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Chapter 5 – Environmental Consequencesand standards for historic surveys to identify and evaluate resources that may need to be protected.The ICRMP also specifies standards and guidelines for the preservation and mitigation of eligiblecultural resources. Each ICRMP includes SOPs for Section 106 consultation, compliance with ARPA,accidental discoveries, demolition of historic buildings and structures, rehabilitation and maintenanceof historic buildings, cultural resources contracting, coordination with the public and interestedparties, and other key procedures. Each installation is responsible for appointing a CRM who isresponsible for ensuring that cultural resources are taken into consideration in all projects and forinteraction with the public. Preferred measures are the avoidance of sites and the mitigation ofadverse effects to sites. If eligible sites cannot be avoided, they are to be treated and documented inaccordance with appropriate standards.5.3.5.2 Impacts from Range ConstructionSignificant ImpactsImpact 1: Impacts to cultural resources. There would be limited construction of new training rangeson FRA. Range construction would occur in existing ranges areas that been surveyed for culturalresources. SOPs and guidance in the ICRMP would be followed to identify, evaluate, and protectcultural resources. Should modification and upgrading of existing ranges require disturbance of areasnot surveyed for cultural resources, the appropriate surveys would be conducted. Range constructioninvolves grubbing vegetation, grading site surfaces, excavating subsurface, and moving heavyconstruction equipment. All of these activities, particularly excavation, could result in direct damageto or destruction of archaeological resources. Destruction, damage, or restricted access to previouslyunknown properties of traditional importance could occur. Mitigation measures would minimizeimpacts to cultural resources; however, the loss of cultural resources is considered a significantimpact.Regulatory and Administrative Mitigation 1: ICRMPs have been implemented for FRA and FortGreely (DTA). Implementing these ICRMPs would be the same as described under Impacts fromCantonment Construction.The locations of eligible cultural resources or areas considered likely to contain eligible culturalresources are designated as sensitive areas, and access to or use of these areas is restricted andmonitored. There would be regular monitoring of known sites by cultural resource personnel aftertraining activities to identify any impacts and adjust protection if needed. Impacts to archaeologicalsites can be avoided or mitigated through an approved treatment plan in compliance with the ICRMP.In accordance with the ICRMP, if sites cannot be avoided, appropriate mitigation measures that mayinclude data recovery would be implemented. Any construction or maintenance that entails grounddisturbance would also be monitored, and any discovery of undocumented cultural resources orhuman remains would be treated in accordance with the inadvertent discovery plan in the ICRMP andwith NAGPRA. USARAK would continue to engage with federally recognized tribes in Alaska toaddress their concerns with Army managed lands.5.3.5.3 Impacts from Live-Fire TrainingLess Than Significant ImpactsImpacts to cultural resources. The stationing of the 2/25 th SBCT at FRA would entail use of newtraining ranges, an increased intensity of use of existing ranges, and use of new weapons. Therewould be no appreciable change in live-fire training. Existing ranges have been surveyed for culturalresources and measures are in place to monitor impacts to these resources. An increase in live-fireFebruary 2008 5-87 2/25th SBCT Final EIS