It is issued in order to elucidate application of the Section 106 process to grazing authorizations and to provide direction regarding the inclusion of stipulations in grazing permits. There are no set answers for any of these steps, and no shortcuts.
Grazing is a mostly dispersed activity, with some areas of concentration.
As a result, much of the process of evaluating each allotment for potential effects on historic properties can be completed using information gathered from maps and from literature reviews, as well as from knowledgeable range management specialists and the ranchers themselves. However, because environmental conditions and cultural affinities can vary by location, each allotment must be analyzed individually, and generalizations about effects must be avoided. Likewise, attaching generalized stipulations to a permit should be limited to the discovery and protection of human remains and cultural or paleontological resources, unless specific instructions regarding a particular historic property located on an allotment are necessary.