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Exhibit 1.5 Required Expertise for Cultural Resources Actions

Exhibit 1.5 PDF version here.

The tables below outline the types of expertise that are required for actions under the Section 106 Programmatic Agreement (Table 1) and for archaeological activities (Table 2).

Table 1: PQS Levels Required for Actions Taken under Section 106 PA

	PQS Level
Action Taken Under Section 106 PA	Arch. Crew Member	Lead Arch. Surveyor	Co-Principal Investigator Prehistoric Archaeology	Co-Principal Investigator Historical Archaeology	Principal Investigator – Prehistoric Archaeology	Principal Investigator – Historical Archaeology	Architectural Historian	Principal Architectural Historian
Screen an undertaking		+	+	+	+	+	+	+
Set and sign APE in consultation with Project Engineer		+	+	+	+	+	+	+
Determine archaeological property types in Section 106 PA Attachment 4 as exempt from evaluation
Determine architectural & historical property types 1, 2, and 3 exempt from evaluation in Section 106 PA Attachment 4
Determine architectural and historical property types 4, 5, and 6 exempt from evaluation in Section 106 PA Attachment 4
Conduct archaeological Extended Phase I (prehistoric)
Conduct archaeological Extended Phase I (historical)
Evaluate historical archaeological site (excavation not required)				*+		+
Evaluate prehistoric archaeological site			*
Evaluate historical archaeological site (excavation required)				*		+
Evaluate Native American TCP
Evaluate non-Native American TCP						+		+
Evaluate built environment feature (ditches, roads, trails, RR grades)				*+		+	*+	+
Evaluate vernacular landscapes						+	*+	+
Evaluate buildings, structures (including bridges), objects, and districts
Evaluate designed landscapes (parks, formal gardens, etc.)
Evaluate historic-era sites (battlefields, treaty-signing sites, internment camps, etc.)						+	+	+
Establish Environmentally Sensitive Areas (ESA) for archaeological sites (prehistoric or historical)
Establish ESA for non-archaeological property					+	+
Conduct archaeological data recovery (prehistoric sites)			*
Conduct archaeological data recovery (historical archaeological sites)				*
Peer review archaeological studies with no properties identified
Peer review archaeological studies with eligibility determinations (eligible or ineligible), ESAs, data recover (prehistoric sites)
Peer review archaeological studies eligibility determinations (eligible or ineligible), ESAs, data recovery (historical archaeology sites)
Peer review built environment studies and ESAs
Peer review Findings of Effect (FOE) and Memoranda of Agreement (MOA)					+	+		+
Review for DEBC approval: Historic Property Survey Reports to File and Review Historical Resource Compliance Reports to File except for No Historic Properties Affected with historic properties in the APEs
Review for DEBC approval: Historic Property Survey Reports to File-No Historic Properties Affected with historic properties in the APEs
Review for DEBC approval: Historic Property Survey Reports to SHPO except for No Adverse Effect with Standard Conditions
Review for DEBC approval: Historic Property Survey Reports to SHPO for No Adverse Effect with Standard Conditions
Review FOEs and MOAs for DEBC approval

Key:	×	=	May assist in archaeological surveys and excavations under the direction of a qualified Lead Archaeological Surveyor or higher
	3	=	PQS level(s) qualified to perform task
	*	=	PQS level(s) qualified to perform task with review from higher level
	+	=	Interdisciplinary collaboration strongly recommended

Table 2: PQS Levels Required for Archaeological Roles

Table 2 indicates what roles the different PQS staff levels are qualified to play in different types of archaeological studies.

	Acceptable Qualification Levels for Each Role by Study Type
Role Played in Study	Survey	Extended Phase I Prehistoric	Extended Phase I Historical	Site Evaluation Prehistoric	Site Evaluation Historical	Data Recovery Prehistoricc	Data Recovery Historical	Construction Monitoring
Crew Member	1, 2, 3P, 3H, 4P, 4H	1, 2, 3P, 3H, 4P, 4H	1, 2, 3P, 3H, 4P, 4H	1, 2, 3P, 3H, 4P, 4H	1, 2, 3P, 3H, 4P, 4H	1, 2, 3P, 3H, 4P, 4H	1, 2, 3P, 3H, 4P, 4H	1, 2, 3P, 3H, 4P, 4H
Crew Chief	2, 3P, 3H, 4P, 4H	2, 3P, 3H, 4P, 4H	2, 3P, 3H, 4P, 4H	2, 3P, 3H, 4P, 4H	2, 3P, 3H, 4P  4H	2, 3P, 3H, 4P, 4H	2, 3P, 3H, 4P, 4H	2, 3P, 3H, 4P, 4H
Principal Investigator	2, 3P, 3H, 4P, 4H	3P, 3H, 4P, 4H	3H, 4H	4P	3H*, 4H	3P*, 4P	3H*, 4H	3P, 3H, 4P, 4H
Primary Author of Report	2, 3P, 3H, 4P, 4H	3P, 3H, 4P, 4H	3H, 4H	4P	4H	4P	4H	3P, 3H, 4P, 4H
Secondary Author of Report	1, 2, 3P, 3H, 4P, 4H	1, 2, 3P, 3H, 4P, 4H	1, 2, 3P, 3H, 4P, 4H	1, 2, 3P, 3H, 4P, 4H	1, 2, 3P, 3H, 4P, 4H	1, 2, 3P, 3H, 4P, 4H	1, 2, 3P, 3H, 4P, 4H	1, 2, 3P, 3H, 4P, 4H
Contract Coordinator	3P, 3H, 4P, 4H	3P, 3H, 4P, 4H	3P, 3H, 4P, 4H	3P, 4P	3H, 4H	3P, 4P	3H, 4H	3P, 3H, 4P, 4H

Key

1 = Archaeological Crew Member

2 = Lead Archaeological Surveyor

3P = Co-Principal Investigator - Prehistoric Archaeology

3H = Co-Principal Investigator - Historical Archaeology

4P = Principal Investigator - Prehistoric Archaeology

4H = Principal Investigator - Historical Archaeology

* = PQS level(s) qualified to perform task with review from higher level