APPENDIX D NHPA Section 106 Consultation Supporting Documentation Section 106 Consultation Request Letter February 1, 2012 Revised Draft Divert EIS Appendix D D-1 Revised Draft Divert EIS Appendix D D-2 Revised Draft Divert EIS Appendix D D-3 Conceptual Project Plans for Section 106 Consultation, February 28, 2012 Revised Draft Divert EIS Appendix D D-4 Revised Draft Divert EIS Appendix D D-5 Revised Draft Divert EIS Appendix D D-6 Revised Draft Divert EIS Appendix D D-7 Revised Draft Divert EIS Appendix D D-8 Revised Draft Divert EIS Appendix D D-9 Revised Draft Divert EIS Appendix D D-10 Revised Draft Divert EIS Appendix D D-11 Request for HPO and NPS Review of Draft Phase I Cultural Resources Report April 16, 2012 Revised Draft Divert EIS Appendix D D-12 Request for Review of Phase I Cultural Resources Survey, May 25, 2012 Revised Draft Divert EIS Appendix D D-13 Revised Draft Divert EIS Appendix D D-14 Revised Draft Divert EIS Appendix D D-15 Section 106 Review and Comments Letter from CNMI HPO May 31, 2012 Revised Draft Divert EIS Appendix D D-16 Revised Draft Divert EIS Appendix D D-17 Response to Request for Review of Phase I Cultural Resources Survey Letter, June 25, 2012 Revised Draft Divert EIS Appendix D D-18 Revised Draft Divert EIS Appendix D D-19 USAF News Release regarding historical sites at GSN and TNI September 2, 2012 Revised Draft Divert EIS Appendix D D-20 Revised Draft Divert EIS Appendix D D-21 Section 106 Consultation Initiation Letter September 11, 2012 Revised Draft Divert EIS Appendix D D-22 Revised Draft Divert EIS Appendix D D-23 Revised Draft Divert EIS Appendix D D-24 Revised Draft Divert EIS Appendix D D-25 Revised Draft Divert EIS Appendix D D-26 Revised Draft Divert EIS Appendix D D-27 Note: Culturally sensitive information has been redacted from this page. 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Revised Draft Divert EIS Appendix D D-52 National Park Service Letter regarding Section 106 Consultation October 10, 2012 Revised Draft Divert EIS Appendix D D-53 Revised Draft Divert EIS Appendix D D-54 Revised Draft Divert EIS Appendix D D-55 Section 106 Consultation and Findings of Effects to Historic Properties, October 16, 2012 Revised Draft Divert EIS Appendix D D-56 Revised Draft Divert EIS Appendix D D-57 Section 106 Consultation and Notification of Adverse Effect, October 29, 2012 Revised Draft Divert EIS Appendix D D-58 Revised Draft Divert EIS Appendix D D-59 THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK Revised Draft Divert EIS Appendix D D-60 FINAL REPORT PHASE I CULTURAL RESOURCES SURVEY SUPPORTING THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR DIVERT ACTIVITIES AND EXERCISES ON SAIPAN COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS October 2012 Revised Draft Divert EIS Appendix D D-61 Revised Draft Divert EIS Appendix D D-62 Revised Draft Divert EIS Appendix D D-63 Revised Draft Divert EIS Appendix D D-64 FINAL REPORT PHASE I CULTURAL RESOURCES SURVEY SUPPORTING THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR DIVERT ACTIVITIES AND EXERCISES COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS By Ben Fischer Jim Gallison, PhD, RPA Jeff Hokanson, MA, RPA Michael Jennings Matthew Edwards, MHP, PhD, RPA And Michael Church, PhD, RPA Maps by Ben Fischer Prepared For: Headquarter, Pacific Air Forces Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawai‘i Prepared By: HDR Environmental, Operations and Construction, Inc. 9563 South Kingston Court Englewood, CO 80112 October 2012 Revised Draft Divert EIS Appendix D D-65 Revised Draft Divert EIS Appendix D D-66 Final Phase I Cultural Resources Survey for the Divert Activities and Exercises ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS AFCEE Air Force Center for Engineering and the Environment az Azimuth BEAR Basic Expeditionary Airfield Resources B.P. Before Present (radiocarbon years) CFR Code of Federal Regulations CNMI Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands cm centimeters EIS Environmental Impact Statement ENSO El Nino/Southern Oscillation ft feet FHP Forest Health Protection FIA Forest Inventory and