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Vantage to Pomona Heights Chapter 3 230 kV Transmission Line Project FEIS Affected Environment PAGE 3-255 3.11.4.17 Route Segment NNR-8 There are a total of 50 acres within the 150-foot wide corridor and 170 total acres within the 500-foot wide corridor. Only 16 acres (32 percent) within the 150-foot wide corridor and 42 acres (25 percent) within the 500-foot wide corridor have been previously surveyed for cultural resources (Table 3.11-1). Sixteen archaeological resources have been documented within the 150-foot wide corridor of Route Segment NNR-8. These include two historic sites (segments of the C, M, SP, & P Railroad and one historic can scatter); 10 prehistoric sites (eight lithic scatters, one lithic scatter with a rock feature, and one linear rock feature); one site with both prehistoric and historic artifacts (lithics, a rock feature, and historic debris); and three prehistoric isolated finds (two flakes and one piece of chipped stone shatter). One architectural resource exists within the APE of Route Segment NNR-8, the National Register eligible Vantage Substation. The 500-foot wide corridor has 34 cultural resources, including the 16 resources mentioned above for the 150-foot wide corridor. The route segment include two historic sites (segments of the C, M, SP, & P Railroad and one historic can scatter); 17 prehistoric sites (15 lithic scatters, one lithic scatter with a rock feature, and one linear rock features ); three sites that have both prehistoric and historic artifacts (one with prehistoric lithics, a rock feature, and historic debris; one with lithics and a can scatter; and one lithic scatter with a stone enclosure containing metal forging area, horseshoes, and bottles), seven prehistoric isolated finds; one historic isolated find; and one site with rock cairns that could be either prehistoric or historic. The historic segments of the railroad have been determined not eligible to the National Register and the remaining 31 sites have not been evaluated for National Register eligibility (Tables 3.11-2 and 3.11-3). One TCP and one culturally sensitive area have been reported within the 150-foot wide and 500-foot wide Route Segment NNR-8 corridors. 3.11.4.18 Route Segment MR-1 A total of 216 acres are within the 150-foot wide corridor and 723 acres are within the 500-foot wide corridor of Route Segment Manastash Ridge (MR) 1. In all, 120 acres (56 percent) within the 150-foot wide corridor and 403 acres (56 percent) within the 500-foot wide corridor have been previously surveyed for cultural resources (Table 3.11-1). Two historic sites (a debris scatter and a group of stacked rock features) are located within the 150-foot wide corridor of Route Segment MR-1. Three historic archaeological resources (the debris scatter, the stacked rock features, and a rock alignment) are located within the 500-foot wide corridor. None of the sites have been evaluated for National Register eligibility (Tables 3.11-2 and 3.11-3). One TCP has been reported within the 150-foot wide or 500-foot wide Route Segment MR-1 corridors. 3.11.5 Native American Concerns 3.11.5.1 Traditional Cultural Properties The YNCRP, under contract with Pacific Power, conducted TCP studies for the Project study area (Lally and Camuso 2011; Lally and Camuso 2013) and another study specifically for the NNR Alternative and Alternative D (Camuso and Lally 2014). The current findings indicate the NNR Alternative crosses four TCPs and a culturally sensitive area and is located near a fifth TCP. The TCPs include ceremonial sites, traditional use sites, legendary sites, and other culturally sensitive properties. The TCP study completed along the NNR Alternative by the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation concluded that the NNR Alternative did not cross any known TCPs for the Moses Columbia people, a constituent tribes of the Colville Confederated Tribes (Oosahwee-Voss 2014).