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Proposed Southline Transmission Line Project WESTERN Proposed Southline Transmission Line Project Draft Environmental Impact Statement and Draft Resource Management Plan Amendment Volume 4 of 4 BLM/NM/PL-14-01-1610 · DOE/EIS-0474 March 2014 BLM MISSION STATEMENT The Bureau of Land Management is responsible for stewardship of our public lands. The BLM is committed to manage, protect, and improve these lands in a manner to serve the needs of the American people. Management is based upon the principles of multiple use and sustained yield of our Nation’s resources within the framework of environmental responsibility and scientific technology. These resources include recreation, rangelands, timber, minerals, watershed, fish and wildlife habitat, wilderness, air, and scenic quality, as well as scientific and cultural values. WESTERN MISSION STATEMENT Western Area Power Administration’s mission is to market and deliver reliable, renewable, cost-based hydroelectric power and related services. Southline Transmission Line Project Draft Environmental Impact Statement and Draft Resource Management Plan Amendment 1 VOLUME 4 CONTENTS 2 3 APPENDICES 4 5 H Previous Cultural Surveys in the Analysis Area ............................................................................. H-1 6 I Final Key Observation Points and Visual Contrast Rating Worksheets ...........................................I-1 7 J BLM Land Use Authorizations ........................................................................................................ J-1 8 K Visual Simulations .......................................................................................................................... K-1 9 L Draft Programmatic Agreement ...................................................................................................... L-1 10 11 12 VOLUME SUMMARY 13 14 Volume 1 – Executive Summary, Chapters 1, 2, and 3 15 Volume 2 – Chapters 4, 5, 6, and 7 16 Volume 3 – Appendices A through G 17 Volume 4 – Appendices H through L Contents i Southline Transmission Line Project Draft Environmental Impact Statement and Draft Resource Management Plan Amendment 1 Appendix H 2 PREVIOUS CULTURAL SURVEYS IN THE ANALYSIS AREA Appendix H H-1 Southline Transmission Line Project Draft Environmental Impact Statement and Draft Resource Management Plan Amendment 1 Table H-1. Known Cultural Resource Projects in the Analysis Area Segments WestLand Route Agency Number Project Name Acres* Crossed ID* New Build Section Route group 1 A 544 Siesmic Testing Line for WRI-P-2249 146.78 Consolidated Georex Geophysical Route group 1 A 38616 4 Seismic Testing Lines near Mt. WRI-P-2204 272.17 Riley, NM for Cgg Land Seismic Route group 1 A 40005 23 Hectares Along the International WRI-P-2206 65.78 Border for US Dept of Defense Route group 1 A 48007 An Archaeological Survey of Two WRI-P-2230 41.28 Proposed Livestock Pipeline Routes on the JCJ and McKenna Ranches, Doña Ana County, New Mexico Route group 1 A 49300 The Columbus to Anapra Project: WRI-P-2235 1159.30 Survey and Testing Along the Southern New Mexico Border, Doña Ana and Luna Counties Route group 1 A 50486 Archaeological Survey for Two WRI-P-2243 2124.33 Pieces of Road, Two Helipads and an Observation Post for JTF 6 in the Boothill Region of Southeastern Hidalgo County, New Mexico Route group 1 A 7089 VEVAY PIPELINE & 6 LIVESTOCK WRI-P-2272 128.47 WATERING TROUGHS FOR BLM Route group 1 A 9843 Archaeological Clearance Report for WRI-P-2347 242.96 Grant Geophysical Corporation Line I-5 (presented in 4 segments) Route group 1 A 9909 Archaeological Clearance Report for WRI-P-2358 117.88 Grant Geophysical Line Q-4 (presented in 2 segments) Route group 1 A 9910 Archaeological Clearance Report for WRI-P-2359 108.27 Grant Geophysical Line QQ-4 (presented in 2 segments) Route group 1 A 9951 Archaeological Clearance Report for WRI-P-2364 140.49 Grant Geophysical Line H-5 (presented in three segments) Route group 1 A 11177 2 Well Pad Sites for Geothermal WRI-P-1894 2.29 Services Route group 1 A 11184 Restless Prospect for Geothermal WRI-P-1896 99.36 Services, Inc. Route group 1 A 11248 39 Geothermal Temperature WRI-P-1905 8.00 Gradient Drill Pad Sites for Geothermal Service Route group 1 A 11324 15 Drill Hole Sites near Radium WRI-P-1907 9.45 Springs for Geothermal Services Route group 1 A 11439 38 Geothermal Drilling Locations for WRI-P-1911 8.00 Anadarko Production Company Route group 1 A 11544 Cultural Resource Survey of Five WRI-P-1917 93.90 Proposed Borrow Pits near Anapra, New Mexico Project No. SP-GRO- 7513(201) 2 Appendix H H-3 Southline Transmission Line Project Draft Environmental Impact Statement and Draft Resource Management Plan Amendment 1 Table H-1. Known Cultural Resource Projects in the Analysis Area (Continued) Segments WestLand Route Agency Number