Analysis GPS Global Positioning System GSN Francisco C. Ada/Saipan International Airport HDR HDR Environmental, Operations and Construction, Inc. HPO Historic Preservation Office IO Isolated Occurrence km kilometers km2 square kilometers m meters m3 cubic meters mi2 square miles mm millimeters NHL National Historic Landmark NHLS National Historic Landmark System NHPA National Historic Preservation Act NPS National Park Service NRHP National Register of Historic Places NRIS National Register Inventory System PACAF Headquarters, Pacific Air Forces U.N. United Nations USDA United States Department of Agriculture USGS United States Geological Survey WWII World War II October 2012 i Revised Draft Divert EIS Appendix D D-67 Final Phase I Cultural Resources Survey for the Divert Activities and Exercises ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The authors would like to thank the following individuals and institutions whose assistance greatly facilitated the completion of this volume: Juan Camancho at the CNMI Division of Historic Preservation, for assisting with background research in advance of the survey; security staff at Saipan International Airport for facilitating access to survey areas on airport property; Bernard Marcos with PACAF who provided us with up-to-date project planning information in the field to help direct our survey efforts; Bill Grannis with PACAF and Toni Ristau at AFCEE provided valuable advice on a draft version of the report that greatly contributed to the quality of this final version. Comments on the draft from Merti Kani and Historic Preservation Officer Melvin Faisao, also at the CNMI Division of Historic Preservation, are also appreciated. While many individuals and institutions made contributions to this volume, the authors are solely responsible for any inaccuracies that it may contain. ii October 2012 Revised Draft Divert EIS Appendix D D-68 Final Phase I Cultural Resources Survey for the Divert Activities and Exercises ABSTRACT HDR Environmental, Operations and Construction, Inc. (HDR), was contracted by the Air Force Center for Engineering and the Environment (AFCEE) on behalf of Headquarters, Pacific Air Forces to complete a cultural resource survey pursuant to the preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). The EIS will evaluate possible infrastructure improvements at Francisco C. Ada/Saipan International Airport (GSN), along with other alternatives. However, given the potential for impact to important cultural resources, specifically the Isley Field Historic District, which is also part of the Saipan Landing Beaches, Aslito/Isley Field, and Marpi Point National Historic Landmark, survey of the GSN Alternative was deemed prudent. This report details the approach used by HDR to identify, record, and evaluate cultural resources within the project area. Selection of the GSN Alternative would entail extensions to an existing runway and the footprints of a proposed hot cargo pad and arm/de-arm pad, two aprons and ramps, a maintenance facility, a hangar, magazines (one earth covered magazine and one multi-cube magazine), two fuel sites (bulk storage and operational tanks with hydrant system), and a Basic Expeditionary Airfield Resources (BEAR) kit site. As part of the survey, HDR surveyed 66.5 hectares (164.3 acres) in the vicinity of the airport. The project also involves the use of fuel storage tanks and offloading facilities at the Port of Saipan. The area that could be impacted by the selection of the GSN Alternative was surveyed by HDR cultural resources professionals who meet or exceed the Secretary of Interior’s Professional Qualification Standards. During the course of the investigation, which took place September 17–29, 2011, HDR found and recorded three pre-contact isolated occurrences and 11 features associated with the Historic District/Landmark. In addition, eight previously recorded Japanese bunkers (AB1 through AB8) were found to be adjacent to the study area as were remnants of B-29 hardstands. The three isolated occurrences date to the pre-contact period and consist of Latte phase ceramics and a sling stone.