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Exhibit 2.3: Time and Effort Required for Cultural Resources Compliance
The time and effort required to complete cultural resources compliance will vary greatly, depending on the nature of the project and the number and types of resources that may be impacted by it.
The Table below indicates potential requirements in person-hours for the major activities, based primarily on Caltrans' Workload Estimating Norms. Also included are estimates of standard person-hour requirements and elapsed schedule time for some activities, based on Caltrans' Environmental Handbook. In estimating schedule time, it should be noted that some activities could be done at the same time.
| Estimated Preparation Time (does not include external agency review time) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WBS Code | Activity / Product | Sched. Months | Est. Hours Standard | Est. Hours Range |
| 150.20.30 | Conduct Initial Archaeology Study | 10-100 hours | ||
| 150.20.35 | Conduct Initial Built Environment Study | 10 –100 hours | ||
| 150.20.70 | Conduct Initial Native American Coordination | 10 -100 hours | ||
| 165.20.05 | Prepare APE Map | 0 –80 hours | ||
| 165.20.10 | Prepare ASR with no sites present | 1.5 months | 40 hours | 0 -1070 hours |
| 165.20.15 | Prepare ASR with sites present | 6 months | 300 hours | 0 –1070 hours |
| 165.20.15 | Prepare HRER, Bridge Evaluation | 0 –320 hours | ||
| 165.20.20 | Conduct Extended Phase I (XPI) | 6 months | 360 hours | 0 -1576 hours |
| 165.20.25 | Conduct Phase II (PII) | 12 months | 1768 hours | 0 -1768 hours |
| 165.20.45 | Prepare HPSR / HRCR | 0 –300 hours | ||
| 165.20.50 | Prepare FOE / MOA | 0 –120 hours | ||
| 165.20.50 | Prepare Data Recovery Plan/Treatment Plan | 12 months | 80-960 hours | |
| 165.25.10 | Prepare Section 4(f) Determination | 0 –100 hours | ||
| 235.05.05 | Conduct Historic Built Environment Mitigation | 40 -1000 hours | ||
| 235.05.10 | Conduct Phase III (PIII) | 15 months | 0 -1768 hours | |
