPressures\>As stated above, the energy exploration, extraction and
generation result in an overall degradation of the precolumbian cultural
landscape and existing viewshed. Air pollution levels increase as
additional generating stations go on line. \</EnvPressures\>

\<comment\> Natural Disasters and Preparedness\</comment\>

\<comment\>5c) This section should indicate those disasters which
present a foreseeable threat to the property and what steps have been
taken to draw up contingency plans for dealing with them, whether by
physical protection measures or staff training. (In considering physical
measures for the protection of monuments and buildings it is important
to respect the integrity of the construction.)\</comment\>

\<NaturalDisasters\>Fire management plans are in draft for several units
of the property and preventative measures are in place. A fire
management assessment at Aztec Ruins indicates that heavy vegetation on
ruins could lead to adverse effects on cultural resources should a
wildland fire occur. The plan will address this concern. In the other
units of the property, fire assessments concluded that threats were
relatively low and do not present immediate concern.

An extensive study of flood impacts has been completed and erosion
control options are being studied. The flood threats, particularly at
the Chaco units, are severe for about 500 structures that are located in
the 100-year flood plain. Remaining structures within the property are
at much lower risk. \</NaturalDisasters\>

\<comment\> Visitor and Tourism Pressures\</comment\>

\<comment\>5d) In completing this section what is required is an
indication of whether the property can absorb the current or likely
number of visitors without adverse effects (i.e., its carrying
capacity). An indication should also be given of the steps taken to
manage visitors and tourists. Possible impacts from visitation that
could be considered include the following:

*i. damage by wear on stone, timber, grass or other ground surfaces ;*

*ii. damage by increases in heat or humidity levels;*

*iii. damage by disturbance to the habitat of living or growing things;
and*

*iv. damage by the disruption of traditional cultures or ways of
life.\</comment\>*

\<VisitorPressures\>As stated above, there has been an overall increase
in visitation over the past 15 years since inscription. One of the ways
the park has been able to improve control and management of the
increasing visitation is to reroute the entrance road and limit access
on the internal interpretive road. The main entrance road originally was
open 24 hours a day, and was a state highway used as a through road.
Traffic entered the park at the far western end approximately 7 miles
from the visitor center and brought visitors through the core area of
the resources. The park was not able to control unauthorized access to
the resources, and the incidents of vandalism and poaching were
increasing. In 1995 the State highway was abandonded, and the entrance
road routed into the visitor center development. Further, the
interpretive loop road that accesses most of the core resources was
gated so that it can be closed at night. The results of these changes
have been dramatic decreases in vandalism and other unauthorized
activities in the resources.

Although the property has managed to absorb the increased number of
visitors and limit their associated impacts on the resources to date,
the property needs to study and establish carrying capacity. Without
this vital data, it is impossible to understand cumulative impacts and
make management decisions that prevent or even limit all of the resource
degredation numerated above (i, ii, iii, and iv).\</VisitorPressures\>

\<comment\> Number of Inhabitants Within Property and Buffer
Zone\</comment\>

\<comment\>5e) Include the best available statistics or estimate of the
number of inhabitants, if any, within the property and any buffer zone
and describe any activities they undertake which affect the
property.\</comment\>

\<Inhabitants\>There are no inhabitants within the currently managed
property boundaries. No buffer zone has been established (herein, the
term \'buffer zone\' refers to an area adjoining the World Heritage
property in which surface impacts, including direct surface destruction,
visual, and audible could be reviewed and managed to limit the impacts
to the property). Within a mile of the Aztec site boundary, there are
about 4,000 inhabitants. Within a mile of the Chaco and BLM managed
units, there are fewer than 100 inhabitants.

