Washington Administrative Code › Title 25 - Archaeology and Historic Preservation, Department of › Chapter 25-48 - Archaeological excavation and removal permit › Section 25-48-060 - Summary of information required of an applicant

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) Each application for an archaeological
					site alteration and excavation permit shall include:
(a) An archaeological site alteration and
					excavation permit application coversheet;
(b) Sufficient background information and
					summary of previous field investigation, research and data gaps about the
					site(s) proposed for excavation such that the reviewers have a comprehensive
					understanding of the site(s) and current research questions to be able to
					review the proposal as a complete document;
(c) The nature and extent of the work
					proposed, including how and why it is proposed to be conducted and the methods
					proposed for excavation and recovery, number and placement of excavation units,
					proposed excavation volumes, proposed time of performance, locational maps, and
					a completed site inventory form;
(d) Summary of the environmental setting and
					depositional context, with an emphasis on vegetation, past and present
					available natural resources, geomorphology and formation processes, and their
					relationship to the archaeological deposits;
(e) An artifact inventory plan detailing the
					character of the expected data categories to be recovered including the
					proposed methods of inventorying the recovered data and proposed methods of
					cleaning, stabilizing, and curating of specimens and recovered data consistent
					with the Secretary of the Interior's standards for archaeological curation in
					36 C.F.R. Part 79;
(f) If human
					remains are proposed for recovery, a plan for their removal and disposition
					must be provided; if human remains are not proposed for recovery, a plan for
					responding to the inadvertent discovery of human remains must be
					provided;
(g) A professional,
					scientific research design, including research questions, demonstrating that
					the work and reporting will be performed in a scientific and technically
					acceptable manner utilizing methods and techniques designed to address current
					scientific research questions and cultural resource management plans;
(h) The name and address of the individual(s)
					proposed to be responsible for conducting the work, institutional affiliation,
					if any, and evidence of education, training, and experience in accord with the
					minimal qualifications listed in this chapter;
(i) The name and address of the individual(s)
					proposed to be responsible for carrying out the terms and conditions of the
					permit, if different from the individual(s) enumerated under (g) of this
					subsection;
(j) Financial evidence
					of the applicant's ability to initiate, conduct, and complete the proposed
					work, including evidence of logistical support and laboratory facilities and
					evidence of financial support for analysis and report writing;
(k) A plan for site restoration following
					excavation activities and evidence of plans to secure bonding to cover the cost
					of site restoration;
(l) Evidence of
					an agreement for the proposed work from the owner, agency, or political
					subdivision with management responsibility over the land;
(m) A site security plan to assure the
					protection of the site and its contents during the public permit review and
					excavation process;
(n) A public
					participation plan detailing the extent of public involvement and dissemination
					of project results to the public, as appropriate. Examples of appropriate
					public dissemination can include, but not be limited to:
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lectures, slide shows, anthropological conferences, school
					presentations, newspaper articles, if warranted;
(o) A completed environmental checklist as
					required by WAC 197-11-100 to assist the department in making a threshold
					determination and to initiate SEPA compliance;
(p) Evidence of abandonment: Abandonment will
					be presumed where the applicant presents information that thirty or more years
					have elapsed since the loss of the resource. If it appears to the department
					from any source that the resource has not been abandoned or may not have been
					abandoned, and in the case of all United States government warships, aircraft,
					or other public vessels, the department will find that the presumption does not
					arise and will require proof of abandonment. Proof may be satisfied by
					submission of a statement of abandonment from the owner, his or her successors,
					assigns or legal representatives, or through final adjudication by a court of
					law;
(q) Disclosure by the
					applicant of any previous violation of this chapter or any federal or state law
					regulating archaeological objects or sites, historic archaeological resources,
					glyptic or painted records, or native Indian cairns or graves. The applicant
					shall disclose any such violation by the applicant, by the individual(s)
					proposed to be responsible for conducting the work, or by the individual(s)
					proposed to be responsible for carrying out the terms and conditions of the
					permit, and shall provide details, dates, and circumstances of each violation;
					and
(r) Disclosure by the
					applicant of outstanding archaeological excavation permits issued by the
					department to the applicant.