Ensure that all undertakings and authorizations for land and resource use are reviewed and conducted in compliance with Section 106 of NHPA, the Archaeological Resources Protection Act, the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, and other applicable laws.
Reviews of proposed land use authorizations and surface disturbing activities will include records searches and field inventories, at the appropriate levels of intensity defined in BLM’s Manual 8110, Identifying and Evaluating Cultural Resources.
Land use authorizations will include stipulations requiring users/operators to cease work and notify the BLM in the event of a discovery of cultural resources.