There is a critical need to analyze and evaluate appropriate buffer
zones that will protect the values of this World Heritage property. For
some of the external threats, such as coal-fired power plants and
surface mining operations, the buffer zone to protect from seismic
blasting, noise, and viewshed might be as much as 5 miles. Other
threats, such as the domestic housing developments might require a zone
of as little as 1/4 to 1 mile, depending upon the type and density of
development. The complete lack of buffer zones or even an understanding
of their need, particularly at the units near and in the midst of
communities poses a significant threat. Although federal and state
preservation laws can help to mitigate impacts, local and tribal
governments have jurisdiction and have authority to permit indirect
impacts to the property and direct impacts to the associated values such
as extensions of the cultural landscape, noise levels, viewshed, etc.
\</Inhabitants\>

\<comment\>5f) List Other Factors\</comment\>

\<FactorsOther\>Stated above\</FactorsOther\>

**\<comment\> II.6 Monitoring**

**(See Section 6 of the current Nomination Form)**

Administrative Arrangements for Monitoring Property

\</comment\>

\<comment\>6a) Is there a formal monitoring program established for the
site? In this case, "monitoring" means the repeated and systematic
observation and collection of data on one or more defined factors or
variables over a period of time. \</comment\>

\<MonitoringProg\>\</MonitoringProg\>

\<comment\>6a1) If YES, please describe the monitoring program,
indicating what factors or variables are being monitored and which
partners, if any, are or will be involved in the program.\</comment\>

\<MonitoringProgDesc\>The monitoring programs range from a daily on-site
presence at some units to periodic photographic documentation of change.
The National Park Service units are able to provide on-site presence at
the major interpreted structures (about 15 our of the total 4000 sites).
This presence provides educational/interpretive services and protection
by monitoring visitor use and prohibiting unauthorized activities. The
periodic photographic and simple visual monitoring serves as a
documentation of change and can be used to evaluate the need for
additional management and protection actions. Formal condition
assessments are conducted on some of the major architectural structures
at least once a year, and others receive assessments on a 2 to 5 year
cycle.\</MonitoringProgDesc\>

\<comment\>Key Indicators for Measuring State of Conservation
\</comment\>

\<comment\>6b) At the time of inscription of the property on the World
Heritage list, or while in the process of reviewing the status of the
property at subsequent meetings, have the World Heritage Committee and
the State Party identified and agreed upon key indicators for monitoring
the state of conservation of the property\'s World Heritage
values?\</comment\>

\<StateofConservation\>\</StateofConservation\>

\<comment\>6b1) If YES, please list and describe these key indicators,
provide up-to-date data with respect to each of them, and also indicate
actions taken by the State Party in response to each
indicator.\</comment\>

\<IndicatorsDesc\>     \</IndicatorsDesc\>

\<comment\>6b2) If NO key indicators were identified by the World
Heritage Committee and used so far, please indicate whether the World
Heritage Site management authority is developing or plans to develop key
indicators for monitoring the state of conservation of the property\'s
World Heritage Values..\</comment\>

\<IndicatorsDescPlanned\>Both the National Park Service and Bureau of
Land Management use various types of condition assessments, particularly
for the exposed, above grade architectural structures as a way of
documenting condition, trends in deterioration, and developing
conservation treatment alternatives. The national standards for historic
preservation, and the site-specific planning and management documents
help define the condition levels and intervention needs. As previously
stated, the most critical needs are methods for determining and setting
carrying capacities at the individual units. \</IndicatorsDescPlanned\>

\<comment\> Results of Previous Reporting Exercises\</comment\>

\<comment\>6c) Please describe briefly the current status of actions the
State Party has taken in response to recommendations from the World
Heritage Committee at the time of inscription or afterwards, through the
process known as \"reactive reporting.\" (Note: The answer to this
question will be \"not applicable\" for many sites.)\</comment\>

\<ReactiveReporting\>N/A\</ReactiveReporting\>

**\<comment\> II.7 Conclusions \</comment\>**

\<comment\>World Heritage Values \</comment\>

\<comment\>7a) Please summarize the main conclusions regarding the state
of the World Heritage values of the property (see items II.2. and II.3.
above).\</comment\>

