EP 1130-2-540
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not generally cause unreasonable adverse effects on the environment; as determined and classified
by the EPA.
k. Initial processing. Collections management functions and activities leading up to, and
including the placement of a collection and its associated documentation into a management
center. Such activities include, but are not limited to cleaning, sorting, stabilizing, packaging,
cataloging, inventorying, accessioning, and the acquisition of all necessary supplies and materials.
l. Integrated Pest Management. A comprehensive approach to pest control or prevention
in which a variety of pest control methods intended to prevent, destroy, or repel a pest are
evaluated to determine their effectiveness, in combination with their degree of impact on the
surrounding environment; and then selecting that management method, or combination of
management methods, which causes the least amount of environmental impact while at the same
time accomplishing the specific pest control goals. Examples of these methods include non-
chemical habitat manipulation, mechanical control, biological control, and chemical control.
m. Historic Preservation. Refers to identification, evaluation, recordation,
documentation, report preparation, curation, acquisition, protection, public interpretation,
management, rehabilitation, restoration, stabilization, maintenance, and reconstruction, or any
combination of the foregoing activities, in relation to historic properties.
n. Historic Properties. Refers to any prehistoric or historic district, site, building,
structure or object included in, or eligible for inclusion in, the National Register of Historic Places
(National Register). Such properties may be significant for their historic, architectural,
engineering, archeological, or cultural values, and may be of national, regional, state, or local
significance. The term includes artifacts, records, and remains which are related to such a district,
site, building, structure, or object. It may also include sites, locations, or areas valued by
American Indians (as well as Native Alaskans and Hawaiians) because of their association with
traditional religious or ceremonial beliefs or activities. Some religious, ceremonial, or sacred sites
may not exhibit physical remains or tangible evidence of such activities.
o. Inventory. Means a systematic process to identify all historic properties located on
project lands. Inventories are accomplished by means of documentary and archival review,
systematic field reconnaissance, and/or survey investigation.
p. Material remains. Artifacts, objects, specimens and other physical evidence that are
excavated or removed in connection with efforts to locate, evaluate, document, study, preserve or
recover a prehistoric or historic resource. Classes of material remains (and illustrative examples
as listed in 36 CFR Part 79) include, but are not limited to:
(1) Components of structures and features;
(2) intact or fragmentary artifacts;
(3) intact or fragmentary natural objects used by humans;
(4) by-products, waste products or debris resulting from the manufacture or use of man-
made or natural materials;
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