New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 4 - CULTURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 10 - CULTURAL PROPERTIES AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION › Part 8 - PERMITS TO CONDUCT ARCHAEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS ON STATE LAND › Section 4.10.8.18 - REVIEW OF REPORTS.

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
All permittees are required to submit a final written
				  report. In all cases the reports shall be submitted to the state agency or
				  agencies and HPD for review and comment as specified in this section. For
				  archaeological investigations conducted on state trust lands, the commissioner
				  of public lands may condition release of the permittee's bond upon the
				  commissioner's approval of the final report
A. Reports on the archaeological
				investigations shall be prepared and submitted consistent with the standards
				set forth as appropriate in 4.10.15 NMAC, 4.10.16 NMAC, and 4.10.17 NMAC. The
				state agency may establish additional reporting requirements and may request
				additional copies of the reports, forms, appendices and attachments. Reports
				shall be submitted simultaneously to HPD and the state agency when the agency
				does not have a staff archaeologist or a historic preservation professional.
(1)
Preliminary reports.
If
				required by the state agency, the permittee may prepare a preliminary report
				and submit one copy to the state agency archaeologist or historic preservation
				professional within 60 days of completing the field studies. The state agency
				archaeologist or historic preservation professional shall forward a copy of the
				preliminary report to HPD. If the state agency does not have an archaeologist
				or historic preservation professional on staff, the permittee shall submit one
				copy of the preliminary report to the HPD for review and comment. The permittee
				shall make a good faith effort to address any comments from the state agency
				and HPD and shall revise and resubmit the report to the state agency or HPD, as
				appropriate.
(2)
Final
				reports.
The permittee shall prepare and submit at least one copy of the
				draft and final report including site forms, appendices and attachments to the
				state agency archaeologist or historic preservation professional for review and
				acceptance with recommendations of eligibility and effect if applicable. If the
				state agency does not have an archaeologist or historic preservation
				professional on staff, the permittee shall submit the draft final report,
				appendices and attachments simultaneously to HPD and the state agency for
				review and acceptance with recommendations of eligibility and effect if
				applicable. The permittee shall make a good faith effort to address agency and
				HPD comments and shall revise and resubmit the report to the state agency or
				HPD, as appropriate.
(3) If HPD has
				not received a copy of the final report within 12 months of the permittee
				obtaining the NMCRIS investigation number, HPD may contact the permittee to
				determine the status of the report and project. HPD may request the permittee
				to submit one copy of the final report to HPD, or if the final report cannot be
				submitted within this time period, the permittee shall propose a new completion
				date for the final report. HPD, in consultation with the state agency, shall
				establish a new deadline for submittal. If agreement cannot be reached, the
				CPRC will consider the matter.