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Chapter 5 – Environmental ConsequencesRegulatory and Administrative Mitigation 1: The installations would continue to inventory andevaluate cultural resources in compliance with Section 110 of the NHPA, and project planning wouldcomply with Section 106 and its implementing regulations. The locations of eligible culturalresources or areas considered likely to contain eligible cultural resources would be designated assensitive areas and access to or use of these areas would be restricted and monitored. There would beregular monitoring of known sites by cultural resource personnel after training activities to identifyany impacts and adjust protection if needed. If any sites cannot be avoided, appropriate mitigationmeasures that may include data recovery would be implemented. Any construction or maintenancethat entails ground disturbance would also be monitored, and any discovery of undocumented culturalresources or human remains would be treated in accordance with installation guidelines and policies.5.5.5.3 Colorado5.5.5.3.1 Impacts from Cantonment ConstructionNo ImpactsThe number of Soldiers currently stationed at FTC would remain the same. However, some additionalcantonment facilities would be constructed to meet the needs of the unaccompanied Soldiers that arecurrently housed off post. This construction is expected to occur in previously disturbed areas withinthe cantonment. Consequently, there would be no impacts to cultural resources.5.5.5.3.2 Impacts from Range ConstructionNo ImpactsThe existing brigades would remain in their current configuration at their current troop levels. Noadditional ranges would be constructed. Consequently, there would be no impacts to culturalresources from range construction.5.5.5.3.3 Impacts from Live-fire TrainingNo ImpactsExisting conditions would continue. There would be no project-related increase in frequency orintensity of training, no use of new ranges, and no change in weapons or equipment. All of the areasof live-fire training have been surveyed for cultural resources and protective measures have beenimplemented for all known sites. No live-fire training occurs at PCMS, so no impacts would occur atPCMS.5.5.5.3.4 Impacts from Maneuver TrainingSignificant Impacts Mitigable To Less Than SignificantImpact 1: Impacts to cultural resources. Existing conditions would continue and impacts would resultfrom ongoing training activities. Ongoing training activities include continued off-road vehicle use.This would result in significant but mitigable impacts on cultural resources in the training andmaneuver areas caused by ground troop activities, off-road vehicle movement, and grounddisturbance. Current force training would continue, and there would be no incremental increase inimpacts on cultural resources. Mechanisms and procedures are in place to monitor the effects ofoperations, maintenance, and training exercises, and to respond to any unanticipated discoveries.February 2008 5-209 2/25th SBCT Final EIS