\<StatementConc\>The values for which this property was selected for the
World Heritage designation have been effectively maintained since
nomination and listing in 1987. The staffs managing the property have
considerably more specialized and technical training and expertise in
conservation, research, and resource management. This increase in
on-site capabilities has greatly improved the day-to-day and long-term
resource protection decisions and management strategies for the
property. For these reasons and due to the increased research by the
National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management, and independent study,
the values and significance of this property have been more clearly
defined and expressed. This increased understanding has led to the
expansion of some of the units in order to afford added protection to
important associated resources.\</StatementConc\>

\<comment\> Management and Factors Affecting Site \</comment\>

\<comment\>7b) Please summarize the main conclusions regarding the
management of and factors affecting the property (see items II.4. and
II.5. above).\</comment\>

\<MgmtAndThreatConc\>The management actions and decisions are based on
sound conservation, protection and educational principles. External
factors such as energy exploration, extraction, and transportation;
development of power plants; and housing development are of increasing
concern. These actions have and will continue to severely impact
associated cultural resources, cultural and natural landscapes, and
viewsheds that fall outside the boundaries of the sites. If energy
exploration occurs within the boundaries of Chaco or Aztec, the
development and operations will adversely affect the cultural landscape,
viewshed, and possibly cultural resources. The BLM managed units enforce
regulations and laws that prevent energy exploration within the top 20
meters of the surface.

Overall, the staff of the Chaco Culture World Heritage Site is managing
the factors originating within the designated boundaries to effectively
conserve and maintain the cultural values of the property. However, the
National Park Service and Bureau of Land Management still need to
evaluate continued threats to the cultural values, and determine methods
to gauge condition through carrying capacity studies. The ability to
consistently and successfully manage external threats and their effects
on the cultural values is not present.\</MgmtAndThreatConc\>

\<comment\> Proposed Future Action(s)\</comment\>

\<comment\>7c) Please describe briefly future actions that the State
Party has approved to ensure the conservation of the World Heritage
values of the property. \</comment\>

\<comment\>These sample headings can be used as a checklist.

Modification of legal or administrative structure

Changes to financial arrangements

Increases to staffing level

Provision of training

Modification of visitor facilities

Preparation of a visitor management plan

Studies of public knowledge of the World Heritage Site

Emergency preparedness

Establishment or improvement of a monitoring program.\</comment\>

\<ConservationActionsConc\>

 As stated above, the legal and administrative structure of the site
management is sound and some consideration is built into the system to
adapt and adjust to changing external threats. Most units are seeking to
acquire the remaining non-federal lands within the boundaries to assure
continuing protection of the resources.Some minor modifications to
visitor facilities are planned and underway. These include improving the
fire supression capabilities of the Chaco visitor center to protect the
museum exhibits, and reroofing the structure to eliminate leaks in the
visitor use areas. A very important curation facilitiy for the Chaco
Collection is proposed in the next year. The funding for this facility
has been authorized and is in the NPS budget authorized by congress
(congress still needs to pass an authorization to enable the NPS to
spend this money off-site, but that is expected within the year). Once
these technical requirements are met, construction is expected to take
about 1 year and the 2 million objects/records can be moved in.An
interpretive plan is underway at Aztec Ruins, and will take into account
visitor impacts on the resource and outline visitor services to be
offered. A new General Management Plan will identify long range
development, research, visitor use, staffing, and preservation needs.
  \</ConservationActionsConc\>

\<comment\> Responsible Implementing Agency(ies) \</comment\>

\<comment\>7d) Please identify the agency(ies) responsible for
implementation of these actions described in 7c, if different from those
listed in Section II.4.\</comment\>