Project Name Acres* Crossed ID* Route group 1 A 15914 Cultural Resource Survey of Three WRI-P-1950 13.46 Proposed Borrow Pit Extensions near Anapra, New Mexico, Project No. SP-GRO-7513(201) Route group 1 A 20398 An Archaeological Survey of the WRI-P-2152 32.78 Proposed Restless Fenceline near Santa Teresa, New Mexico Route group 1 A 32217 County Road R/W Aquisitions for WRI-P-2192 72.75 Doña Ana County Road Dept Route group 1 A 41930 Haul Road near the East Potrillo WRI-P-2211 6.65 Mountains for J Hamilton Construction Route group 1 A 42184 Extension County Road A008 for WRI-P-2213 20.96 Doña Ana County Route group 1 A 74250 Archaeological Damage Assessment WRI-P-2279 14.35 Report for East Potrillo Village (LA 2287), Doña Ana County, New Mexico Route group 1 A 18349 An Archaeological Reconnaissance WRI-P-1961 552.71 in West Doña Ana County Route group 1 B 35220 An Archaeological Survey of the WRI-P-2197 6.21 Proposed Malpais Pipeline near Columbus, New Mexico Route group 1 B 40005 23 Hectares along the International WRI-P-2206 65.78 Border for US Dept of Defense Route group 1 B 49104 Cultural Resource Survey of a WRI-P-2234 39.15 Proposed Gravel Quarry and Crusher Plant Locations Luna County, New Mexico Route group 1 B 49300 The Columbus to Anapra Project: WRI-P-2235 1159.30 Survey and Testing Along the Southern New Mexico Border, Doña Ana and Luna Counties Route group 1 B 49612 Cultural Resources Class III WRI-P-2237 6.65 Inventory of a Proposed Sand Pit on BLM Land near the West Potrillo Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico Route group 1 B 49613 An Archaeological Clearance Survey WRI-P-2238 3.63 of a Proposed Haul Road On State Trust Land near the West Potrillo Mountains, Luna County, New Mexico Route group 1 B 50486 Archaeological Survey for Two WRI-P-2243 2124.33 Pieces of Road, Two Helipads and an Observation Post for JTF 6 in the Boothill Region of Southeastern Hidalgo County, New Mexico Route group 1 B 51054 Cultural Resources Class III WRI-P-2246 45.57 Inventory of a Proposed Sand Pit on BLM Land near the West Potrillo Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico 2 H-4 Appendix H Southline Transmission Line Project Draft Environmental Impact Statement and Draft Resource Management Plan Amendment 1 Table H-1. Known Cultural Resource Projects in the Analysis Area (Continued) Segments WestLand Route Agency Number Project Name Acres* Crossed ID* Route group 1 B 63403 JTF-6 Border Road Improvement WRI-P-2257 1022.23 Project Columbus, New Mexico Cultural Resources Inventory Draft Report Route group 1 B 11402 An Archaeological Survey of Nine WRI-P-1908 1611.20 Seismographic Test Lines for Exxon Company in Doña Ana and Luna Counties, New Mexico Route group 1 B 12787 Cultural Resource Survey of WRI-P-1943 11.82 Proposed Borrow and Surfacing Pits Along the Columbus-Anapra Route Project No. SP-GRO-7529(200) Route group 1 B 13918 An Archeological Survey of Select WRI-P-1945 13.71 Borrow Pit F NMSHD Project SP- GRO-7529(200) Route group 1 B 15914 Cultural Resource Survey of Three WRI-P-1950 13.46 Proposed Borrow Pit Extensions near Anapra, New Mexico, Project No. SP-GRO-7513(201) Route group 1 B 18878 200 FT BY 430 FT CALICHE PIT WRI-P-1964 0.64 EXPANSION FOR MERRYMAN CONST Route group 1 B 27525 An Archaeological Survey of the WRI-P-2183 97.65 Proposed Arena Pipeline near Columbus, New Mexico Route group 1 B 76587 Cultural Resource Survey of 14.82 WRI-P-2289 12.17 Acres for a Proposed Fiber Optic Corridor Along New Mexico State Highway 9, Luna County, New Mexico Route group 1 B 110649 Unknown WRI-P-1883 59.80 Route group 1 B 119063 A Cultural Resources Survey of a WRI-P-1926 6.53 Proposed US Customs and Border Protection Communications Tower Site EPT-STN-031 and Access Road in Doña Ana County, NM. Route group 1 C 644 Seismograph Services Corp Line 82- WRI-P-2261 107.18 915 (Presented In 5 Segments) Report F83-243 Route group 1 C 662 An Archaeological Clearance Survey WRI-P-2263 2365.44 of Eleven Seismic Testing Transects in Hidalgo, Grant, Luna and Doña Ana Counties Route group 1 C 6999 Cultural Resources Clearance WRI-P-2269 208.71 Investigation Valley Telephone Co-op Archeological Survey-Part 1-1984 Location for Placement of Buried Telephone Cable Along State Highway 9 Route group 1 C 38415 Part 1 Buried Telephone Cable Along WRI-P-2203 3.69 State Hwy 9 for Valley Telephone Co-Op Route group 1 C 49894 A Cultural Resource Inventory Along WRI-P-2241 277.15 NM 9 Between Victorio and Hermanas Appendix H H-5 Southline Transmission Line Project Draft Environmental Impact Statement and Draft Resource Management Plan Amendment 1 Table H-1. Known Cultural Resource Projects in the Analysis Area (Continued) Segments WestLand Route Agency Number Project Name Acres* Crossed ID* Route group 1 C 60016 Cultural Resources Class III WRI-P-2255
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