New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE › Chapter X - Certification Of Major Electric Generating Facilities › Subchapter A - Regulations Implementing Article 10 Of The Public Service Law As Enacted By Chapter 388, Section 12, Of The Laws Of 2011 › Part 1001 - Content Of An Application › Section 1001.20 - Exhibit 20: cultural resources

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
Exhibit 20 shall contain:
(a) A study of the impacts of the
				  construction and operation of the facility, interconnections and related
				  facilities on archeological resources, including:
(1) a summary of the nature of the probable
				  impact on any archeological/cultural resources identified addressing how those
				  impacts shall be avoided or minimized;
(2) a phase IA archeological/cultural
				  resources study for the area of potential effect (APE) for the facility site
				  and any areas to be used for interconnections or related facilities, including
				  a description of the methodology used for such study;
(3) a phase IB study, if required, as
				  determined in consultation with OPRHP;
(4) where warranted based on phase I study
				  results as determined in consultation with OPRHP, a phase II study based on
				  intensive archaeological field investigations shall be conducted to assess the
				  boundaries, integrity and significance of cultural resources identified in
				  phase I studies. Phase II shall be designed to obtain detailed information on
				  the integrity, limits, structure, function, and cultural/historic context of an
				  archaeological site, as feasible, sufficient to evaluate its potential
				  eligibility for listing on the State or National Register of Historic Places.
				  The need for and scope of work for such investigations shall be determined in
				  consultation with OPRHP and DPS;
(5) a statement demonstrating that all
				  archaeological materials recovered during the facility cultural resources
				  investigation shall be cleaned, catalogued, inventoried and curated according
				  to New York Archaeological Council standards; that to the extent possible,
				  recovered artifacts shall be identified as to material, temporal or
				  cultural/chronological associations, style and function; and that the facility
				  archaeologists shall provide temporary storage for artifacts until a permanent
				  curatorial facility is identified; and
(6) an unanticipated discovery plan that
				  shall identify the actions to be taken in the unexpected event that resources
				  of cultural, historical, or archaeological importance are encountered during
				  the excavation process. This plan shall include a provision for work stoppage
				  upon the discovery of possible archaeological or human remains. In addition,
				  the plan shall specify the degree to which the methodology used to assess any
				  discoveries follows the most recent Standards for Cultural Resource
				  Investigations and Curation of Archaeological Collections in New York State.
				  Such an assessment, if warranted, shall be conducted by a professional
				  archaeologist, qualified according to the standards of the New York State
				  Archaeological Council.