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DocuSign Envelope ID: 16F7E188 -42F5- 4144- AF1B- 934E4ACOFE59 draft research design that identifies the datasets that would be created as a result of data recovery activities at the site, and research topics and questions that may be addressed using these datasets. An updated North Carolina Archaeological Site Form VIII that includes the results of the testing phase should be submitted to the OSA for each site investigated. VI. Phase III Data Recovery /Mitigation or Treatment Reports If an NRHP- eligible archaeological site cannot be avoided and will be adversely affected by the proposed project, data recovery excavations may be undertaken as mitigation. Such excavations are intended to retrieve the important information that makes the site significant prior to its destruction. Given the individual nature of each archaeological site, data recovery methodology and reporting requirements will be developed through consultation among the principal investigator, the staff of the OSA, consulting parties including representatives of descendant communities, and representatives of the federal or state agency project sponsors. See Part 2, Terrestrial Field Methodology, for guidelines regarding data recovery activities. In addition to the technical archaeological reports of the data recovery investigations, provisions should be made for some type of public reporting of the results. Such reporting could include a report, pamphlet or brochure, an exhibit, a public program or a web site. The organization and content of Phase III data recovery /mitigation reports should be generally similar to Phase I reports (see Section IV above). For Phase III reports, the archaeological background section should be focused on the previous archaeological investigations that have been conducted at that specific site, and the cultural background section should be focused specifically on the time period(s) that the site was occupied. The boundaries for each evaluated site must be delineated on maps and shown within the project's Area of Potential Effects (APE). The report should also contain maps showing the location of all excavations. The specific field methodologies that were employed should be described in detail, as well as the full results of the field investigations and laboratory analysis. Any specialized studies undertaken during the Phase III investigations should be discussed in the report. An updated North Carolina Archaeological Site Form VIII that includes the results of the data recovery excavations should be submitted to the OSA after investigations and analysis are complete. VII. Archaeological Investigations on State Lands Archaeological investigations on lands owned or leased by the state of North Carolina, excluding highway rights -of -way, require an Archaeological Resources Protection Act (ARPA) permit be obtained from the State Archaeologist, according to the provisions of North Carolina General Statute Chapter 70, Article 2. See Part 2, Qualifications and Permitting above for information on how to obtain a permit. The report guidelines for archaeological investigations requiring an ARPA permit are the same as those described above for Phase I, Phase II, and Phase III reports. The type of report that is submitted should be consistent with the level of intensity of the archaeological investigations. North Carolina Oce of State Archaeology — Archaeological Investigation Standard and Guidelines December 2017) Page 28