Consultants

What follows is a draft outline for a clickable Table of Contents for Cultural Resource Management Consultants to use when working in Kentucky. This shows the formatting of our future guidelines. For the next year this will be a living document. You may still reference our 2017 Specifications for Conducting Fieldwork and Preparing Cultural Resource Assessment Reports. If you have questions, please email Nicole.Konkol@ky.gov.

Useful Links / Documents

36CFR800 – National Historic Preservation Act

An Introduction to Section 106 from the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation

Section 106 Cover Sheet

Basics

Definitions - Under Construction!

Acronyms - Under Construction!

All Cultural Resource Types

How to Submit Documentation for Review

Follow the link above to access the Section 106 form. Once you have completed the form and gathered the supplemental documents, email them as a pdf to our dedicated khc.section106@ky.gov email address for distribution to your reviewer.

Documents Required for Survey Consideration

Section 106 Cover Sheet with Supporting Documentation
Project Description
Map(s)
Photographs
Email address for Point(s) of Contact
Cover Letter or Email Requesting Concurrence with Finding/Determination

Documents Recommended for Survey Consideration

Results of a Preliminary Records Review from the Office of State Archaeology
Results of a Preliminary Site Check from KHC’s Site Identification Team Portal
Results of a Full Literature and Background Search (for complex projects or project areas)

Archaeological Resources

Guidelines for Conducting Archaeological Fieldwork

Archaeological Investigations (Phase I)

Archaeological Investigations (Phase II)

Archaeological Investigations (Phase III

Geophysics

Metal Detecting

Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR)

Magnetometry/Gradiometry

Drones

Light Detecting and Ranging (LiDAR)

Linear Resources

Rockshelters and Caves

Cemeteries

Underwater

Monitoring

Guidelines for Reporting on Archaeological Fieldwork

No Find Reports

Sites Recorded/Revisited

Monitoring

Geophysics

Linear Resources

Rockshelters and Caves

Cemeteries

Underwater

Management Summaries

Phase I Reports

Phase II Reports

Phase III Reports

Above Ground Resources

Guidelines for Conducting Above Ground Fieldwork

Consult/Establish Area of Potential Effect
Conduct Full Records Search via KHC's Site Identification Portal
Survey Historic Age Resources 45+ years
Document Resources 45+ years
Complete/Update Inventory Form (s)

Linear resources

StandardCemeteries

Request Resource Numbers
Generate Map of APE and resources
Take Digital Photographs
Re-Evaluate Existing Information

Guidelines for Reporting on Above Ground Fieldwork

Addendum Reports
Survey Reports
Mitigation Products
              Public Outreach
              Social Media and Webpage Content
              State Level Documentation

Additional Steps for Above Ground Reporting
Compile Historic and Archival Information
Provide Analysis of Resource(s)
Apply National Register Criteria
Recommend National Register Boundaries (if applicable)

Contact Nicole.Konkol@ky.gov with questions or concerns.

Email submissions to khc.section106@ky.gov.