\<AgencyInfo\>

+--------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
| [            |                                                       |
| \<comment\>] |                                                       |
| {.underline} |                                                       |
| [Responsible |                                                       |
| Implementing |                                                       |
| Agency       |                                                       |
| #1\          |                                                       |
| </comment\>] |                                                       |
| {.underline} |                                                       |
|              |                                                       |
| \<Co         |                                                       |
| ntactID\>0\< |                                                       |
| /ContactID\> |                                                       |
+--------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
| \<comment\>  | \<Entity\>Chaco Culture National Historical           |
| Entity:      | Park\</Entity\>                                       |
| \</comment\> |                                                       |
+--------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
| \<co         | \<FirstName\>Same\</FirstName\>                       |
| mment\>First |                                                       |
| Name:        |                                                       |
| \</comment\> |                                                       |
+--------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
| \<c          | \<LastName\>     \</LastName\>                        |
| omment\>Last |                                                       |
| Name:        |                                                       |
| \</comment\> |                                                       |
+--------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
| \<comme      | \<Address\>     \</Address\>                          |
| nt\>Address: |                                                       |
| \</comment\> |                                                       |
+--------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
| \<co         | \<City\>     \</City\>                                |
| mment\>City: |                                                       |
| \</comment\> |                                                       |
+--------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
| \<comment\   | \<StateProv\>     \</StateProv\>                      |
| >State/Prov: |                                                       |
| \</comment\> |                                                       |
+--------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
| \<com        | \<PostalCode\>     \</PostalCode\>                    |
| ment\>Postal |                                                       |
| Code:        |                                                       |
| \</comment\> |                                                       |
+--------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
| \<comment    | \<Telephone\>     \</Telephone\>                      |
| \>Telephone: |                                                       |
| \</comment\> |                                                       |
+--------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
| \<c          | \<Fax\>     \</Fax\>                                  |
| omment\>Fax: |                                                       |
| \</comment\> |                                                       |
+--------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
| \<com        | \<Email\>     \</Email\>                              |
| ment\>Email: |                                                       |
| \</comment\> |                                                       |
+--------------+-------------------------------------------------------+

\</AgencyInfo\>

+--------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
| \<           |                                                       |
| AgencyInfo\> |                                                       |
|              |                                                       |
| [            |                                                       |
| \<comment\>] |                                                       |
| {.underline} |                                                       |
| [Responsible |                                                       |
| Implementing |                                                       |
| Agency       |                                                       |
| #2\          |                                                       |
| </comment\>] |                                                       |
| {.underline} |                                                       |
|              |                                                       |
| \<Co         |                                                       |
| ntactID\>1\< |                                                       |
| /ContactID\> |                                                       |
+--------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
| \<comment\>  | \<Entity\>Aztec Ruins National Monument\</Entity\>    |
| Entity:      |                                                       |
| \</comment\> |                                                       |
+--------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
| \<co         | \<FirstName\>Same\</FirstName\>                       |
| mment\>First |                                                       |
| Name:        |                                                       |
| \</comment\> |                                                       |
+--------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
| \<c          | \<LastName\>     \</LastName\>                        |
| omment\>Last |                                                       |
| Name:        |                                                       |
| \</comment\> |                                                       |
+--------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
| \<comme      | \<Address\>     \</Address\>                          |
| nt\>Address: |                                                       |
| \</comment\> |                                                       |
+--------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
| \<co         | \<City\>     \</City\>                                |
| mment\>City: |                                                       |
| \</comment\> |                                                       |
+--------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
| \<comment\   | \<StateProv\>     \</StateProv\>                      |
| >State/Prov: |                                                       |
| \</comment\> |                                                       |
+--------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
| \<com        | \<PostalCode\>     \</PostalCode\>                    |
| ment\>Postal |                                                       |
| Code:        |                                                       |
| \</comment\> |                                                       |
+--------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
| \<comment    | \<Telephone\>     \</Telephone\>                      |
| \>Telephone: |                                                       |
| \</comment\> |                                                       |
+--------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
| \<c          | \<Fax\>     \</Fax\>                                  |
| omment\>Fax: |                                                       |
| \</comment\> |                                                       |
+--------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
| \<com        | \<Email\>     \</Email\>                              |
| ment\>Email: |                                                       |
| \</comment\> |                                                       |
+--------------+-------------------------------------------------------+

