20210300 Ver 1_Macon County - B43 - UKB reply and Tribal email_20210708

Jones, Damon
From: Wilkerson, Matt T
Sent: Wednesday,July 27, 2016 12:24 PM
To: Jones, Damon
Subject: FW: Bridge 43 replacement project (Macon Co) PA 16-02-0064
Attachments: AR16-02-0064noeligiblesites.pdf
For our File.
Matthew Wilkerson
Archaeology Group Leader
Human Environment Section
N.C. Department of Transportation
919 707 6089 office
919 212 5785 fax
mtwilkerson©ncdot.gov
1020 Birch Ridge Drive
1598 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1598
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North Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties.
From: karen pritchett [mailto:[e-mail]]
Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2016 12:18 PM
To: Wilkerson, Matt T
Cc: ewwells©tva.gov; Shuler, Marianne M; Bartos, Ramona; Eric Oosahwee-voss; karen pritchett
Subject: FW: Bridge 43 replacement project(Macon Co) PA 16-02-0064
Dear Mr.Wilkerson,
On behalf of Tribal Historic Preservation Officer(THPO) Eric Oosahwee-Voss, please accept this digital communication
regarding the replacement of Bridge No.43 on SR 1635 (Middle Creek Road)over Middle Creek located in Macon
County, North Carolina (PA 16-02-0064).
Please be advised that the proposed undertaking lies within the traditional territory of the United Keetoowah Band of
Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma (UKB).This opinion is being provided by UKB THPO, pursuant to authority vested by the
UKB Corporate Board and under resolution 16-UKB-34.The United Keetoowah Band is a Federally Recognized Indian
Nation headquartered in Tahlequah, OK.
We agree with the report findings that the project will result in a finding of no effect to historic properties.As the
project moves forward we request the following conditions be followed:
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Condition 1: Inadvertent Discoveries- In the event that human remains, burials,funerary items,sacred objects, or
objects of cultural patrimony are found during project implementation,the proponent or his/her authorized agent shall
cease work immediately within 200 ft of the find.They shall take steps to protect the find from further damage or
disruption. They shall contact the THPO at(918)458-6717 [desk] or(918) 207-7182 [cell]to report the find.The THPO
shall contact the appropriate law enforcement authority if human remains are found. No further work shall be allowed
on the project until the THPO has approved a plan for managing or preserving the remains or items.
Condition 2: Post Review Discoveries- In the event that pre-contact artifacts(i.e.,arrowheads,spear points, mortars,
pestles, other ground stone tools, knives, scrapers, pottery or flakes from the manufacture of tools,fire pits, culturally
modified trees, etc.)or historic period artifacts or features (i.e., fragments of old plates or ceramic vessels,weathered
glass, dumps of old cans, cabins, root cellars, etc.) are found during project implementation,the proponent or his/her
authorized agent shall cease work immediately within 200 ft of the find.They then shall contact the THPO at(918)458-
6717 [desk] or(918) 207-7182 [cell] to report the find. No further work shall be allowed on the project until the THPO
has approved a work plan for managing or preserving the artifacts or features.
Condition 3: Activities that have the potential to disturb cultural resources outside the areas specified in the
accompanying document(s) are not approved and will not proceed until cultural resources review of potential adverse
effects in the new area has been completed.
Thank you for consulting with the UKB. Please note that these comments are based on information available to us at the
time of the project review. We reserve the right to revise our comments as information becomes available. If you have
any questions or concerns, please contact me at(918)458-6715 or [e-mail] or THPO Eric
Oosahwee-Voss at [phone] or [e-mail].
U16-422
UKB#
16.0434
Thank you,
Karen Pritchett
THPO Assistant
Tribal Historic Preservation Office
United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma
P. O. Box 1245
Tahlequah, OK 74465
918-458-6715
From:Wilkerson, Matt T [mailto:[e-mail]]
Sent: Monday,July 25, 2016 7:22 AM
To:Wells, Edward William III ([e-mail]) <[e-mail]>; Shuler, Marianne M <[e-mail]>
Cc: [e-mail]; Eric Oosahwee-voss<[e-mail]>; '[e-mail]'
<[e-mail]>; Sheila Bird ([e-mail]) <[e-mail]>
Subject: Bridge 43 replacement project(Macon Co) PA 16-02-0064
Good morning all,
Attached is our "NO NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES ELIGIBLE OR LISTED
ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES PRESENT" Form for the replacement of Bridge 43 on SR 1635 over
Middle Creek in Macon County, the survey for which was accomplished by one of our
consultants under the NCDOT's Programmatic Agreement with the State Historic Preservation
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Office (NC-HPO). We are providing this information to your office to assist you in your Section
106 compliance efforts relative to the need for a Tennessee Valley Authority 26(a)
permit. Copies of this form are also being provided to The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians,
The Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, and The United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians. If
anyone included on this email does not wish to receive this information on future NCDOT
projects, or you have any questions concerning the attached documentation, please feel free
to contact me using the information below.
Regards,
Matthew Wilkerson
Archaeology Group Leader
Human Environment Section
N.C. Department of Transportation
919 707 6089 office
919 212 5785 fax
mtwilkersonncdot.gov
1020 Birch Ridge Drive
1598 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1598
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North Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties.
Email correspondence to and from this sender is subject to the N.C.Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties.
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