New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 4 - CULTURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 10 - CULTURAL PROPERTIES AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION › Part 15 - STANDARDS FOR SURVEY AND INVENTORY › Section 4.10.15.9 - PRE-FIELD REQUIREMENTS

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
A.
				Obtain a general permit or project-specific permit authorizing survey pursuant
				to 4.10.8 NMAC prior to commencement of work.
B. Conduct a literature and files search to
				identify the type, location and distribution of previously recorded cultural
				properties; to gather information on past surveys and other investigations; to
				identify current research issues pertinent to the project; and to identify
				factors such as geomorphological conditions that may affect site integrity or
				visibility. The scale of the literature review and records check shall be
				appropriate to the complexity and scale of the survey project.
(1) Identify and review literature pertinent
				to the project including but not limited to statewide and regional
				cultural-historical overviews and historic contexts, research designs,
				published archaeological, ethnographic and historical monographs and articles,
				cultural resource management technical reports, field reports (both positive
				and negative survey reports) and historic maps and records. Most archaeological
				reports are available from ARMS. Other federal and state agencies maintain
				pertinent archives and records.
(2)
				Review records and files including but not limited to:
(a) query the NMCRIS database and map server
				to identify previously recorded sites and previous archaeological
				investigations located in the APE or project area and in the buffer area
				extending 500 meters in every direction from the edge of the APE or project
				area; extend the buffer to 1000 meters in every direction from the edge of the
				APE or project area if the 500-meter search fails to identify the presence of
				previously recorded sites; query the NMCRIS database to identify additional
				surveys that may be in the APE or project area and buffer area that could be
				missing from the map server coverage (contact ARMS for assistance); append a
				copy of the NMCRIS map server map to the final report and mark the map search
				as confidential and not subject to general distribution;
(b) obtain appropriate copies of paper
				laboratory of anthropology (LA) archaeological site records for all sites in
				the APE or project area or likely to be in the APE or project area; for sites
				recorded after January 1994, information in the NMCRIS database supplemented by
				copies of the site narrative section of the LA archaeological site record and
				the site map may be used in lieu of obtaining a complete copy of the LA
				archaeological site record(s); do not obtain copies for sites in the 500-meter
				or 1000-meter buffer area unless there is a likelihood that the site boundaries
				may extend into the APE or project area;
(c) review national and state register
				property files maintained by HPD to determine whether properties listed in the
				national or state registers are present in the APE or project area; obtain
				copies of nominations for all state or national register properties that may be
				directly or indirectly affected by the project; HPD provides assistance in
				locating these records;
(d) examine
				historic cultural properties inventory (HCPI) forms, formerly known as historic
				building inventory (HBI) forms, to determine if any buildings, structures or
				other cultural properties are located within the APE or project area. HPD
				provides assistance in locating these records; and
(e) review additional documents and records,
				such as engineering records or historic documents, the historic architectural
				building survey/historic architect and engineering records (HABS/HAER)
				documents, when appropriate; contact the state agency and the archaeologist at
				the agency, if it has one, to see if additional records are required.