\</AgencyInfo\>

+--------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
| \<           |                                                       |
| AgencyInfo\> |                                                       |
|              |                                                       |
| [            |                                                       |
| \<comment\>] |                                                       |
| {.underline} |                                                       |
| [Responsible |                                                       |
| Implementing |                                                       |
| Agency       |                                                       |
| #3\          |                                                       |
| </comment\>] |                                                       |
| {.underline} |                                                       |
|              |                                                       |
| \<Co         |                                                       |
| ntactID\>2\< |                                                       |
| /ContactID\> |                                                       |
+--------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
| \<comment\>  | \<Entity\>Bureau Of Land Management\</Entity\>        |
| Entity:      |                                                       |
| \</comment\> |                                                       |
+--------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
| \<co         | \<FirstName\>Same\</FirstName\>                       |
| mment\>First |                                                       |
| Name:        |                                                       |
| \</comment\> |                                                       |
+--------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
| \<c          | \<LastName\>     \</LastName\>                        |
| omment\>Last |                                                       |
| Name:        |                                                       |
| \</comment\> |                                                       |
+--------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
| \<comme      | \<Address\>     \</Address\>                          |
| nt\>Address: |                                                       |
| \</comment\> |                                                       |
+--------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
| \<co         | \<City\>     \</City\>                                |
| mment\>City: |                                                       |
| \</comment\> |                                                       |
+--------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
| \<comment\   | \<StateProv\>     \</StateProv\>                      |
| >State/Prov: |                                                       |
| \</comment\> |                                                       |
+--------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
| \<com        | \<PostalCode\>     \</PostalCode\>                    |
| ment\>Postal |                                                       |
| Code:        |                                                       |
| \</comment\> |                                                       |
+--------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
| \<comment    | \<Telephone\>     \</Telephone\>                      |
| \>Telephone: |                                                       |
| \</comment\> |                                                       |
+--------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
| \<c          | \<Fax\>     \</Fax\>                                  |
| omment\>Fax: |                                                       |
| \</comment\> |                                                       |
+--------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
| \<com        | \<Email\>     \</Email\>                              |
| ment\>Email: |                                                       |
| \</comment\> |                                                       |
+--------------+-------------------------------------------------------+

\</AgencyInfo\>

+--------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
| \<           |                                                       |
| AgencyInfo\> |                                                       |
|              |                                                       |
| [            |                                                       |
| \<comment\>] |                                                       |
| {.underline} |                                                       |
| [Responsible |                                                       |
| Implementing |                                                       |
| Agency       |                                                       |
| #4\          |                                                       |
| </comment\>] |                                                       |
| {.underline} |                                                       |
|              |                                                       |
| \<Co         |                                                       |
| ntactID\>3\< |                                                       |
| /ContactID\> |                                                       |
+--------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
| \<comment\>  | \<Entity\>     \</Entity\>                            |
| Entity:      |                                                       |
| \</comment\> |                                                       |
+--------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
| \<co         | \<FirstName\>     \</FirstName\>                      |
| mment\>First |                                                       |
| Name:        |                                                       |
| \</comment\> |                                                       |
+--------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
| \<c          | \<LastName\>     \</LastName\>                        |
| omment\>Last |                                                       |
| Name:        |                                                       |
| \</comment\> |                                                       |
+--------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
| \<comme      | \<Address\>     \</Address\>                          |
| nt\>Address: |                                                       |
| \</comment\> |                                                       |
+--------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
| \<co         | \<City\>     \</City\>                                |
| mment\>City: |                                                       |
| \</comment\> |                                                       |
+--------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
| \<comment\   | \<StateProv\>     \</StateProv\>                      |
| >State/Prov: |                                                       |
| \</comment\> |                                                       |
+--------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
| \<com        | \<PostalCode\>     \</PostalCode\>                    |
| ment\>Postal |                                                       |
| Code:        |                                                       |
| \</comment\> |                                                       |
+--------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
| \<comment    | \<Telephone\>     \</Telephone\>                      |
| \>Telephone: |                                                       |
| \</comment\> |                                                       |
+--------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
| \<c          | \<Fax\>     \</Fax\>                                  |
| omment\>Fax: |                                                       |
| \</comment\> |                                                       |
+--------------+-------------------------------------------------------+
| \<com        | \<Email\>     \</Email\>                              |
| ment\>Email: |                                                       |
| \</comment\> |                                                       |
+--------------+-------------------------------------------------------+

\</AgencyInfo\>

\<comment\>Timeframe for Implementation\</comment\>

\<comment\>7e) If known, or predictable, please provide a timeline for
the implementation of the actions described in 7c. \</comment\>

\<Timeframe\>Acquisition of one parcel of land within the Aztec Ruins
boundary will occur by December, 2004. The new curation facility is
expected to be completed in 2007. Minor changes in the Aztec Ruins
visitor center will conclude by June, 2004. The interpretive plan will
be completed by December, 2004. The General Management Plan will be
completed by December, 2005. \</Timeframe\>

\<comment\>Needs for International Assistance \</comment\>

\<comment\>7f) Is it anticipated that International Assistance, through
the World Heritage Fund, will be requested for any of the planned
actions described above? \</comment\>

\<AssistanceRequest\>\</AssistanceRequest\>

\<comment\>7f1) If YES, please state the nature of the request and when
it will be requested, if known. \</comment\>

\<InternationalAssistance\>     \</InternationalAssistance\>

\<comment\>Potential Decisions for the World Heritage Committee
\</comment\>

\<comment\>7g) Please indicate if the World Heritage Site management
authority has preliminarily identified, as a result of this reporting
exercise, an apparent need to seek a World Heritage Committee decision
to change any of the following:

\</comment\>

\<comment\>(Note: Following completion of the Periodic Report exercise,
the State Party, in consultation with appropriate authorities, will
determine whether to proceed with seeking a Committee decision on these
changes. To request such changes, the State Party will need to follow a
separate, formal process, subsequent to submitting the report.)
\</comment\>

+---+------------------------------------------------------------------+
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\<ActionsConc\>\</ActionsConc\>

\<Agencies\>\</Agencies\>

**\<comment\>II.8 Documentation**

**(See Section 7 of the current Nomination Form and Section 3 of the
original Nomination Form) \</comment\>**

\<comment\>8a) Please review the original nomination for the property to
determine whether it is necessary or advisable to supply, update or
amend any of the following documentation for the World Heritage Site.
Indicate what documentation will be supplied to supplement the
information found in this report. (This documentation should be supplied
at the time the Periodic Report is submitted to the World Heritage
Centre, in December 2004.)\</comment\>

+---+------------------------------------------------------------------+
| \ | \<DocTypeDesc\>a) Photographs, slides and, where available,      |
| < | film. This material should be accompanied by a duly signed       |
| D | authorization granting, free of charge to UNESCO, the            |
| o | non-exclusive right for the legal term of copyright to reproduce |
| c | and use it in accordance with the terms of the authorization     |
| u | attached.\</DocTypeDesc\>                                        |
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| \ | \<DocTypeDesc\>b) Topographic or other map or site plan which    |
| < | locates the WHS and its boundaries, showing scale, orientation,  |
| D | projection, datum, site name, date and                           |
| o | graticule.\</DocTypeDesc\>                                       |
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| \ | \<DocTypeDesc\>c) A copy of the property management              |
| < | plan.\</DocTypeDesc\>                                            |
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| \ | \<DocTypeDesc\>d) A Bibliography consisting of references to all |
| < | the main published sources on the World Heritage Site, compiled  |
| D | to international standards.\</DocTypeDesc\>                      |
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\<WHDocuments\>

\<DocumentID\>0\</DocumentID\>

  ------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------
  \<comment\>URL:\</comment\>           \<DocumentURL\>     \</DocumentURL\>

  \<comment\>Description:\</comment\>   \<DocumentDesc\>     \</DocumentDesc\>
  ------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------

\</WHDocuments\>

\<WHDocuments\>

\<DocumentID\>1\</DocumentID\>

  ------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------
  \<comment\>URL:\</comment\>           \<DocumentURL\>     \</DocumentURL\>

  \<comment\>Description:\</comment\>   \<DocumentDesc\>     \</DocumentDesc\>
  ------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------

\</WHDocuments\>

\<WHDocuments\>

\<DocumentID\>2\</DocumentID\>

  ------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------
  \<comment\>URL:\</comment\>           \<DocumentURL\>     \</DocumentURL\>

  \<comment\>Description:\</comment\>   \<DocumentDesc\>     \</DocumentDesc\>
  ------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------

\</WHDocuments\>

\<WHDocuments\>

\<DocumentID\>3\</DocumentID\>

  ------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------
  \<comment\>URL:\</comment\>           \<DocumentURL\>     \</DocumentURL\>

  \<comment\>Description:\</comment\>   \<DocumentDesc\>     \</DocumentDesc\>
  ------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------

\</WHDocuments\>

\<WHDocuments\>

\<DocumentID\>4\</DocumentID\>

  ------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------
  \<comment\>URL:\</comment\>           \<DocumentURL\>     \</DocumentURL\>

  \<comment\>Description:\</comment\>   \<DocumentDesc\>     \</DocumentDesc\>
  ------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------

\</WHDocuments\>

\<WHDocuments\>

\<DocumentID\>5\</DocumentID\>

  ------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------
  \<comment\>URL:\</comment\>           \<DocumentURL\>     \</DocumentURL\>

  \<comment\>Description:\</comment\>   \<DocumentDesc\>     \</DocumentDesc\>
  ------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------

\</WHDocuments\>

\<WHDocuments\>

\<DocumentID\>6\</DocumentID\>

  ------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------
  \<comment\>URL:\</comment\>           \<DocumentURL\>     \</DocumentURL\>

  \<comment\>Description:\</comment\>   \<DocumentDesc\>     \</DocumentDesc\>
  ------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------

\</WHDocuments\>

\<WHDocuments\>

\<DocumentID\>7\</DocumentID\>

  ------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------
  \<comment\>URL:\</comment\>           \<DocumentURL\>     \</DocumentURL\>

  \<comment\>Description:\</comment\>   \<DocumentDesc\>     \</DocumentDesc\>
  ------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------

\</WHDocuments\>

\<WHDocuments\>

\<DocumentID\>8\</DocumentID\>

  ------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------
  \<comment\>URL:\</comment\>           \<DocumentURL\>     \</DocumentURL\>

  \<comment\>Description:\</comment\>   \<DocumentDesc\>     \</DocumentDesc\>
  ------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------

\</WHDocuments\>

\<comment\>8b) Do you have a digital map of the WHS, showing its
location and boundaries? \</comment\>

\<DigitalMap\>\</DigitalMap\>

\<comment\>8bi) If yes, in what format(s) is the map? \</comment\>

\<MapFormat\>     \</MapFormat\>

\<comment\>8bii) Is it published on a publicly-accessible website?
\</comment\>

\<MapPublished\>\</MapPublished\>

\<comment\>8biii) If yes, please provide the URL of the site where the
map can be found. Must be a valid URL. \</comment\>

\<WHSMap\>     \</WHSMap\>

\</WorldHeritageSite\>